Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Unit 4: Ethnic Groups Of Viet Nam - Lesson 1: Getting Started

 WARM-UP: NETWORK
 The Koho The Giay
 The Muong The Tay
 The Bru-Van Kieu Ethnic The Nung
 groups
 The Yao
 The Bahnar
 The Kinh
 The Hmong
 The Hani
 The Brau * UnitUnit 4 ETHNICETHNIC GROUPS GROUPS OF OF VIET VIET NAM NAM
 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
 I’m from the Tay ethnic group * Vocabulary:
 - ethnic (group) (adj): (nhóm) dân tộc 
 /ˈeθnɪk / (/gru:p/) * Vocabulary:
 - post (n): cột
 /pəʊst/ * Vocabulary:
 - stilt house (n): Nhà sàn 
 /stilt haus/
 nhà sàn * Vocabulary:
 - costume (n): trang phục
 /'kɔstju:m/ * Vocabulary:
 - terraced fieldru (n):ộng bậc thang
 /ˈterəst fiːld / * Vocabulary:
 - overlook (v):nhìn ra
 /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ * Vocabulary:
 /ˈeθnɪk / 
 1. ethnic (group) (adj) (nhóm) dân tộc 
 (/gru:p/)
 2. post (n) /pəʊst/ cột
 3. overlook (v) /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ nhìn ra
 4. stilt house (n) /stilt haus/ nhà sàn
 5. costume (n) /'kɔstju:m/ trang phục
 6. terraced field (n) /ˈter.əst fiːld / ruộng bậc thang * Checking vocabulary:
 Form Vietnamese equivalent 
 1. ethnic (group) (adj) a. nhìn ra
 2. post (n) b. nhà sàn
 c. (nhóm) dân tộc 
 3. overlook (v) 
 d. cột
 4. stilt house (n) 
 5. costume (n) e. ruộng bậc thang
 f. trang phục
 6. terraced field (n) 1 Listen and read.
 - Who are they in the picture?
 - What can you see in the picture?
 - What do you think Lai and Tom talking about?
 - Do you know anything about the Tay ethnic group?
- a village in the 
mountains - Tom is a foreigner.
- a few stilt houses - Lai is an ethnic 
- dan tinh Vietnamese.
- five-colored sticky 
rice
 .
 Tom Lai 
 They are talking about the ethnic group of Viet Nam ( The Tay ethnic group) 1 Listen and read.
Tom: Hi, I’m Tom. You look new here. 
Lai: I am. I’m Lai from Ha Giang. 
Tom: Oh, I’ve heard about beautiful Ha Giang. Do you live in the mountains? 
Lai: Yes, I do. I’m from the Tay ethnic group. We are the second largest ethnic 
group in Viet Nam, only after the Kinh. 
Tom: Oh I once saw a bamboo house on high posts in a travel brochure. Do you 
live in a home like that? 
Lai: Yes, we call it a “stilt house”. Our house overlooks terraced fields. 
Tom: Awesome. What is life in your village like? 
Lai: It’s peaceful. There are 16 houses in my village. We live very close to nature. 
Tom: I love it. Can you tell me something about your culture? 
Lai: Certainly. We have our own culture. You can see it in our folk dances, musical 
instruments like the dan tinh, and our special five-colour sticky rice. 
Tom: It sounds interesting. I hope to visit Ha Giang one day. 2 Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
1. What are Tom and Lai talking about? 
 A. Minority groups in Viet Nam. 
 B. Ha Giang. 
 C. Life of the Tay people.
2. A “stilt house” ______. 
 A. is a multi-storey home 
 B. is on high posts 
 C. always faces a field 
3. Lai mentions ______ of the Tay people. 
 A. folk dances 
 B. popular festivals 
 C. costumes 3 Match the pictures with the word and phrases from the conversation.
 1. stilt house
 2. terraced fields
 3. bamboo
 4. five-colour sticky rice 4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
 overlooks musical instrument ethnic groups
 folk dance traditional 
1. I love mua sap, a popular _________ of the Thai people. 
2. Their beautiful stilt house _________ a large rice field. 
3. A: What is the name of a popular Tay’s __________________? - B: It’s 
dan tinh.
4. Every ethnic group has their own __________ culture. 
5. Of the 54 ______________ in Viet Nam, the Kinh is the largest THE BIG WHEEL GAME
 QUESTIONS
 1 2
 3 4
 5 6 4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
 overlooks musical instrument ethnic groups
 folk dance traditional
 1. I love mua sap, a popular folk_________ dance of the Thai people.