Task 4 - Listen to three Westerners talking about the wedding ceremonies they witnessed in Viet Nam. Which ethnic groups are mentioned by the speakers? - SHS Friends Global 11 page 22

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

Speaker 1 During my years as a visiting professor, I was once invited to my student’s wedding in Hoa Binh province. It was fabulous to see the guests in their traditional wedding clothes, and witness the different wedding customs. I don’t know the language, but I could say everyone was welcoming the bride into the new family and wishing the couple all the best. My student said that he had spent 3 years living with his fiancé’s family before getting the girl’s permission to marry her.

Speaker 2 It was so nice to be part of the ceremony. I was fascinated by all the singing throughout the day. All the exchanges between the two families, I mean the greetings, the good wishes, the teachings of the superiors, were inthe form of songs and chants. You could feel their joy and emotions through the music. I managed to make out the meanings of the lyrics thanks to the books and articles about traditional weddings I had read.

Speaker 3 That was the first time I had been to a wedding ceremony in Viet Nam. I was lucky enough to have a chance to see the bride receiving the water from a family member and pouring it into a container. It was so solemn. The bride looked gorgeous! I had watched a documentary about this practice. Well, it reminds the bride of her duties as a caretaker of her own family. Attending a traditional ceremony like that was something I had always wanted to do, but I didn’t manage it on my first trip to Viet Nam.

2. Phương pháp giải

Hãy nghe ba người phương Tây nói về những nghi thức đám cưới mà họ đã chứng kiến ở Việt Nam. Người nói đề cập đến những dân tộc nào?)

3. Lời giải chi tiết

Speaker 1 – Thai

Speaker 2 – Tay

Speaker 3 – Nung