XIN

CHAO

VIET NAM

VIETNAM LOCATION

VIETNAM LOCATION

VIETNAM LOCATION

VIETNAM LOCATION

VIETNAM LOCATION

VIETNAM LOCATION
Capital
Hanoi
Language
Vietnamese
Currency
Vietnam Dong
(VND)

The biggest
city
Ho Chi Minh

Population
approximat
ely90
million
Location
Asia

VIETNAM WEATHER

VIETNAM WEATHER
Germany
Climate

VIETNAM WEATHER
Vietnam Climate

Vietnam is a typical tropical country with very hot and

humid weather. We almost have no season, its always
in summer.

VIETNAM WEATHER

VIETNAM WEATHER

VIETNAM WEATHER

VIETNAM WEATHER

TRADITIONAL
COSTUME

TRADITIONAL
COSTUME
Non La
(Leaf Hat)

Ao dai

TRADITIONAL
COSTUME

TRADITIONAL
COSTUME

FAMILY AND SOCIAL

CULTURE

FAMILY AND SOCIAL

CULTURE
The Vietnamese
households usually
follow the extended
multi-generational
pattern.

Big family gathering during new year

festival

FAMILY AND SOCIAL

CULTURE
The Vietnamese
households usually
follow the extended
multi-generational
pattern.

We always show great

respect for the elderly
and older people in our
family and the society
as well.

Pictures from education book for

Vietnamese children are taught
to great politely to parents, grandparents,
children
teachers, older people on the street and so on.

GREETING IN
VIETNAMESE

XIN
CHO
(Hello)

But in reality, we have to say hello with a

lot of honorifics to show politeness and
sometime its very confusing...
By age
and
gender
.

Cho b
Cho

Cho
ng

ch

XIN
CHO
(Hello)

Cho

bc

Cho c

Cho

anh

Cho

em

Cho

ch

FAMILY AND SOCIAL

CULTURE

Children and parents

have strong connection
for the whole life.

The Vietnamese
households usually
follow the extended
multi-generational
pattern.

We always show great

respect for the elderly
and older people in our
family and the society
as well.

Vietnamese children dont move out

when they get 18 years old but usually
They still tend
to livewhen
near theirthey
parents get
after getting
married and will live
only
married.
with and take care of them when their parents get old.

FOOD
CULTURE

Philosophical importance

VISAL

SOUR

SOUN
D

TAST
E
SALT
Y

BITTE
R

SPICY

SMEL
L

SWEE
T
TOUC
H

Organs

Typical Vietnamese meal

Banh xeo

Pho

Hu tieu

Vietnamese
sausage

GAME: HIDDEN PICTURE

+ 1 picture is hidden under 12 pieces of
numbers
+ 12 questions to wrap up the content
presented
+ 4 groups take turn to choose question and
answer
+ Each correct answer opens 1 piece of the
hidden picture
+ The group figures out the meaning of the
behind theme wins

10

11

12

QUESTION 1
There are 5 spices in Vietnamese food
philosophy: sour, sweet, salty and
What are the two spices left?
Bitter and spicy

QUESTION 2
What is the difference between
German and Vietnamese sausage?
a. Vietnamese sausage is made from
beef
b. Vietnamese sausage is wrapped in
banana leaves
c. Vietnamese sausage is sweet

QUESTION 3
Vietnam is the biggest rice
exporter in the word.
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd

QUESTION 4
What is wrong about Vietnamese street food?
a. Street food is difficult to find in Vietnam
b. Street food is quite expensive
c. Street food is less healthy

QUESTION 5
What is this sauce made from?
a. Crab
b. Pork
c. Fish

QUESTION 6
What is the most famous traditional
food of Vietnam?

a. Hu tieu

b. Pho

c. Banh
xeo

QUESTION 7
Guess and match the dishes with the
nutrient values.

a. Vitamins

b. Protein
1-b, 2-c, 3-a

c. Fat

QUESTION 8
Which dish is not used with sauce?

a. Banh
xeo

b. Spring
rolls

c.
Vietnames
e sausage

QUESTION 9
Pick out the irrelevant organ that does not
appear in the philosophical importance:
a. Gall bladder
b. Small intestine
c. Liver
c. Stomach
d. Large intestine
e. Urinary bladder

QUESTION 10
What is the most advantage that
helps Vietnam grow rice?
a. Tropical weather
b. Location (near the sea)
c. Developed technology

QUESTION 11
Which fruit cannot be grown in
Vietnam?

a. Kiwi

b.
Strawberry

c.
Banana

QUESTION 12
Yellow is the symbol of which
element in Vietnamese philosophical
importance?
a. Fire
b. Wood
c. Earth

TET
FESTIVAL

Customs

House decoration
Plum flower
Mai flower

o flower

Kitchen God seeing of

BNH CHNG BNH DY (STICKY RICE

CAKE)

TET FOOD

Greeting: Lucky money

- Plenty of Health
- Security, good health, and prosperity
- May myriad things go according to
your will
- May money flow in like water

Taboo: Avoiding
Game: Perfect partner
- 4 volunteer players -> 2 couples
- One describes the taboo shown on
slide by action (without words) while
the other tries to figure the taboo out.
- The group getting more correct
answer in 3 minutes wins

Package A
Package B

Sweeping house

Using scissors

Wearing black and

white, or dark clothes

Taking medicine

Breaking glass

Washing clothes

Swear or argue

Borrowing money

Outdoor activities
and entertainment

Pagoda/temple visiting

Flower/street market
visting

Dragon/lion dance