Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8 thí điểm - Unit 3: Peoples of Vietnam

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UNIT 3: PEOPLES OF VIETNAM 
A. PHONETICS 
1. Put the following words in the correct column. Then say them aloud. 
sky stadium sport stilt house spicy 
skateboarding sticker skirt display festival 
august osprey sculpture spoon screen 
fast spaceship oscar test scarf 
/sk/ 
/sp/ 
/st/ 
2. Underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/, and /st/. Then read the whole sentences aloud. 
1. Tet is known as the biggest and most popular festival of the year in Vietnam. 
2. The best time to visit the Hmong is during the Lunar New Year in late January or early February. 
3. Children often wear new clothes and shoes on the first days of New Year. 
4. Stilt house is one of the most traditional features of the Vietnamese culture. 
5. "Cuop vo" (Stealing Wife) is another special Hmong's custom. 
6. Many tourists are strongly attracted by self-woven scarfs there. 
7. On Spring festival, Hmong women often wear their colorful dress. 
8. In Vietnam, cuisine in the Central is spicier and saltier than others. 
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR. 
1. Odd one out. 
1. A. culture B. bike C. language D. writing system 
2. A. Thai B. Hmong C. Tay D. ethnic minorities 
3. A. hall B. temple C. swimming D. pagoda 
4. A. costume B. news C. magazine D. newspaper 
5. A. table B. kumquat C. peach blossom D. apricot blossom 
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2. Name the thing mentioned in the following picture. 
3. Insert word to complete the following sentences. 
Festival Buddhist pagodas unique dish Dance 
population languages famous ethnic 
groups 
1. When people enter , they are expected to remove their shoes. 
2. Vietnam is a multi-nationality country with 54 . 
3. Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong...with a of 
around 1 million each. 
4. Because of the accent diversity, each ethnic group creates different . 
5. There are many traditional in Vietnam such as Tet holiday, Hoa Ban Festival... and 
they are often organized in Spring. 
6. If you have been to Hanoi, you should eat Pho, the most in Hanoi because it has its 
typical and amazing taste. 
7. Mua xoe is a traditional and typical of the Thai people in the north-western 
provinces in Vietnam. 
8. Most highlanders in Vietnam is very with Ruou can (wine drunk out of a jar through 
pipes), especially in Central Highlands. 
4. Write the correct form of the verbs. 
1. YMoan is a famous singer for (sing) songs about the Central Highlands ethnic people. 
2. There are always cultural (differ) in every country in all over the world. 
3. Maya, an ethnic girl, always wants to (become) an English teacher in the near future. 
4. He hates (go) out in winter because it is really cold. 
5. While people in Hanoi love (drink) lemon tea, people in Ho Chi Minh city like 
(drink) coffee. 
1.  2.  3.  
4.  5.  6.  
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6. Long prefers (buy) a self-woven scarf to shoes. 
7. Do you mind (close) the windows because it is too cold? 
8. Would you like to (eat) some coconut candies? 
9. Do you like (go) to Da Nang with my team? 
10. Many people say that Vietnamese coffee is (strong) than others. 
5. Choose the correct answers. 
1. color is the symbol of luck in the New year? 
- Red/Red is. 
A. when B. which C. why D. how 
2. will go to the Central Highlands, An? 
- Mai will. 
A. why B. while C. who D. when 
3. season in the year do Vietnamese people celebrate Tet? 
- In Spring. 
A. which B. while C. what D. How 
4. ___ is New-rice festival held in Vietnam? 
- In Lunar October. 
A. when B. how C. what D. why 
5. In a Giarai household, has a more crucial role? 
- Women/ women do. 
A. who B. which C. when D. while 
6. do children usually get in the first days of the New Year? 
- Lucky money. 
A. when B. while C. how D. what 
7. dance is a typical one of the Thai people in the North West? 
- Mua xoe/ Mua xoe is. 
A. how B. when C. which D. what 
8. far is it from Hanoi to Da Nang? 
- It's about 750 kilometers. 
A. how B. what C. when D. why 
9. does Hoa Ban Festival take place? 
- In Dien Bien. 
A. how B. while C. when D. where 
10. does Hoa Ban Festival introduce? 
- The beauty of unique culture of the ethnic groups and cultural products in Dien Bien. 
A. when B. while C. what D. how 
6. Fill each blank with a, an, or the to complete the following passage. 
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Hoa Ban Festival 
C. SPEAKING 
1. There is a dialogue between two students. Give the correct order of the dialogue. 
A. I think it's Odu group. 
B. Hello, Mai. I have just read a book entitled" the ethnic groups of Vietnam". 
C. It's the Viet or Kinh with over seventy millions according to a research in 2013. 
D. Hi, Long. It's great. Can you tell me something about it? 
E. How many people are there in the ethnic minority group? 
F. Bye, Mai. See you tomorrow. 
G. The Kinh has the largest population, so which is the smallest ethnic group in Vietnam, Long? 
H. Do you know which ethnic group has largest population and what its population is? 
I. I haven't ever heard this ethnic group before. Do the Odu mainly live in the western provinces 
in the South of Vietnam? 
J. Of course. 
K. That's interesting. I really want to know more what you've read in the informative book, but I have 
to leave here now. Will you still tell me about it tomorrow? 
L. You are welcome. 
M. Bye. See you soon 
N. It's about three hundred people. 
O. No, they don't. They mostly live in Nghe An province. 
Your answers: 
1. B 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. M 
2. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 
1. Which ethnic group has the largest population in Vietnam? 
2. What is the population of the largest ethnic group? 
3. Is The Kinh group the smallest ethnic group? 
4. Does the Odu group mostly live in Hanoi? 
Dien Bien to domestic and foreign tourists. Hoa Ban is considered as (10) spirit of (11) 
festival. Coming to (12) festival, most visitors are attracted by (13) impressive and 
simple beauty of Hoa Ban in beautiful landscape. Besides, (14) festival aims also to show (15) 
 typical culture of ethnic groups and unique traditional products. In short, Hoa Ban Festival is 
always tourists’ interest when they come to Dien Bien. 
landscape in 
takes place from (3) 13th to 15th March. Each year there is (4) great number of visitors 
there to enjoy (5) beautiful landscape and interesting activities in (6) festival. (7) 
 festival plays (8) important role in introducing (9) amazing 
often Hoa Ban Festival (1) famous festival in Dien Bien province. (2) festival 
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5. Where does the Odu group mainly live? 
6. How many people are there in the Odu group? 
D. READING 
1. Read the following passage and then answer the questions. 
Ao dai 
Questions: 
1. Do the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Eastern styles in their daily life today? 
2. Is the traditional clothing always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions? 
3. How do all the Vietnamese feel about Ao Dai? 
4. For whom the white Ao Dai is the required uniform in many high schools across Vietnam? 
5. Is Ao Dai worn mainly by men today? 
6. What is honoured thanks to Ao Dai? 
2. Read the text again and choose the correct answers. 
1. The text is about . 
A. introduction about Ao Dai B. how to make Ao Dai C. the white Ao Dai 
2. When wearing Ao Dai, people often feel . 
A. uncomfortable B. comfortable C. funny 
3. The white Ao Dai is the required uniform for girls in many nowadays? 
A. primary schools B. high schools C. secondary schools 
4. When do Vietnamese men wear Ao Dai nowadays? 
A. everyday B. on the weekend C. on special occasions 
5. In the text, Ao Dai is an ideal souvenir for upon leaving Vietnam. 
Nowadays, the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Western styles in their daily life. However, Ao Dai, 
traditional costume is always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions. It can be 
said that all the Vietnamese is proud of their traditional clothing. Ao Dai is considered as the most popular 
and widely-recognized Vietnamese national costume. The traditional costume concludes a long gown with 
trousers. It has elegant style and people are often comfortable to wear it. The white Ao Dai is the required 
uniform for girls in many high schools across Vietnam. Some female office workers are also required to wear 
the traditional costume. Ao Dai was once worn by both genders, but nowadays it is worn mainly by women, 
but men do wear it on some culture-related and special occasions such as weddings, Tet, and so on. Thanks 
to Ao Dai, the beauty of Vietnamese women is honoured, so it is hard to think of any outfit better-suited the 
Vietnamese than Ao Dai itself. Therefore, it is an ideal souvenir for foreign tourists upon leaving Vietnam, to 
remind them of a beautiful country that they have been to. 
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A. foreign tourists B. foreign journalists C. foreign managers 
3. Read the whole text and choose the correct answers. 
Central Highlands 
Central Highland, also known as Tay Nguyen, has been considered as a highly (1) region in 
Vietnam. Although the land does not have the (2) in developing economics, it is famous for its 
unique and traditional (3) . Each year the place has attracted a great number of (4) . Most 
visitors are impressed by the (5) beauty of stilt houses, Gong culture and many traditional festivals. The 
Central Highland festivals are (6) from a strong belief of local people in a God named Yang. The festivals 
often include cultural activities to (7) the cooperation and attachment in the community. It also creates 
many chances (8) residents to perform traditionally musical instruments. Some typical festivals 
in the land (9) Buffalo Sacrifice Festival, Harvest Festival, Gong Festival and Elephant Race Festival The 
Government and local people are trying their (10) to protect and preserve the unique cultural values 
of Central Highland. 
1. A. rural B. mountainous C. urban D. developing 
2. A. strength B. strengthen C. strongness D. strongion 
3. A. mountain B. ethnic C. heritage D. culture 
4. A. tourists B. journalists C. chef D. teachers 
5. A. stylish B. modern C. fashionable D. ancient 
6. A. originated B. arrived C. start D. begins 
7. A. strong B. streng C. strengthen D. strength 
8. A. with B. for C. to D. into 
9. A. is B. are C. such as D. like 
10. A. good B. well C. better D. best 
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