III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)
2. How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)
3. The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)
4. The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)
5. ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)
6 Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional ___________ of Tay people. (special)
7. H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)
8. The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)
9. The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)
10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)
IV. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.
2. The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.
3. The M’Nong live in houses built ___________ stilts.
4. The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.
5. The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _______ their elephant hunting and domestication.
6. Many ethnic minority students are studying ___________ boarding schools.
7. The Thai have a population ___________ about one and a half million people.
8. Tay language belongs ___________ the Tay-Thai language group.
9. The communal house is used ___________ village meetings and festivities.
10. The chapi is made ___________ a section of an old bamboo.
V. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.
1. Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.
2 The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.
3. Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.
4 Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.
5 Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.
6. The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.
7. The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.
8. The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.
9. The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.
10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.
11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.
12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.
III. WORD FORMATION- Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
19. In some countries, people will live __underground___ in earth scrapers. (GROUND)
20. In the next 20 years, many homes might be smart homes with robots’ help __________ to do the chores. (HELP)
21. In the future, many people will live in __megacities___ – cities with a population of over ten million people. (CITY)
22. A(n) _environmentally friendly___ house is a house that is good for the environment. (FRIEND)