HAI TAO - Sua
HAI TAO - Sua
4 6
the Dao the Tay the Cham
7 8 9
the Ede the Nung the Khmer
1. What is Thai’s population?
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their
fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow
other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own
use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-
known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai
women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts,
scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages
comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals and
ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many
traditional games.
Reading 1. READ AND CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1. What is Thai’s population?
2. Where do the Thai people live?
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of
Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to
the Tay - Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main
food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They
raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth.
Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their
traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai
live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with
alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
2. Read the text again and complete the table
4.Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?
Production
activities
HOMEWORK
• Write a passage (60-80 words) about the
Kinh people in Thuy Nguyen district
• Practise reading – Skills 1 – page 32