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The largest (1)___ethnic minorities____ group on the central highlands is the Jarai, with a population of about 250,000. It is thought that Jarai people left the coastal plains around 2000 years ago, setting on the fertile plateau around Pleiku, and in Kon Tum province. Some ethnologists think that Cham people are in fact a (2)____branch____ of the Jarai, and they certainly (3)____share____ common linguistic traits.
Villagers are often named a nearby river, stream or tribal chief. In the centre of each can be found a large (4)____stilt house___, which acts as a kind of community centre where the council of elders and their elected chief meet. House are traditionally built on stilt, facing north. Jarai women typically propose(5)____marriage____ to men througha matchmaker, who delivers the prospective groom a cooper bracelet.
Perhaps more than any of Vietnam's other hill tribes, the Jarai are famous for their (6)___musical-instruments____ from stringed ''gongs'' to bamboo tubes, which act as wind flutes and percussion.
Animist beliefs are still strong and the Jarai world is spirits, the most famous of which are the kings of water, fire and wind, represented by shamans who are involved in rain-making (8)____ceremonies___ and other rituals . Funeral rites are particularly complexand expensive: afterthe burial,(9)___a funeral house___is built over the grave and evocative sculptures of people, birds and oblects from everyday life are placed inside.
III.Read the following passage then answer the questions:
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1.Where does Gong culture exist?
……=> Gong culture exists in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam
2.How often is the Gong Festival held?
……=> The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands
3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
…=> In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province
4.Are gongs pieces of folk music?
……=> Yes , they are
5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?
………No , it isn't
If there is just one single thing more astonishing than the ability of the adult human being to talk, it is the process by which someone learns to do this. Some parts of the process are still (1)___quite_____ much a closed book, but it is for the (2)____visible_____ part possible to describe what the child is doing at various stages in its development, even if we cannot account (3)___for_____ how exactly it learns to do these things.
In fact, research carried out by various linguists has (4)___given______ rise to as many theories as there are differences in the rate of development. A baby actually makes sounds from the moment it is born, but for some time these are rather far removed (5)_____by____ arulate speech. In something a year, a baby will probably be at a stage where one or two syllables represent the peak of its achievement as a speaker; one more year and it will be (6)___better____ out with short phrases, and after this it seems (7)________ time at all before the child is capable of uttering complete sentences.
Despite being a truly remarkable feat of learning, this is one that is performed by the vast (8)___diversity______ of human beings. Complex operations are brought (9)________ play in these dealing with speech and language; the key (10)_______ in brain work, though tongue – work and ear – work play a part in the whole process
the muong (1)...........................ethnic roots with the vietnamese people and their language is classified in the vietnamese-muong language branch. the muong live in (2).............................areas which have abundant land for (3)......................wet rice. in a muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain and(4)......................... out on vast rice fields, A muong houses is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to the warm humid mountain climte
the muong's (5)...................is special. men often wear a round neck shirt which opens in the frond and has two pockets. their pants have large trouser legs . the muong women wear a long , black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. they wind or indigo headscarf(6)....................... their head
the muong have (7)........................folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer's worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs the gong is(8)....................popular musical instrument(9)..........the flute. the(10) violin. the drum, and the panpipe
1 a have b share c divide d cut
2 a mountain b mount c mountainous d hill
3 a growing b harvesting c putting d raising
4 a watch b see c stare d look
5 a cloth b material c costume d costumes
6 a out b around c at d above
7 a diverse b diversity c variety d range
8 a most b the most c more d the more
9 a together b as well c along d along with
10 a two strings b two-string c two string d second-string
the muong (1)...........................ethnic roots with the vietnamese people and their language is classified in the vietnamese-muong language branch. the muong live in (2).............................areas which have abundant land for (3)......................wet rice. in a muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain and(4)......................... out on vast rice fields, A muong houses is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to the warm humid mountain climte
the muong's (5)...................is special. men often wear a round neck shirt which opens in the frond and has two pockets. their pants have large trouser legs . the muong women wear a long , black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. they wind or indigo headscarf(6)....................... their head
the muong have (7)........................folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer's worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs the gong is(8)....................popular musical instrument(9)..........the flute. the(10) violin. the drum, and the panpipe
1 a have b share c divide d cut
2 a mountain b mount c mountainous d hill
3 a growing b harvesting c putting d raising
4 a watch b see c stare d look
5 a cloth b material c costume d costumes
6 a out b around c at d above
7 a diverse b diversity c variety d range
8 a most b the most c more d the more
9 a together b as well c along d along with
10 a two strings b two-string c two string d second-string
1. Scottish people inhabit on over 1/6 of ít all islands. ......T.....
2. Scotland's population is over 1/10 of the whole UK population. ...F.........
3. People in Scotland prefer living in other areas to big cities. ........T....
4. There are 2 common months for Edinburgh Festival. ...F.........
5. There won't be any special events exclusively for kids in the Festival .......F.....
1 Scottish people inhabbit on over 1/6 of its all island : T
2 Scotland's population is over 1/10 of the whole UK population : F
3 People in Scotland prefer living in other areas to big cities :T
4 There are 2 common months for Edinburgh Festival : F
5 There won't be any special events exclusively for kids in the Festival : F
CHÚC BẠN HỌC TỐT
Gongs of the Muong
Gongs are musical instruments made of brass and bronze. A set includes 12 gongs of three types with different names, sizes and tones. Chot gongs are 20-30 cm in diameter and produce a high tone. Bong gongs, which are 40-50 cm in diameter, produce middle tone. The largest are dam gongs, which are 60-90, or sometimes even 100 cm in diameter and produce a bass tone.
Gongs and sac bua songs are played by women during New Year festivals, weddings or funerals, though sometimes men and women play together. Each musician plays one gong, holding its trap and using a wooden mallet with a cloth covered tip to beat at the center of the gong.
Gongs are both valuable possessions and musical instruments of the Muong. In the past, noble Muong families used several sets of gongs at one time to celebrate important events.
A. Decide if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
1. A set of gongs includes 10 gongs. F
2. The largest gongs are called “bong”. F
3. Gongs are played during New Year festivals, wedding or funerals. T
4. Sometimes, both men and women play gongs together. T
B. Answer the following questions.
1. What are gongs made of?
…………Gongs are made of brass and bronze.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Which tone do chot gongs produce?
………They produce a high tone……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Who used several sets of gongs at one time to celebrate important events in the past?
…………Muong families………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….