EASY GOING FOR GRADE-6

Contents

UNIT (2) THE HABIT OF READING

2.1 Reading

‘What is a good habit?’

2.2 Writing

A. Classifying good and bad habits

B. My reading habits

2.3 Listening

‘The Importance of Reading a Newspaper’

2.4 Speaking

‘Reading in pictures’ - Spot the difference discussion

2.5 Grammar: Degrees of Comparison

A. Complete the lists of comparative and superlative adjectives

B. Rewrite sentences using the comparative or superlative adjective.

UNIT (3) Summer Holidays

3.1 Reading

A. Travel items vocabulary

B. Travel items wordsearch.

3.2 Speaking

A. Dialogue: “My Trip to Singapore”

B. Conversation: “My Summer Holiday Plans”

3.3 Grammar: Wh- Questions

 A. Using ‘wh’ question words

B. Writing questions

UNIT (4) PEASANTS’ DAY

4.1 Reading about Peasants’ Day

Comprehension questions

4.2 Writing

A. Drawing of Peasants’ Day

B. Synonyms

C. Essay: ‘What I like doing on Peasants’ Day’

4.3 Listening

A. Conversation – about Peasants’ Day

B. Comprehension – True or False statements

4.4 Speaking

A. Telling the time

B. Conversations about time

4.5 Grammar: Useful Tips for ‘Time’

UNIT (5) FRIENDSHIP

5.1 Writing

A. Let’s write….
 B. Questions

C. Matching

5.2 Listening: ‘Love Yourself’ ….. Justin Bieber

5.3 Speaking: Dialogue between two friends

5.4 Grammar: Past Continuous Tense

UNIT (6) MINGUN SAYADAW

6.1 Writing

A. Questions

B. Short Essay: “Mingun Sayadaw”

C. Comprehension

6.2 Listening:

6.3 Speaking

UNIT (7) THE GLOBE

7.1 Writing

A. Labeling

B. Identify Latitude and Longitude

7.2 Listening: “Latitude and Longitude Song”

7.3 Speaking: “Continents and Oceans”

A. Questioning and Answering with partners

B. Discussion
Unit (2): The Habit of Reading

Objective-To develop the habit of reading English text for a few minutes everyday

2.1 READING

Read the question and answer given in the following paragraph:

What is a habit?

A habit is something that you regularly practice. Everyone has their different habits.
For example, doing exercise, getting up early in the morning, drinking coffee, and so on.
Reading is known as one of the best habits to practice. It is important because we can usually
find out many things we want to know about the world by reading. Reading makes you
smarter as you gain lots of knowledge, learn new words and concentrate better. In addition, it
is such a good way to relax and reduce our stress too. If we take time to reading a book daily,
it is possible to be transported to many different places. So, it is an amazing habit for us to
have. Just a few minutes reading every day can produce the habit of a lifetime, which will be
more valuable to you than gold or silver.
 2.2 WRITING

A. Classify the following actions into good habits and bad habits.

-Eating lots of sweets and chocolate -Eating with dirty hands

-Going to bed late -Praying to Buddha

-Reading books -Getting up early in the morning

-Doing physical exercise -Brushing your

-Eating fruit and vegetables -Taking a bath regularly

Good Habits Bad Habits

B. My reading habits

(Answer each question by writing a few sentences.)

(1) What habits do you already have?

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(2) What are your favorite books about?
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(3) Do you read every day? What are the benefits of daily reading?
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2.3 LISTENING

Listen to the audio, track number……. the importance of reading a newspaper.

Then, read the transcript of the dialogue between Rosy and Lucy:

Rosy: Hello, how are you?

Lucy: I’m fine. And you?

Rosy: I’m fine too. What are doing now?

Lucy: I’m reading a story book.

Rosy: Wow... that’s great! So, do you also read any newspapers regularly?

Lucy: Yes, I do. I read a newspaper called ‘Eleven’.

Rosy: How nice! Do you think reading regularly is essential for everyone?

Lucy: Of course! It helps to build a storehouse of general knowledge.

Rosy: Sound’s great! How does it help you to improve?

Lucy: We can learn about different current affairs in the world by

reading newspaper reports.

Rosy: Yes, you are right.

Lucy: I just want to recommend that everyone should read at least one newspaper daily.
Rosy: Thank you for your sharing.

Lucy: It’s my pleasure.

2.4 SPEAKING

Spot the differences between these two pictures of children reading, then
discuss your answers with your friends.

When you talk about the pictures, you can use the following questions to think about:

-How many people are in each picture?

-Where are they?

-What are they doing?

- What differences can you see?

- How many differences did you find?

2.5 GRAMMAR: Degree of Comparison

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What does Degree of Comparison mean?

Adjectives can change in form to show comparison, they are called Degree of
Comparison.

Degrees of Comparison

There are three Degrees of Comparison in English.

(1) Positive Degree

(2) Comparative Degree
(3) Superlative Degree

Positive tall useful early

Comparative taller more useful earlier

Superlative tallest most useful earliest

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EXPLANATIONS****

Ways of forming the Comparative and Superlative

(1) By adding -er, -est to the positive

Positive Comparative Superlative
e.g. long longer/-er longest/-est

(2) If the positive ends in ‘y’: change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ then add ‘er’ and ‘est’ to form the
comparative and superlative.

Positive Comparative Superlative

e.g. happy happier/-er happiest/-est

(3) By adding ‘more’ and ‘the most’ in front of the positive form
Positive Comparative Superlative

e.g. difficult more difficult most difficult

 Adjectives of more than two syllables, and many adjectives of two syllables, form the
comparative and superlative by adding more and most in front of positive.

(4) For a few adjectives, the positive, comparative and superlative forms are entirely
different.

Positive Comparative Superlative

e.g. good better best
bad worse worst

Let’s examine the following sentences.

Anne is taller than Lucy. (This is

Comparative)
Jessy is the tallest in the class. (This is
Superlative.)
Lucy is tall. (This is Positive.)

Hla Hla is a popular girl. (This is Positive.)

Phway is the most popular girl in the village. (This is Superlative.)
Shwe Sin is more popular than Hla Hla. (This is Comparative.)

Maung Maung is a good football player. (This is Positive.)

Sai Sai is better than Maung Maung. (This is Comparative.)
Ko Ko is the best football player in his school. (This is Superlative.)

A. Try it! Complete the following lists:

Positive Comparative Superlative

(1) good ____________ ____________

(2) valuable ____________ ____________
(3) important ____________ ____________
 (4) strong ____________ ____________
(5) small ____________ ____________
(6) possible ____________ ____________
(7) happy ____________ ____________
(8) early ____________ ____________
(9) easy ____________ ____________
(10) lazy ____________ ____________

B. Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate comparative or

superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.

(1) Her doll is (pretty) than yours.

(2) Silver is (cheap) than gold.
(3) Maung Maung is the (good) friend I have.
(4) Iron is (useful) than any other metal.
(5) This bag is (heavy) than that one.
(6) He is the (old) member in this group.
(7) Hla Hla is the (tall) girl in her class.
(8) This view is the (beautiful) one that I have ever seen.
(9) Kyaw Kyaw looks (happy) than Ko Ko.
(10) Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the (famous)
people in the world.

Unit (3) Summer Holidays

3.1 READING
A. Use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. Vocabulary: Travel Items

1. backpack 6. cash
2. passport 7. suncream
3. luggage 8. cell phone
4. tent 9. toothbrush
5. sunglasses 10. toothpaste

B. Find the travel items in this grid.

T O O T H P A S T E
O L O C K A C U E B
O U C O A S K N N A
T G B A B S X C T C
H G M M S P H R Q K
B A D K F O W E B P
R G Z V X R Y A B A
U E B P W T F M M C
S U N G L A S S E S
H C E L L P H O N E

3.2 SPEAKDING
Objective: To practise speaking about summer holidays.

A. Practise speaking with a partner – take turns: “My Trip to Singapore”

Me: Where will you go for the summer holiday?

You: I want to go to Singapore, a Southeast Asian country.

Me: Why do you want to go there?

You: Singapore is my first choice because of its beauty, culture and other tourist
attractions like Marina Bay, Merlion Park and the ArtiScience Museum.

Me: How long will you stay there?

You: I will stay there for two weeks.

Me: Who will go with you?

You: I will go with my best friends.

Me: That’s interesting! Have a nice holiday.

You: Thank you.

B Now, have a conversation with your friend about “My Summer Holiday Plans”.

3.3 GRAMMAR: “Wh” Questions.

Use where – to ask about a place or situation.

Question: Where is your home?

 Answer: My home is in Mandalay.

Question: Where are they from?

Answer: They are from Shan State.

Question: Where is her hostel?

Answer: Her hostel is near the Highway.

Use why to ask for a reason or for the purpose of something.

Question: Why are you late?

Answer: I am late because I woke up late.

Question: Why are they late?

Answer: They are late because the train was cancelled.

Question: Why is he late?

Answer: He is late because his bicycle had a puncture.

Use who – to ask someone’s name, identity or their role.

Question: Who is your mother?

Answer: My mother is Daw Su.

Question: Who is your favorite actor?

Answer: My favorite actor is Sai Sai.

Question: Who is that girl?

Answer: She is my sister.

A. Complete each question using where, who or why.

1. ------------ is your village?

2. ------------ can help me?
 3. ------------ is your favorite singer?
4. ------------ don’t you go to school?
5. ------------ are you so angry?
6. ------------ do you have your lunch?
7. ------------ is you English teacher?
8. ------------ are you late today?
9. ------------ is your mother?
10. ------------ is the bus station?

B. Make your own questions using ‘wh’ words. (where, who and why)

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Unit (4): Peasants’ Day

Objectives –To read and write about the day that honors the role and contribution to
Myanmar of agricultural workers.
4.1 READING

What is Peasants’ Day?

Peasants’ Day, also known as Farmers’

Day, is an annual public holiday in
Myanmar on March 2nd. We celebrate
Peasant’s Day to honor the efforts of
farmers and agricultural workers. As
Myanmar people, we all benefit from
eating rice every day with no worries
because of the work of the farmers.

Nowadays, Myanmar people celebrate

Peasant’s Day in many different ways: by
holding literary events; chin lone
competitions; or watching entertainment
and performances on stage.

Around 70% of the Myanmar population

is involved in farming and agriculture.
The prosperity of our nation depends on
the contribution of those working on the
land; with over 60% of Myanmar’s
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) coming
from agriculture. Rice is also one of our
biggest exports. That is another reason,
we all should show respect for farmers
by celebrating this special day.

Read article 4.1 and answer these questions:

1. What do people celebrate on Peasants’ Day?
2. When is Peasants’ Day?
 3. What percentage of the Myanmar population are farmers?
4. What product is the biggest export?
5. Why should we respect farmers?

4.2 WRITING:

A. Draw a picture of how you celebrate Peasants’ Day.

B. Find synonyms from the Reading 4.1.

1. Farmers’ Day-
2. To sing and dance-
3. To show esteem-
4. Book readings and presentation-
5. Wealth-

C. Write an essay about ‘How I would like to celebrate Peasants’ Day’

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4.3 LISTENING - audio track

 A. Conversation – “Peasants’ Day”

Kyaw Kyaw: Hey, what date is it today?

Aung Aung: Today is 1st March. Why?

Kyaw Kyaw: I thought, today was 2nd March, Peasants’ Day. You know,
many people celebrate the day with literary events and different
kinds of entertainment.

Aung Aung: Woooow! Really?

Alex: Of course! My family went last year. There was also lots of
traditional food and snacks to eat.

Kyaw Kyaw: Yes, he’s right. So, would you like to join us tomorrow?

Aung Aung; Okay, I’d love to go with you. So, how will we get there? Who
will arrange the transport?

Alex: No worries, I will pick you up at half past eight. Just wait in
front of the school.

Aung Aung: Great, I will.

Kyaw Kyaw: So, see you tomorrow.

Alex: Have a nice day.

Aung Aung: Thank you, you too. Bye…

B. Comprehension True or False? Judge each statement.

a. True / False? Aung Aung will pick up Alex and Kyaw Kyaw.
b. True / False? They are going to the Peasants’ Day festival.
c. True / False? Kyaw Kyaw thinks today is March 1st.
d. True / False? Kyaw Kyaw and Alex explained about the festival to Aung Aung.
e. True / False? Alex will meet Kyaw Kyaw at half past eight.
f. True / False? Aung Aung will wait in front of the school.

4.4 SPEAKING

Practise telling the time

A. Look at the clocks on the right and say the times.

 1. It’s a quarter to six.
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
6. …
B. Use the clock times to make a conversation.
Me: What time is it?
You: It’s a quarter to six.
Me: It’s late. Let’s go.
You: Why hurry?
Me: It’s …….. .

C. Use these questions. Have a conversation with your

friends.

How long is your:

1. English lesson?
2. school day?
3. break time?
4. lunch time?
5. study time?
6. What do you do in your free time?

D. Chat with Ko Ko about Peasants’ Day. What would Lily say?

1. Ko Ko- What is Peasants’ Day?

Lily-

2. Ko Ko- When is that day celebrated?

Lily-

3. Ko Ko- Who participates in Peasants’ Day celebrations?

Lily-

4. Ko Ko- What do people do on that day?

Lily-

5. Ko Ko- What did you learn from this lesson?

Lily-

4.5 GRAMMAR: Useful Tips for TIME

One hour= 60 minutes a.m= in the morning

One minute= 60 seconds p.m= in the afternoon/ evening

Quarter to seven = six forty-five midday= twelve o’clock in the day time.

Half past six = six thirty midnight= twelve o’clock at night

Unit (5) Friendship

5.1 READING

A. Read ‘The Elephants and Friends’ story.

One day an elephant wandered into a forest to find some friends.

He saw a monkey on a tree.
The elephant asked, “Will you be my friend?”
“You are too big. You cannot swing from trees
like me.” replied the monkey.

Next, the elephant met a rabbit.

He asked him to be his friend.
But the rabbit said, “You are too big to play in my burrow!”

Then the elephant met a frog.

He asked, “Will you be my friend?”
The frog replied, “How can I?
You are too big to leap about like me.”

The elephant was sad. He met a fox next.

He asked the fox, “Will you be my friend?”
The fox said, “Sorry sir, you are too big.”
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives.
The elephant asked them what the matter was.
The bear replied, “There is a tiger in the forest.
He is trying to eat all of us.”

All animals ran away to hide. The elephant wondered what he could do for everyone in the
forest. Meanwhile, the tiger kept eating whoever he could find.

The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, “Please, Mr. Tiger, do
not eat these poor animals.” The tiger growled, “Mind you own
business!” The elephant had no choice; he kicked the tiger hard. The
tiger was afraid and ran for his life.
The elephant went back to the forest to tell the good news to everyone. All the animals
thanked the elephant. They said, “You are just the right size to be our friend.” Then, they
lived happily ever after.
 B. Find the past participles in the story and complete the table below. The first one
is done for you:

Present Tense Past Tense (past participle)

wander wandered

see

ask

reply

meet

say

run

wonder

can

keep

walk

come
 5.2 WRITING
List all the characters you read about in the story.

A. List all the characters you read about in the story.

B. Answer these questions in full sentences:

(1) What is your favourite character in this story? Why? Give reasons.

(2) When someone asks you to be friend, how will you reply? Give a description.

(3) If you were the elephant, would you save all the animals? Give reasons.

(4) What did you learn from this story?

C. Answer these questions in full sentences, then write them again in a paragraph.

1) What is your name?

2) What is your occupation?

3) Where do you live?

4) How many friends do you have?

5) Who are they?

6) Where are they from?

7) What do you do when you are with your friends?

8) What do you like about your friends?

9) How do you feel when you are with them?

B. Match each word with one picture below.

swing burrow woodland kick growl

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)
5.3 LISTENING

A. Love yourself…….by Justin Bieber Audio track……. (or link)

Listen and fill in the missing words:
For all the ………………that you rain on my parade
And all the clubs …………..get in using my name
You think you ……..my heart
Ohh girl for goodness……….
You think I am …………oh my ohh, well I ain’t!

Chorus: And I didn’t wanna ……….a song

‘Cause I didn’t ………anyone thinking I still care
I don’t but you …… hit my phone up
And baby I be………………..on
And I think you should be somethin’
I don’t wanna hold back maybe you should …………that
My mama don’t like ……and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was …………
And I’ve been so caught up in my …………
Didn’t see what’s going on but now I ………
I am better sleeping on my …………
‘Cause if you like the way you look that much
Ohh baby you should…….. and love yourself
And if ………think that I’m still holding on to something
You should go and love …………

When you …….me that you hated my friends

The only…………..was with you and not them
And every time you ………….me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make…………forget where I came from
Chorus:
For all the times that you …….me feel small I fell in love
Now I fear nothing at all I never felt so …………when i was
Vulnerable was I a fool to let you ………down my walls?
Chorus:
Chorus:

5.4 SPEAKING

Practise saying this dialogue with a friend (Take turns). Finish by saying why you think
learning English is important.

Aye Aye: Hello, my friend, how are you?

Sandar: I am fine and you?

Aye Aye: I am also fine. Where are you going?

Sandar: I am going to the British Council.

Aye Aye: But why?

Sandar: To learn English.

Aye Aye: Why do you want to learn English, is it

very important?

Sandar: Of course, it is very important.

Aye Aye: Would you please explain?

Sandar: Why not? You know that English is an international language?

Aye Aye: So what?

Sandar: Much of the world cannot go for a single day without knowing English.

So it is very easy to understand the importance of learning English.

Aye Aye: Is there anything else important about learning English?

Your name: (give your opinion)

5.4 GRAMMAR: Past Continuous Tense

To describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, use this tense:

Affirmative

Subject + was/ were + V-ing form

I was reading. She was speaking. He was listening. It was playing. Music was playing.

You were writing. They were recording.

Negative

Subject + wasn’t/ weren’t + V-ing form

I wasn’t listening. He wasn’t watching. She wasn’t trying. It wasn’t working.

We weren’t helping. They weren’t going.

Interrogative

Wh/ How or Was/ were + Subject + V-ing form?

What was I saying when you interrupted? How was he feeling after you left? What was she
doing when you arrived? Was it raining yesterday?

What were we raising money for? Why were you waiting outside this morning? Were the
children swimming in the river while on holiday?

Change the sentences from the simple past tense to the past continuous tense.

a) Yar Yar visited the pagoda yesterday afternoon.

b) She studied hard for examinations last year.
c) What did you do last night?
d) Su Su and Han Tun ate cake earlier today.
e) They played hide and seek.

Unit (6) Mingun Sayadaw

 6.1 READING
Read the following biography:

Mingun Sayadaw, original name Maung Khin, was born to U Sone and Daw Sin in 1911 in

Kyipin Village, Myingyan Township, Mandalay Province, in British Burma. He died on

February 9th, 1993 (aged 81) in Yangon, Yangon Division, in Myanmar. His father died

when Maung Khin was only 4 years old. During his youth, he was noted for being reserved

and scrupulously clean.

At the age of five, he was sent to the village monastery, according to Burmese Buddhist

tradition, for basic monastic education. The presiding Sayadaw was U Asana who had been

educated at the Nan Oo Monastery, a prominent monastery in Mandalay.

Maung Khin’s grandfather, U Chai taught him Buddhist prayers and recitations. It was for

these that he would gain many followers and fame as the Mingun Sayadaw. Aged seven, he

was temporarily novitiated in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, at Min Kyaung Taik in

Myingyan, with U Sobhita as preceptor. Since that time, Maung Khin displayed great

memorizing ability. He had a good reading habit and read a wide array of journals, novels,

magazines and books.

6.2 Writing

Answer these questions about Mingun Sayadaw in complete sentences:

1. Where and when was Mingun Sayadaw born?

2. What were the names of Mingun Sayadaw’s father and mother?

3. When and where did Mingun Sayadaw die?

4. At the age of five, what happened to Maung Khin?

5. In which year did Mingun Sayadaw’s father die?

6. Who taught Maung Khin Buddhist prayers and recitations?

7. Why did Mingun Sayadaw become famous?

8. What happened when Maung Khin was seven years old?

9. What was Maung Khin really good at?

10. What did Maung Khin like to read?

6.3 LISTENING
Mingun Sayadaw taught his followers about Lord Buddha. Listen to and
watch this short video ‘The Buddha’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilBs32zN7I&list=RDCMUC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog&index=1

Make you own notes about ‘The Buddha’. Choose ONE of these three video clips:

 Buddha’s early life (Time 00:00 to 02:10)

 Buddha’s approach to suffering (Time 02:10 to 03:50)
 After Buddha died (Time 03:50 to 05:25)

6.4 SPEAKING
Tell your classmates about ‘The
Buddha’. Give a short presentation on
your chosen video clip.
Unit(7): The Globe

7.1 READING

Latitude and longitude are a system of lines used to describe the location of any place on
Earth. Although these lines are only imaginary, they appear
on maps and globes as if they actually exist.

What is Latitude?

The lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator (0°).

They are known as parallels because they never meet.

They run east-west all the way around Earth. They get shorter towards the poles and the
longest is at the Equator.

Lines of latitude measure distances to north or south of the Equator. Each line of latitude
makes a full circle so its length is measured in degrees. The whole way round the Earth is
360°; from east to west (halfway round) is 180°.

What is Longitude?

The lines of longitude are known as meridians.

They run from the North Pole (+90°) to the South Pole (-90°). They are farthest apart at the
Equator and meet at the poles.
Lines of longitude measure distances to east or west of the Prime Meridian (0°), which is in
Greenwich, England. Each line of longitude makes a full circle, so it is measured in degrees.
The whole way round the Earth is 360°; from north to south (halfway round) is 180°.

7.2 WRITING

A. Label the pictures with the given words.

Prime Meridian longitude North Pole

Equator latitude South Pole

1. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.
A. Using the map above, identify the latitude and longitude of each star. The first
one is done for you as an example:

Letter of the Degree of Latitude N or S Degree of Longitude E or W

star

A 45° N 105° E

F
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7.3 LISTENING

Sing-a-long to the ‘Longitude and Latitude’ song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-X8UDz0EA

Do you know what longitude, latitude, longitude?

Do you know what longitude, latitude mean?

Longitude, latitude, longitude, latitude

Yes, I know what longitude, latitude mean

Latitude is the angular distance measured in degrees

It tells how far from the equator any place happens to be

North or south from the Equator wherever a place may be

Latitude gives the angular distance scientifically

Do you know what longitude, latitude, longitude?

Do you know what longitude, latitude mean?

Longitude, latitude, longitude, latitude

Yes, I know what longitude, latitude mean

Longitude is the angular distance measured in degrees

It tells how far from Greenwich, England any place happens to be

East or west from Greenwich, England wherever a place may be

Longitude gives the angular distance scientifically

Do you know what longitude, latitude, longitude?

Do you know what longitude, latitude mean?

Longitude, latitude, longitude, latitude

Yes, we know what longitude, latitude mean

7.4 SPEAKING

Continents and Oceans

A. Using the world map below, ask your partner the following questions.

1. What continent is at 40° north and 20°east?

2. What ocean is found at 20°south and 100°east?
3. What continent is at 20°south and 140°east?
4. What ocean is found at 40°south and 160°west?
5. What continent is at 40°north and 100° east?
Create three questions of your own.

B. Discussion questions: What do you think?

1. Which two lines of latitude does most of upper Myanmar lie between?
2. Which two lines of longitude does most of upper Myanmar lie between?
3. What is the latitude of the capital of Myanmar?
4. Where is your birth place? Look at the Myanmar map and find the town
nearest to your birth place. Give its longitude and latitude. For example:
Mandalay = 22°N 96°E