Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and write the name of the activities. 1.______________ 2. ___________ 3.____________ 4. _________________ 5._____________ 6.______________ 7._____________ 8._______________ 9. ___________ 10._____________ 11 12 ._____________ .______________
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the words in exercise 1
1. The _____________ of the Nung is not as colorful as that of other ethnic groups.
2. Thai cloth is well-known for being __________ , colourful and strong.
3. The Nung mostly live in ___________ though they also live in earthen houses.
4. Xoe and Sap are___________ of Thai ethnic minority people.
5. The ___________ is used as a place of worship and village festivities.
6. Sa Pa is famous for the ____________ located in the mountainous area.
7. Stilt houses which stand on strong __________ are made from natural
materials like wood, bamboo and leaves.
8. Workers __________ silk thread into beautiful shirts.
9. Five-coloured ____________ is an important dish of almost all ethnic minorities.
10. For the ethnic groups of the Centre Highlands,____________ are musical instruments of special power.
11. She grows produce and raises ____________ on her wonderful smallholding.
12. The ____________ which has a blowing hole, a stop hole and finger holds is
one of the oldest woodwind instruments known today
Exercise 3. Read the passage and answer the question . MY VILLAGE
We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet
Nam. We live by farming – mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River. Life is
sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather. When it is not harvest
time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don't return until late
afternoon. By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them
on the river bank. They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local
market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price. We children will be there too.
We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in.
Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which
celebrates the New Year. It falls in mid-April. Every family tries to prepare well for the
festive activities. The community also visits and helps poor families so that
everybody has a happy New Year.
1.Where do the Khmer Krom live?
__________________________________
2.Why is life hard for the Khmer?
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3.When do the women and children of the village go to the river bank?
__________________________________
4.What do the women do with the fish they buy from the fishermen?
__________________________________ 5.What is Chol Chnam Thmay?
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6.Who are helped by the community at this festival? Why?
__________________________________ .