XIII. Make sentences about the xoe dance, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes. 1. The xoe dance/ already/ considered/ a cultural and folklore activity/ Thai ethnic people/ Hoa Binh Province. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Ten centuries ago/xoe/performed/ the occasion/ the establishment/ the hamlets and villages/ or during the festivals/ the Thai ethnic people. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Now/ it/ develop/ into 36 dances/ and/ become/ the symbol/ solidarity/ among the ethnic groups/ the northwest ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4.The xoedance/ performed/ the boys and girls/ the hamlets. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5.They/ hold hands/ form/ a circle/ and/ dance together. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Musical instruments/ the dance/ include/ lutes/ drums/ two-chord fiddles/ gongs/ and cymbals. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7.For the Thai natives/ they/ not need/ learn the xoe dance/ because/ they/ dance automatically/ when they grow up.

1. the xoe dance/already/considered/a cultural and folklore activity/thai ethnic ppl/hoa binh province

=> the xoe dance has already been considered as a cultural and folklore activity of thai ethnic people in hoa binh province

trans : múa xoè đã được coi là một nét sinh hoạt văn hoá dân gian của đồng bào dân tộc thái ở tỉnh hoà bình

2. ten centuries ago/xoe/performed/the occasion/the establishment/the hamlets and villages/or during the festivals/the thai ethnic people

=> ten centuries ago, xoe was performed on the occasion of the establishment of the hamlets and villages or during the festivals of the thai ethnic people

trans : cách đây mười thế kỉ, xoè được biểu diễn vào dịp thành lập thôn, làng hoặc trong các lễ hội của đồng bào dân tộc thái

3. now/it/develop/into 36 dances/and/become/the symbol/solidarity/among the ethnic groups/ the northwest

=> now, it has developed into 36 dances and has become the symbol of solidarity among the ethnic groups in the northwest

trans : nay, đã phát triển thành 36 điệu múa và trở thành biểu tượng của tình đoàn kết các dân tộc tây bắc

4. the xoe dance/performed/they boys and girls/the hamlets

=> the xoe dance is performed by the boys and girls in the hamlets

trans : múa xoè do trai và gái trong xóm biểu diễn

5. they/hold hands/form/a circle/and/dance together

=> they hold hands to form a circle and dance together

trans : họ nắm tay nhau tạo thành một vòng tròn và cùng nhau khiêu vũ

6. musical instruments/the dance/include/lutes/drums/two - chord fiddles/gongs/and cymbals

=> the musical instruments for the dance include lutes, drums, two - chord fiddles, gongs, and cymbals

trans : các nhạc cụ cho điệu múa bao gồm đàn nguyệt, trống, dàn hai hợp âm, cồng chiêng và chũm choẹ

7. for the thai natives/they/not need/learn the xoe dance/because/they/dance automatically/when they grow up

=> for the thai natives, they do not need to learn the xoe dance because they can dance automatically when they grow up