Look at the pictures. Which shows … (Nhìn vào những bức tranh. Cái nào cho thấy…)

– a woman in a traditional costume?              _____

– a traditional musical instrument?                _____

– a rice field?                                                 _____

– a stilt house?                                               _____

Look at the pictures and the title. What information do you think the text will include? Listen and read to find out. (Nhìn vào các bức ảnh và tiêu đề. Bạn nghĩ văn bản sẽ bao gồm những thông tin nào? Nghe và đọc để nhận ra.)

The Mường people

In the mountains of Northern Vietnam live the Mường people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the country. The Mường often live in stilt houses in villages. They live mainly by growing rice and raising poultry and cattle. They have their own language and traditions and are known as friendly and welcoming people.

In modern life, many of the Mường people still make their clothes themselves. They need to be very creative, talented and patient because their clothes have colourful patterns on them, which are difficult to make and take a lot of skill and time. Mường women often wear a long black skirt, a white shirt and a plain or colourful headscarf. Men often wear a long white shirt with dark trousers.

The Mường people have their own style of music and they play the gong, one of the traditional musical instruments of the Mường culture. There are songs for special occasions, such as moving into a new home, and songs with stories about the history of the Mường. The Mường people are proud of their traditions and culture.

Read the text again. For questions (1–3), choose the correct answer (A, B or C). (Đọc lại văn bản. Đối với câu hỏi (1–3), chọn câu trả lời đúng (A, B hoặc C).)

1. What are the main jobs the Mường do?

 A. building houses

 B. farming

 C. collecting food for the animals

2. Mường men often wear ____________ .

 A. black shirts

 B. dark trousers

 C. long white skirts

3. The gong is a ____________ .

 A. musical instrument

 B. headscarf

 C. pattern

Underline the adjectives of attitude and personality in the text. (Gạch chân những tính từ chỉ thái độ và tính cách trong văn bản trên.)

Collect information about another ethnic group. Think about where they live, what they do for a living, what they wear and what their songs and musical instruments are. You can use the text above as a model. Present it to the class. (Thu thập thông tin về một dân tộc khác. Hãy nghĩ về nơi họ sống, họ làm gì để kiếm sống, họ mặc gì và các bài hát và nhạc cụ của họ là gì. Bạn có thể sử dụng văn bản trên làm mẫu. Trình bày trước lớp.)