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Writers: Khamphanh PHIMSIPASOM
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Viengkham PHONPRASEUTH
Manoly DONGVAN
Ammaly ALATHEP
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Viengkham SINGVONGSA
Bouakeo VILAYLATH
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Manivone PHAXAYAVONG
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Managing Editors: Khamphanh PHIMSIPASOM

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Viengkham PHONPRASEUTH
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Editor in chief: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bouasavanh KEOVILAY
Design and Layout: Khonesavanh CHANTHAVIXAY
Ministry of Education and Sports

Research Institute for Educational Sciences
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Introduction
The English textbook for secondary schools is the sixth in a series of seven textbooks which
are currently developed to respond to the new policy of the Ministry of Education and Sports on
the reform of general education from 11 years to 12 years. Upon the new educational reform, the
Ministry of Education has decided to add another year to the secondary school program in the
academic year 2009-2010. To implement the new policy, the Foreign Language Resource Centre
at the Research Institute for Educational Sciences in cooperation with the Faculty of Letters at the
National University of Laos have formed a team to develop the curriculum and write the textbook
with a teacher’s guide through financial support of the Basic Education Sector Development
Project (BESDP).
Along with the textbook, the teacher’s guide has also been provided in order to help with
more effective teaching. The teacher’s guide includes teaching techniques for each step of the
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lessons. There are also some instructions on how to use teaching aids and some suggestions for
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teachers and students on how to create teaching aids for their own classes.
However, the textbook is produced under the time pressure; therefore, some minor errors
could not be avoided. The Foreign Language Resource Centre highly appreciates all comments
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and suggestions from readers and these are considered as a great contribution to the quality
assurance of the textbook as well as to the development of the Lao National Education. The
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Research Institute for Educational Sciences avails itself of this opportunity to express its sincere
thanks to all contributors.
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ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
The Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES) would like to

acknowledge the assistance and contribution of the organizations and people who
directly participated in the development and publication of the English textbook
M6 for Lao Upper Secondary Schools. Firstly, the RIES would like to express its
sincere thanks to the Secondary Education Sector Development Project (SESDP)
that provided technical and financial support to the development and publication
of the textbooks and teacher’s guides. Secondly, the RIES would like to extend its
thanks to Ms. Khounmy KEOVONGSA and Ms. Sharon ROSE LIN MASA for
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their collaboration in editing the textbook. Lastly, the RIES would like to express
its special thanks to the following people for their participation in writer’s
workshops:
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Khamphanh PHIMSIPASOM Research Institute for Educational Sciences
Viengkham PHONPRASEUTH Research Institute for Educational Sciences

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Manoly DONGVAN Research Institute for Educational Sciences

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Ammaly ALATHEP Research Institute for Educational Sciences
Viengkham SINGVONGSA Research Institute for Educational Sciences
Bouakeo VILAYLATH Phiawat Secondary School

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Manivone PHAXAYAVONG Vientiane Secondary School

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A special thanks to the following teachers for their contribution to the improvement
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of this textbook.
Bounthapany BOUNXOUAY Department of Secondary Education
Vangnou VANGHUANOUA Vientiane Province Education and Sports Service
Bounpanh CHANSOUPHO Muongxay Secondary School (Oudomxay)
Keovilay VIENGSOUVANH Thakhek Secondary School (Khammouane)
Sompasong LUANGLATH Sithanaxay Secondary School (Bolikhamxai)
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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................... I
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................... II
Table of contents ................................................................................................ III
Unit 1 Hobbies ..................................................................................... 1

Lesson 1 Favourite hobbies .................................................................... 1
Lesson 2 At one’s leisure ....................................................................... 6
Lesson 3 At a library ............................................................................ 11
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Unit 2 Transport ..................................................................... 16
Lesson 1 Types of Transport ................................................................ 16
Lesson 2 How can I get to the Friendship Bridge ................................. 21
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Lesson 3 Bus service ............................................................................ 26
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Unit 3 Travelling and tourism .............................................. 31
Lesson 1 On holidays ........................................................................... 31
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Lesson 2 At the airport ......................................................................... 36

Lesson 3 Travelling to Luang Prabang ................................................ 41
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Unit 4 Visiting places .............................................................. 46

Lesson 1 Famous tourist sites ............................................................... 46
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Lesson 2 Getting around Vientiane ...................................................... 51

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Lesson 3 Ho Prakeo .............................................................................. 56

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Unit 5 Health and fitness ........................................................ 61

Lesson 1 Stay healthy in hot weather ................................................... 61
Lesson 2 Staying fit .............................................................................. 66
Lesson 3 At a doctor ............................................................................. 71
Unit 6 Revision ........................................................................ 76

Review (unit 1-5) ................................................................................... 76
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Unit 7 Diseases......................................................................... 83
Lesson 1 What’s AIDS? ....................................................................... 83
Lesson 2 What is malaria? ................................................................... 88
Lesson 3 What is Bird flu? ................................................................... 93
Unit 8 Geography .................................................................... 98

Lesson 1 Where is Laos? ...................................................................... 98
Lesson 2 Rivers in Laos ..................................................................... 103
Lesson 3 ASEAN countries ................................................................ 108
Unit 9 Weather and climate ................................................. 113
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Lesson 1 Seasons in Laos ................................................................... 113
Lesson 2 The weather forecast ........................................................... 118
Lesson 3 The weather in Europe ........................................................ 123
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Population .................................................................. 128
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Lesson 1 People in Laos ..................................................................... 128
Lesson 2 Mother and Child ................................................................ 133
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Lesson 3 ASEAN Population ............................................................. 138

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Unit 11 Revision ...................................................................... 143

Review (unit 7-10) ............................................................................... 143
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Bibliography ................................................................................... 154

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Lesson 1 Favourite hobbies
In this lesson students will learn about several hobbies.
1. Vocabulary
Read and remember the meanings of the following words/phrases.
hobby ສິ່ ງທີ່ ເຮັດໃນຍາມຫວາ່ ງ secret ຄວາມລ ັບ

afford ສາມາດຈາ່ ຍໄດ ້ ຫຼື ເຮັດໄດ ້ ambition ຄວາມໃຝຝ
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save up ທອ
້ ນ ຫຼື ສະສ ົມ impress ປະທັບໃຈ
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poetry ກາບກອນ expensive ແພງ
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Listen and repeat the words/phrases in the box after the teacher.
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3. Listen and practise
Listen to the dialogue and practise it in pair.
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Vilay: What are your hobbies, Boun?

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Boun: I listen to music or play basketball. Those are my hobbies.

Vilay: How often do you play basketball?
Boun: I often play basketball in the afternoon, at least once a week.
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How about you, what are your hobbies?

Vilay: My hobbies are swimming and badminton.
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Boun: Are you a good swimmer?

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Vilay: No, not really. I am actually looking for a trainer.

Do you know any trainers?
Boun: Perhaps I can train you. I am good at swimming.
Vilay: That’s great! When could we start?
Boun: Whenever you are ready.
Vilay: I am free this weekend, how about you?
Boun: Is 4:00 pm on Saturday OK with you?

Vilay: Yes, that’s OK. Which swimming pool do we go to?
Boun: Which one do you go to?
Vilay: Vientiane Swimming Pool.
Boun: OK, I will see you there at 4.00 pm then.
Vilay: Great. See you there. Bye, Boun.
Boun: Bye, Vilay.
4. Ask and answer

Read the dialogue and answer the questions below.
Example:
1. What are Boun and Vilay talking about?
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They are talking about their hobbies.
2. What are Boun’s hobbies?
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3. What are Vilay’s hobbies?
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4. What can Boun do to help Vilay?

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5. Where are they going to meet at 4:00 pm on Saturday?

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6. What are they going to do there?

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5. Read and answer

´ Answer the questions.
What is “email”?
Have you ever sent an email to someone that you know but never
met in person?
´ Read the text and answer the questions below.

From: Tara
To: Chansamone_ph@yahoo.com
Jul 8 at 11:57 AM
Dear Chansamone
It was a very big surprise for me when I saw the mail from you.
I must tell you that I am very happy after having read and
answered the mail from a new friend who lives in a far country.
Luang Prabang sounds exciting; I would like to visit you and go
to interesting places in Luang Prabang, but I can’t afford to travel at this
time. As you know, a round- trip ticket from Sidney to Vientiane is quite
expensive. However, I am saving up the money so that I can come to see
you.
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As for my hobbies, interests and ambition, I have quite a few;
writing poetry and short stories are my favorite hobbies. Please keep my
ambition as a secret between us. My ambition is to become a famous
writer someday.
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I am a music lover. I listen to all kinds of music. I also play the
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piano and basketball for my school. We have to practise every Saturday
morning.
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Well, let me know about your hobbies, interests and ambition.

I have two e-mail addresses. My second one is,
Tara@gemail.com.
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Thanks so much. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,
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Questions:
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Example:
1. Who wrote the email to Chansamone?
Tara.
2. Where does Chansamone live?
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3. Where does Tara live?
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4. What did Chansamone ask Tara about?
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5. What are Tara’s hobbies?
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6. What is Tara’s ambition?
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7. What kind of sport does Tara love?
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8. How often does Tara practise basketball?
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9. How many email addresses does Tara have?
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6. True or False
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Write T for the true and F for the false statements.
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1. Tara wrote the email to Chansamone ….T……
2. Chansamone would like to know about Tara’s hobbies, interests and

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ambition …………...
3. Tara wants to see Luang Prabang someday …………..

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4. Tara would like to visit Luang Prabang now ………….
5. Tara has more than one hobby ……….

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7. Tara plays basketball for her school ……....
8. Tara has to practise basketball every day …..……
9. Tara has more than one email address ……….

7. Survey
Walk around the classroom and ask your friends:
“What are their favourite hobbies/interests?”
Number Name favourite hobbies/interests
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Write two-three sentences about friends that you have just asked.
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Maly’s hobby is swimming and she is interested in playing the guitar.
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3. ………………………………………………………………………
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8. Write
Write an email to a friend in other country. First, introduce yourself; next,
describe your hobbies and interests to your friend.
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I love ………….. and ……………………………………………………

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Lesson 2 At one’s leisure
In this lesson students will learn to express their like/dislike.
1. Vocabulary
traditional ຮີດເກົ່ າຄອງເດີມ volleyball ກິລາບານສ່ງົ

member ສະມາຊິກ badminton ກິລາດອກປີ ກໄກ ່
club ສະໂມສອນ, ສະມາຄ ົມ football ກິລາບານເຕະ
match ການແຂງ່ ຂ ັນ spend time ໃຊເ້ ວລາ
leisure ເວລາຫວາ່ ງ growing rose ການປູກດອກກຸຫຼາບ
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chance ໂອກາດ relax ຜອ
່ ນຄາຍ
enjoyable ໜາ້ ສະໜຸກສະໜານ various ຫຼ າກຫຼ າຍ
strong ແຂງແຮງ/ແຂງແກງ່ unique ພິເສດ/ ບໍ່ ຄືໃຜ
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Jim, a university student from Australia is asking

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Khen about what Lao students do at their leisure.

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Jim: What do students in this school like doing at their leisure?

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Khen: Boys usually like playing football, girls like playing volleyball or
practising Lao traditional dance.
Jim: I see. They are not much different from students in Australia. They
like sports such as football, tennis and sometimes play music.
What do you do at your leisure, Khen?

Khen: After class, I love playing football or I sometimes play the piano in
the afternoon.
Jim: Oh, me too! Football is my favourite sport, but I’m not good at
playing the piano.
Khen: We like doing the same things then!
Jim: That’s right; perhaps we can play football while I’m staying in Laos.
Khen: Sounds great! That’s a very good idea.
4. True or false
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1. Jim is from Australia ….T…
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After class, Khen likes playing football ………
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3. Sometimes, Khen plays the piano ……..
4. Australian students like playing sport or music after class …….

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5. Both Jim and Khen like playing football …….

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6. Someday Jim and Khen will play football in Australia ……
5. Read and answer

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Read the texts and answer the questions below.
A Hi. My name is Mala. I am a fifth year student at Vientiane Secondary

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School. During my leisure time, I like practising Lao traditional dance. I am

a member of the Lao traditional dance club. I love Lao dance because it’s
very unique.
B Hello. I’m Sinh. I study at Vientiane Secondary School. When I am free

from study I like playing some sports such as: volleyball, football and

badminton. My favourite one is volleyball. I play it whenever I have a
chance. I feel good after playing. I am also a member of the volleyball club.
C. Hi. My name is Dara. I spend most of my time working in my garden. I

enjoy growing roses. There are various kinds of roses in my garden. They
are very beautiful flowers and just looking at them relaxes me. I am also a
member of the Rose Growers’ Group at school.
QUESTIONS
Example:
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1. What does Mala like doing in her free time?
She likes practising Lao traditional dance.
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Why does Mala love Lao dance?
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3. Where does Sinh study?

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4. What is Sinh’s favourite sport?

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5. How often does Sinh play volleyball?

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6. What did Sinh say about playing volleyball?

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7. Which sports’ club is Sinh a member?

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8. What does Dara like doing?

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9. What kind of flowers does Dara like?
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10. Why does Dara like growing them?

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6. Grammar note
Like + Verb + -ing

I like playing football at weekends.
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She likes growing roses.
Do not like + Verb + -ing

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I do not (don’t) like dancing.
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She does not (doesn’t) like playing the piano.
Do/Does (subject) + Verb + -ing
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Do (you, we, they) like playing basketball?

Yes, I do. Or No, I don’t. (do not)
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Does (he/she) like playing the piano?

Yes, (he/she) does. or No, (he/she) doesn’t (does not).
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Verb + -ing (I like working)
- I enjoy dancing.
- Do you like dancing?
- Vanny loves shopping.
- I hate getting up early in the morning.

7. Ask and answer
Walk around the classroom and ask your friends what they like or dislike,
then write the information in the table below.
No. Name Like doing/ Why

do not/does not
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Example Mala likes dancing enjoyable
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8. Write
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Write some sentences to say what you like and do not like with the reasons.
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Lesson 3 At a library
In this lesson students will learn to use future form of words “will and
going to” and make comparisons.
1. Vocabulary
promote difficult childhood

graduation ! " plenty # $ donation !

remote area % story
improve &, ' %
category ( ()/ $ / activity
aim (/&
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medical science
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suggestion '

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Chanh is talking to Tha at their school.
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Tha: What are you going to do this weekend?

Chan: I’m not sure. My teacher gave us a suggestion that we should
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think about what field of study to take before the graduation.

Tha: You have to think about that over the weekend, right?
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Chan: Yes, but I will do that after taking my little sister to a

bookshop because I made her a promise.
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Tha: Which bookshop are you going to?

Chan: I don’t know yet, but I believe she knows which one she’s
going to.
Tha: Why don’t you take her to the library nearby my house? It’s
the biggest library in town. It’s called Vientiane Library.
Chan: Oh, really? Does it have easy reading books for her age?
Tha: Plenty. I’m sure you and your sister will find some
interesting books there.
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Chan: Good. I’m going to take her there. This will be a big
surprise for her. And I hope to find some books for my
homework too. Thanks a lot, Tha.
Tha: You’re welcome, Chan. Have a nice time there!
4. True or False
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1. Chan and Tha are friends ….T…
2. Tha suggested Chan to go to a new bookshop …….....
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3. The “Vientiane Library” is new for Chan ……...
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4. Chan is planning to take his little sister to a bookshop ……...
5. Chan hope to find some books for his homework ……………
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In the library, there are only difficult books to read ……...
Chan is happy to go to the library …………
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5. Grammar note
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¡¾- -Ã§É will/be going to

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will (‘ll): We use “will” when we decide to do something at the time of

speaking. (It’s new idea, no plan before).
will (‘ll): ພວກເຮົາໃຊ ້ “will” ໃນເວລາທີ່ ຕ ັດສິນໃຈກະທ ໍາສິ່ງໃດໜຶ່ ງໃນເວລາທີ່ ເວົ້ານນເລີ
ັ້ ຍ
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(ບໍ່ ໄດມ
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່ ນ)
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Example:
Tha: I’ve got a headache.
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Chanh: Have you? Wait here. I’ll get an aspirin for you.
be going to: We use “be going to” when we have already decided to do
something. (It is planned).
້ າງແຜນກະທ ໍາສິ່ງໃດໜຶ່ ງມາກອ
ພວກເຮົາໃຊໃ້ ນເວລາທີ່ ໄດວ ່ ນແລວ
້ (ມີການວາງແຜນມາກອ
່ ນ)
Example:
Tha: We are going to play football after class. Would you like to join
us?
Friends: Yes, I will.
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6. Choose
Choose “will” or “be going to” complete the following sentences.
Example:
1. We are going to see the movie at the International Trade Exhibition
Convention Centre (ITECC) tonight. We bought tickets yesterday.
2. A: What will you do/are you going to do tomorrow evening”

B: Nothing. I’m free.
3. I’ll go/I’m going to leave tomorrow morning. My plane is at 8.40 am.
ດິ
ະສ
4. I’m sure he’ll lend/he is going to lend you some money. He’s very rich.
5. Do you think Pan will phone/is going to phone us tonight?
6. She can’t meet us on Saturday. She’ll work / is going to work.
ລຂິ
ວນ
7. A: Why are you turning on TV?”
B: I’ll watch/I’m going to watch the news.
ຫງ
8. A: I don’t know how to use this camera.

B: It’s quite easy. I’ll show/I am going to show you how.
ສະ
9. A: Did you buy some oranges for me?

B: Oh, I’m sorry I completely forgot. I’ll buy/I’m going to buy them
ສ
now.
ວ.
7. Read and answer

ສ.
Read the text and answer the questions below.
Vientiane Library
Vientiane Library is established to promote and develop reading

skill of all readers especially for youngsters. The youngsters can enjoy
reading in Vientiane library. The aim of the library is to promote and
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improve reading skill of readers at all levels. There are books in categories
that written in Lao and English language such as; Children’s Picture
Dictionary, Children’s Story, Animal’s Life, Medical Science, Geography
etc... The library staff also organizes some special activities such as;
drawing, painting, storytelling, games and sports for the members.
Secondhand books donations are accepted and sent to other libraries in the
remote areas where books are needed. Everyone is welcome to visit the
library. It’s opened from 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm., except Sundays.
Questions:
ດິ
ະສ
Answer the following questions.
Example:
1.
ລຂິ
What’s the library called?
ວນ
It’s called “Vientiane Library”.
2. Can the library only be used by the youngsters?

ຫງ
..............................................................................................................
3. What’s the aim of the library?

ສະ
...............................................................................................................
4. What kind of books can you find in the library?

ສ
…………………………………………………………………………
ວ.
5. How many languages are written in some of those books?

ສ.
……………………………………………….……………..…………
6. What else does the staff do besides giving their regular services?
..............................................................................................................
7. Where are the secondhand books sent to?

..............................................................................................................
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8. Write
What are you going to do this weekend?
Write some sentences to tell about your plan for the weekend.
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
ດິ
ະສ
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
ລຂິ
………………………………………………………………………………
ວນ
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
ຫງ
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Lesson 1 Types of transport
In this lesson students will learn to use adjectives of quality to describe types of
transport.
1. Vocabulary
ship ເຮືອກາປັ່
ໍ ນ motorbike ລ ົດຈ ັກ bus ລ ົດເມ
tricycle ລ ົດສາມລໍ ້ oxcart ກວຽນງ ົວ arrive ມາຮອດ
ດິ
ະສ
train ລ ົດໄຟ tram ລ ົດລາງ idea ຄວາມຄິດ
van ລ ົດຕູ້ plane ຍ ົນ early ແຕເ່ ຊົ້າ, ກອ
່ ນເວລາ
boat ເຮືອ truck ລ ົດບ ັນທຸກ pick up ມາຮ ັບ/ເກັບເອົາ
poor ທຸກຍາກ
ລຂິ party ງານລຽ້ ງ transport ການຂ ົນສ່ງົ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ

ສ
Dala: Hello, Somboun!

ວ.
Somboun: Hi! Nice to see you, Dala.

Dala: Nice to see you, too.
ສ.
Somboun: You are home early! How did you get back from Phnom
Penh?
Dala: I got back by plane. It only took an hour and a half of flying
time. I arrived in Vientiane at 10:30 a.m.
Somboun: How did you get home from the airport?
Dala: A friend of mine picked me up and dropped me off here.
Somboun: Why didn’t you call me so I could pick you up?
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Dala: Well, today is Monday and you usually have lots of work to
do.
Somboun: Yes, you are right. Actually, I had a meeting this morning.
Dala: That’s Ok. I am here now. So let’s have a party tonight.
Somboun: It’s a very good idea.
4. Read and complete

Read and complete the dialogue using the words in the box below.
bar accept would be
ດິ
ະສ
$5 Lao kip kind
milk haven’t 40,000 kip
On the aircraft ລຂິ

ວນ
Air hostess: Would you like to buy any duty-free goods?
Passenger: Yes, a …….., of chocolate please.
ຫງ
Air hostess: What ………of chocolate would you like?

ສະ
Passenger: A………. chocolate, please.

Air hostess: It’s……………each.
Passenger: Do you ………..US dollar?
ສ
Air hostess: Yes, but haven’t you any ……………..?

ວ.
Passenger: No, I……….. I’m sorry.

Air hostess: That ………. all right. The exchange rate is 8000 kip per
ສ.
dollar.
Passenger: It’s 40,000 kip and that is………. for the chocolate, right?
Air hostess: Yes, that’s right.
Passenger: Here you are.
Air hostess: Thank you.
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5. Complete
Complete sentences.
plane car oxcart train bicycle
1. It is a nice………………
ດິ
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
2. There is an………in my village.
ຫງ
ສະ
3. This ……….is convenient.

ສ
ວ.
ສ.
4. Traveling by………is comfortable.
5. My brother has a new…….
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6. Grammar note
The comparative adjective
Usage
- Comparative makes comparison among two things. It expresses the
quality or characteristic of one thing in comparison to another thing.
- er is added to the end of a 1syllable adjective

Example: big- bigger
- more is added to the front of 2 or more syllable adjectives.
Example: more handsome: more convenient
Adjectives ending in -y, change -y to- i and -er is added to the end of the
adjective.
Example: shiny-the shinier
ດິ
ະສ
The superlative of adjectives
Usage
ລຂິ
- Superlative makes comparison among three or more things. It
ວນ
expresses the extreme or highest degree, quality or characteristic of a
thing in comparison to other things in a group.
- It is common that the is used before the superlative adjective.
ຫງ
Superlative formation
- est is added to the end of a 1syllable adjective
ສະ
Example: big- the biggest

- the most is added to the front of 2 or more syllable adjectives.
Example: the most handsome: the most convenient
ສ
Adjectives ending in -y, change -y to- i and -st is added to the end of the
adjective.
ວ.
Example: shiny-the shiniest

ສ.
Based form Comparative Superlative

big - bigger - the biggest
easy - easier - the easiest
beautiful - more beautiful - the most beautiful
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
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Exercise 1
Give the comparative and superlative of the adjective
old - older - ……… ……….….
happy - …………..…. - the happiest
polite - more polite - …… ……… ……….…
comfortable - ….… ……….…. - the most comfortable
shy - shier - ……… …….…….
modern - ….… ………..… - the most modern
Exercise 2
Look at the pictures in exercise 5. Choose the right adjective in the box to
ດິ
ະສ
complete the sentence.
smallest fastest slowest biggest modern
1. ລຂິ
Which is the …………….. vehicle? And it’s a …………………..
ວນ
2. Which is the ………….….. vehicle? And it’s a …………………..
3. Which is the ……………… vehicle? And it’s a …………………..
ຫງ
4. Which is the ……………… vehicle? And it’s a …………………..

ສະ
5. Which is the most ………… vehicle? And it’s a ………………..…
7. Write
ສ
Write five sentences of your own of making comparison between two

ວ.
vehicles.
For example: A bicycle is cheaper than a car.
ສ.
1. ……………………………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………………………………
4. ……………………………………………………………………
5. ……………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 2 How can I get to the Friendship Bridge?
In this lesson students will learn about adjectives of quality.
1. Vocabulary
certainly ຢາ່ ງແນນ ່ ອນ important ສ ໍາຄ ັນ

custom ຮີດຄອງປະເພນີ holiday ວ ັນພັກ
taxi stand ບອ ່ ນໃຫບ ້ ໍລິການລ ົດແທັ ກຊີ hurry ຟ້າວ
shopping mall ຮາ້ ນສ ັບພະສິນຄາ້ waterfall ໍ ້ ົກ
ນາຕ
friendship bridgeຂ ົວມິດຕະພາບ temple ວ ັດ
ດິ
ະສ
especially ໂດຍສະເພາະ visit ຢຽ້ ມຢາມ
city centre ໃຈກາງເມືອງ rent ເຊົ່ າ
peaceful ມີສ ັນຕິພາບ, ງຽບສະຫງ ົບ popular ເປັນທີ່ ນິຍ ົມ
behave
ລຂິ
ປະຕິບ ັດຕ ົນ, ປະພຶດ cost ລາຄາ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ

A:
ສ
Chay is at the Morning Market Shopping Mall. She wants to meet her aunt
ວ.
at the Friendship Bridge, so she asks someone for help.

Chay: Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Bridge?
ສ.
Kham: Yes, certainly. There are several ways to get there. You can go by
van, bus, taxi or tuk-tuk.
Chay: If I get on a bus, how long does it take to get there?
Kham: It takes about half an hour.
Chay: Is it faster if I would get on a van?
Kham: Yes. It’s faster, more comfortable, but it costs more than a bus.
Chay: Thank you very much for your help.
Kham: You’re welcome.
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B:
Tha is at the Lanexang Hotel. He wants to meet his girlfriend at the
Friendship Bridge and he wants to get there quickly.
Tha: Vanh, how can I get to the Friendship Bridge as fast as possible?
I’m in a hurry.
Vanh: You can get to the Friendship Bridge quickly by taxi.
Tha: Where is the taxi stand?
Vanh: It’s nearby the shopping mall, but you have to take a tuk-tuk from
here to the taxi stand.
Tha: How much does it cost to get to the Friendship Bridge?
Vanh: About 100,000 kip (one hundred thousand kip).
ດິ
ະສ
Tha: Ok, where can I find a tuk-tuk?
Vanh: It’s over there around that corner.
Tha: Thanks a lot.
Vanh: You’re welcome.
ລຂິ
ວນ
4. Read and match
Read and match the words in the box with the right pictures.
ຫງ
taxi stand tuk-tuk passengers speed limit sign

Friendship Bridge bus checkpoint check-in
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
A: ……………………….... B: ……………….….…….
C: ……………………….... D: ……………….….…….
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E: …………………………. F: ……………….…….…….
ດິ
ະສ
G: …………………...……... H: ……………….....….…….
5. Read and answer

ລຂິ
ວນ
Read the dialogue in exercise 3 (A) and answer the following questions.
1. Who does Chay want to meet at the Friendship Bridge?
ຫງ
…………………………………………………………………………
2. How many ways to get to the Friendship Bridge?
…………………………………………………………………………
ສະ
3. How long does the bus take to get there?

…………………………………………………………………………
4. Which way to get there faster, by bus or by van?
ສ
…………………………………………………………………………
ວ.
5. What type of transport costs more than a bus?

…………………………………………………………………………
ສ.

Read and complete the letter below by using the words in the box.
holidays Vientiane behave popular rented
custom peaceful waterfall good temples
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Lane Xang Hotel
Vientiane
20 Sep. 2013
Dear Tom,
I arrived five days ago. I am staying in (1) ….……… I’m having a good
time going around the city so far. I know you’re planning to bring your
family here on your (2) ……….……, so I think I should tell you a bit
about this place.
I spent my first day just walking around the city centre. If you like
visiting (3) ……….………………, Vientiane is the place for you! There
ດິ
ະສ
is so much to see. I began from Wat Simeuang, one of the most (4)
……...……..……. temples. Then I went to some of very old temples
around the city.
ລຂິ
On the second day, I (5) …….….….. a bicycle. Vientiane city is not big,
so getting around by bicycle is the best way. I went to That Luang, one
ວນ
of the most significant stupas in Laos, and then to Patuxay Monument.
On the third day, I went on a bus tour to Nam Ngum Dam, and there’s a
ຫງ
boat ride service for visitors for sightseeing around the lake.
On the fourth day, I rented a Jeep and drove to a (6) ……...…called Tad
ສະ
Leuk. It was a nice and (7) ………….. place. I drove out of the city on
Road 13 South on paved road and continued on quite rough road about
20 km to reach the waterfall, so I needed a (8) …….….….. car.
ສ
Today I’m resting and writing a few letters. Tomorrow I’m flying to
ວ.
Luang Prabang. I’ve heard it’s a very beautiful place.

I know you’ll enjoy your holidays here. By the way, try learning a bit
ສ.
about Lao (9) ……….… before you come, especially how you should
(10) …………….. yourself while visiting temples.
I’ll write to you again.
Yours,
Jenny
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7. Read and answer
Read the letter in exercise 6 and answer the following questions.
1. Who is Jenny writing to?
……………………………………………………………………….
2. When did Jenny arrive in Vientiane?
……………………………………………………………………….
3. Where has she been in Laos?
……………………………………………………………………….
4. What temples has Jenny visited in Vientiane?
ດິ
ະສ
……………………………………………………………………….
5. How did she get to Nam Ngum Dam?
……………………………………………………………………….
6.
ລຂິ
Why did she need a good car to get to Tad Leuk?
ວນ
……………………………………………………………………….
7. When is she flying to Luang Prabang?
……………………………………………………………………….
ຫງ
ສະ
8. Write
Write a letter about your trip on the last holiday to your friend at least 60
words.
ສ
………………………………………………………...………………….
ວ.
…………………………………………………………...……………….
ສ.
……………………………………………………………...…………….
…………………………………………………………………...……….
……………………………………………………………………...…….
……………………………………………………………………...…….
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Lesson 3 Bus service
In this lesson students will learn how to give directions and how to travel by
bus.
1. Vocabulary
convenient ສະດວກ information ້ ນ

ຂໍມ ູ
timetable ຕາຕະລາງ suburb ຊານເມືອງ
bus service ການໃຫບ ້ ໍລິການທາງລ ົດເມ trip ການເດີນທາງ
phonebook ປຶ້ ມໂທລະສ ັບ fare ຄາ່ ລດ
ົ
ດິ
ະສ
details ລາຍລະອຽດ bus- stop ປາ
້ ຍລດ
ົ ເມ

ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

Xay is going to Savannakhet this weekend and he’s asking for some
ສະ
information from Khone.

Xay: Hello, Khone. How are you?
ສ
Khone: Hi, Xay. I’m fine. Thanks.

Xay:. Khone, I’m going to Savannakhet this weekend. Where can I
ວ.
get the bus to go there?

Khone: You have to go to the Southern Bus Station; it is about 7 Km
ສ.
from where you are.

Xay: Do you know about timetable of the bus?
Khone: Well, the buses depart three times a day: in the morning,
afternoon and evening.
Xay: If I need more details, who can I call?
Khone: You can call the bus information service.
Xay: Do you have their telephone number?
Khone: No, I don’t. But you can find it in the phonebook.
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Xay: Oh, I’ll have a look in the phonebook then. Thank you very
much for your help.
Khone: You’re welcome and have a nice trip.
Xay: Thank you.
4. Read and answer

Read the text and answer the questions below:
The cheapest type of transport
Travelling by bus in Vientiane can be the cheapest, convenient
and getting to your destination on time. The fare may vary according to
ດິ
ະສ
the travelling distance. There are local and long distance services. Bus
number and destination are displayed on each bus. The bus must stop at
every bus-stop where people are waiting or want to get off. A passenger
ລຂິ
may make a request to get off before the bus reaches its next bus-stop.
ວນ
At every bus-stop there is a sign showing where you are and also
information about timetable and route number. For the long distance
ຫງ
travel service, the ticket can be purchased at the ticket counters at the bus
station. For local travel service, fare is collected on board by a conductor.
ສະ
If the passengers are planning to travel by bus around the city, make sure
they carry some small bills for their own convenience.
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
a bus stop
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Questions:
1. How is the bus service in Vientiane?
…………………………………………………………………..………
2. How can passengers be sure getting on the right bus to your
destination?
………………………………………..…………………………………
3. What kind of information can you see at every bus stop?
…………………………………………………..………………………
4. Who collects the ticket on the bus?
ດິ
ະສ
…………………………………………………………………………..
5. Where can passengers ask about the fare of the bus?
…………………………………………………………………………..
6.
ລຂິ
What should passengers do before getting on the bus if you plan to
ວນ
travel around the city?
…………………………………………………………………………..
ຫງ
7. What can passengers do if they want to get off before reaching the next
bus-stop?
ສະ
…………………………………………………………………………..
ສ
5. Listen and complete

ວ.
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words.

ສ.
plane, mountains, temples, pattern, interesting, delicious, visited,

most beautiful, weaving, boat racing
Luang Prabang is the ……………… old city situated in the Northern

part of Laos. You can travel there by bus, ……….…… or even by boat. It is
a world heritage site. The city is surrounded by ………………… and rivers
such as Namkhan and Mekong. In Luang Prabang, Lao custom, tradition
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and culture are well preserved. It has got more ………..……(wats) than other
cities in Laos. For example, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visounarath, Thad
Phousy, Wat Chomphet, Wat Mai and many others. Ban Phanom is a
famous ………….…….village in Luang Prabang where the local people
make a variety of traditional ………….….and colorful fabrics. Every year
there are interesting traditional celebrations such as Pi Mai Lao and
………………… festival. The people of Luang Prabang have
………………..traditional food such as Orlarm, Jeobong and Khai Pan as
well. Many people who ……………Luang Prabang all say that it is the most
ດິ
ະສ
beautiful city in Laos, full of ………………..tradition and culture and the
people are very kind, friendly and hospitable.
6. Write
ລຂິ
ວນ
Write a paragraph about 50 words about the place you live in or the place
you know well.
ຫງ
Example: I live in Ban Phanom. There are many beautiful places in my

village that people can visit. For example, you can see women working on
ສະ
their looms…………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….
ສ
……………………………………………………………………………….
ວ.
……………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….
ສ.
……………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………….…
………………………………………………………………………….……
……………………………………………………………………….………
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7. Puzzle
Find the words related to transportation in this crossword puzzle.
(There are 10 words).
Example:
T A X I T B A T C M
BUS
R R A D F H U U A O
………………
……………… A V A N H G Y K R T
………………
……………… I O P N K Q E T R O
ດິ
ະສ
………………
B
……………… N T U S L A U K R
………………
……………… Z U T O C P I K U B
………………
ລຂິ
ວນ
……………… M V N Y C M O P W I
………………
……………… L M C I U B Z R N K
ຫງ
………………
……………… S I D R I V E Q T E
ສະ
………………
……………… B P L A N E F R W S
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Lesson 1: On holidays
In this lesson students will learn about information, activities, visiting
places and time spending during holidays.
1. Vocabulary
picnic ການກິນເຂົາ້ ກາງແຈງ້ ນອກບາ້ ນ fermented fish ປາແດກ

sightseeing ທຽ່ ວຊ ົມສະຖານທີ່ utensils ອຸປະກອນຄ ົວກິນ
ດິ
ະສ
travel ການທ່ອງທຽ່ ວ ingredient ສວ
່ ນປະກອບ
bushwalking ຍາ່ ງຫຼິ້ນຕາມປ່າ beverages ເຄື່ ອງດື່ ມ
suggest ແນະນ ໍາ soft drink ໍ ້ ັດລ ົມ
ນາອ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ

Somsy: Have you decided where to go on your holidays?
Deng: Not yet. Where do you think I should go?
ສ
Somsy There are many interesting places that I know. I suggest you go to
ວ.
one of the world heritage sites “Lang Prabang”. There are a lot of
beautiful sights and waterfalls such as Tad Kouangsy, Tad Sae and
ສ.
Thamting.
Deng: What do you think about Champasack?
Somsy: Champasack is also a good place to go. I think you shouldn’t miss
it. The biggest waterfall is in Champasack.
Deng: What is the name of the waterfall?
Somsy It’s called Khonephapheng waterfall.
Deng: Oh, I see. What about the beautiful sightseeing?
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Somsy: There are Tad Lor, Pha Souam, Tad Pharn and there are many
more. They are all amazing. But if you don’t want to travel that
far, you can have a picnic or visit some places around Vientiane.
Deng: Hmm….. If I choose to have a picnic in Vientiane, where should I
go?
Somsy: You should go to Tad Moon?
Deng: Why is Tad Moon?
Somsy: Because it’s the closest waterfall- about 20 km from the city.
Driving is very convenient, the road is good and it’s easy to get
there.
Deng: Thanks for all useful details. Well, I will think over where I will
ດິ
ະສ
go for my holiday.
Somsy: It’s my pleasure, Deng.
4. Read and match

ລຂິ
ວນ
Read and match the words in the box with the right pictures.
bamboo shoot, chilli, salt, pot, soaked rice

ຫງ
Example
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
………salt …….… …………………… …………………

ສ.
……………………….. ….…………………....
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5. Read and answer
- When was your last holiday?
- Where did you go?
- How did you plan your last holidays?
´ Read the following text and answer the questions below.
Preparing for a picnic at Tad Moon.
My name is Deng. This is my plan about the upcoming holidays. My

family and I are going to have a picnic at Tad Moon which suggested by
one of my classmates, Somsy.
ດິ
ະສ
In the past, we
always bought lunch at site,
but this time we plan to
ລຂິ prepare lunch ourselves.

ວນ
We’re going to make
bamboo soup at the picnic
area. So, we have to get our
ຫງ
cooking utensils and food

ingredients for the cooking.
ສະ
Making the bamboo shoot

soup, we need bamboo
shoots, chillies, fermented
fish sauce and soaked sticky rice (sticky rice paste). These are the main
ສ
ingredients, and they are available at Tad Moon where local people sell
ວ.
their products.
ສ.
Charcoal and beverages are also available at the refreshment centre.

It’s quite convenient to do your own cooking at Tad Moon.
We are also going to wear something that suitable to go swimming. Sport

shoes are also necessary in case we want to take a walk along the river
bank.
I think we have everything that we need and just hope the weather would be
nice on the day of our picnic so we can enjoy the holidays.
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Questions:
1. Where did Deng plan to go on his holidays?
…………………………………………….……………………...…
2. Who suggested the place?
…………………………………………….……………………...…
3. Did he decide to go alone?
…………………………………………….……………………...…
4. What did they plan to cook for lunch?
…………………………………………….……………………...…
5. What are the ingredients needed to make bamboo shoot soup?
ດິ
ະສ
.………………………………………………………………..……
6. Grammar note
ລຂິ
ວນ
We often use should or ought to when you give someone advice
should - ought to = ຄວນ, ສ ົມຄວນຈະ.
ຫງ
should ແລະ ought to ແມນໃຊ

ໃນບ ົດຮຽນນີ້ ຄ ໍາວາ່ ່ ໃ້ ນເວລາໃຫຄ ້ ໍາແນະນ ໍາ
Ex: You ought to/should see “Sabaidee Luang Prabang”. It’s a great
film.
ສະ
We use should or ought to when we are talking about our own feelings
but we prefer ‘ought to’ when we are talking about “outside” rules,
laws, moral duties, etc… ເຮົາໃຊ ້ should or ought to ເມື່ ອເວລາເຮົາເວົ້າກຽ່ ວກ ັບ
ສ
ຄວາມຮູສ
້ ຶກຂອງເຮົາ, ແຕວ
່ າ່ ເຮົາໃຊ ້ ought to ເມື່ ອເຮົາເວົ້າເຖິງສິ່ ງໃດໜຶ່ ງທີ່ ນອກເໜືອ
ວ.
ໄປຈາກກ ົດລະບຽບ, ກ ົດໝາຍ.

Ex: Everybody ought to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.
ສ.
Exercise:
Read and complete the following sentences by choosing the correct
grammar usage between should or ought to.
1. Where do you think I ……… should ………….. go?
2. Luang Prabang is one of the most beautiful cities that you ………...
visit.
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3. Women ………..wear Lao skirt when going to the temple.
4. Champasack is another place where you……………………… go.
5. Pha Souam is a very attractive waterfall and I think you ……..... go
there.
6. My holiday is next week; so I ……….... make plan early.
7. Listen and write

Listen to the dialogue in exercise 4. Write all the words you hear which
related to the visiting place.
Example: Champasack ……………….
Khonephapheng ……………….
ດິ
ະສ
………………. ……………….
………………. ……………….
8. Write ລຂິ
ວນ
Write two paragraphs about going to a picnic on the weekend.
Example:
ຫງ
This weekend, my classmates and I are going to have a picnic, so we need

to make a plan.
ສະ
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………..………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………
ສ
………………………………..………………………………………………….
ວ.
………………………………..………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………
ສ.
As we decided to cook ………………………….., so we need to bring

……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………..………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………..………………………………………………….
………………………………..………………………………………………….
…..…………………………………………………………………………….….
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Lesson 2 At the airport
In this lesson students learn about important information at the airport.
1. Vocabulary
conveyor ສາຍພານລ ໍາລຽງ departure area ບໍລິເວນຂາອອກ(ຂອງຜູໂ້ ດຍສານ)

boarding pass ໃບຜາ່ ນຂຶນ ້ ຍ ົນ fragile ແຕກຫັກງາຍ່
information desk ໂຕະສອບຖາມຂໍມ້ ນູ travel tax ພາສີເດີນທາງ
flight number ເລກທີ ຖຽ້ ວບິນ boarding time ້ ຍ ົນ
ເວລາຂຶນ
check-in countersບອ່ ນແຈງ້ ເຂົາ້ ການກວດຄ ົນເຂົາ້ ເມືອງ
ດິ
immigration
ະສ
duty-free shops ຮາ້ ນຄາ້ ປອດພາສີ currency-exchange counter ບອ່ ນແລກປ່ຽນເງິນ
gate number ໍ ້ ປະຕູ
ນາເບີ passport number ໝາຍເລກໜັງສືເດີນທາງ
trolley ້ ໃູ້ ສເ່ ຄື່ ອງ
ລໍຍ visa ການປະທັບກາອະນຸມ ັດເດີນທາງ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ
A. At the check-in counters

ສ
Check-in staff: Good morning. How many suitcases do you have and
how many people are checking-in?
ວ.
Bounpanh: My sister and I, we have one handbag and two

suitcases.
ສ.
Check-in staff: Do you have any fragile items in your suitcases that
could be broken?
Bounpanh: Oh, yes! I have two bottles of perfume. Pleaseput a
“Fragile” sticker on.
Check-in staff: Are those perfumes in both suitcases?
Bounpanh: No, only in the red one.
Check-in staff: I will put “Fragile” sticker on it then.The maximum
weight allowance is 20 kilos per person.
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Bounpanh: Oh, I’m glad that the weight of my luggage is not
over 20 Kilos.
Check-In staff: Enjoy your flight.
Bounpanh: Thank you.
B. At immigration counters
Bounpanh: Good morning sir.
Immigration officer: Good morning sir. What is your purpose of going to
Singapore? Is it for pleasure or business?
Bounpanh: I’m visiting Singapore for pleasure.
Immigration officer: How long will you be staying in Singapore?
Bounpanh: I will be there for four days.
Immigration officer: Where will you be staying in Singapore?
ດິ
ະສ
Bounpanh: I will be staying at Mandarin Orchard Hotel.
Immigration officer: Have a good time in Singapore.
Bounpanh: Thank you.
4. Grammar note
ລຂິ
ວນ
Present and past form of verbs.
How do we use have / has / had

ຫງ
Present form
I / We / You / They have go
ສະ
He / She / It has goes

Past form
I / We / You / They had went
He / She / It had went
ສ
ວ.
Exercise
Read and answer the following sentences by choosing the correct form of
ສ.
verbs in the box to put into the blank.
has – have go – went show – shows

stay – stays reach – reaches ask – asks
1. Bounpanh’s red suitcase …has…two bottles of perfume.

2. When Bounpanh and his sister ______ Singapore, they will go to the
currency-exchange booth to buy Singapore Dollar.
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3. They will _____ at Mandarin Orchard Hotel.
4. Bounpanh and his sister ____ to Singapore last December.
5. They have to___ their important documents to the immigration officer.
6. The check-in staff ____ if there are items that might be broken in the
suitcases.
5. Read and answer

1. Have you ever travelled abroad?
2. What are the important documents you need to bring?
ດິ
At the airport
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
My name is Bounpanh. My sister and I travelled to Singapore last

December. Our flight number was J574 at gate E-1A the departure time was
at 17:30 in the afternoon. We had two suitcases. Mine was red and hers was
ສ
brown. I had two bottles of perfume in my red suitcase. We used a trolley

ວ.
to carry our suitcases to the check-in counters. After weighing our

suitcases, the check-in staff put them on the conveyor.
ສ.
When we reached the immigration counters, we showed our

important documents like passports, air-tickets, boarding passes, and
immigration forms to the officer then we went on to the security checkpoint
where my handbag was inspected before entering the departure area. Duty-
free shops are all around. Souvenir items, clothes, shoes, bags, watches,
chocolates and lots of things are available in the duty-free shops. Those are
tax free, and they are allowed on board. Items such as: perfumes, sharp
things, hand and body lotion and any liquid substance are not allowed on
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board. Finally, we walked through the gate number E-1A, got on the plane
to Singapore.
When we reached Singapore, we went through the immigration
counters and showed our passports, tickets, and immigration forms to the
officer. Then we went to the currency-exchange counter and bought some
Singapore Dollar. Singapore is a small and yet a beautiful country. We
enjoyed our time in Singapore very much.
Questions:
1. What was the country Bounpanh and his sister went to visit?
……………………………………………………………………
2. What were the items that were not allowed on board?
……………………………………………………………………
ດິ
ະສ
3. What is a duty-free shop?
……………………………………………………………………
4. Where can you find the duty-free shops?
ລຂິ
……………………………………………………………………
5. Why did the check-in staff put a “Fragile” sticker on Bounpanh’s red
ວນ
suitcase?
……………………………………………………………………
ຫງ
6. Read and match

Read the text in exercise 4 and match the names with the right pictures.
ສະ
boarding pass conveyor check-in counters gate

trolley immigration form flight
departure area passport number duty-free shop
ສ
Example:
ວ.
ສ.
1. boarding pass 6. …………..
2. ……………… 7. …………..
3. .……………… 8. …………..
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4. ……………… 9. …………..
5. ……………… 10. …………..

Read the text in exercise 4 again and complete the necessary information
below.
passport air ticket chocolate
ດິ
ະສ
Immigration Areas At the airport Duty free shops
ລຂິ
ວນ
Check in counters
ຫງ
8. Read and write

ສະ
Give information to the words/phrases below.

Example: Passport passport number, name, birth date, birth place, date
of issue, place of issue
ສ
1. Immigration counters.
ວ.
2. Check-in counters.
3. Departure area.
ສ.
4. Duty-free shop.
9. Write
Write one paragraph about your trip abroad.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 3 Travelling to Luang Prabang
In this lesson students learn to ask questions about going to different places.
1. Vocabulary
Read and remember the meanings of the following words.
dangerous ອ ັນຕະລາຍ rural ເຂດຊ ົນນະບ ົດ curvedly ຄ ົດ/ໂງງ້

aviation office ຫອ ້ ງການການບິນ helpful ທີ່ ຊວ
່ ຍເຫຼືອໄດ ້ hilly ເຕັມໄປດວ
້ ຍເນີນ
dangerous ເປັນອ ັນຕະລາຍ district ເມືອງ cloud ຂີເ້ ຝື້ອ
current ກະແສ, ຄື້ນ float ຟູ/ລອຍ adventure ການຜະຈ ົນໄພ
northern line ສາຍເໜືອ ໜາ້ ຜາ unwind ຄາຍອອກ/ຜອ ່ ນຄາຍ
ດິ
cliff
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
Julia is a tourist from London. She arrived to Vientiane and would like to
ຫງ
visit different places in Laos. She goes to a tourist information office and
asks about tourist sights in Luang Prabang.
ສະ
Thavy: Good morning madam. May I help you?

Julia: Yes, I am going to visit Kuang Si waterfall. Do you have any
information about it?
Thavy: Yes, madam. It’s the biggest waterfall in Luang Prabang Province
ສ
in the northern part of Laos.

ວ.
Julia: How can I get there?

Thavy: First, you have to go to Luang Prabang Province. You can get there
ສ.
by boat, bus or plane, then get in tuk-tuk or taxi from the town to
the waterfall.
Julia: How much is the fare to Luang Prabang?
Thavy: Well, the bus fare to Luang Prabang is about 110,000 kip, the
airfare is 450,000 kip and the fare from the town to Kouangsy
waterfall is about 25,000 kip.
Julia: Where can I buy the air ticket?
Thavy: At the Lao Aviation office.
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Julia: Is there any hotel around the market?
Thavy: Yes, there are lots of hotels and also restaurants that serve
traditional Lao food around the market.
Julia: Oh, one more question. Can I swim at the waterfall?
Thavy: I’m afraid not. It’s dangerous to go swimming there because during
the rainy season, a current of water is very strong. But you can
swim during the dry season.
Julia: Thanks a lot. You’re very helpful.
4. Read and answer

ດິ
ະສ
Driving to Luang Prabang
Driving to Luang Prabang in Laos is tiring, but interesting to see
views along the road. Luang Prabang is about 350 km. far from
ລຂິ
Vientiane Capital. Most local tourists like to drive to Luang Prabang
ວນ
even though they know the road is hilly and curved that makes them
very tired. On the road from Vientiane Capital, they can see beautiful
ຫງ
Lao old style wooden houses that are not easy to find in other places.
The first mountain, they have to cross is PhouPha where most
passengers stop at the altar site and make their wishes for safe trips.
ສະ
When they go down the other side of Phoupha, they start to take
adventure along narrow, hilly, curved, and sometimes on the cliff road.
However, they can unwind themselves when they arrived to VangVieng
ສ
where they can see beautiful mountains and Lao traditional living style
ວ.
of people. Further up to Phoukhoun, they can stop at the famous

restaurant where they can have lunch and see the view with white clouds
ສ.
floating under the level of the restaurant. At Phoukhoun, they can see
ethnic people selling their produce on the roadsides. Kewkacham is also
a good place to stop over to see various life styles of ethnic groups.
From Kewkacham, it will take about two hours to arrive to Luang
Prabang where the stupa on top of Phousy can be seen as a sign they
have arrived Luang Prabang.
Travelling by car to Luang Prabang is tiring, but it is worth to
experience.
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Questions:
1. How is the driving to Luang Prabang?
...............................................................................................................
2. How far is Luang Prabang from Vientiane Capital?
...............................................................................................................
3. Who likes to travel by car to Luang Prabang?
...............................................................................................................
4. What do most passengers do at Phoupha?
...............................................................................................................
ດິ
ະສ
5. Why is it dangerous to drive to Luang Prabang?
..............................................................................................................
6. What can passengers see at Phoukhoun?
ລຂິ
..............................................................................................................
ວນ
7. How do people know they have arrived to Luang Prabang?
.............................................................................................................
ຫງ
5. Match
ສະ
Match the words with the right pictures
boat racing Elephant Festival boats bus

ສ
plane van tuk-tuk loom

ວ.
ສ.
………………………….…... ……………….………………
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………………..…………….….. …………………….…………
ດິ
ະສ
…………………………..……..
ລຂິ ………..………………………
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
……………………..……..….. …………………………….…
ສ
ວ.

Listen to the text and fill in the missing words by using the words in the
ສ.
box.
area border districts east forests health

live mountainous population province
rural west
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Sayaboury Province
Sayaboury Province is in the ………. of Laos. It shares an

international ………...with Thailand to the west. The Mekong River forms
the border between Sayaboury Province and Oudomsay………. to the east
and between Luang Prabang Province and Vientiane province to the
………. Sayaboury Province has a total ……… of 16,389km2 but 65% of
the land is …………. And 42% is ……..the province has a total of eight
districts and a ………….. of 291,705 people, living in 559 villages. 90% of
the people live in ……….regions- 38% ……… in the districts in the south,
ດິ
ະສ
35% live in the ……….. in the center and 27% live in the districts in the
north. The districts in the north are poor and Sayaboury needs more roads,
schools and ………. services there.
ລຂິ
ວນ
7. Write
Write about a place around your Province.
ຫງ
You may begin like this:

I live in Savannakhet Province. There are many beautiful places in
ສະ
my province. For example, you can see That In Hang, and you can visit the
market,…………………………..……………………………………………
ສ
………………………………………………………………………………..
ວ.
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………………..……
………………………………………………………..………………………
……………………………………………………………………..…………
…………………………………………………..……………………………
……………………………………………………………………………..…
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Lesson 1 Famous tourist sites
In this lesson students will learn how to give information about famous
tourist sites.
1. Vocabulary
bone ກະດູກ fascinating ຊາ່ ງງ ົດງາມ

register ລ ົງທະບຽນ cluster ແຈກຢາຍເປັນກຸມ
່ ນອ
້ ຍໃຫຍ ່
ດິ
ະສ
treasure ຊ ັບສ ົມບ ັດ shrine ປູຊະນີຍະສະຖານ
landscape ພູມປ
ີ ະເທດ remain ສິ່ ງທີ່ ຍ ັງເຫຼືອ
Iron Age ຍຸກສະໄໝເຫຼັ ກ prehistory ກອ

່ ນປະຫວ ັດສາດ
reflect ສະທອ
້ ນ
ລຂິ sacred ສ ັກສິດ
ວນ
doctrine ຄ ໍາສອນ ground ພື້ນດິນ, ໜາ້ ດິນ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ

ວ.
Vilay: Have you just visited Laos?

ສ.
Boun: Yes, I have been to lots of interesting places.

Vilay: Wow! What is the most fascinating place of all?
Boun: The Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang, in the northern part of the
country. There are different sizes of jars made from stone lie all
over the hills and valleys.
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Vilay: Oh, I heard about that. They said the human remains, burial goods
and ceramics were discovered around the area.
Boun: Yes, that’s right. It’s dated in the Iron Age, and the Plain of Jars
has been used as a field of study about Southeast Asian prehistory.
Vilay: Sounds very interesting. Did you take any photos from the place?
Boun: Yes, I took some photos. They are on my desk.
Vilay: This place is amazing. I am certainly going to visit Laos on my
upcoming holidays.
Boun: I guarantee that you won’t be disappointed.
ດິ
ະສ
4. Match
Match the words with the right pictures.
The Plain of Jars That Luang Stupa Phousy That Ing Hang
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
(a)……………………..… (b)…………………..………
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
(c) …………………….… (d) …….………………..
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5. Read and answer
Read the text and put the topic into each paragraph
……………………………………….
This stupa kept one of Buddha’s bones. It is a sacred ground to the entire
Buddhist. It is believed that Buddha took a rest under the ‘Hang’ tree after
teaching the doctrine of four noble truths to his followers; it was built about
450 years ago by King of Maroukhanakhone in Savannakhet. It’s registered
as a national treasure of the Lao PDR.
…………………………………………..
ດິ
ະສ
It is a magnificent landscape of Xieng Khouang Plateau. These stone jars
appear in clusters, ranging from single or a few to several hundred stone
jars at lower foothills. The Plain of Jars is dated in the Iron Age (500 BC to
ລຂິ
AD 500) and is one of the most fascinating and important sites for studying
ວນ
Southeast Asian Prehistory.
………………………………………….
ຫງ
This is the most important national monument and it also represents as a

national symbol of Laos. Praya Chanthabury Pasithisak and five monks
ສະ
brought remains the breast bone of Buddha from Myanmar and kept it
inside the stupa. That Luang Stupa was rebuilt in 1566 by King
ສ
Setthathirath only 4 km from the centre of Vientiane. It consists of three

ວ.
levels; each level reflects a part of the Buddha’s doctrine.

ສ.
…………………………………………
It is a 100 metre high hill in the centre of the old town. It lies between the
Mekong River and the Nam Khan River. There are several Buddhist
shrines at the top of the hill. It’s the most important Buddhist temple to the
local. Looking down from the top of the hill, viewers can see the beauty of
the entire city and surrounding suburb. It’s called Wat Chom Si.
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6. Match
Match the words with their definitions.
Example: (3-a)
1. landscape a. before the birth of Christ

2. ground b. top part of the earth
3. BC c. holy
4. AD d. to think deeply and carefully
5. sacred e after the birth of Christ
ດິ
6. reflect f. someone who believes in a particular person
ະສ
7. followers g. parts of something which continue to exist
8. remains h. a large area of the countryside
ລຂິ
ວນ
7. Read and answer
Read the text again and answer the following questions.
ຫງ
1. How many tourist sites have been mentioned in this text?

……………………………………………………………………
ສະ
2. Why is it called “That Ing Hang”?

……………………………………………………………………
ສ
3. Where is the Plain of Jars?

ວ.
……………………………………………………………………
4. When was That Luang Stupa rebuilt? Who rebuilt it?
ສ.
……………………………………………………………………
5. What is the name of the hill in the centre of the old town?
……………………………………………………………………
6. What are the names of the rivers that run between it?
……………………………………………………………………
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Listen to the text and circle the right answer.
1. Wat Phou was built in ……..…………..
a. the late 10th century.
b. the late 13th century.
2. How high is the hill?

a. A 100 metre.
b. A 120 metre.
3. Wat Phou is ……………... than Angkor Wat.
ດິ
ະສ
a. newer
b. older
4. Wat Phou is a place of ……….…….... for Buddhists
a. worship ລຂິ
ວນ
b. tourist
ຫງ
5. The festival is celebrated during the …………………….

a. 1st lunar month.
ສະ
b. 3rd lunar month.
6. Thousands of people worship the…………..………..

ສ
a. Buddha.
ວ.
b. monks.
ສ.
9. Write
Write one paragraph about the most interesting place to visit in your
province.
Example: Sisaket temple was built in ………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….……
………………………………………………………………………………...….…….
…………………………………………………………………………………….……
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Lesson 2 Getting around Vientiane
In this lesson students will learn how to give the directions.
1. Vocabulary
directions ທາງ (ທິດທາງ) straight ahead ຊື່ ໆ (ໄປຊື່ ໆ)
turn right ລຽ້ ວຂວາ opposite ກ ົງກ ັນຂາ້ ມ
turn left ລຽ້ ວຊາ້ ຍ direct speech ການບອກໂດຍທາງກ ົງ
at the corner ຢູມ

່ ມ
ຸ indirect speech ການບອກໂດຍທາງອອ້ ມ
ດິ
ະສ
on the corner ຢູລ
່ ະຫວາ່ ງມຸມ (ຖະໜົນ) skill ທັກສະ, ຄວາມຊ ໍານານ

ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ
John is at the bus station. He’s asking Kham about the directions
to the Ministry of Education and Sports.
John: Excuse me, could you tell me where the
ສ
Ministry of Education and Sports is?

ວ.
Kham: Yes. It’s not far. Turn right on the

corner there and then turn left on the next corner.
ສ.
John: At the traffic lights?

Kham: Yes, that’s right. Then go straight along Lane Xang Avenue about
200 metres. The Ministry of Education and Sports is on the right.
John: Sorry. Did you say turn left on the first corner?
Kham: No. Turn right on the first corner and then turn left on the next
corner.
John: Ok. Thanks.
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4. Match
Match the words/phrases with the right meaning.
Example: (1-b)
1. Ministry of Finance (MoFA) a. .
2. British Embassy b.

3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) c. *
4. Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) d. "

'!
!
5. Save the Children International (SCI) e. ! .

ດິ
ະສ
6. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) f. * #0*
7. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) g. & .

8. Prime Minister’s Office h. $

$
$ &$&
ລຂິ
9. Museum of Prince Souphanouvong i. ) *

ວນ
Answers:
1….., 2……, 3…., 4….., 5….., 6……, 7……, 8……, 9…….
ຫງ
ສະ

Look at the map of Vientiane and match the names with the right
descriptions.
ສ
Place names:
ວ.
a. UNDP e. MoES
ສ.
b. MoFA f. Museum of President Souphanouvong

c. British Embassy g. Ministry of Justice
d. Post Office h. Ho Pra Keo
Description of where they are:

1. A building located opposite the morning market on the corner of
Khouvieng Road and Lane Xang Avenue.
It is ……………………..……
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2. On Setthathirath Road a building located opposite Mahosot Hospital.
It is ………………………….
3. On That Luang Road, a building located on the right past the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
It is …………………...…….
4. On Lane Xang Avenue, a building located on the right opposite
Vientiane Secondary School.
It is ………………………….
5. On Phone Kheng Road, a building located on the left.
It is ………………………….
ດິ
ະສ
6. On the corner of Samsenthai Road and Nongbon Road a building
located opposite Mahosot Hospital.
It is ………………………….
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
oFA
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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6. Look and complete
Look at the map of Vientiane and complete the text with the right words/
phrases in the box below.
straight along turn right turn left on the right /left
1. Post office to British Embassy.

Walk ……………………. Lane Xang Avenue, past the Monument.
…………… on the first street. Walk ………………… about 100
metres. The British Embassy is …………………………
2. Bus Station to Lao-Viet Bank.
ດິ
ະສ
Go ………….. Nong Bon Road, ……………. at the second traffic
lights.
Walk…………………… about 50 metres. The Lao-Viet Bank
is……………
ລຂິ
ວນ
3. Ho Pra Keo to That Dam.
Walk ……….…….Setthathirath Road, ……….……… to Lane Xang
ຫງ
Avenue, ……………….. to Samsenthai Road, ………….at the small

street. Walk…………… about 20 metres. That Dam is in front of you.
ສະ
7. Listen and answer
Look at the map of Vientiane and listen to the teacher telling you where you
ສ
are on the map, and then write the answer.

ວ.
1. You are standing outside the Ministry of Education and Sports.

The teacher is giving directions to …..…………....
ສ.
2. You are standing outside Mahosot Hospital on Setthathirat Road.

The teacher is giving directions to ……………….
3. You are standing outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The teacher is giving directions to ………………..
4. You are standing outside the Post Office.

The teacher is giving directions to ………………..
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8. Grammar note
Direct/indirect form of Wh-questions with ‘be’
Direct speech Indirect speech

Where is the Post Office? Could you tell me where the Post office is?
Where is the Ministry of Finance? Do you know where the Ministry of Finance is?
Exercise:
Write indirect questions by using Wh-questions.
Example: Where is the Bus Station?
ດິ
ະສ
Could you tell me/Do you know where the bus station is?
1. Where is the Lao-Viet Bank?
……………………………………………………………..
ລຂິ
2. Where is the French Embassy?
ວນ
……………………………………………………………..
3. Where is UNPD?
……………………………………………………………..
ຫງ
4. Where is Prime Minister’s Office?

……………………………………………………………..
ສະ
9. Write
Give 2 directions (about 5 prepositions each) from your house to other
ສ
places (a temple, a school, a football field, a super market……..)

ວ.
Go along the first street,

………………………………………………………………………………
ສ.
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 3 Ho Prakeo
In this lesson students will learn how to give information about an ancient
place.
1. Vocabulary
ancient ເກົ່ າແກບ

່ ຮ
ູ ານ renovate ບູລະນະໃໝ່
veranda ລະບຽງ extend ຕໍ່ ເຕີມ
gorgeous ງ ົດງາມ revolution ການປະຕິວ ັດ
ດິ
ະສ
Emerald Buddha ພະແກວ້ ມໍລະກ ົດ in residence ສະຖິດຢູ,່ ອາໄສຢູ່
Buddha image ພະພຸດທະຮູບ convert ປ່ຽນ, ປັບປ່ຽນ
statue ້
ຮູບປັນ sculpture ປະຕິມາກາ(ແກະສະຫຼ
ໍ ກ
ັ )
ເຄື່ ອງສິນລະປະ ຍ ັງເຫຼືອ, ຍ ັງຢູ່
artifacts
ລຂິ remain
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ

ສ
Kito is a student on a cultural exchange programme from Malaysia. He is

visiting Ho Prakeo with a friend from Laos, Mr. khamla.
ວ.
Kito: What an amazing place! I’ve never been inside of any places as
ສ.
old and beautiful as this one.

Khamla: That’s right. It’s so quiet and peaceful in here. Look at those
Buddha images they are placed along the veranda and around.
Kito: They are magnificent. What is this place?
Khamla: It used to be the home of Emerald Buddha. Now, it’s a museum.
A lot of tourists like coming here.
Kito: Do monks live in this museum?
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Khamla: No, there is no monk or anyone live in this museum because all
the valuable things from the ancient time are kept here.
Kito: Really? Can we go inside and have a look at them?
Khamla: Certainly, let’s go.
Kito: Look at that Buddha image! Does it have a name?
Khamla: Yes, Prabang. And that’s a Lao national spiritual Buddha image.
Come this way! There are more for you to see.
4. Read and answer
ດິ
ະສ
- Where is Ho Prakeo?
- Have you ever visited this place?
ລຂິ
ວນ
Ho Prakeo
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Ho Prakeo is one of the
historic buildings and the oldest
temple in Vientiane. It was built in
1560 -1565 by the King
Saysethathirath as a royal temple
and the home of the Emerald
Buddha image. It was destroyed in
1779 and the Emerald Buddha
image was taken away. At that
time, not only Ho Prakeo temple,
but all the temples in Vientiane were
completely burned down by
ດິ
ະສ
Siamese. Ho Prakeo was renovated
and extended in 1811 – 1813 by the king Anouvong.
After the revolution in 1975, the temple was converted into a
ລຂິ
Buddhist national museum and a place for keeping nation’s finest collection
of Buddhist sculpture and artifacts. Ho PraKeo was called "Wat PraKeo"
ວນ
("Temple of the Emerald Buddha") during the time that the statue was in
residence there. It is now called "Ho PraKeo" ("Altar of the Emerald
ຫງ
Buddha") because only an altar is there; the Emerald Buddha image still
remains in Thailand as of today.
ສະ
Questions
1. When was Ho Prakeo built?
………………………………………………………………………
ສ
2. Who built it?

………………………………………………………………………
ວ.
3. What is the name of the Buddha image that still remains in Thailand?
………………………………………………………………………
ສ.
4. When was Ho Prakeo destroyed?

………………………………………………………………………
5. Who renovated it?
………………………………………………………………………
6. What kind of collection can you find there?
………………………………………………………………………
7. Why the names had been changed from Wat Prakeo to Ho Prakeo?
………………………………………………………………………
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5. Look and say
You and your friend are standing at the entrance of Ho Prakeo. Look at the
map and take turn giving the directions from where you are to the parking
lot, guard’s house, office, toilet…
ດິ
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
Example:
- Could you tell me/Do you know where the parking lot is?
ສ
- Walk along this footpath, …………..

ວ.

ສ.
Listen to the text and write true (T) or false (F) next to the sentence.
Example: Ho Prakeo is in Luang Prabang. __F___. (It’s in Vientiane).
1. Ho Prakeo is the new temple. _______
2. Ho Prakeo was built in 1576. _______
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3. Ho Prakeo was built by the King Anouvong. _______
4. Emerald Buddha image was taken away in 1779. _______
5. In 1881, Ho Prakeo was renovated. _______
7. Write
Write one paragraph about the temple in your village/district.
Example:
Wat Xieng Thong is an ancient temple ….………………………………
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ດິ
ະສ
….……………………………………………………………..…………
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ລຂິ
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ວນ
….……………………………………………………………..…………
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ຫງ
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ສະ
….……………………………………………………………..…………
….……………………………………………………………..…………
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Lesson 1 Staying healthy in hot weather
In this lesson students will learn about the symptoms and their causes
which commonly occur in hot weather.
1. Vocabulary
hot ຮອ
້ ນ vegetables ຜ ັກ
ດິ
ະສ
malaria ໄຂຍ
້ ງຸ washed ຖືກລາ້ ງ
careful ລະມ ັດລະວ ັງ fish ປາ
cool ເຢັນ healthy ສຸຂະພາບດີ
cooked food ອາຫານແຕງ່ ສຸກແລວ
້ symptoms ອາການ
sweat
ລຂິ
ເຫື່ ອ (ເຫື່ ອອອກ) shiver ສ່ນ
ັ (ໜາວສ່ນ
ັ )
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ
At the pharmacy
ວ.
Vanh is at the pharmacy buying some medicine for her son.

ສ.
Pharmacist: Good morning madam. Can I help you?

Vanh: Good morning. Have you got anything for a fever, please?
Pharmacist: Is it for yourself?
Vanh: No, it’s for my son. He has a terrible fever.
Pharmacist: Have you given him anything?
Vanh: Yes. I gave him some paracetamol, but it didn’t help.
Pharmacist: How long has he had the fever?
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Vanh: About four days. He seems to feel better, but then worse
again.
Pharmacist: Does he have any other symptoms?
Vanh: Well, he sweats and shivers a lot especially at night, and he
also has a headache.
Pharmacist: I think you should take him to see a doctor immediately. It
could be malaria.
Vanh: Oh, I’ll take him right away. Thank you for your advice.
Pharmacist: You’re welcome.
4. Read and answer

Read the dialogue above and answer the questions
ດິ
ະສ
1. Whom does Vanh want to buy some medicine for?
…………………………………………………………………...…
2. Where did she go to buy medicine?
ລຂິ
…………………………………………………………………...…
ວນ
3. What did she give to her son? And did it help?
…………………………………………………………………...…
ຫງ
4. How long has he had the fever?

…………………………………………………………………...…
ສະ
5. What did the pharmacist advise Vanh to do?

…………………………………………………………………...…
ສ
5. Read and answer

ວ.

- What do you do to keep your health fit?
ສ.
- Do you play any kinds of sport?
Staying healthy in hot weather

Many kinds of diseases are commonly found or occurred in areas
where the weather is hot such as diarrhea, dengue fever and malaria. People
must take precautions of eating, drinking and even clothing. You should
wear cool, light clothes, drink boiled water and eat cooked food.
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Vegetables and unpeeled fruits should be thoroughly washed. Fish and
meat should be well cooked, and you should avoid eating foods that have
been standing for a long time.
If you have diarrhea, you ought to drink a lot of clear liquid, like
water, lemonade or coconut juice. Diarrhea normally lasts about three days
or less. If it lasts longer and the patient starts vomiting or other symptoms
occur, the patient should go to see a doctor.
If you are sensible and careful, you can stay healthy at any time of a
year round.
ດິ
ະສ
Questions
1. What kinds of diseases are commonly found or occurred in hot

weather?
2. ລຂິ
…………………………………………………………………...….…..
To avoid getting the diseases when the weather is hot, what do you
ວນ
need to do?
……………………………………………………………...…….…..…
ຫງ
3. If you have diarrhea what should you do?

………………………………………………….……………...……..…
ສະ
4. How long does diarrhea normally last?

………………………………………………………………..…………
5. If diarrhea last longer than normal, what should you do?
………………………………………………………………….….……
ສ
ວ.
6. Listen and list

ສ.
Listen to the doctor’s advice how you should take good care of yourself if
you have dengue fever. Put the sentences in the right order. The first one
has been done for you.
________ Take paracetamol to relieve the fever.
________ Drink lots of water or coconut juice.
____1____ Don’t take aspirin.
________ Go to see the doctor immediately.
________ Eat fruit.
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Read the text in exercise 4 and make a summary of the lesson.
………………
……………….. ……………….
eat wear
……………… Staying healthy drink a lot of liquid

…………….. in hot weather
…………….
drink If you would ……………..
get diarrhea
ດິ
ະສ
……………..
………………..
If diarrhea last more than ………………..
………………………..
ລຂິ
ວນ
8. Puzzle
How many words can you find that relate to the sickness, food and drinks?
ຫງ
(Give at least 10 words)

ສະ
Example: C A C I N R O F P V S M
K O M R H I P E J C X O
ສ
headache
………… T H C D E F G V R T Y T
ວ.
………… L E M O N A D E L C N P
………… Y O E L N A I R A L A M
ສ.
…………
H S I F R U I T Z F M Y
…………
………… G K V E G E T A B L E S
………… R Q T D H I O J S O L W
………… P A X Y Z A U B U A L X
…………
W E R V C K E I P I C Q
…………
…………. L N G M W T U S X B C G
B E U B H E A D A C H E
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9. Write
Write a short story about the time you were sick. In your story, tell what
you had, describe the symptoms, and what you did. Use the past tense
form.
For example:
When I was ten, I had dengue fever. I had a terrible headache
……………….……………………………………………………………….……
……………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………
ດິ
ະສ
……………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………..
ລຂິ
……………………………………………………………….……………
ວນ
……………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………….……………
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Lesson 2 Staying fit
In this lesson students will learn about eating proper food and do exercise to
stay healthy.
1. Vocabulary
doctor ທາ່ ນໝໍ advice ການແນະນ ໍາ, ຄ ໍາແນະນ ໍາ

stomach ທອ
້ ງ, ກະເພາະ precaution ລະມ ັດລະວ ັງ
pickled food ອາຫານດອງ nurse ພະຍາບານ
fats ໍ ້ ັນ
ໄຂມ ັນ, ນາມ ໍ້
fruit juice ນາໝາກໄມ ້
ດິ
ະສ
exercise ອອກກາລ
ໍ ັງກາຍ outdoor activities ກິດຈະກາກາງແຈ
ໍ ງ້
patient ຄ ົນເຈັບ, ຄ ົນໄຂ ້ jogging ແລນ ່ ຊາ້ ໆ
boiled water ໍ ້ ມ(ແລ
ນາຕ ົ້ ວ້ ) trouble ບ ັນຫາ
fitness centre ສູນອອກກາລ
ໍ ັງກາຍ weight ໍ້ ກ
ນາໜັ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ
Lavanh is having some troubles with her stomach, so the doctor is giving
her some advice about eating.
ວ.
Doctor: Hello, Lavanh. How do you feel?

ສ.
Lavanh: Well, I feel better. But I am still having some troubles with my
stomach. What should I do?
Doctor: You should eat healthy food such as fruits, vegetables, eggs,
meat, and fish.
Lavanh: What kind of food shouldn’t I eat?
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Doctor: You shouldn’t eat food that contains too much fat and pickled
food.
Lavanh: What about drinks?
Doctor: You should drink boiled water, milk and fruit juice and avoid
drinking alcohol such a beer and whisky.
Lavanh: What else should I do, doctor?
Doctor: You should do some exercise. It’s good for your health.
Lavanh: Thank you very much for your advice, doctor.
Doctor: You are welcome.
ດິ
ະສ
Read the text and find the words/phrases, then match them with the picture
below.
ລຂິ
ວນ
Fitness maintaining good health.
What does fitness mean? Fitness means to be in good physical

ຫງ
shape and able to get around without becoming breathless. Firstly, to be fit
you must not be overweight. If you are overweight you need to be careful
ສະ
of your diet and avoid excess sugar and food that contains too much fat.
Secondly, it is necessary to exercise regularly. Some people like

ສ
farmers or construction workers get enough exercise just through their

ວ.
work. Others do their exercises by walking, cycling, playing football,

ສ.
volleyball, basketball, tennis and swimming. Those activities are all good
forms of exercises. The outdoor ones such as jogging, aerobics, hiking,
mountain climbing and cycling can provide excellent exercises as well.
People who live in crowded cities do not have many choices of

doing their exercises outdoor, so it is more convenient for them to go to a
nearby gym but it does not mean they could not stay fit.
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Therefore, you can see there are many choices to maintain your
fitness. No matter where you are and who you are, you always have the
opportunities to stay fit.
(1)………………… (2)………..…….....… (3)…………….….…
ດິ
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
(4)…………………. (5)……………..…… (6)………..……….
ຫງ
5. Read and answer

Read the text in exercise 4 again and answer the following questions.
ສະ
1. What does “fitness” mean?

…………………………………………………………………………
ສ
2. What do you have to do if you are overweight?

ວ.
…………………………………………………………………………
3. What do people do for their exercise?
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………………
4. What kinds of sports are mentioned in the text?
…………………………………………………………………………
5. What are the outdoor activities?
…………………………………………………………………………
6. Where do people in crowded cities do for their exercise?
…………………………………………………………………………
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Listen to the dialogue between the doctor and Lavanh and list all the food
and drinks suggested by the doctor.
………………… ………
………………… ….…
Should Should
Doctor’s suggestion Food

Drinks
ດິ
ະສ
Shouldn’t Shouldn’t
………………… ………………….
ລຂິ ………………….
ວນ
7. Grammar note
ຫງ
Have you ever had …..? = ເຈົາ້ ເຄີຍເປັນ .......................ບໍ່ ?

(Present perfect to ask question)
ສະ
Have you ever had a cough? Yes, I have.

Have you ever had flu? No, I haven’t.
ສ
Exercise
ວ.
Read the following sentences and put the correct form of verb has/have/had
into the blank.
ສ.
1. Have you ever …………. a terrible headache?

Yes, I……
2. How long …………. Lavanh had the fever?
She …..… had it for two days.
3. Have you ever …………… dengue fever?
No, we ………..…..
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8. Write
Write about your own experience, how you manage yourself to stay healthy.
To stay healthy I …………………………………………………….…

.…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
.………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………
ດິ
ະສ
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
ລຂິ
ວນ
9. Puzzle
Find the words that relate to food, drink and the names of the exercises
ຫງ
suggested by the doctor about stay healthy and physically strong. (10
Words)
ສະ
Example:
Milk O T V H P N M E S P V A
……………. W A T E R Z Q A D F G D
ສ
……………. A L Y O G A H K R E N Z
ວ.
……………. L J R P L E L D J K Q V
ສ.
K M F R U I T J U I C E
…………….
I N E U M W Q A O P T A
…………….
N B J N Y K L A B S Y I
…………….
G E V N C E R E A L S P
…………….
M O F I S H D P Z X E H
…………….
B U E N W O L J D K T S
…………….
N I Q G T R Z V E Q S B
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Lesson 3 At a doctor
In this lesson students will learn about common illnesses.
1. Vocabulary
Read and remember the meanings of the following words.
terrible headache ເຈັບຫົວແຮງ flu ໄຂຫ

້ ວ ັດໃຫຍ ່
high temperature ອຸນຫະພູມສູງ throat ຮູຄໍ
keep warm ຮ ັກສາຄວາມອ ົບອຸນ
່ chest ໜາ້ ເອິກ
prescription ໃບສ່ງັ ຢາ medicine ຢາ
ດິ
ະສ
fever ໄຂ ້ (ໂຕຮອ
້ ນ) thirsty ຫິວນາໍ ້
pharmacy ຮາ້ ນຂາຍຢາ liquid ໍ ້ ຂອງແຫຼ ວ
ນາ,

ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ
Mala is sick. She goes to see a doctor at the hospital.
At the doctor’s
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Mala: Good morning, doctor.
Doctor: Good morning. Have a seat, please. Now, what’s the problem?
Mala Well, I’ve got a terrible headache. I never had one like this
before. I think, I’m having flu.
Doctor: How long have you felt like this?
Mala: Since yesterday morning.
Doctor: Have you got a high temperature?
Mala Yes, I believe so.
Doctor: I see. Let me check your throat and chest… Yes, you’ve got flu.
I’ll write you a prescription to buy some medicine from a
ດິ
ະສ
pharmacy.
Mala what else should I do, doctor?
Doctor: You should drink plenty of liquid and keep yourself warm. If
ລຂິ
you are not getting better within two or three days, come and see
ວນ
me again.
Mala Thank you very much doctor. Goodbye.
ຫງ
Doctor: Goodbye.
ສະ
4. Read and answer

Read the dialogue again and answer the following questions.
ສ
1. What is the problem with Mala?

...............................................................................................................
ວ.
2. What does she think she’s having?

ສ.
...............................................................................................................
3. How long has she felt like this?
...............................................................................................................
4. Has she got a high temperature?

................................................................................................................
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5. What does the doctor check?
...............................................................................................................
6. What does the doctor give to Mala?
...............................................................................................................
7. What suggestions did the doctor give her?
...............................................................................................................

Read and complete the letter below by choosing the word in the box.
ດິ
ະສ
two cold fever feeling going
doctor yours will be cannot
ລຂິ 5 October 2013

ວນ
Dear Sir,
I’m sorry that I…………..come to school this week. I’m not
ຫງ
…………….. well. I have got a …………….. and a cough, and I

have had a …………..… for ……..….… days now. My mother
ສະ
is ……..….. to take me to see the ………….… this afternoon. I

……..….. probably ……….… back to school next week.
ສ
…………… sincerely,
ວ.
Sengchanh,
ສ.

Listen to the teacher and write the missing words.
Mala doesn’t feel better, so she goes back to see the doctor again.
Doctor: Sit down Mala. How ……..…... you feel, better?
Mala: No, not …………..
Doctor: Tell me what’s ………..…..
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Mala: I feel very tired all the time.
Doctor: That’s not good. Do ……………. have a high temperature?
Mala: Yes, I do.
Doctor: Do you ………….…enough water?
Mala: Yes, I drink lots of …………. What’s wrong with me, doctor?
Doctor: I’m ……… …… I’m going to have your blood……………..
7. Match
Match the sentences with the right pictures. The first one has been done.
1. He’s got a fever. 4. He’s got a cold
ດິ
ະສ
2. He’s got a cough. 5. She’s got a headache.
3. He’s got a toothache. 6. He’s got a stomachache.
For example:
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
A-5. She’s got a headache. B- ………………………..

ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
C-…………………………. D- ………………………..
E-…………………………. F- ………………………..
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8. Puzzle
Find words relate to the health and treatment. (8 words)
For example:
P I A E T C P K R N
Clinic
T H O S P L T A L T
…………….
D E Y I E I H W E Q
……………. M N O S Q N D R U G
……………. S I E R I I U P E D
……………. Z C R O E C M O S Z
……………. L I A T M A I U R E
W D X C N L K A U O
…………….
ດິ
ະສ
U E V O I E R T N Q
…………….
I M B D O U W Y O S
9. Write ລຂິ
ວນ
Write a letter to the teacher to inform him/her that you are sick and cannot
come to school. Read the text in exercise 4 again as your guideline to form
ຫງ
your own letter.
November 2013
ສະ
Dear Sir,
…………………………………………………………………………..
ສ
…………………………………………………………………………..
ວ.
…………………………………………………………………………..
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………..
Yours sincerely,
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Review Unit 1-5
In this unit students will review Unit 1-5 to improve their language skills.
1. Complete
Complete comparative and superlative adjectives in the table.
adjective comparative superlative

large
big
ດິ
fat
ະສ
thin
fast
quick
beautiful
ລຂິ
ວນ
handsome
important
ຫງ
2. Write
ສະ
Write five sentences about comparison, between two items or people.

Example: A laptop is smaller than a desktop.
1. ………………………………………………………………………
ສ
2. ………………………………………………………………………
ວ.
3. ………………………………………………………………………
ສ.
4. ………………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………………
3. Complete
Read each sentence and decide whether the comparative form or the
superlative form of the adjective.
1. His shirt is (dark)……………………… than my shirt.
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2. That basketball player is the (tall)…………………..one in the team.
3. Khamla is the (smart)……………………..girl in the whole school.
4. These are the (soft)………………………pajamas I have ever worn.
5. Phonenida’s sister is (short)………………….than my sister.
6. Why is everyone else (lucky)…………………….than me?
7. You are the (irritated)……………………….person I have ever met.
8. She seems to be (happy)……………………today.
9. Some people think that Russian language is the
(difficult)………………language.
ດິ
ະສ
10. I find math lessons can be (enjoyable)………………………than
science lessons.
4. Write
ລຂິ
ວນ
Write the full name of these acronyms
1. MoF
ຫງ
………………………………………………………………….…..
2. MoES
………………………………………..…………………………….
ສະ
3. MoFA
………………………………………..……………………………..
4. UNDP
ສ
…………………………………………………………..…………..
5. MoJ
ວ.
…………………………………………….…...…..………………..
ສ.
Listen and complete the text below by filling in the missing words.
Buses in Vientiane are cheap, convenient, and often provide (1)

……………….. service throughout the central area and the suburbs.
Passengers choose their buses by the number (2) ……………… shown
on the front. Most bus stops show which bus numbers stop there, give
details of where the buses go and may show a map of the other stops in
the area.
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Vientiane buses (3) ……….. vary according to the distance travelled.
The bus (4) ……………collects your fare on most buses. If passengers
are not sure of the fare, say where they want to go and they will be told
the cost.
The bus will normally stop where there is a (5) ……………. Bus
stop sign. In case the passengers would like to get off a bus “Request
Stop”, they have to raise their hands and ask for stopping.

Complete the text by using the words/phrases in the box.
ດິ
ະສ
eastern limestone known patriotic cotton
landscape inside bombing species development
ລຂິ Houaphan Province

ວນ
Houaphan Province is in north(1) ………..
Laos. It has abundant natural resources and a
rugged(2) ………..that used to be the base of the
ຫງ
Lao People’s Party during the Indochina War. The

province is famous for its(3) …………. mountains
and caves, which have more than one hundred in
ສະ
the area. In the 1960s, Laos was caught up in the

conflict (4) ………. as the Vietnam War. During
the War, more than 20,000 people lived in a
ສ
'hidden city' they built(5) ………..the limestone

ວ.
peaks all around the area to try to survive daily

aircraft(6) …………raids directed by US forces.
ສ.
Local people were only able to farm or work at

night, so inside the caves they built everything they
needed for their society to survive, including
schools, hospitals, markets, a radio station and the
headquarters of the Lao(7) ………… Front, also
known as the Pathet Lao.
In Houaphan, The Nam Et-Phou Louei
National Protected Area has good ecotourism potential, with its high
numbers of tigers and other large wildlife(8) ………and low density of
population. The Wildlife Conservation Society is in the process of
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researching ecotourism (9)………………in the area that would provide
income to local communities in support of the conservation of tigers and
other threatened species.
Houaphan is famous for its Lao silk and(10) ………….weavings.
Visitors who are interested in learning about weaving and purchasing high
quality products at reasonable prices directly from the producers themselves,
Houaphan is the best place in Laos for them to visit.
7. Write
Write some advice to be healthy in hot weather by using should or
shouldn’t.
1. In hot weather you should…………………………………….……
ດິ
2. ………………………………………………………………….…...
ະສ
3. ………………………………………………………………….…...
4. ………………………………………………………………….…...
5. ……………………………………………………………….……...
ລຂິ
ວນ
Listen to the text and fill in the missing words.
ຫງ
That Phone Stupa
In Laos, there are many stupas. One

ສະ
of the most (1)………. stupa is That Phone in

Savannakhet Province. That Phone was
(2)………….over a long period between 557
ສ
and 700. The stupa's annual celebration

ວ.
(3)………. is held during the full moon

period in February. That Phone stupa is one
ສ.
of the most popular (4)…………..in the

Savannakhet. Around hundreds of visitors visit That Phone daily.
According to the legend and the beliefs of (5)………., this place
served as Buddha’s toilet for seven days and nights during the teaching of
Buddhist (6)………….. The sacred stupa is an important place of
(7)…………..for Buddhists from Laos and northern Thailand, so dressing
with(8) ………….is a must for all visitors. Women are required to wear a
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sinh (traditional long Lao skirt) before entering the temple grounds. The
skirts can be hired or bought at nearby stands and (9)……….. Freshly-
prepared(10) …………can also be bought from stalls within the temple
grounds. To get to That Phone from Vientiane, visitors can take a bus from
the Southern Bus Station or drive in their own vehicles along Road 13
South for seven to eight hours until reaching Savannakhet province.
9. Puzzle
Find and circle the comparative adjectives for the following words:
cheap, happy, slow, small, fast, old, good
ດິ
k r e c h e a p e r
ະສ
Cheaper
h a c f p o i m n v
a z x w s l o w e r
p a e
ລຂິo q w e r t y
ວນ
p u a r i o p a s d
i f s s m a l l e r
ຫງ
e j i e k l z x r c
r v e b f a s t e r
ສະ
n m r a s d f g g h
j l m o l d e r g r
ສ
b e t t e r n t i b
ວ.
w p o l i t e m b q
ສ.
10. Read and tick

Read and tick the right answer.
1. Travelling by bus in Vientiane city can be?
a. Expensive but convenient.
b. Cheap and convenient.
c. Inconvenient.
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2. What are the delicious traditional foods of Luang Prabang?
a. Laap and papaya salad.
b. Noodle soup and Lap.
c. Jeo bong and Orlam.
3. Wat Phou is ……….. than Angkor Wat.

a. newer
b. older
4. Ho PraKeo was built in

a. 1560-1565.
ດິ
ະສ
b. 1561-1566.
c. 1562-1566.
5.
ລຂິ
Ho Prakeo was built by ………………
ວນ
a. King Sisavanvong.
b. King Saysethathirath.
ຫງ
c. King Anouvong.
6. Ho Prakeo was renovated and extended in

ສະ
a. 1811 -1813.
b. 1911- 1813.
ສ
c. 1011- 1913.
ວ.
7. If you get diarrhea what should you do?

a. Drink Pepsi and orange juice.
ສ.
b. Drink coffee and milk.

c. Drink water, lemonade and coconut juice.
8. How long does normal diarrhea usually last?
a. 3 days.
b. 7 days.
c. 10 days.
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9. What are the outdoor activities?
a. Gymnastics, ballet.
b. Jogging, aerobics, hiking, mountain climbing.
c. Weigh lifting, yoga.
10. Where should I visit in Luang Prabang?

a. The Plain of Jars.
b. Wat Phou.
c. Phousi temple.
ດິ
ະສ
11. Write
Look at the pictures and write the sentences.
What’s the matter with him/her?
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
……………………… ……………………..
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
……………………… ……………………..
……………………… ……………………..
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Lesson 1 What’s AIDS?
In this lesson students will learn about the causes and the symptoms of
AIDS.
1. Vocabulary
attack ຮຸກຮານ,ໂຈມຕີ immune ພູມຄຸມ້ ກ ັນ appear ປະກ ົດໃຫເ້ ຫັ ນ
syndrome ກຸມ່ ຂອງອາການພະຍາດ infection ການຕິດເຊື້ອ
ດິ
ະສ
develop ພັດທະນາ needle ເຂັມ blood ເລືອດ
້ ່ ໍ ກະດູກ
joint pain ປວດຂໍຕ sauna ອ ົບອາຍນາໍ ້ citizen ປະຊາຊ ົນ
red rash ຜືນແດງ transmit ຖາ່ ຍທອດ muscle pain ເຈັບກາ້ ມຊີ້ນ
ລຂິ
symptoms ອາການຂອງພະຍາດ pregnant ຖືພາ chills ເຢັນ
ວນ
syringe ຫຼ ອດສ ັກຍາ/ເຂັມສ ັກຍາ paralysis ເປັນລອ
່ ຍ, ອ ໍາມະພາດ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ

ວ.
Khamtan is a secondary school student. He is preparing his presentation

about AIDS; he doesn’t know much about it, so he asks his father for a help.
ສ.
Khamtan: Could I ask you a few questions, dad?

Dad: Ok. What could I do to help?
Khamtan: What are the differences between HIV and AIDS?
Dad: HIV is the virus which attacks the T-cells in the immune
system and AIDS is the syndrome which appears in advanced
stages of HIV infection. People who get HIV will develop
AIDS.
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Khamtan: How HIV is transmitted?
Dad: Hmm! HIV can be transmitted in several ways, you can catch
it by sexual contact with an infected person, by sharing
syringes and needles with an infected person, infected mother
can pass the virus to their babies before or during birth, and
babies can get it from their mothers’ milk.
Khamtan: Can we catch it by using the same towels or sharing clothes?
Dad: No, certainly not. We can’t catch HIV from mosquito bites,
sharing public toilets, showers, swimming pools, or saunas
touching and hugging a person who has HIV.
ດິ
ະສ
Khamtan: I understand more about HIV now. Thanks dad.
4. Read and answer

´ Answer the questions. ລຂິ
ວນ
- What do you know about AIDS?
- Is there a cure for AIDS?
ຫງ

What is AIDS?
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
sexual pregnancy, childbirth injection occupational blood transfusion

contact & breast feeding drug use exposure
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by a virus called

the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). People can have the HIV virus
for many years.
Sometimes, they do not know they are infected, and they can infect other
people. Most people who are infected with HIV will develop AIDS.
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Most people who are infected with HIV experience short flu-like illness that
occurs two to six weeks after infection. After this, HIV often causes no
symptoms for several years.
The most common symptoms are: fever, sore throat, a red rash and other
symptoms can include: tiredness, joint pain, muscle pain, chills, sweat,
weakness and loss weight.
HIV is not passed on easily from one person to another. The virus doesn’t
spread through the air like cold and flu viruses. HIV lives in the blood and
in some body fluids. Ways of getting HIV include;
x Sharing needles, syringes and other injecting equipment.
x From mother to baby before or during birth or by breastfeeding.
ດິ
ະສ
x Blood transfusion.
x Sexual contact.
But the virus cannot be transmitted by handshake, hugging, kissing,

sneezing, touching, and sharing the same toilet, swimming pool, towels,
ລຂິ
baths or contact with animals or insects such as mosquitoes.
ວນ
At present there is no cure for AIDS. There are more and more cases of
HIV infection every year, so prevention is very important.
ຫງ
Governments are encouraging all citizens, especially teenagers in all

schools to learn more about HIV and AIDS, how virus can be transmitted
ສະ
and how to avoid catching it and how to protect themselves from getting
HIV infection.
Questions:
ສ
1. What is the full name for AIDS?

ວ.
……………………………………………………………………
2. What is the full name for HIV?
ສ.
……………………………………………………………………
3. How does HIV pass on from one person to another?
……………………………………………………………………
4. What are the symptoms of people who have HIV?
……………………………………………………………………
5. Why is the protection against HIV so important?
……………………………………………………………………
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5. Read and list
Read the dialogue and text in exercise 3 and 4 again. Make two lists: one
list of ways that HIV can be transmitted, and one list of ways that HIV
cannot be transmitted.
HIV
HIV can be transmitted HIV cannot be transmitted
ດິ
ະສ
6. Read and tick ລຂິ
ວນ
Read all the questions and tick the correct answer.
ຫງ
1. What is HIV?
a. A virus.
ສະ
b. A bacterium.
c. A fungus.
ສ
2. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

ວ.
a. HIV is a virus and AIDS is a bacterial disease.

b. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
ສ.
c. There is no difference between HIV and AIDS?
3. Is there a cure for AIDS?

a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Only available on prescription.
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4. Can people get AIDS from sharing the same cup with someone who
has HIV?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Only if you don’t wash the cup
5. Can insects transmit HIV?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Only mosquitoes
ດິ
ະສ
6. How can you know if someone has HIV or AIDS?
a. Because of the way they act.
b. They look tired and ill.
ລຂິ
c. There is no easy way to tell.
ວນ
7. Which practice puts someone at risk of becoming infected with HIV?
a. Kissing.
ຫງ
b. Sharing the same toilet with an infected person.

c. Sexual contact.
ສະ
7. Write
Write short paragraph about AIDS.
ສ
……………………………………………………………………………
ວ.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
ສ.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 2 What is malaria?
In this lesson students will learn about the causes and the symptoms of
malaria.
1. Vocabulary
sweat ເຫື່ ອ threaten ຂ່ມົ ຂູ່ treatment ການຮ ັກສາ
parasite ້ ກາຝາກ
ເຊືອ mature ໃຫຍເ່ ຕັມໄວ release ປົດປ່ອຍ,
screen ແຜນ
່ ຈໍ/ໜາ້ ຈໍ spray ສີດ, ພົ່ ນ insecticide ຢາຂາ້ ແມງໄມ ້
ດິ
ະສ
weeds ຫຍາ້ parasite ້ ກາຝາກ
ເຊືອ community ຊຸມຊ ົນ
prevent ປ້ອງກ ັນ, ຂ ັດຂວາງ shrubs ພຸມ່ ຫຍາ້ bloodstream ສາຍເລືອດ

complication ພະຍາດແຊກແຊງ infect ຕິດເຊື້ອ precautions ການປ້ອງກ ັນລວ່ ງໜາ້
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ

A teacher is talking to students about malaria.
ສ
Student: Sir, what is malaria?

Teacher: Malaria is infectious disease.
ວ.
Student: Where can we find malaria?

ສ.
Teacher: It commonly can be found in tropical area.

Student: What is the cause?
Teacher: It’s caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which passed on to
the people from whom had been bitten by the mosquitoes that
carrying the parasite.
Student: What about the symptoms?
Teacher: Well, the early symptoms can be noticed, such as having a
headache, aching muscle, diarrhea, vomiting, especially with
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children, lacking of energy, losing an appetite and a coughing.
If these symptoms have occurred they should see the doctor
immediately.
Student: Oh! I see. Thank you very much, teacher.
4. Read and answer

- Have you ever heard about malaria?
- Have you ever had malaria?
- How do people catch with malaria?
ດິ
ະສ
What is malaria?
Malaria is a life-threatening disease. It is caused by a parasite that is
ລຂິ
passed from one person to another by the bite of infected Anopheles
mosquitoes.
ວນ
After being infected, the parasites travel through the bloodstream up to
ຫງ
the livers, where they become mature and release another form, the
parasites enter the bloodstream and infect red blood cells.
ສະ
There are four different kinds of malaria, but only two of them are
found in Laos. The more serious form is Falciparum Malaria (Or jungle
fever).
ສ
ວ.
A person with a serious type of malaria needs to have some medical

treatments very quickly because it can develop itself into the jungle fever
ສ.
that has killed approximately 95% of its victims.
Since 1638, quinine has been used to treat malaria. Quinine is made
from the bark of a tree. In 1945 a new drug, Chloroquine, was developed.
This is much more effective in preventing and treating malaria.
It is important to protect ourselves from malaria; these are some

precautions that we follow:
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xWear long sleeves and cover your legs, especially at night.
x Make sure windows and doors are screened to prevent entry of
mosquitoes into the house.
x Use a bed net while sleeping.
x Spray home and surrounding areas with insecticide to kill mosquitoes.
x Clear out shrubs and weeds around the house where mosquitoes can be
hiding.
Malaria is one of the major causes of death to millions of people around
the world. It could lead to many complications such as; Dengue, paralysis
and coma. So we must get rid of mosquitoes by keeping surrounding areas
clean so that our family and community can be safe.
ດິ
ະສ
Questions:
1. How do people catch malaria?
……………………………………………………………..………
2. Which kind of malaria is the most dangerous?
ລຂິ
………………………………………………………………..……
ວນ
3. What do doctors use to treat malaria?
………………………………………………………………….….
ຫງ
4. How can you avoid getting malaria?

ສະ
………………………………………………………..……………
5. Why is it so important to protect ourselves from getting malaria?
………………………………………………….……….…….……
ສ
ວ.
5. Read and Match

ສ.
Read the text again and match the Lao meanings in the box with the correct
English words and phrases.
ໜາວສ່ນ
ັ ້ ຟານຊີປາຣອມ
ເຊືອ ້ ກາຝາກ
ເຊືອ
ຍຸງອາໂນແຟນ ເຫື່ ອອອກ ປອ
້ ງກ ັນ
ໄຂຂ ຶ້ ສະໜອງ
້ ນ ເປື ອກໄມ ້ ຢາປ້ອງກ ັນ
ອາການ ຢາ ສາເຫດຫຼ ກ
ັ
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1. parasite =…………………. 2. Anopheles = ………………..…
3. prevent = ……….………… 4. Falciparum = ………….………
5. symptoms = ……………… 6. drug = …………..……………..
7. bark = .…………………… 8. shivering = …………..………..
9. major causes= ……………… 10. vaccine= ……………..…….
11. sweating=………………….. 12. Cerebral malaria=……………...
6. List
There are a lot of passive verbs in the text.
How many can you find? Write a list in your notebook and say what tense
ດິ
ະສ
each verb is.
For example:
is caused (present)
…………………………………….
……………………………………. ລຂິ
ວນ
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
ຫງ
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
ສະ
7. Complete
Complete the sentences with passive verbs. Use the verbs in the brackets.
1. Malaria is caused by parasite. (cause)
ສ
2. The parasite by the mosquitoes. (pass)?

ວ.
3. Quinine from the bark. (make)

ສ.
4. A new drug for treating malaria in 1945.(develop)

5. The more serious type of malaria Falciparum.(call)
6. There are four different types of malaria; two of them in
Laos.(find)
7. Mosquitoes net to avoid getting malaria.(use)
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8. Speak
Work in pair. Practise this dialogue between a pharmacist and a customer.
Customer: My brother has been sick for three days.

sister
son
daughter
Pharmacist: What are his symptoms?

her
ດິ
ະສ
Customer: Well, he’s = he has got a terrible headache.
ລຂິ
she’s=she has got a very high fever.
ວນ
sweating a lot.
vomiting a lot
ຫງ
Pharmacist: I think you should take him to see a doctor.

her
ສະ
It could be something serious.
9. Write
ສ
Write a paragraph about disease that you know: the causes, symptoms and
ວ.
prevention.
…………………………….……………………………………………
ສ.
………………………………………………………………….………
……………………………………………………………………….…
……………………………………………………………………….…
………………………………………………………………….………
……………………………………………………………………….…
……………………………………………………………………….…
……………………………………………………………………….…
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Lesson 3 What is bird flu?
In this lesson students will learn the causes and the symptoms of bird flu.
1. Vocabulary
poultry ສ ັດປີ ກ mammals ສ ັດທີ່ລຽ້ ງລູກດວ

້ ຍນ ົມ properly ຢາ່ ງເໝາະສ ົມ
survive ລອດຊີວດ
ິ respiratory ກຽ່ ວກ ັບການຫາຍໃຈ diarrhea ຖອກທອ
້ ງ
pneumonia ໂຣກປອດໃຄ ່ worldwide ທົ່ ວໂລກ identified ບ່ງົ ບອກ, ຊີບ

້ ອກ
ດິ
ະສ
nausea ປຸນ
້ ທອ
້ ງ feverishness ໄຂໂ້ ຕຮອ້ ນ fatality rate ອ ັດຕາການເສຍຊີວດ
ິ

ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

Phetsamone is talking to a friend, Khamsone at the school.
ສະ
Phetsamone: Khamsone, Have you ever heard about bird flu?

Khamsone: Yes, I have.
ສ
Phetsamone: I don’t know much about bird flu, could you tell me more?
ວ.
Khamsone: Certainly, bird flu is caused by a virus. The disease is found

ສ.
in birds and poultry.

Phetsamone: Can bird flu be transmitted to human?
Khamsone: Yes, it can be transmitted to people who eat uncooked meat
from infected bird. It can also be caught by contact with
their faeces and other bodily fluids
Phetsamone: What are the symptoms?
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Khamsone: Symptoms such as having headache, muscle pain, sore
throat, coughing sometimes, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
are most likely to happen to people who come into contact
with bird flu.
Phetsamone: How can people avoid getting bird flu?
Khamsone: Well, you always wash your hands properly before and after
handing meat. It is important to make sure that you wash
and clean the meat and eggs properly and cook it so that the
virus can’t survive.
ດິ
ະສ
Phetsamone: I see. Thanks.
4. Read and answer

´
ລຂິ
Answer the questions.
ວນ
- Have you ever heard about bird flu?
- What do you know about bird flu?
´
ຫງ

What is bird flu?
ສະ
Bird flu, avian flu is caused

by a type of influenza virus that is
hosted by birds, and may also infect
ສ
several species of mammals. It was

ວ.
first identified in Italy in the early

1900s and is now known to exist
ສ.
worldwide.
Areas of world that have

mainly been affected are Indonesia,
Vietnam, parts of Cambodia, China,
Thailand, and Europe. Strains of avian influenza virus may infect various
types of animals, including birds, pigs, horses, seals, whales and humans.
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Bird flu or avian flu can be
transmitted to humans by eating
uncooked meat from infected birds.
It can also be caught by contact
with their faeces and other bodily
fluids. Infected feathers and
dropping on bird cages may also
contribute to the spread of the virus.
We don’t know whether bird flu

can be passed from person to person. So
far, cases of bird flu have involved people
ດິ
ະສ
working or living with birds, often in very
poor conditions.
The symptoms are similar to those
ລຂິ
of other kinds of flu, such as sore throat,
ວນ
aching muscles, headache, cough and
feverishness. More severe symptoms
include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, eye infections and could ultimately lead
ຫງ
to pneumonia and respiratory failure. One symptom which is seen in many

patients is the infection of the lower respiratory tract. Expert believes that
ສະ
difficulty in breathing develops around five days after the first symptoms.
The precautions that we have to follow always wash your hands

properly before and after handing meat. It is important to make sure that
ສ
you wash and clean the meat and eggs properly and cook it so that the virus
ວ.
can’t survive. If you’ve flu-like symptoms you should go to the hospital

immediately because unlike seasonal flu the disease has a much higher
ສ.
fatality rate.
Questions:
1. What is bird flu?
………………………………………………………………………
2. Which areas have mainly been affected?
……………………………………………………………………….
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3. How do we catch bird flu?
……………………………………………………………….………
4. What are the symptoms?
………………………………………………………………….……
5. How can you avoid getting bird flu?
………………………………………………………………….……
5. Ask and answer

Work in pair. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about the text.
Example:
ດິ
ະສ
A: What is bird flu?
B: Bird flu is a virus.
B: Where can we find the disease?
ລຂິ
A: We can find the disease in birds and poultry.
ວນ
ຫງ
Listen and fill in the missing words.
Bird flu is (1) by a virus, the (2) is found in birds and

ສະ
poultry. There are many (3) countries have mainly been (4)
__________such as: Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, China and Thailand.
ສ
We can get bird flu by eating (5) meat from infected birds
ວ.
and contact with their faeces and other bodily fluids.

The (6) are similar to other kind of flu such as: sore throat,
ສ.
muscles ache, headache, cough and (7) they will have nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea and eye infection.
You have to wash your hands (8) before and after handing meat
to (9) getting bird flu, besides that you have to cook meat
and eggs properly so that the virus can’t (10) .
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7. Speak
Walk around the class and ask other students about AIDS, malaria and bird
flu, and then write in the table.
For example:
A: What are the causes of AIDS?
B: AIDS is caused by a virus called the Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV)
AIDS Malaria Bird flu
ດິ
ະສ
causes
symptoms
ລຂິ
ວນ
precautions
ຫງ
8. Write
ສະ
Use the information in the table to write paragraph about AIDS, malaria and
bird flu.
AIDS ………………………………………………………………………..
ສ
…………………………………………………………………………..…..
ວ.
………………………………………………………………………..……..
Malaria
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………………..…..
…………………………………………………………………………..…..
…………………………………………………………………………..…..
Bird flu
………………………………….…………………………………….…….
…………………………………….………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………….………..
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Lesson 1 Where is Laos?
In this lesson students will learn to describe and talk about the locations.
1. Vocabulary
approximately ປະມານ,ໃກຄ້ ຽງ longitude ເສັ ້ນແວງ
area ພື້ນທີ່ ,ເຂດ lowland ພື້ນທີ່ ລຸມ

່ ຕາ່ ໍ
ດິ
ະສ
characterized ບ ັນຍາຍລກ
ັ ສະນະ multi-ethnic ປະກອບດວ້ ຍຫຼາຍຊ ົນເຜົ່າ
degree ອ ົງສາ peninsula ແຫຼ ມ
distinct ແຕກຕາ່ ງ plain ທົ່ ງພຽງ
estimate
ລຂິ
ປະເມີນ, ຕີລາຄາ plateau ພູພຽງ
ວນ
foothill ຕີນພູ, ຮອ
່ ມພູ population ພົນລະເມືອງ
landlocked ບໍ່ ມີທາງອອກສູທ

່ ະເລ reach ຢື້ , ຮອດ, ເອື້ອມ
ຫງ
latitude ເສັ ້ນຂະໜານ stretch ຢຽດ, ຂຶງອອກ, ຍືດອອກ

ສະ

ສ

ວ.

ສ.
Kham has got a scholarship. He’s been studying abroad and now he is
meeting a new classmate, Jim.
Kham: Hello, my name is Kham. I’m from Laos.

Jim: Hi, I’m Jim. I am from Italy. Nice to meet you.
Kham: Nice to meet you, too.
Jim: You said, you’re from Laos. Where is Laos?
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Kham: It’s a small country in Southeast Asia, surrounded by China,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Jim: What is the capital city of Laos?
Kham: Vientiane.

- What do you know about Laos?
- What is the official name of Laos?
- Where is Laos located?
ດິ
ະສ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
Laos or the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is located in the heart

ວ.
of the Indochina Peninsula, at latitude of 14 to 23 degrees north and

longitude of 100 to 108 degrees east. It is the only landlocked country in
ສ.
Southeast Asia.
Laos shares borders with China to the north, Cambodia to the south,
Vietnam to the east, Thailand to the west, and Burma or Myanmar to the
northwest.
Laos has a total area of 236,800 square kilometres (km2) which
230,800 square kilometres is land and another 6,000 square kilometres is
water.
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The highest point in the country is Phou Bia, reaching 2,820 metres,
that is located in Xieng Khouang province.
Laos is a multi-ethnic country. In 2012, the population of Laos was

estimated about 6,700,000. Approximately 60 percent of the population
lives in the lowland other 40 percent lives in the foothill and in the
mountain areas.
Laos is divided into 18 provinces, including Vientiane Capital.

Provinces are further divided into districts and then villages.
Complete the mind map
China …… …… …… ………
ດິ
ະສ
ລຂິ
surrounded by ……….
ວນ
countries
ຫງ
the highest point is Laos has an area of

…………………. ……………… km2
ສະ
6000 km2 is
ສ
located in …………… ………………

province km2 is land ……………
ວ.
ສ.
estimated population of
…………………people
60% lives in the 40% lives in the

………………… …………………………………
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5. Ask and answer
Work in pair, write the correct responses and take turns to ask and answer
these questions.
What is the official name

of Laos? The official name of Laos is the Lao
People’s Democratic Republic.
Where is Laos situated?

………………………….
ດິ
ະສ
What country does Laos
share borders with?
………………………….
ລຂິ
What is the total area of
ວນ
Laos?
………………………….
ຫງ
Name the highest point

in Laos?
………………………….
ສະ
What is the estimation of

Lao population?
ສ
………………………….
ວ.
ສ.
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Listen and put the missing words into the blanks.
Laos is characterized by three distinct regions – (1)………………,

plateaus, and plains. The mountains and plateaus (2) ………. up three-
quarters of the total area. The three (3) ………….. mountains in the
country are all located in the Phou Ane (4) ……………… in Xiengkhouang
province. They are (5) ……………… at 2,820 metres, Phou Xao at 2,690
metres and Phou Xamxum at 2,620 metres. The Phou Luang (Annamite
Range) stretches from (6) ………….. on the Phouane Plateau down to the
ດິ
ະສ
Cambodian (7) ……….. The others are the Nakai Plateau in Khammouane
(8) ……………. and the Bolaven Plateau in Southern (9) …………..,
which is over 1,000 metres above (10) …………… level.
ລຂິ
ວນ
7. Rearrange
Make correct sentences.
ຫງ
1. Laos / the / is / in / Southeast / landlocked / country / only / Asia

……………………………………………………………………
ສະ
2. the / with / Lao / countries / shares / PDR / borders / five

……………………………………………………………………
ສ
3. highest / in / is / Phou Bia / Laos / point /in / the / Xiengkhouang

ວ.
……………………………………………………………………
4. the / 6,700,000 / of / was / about / estimated / Laos / population
ສ.
……………………………………………………………………
5. are / provinces / then / districts / divided / villages / into / and
……………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 2 Rivers in Laos
In this lesson students will learn to describe and talk about the rivers in
Laos.
1. Vocabulary
basin ແອງ່ , ອາ່ ງນາໍ ້ permission ການອະນຸຍາດ

crisscross ້ ຕ ັດກ ັນ, ຜາ່
ສວນທາງ, ເປັນເສັນ tide ກະແສນາໍ ້
delta ສ ັນດອນ provide ຈ ັດຫາໃຫ້

້ ຢູ່ກ ັບ ້ ຍນາໍ ້
ດິ
ຂຶນ ຫວ
ະສ
depend stream
extinct ມອດ, ດ ັບ, ສາບສູນ supply ແຈກຈາ່ ຍ, ສ່ງົ ສະບຽງ
flood ໍ້ ວ
ນາຖ ້ ມ tropical ທີ່ ກຽ່ ວກ ັບເຂດຮອ
້ ນ
hydropower ກາລ
increase ລຂິ
ໍ ັງ, ພະລ ັງງານຈາກນາໍ ້
້
ເພີ່ ມຂຶນ
vapour
species
ໍ້
ອາຍ (ນາ)
ສາຍພັນ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ

ສ
Somsack: Sila, what are you going to do after class?

Sila: Well, I’m not sure. I might go swimming in the river.
ວ.
Somsack: Really? That sounds fun.

ສ.
Sila: Yes. My house is close to the river, so I often go swimming

there. Would you like to come with me?
Somsack: I’d love too. But first, I have to ask my parents for permission.
Sila: That’s good. You’re a good boy.
Somsack: I think you are lucky to have a house that’s close to the river.
Sila: Yes. I am and I also believe that all of us are lucky to have so
many crisscross rivers in our country.
Somsack: Yes, you are right.
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4. Read and answer
- Could you name some of the rivers in Laos?
- What is the longest river in Laos?
- Are rivers important to Lao people? Why?
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Rivers in Laos
Laos has many crisscross rivers that create lakes and streams along
their ways. The Mekong River runs from the North to the South it has a
length of 1835 km.
Rivers are the energy sources. The electricity is created by strong
ດິ
ະສ
current from the rivers running through hydropower plans. More than half
of electricity that is used in the lower basin of the Mekong River has been
produced within the country.
Nam Ou River flows from Phongsaly to Luang Prabang. It has a length
ລຂິ
of 448 km. Nam Beng River is 215 km in length. It’s in Oudomsay
Province.
ວນ
Nam Tha River flows from Luang Namtha to Bokeo. It has a length
of 325 km.
Nam Khan River runs between Houaphan and Luang Prabang. It has
ຫງ
a length of 90 km.
Nam Ngum River flows from Xieng Khouang to Vientiane province.
ສະ
It has a length of 354 km.

Nam Kading River in Borikhamsay province has a length of 103 km.
Se Bang Fai River runs between Khammouane and Savannakhet. It
has a length of 239 km.
ສ
Se Bang Hieng River in Savannakhet province has a length of 338

ວ.
km.
Nam Selanong River has a length of 115 km.
ສ.
Nam Sedon River runs between Saravane and Champassak. It has a

length of 192 km. Nam Sekong River flows from Saravane and Sekong to
Attapeu province. It has a length of 320 km.
Questions:
1. What is the length of the Mekong River from the North to the South of
Laos?
…………………………………………………………………………..
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2. Where can you find Nam Beng River?
…………………………………………………………………………..
3. What is the length of Nam Khan River that runs between Houaphan
and Luang Prabang?
…………………………………………………………………………..
4. What is the name of the river that within three provinces?
…………………………………………………………………...……...
5. Read and Match

Read the text and match each paragraph with its main ideas.
1 Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia
that runs pass through China, Myanmar, Laos,
ດິ
ະສ
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Its estimated length
is 4,200 km. It is the world’s 12th longest river.
2 During the early months of year, there isn’t much
rainfall so the river calmly flows. The heavy rain
ລຂິ
usually begins in May. In September, Many rivers are
ວນ
pouring water into the delta of Vietnam and water levels could increase
up to thirty times of its normal. The tide could be as high as twenty
metres in some areas.
ຫງ
3 Over 50 million people are not only depend on the Mekong Basin as a
food source but also producing crops such as; fish, rice, and vegetables.
ສະ
The Mekong Delta provides 40% of Vietnamese food supply. Each year
when the river levels rise, many species of fish swim upstream into
nearby lakes to lay their eggs then return to the river during the river
ສ
levels fall.
ວ.
4. Like other countries in Southeast Asia, the Lao PDR also depends on the
Mekong River as a main food source, water supply and a major route for
ສ.
transport goods from the north to the south in all weather conditions.
The main ideas of each paragraph:

A Million of people depend on The Mekong basin as a major food source.
B The Mekong River is very long.
C The Mekong River is the main food source and route for transport goods
in Laos.
D The flow of the Mekong River extremely changes in different time of
year.
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6. Complete
Complete the sentences by writing suitable words in the blanks.
1. The Mekong River ________ passes through six countries.
2. In some areas the tide can be as high as _______ twenty metres in wet
season.
3. Forty percent of Vietnamese food supply comes from the Mekong
_______ .
4. The Mekong is all weather ______ for transport goods from the north
to the south.
5. Each year when the river levels rise many ________ of fish swim
upstream into nearby lakes.
ດິ
ະສ
This text contains some of difficult adjectives; try to guess what they mean,
then complete the sentences with the strong adjectives.
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
Travelers can go by air from Vientiane to Pakse, then continue on their

ສ
trip by bus to Khonephapheng.

ວ.
The waterfall surrounded with thick forest, several of wide plants and
gorgeous tropical birds. This region is also popular in fruits.
ສ.
The waterfall has its own beauty. Huge volume of water tumbles over
natural barrier of rocks, creating a heavy veil of water vapour over the
rapids.
Further down the river, travelers might be lucky enough to see some
pakha – the famous Mekong dolphin. These fascinating fish only can be
found in this region, but sadly, they are almost extinct.
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Language note
There are two kinds of adjectives in the text:
ordinary adjectives: thick, wide, famous, beautiful, heavy, lucky
strong adjectives: gorgeous, delicious, huge, fascinating
Strong adjectives are like very + ordinary adjectives

gorgeous = very beautiful
delicious = very nice (used with food and drinks)
huge = very big
fascinating = very interesting
Here are some more examples:
ດິ
ະສ
ordinary adjectives - strong adjectives
good excellent
bad terrible
afraid terrified
small
ລຂິ tiny
ວນ
surprised amazed
ຫງ
Exercise
ສະ
Choose the correct adjectives to fill in the blanks.

1. Maly is ________ of snake.
2. A mosquito is a ________ insect.
ສ
3. Thong did very well in his math test. He got an _________ mark.
ວ.
4. There was a _______ flood in Vientiane in 1966.

ສ.
5. When the first dinosaur bones were found, people were _____ by their
sizes.
6. I haven’t read a _____ book like this before.
7. Luang Prabang has _____traditional food such as jeobong and orlarm.
8. Khonephapheng waterfall is __________ and __________.
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Lesson 3 ASEAN Countries
In this lesson students will learn about ASEAN countries.
1. Vocabulary
accelerate ເຮັ່ ງຮີບ association ສະມາຄ ົມ, ການຮວ

່ ມກ ັນ
adherence ການເກາະຕິດ institution ສະຖາບ ັນ
aim ມຸງໝາຍ,
່ ປະສ ົງ integration ການຮວມກ ັນເປັນອ ັນໜຶ່ງອ ັນດຽວ
include ຮວ່ ມຢູ່ນ ໍາ legal ຖືກຕອ
້ ງຕາມກ ົດໝາຍ
ດິ
ະສ
objective ຈຸດປະສ ົງ charter ກ ົດບ ັດ, ອະນຸຍາດກາມະສິ
ໍ ດ
compete ແຂງ່ ຂ ັນ principal ຫຼ ກ
ັ ການ, ສາລະສ ໍາຄ ັນ
development ການພັດທະນາ realization ການເຮັດໃຫເ້ ປັນຈິງ
dialogue partnerຄູເ່ ຈລະຈາ regional ພູມພ
ີ າກ, ທອ
້ ງທີ່
economic ລຂິ
ເສດຖະກິດ sociology quiz ການຕອບ-ຖາມວິທະຍາສາດສ ັງຄ ົມ
ວນ
establish ຈ ັດຕງ,ັ ້ ສາ້ ງຕງຂຶ
ັ້ ນ້ stability ສະເຖຍລະພາບ, ຄວາມຄ ົງທີ່
growth ການຈະເລີນເຕີບໂຕ support ອຸດໜູນ, ສະໜັບສະໜູນ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ

ວ.
Somphone: Hi, Sopha! Where are you going?

ສ.
Sopha: I’m going to the library. I need some more information about
ASEAN countries.
Somphone: Why do you need to know about ASEAN?
Sopha: Because I’m in the school sociology quiz competition next
week. Do you know anything about ASEAN countries?
Somphone: Yes, of course. There are a total of ten ASEAN member
countries and Laos is one of them.
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Sopha: When did Laos become a member of ASEAN?
Somphone: On the 23rd of July, 1997.
4. Read and answer and answer

- What do you know about ASEAN?
- How many countries are the members
of ASEAN?
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
ດິ
ະສ
ASEAN or Association of Southeast Asian Nations was established on
August 8, in 1967. The first ASEAN member countries are Thailand,
Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines and Singapore. In 1984 Brunei
ລຂິ
Darussalam joined in as a member and Vietnam soon followed and became
a member in 1995. Laos and Myanmar became members in 1997.
ວນ
Cambodia is the last country that joined in and became a member in 1999.
There is a total of ten countries as of today.
ຫງ
ASEAN has ten Dialogue Partners: Australia, Canada, China, EU,

India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United
States. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) also has a
ສະ
dialogue status.
Questions:
ສ
1. When was ASEAN established?

ວ.
………………………………………………………………
2. How many countries does ASEAN comprise?
ສ.
………………………………………………………………
3. What are the first ASEAN member countries?
………………………………………………………………
4. When did Laos become the member of ASEAN?
………………………………………………………………
5. How many Dialogue Partners does ASEAN have?
……………………………………………………………….
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Listen to the information about the ten ASEAN countries and complete the
table.
Flag country area population capital city official

language
Brunei …… km2 381,371 Bandar Seri …………..

Begawan
A 181,035 ..... million Phnom Khmer

……….. km2 Penh
ດິ
ະສ
S Indonesia 1,919,440 ……… …………. Bahasa
km2 million Indonesia
E
……… ລຂິ 236,800
km2
6.7 million
………….
Lao
ວນ
A Malaysia 329,758 26.24 Kuala ................
km2 million Lumpur Melayu
ຫງ
N ………… 678,500 …. million Naypyi- Burmese

km2
ສະ
daw
The 298,170
Philippines km2 …. million …………. English
ສ
ວ.
Singapore ……. km2 4.48 Singapore ………….

million
ສ.
………… 513,115 65.4 …………. Thai

km2 million
Vietnam 331,689 88 million

km2 …………. …………
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6. Speak
Work in pair. Take turn to ask and answer the questions about ASEAN
countries, using the information from the table in Exercise 5.
Example: What is the total area of Brunei?
What is the estimated population of Vietnam?
What is the capital city of Malaysia?
What is the official language of The Philippines?
7. Look and write

Look at the table in Exercise 6 and put the missing word into the blanks.
1. The capital city of __________ is Kuala Lumpur.
ດິ
ະສ
2. English is the official language of __________ and ____________.
3. Indonesia is the world’s largest island with an area of _______ km2.
4.
ລຂິ
Myanmar has a _____________ of 48 million people.
______ has an area of 236,000 km2 with a population of 6.5 million.
ວນ
5.
ຫງ

Use the correct words in the box to complete the following passage.
ສະ
Asian promote economic principles objectives

cultural law framework Nations provides
realization
ສ
ວ.
The Association of South East …Asian…(1) Nations (ASEAN) aims to

accelerate …………(2) growth, social progress and ……………….……(3)
ສ.
development in the region and to …….…. (4) regional peace and stability
through the rule of …….…. (5) and adherence to the ……..…… (6) of the
United …………. (7) Charter. The ASEAN Charter, which entered into
force on 15 December 2008, ……….… (8) a legal and institutional
………… (9) to support the .................. (10) of ASEAN's ……….. (11),
including regional integration.
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9. Write
Write about one of the ten countries in Exercise 5. Read it to the class and
ask for the name of the country.
Example: The country has an area of 329,758 square kilometers and a
population of 26.24 million. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur.
The official language is Bahasa Melayu.
The class says: “Malaysia”

………………………………………………………………….…………….
………………………………………………………………….…………….
………………………………………………………………….…………….
ດິ
ະສ
………………………………………………………………….…………….
………………………………………………………………….…………….
………………………………………………………………….…………….
ລຂິ
………………………………………………………………….…………….
ວນ
10. Puzzle
ຫງ
Find the names of the ten ASEAN countries in the crossword below.
ສະ
M A L O S I A T E I V
Y I C A M M Y A N M E
A M A L A Y S I A A R
ສ
N D M N L A I N M L O
ວ.
M N B R A N N D C M P
ສ.
L A O S S M G O A B A
A L D P I A A N M R G
O I I L S R T E B U N
L A A O S E H S O N I
P H I L I P P I N E S
T T H V I L L A N I D
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Lesson 1 Seasons in Laos
In this lesson students will learn about the seasons in Laos and find the
information from the graphs.
1. Vocabulary
according to ອີງຕາມ period ໄລຍະເວລາ
ດິ
ະສ
altitude ລະດ ັບຄວາມສູງ rainfall ໍ້ ນ
ປະລິມານນາຝ ົ
average ຄາ່ ສະເລຍ
່ temperature ອຸນຫະພູມ
dry season ລະດູແລງ້ valley ລຸມ ່ າໍ ້
່ ແມນ
generally
humid ລຂິ
ໂດຍທົ່ ວໄປ
ອ ົບເອົ້າ
variable
vary
ທີ່ ປຽ່ ນແປງໄດ ້
ປ່ຽນແປງ
ວນ
highest ສູງສຸດ especially ໂດຍສະເພາະ
lowest ຕາ່ ໍ ສຸດ wet season ລະດູຝນ
ົ
ຫງ

ສະ
ສ

ວ.

Sack: Have you decided what to do on New Year Holidays?
ສ.
Thong: I think I will go to my hometown in Xiengkhouang.

Sack: Why don’t you stay here and enjoy celebrating the New Year with
us?
Thong: I love to. But I have to take some winter clothes to my family. In
December and January the weather in Xiengkhouang is very cold.
The temperature at night could easily drop to 0oC.
Sack: Really? I don’t know much about the climate in Laos.
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- What is the climate like in Laos?
- Do different parts of Laos have different weather?
Read the text and answer question below.
Laos-climate and seasons
Laos is a tropical region in Southeast Asia. The climate is generally

hot and humid. There are two seasons in Laos – the dry season and the wet
season (or rainy season). The dry season begins in November and ends in
April. The wet season begins in May and ends in October.
ດິ
ະສ
The average temperature and rainfall are varied in different parts of
Laos according to latitude and altitude. In the lowland the average daytime
temperature is high – around 25oC all year round. The coolest months are
ລຂິ
December and January, where temperature could drop to 15oC in most parts
ວນ
of the country, in Xiengkhouang could easily drop to 0oC during night time.
March and April are the hottest months; temperature could reach 38oC,
especially in the south. During most of the rainy season, the average
ຫງ
daytime temperature is around 29oC in the lowland, and around 25oC in the
highlands.
ສະ
The driest time of year is in March and May. During this time there
is a little rainfall. The wettest month of year is in August. Rainfall is very
ສ
variable in different parts of the country. The mountainous areas have more
rain than the lowland areas. The annual rainfall could be as high as 3,900
ວ.
mm.
*25oC = twenty-five degrees Celsius
ສ.
a) Complete these sentences.

1. There are two seasons in Laos; the _____ season and the ____ season.
2. In Xiengkhouang, the ____________ could be as low as 0oC.
3. August is the ___________ month.
4. During the rainy season, the average daytime temperature in the
_____________ is 25oC.
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b) Use the correct word or phrase from the brackets to complete the
sentences.
1. The weather in January is ______ than in March. (cool/cooler/coolest)
2. In April there is _________ rain than in June. (fewer/less)
3. There is much _________ rain in the highland than in the lowland.
(more/fewer/less)
4. August has _________ rain. (the more/many/the most)
5. Vientiane is not as cool _______ Xiengkhouang. (as/than/the)
5. Match
Look at the graphs. They show the rainfall each month during a period from
ດິ
ະສ
March to October in four cities. Look at the information below. Match each
piece of information with the correct city.
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
A In May, the rainfall was 370 mm, but the wettest month was June, with
390 mm of rain. ) _______________ .
ສ.
B July was the wettest month, with 280 mm of rain. There was more rain
in October than in September. ) ________________ .
C More rain fell in September than in any other month – 380 mm. April
was quite dry, with only 40 mm of rain. ) ________________ .
D There was a lot of rain in May – 270 mm. Then June was fairly dry,
with only 95 mm. The month with the highest rainfall was July. )
________ .
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6. Ask and answer
Here are four graphs showing the average high and low temperatures for the
same four cities during the same period. Work in pair, take turn to ask and
answer the questions using information from the graphs.
Example:
A: What was the highest temperature in Luang Prabang in September?
B: 31oC.
A: Which month has the lowest temperature in Vientiane?
B: March.
A: What was the hottest month in Savannakhet?
B: May.
A: Which city has the lowest temperature in March?
ດິ
ະສ
B: Luang Prabang.
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Complete
Complete the text by using information from the graph above.
In Pakse during the period of March – October 1993, the wettest month was
(1) ______________, with 380 mm of (2) _______________. The (3)
___________ month was May, with (4) ____________ temperature of
36oC. The driest month in this period was (5) __________, when only 35
mm of rain fell. The (6) __________ temperature in March was 19oC.
7. Write
ດິ
ະສ
Write about the temperature and rainfall in Luang Prabang, Vientiane or
Savannakhet by using information from the two graphs and Exercise 7 as a
model.
ລຂິ
………………………………………………..………………………………
ວນ
…………………………………………………..……………………………
ຫງ
…………………………………………………………..……………………
……………………………………………………………………..…………
ສະ
……………………………………………………………………..…………
…………………………………………………………………………..……
ສ
ວ.
………………………………………………………………………..………
ສ.
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Lesson 2 The weather forecast
In this lesson students will learn to talk, listen and write about the weather
forecast.
1. Vocabulary
cancel ຍ ົກເລີກ perfect ດີຫຼາຍ, ສ ົມບູນແບບ

chance ໂອກາດ remain ຄາ້ ງຢູ,່ ເຫຼືອຢູ,່ ຍ ັງຢູ່
clear ແຈງ້ thunderstorm ຝ ົນຟ້າຄະນອງ
ດິ
ະສ
strange ແປກປະຫຼ າດ windy ລ ົມແຮງ
cloudy ມີເມກເຝື້ອ

ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ
Thong: Sith, do you have any plans for tomorrow?

Sith: I don’t know. I want to go swimming but
ສ
I heard the weather isn’t going to be nice.

ວ.
Thong: Really? What was the forecast?

ສ.
Sith: The weatherman from the radio said that it’s

going to rain.
Thong: That’s strange! According to the newspaper, it’s going to be
sunny.
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Listen to the weather forecast and complete the table below by tick (9) the
correct boxes.
Northern Laos Central Laos Southern Laos
windy
sunny
wet
ດິ
ະສ
fine
warm
cool
ລຂິ
ວນ
5. Complete
ຫງ
Complete the text by using the information from the weather forecast and
ສະ
the table in Exercise 5.

The north of Laos ___________ be windy, wet and ______________
tomorrow. There will be heavy ___________ all day.
ສ
It will ___________ fine and sunny in __________ Laos, with the highest
ວ.
_____________ of 32oC.
ສ.
In the south, the thunderstorms _____________ stop this evening.

Temperatures will remain ____________ .

Here are three dialogues about the weather. The first dialogue is in
Champasack, the second one is in Xiengkhouang and the third one is in
Vientiane. Use the words in the boxes to complete the dialogues.
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1) Phet: Hi Som. Have you heard about the
_________ forecast for tomorrow?
Som: Yes. The weatherman said that it will be
hot and __________.
Phet: Will it ___________?
Som: No, not tomorrow. But it might rain
___________. sunny tonight rain
good weather
Phet: That’s ______. We can go fishing.
2) Sone: Hi, May! What do you think the
ດິ
ະສ
weather ______ be like tomorrow?
May: Well, the weatherman _______that
ລຂິ
it will be very ________.
ວນ
Sone: Mm… Is there a chance of ______?
May: According to the forecast, it ______
ຫງ
rain in the afternoon. said will rain bad

Sone: Oh! That’s _______ news. We’ll might picnic cloudy
ສະ
have to cancel our ________ .
3) Maly: The __________ is perfect. Let’s

ສ
go swimming.
ວ.
Seng: Do you think it will be

ສ.
________ all day?

Maly: I think so. The ________ is clear.
Seng: But the weatherman said, “It
________ rain later”.
hope nice could
Maly: Well, I _________ the weatherman is
weather sky
wrong.
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7. Speak
Make a list of all the questions about the weather in the dialogues above,
and then ask your partner about the weather forecast.
Example:
Do you know, what

the weather forecast is
for tomorrow? Yes. The weatherman said
that it will rain in the
morning but the sky will
ດິ
ະສ
be clear in the afternoon.
…………………...
…………………?
ລຂິ
ວນ
…………………...
ຫງ
…………………?
ສະ
ສ
8. Write
ວ.
Write about the weather forecast in three provinces; use the information
from Exercise 4 and 5 to help you.
ສ.
Example:
This is Somphone Sorasinh with the weather

report from Laomai radio. It’s hot and
sunny in Champasack today. The
temperature here is thirty-two degrees
Celsius. Yes, it’s a hot and sunny day.
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…………………………………………
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
ດິ
ະສ
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
ລຂິ
…………………………………………
ວນ
ຫງ
ສະ
ສ
ວ.
ສ.
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Lesson 3 The weather in Europe
In this lesson students will learn about season and talk about the weather in
Europe.
1. Vocabulary
autumn ້ ່ນ
ລະດູໃບໄມລ ົ icy ເຍ ັນຈ ົນເກືອບແຂງ
bright ່ ງໃສ, ສ ົດໃສ, ເຫຼຶ້ອມ

ຜອ last ຕະຫຼ ອດເຖິງ, ຍາວນານເຖິງ
changeable ປ່ຽນແປງໄດ ້ mild ບໍ່ ຮອ

້ ນບໍ່ ໜາວ, ປານກາງ
ດິ
ະສ
colourful ມີສສ
ີ ັນ, ເຕັມໄປດວ
້ ຍສີນາໆ shower ຝ ົນຕ ົກ
ice-skating ໍ້
ສະເກັດນາແຂງ turn ກາຍເປັນ
extremely ຢາ່ ງເຕັມທີ່ spring ລະດູໃບໄມປົ່້ ງ
foggy
ລຂິ
ເຕັມໄປດວ
້ ຍໝອກ summer ລະດູຮອ
້ ນ
ວນ
incredibly ຢາ່ ງເຫຼືອເຊື່ ອ winter ລະດູໜາວ
ຫງ

ສະ

ສ

ວ.
Naly: Hi, Mina. This is Naly. I’m calling from Paris.

ສ.
Mina: From Paris! What are you doing there?

Naly: I’m visiting my aunt and her family.
Mina: What’s the weather like in Paris?
Naly: There isn’t much sunlight because it’s winter time.
Mina: Is it colder than in Vientiane?
Naly: Yes, it’s much colder than in Vientiane.
It’s often foggy and sometimes it snows.
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- What is the climate like in Europe?
- How is it different from Laos?
- How many seasons are there in Europe? What are they called?
There are four seasons in Europe and the weather

is very different from Southeast Asia. Spring begins in
ດິ
ະສ
March and ends in May. During the spring the weather is
warm and sunny. There are some showers. Trees are
beginning to have new leaves and later flowers. There
are various types of colourful flowers where people can
ລຂິ
enjoy looking at their beauty in this time of year in Europe.
ວນ
Summer begins in June and ends in August.
During the summer the weather is hot and sunny.
ຫງ
There’re also possibilities of having some light rain in

this season. Summer is the best time to have picnics
ສະ
with family and friends or enjoy going to the beaches.
Autumn begins in September and ends in

ສ
November. During the autumn the weather is cool and

ວ.
wet. There are lots of clouds in the sky and windy. The
leaves are turning brown and soon they begin to fall.
ສ.
The winter begins in December and ends in

February. During the winter the weather is very cold,
foggy and snowy, especially in northern parts of Europe.
People dresses in warm clothes and they enjoy ice-skating.
There isn’t much of sunlight during the day so days
become shorter and the nights are longer in winter.
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Complete the mind map
spring
…………
…
Season in
Europe
from……… from ………
to………… to………..
ດິ
ະສ
… Summer …………..
warm……
ລຂິ foggy………
ວນ
………… ……...……
from…… from..…
………… ………...…
ຫງ
… to……..
to……
ສະ
ສ
hot………… windy………
ວ.
…………… ……….……
ສ.
…………… ………….…
The weather
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5. Read and answer
Read the text in Exercise 4 and answer the questions.
1. Give the name of the coldest season in Europe?

……………………………………………………………..……..
2. In what season do leaves turning their colour and later fall?
………………………………………………………………..…..
3. What is the best season to have picnic and go swimming?
……………………………..……………………………………..
4. The International New Year day is fall in what season?
ດິ
ະສ
………………………………………………..…………………..
5. What is the best season that you can find various types of beautiful
flowers?
ລຂິ
………………………………………..…………………………..
ວນ
6. August is fall in what season?
……………………………………………………………..……..
ຫງ
6. Read and match

ສະ
a) Make sentences from the words/phrases in the table.
getting hot, (1) put my umbrella up.

ສ
very bright, turn the light on.

ວ.
getting dark, decide to sit in the shade.(1)

ສ.
It’s beginning to rain, so I didn’t bring my overcoat.

incredibly humid, decide to stay home.
pouring rain, put on my sunglasses.
quite warm, decide to have a bath.
extremely icy, decide not to drive.
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b) Think of more things you would do because of the weather condition and
get your partner to finish your sentences.
Example:
I put my raincoat on because I don’t

because……….. want to get wet.
because it’s
incredibly hot and I want to take a
humid. shower because…..
ດິ
ະສ
7. Write
ລຂິ
ວນ
Write 5 sentences that you did because of the weather, using the
information from Exercise b) and the past tense of verbs.
ຫງ
Example: It was incredibly hot and humid, so I wanted to take a

shower.
ສະ
1. …………………………………………………………………….…
2. …………………………………………………………………….…
ສ
3. ……………………………………………………………………….
ວ.
4. …………………………………………………………………….…
ສ.
5. …………………………………………………………………….…
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Lesson 1 People in Laos
In this lesson students will learn the formation of Lao population.
1. Vocabulary
linguistic ກຽ່ ວກ ັບພາສາ towards ໄປຫາ

across-the-country ທົ່ ວປະເທດ reduction ການຫຼຸ ດຜອ
່ ນ
shifting cultivation ການເຮັດໄຮເ່ ລື່ ອນລອຍ landlocked ບໍ່ ຕິດກ ັບທະເລ
ຊ ົນເຜົ່າ
ດິ
ປະກອບດວ
້ ຍ
ະສ
ethnic group comprise
earn a living ຫາລຽ້ ງຊີບ practise ປະຕິບ ັດ/ນ ັບຖື
slash and burn method ວິທີ ຖາງ ແລະ ຈູດ encroach ່ ງລາໍ ້
ບຸກລຸກ/ລວ

ລຂິ
ວນ
Listen and repeat the words/phrases in the box above after the teacher.
ຫງ

ສະ
Bobby: Manila, could you tell me what’s the size of Lao PDR.?
Manila: Yes, sure. Lao PDR has the area about 236,800 km2..
Bobby: What’s the size of the Lao population?
Manila: It’s about 6.8 million people who are living in 18 provinces.
ສ
Bobby: How many ethnic groups are there?

ວ.
Manila: Hmm. There are 47 ethnic groups.

Bobby: Where do most people live?
ສ.
Manila: Most people live in the countryside.

Bobby: How do they earn their livings?
Manila: Most of them practise slash and burn method to produce crop for
living.
Bobby: I see. Do you know the slash and burn method is very harmful to
the environment?
Manila: Yes, I know. Now the Government is working hard try to reduce
the number of the slash and burn method around the country.
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4. Read and answer
- What’s the size of the population of Laos?
- How many ethnic groups are there in Laos?
The population of Laos
Laos is a landlocked country with the area about 236,800 km2 and
population about 6.8 million people who are living in 18 provinces. Lao
population comprises 47 ethnic groups. Most of them who live in rural
areas still use the slash and burn method to produce crop for living, which is
very harmful to the environment. A large number of population are in the
ດິ
ະສ
centre of the town which situated along the Mekong River such as; Luang
Prabang, Vientiane Capital, Savannakhet and Pakse.
Although the population of Laos is diverse, there are only four major
ລຂິ
linguistic groups namely Mon-Khmer, Hmong-Mien, Chinese-Tibet, and
ວນ
Lao-Tai are used across the country. The official language is Lao (Lao-
Tai), and it is used as the instructional language in all schools.
Most Lao people practise Buddhism; however Animism is still
ຫງ
widely practised among a number of ethnic groups, especially in the remote

areas. In addition, some small groups of Lao people practise Catholic. They
ສະ
have practised since the time of the French colonial hunter conquered Laos.
Questions:
1. Where do most Lao people live?
ສ
………………………………………………………………….…
ວ.
2. What method of crop producing do the most people in rural areas use?
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………….
3. Where are a large number of the populations situated?
……………………………………………………………….……
4. What religion do most Lao people practise?
………………………………………………………………….…
5. What other religion do Lao people practise?
…………………………………………………………………….
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A: Read the text in exercise 4 and fill in the correct information.
languages area:……
Laos
Mon-Khmer Population:……..
Ethnic groups:…
B: Read the text in exercise 4 again and decide what these figures or
ດິ
ະສ
words are referred to.
1. 236,800km2
2. 6.8 million ລຂິ

ວນ
3. 18
ຫງ
4. 47
ສະ
5. official language

ສ
Listen to the teacher and answer the questions below.

ວ.
Questions:
1. Where is Luang Namtha?
ສ.
…………………………………………………………………….
2. What ethnic groups live in Luang-Namtha? (give three names)
…………………………………………………………………….
3. How do people earn their livings?
…………………………………………………………………….
4. Who come to invest in rubber plantation?
……………………………………………………………………
5. Where do people grow rubber trees?
……………………………………………………………………
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Read and complete the following passage by choosing the correct words in
the box to fill in the blanks.
invaders, generation, motherland, founded the, established,
negotiated, dynasties, feudalism, outstanding, patriotism
The struggle of Lao People

The struggle of Lao people has a long history in fighting against
foreign (1):…………. for the national independence. Patriotic heroes and
Lao people from one (2): …………...to another have continuously fought
for the construction and protection of their (3): ……………... Chao Fa
ດິ
ະສ
Ngum was the first king who successfully united numerous city states and
(4): ………. the Lanexang Kingdom, which was a unified kingdom (a
Unified State). The Lanexang Kingdom had a large territory that
encompassed the Mekong River in the middle of the country from the
North to the South.
ລຂິ
In the middle of the16th century, King Saya Setthathirat (5):
ວນ
…………. the capital in Vientiane. During the King Saya Sethathirat time
the economy grew steadily and the country was able to protect itself from
ຫງ
foreign invasion.
In the middle of the 17th century under the reign of King
ສະ
Suliyavongsa, the Lanexang Kingdom reached its golden age. A Dutch

delegation led by Van Wuysthoff officially (6):……………….the
establishment of a trade relation.
In the 18th century the Kingdom was split into three (7): ………….
ສ
and was invaded and controlled by Siamese (8): …………. However, the
ວ.
Lao people maintained their unity and frequently fought against Siamese
dominance. The most (9): ……………….. movement was the nation-wide
ສ.
campaign led by King Anouvong, a national hero.

In 1893, the French colonialism conquered Laos. This altered the
borders of the country. However, many patriotic national heroes such as
Pho Kadouat, Ongkeo, Ongkomadam and Chaofapatchai organized anti-
imperialism movements in many parts of the countries. Since the 1930s,
the battle of the Lao people has been closely connected to the battles of the
three countries in Indochina, which eventually led to the independence of
the nation in1954.
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In fact, the Lao people inherited the (10): …………… from their
ancestors and continued fighting for the National Independence. As a
result, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was established
on 2th December 1975.
A tip for writing: In writing a paragraph, writers should be aware of

its three important components such as: (a topic sentence, details or main
body, and concluding sentence)
1. Topic sentence = topic +main or key ideas (not more than three ideas the
maximum).
2. Main body = the explanation of each key idea. (this part of writing will
need to use signal words to link reasons or results), like
ດິ
ະສ
However, although, in addition,……
3. Concluding sentence = Signal words like (In summary, In conclusion, In
short, in fact, …) + a summary of main ideas.
Example: Topic: The struggle of Lao people
topic
ລຂິ
ວນ
Topic sentence: The struggle of Lao people has a long history in fighting against
foreign invaders for the independence of their nation
key idea
ຫງ
Main body: all paragraphs between topic sentence and concluding

sentence.
ສະ
signal word
Concluding sentence: In fact, the Lao people inherited the patriotism from their
ancestors and continued fighting for the National
ສ
Independence.
ວ.
Summary of main ideas

ສ.
8. Write
Write two paragraphs about the population in your village or the place you
know (the formation of people, ethnic, the way of earning their living…)
Example: My village is far from the city centre and the population
composes of many ethnic groups.
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 2 Mother and Child
In this lesson students will learn about the health situation of mother and
child in Laos.
1. Vocabulary
health ສຸຂະພາບ vaccination ການສ ັກຢາວ ັກຊິນ

situation ສະພາບ maternal mortality ການຕາຍຂອງແມ ່
cope ຮ ັບມື/ສູກ
້ ັບ pregnant ຖືພາ
remote ຫາ່ ງໄກ antenatal ກວດທອ
້ ງກອ
່ ນໃຫກ
້ າເນີ
ໍ ດ
ດິ
ະສ
lead to ນ ໍາໄປສູ່ midwife ແພດປະດຸງຄ ັນ
first priority ບຸລິມະສິດທີໜ່ ຶງ competent ຊ ໍານານ
establish ັ້ ນ
ສາ້ ງຕງຂຶ ້ mortality rate ອ ັດຕາການຕາຍ
improve
ລຂິ
ປັບປຸງ wellbeing ່ ່ ີ ດີ
ການເປັນຢູທ
ວນ
pay attention ເອ ົາໃຈໃສ ່ malnutrition ຂາດສານອາຫານ
infant mortality ການຕາຍຂອງເດັກ redress ແກໄ້ ຂ
against ຕາ້ ນ immunization ການສ ັກຢາສາ້ ງພູມຕາ້ ນທານ
ຫງ
adolescents ໄວໜຸມ
່ deal ຈ ັດການ
ສະ

ສ
ວ.

ສ.
Manikone: Hi, Phet. Where do you work?

Phet: Hi, Manikone. I work at Ban Phouxay Health Care Centre.
Manikone: Oh! Well. What’s the major health problem?
Phet: The major problem is the high mortality rate of mother and
child.
Manikone: How high is it?
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Phet: Well, the maternal mortality rate is about 470 death per
100,000 live births and infant mortality rate is about 98 per
1000 live birth.
Manikone: How do you deal with that situation?
Phet: The local village authorities and staff at the centre have been
encouraging people to come and use the services of the centre.
Manikone: How does the Government cope with the situation?
Phet: The Government stresses on building health care centre for
every village, especially in the remote areas.
Manikone: Do you think that will help reduce the mortality rate?
Phet: Yes, and I also believe people will come and use the services
ດິ
ະສ
of the health care centre. This will lead to the reduction of
infant and maternal mortality rate.
4. Read and answer

ລຂິ
ວນ
- What does midwife do at the health care centre?
- When do you go to the health care centre?
ຫງ

Mother and Child Health in Laos
ສະ
The maternal mortality rate in Laos is among the highest in the

region. In Laos, the maternal mortality rate is about 470 death per 100,000
live births. Today, the Lao government takes mother and child care as the
ສ
first priority task in the area of public health. Almost all villages in Laos
ວ.
now have access to health care centre. However, some villages in remote
areas still have no access to health care centre. The Ministry of Public
ສ.
Health is now planning to establish health care centre for all villages.
In conjunction with the mother health care, the government of Laos
pays more attention to the child health care because the infant mortality rate
or child mortality rate is also high among the age group of under 5. It is
about 98 per 1000 live births. To improve infant mortality rate, the
Ministry of Health stresses on immunization and vaccination against
diseases for every child. In the near future, the maternal and infant
mortality rates will be reduced to a certain level.
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5. Complete
Complete the mind map below.
Maternal mortality rate
Mortality rate
To improve Infant mortality rate

infant mortality
98 per 1,000 live
ດິ
ະສ
Read and complete the sentences below by using the information from the
text above.
1.
ລຂິ
The maternal mortality rate in Laos......................................................
ວນ
2. The maternal mortality rate is...............................................................
3. The Lao government takes ....................................... as the first priority.
ຫງ
4. ..........................villages in Laos now have access to health care centre.

5. In remote areas still have .............................. to health care centre.
ສະ
6. The government of Laos ............................................... to the child care.

7. The infant mortality ........................... among the age group of under 5.
8. The infant mortality rate is about ...................................................birth.
ສ
9. The Ministry of Health stresses on ............................... against diseases.

ວ.
10. In the near future, the maternal and infant mortalities rates ...............
ສ.
7. Read and answer

Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1. What is the maternal mortality rate in Laos?
……………………………………………………………..………
2. What does the Lao government take as the first priority task in the area
of public health?
…………………………………………………………..…………
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3. How many villages in Laos now have access to health care centre?
………………………………………………………………….…
4. What is the Ministry of Public Health planning to do?
…………………………………………………………………….
5. Why does the government of Laos pay more attention to the child
health care?
...........................................................................................................

Listen to the text and fill in the missing words by choosing correct words
in the box the box.
ດິ
ະສ
redress 35 per cent newborn goals at least
deliveries distribution obstacles competent access
ລຂິ
ວນ
Mother and child care
In the Lao PDR, only (1): ………….. of pregnant women have
ຫງ
received (2): ………….. one antenatal check-up. Only 20 percent of (3):

…………have been conducted by trained personnel. The percentage of
institutional deliveries is as low as 2.5 percent. There is poor (4):
ສະ
…………… and low utilization of maternal and (5): ………….. services.

There are insufficient trained midwives in the health system with poor
quality of care due to lack of (6): ………….. health service providers and
ສ
managers. There is limited (7): ………….to health care information and

ວ.
services, especially for the young people including adolescents and the
unmarried young people.
ສ.
Indeed, the major (8): ……………. to Lao PDR reaching its

Millennium Development (9): ……….. (MDGs) include high rates of
malnutrition seen in a number of provinces, and the high maternal
mortality ratio (MMR) nationwide. The United Nations (UN) health
agencies help Lao PDR to (10): ………… these barriers to national health
and development.
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9. Read and Complete
Read the text in exercise 8 and fill in the empty boxes with correct
information.
antenatal check-up
pregnant women
deliveries
mother and poor

child care
………………. low………………
ດິ
ະສ
……………………
10. Read and Match

ລຂິ
Read and match English with Lao translation.
ວນ
1. antenatal a. ໄວໜຸມ
່ /ໄວລຸນ
້
2. newborn b. ແພດປະດຸງຄ ັນ
ຫງ
3. pregnant cເກີດໃໝ ່
ສະ
4. midwife d. ກວດທອ
້ ງກອ
່ ນໃຫກ
້ າເນີ
ໍ ດ
5. adolescents e. ຖືພາ
ສ
11. Write
ວ.
Write a paragraph about a service of health care centre that you know.
ສ.
You may begin like this: A health care centre in my village provides a
service to......…………………………………………………..………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
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Lesson 3 ASEAN population
In this lesson students will learn about the people in ASEAN.
1. Vocabulary
Read and answer and remember the meanings of the following
words/phrases.
collective ລວມໝູ/່ ຮວ
່ ມກ ັນ immunization ສ ັກຢາສາ້ ງພູມຕາ້ ນທານ
depend on ້ ກ ັບ
ຂຶນ mutual ຊຶ່ ງກ ັນ ແລະ ກ ັນ
dialect ພາສາທອ
້ ງຖິ່ ນ range ໃນຂອບເຂດ
diversity ຄວາມຫຼ າກຫຼ າຍ relatively ປຽບທຽບໃນລະດ ັບໃດໜຶ່ງ
ດິ
ະສ
dynamic ປຽ່ ນແປງສະເໝີ respective ຕາມລ ໍາດ ັບ/ແຕລ່ ະ
formation ້
ປະກອບສາ້ ງຂຶນ solidarity ຄວາມສາມ ັກຄີ
identity ເອກະລ ັກ trip ການເດີນທາງ
ລຂິ
ວນ
ຫງ

ສະ

Manila is having a conversation with Linly at
ASEAN Youth Camp 2013.
ສ
Manila: Hi, where are you from?

ວ.
Linly: Hi, I am from Singapore, and you?

Manila: I’m from Laos. Singapore! Hmm, what’s the official language of
ສ.
Singapore?
Linly: There are many languages spoken in Singapore, but the
government recognises four official languages: English, Malay,
Mandarin, and Tamil. The national language is Malay, while
English is mainly used in the business and working language
fields.
Manila: Oh, I see. In Laos, we have many dialects as well, but the official
language is Lao.
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Linly: Where do you live in Laos?
Manila: I live in Vientiane Capital.
4. Read and answer

- What are ASEAN member countries?
- When did Laos become ASEAN member?
ASEAN population
The ASEAN region has a total
population of over 620 million, of
ດິ
ະສ
which over 60 percent belong to the
age group of 15 to 60. The region
therefore has a relatively young
population and has a relatively high
ລຂິ literacy rate ranging from 80.2

ວນ
percent to 99 percent. Most ASEAN
member countries have diverse
cultures, ethnic groups, and dialects,
ຫງ
in the population formation of their

respective countries.
ສະ
However, all ASEAN member countries have set some collective

slogans known as “one vision, one identity, one community” and “a unity in
ສ
diversity”. To make the communication among member countries easy, the

ASEAN leaders have decided to use English language as working language
ວ.
for communicating among member countries.

ສ.
There are a number of conferences, workshops, trainings, and

seminars of different levels of government officials each year. In addition,
more activities have been organized like cultural exchange, SEA games,
and ASEAN Youth Camp. The ASEAN Youth Camp aims to help young
people from all countries in the region to meet, work together and learn
about their diverse cultures and histories, toward greater solidarity and
mutual understanding for the establishment of a strong ASEAN
Community.
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Read the text in exercise 4 and fill in the empty boxes with correct
information.
ASEAN population
literacy rate official language
collective slogans
age group
ດິ
ະສ
6. Read and answer ລຂິ
ວນ
Read the text in exercise 4 and answer the following questions.
1. What is the population of ASEAN?

ຫງ
……………………………………………………………………
ສະ
2. What is the percentage of the age group from 15 to 60?

……………………………………………………………………
ສ
3. What is the range of literacy rate of ASEAN population?

ວ.
……………………………………………………………………
4. What are the slogans of ASEAN?

ສ.
……………………………………………………………………
5. What working language is used among ASEAN member countries?

……………………………………………………………………
6. What is the aim of ASEAN Youth Camp?

……………………………………………………………………
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Listen to the text and fill in the missing words by choosing the words in the
box.
immunization dynamic averaging facilities advanced,
young provided available stressed relatively
ASEAN human resource development
ASEAN countries have (1):................ on education to develop their

labour skill to cope with a (2):.............. change of global economy. The
literacy rate of the (3):............. population in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei
and Vietnam is high (4):.................. more than 90%. In other countries also
ດິ
ະສ
have (5):................ high literacy rates. Education policies within these
countries will bring them to the (6):................. economies in the near future.
Governments in the region have (7):................ free education at primary and
ລຂິ
secondary levels, which are (8):................. to all children.
ວນ
The provision of health care services to the population is another
important human development program. The health (9):................... and
services are provided differently both by country and within the individual
ຫງ
countries. The free (10):......................... programs in all these countries

have resulted in positive health outcomes.
ສະ

ສ
Read and complete the sentences below by using the information from the
ວ.
reading passage above.

1. The ASEAN population is around........................................................
ສ.
2. Around .................................belong to the age group from 15 to 60 year.

3. Most ASEAN member countries have ....................................... cultures.
4. English is used as .....................................for communicating among
ASEAN member countries.
5. The ASEAN Youth Camp aims to help young people from all countries
to learn about their diverse cultures and histories, toward .....................
............................. and mutual understanding.
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9. Write
Write a paragraph about the formation of population in your place.
You may begin like this: The formation of population in the place where I
live consists of people from different.
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
10. Puzzle
Read the simple clues in the table and write the correct words in the spaces
ດິ
ະສ
provided.
Cross Down
1. people live in one 1. age under 20 years
country
2. a record of a nation ລຂິ 2. grouping themselves to live as one
county
ວນ
3. a plan in mind for future 3. many different kinds
outcome 4. a mutual tie between people
ຫງ
4. a boundary of a certain 5. express characteristic of oneself

area 6. people practise regularly in a
community
ສະ
1 1 2
ສ
2 4
ວ.
3 3 5
ສ.
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Revision (7-10)
Malaria
Bird
Bird flu
flu
Unit 7 diseases
diseases
AIDS
AIDS
Where
WhereisisLaos?
Laos?
Geography
Geography Rivers
RiversisisLaos
Laos
unit (7-10)
Unit 8
Revision
ASEAN
ASEANcountries
ASEAN countries
countries
ດິ
ະສ
Seasons in Laos
Unit 9 Weather and climate The weather in Europe
The weather forecast
Unit 10 population Lao
Laopopulation
ລຂິ Lao population
population
Mother and child
Mother
Mother and
and child
ວນ
child
ASEAN
ASEAN population
population
ASEAN population
ຫງ

Read and complete the conversations below .
ສະ
Conversation 1:
A: Hello, my name is …………. I’m from Laos.
B: Hi,……………. Nice ……………. you.
ສ
A: ………………….. too.
ວ.
Conversation 2:
ສ.
A: ………., what are …………….to …… after class?

B: Well, …………………I may go ……………..
A: Really? That ……………... fun.
B: Would you like to ……….… with me?
A: I’d ……… too. But I ……….. ask my …………. for permission first.
Conversation 3:
A: Have ………………. what to do …………………….?
B: I think I will ………………………………….
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A: Why don’t you …………… and ……………………………..?
B: I love to. But I ……………………………..………………….
Conversation 4:
A: Could …….. tell me how ………. the Lao PDR.?
B: Yes sure, the ………………………………………………………..
A: What’s …………………….the Lao population?
B: It’s ……………………………………..living in 18 provinces.
A: How ………………. ethnic ……………….are there?
B: There ……………………………….
Conversation 5:
ດິ
A: Where ……. you …………..?
ະສ
B: I am now ………………………………………health care centre.
A: What’s the major ……………………………….. situation in Laos?
B: The major ………... is ………………………of mother and child.
A: How high is it?
ລຂິ
B: It’s …………………………………………………………
ວນ
2 Read and translate
ຫງ
Read the text below and translate it into Lao language.

Text 1:
ສະ
Laos is crisscross by a number of rivers around the country. These

rivers provide great potential for hydropower development. The Mekong
ສ
River flows through Laos 1.835 km from the North to the South. The Nam
Tha runs from Luang Namtha to Bokeo for 325 km. The Nam Ou flows
ວ.
from Phonsaly to Luang Prabang for 448 km. Oudomsay Province's Nam
Beng covers 215 km. The Nam Khan runs for 90 km between Houaphan
ສ.
and Luang Prabang.
The Nam Ngum runs 354 km from Xieng Khouang to Vientiane

province. The Nam Kading of Borikhamsay province is 103 km long. The
Se Bang Fai runs between Khammouane and Savannakhet for 239 km. The
Nam Selanong in Savannakhet runs for 115 km. The Se Bang Hieng of
Savannakhet province is 338 km long. The Nam Sedone flows for 192 km
between Saravane and Champassak. The Nam Sekong runs 320 km from
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Saravane and Sekong to Attapeu province. The last river runs through Laos
is the Se Kamane in Attapeu province. These rivers provide a high
potential of hydropower development that help Laos become the center of
white energy in the region.
ບ ົດແປ
……………………………………………………………………..…..……..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
ດິ
ະສ
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………..……
ລຂິ
…………………………………………………………………..……………
ວນ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
ຫງ
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
ສະ
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
ສ
ວ.
Text 2:
The season in Europe
ສ.
In Europe, the weather is very different from Southeast Asia. There

are four seasons. Spring starts from March to May. June, July and August
are the summer months. From September to November is autumn. The
winter months are December, January and February. The weather can get
very cold, especially in northern Europe. It can be foggy, and sometimes it
snows. The sun does not shine very much. The days are short and the
nights are long. Winter is the season for warm clothes, skiing and ice-
skating.
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ບ ົດແປ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
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ດິ
ະສ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
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……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
ລຂິ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
ວນ
………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
ຫງ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
ສະ
……………………………………………………………..…………………
………………………………………………………………………………..
ສ
ວ.
3 Read and match

Read the words/phrases below and match them with their Lao translations.
ສ.
A:
1. latitude of 14 to 23 degrees north a. ຕີນພູ
2. a foothill b. ເສັ້ນຂະໜານ 14-23 ອ ົງສາເໜືອ
3. longitude of 100 to 108 degrees east c. ປະເທດບໍ່ ມີທາງອອກສູທ
່ ະເລ
4. multi-ethnic country d. ເສັ ້ນແວງ100-108 ອ ົງສາຕາເວັນອອກ
5. landlocked country e. ປະເທດທີ່ ມີຫຼາຍຊ ົນເຜົ່າ
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B:
1. thick forest ົ້
a. ຕນໄມ ຫຼ
້ າກຫຼ າຍຊະນິດ
2. a wide variety of plants b. ປາ່ ຕຶບດ ົງໜາ
3. gorgeous tropical birds c. ໝາກໃມລ້ ົດຊາດແຊບ
4. delicious fruit d. ນ ົກເຂດຮອ້ ນທີ່ ງາມຫຼາຍ
C:
1. showers during spring a. ຂີເ້ ຝື້ອ ແລະ ຝນົ
2. It sometimes rains in summer b. ໃບໃມປ້ ່ຽນສີ
3. leaves turn colour c. ຝ ົນຕ ົກໃນລະດູໃບໃມປົ່້ ງ
ດິ
ະສ
4. cloudy and wet d. ບາງເທື່ ອຝ ົນຕ ົກໃນລະດູຮອ້ ນ
4. Read and list
ລຂິ
Read the text below and list subjects, verbs and adjectives.
ວນ
Mekong River in Laos
The Mekong River flows through Laos 1.835 km from the North to
ຫງ
the South. The River is the main navigation and provides food supply for
ສະ
Lao people. The Mekong River begins in China and runs through Laos,
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It flows through Laos from
Bokeo province to Khonephapheng in Champasack province. From the
ສ
past to present time, people who live along the Mekong River have used it
ວ.
as the main navigation route. People transport foods and products by

ສ.
boats on the Mekong. Lao people who live on the Mekong can go fishing
all year round. The best season to go fishing is in the wet season when the
water level is high. People can go fishing for their own consumption or
selling fish in market places. In conclusion, The Mekong River is the
main geographical component for Laos as it is the main source of foods
supply and navigation route.
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List of subjects, verbs
and adjectives
List of subjects List of verbs List of adjectives

1. the Mekong River 1. flows 1. main
2. ……………….. 2. ……………….. 2. ………………..
3. ……………….. 3. ……………….. 3. ………………..
4. ……………….. 4. ……………….. 4. ………………..
5. ……………….. 5. ……………….. 5. ………………..
6. ……………….. 6. ……………….. 6. ………………..
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ະສ
7. ……………….. 7. ……………….. 7. ………………..
8. ……………….. 8. ……………….. 8. ………………..
9. ……………….. 9. ……………….. 9. ………………..
10. ……………….. 10. ………………..
11. ………………..
ລຂິ 11. ………………..
12. ………………..
ວນ
13. ………………..
14. ………………..
15. ………………..
ຫງ
16. ………………..
17. ………………..
ສະ

ສ
Read and complete the text below using the words from the box.
ວ.
access international rental taking travelers

only metre travel ways destinations
ສ.
Travelling to tourist destinations

In Laos, there are many (1) ……… of travelling for tourists to reach
their (2) ……………. In Vientiane province tourists can (3) ……..by bus,
taxi (4) ……….., tuk-tuk, rental motorbike, car or van. In some provinces
tourists can (5) ……... travel by tuk-tuk, rental motorbike, car or van
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because there is no bus and taxi services. From Vientiane to other
provinces (6) ………… can travel by air or buses. If tourists want to go to
Khonephapheng, first they can choose to go by air or bus to Pakse then
continue on by (7) ………… a van, tuk-tuk, or rental motorbike to
Khonephapheng. If tourists want to go to Phongsaly province, they can go
by a bus or (8) ……..... van. There are two (9). …………… airports in
Laos , Wattay and Luangprabang Airport. In short, while tourists visiting
Laos they are able to (10) ………… to different ways of travel that can be
satisfied during their stays.
ດິ
ະສ
6. Read and notice
Read and notice the paragraph below to find out the topic sentence, detail
ລຂິ
sentences, and concluding sentence.
ວນ
Malnutrition in rural Laos
Topic sentence = Topic + main idea

ຫງ
Malnutrition in rural Laos has become a major problem.

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Most children in rural areas of Laos are facing serious malnutrition. They
are thin, short, and underweight because of lacking vitamins from 5 groups
of foods. In providing awareness and knowledge to people, the Ministry of
ສ
Education and Sports together with the Ministry of Public Health has
ວ.
launched a campaign on the reduction of malnutrition among children in

rural areas. The Ministry of Education and Sports has implemented school
ສ.
feeding and meal programs. The teams from the Provincial Education and
Sports Service have selected target schools in their respective province.
They cooperate with Student Parents Association. The teams requested the
parents to cook lunch for the children as they will supply flour, rice, kitchen
utensils and food to store at school. The teams from the Ministry of Public
Health are doing more for the health of children by giving them vaccination,
immunization and treatment.
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In conclusion, the cooperation between the Ministry of Education
and Sports and the Ministry of Public Health has helped reducing the
malnutrition among children in rural areas of Laos.
Signal word Summary of main ideas in the contents
7. Read and rearrange

Read and rearrange the sentences below into a correct order.
The average temperature and rainfall in different parts of Laos
1. The average temperature and rainfall in different parts of Laos varies
according to latitude and altitude.
ດິ
ະສ
2. The rainfall is very variable in different parts of the country. There is
more rain in the mountainous areas than in the lowland areas. The
annual rainfall may be as high as 3,900 mm.
3. ລຂິ
In conclusion, the average rainfall and temperature in Laos varies from
ວນ
place to place depending on latitude and altitude of the place.
1. In the lowland and the Mekong valley, the average daytime

ຫງ
temperatures over the whole year are high – around 25oC*. The coolest
months are December and January, with temperature dropping to 15oC
ສະ
in most parts of the country.
2. During the hottest period in March and April, temperature can reach
38oC, especially in the south.
ສ
ວ.
Answer:
………………………………………………………………………………..
ສ.
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
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Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past tense Past participle
be was/were been
become became became
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
ດິ
ະສ
build built built
burn burnt burnt
buy bought bought
catch
ລຂິ
caught caught
ວນ
choose chose chosen
cost cost cost
ຫງ
cut cut cut

dig dug dug
ສະ
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
ສ
drive drove driven

ວ.
eat ate eaten

ສ.
fall fell fallen

feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
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get got got (or gotten)
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
ດິ
ະສ
keep kept kept
know knew known
Infinitive Past tense Past participle
learn
ລຂິ
learnt learnt
ວນ
leave left left
lend lent lent
ຫງ
let let let

lose lost lost
ສະ
make made made

mean meant meant
meet met met
ສ
pay paid paid

ວ.
put put put

Read and answer Read and answer Read and answer
ສ.
ride rode ridden

ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
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sell sold sold
send sent sent
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
ດິ
ະສ
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole
ລຂິ stolen
ວນ
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
ຫງ
take took taken

teach taught taught
ສະ
tell told told

think thought thought
throw threw thrown
ສ
understand understood understood

ວ.
wake woke woken

wear wore worn
ສ.
weave wove woven

win won won
write wrote written
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University Press, 1998.
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Grammar Practice, English Language Teaching, Oxford, 1998.
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Liz & Soars, J. New Headway Beginner Student’s Book, Oxford
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University Press, 2006
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UBD & The Design Template, 2003 ASCD.
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The Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES) would like to

Viengkham PHONPRASEUTH Research Institute for Educational Sciences

Manoly DONGVAN Research Institute for Educational Sciences

Ammaly ALATHEP Research Institute for Educational Sciences

Viengkham SINGVONGSA Research Institute for Educational Sciences

Bouakeo VILAYLATH Phiawat Secondary School

Manivone PHAXAYAVONG Vientiane Secondary School

Bounthapany BOUNXOUAY Department of Secondary Education

Vangnou VANGHUANOUA Vientiane Province Education and Sports Service

Bounpanh CHANSOUPHO Muongxay Secondary School (Oudomxay)

Keovilay VIENGSOUVANH Thakhek Secondary School (Khammouane)

Sompasong LUANGLATH Sithanaxay Secondary School (Bolikhamxai)

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Unit 1 Hobbies ..................................................................................... 1

Lesson 2 At the airport ......................................................................... 36

Unit 4 Visiting places .............................................................. 46

Lesson 2 Getting around Vientiane ...................................................... 51

Lesson 3 Ho Prakeo .............................................................................. 56

Unit 5 Health and fitness ........................................................ 61

Unit 6 Revision ........................................................................ 76

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Unit 8 Geography .................................................................... 98

Unit 9 Weather and climate ................................................. 113

Lesson 3 ASEAN Population ............................................................. 138

Unit 11 Revision ...................................................................... 143

Irregular verbs ............................................................................... 151

Bibliography ................................................................................... 154

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hobby ສິ່ ງທີ່ ເຮັດໃນຍາມຫວາ່ ງ secret ຄວາມລ ັບ

2. Listen and repeat

Vilay: What are your hobbies, Boun?

Boun: I listen to music or play basketball. Those are my hobbies.

How about you, what are your hobbies?

Boun: Are you a good swimmer?

Vilay: No, not really. I am actually looking for a trainer.

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4. Ask and answer

2. What are Boun’s hobbies?

4. What can Boun do to help Vilay?

5. Where are they going to meet at 4:00 pm on Saturday?

6. What are they going to do there?

5. Read and answer

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Well, let me know about your hobbies, interests and ambition.

Thanks so much. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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1. Tara wrote the email to Chansamone ….T……

2. Chansamone would like to know about Tara’s hobbies, interests and

3. Tara wants to see Luang Prabang someday …………..

4. Tara would like to visit Luang Prabang now ………….

5. Tara has more than one hobby ……….

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