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Unit 4 /HVVRQ 6LQFHDQGIRU In this lesson students learn to use present perfect with ³IRU´ and ³VLQFH´.   9RFDEXODU\\ Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. soldierPWVNR baby sister RKYgONJGXI?M attendJ4N,g,3R hungryNGJ4N)V\\J4N notebook[1>DRPEG clean OWYNI a long time ITRRNRNF@K wait @KN   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher.   5HDG Read the text with your partners. 6RPSKRQHDQGKLV)DPLO\\   August 2010   Somphone was born in Savannakhet in 1996. His father is a soldier. +LVPRWKHULVDWHDFKHU+H¶VJRWDQ older brother and two younger sisters. His family has lived in Vientiane since 2005. His brother Saysamone has studied at the National University of Laos since 2006. Somphone has studied at secondary school since 2008. His sister, Daravone, has attended SULPDU\\VFKRROVLQFH7KH\\¶YHJRW a new baby sister called Khamla. They are very happy to live in Vientiane.   5HDGDQGVD\\ Use the information of Somephone and say whether the sentence is ³7UXH´RU³)DOVH´    ([DPSOH A: Somphone was born in Savannakhet. B: True. A: Somphone has got two brothers. B: False. Somphone has got two sisters and one brother. 46

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Unit 4 7. Write Rearrange the words to make correct sentences. Example: his / just / Somphone / homework / finished / has Somphone has just finished his homework. 1. started / homework / JeQQLIHUKDVQ¶WKHU «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 2. Somphone / Jennifer / since / has / last / known / week «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 3. studied / at / Saysamone / the National University of Laos/ 2003 / has / since    «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 4. have / for / studied / We / here / years / two «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 5. taught / Our / at this school / since / has / teacher / 2000 «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 6. my bicycle / since / I / have / 2003 / had «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 7. known / She's / a long time / for / me «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 8. VWXGLHG\\HDUVIRU,¶YH(QJOLVKWZR «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 8. Say and write   8VH³for´RU³since´WRVD\\DQGZULWHVHQWHQFHVabout the pictures below. Example (picture 1):     $+H¶VEHHQLQKRVSLWDOVLQFHODVWZHHN A and B: write the sentence in their notebooks. 1. be / last week 2. study Eglish / two years    «««««««««««  ««««««««««««    «««««««««««  «««««««««««« 48

3. live/1994ສ.ວ.ສ 4. have his bicycle / last month   «««««««««««  Unit 4 ««««««««««««   «««««««««««   ««««««««««««   be in the office /R¶FORFN  have a broken leg /DZHHN   ««««««««««« ««««««««««««   «««««««««««  ....««««««««««« 49

Unit Five Unit 1 WOULD YOU LIKE. . . ? /HVVRQ ,¶GORYHWR In this lesson students learn how to use the expressions³:RXOG\\RXOLNH    WR«\"´and³,¶GORYHWR´to invite and accept an invitation.   9RFDEXODU\\ Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. party gNR@K3g house-warming party gNR%RJ,QYRVj picnic G\\RJ4N[jN invite JXR birthday party gNRDRJGXI busy N3G)>Nj g album [1.lj,> afraid KNR)GT accept an invitation Y>,D>GNRJXR table-tennis G\\@N[\\jg[Yg   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher.   /LVWHQDQGSUDFWLVH Listen to the teacher and practise the conversation in pairs. Somphone: Hi, Jennifer. Jennifer: Hi, Somphone. Are you busy this weekend? Somphone: No, not really. Why?   -HQQLIHU ,¶GOLNHWRLQYLWH\\RXWRP\\ house.   6RPSKRQH 7KDW¶VJUHDW,¶GORYHWR Is it a party?  -HQQLIHU <HV:H¶YHMXVWPRYHGinto our new house. We are having a house-warming party on Friday DWR¶FORFNDQG,¶GOLNH\\RX to meet my family.   6RPSKRQH 7KDQNVDORW,¶OOVHH\\RXWKHQ%\\HE\\H   -HQQLIHU %\\HE\\H   5HDGDQGVD\\ Read the sentences and take turns to say ³7UXH´ or ³)DOVH´ 50

Example: ສ.ວ.ສ A: Jennifer has just moved into her new house. Unit 5 B: True. A: Somphone is very busy this weekend. B: False. Somphone is not really busy this weekend. 1. Jennifer invited Somphone to her house.   6RPSKRQHGLGQ¶WZDQWWRJRWR-HQQLIHU¶VKRXVH 3. Jennifer wanted Somphone to meet her family. 4. Jennifer is going to have a birthday party. 5. Listen and practise Listen to the conversation and practise them in pairs. Would you like to come to my house? <HV,¶GORYHWR Would you like to go shopping with us this afternoon? ,¶PDIUDLG,FDQ¶W,¶YHWRKHOSP\\ father in the garden. Would you like to go fishing with me this weekend? ,¶GORYHWREXW,¶YHWRJRRQD picnic with my family. Would you like to go for a walk? 7KDW¶VDJRRGLGHD 51

Unit 5 6. Read and complete Complete the following dialogues with:   ± :RXOG   ± DJRRGLGHD ± ,¶PDIUDLG,FDQ¶W ± ,¶GORYHWR Example: A: Would\\RXOLNHWRFRPHWRP\\KRXVH\" B: Yes. ,¶GORYHWR   $BBBBBBBBB\\RXOLNHWRKDYHDORRNDWP\\IDPLO\\DOEXP\"   %2KWKDW¶VBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB   $BBBBBBBBB\\RXOLNHWRJRILVKLQJ\"   %BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB,¶OOEHYHU\\EXV\\WKLVZHHNHQG A: (5) _________ you like to play tablHWHQQLVZLWKPHWKLVZHHNHQG\"   %BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEXW,KDYHWRKHOSP\\IDWKHULQWKHJDUGHQ 7. Read and write    3XWWKHZRUGVLQWKHULJKWRUGHU Example:     :H¶YHLQWRPRYHGMXVWRXUQHZKRXVH     :H¶YHMXVWPRYHGLQWRRXUQHZKRXVH 1. :RXOGWR\\RXOLNHFRPHP\\WRKRXVH\" ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««  WRORYH,¶G «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 3. OLNH\\RX:RXOGWRKDYHORRNDP\\DWIDPLO\\DOEXP\" «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 4. JRRG<HVDLGHDWKDW¶V ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««   \\RXOLNH:RXOGWRJRWKLVZHHNHQG\"ILVKLQJ 52

/HVVRQ :RXOG\\RXOLNH«\"ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 5 ,QWKLVOHVVRQVWXGHQWVOHDUQKRZWRRIIHUDFFHSWDQGUHIXVHIRRGDQG GULQNV   9RFDEXODU\\    5HDGDQGUHPHPEHUWKHPHDQLQJRIWKHIROORZLQJZRUGVDQGH[SUHVVLRQV  RUDQJHMXLFH R(?NGGK3g OHPRQDGH oE\\kdok; PDQJR\\kd,j g SLQHDSSOH\\kdoaf ZDWHUoE VDODGSHOW]DI WDPDULQG \\kd0k, SDSD\\D?NGVjg PDQJRMXLFHoE\\kd,jg ZDWHUPHORQ \\kd3, EHHI 8RgT PLONR(RT QRRGOHVRXS8Q,\\ujF g0QkxPdglAoF g/u SRUN -Uo\\6 FKLFNHQ wdjF -Uowdj VWLFN\\ULFH g0Qk|P; UDPEXWDQ ?NGJgNW ILVKxk OHPRQ \\kdok; FRFRQXWMXLFHoE\\kdrhk;   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW    /LVWHQDQGUHSHDWthe words above DIWHUWKHWHDFKHU   5HDGDQGOLVW /LVWWKHZRUGVLQ([HUFLVHLQWRWKHFRUUHFWFROXPQ     ([DPSOH     'ULQNV    )RRG     RUDQJHMXLFH   ILVK     ZDWHU    SDSD\\D                                                  53

Unit 5 4. Match Write the correct words under each picture. Example: Picture 1- orange juice orange juice ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« 5. Listen and practise Listen to the teacher and practise the conversation. Jennifer: $W-HQQLIHU¶VQHZKRXVH Somphone: Hi, Somphone. Come in please. Jennifer: Thank you. Have a seat, please. Somphone, this is my mother. Mum, this is Somphone. He lives next door. 54

Somphone: Hello, mum. Nice to meet you. ສ.ວ.ສ Margaret: Hello, Somphone. Nice to meet you, too. Unit 5 Jennifer: Would you like something to drink? Somphone: Yes, please.    0argaret: ,¶OOJHWLWIRU\\RX Somphone: How do you like your new house?    -HQQLIHU ,W¶VYHU\\QLFH,ORYHLW:RXOG\\RXOLNHWRKDYHVRPH music on?    6RPSKRQH 7KDW¶VDJRRGLGHD Jennifer: Would you like something to eat, Somphone? Somphone: No, thanks. 6. Read and say Read the sentences and take turns to say ³7UXH´ or ³)DOVH´. Example:  $6RPSKRQHLVDW-HQQLIHU¶VKRXVH B: True.   $-HQQLIHU¶VPRWKHUOLYHVQH[WGRRU   %)DOVH6RPSKRQHOLYHVQH[WGRRU     6RPSKRQH¶VPRWKHULVMargaet     -HQQLIHUZRXOGOLNHWRKDYHDGULQN 3. Margaret has a new house. 4. Jennifer dislikes her new house. 5. Somphone likes music. 7. Look and say Look at the pictures and take tuUQVWRDVNDQGDQVZHUDVH[DPSOHV Example: A: Would you like a glass of orange juice? B: Yes, please. A: Would you like some fish? B: No, thanks. 55

Unit 5   *DPH²6SHOOLQJFRQWHVW Your teacher will tell you how to play this game.   6RQJ Listen and sing the song with the teacher.   7KH5LFH6RQJ I like rice, give me some rice No bread, no bread    ,GRQ¶WZDQWDQ\\EUHDG   'RQ¶WJLYHPHDQ\\EUHDG I like rice, rice is nice I told you twice    'RQ¶WJLYHPHDQ\\EUHDG   *LYHPHVRPHULFH            ,GRQ¶WZDQWDQ\\EUHDG 56

Lesson 3 A new babyສ.ວ.ສ Unit 5 In this lesson students learn to write invitations and talk about celebrations. 1. Vocabulary Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. invite JXR decorate   [WID>)TGFgM invitation GNRJXR balloon [J[4N celebrate   OWJVAXOWVAYg candle   P3R celebration GNROWJVAXOWVAYg flower   IYGZK ceremony   U\\PX biscuit J4N_T[DgGY> baci ceremony U\\PX>NOX party   gNR@K3g host J4NUN>gNR a bottle of spirit JVA4NN 2. Listen and repeat Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher. 3. Read Saykham and Samone Keosay would like to invite Mr. and Mrs. White, Jennifer and Grace to celebrate the birth of our daughter, Khamla, at our home in Sisangvone village, Vientiane on Saturday 21 September 1997, at 4 pm. 4. Ask and answer Take turns to ask and answer the following questions. Example: A: Who sent the invitation? B: Saykham and Samone. 57

Unit 5 1. Who invited the White family? 2. Why did Saykham and SamoneLQYLWH-HQQLIHU¶VIDPLO\\\"   :KHUHZDVWKHFHOHEUDWLRQ\"   :KHQZDVWKHFHOHEUDWLRQ\" 5. Write /RRNDWWKHLQYLWDWLRQLQ([HUFLVH3 and write one to your friend to a party. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. Listen and practise    /LVWHQWRWKHWHDFKHUDQGSUDFWLVHWKHGLDORJXHLQSDLUV A baciDW6RPSKRQH¶VKRXVH   -HQQLIHU :KDWDZRQGHUIXOFHUHPRQ\\ Somphone: Thank you.       3OHDVHFRPHLQDQGMRLQXV   -HQQLIHU 7KDQNV       :KDW'VWKHWKLQJWKDWSHRSOHDUHVLWWLQJDURXQG\"   6RPSKRQH ,Q/DRLWLVD³SKDNKRXDQH´EXW,GRQ¶WNQRZKRZWR       VD\\LWLQ(QJOLVK 58

Jennier: Maybe we could FDOOLWD³SKDNKRXDQH´WRR ສ.ວ.ສ   6RPSKRQH 2. Unit 5   -HQQLIHU 'R\\RXKDYHDSKDNKRXDQHDWHYHU\\baci?   6RPSKRQH <HVZHGR   -HQQLIHU 'RWKH\\GHFRUDWHWKHSKDNKRXDQHZLWKEDOORRQV\"   6RPSKRQH 1RWKH\\GRQ¶W7KH\\GHFRUDWHLWZLWKIORZHUVELVFXLWV       FDQGOHVERLOHGHJJVULFHDERWWOHRIVSLULWDQGRWKHUWKLQJV   -HQQLIHU 2KWKDW¶VLQWHUHVWLQJ 7. Read and say 5HDGWKHVHQWHQFHVDQGWDNHWXUQVWRVD\\³7UXH´ or ³)DOVH´  ([DPSOH  $-HQQLIHULQWKHbaciDW6RPSKRQH¶VKRXVH   %7UXH   $-HQQLIHULVVLWWLQJRXWVLGHWKHKRXVH   %)DOVH6KH¶VVLWWLQJLQVLGH   -HQQLIHUGRHVQ¶WNQRZKRZWRVD\\WKHZRUG³SKDNKRXDQH´LQ(QJOLVK   7KHUHLVWKHSKDNKRXDQHDWHYHU\\EDFL   3HRSOHGHFRUDWHWKHSKDNKRXDQHZLWKEDOORRQV   -HQQLIHULVWKHKRVWRIWKHFHUHPRQ\\   -HQQLIHU¶VIDPLO\\LVQRWDWWKHSDUW\\    /LVWHQDQGFRPSOHWH    /LVWHQWRWKHWHDFKHUDQGZULWHWKHPLVVLQJZRUGV   -HQQLIHU 7KHUHDUHDORWRISHRSOHDWWKHBBBBBBBBBBBFHUHPRQ\\   6RPSKRQH <HVWKHUHBBBBBBBBBBBBB   -HQQLIHU 6RPSKRQHZKDWGRWKH\\FDOOWKHBBBBBBBBBWKDWSHRSOH       DUHVLWWLQJDURXQG\"   6RPSKRQH ,Q/DRZHFDOOLWDBBBBBBBBBEXW,GRQ¶WNQRZKRZWR VD\\LWLQ(QJOLVK 59

Unit 5 Jennier: Maybe we could call (5) _________ a phakhouane, too. Somphone: OK. Jennifer: Do you always (6) ________ the phakhouane at every baci? Somphone: Yes, we (7) _________. Jennifer: Do they (8) _________ the phakhouane with balloons?   6RPSKRQH 1RBBBBBBBBBBBBBGRQ¶W7KH\\ decorate it with (10) _____________, biscuits, candles, boiled (11) _________ , rice, a bottle of spirit and other things.   -HQQLIHU 2KWKDW¶VBBBBBBBBBBBBB 9. Language summary <HV,¶GORYHWR 7KDW¶VDJRRGLGHD Would you like to go for a ,¶GORYHWREXW,KDYHWRGRP\\ walk? homework. ,¶PDIUDLG,FDQ¶W What would you like to do? No, thanks. ,¶GOLNHWRJRWRWKHPRYLHV ,¶GOLNHWRSOD\\WHQQLV 60

Unit Six ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 1 Unit 6 AN ACCIDENT Lesson 1 What happened to your brother? In this lesson students learn to use the interrupted past continuous to talk about the past actions. 1. Vocabulary Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. sad glQk3ld accident v5[afgsf unhappy [+,u7;k,l5d bad news 0jk;IhkpF 0kj ;[+fu hit -qoF 8e hurt g9a[F wfhIa[[kfg9a[ terrible gxao8k1hkoF gxao8k|jkp hospital,gUWSN>NR motorbike ]qf9ad hurry 2hk;F f;j o 2. Listen and repeat Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher. 3. Listen and practise Listen to the teacher and practise the dialogue in pairs. Jennifer: Hi, Somphone. You look very sad.       :KDW¶VZURQJ\"   6RPSKRQH ,¶PXQKDSS\\EHFDXVHP\\EURWKHU has had an accident.   -HQQLIHU 7KDW¶VEDGQHZV       +RZGLGLWKDSSHQ\" Somphone: While he was riding his motorbike to the university, a car hit him from behind.   -HQQLIHU 7KDW¶VWHUULEOH:DVKHKXUW\" Somphone: Yes. He broke his leg and hurt his head. 61

Unit 6 4. Read and answer Read the text and answer the following questions. 6D\\VDPRQH¶VDFFLGHQW Every morning, Saysamone gets up early and helps his father in the garden before going to school. But yesterday, he got up late, so he was in a hurry to get to the university.   $ERXWKDOIDQKRXUODWHU6D\\VDPRQH¶VIULHQGFDPHDQGWROGKLV parents that he had an accident while he was riding to the university. A car hit him from behind. He broke his leg and hurt his head. Now he is in the hospital.    4XHVWLRQV 1. What does Saysamone do every morning? ............................................................................................................... 2. Why was Saysamone in a hurry yesterday morning? ............................................................................................................... 3. What happened to Saysamone while he was riding to the university? ................................................................................................................ 4. Was he hurt? ............................................................................................................... 5. Where is he now? ...............................................................................................................   /LVWHQDQGPDWFK Look at the pictures. Listen to the teacher and write the correct letter next to each number. C « « 62

ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 6 ...... « « ...... « 6. Grammar note Past Continuous Tense: was/were + verb + ing While I/he/she/it was walking to school, it started to rain. we/you/they were 7. Say and write Look at the pictures in Exercise 5, take turns to say and write the sentences with your partner. Example: (picture 1) A says: While I was going to school, I saw an accident. A and B write the sentence. 63

Unit 6 Lesson 2 At the hospital ,QWKLVOHVVRQVWXGHQWVOHDUQWRWDONDERXWLQMXULHVDQGUHYLVHWKHSUHVHQW SHUIHFWWHQVH 1. Vocabulary 5HDGDQGUHPHPEHUWKHPHDQLQJRIWKHIROORZLQJZRUGVDQGH[SUHVVLRQV DUP  FR EUHDN FG)VDG ILQJHUR8Q FXW >NI)DI DQNOHKXR VSUDLQ  JDI)M PXVFOHGKYR8R LQMXUH JD>)J,DIVKJD> SDWLHQWTRJD> EXUQ J]TN)Z?K)@G SDLQ NJD>[I SXOO  IEg FDVW J4NJQYG 2. Listen and repeat    /LVWHQDQGUHSHDWthe words above DIWHUWKHWHDFKHU 3. Listen and practise  /LVWHQWRWKHVHQWHQFHVDQGSUDFWLVH      +H¶VEURNHQKLVDUPV   6KH¶VFXWKHUILQJHU   6KH¶VLQMXUHGKHUDUP       +H¶VVSUDLQHGKLVDQNOH               64

ສ.ວ.ສ   6KH¶VEXUQWKHUILQJHU   +H¶VSXOOHGDPXVFOH Unit 6  +H¶VEURNHQKLVOHJ 4. Point and say    7DNHWXUQVWRSRLQWDQGVD\\WKHVHQWHQFHVDERXWWKHSLFWXUHVLQ([HUFLVH Example:     $SRLQWVDWSLFWXUH     %VD\\V6KH¶VFXWKHUILQJHU 5. Read and practise    5HDGWKHGLDORJXHDQGDQVZHUWKHTXHVWLRQVEHORZLQSDLUV      6RPSKRQH¶VEURWKHU6D\\VDPRQHLVLQKRVSLWDO ,KDGDQDFFLGHQWRQWKH :KDWKDSSHQHGWR\\RX\" ZD\\WR'RQJ'RN 65

Unit 6 Are you in pain? <RX¶YHEURNHQ\\RXUOHJ :H¶OOput it in a cast. Yes, I am. Here. My right leg. A cast! How long will it be in the cast? About six weeks. Doctor, is the patient ready? Yes, you can put on the cast. Questions: 1. Where did Saysamone have an accident? «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 2. Has he broken his arm? «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 3. What will the doctor do with his leg? «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 4. How long will the cast be on his leg? «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 5. Who is helping the doctor? «««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 66

6. Read and answer ສ.ວ.ສ P. O. Box 007 Unit 6Vientiane Read the letter and answer the questions in pairs. Lao PDR. Dear Khammy, 10 November 2008    7KHUH¶VVRPHEDGQHZVDERXW6D\\VDPRQH+HKDGDQDFFLGHQWRQ 0RQGD\\ WK RQ WKH ZD\\ WR WKH 1DWLRQDO 8QLYHUVLW\\  +H¶V JRW D EURNHQ OHJ 3OHDVH WHOO $XQWLH QRW WR ZRUU\\ +H¶OO EH DOO ULJKW +H¶V EHHQ LQ KRVSLWDO IRU RQH ZHHN 7KH SDLQ ZDV TXLWH EDG 0\\ IDWKHU WRRN KLP WR KRVSLWDO DV VRRQ DV WKH DFFLGHQW KDSSHQHG +H KDG D VPDOO RSHUDWLRQ \\HVWHUGD\\ 7KH QXUVHV DQG GRFWRUV DUH UHDOO\\ QLFH +H PD\\ FRPH KRPH QH[WZHHN,W¶VDELWERULQJIRUKLPWRVWD\\LQWKHKRVSLWDOIRUVXFKDORQJ WLPH +H¶OO KDYH WKH ILUVW VHPHVWHU H[DPV LQ -DQXDU\\ +H QHHGV WLPH WR SUHSDUHIRUKLVH[DPVDWKRPH    ,KRSHKHJHWVEHWWHUVRRQ,¶PORRNLQJIRUZDUGWRKHDULQJIURP\\RX    $OOWKHEHVW    6RPSKRQH 67

Unit 6 Example: A: Who is the letter from? B: It is from Somphone. 1. When did Saysamone have an accident? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 2. How long has he been in hospital? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 3. Who took him to hospital? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 4. When did he have an operation? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 7. Listen and complete Listen and complete the text with the words in the box. Somphone wrote a (1) letter to his cousin, Khammy. He told Khammy about his (2) ________, Saysamone, who had an (3) _________ while he was (4) _________ his motorbike to the National University. Saysamone has (5) _________ a broken (6) _________. He has (7) _________ in hospital for (8) _________ week. The pain was (9) ____________ bad. Saysamone had an (10) _____________ yesterday. The doctor has (11) _________ his leg in a (12) _________. It¶VDBBBBBBBBBERULQJIRU him to stay in hospital for such a (14) _________ time. He may go home QH[WBBBBBBBBBWRSUHSDUHIRUKLVH[DPVDWKRPH+H¶OOKDYHWKH semester (16) ___________ in January. Somphone is (17) ___________ forward to hearing from his cousin. 68

8. Read and answer ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 6 Read the text above and answer the questions. 1. Who did Somphone write a letter to? ............................................................................................................... 2. Who had an accident? ............................................................................................................... 3. How long has he been in hospital? ............................................................................................................... 4. When did he have an operation? ............................................................................................................... 5. When will he have the exams? ............................................................................................................... 69

Unit 6 /HVVRQ  ,ZDVZDONLQJDORQJWKHURDG ,QWKLVOHVVRQVWXGHQWVOHDUQWRWDONDERXWDFFLGHQWVDQGRWKHUHYHQWVXVLQJ WKHSDVWFRQWLQXRXV   9RFDEXODU\\    5HDGDQGUHPHPEHUWKHPHDQLQJRIWKHIROORZLQJZRUGVDQGH[SUHVVLRQV  QRWLFH JVDR)ODgJGIJVDR FUDVK H)TR)UKgTR VWDUHDW G1gNJ>\\gM  WUDIILFOLJKWV ZYHRNI VHULRXV ONVDI),KNSF,g FURVV KN;KNPNg\" GDPDJHG glpskp VZHUYHG  VDG@K3)@K3MNgGWPDRVDR RSSRVLWH GTgGDRKN GLUHFWLRQ P\\IPNg   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW  /LVWHQDQGUHSHDWthe words above DIWHUWKHWHDFKHU   /RRNDQGUHDG    /RRNDWWKHSLFWXUHDQGUHDGWKHWH[W             70

I was walking to school. ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 6 One morning, while I was walking to school, I saw an accident. I noticed a blue car. The driver was a young man. He was staring at a pretty girl while he was waiting for the traffic lights to change. When the traffic lights turned green the young man drove around the corner. He was still VWDULQJ DW WKH JLUl, VR KH GLGQ¶W QRtice an old man who was crossing the road, just around the corner. The blue car swerved to avoid hitting the old man. It crashed into a white van that was coming from the opposite direction. The crash made a loud noise. People who were going to work turned around and stared at it. FoUWXQDWHO\\LWZDVQ¶WVHULRXV but the blue car was badly damaged. 4. Read and say Take turns to read the sentences and say ³7UXH´ or ³)DOVH´ Example: A: I saw an accident while I was sitting at home. B: False. I saw an accident while I was walking to school. A: The driver of the blue car was staring at a girl. B: True. 1. I saw an accident while I was sitting at home. 2. The driver of the blue car was staring at a girl. 3. The driver of the blue car noticed an old man. 4. The white van swerved to avoid hitting the old man. 5. The blue car crashed into the white van. 6. People who were going to work stared at the accident. 7. It was a serious accident. 5. Point and say Point to the pictures and say sentences as the example. Example: A points to picture 1. 71

Unit 6 B says: While the blue car was swerving to avoid the old man, it crashed into a van. 1. The blue car was swerving to avoid the old man. It crashed into a van. 2. I was walking to school. I saw an accident. 3. He was playing football. He broke his leg. 4. She was riding her bicycle to school. She got a flat tyre. 5. The boys broke the window. They were playing football. 6. She cut her finger. She was slicing the bread. 6. Say and write Take turns to say and write sentence using the pictures in Exercise 3. Example: 72

(picture 1)A says: While the blue car was swerving to avoid the old ສ.ວ.ສ man, it crashed into a van. Unit 6 A and B write the sentence. 7. Read and complete Complete the following sentences with the correct verb form. Example: He____ (have) an accident while he _____ (ride) his motorbike to school. He had an accident while he was riding his motorbike to school. 1. She _________ (break) the plates while she _____ _________ (wash) the dishes. 2. While we ___________ (have) an English class, the director ________ (come) in. 3. While he _____ ______ (play) football, he _______ (sprain) his ankle. 4. While he _____ ________ (take) a bath, the lights _________ (go out). 5. Somebody _________ (knock) on the door while my mother and I _____ _________ (cook) dinner. 6. While I _____ _________ (walk) along the road to the market, a car _________ (go) on to the pavement and _________ (crash) into a tree. 7. While Kham _____ _________ (paint) his house, he _________ (fall) off a ladder and _________ (break) his arm. 73

Unit Seven CITIESTAHNEDTICMOEUNTRIES Lesson 1 Around the Asian region Students learn to compare countries around the Asia-Pacific region. 1. Vocabulary Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. population UTR@WJQYg)[WNGYR climate YNGNI)UYNGNI humid j )[3G area rNomu)j JR1YPXj warm v5Rj )YT>Yjo capital city JQYgVAg cool g1ao cold _N border JIFIR)NSFIR north  P\\IJVRQY season ]tf6 south myf.8h east P\\INJDRYYG rainy season ]tf6/qo west P\\INJDRTG daytime 1ONS)1JDR hot season ]tf6Ihvo temperature YRVWU average ltg]jS varied VANGVANS 2. Listen and repeat Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher. 3. Grammar note One-syllable Adjective Comparative Superlative adjectives old older the oldest safe safer the safest Adjectives big bigger the biggest* ending in -y noisy noisier the noisiest Adjectives dirty dirtier the dirtiest with two or boring more boring the most boring more syllables beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful Irregular adjectives good better the best bad worse the worst far further the furthest * Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant double the final consonant. 74

Example:ສ.ວ.ສ  <RX¶UHolder thanPH Unit 7  9LHQWLDQHLVbigger than;LHQJNKRuDQJ  3DNVHLVRQHRIthe most beautifulFLWLHVLQ/DRV 4. Look and say 8VHWKHPDSDQGLQIRUPDWLRQLQWKHWDEOHEHORZWRVD\\VHQWHQFHVWR\\RXU SDUWQHU Example:    1HZ=HDODQGDQG/DRVERWKKDYHVPDOOSRSXODWLRQV    +R&KL0LQK&LW\\LVWKHELJJHVWFLW\\LQ9LHWQDP    0\\DQPDULVPXFKVPDOOHUWKDQ$XVWUDOLD    &DPERGLDLVFORVHUWR/DRVWKDQ1HZ=HDODQG Country Population Area Capital city Biggest city VTXDUHNP $XVWUDOLD 22605 6 &DQEHUUD 6\\GQH\\ &DPERGLD 4304 000 3KQRP3HQK 3KQRP3HQK &KLQD 347565324 960 %HLMLQJ %HLMLQJ /DRV 6288  9LHQWLDQH 9LHQWLDQH 1HZ=HDODQG 4414 68000 :HOOLQJWRQ $XFNODQG 0\\DQPDU 8336 8000 Naypyidaw RDQJRQ 7KDLODQG 9518 4000 %DQJNRN %DQJNRN 9LHWQDP 88791 2900 +DQRL Ho &KL 0LQK&LW\\ Reference 12/11/2011 75

Unit 7 5. Listen and repeat Listen to the sentences about Thailand and Vietnam. 1. Thailand and Vietnam both share borders with Laos. 2. Vietnam has a bigger population than Thailand. 3. Hanoi is cooler than Bangkok. 4. Bangkok is much bigger than Hanoi. 6. Look and read Look at the picture and read the text. Thailand and Vietnam: two of our neighbouring countries Thailand is to the south-west of Laos. It has a population of about 70 million people. The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. It is also 7KDLODQG¶VELJJHVWFLW\\ZLWKDSRSXOation of more than 6 million.   7KDLODQGKDVDKRWKXPLGFOLPDWH'XULQJWKHKRWVHDVRQIURP 0DUFKWR0D\\WKHWHPSHUDWXUHVLQ%DQJNRNFDQUHDFKƒ&'D\\WLPH WHPSHUDWXUHVLQWKHUDLQ\\VHDVon are between 30°C and 35°C. Laos shares its eastern border with Vietnam. Vietnam has a larger population than Thailand. ViHWQDP¶V SRSXODWLRQ LV DERXW90 million. The capital of Vietnam is +DQRLLQWKHQRUWK+RZHYHU+R &KL 0LQK &LW\\ LV WKH ELJJHVW FLW\\ LQ WKH VRXWK RI 9LHWQDP ZLWK D population of more than 7 million.   9LHWQDP KDV D YDULHG FOLPDWH similar to Laos and cooler than 7KDLODQG 7KH QRUWK RI 9LHWQDP LV FRRO DQG VRPHWLPHV FROG EXW WKH VRXWKLVZDUPRUKRWDOO\\HDUURXQG+R&KL0LQK&LW\\KDVDQDYHUDJH WHPSHUDWXUHRIƒ&           ƒ& WKLUW\\GHJUHHV&HOVLXV  76

7. Ask and answer ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7 Use the questions below to ask your partner the meanings of the words you GRQ¶WNQRZLQWKHWH[WDERYH Example:   $:KDW¶VWKH/DRZRUGIRUBBBhumidBBB\" B: -5,j F xPd   ‡:KDW¶VWKH/DRZRUGIRUaverage\"   ‡:KDW¶VWKH/DRZRUGIRUborder\"   ‡:KDW¶VWKH/DRZRUGIRUvaried\"   ‡:KDW¶VWKH/DRZRUGIRUclimate\" 8. Read and answer    5HDGWKHWH[WLQ([HUFLVHDQGDQVZHUWKHTXHVWLRQV  :KDWLVDSRSXODWLRQRI7KDLODQG\"   :KDWLVWKHELJJHVWFLW\\RI7KDLODQG\"   :KDWLVWKHZHDWKHUOLNHLQ7KDLODQG\"   ,VThailandELJJHUWKDQVietnam\"   :KDWLVDSRSXODWLRQRI9LHWQDP\"   Is Ho Chi Minh City thHFDSLWDORI9LHWQDP\"   ,V7KDLODQGFRROHUWKDQ9LHWQDP\"   :KDWLVWKHFOLPDWHLQWKHVRXWKRI9LHWQDPOLNH\"  77

Unit 7 9. Read and complete A. Read the text in Exercise 6 and complete the following sentences. 1. The biggest _________ in Thailand is Bangkok.   7KDLODQG¶VBBBBBBBBBLVKRWDQGKXPLG   +R&KL0LQK&LW\\KDVDQBBBBBBBBBWHPSHUDWXUHRIƒ&   9LHWQDPKDVDBBBBBBBBBSRSXODWLRQWKDQ7KDLODQG 5. _________ largest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City. 6. The north of Vietnam LVmuch FRROHUBBBBBBBBBWKHVRXWK B.)LQGWKHDGMHFWLYHVRIWKHIROORZLQJQRXQV Noun Adjective north northern     VRXWK   BBBBBBBBB east _________ west _________ 10. Write Use the information from the table in Exercise 4 and some ideas from the text in Exercise 6 to write two paUDJUDSKVFRPSDULQJWZRFRXQWULHV ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... 78

/HVVRQ /LYLQJLQDFLW\\ ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7  In this lesson students learn to talk about city life.   9RFDEXODU\\    Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. cityJQYg)JQYgVSM factory,ggNR city lifeX\\IRJQYgVSM trafficGNRN@WYR clothing factory,ggNRJO1Y]KN increase JU8%R crowdedFYYDI hotel ,gF, noisy O3gIDg)O3gJRQYgRDR beautiful gN apartmentJ,QYRVKYgF quiet\\I)g3> peacefulOWVgT> apartment block EGVKYgF shop ,KNRNSYg tourist RDGPMYgPM3 foreigner NMNg[WJPI businessP@WG\\I)GNRgNR   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher.    /LVWHQDQGSUDFWLVH Listen and practise the dialogue in pairs. Somphone is on holiday in Savannakhet. He is talking to his cousin about life in the city of Vientiane.    1R\\   :KDW¶V9LHQWLDQHOLNH\"  I have never been there before. ,VLWVLPLODUWR6DYDQQDNKHW\"    6RPSKRQH :HOOWKDW¶VDGLIILFXOWTXHVWLRQ        ,¶YHOLYHGLQ9LHQWLDQHfor most of my life; I think the population in Vientiane is larger than in Savannakhet. In Vientiane, there are more buildings than in Savannakhet. The traffic is more crowded. There are more cars and motorbikes. Actually, the roads in Savannakhet are better than in Vientiane. 79

Unit 7 4. Ask and answer Take turns to ask and answer the questions. Example: A: Where does Noy live? B: She lives in Savannakhet. 1. Where does Somphone live? 2. Has Noy ever been to Vientiane? 3. What is the population in Vientiane? 4. How is the traffic in Vientiane? 5. How are the roads in Savannakhet? 5. Ask and answer Take turns to ask and answer questions about different cities using the information in the table below. Example: A. :KDW¶V9LHQWLDQHOLNH\" B. ,W¶VDTXLHWDQGSHDFHIXOFLW\\ Questions: Vientiane OLNH\" :KDW¶V Beijing Auckland %DQJNRN Luang Prabang Canberra Pakse Hanoi Possible answers:   ‡,GRQ¶WNQRZ,¶YHQHYHUEHHQWKHUH   ‡,W¶VFURZGHGDQGQRLV\\,VXSSRVH   ‡,W¶VGLIILFXOWWRVD\\,¶YHOLYHGWKHUHDOOP\\OLIH   ‡,W¶VTXLWHDEHDXWLIXOFLW\\,WKLQN   ‡,W¶VDTXLHWSHDFHIXOFLW\\   ‡7KHUHDUHDORWRIPRGHUQEXLOGLQJVWKHUH,¶YHVHHQLWRQ79   ‡,W¶VVXUURXQGHGE\\KLOOV   ‡,WPXVWEHRQHRIWKHbiggest cities in the world. Note: You can also use the names of other cities you know. 80

6. Listen and complete ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7 Listen and fill in the missing words. I think the population in Vientiane is (1) _______________ than in Savannakhet. The traffic is (2) ______ _______. There are (3) _______cars and motorbikes. Actually the roads in Savannakhet are (4) ____________ than the roads in Vientiane. But in Vientiane, there (5) BBBBBBBBBB D ORW RI QHZ URDGV EHLQJ EXLOW DQG UHSDLUHG 7KHUH¶V D QHZ FORWKLQJ IDFWRU\\ QHDU WKH SODFH ZKHUH , OLYH 7KHUH are TXLWH D ORW RI  _______________ buildings: hotels, apartment blocks and shops going (7) ______________ all around the city. Well, there are a lot of shops in Vientiane, but I (8) ______________ like shopping. New businesses are (9) _________ all the time. Of course, there are more and (10) _________ tourists and foreigners in Vientiane. But my life in Vientiane (11) _________very different from yours. We (12) ____________ go to school, do our homework, and see (13) _____________ friends. 7. Read and say 5HDGDQGVD\\ZKHWKHUWKHVHQWHQFHLV³True´RU³False´ Examples: A: The population in Vientiane is larger than in Savannakhet. B: True. A: There are more and more bicycles on the roads in Vientiane. B: False. There are more and more cars and motorbikes on the roads in Vientiane. 1. The roads in Savannakhet are better than in Vientiane.   7KHUH¶VDQHZIDFWRU\\QHDU6RPSKRQH¶VKRXVH   7KHUHDUHQ¶WPDQ\\QHZEXLOGLQJVLQ9LHQWLDQH   7KHUHDUHQ¶WPDQ\\VKRSVLQ9LHQWLDQH 5. There are no foreigners in Vientiane.   6RPSKRQHWKLQNVWKDWKLVOLIHLVYHU\\GLIIHUHQWIURPKLVFRXVLQ¶VOLIH 81

Unit 7 8. Write and say Complete and practise the dialogues in pairs. A    6RPSKRQH :KDW¶V6\\GQH\\BBBBBBBBB\"    -HQQLIHU ,WKLQN,W¶VDBBBBBBBBBEHDXWLIXOFLW\\    6RPSKRQH ,VBBBBBBBBBVLPLODUWR9LHQWLDQH\"    -HQQLIHU 1R,W¶VTXLWHBBBBBBBBB B    -HQQLIHU BBBBBBBBB/XDQJ3UDEDQJOLNH\"    6RPSKRQH ,W¶VBBBBBBBBBEHDXWLIXOSHDFHIXOFLW\\    -HQQLIHU 2KBBBBBBBBBORYHWRJRWKHUH 82

/HVVRQ &LW\\DQGFRXQWU\\OLIHສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7 In this lesson students learn to compare city and country life.   9RFDEXODU\\    Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. country life  X\\IRTRRW>TI  good point IIX polluted J[DRTR@WU\\I bad point IYMYR public Yg@)Yg@DI cattle station N@K3ggTNS private OMRT)JYGWTR airwaves 1R;\\PWS\" entertainVKN>DRJP\\g modern OWVV)M PDROWV shopping mall ORGNRKN transport TROTMg cinema ,gI6[ggqk satellite INP3 pop music JUDg[+Y> boarding school ,g,3RG\\RRYR concertGNROWFIgITRX open space GNgFKg)PXM@Mg flat J,QYRVKYgFJTNM medical check-upsGIOWUN> school of the air ,g,3RPXMOYR]NM R advantage IIX PNg;ymtp5   /LVWHQDQGUHSHDW Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher.   5HDGDQGZULWH Read the text and write the good points and bad points in the table as the example given. /LIHLQ%DQJNRN +L0\\QDPH¶V6RXGD,ZDVERUQDQGOLYHLQ%DQJNRN $V \\RX PD\\ NQRZ LW LV D YHU\\ FURZGHG DQG SROOXWHG FLW\\ EXW , ORYH OLYLQJ WKHUe. There are a lot of good things about living in a biJFLW\\DQG%DQJNRNKDVDOORI 83

Unit 7 those advantages. There are a lot of places to study. There are many different kinds of secondary schools, both public and private. There are a lot of different ways that teenagers can entertain themselves. I really like window shopping with my friends after school and on weekends. There are lots of shopping malls in Bangkok and I go to one at least twice a week. I usually go to the movies once a month. There are cinemas in the shopping malls. I love pop music. In my free time I sometimes go to concerts with my friends. For me, another good thing about living in Bangkok is the mixture of different people there. I see people from all over the world and sometimes I can practise my English with some English-speaking families who live along my street. I think there is a big housing problem in Bangkok. 0\\ IDPLO\\ OLYHV LQ D YHU\\ VPDOO IODW ,W¶V FURZGHG DQG RI FRXUVH ZH GRQ¶W KDYH D JDUGHQ 0\\ PRWKHU often talks about a garden and a large house she used to have when she was in northern Thailand. %XW,¶PDFLW\\JLUODQG,UHDOO\\HQMR\\%DQJNRN good points bad points lots of places to study polluted 84

4. Say and write ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7 Use the table in Exercise 3 to say and write sentences in pairs. Example: A says: There are a lot of places to study in Bangkok. A and B write: There are a lot of places to study in Bangkok. B says: It is a very crowded and polluted city. A and B write: It is a very crowded and polluted city. 5. Read and answer Read the text and answer the questions. Living in the middle part of Australia The Julian family lives in central Australia. Richard Julian is a farmer and his family has lived on the farm for many years. The farm, or cattle station, is very ODUJH DQG LW¶V D YHU\\ long way from a city or even a town. There DUHQ¶W DQ\\ VFKRROV QHDU WKH -XOLDQV¶ IDUP VR the Julian children, Jimmy, Frank and Betsy, FDQ¶W JR WR D IRUPDO VFKRRO 7KH\\ WDNH WKHLU lessons at home and talk to their teachers on the radio. This kind of school is caOOHG WKH µVFKRRO RI WKH DLU¶ EHFDXVH lessons come to the children over the airwaves of the radio. The nearest city is Alice Springs, which is 500 kilometres from the station. The Julian family goes there a few times every year for shopping trips, medical check-ups, and for business reasons. The telephone and modern transport have made life easier in FHQWUDO $XVWUDOLD ³1RZ with videos and satellite TV, we have entertainment and 85

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6. Write ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 7 Write three paragraphs about the places where you live. 1. In the first paragraph write the details of the place where you live: the name of the village / town, its position in the country (in the northern/southern part of Laos), etc. 2. In the second paragraph write the good points of where you live: a quiet, peaceful place, very good study opportunities, lots of friends, etc. 3. In the third paragraph write the bad points of where you live: a crowded, noisy town, no shops, etc. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. 87

Unit Eight Unit 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATION Lesson 1 At the boat racing festival In this lesson students revise present tense and learn to talk about the boat racing festival. 1. Vocabulary Read and remember the meaning of the following words and expressions. boat racing -jgJ,QY first prize @NgDRPX\\j bjg chant float ZVA` competition J8gNDgVW impressive ?KN[WPD> crowds pattern ,>F>> cymbals GNRFjgDR pick up J4NN drums silver cup DRJg\\R cheer d5jTR`]KT sink T@Tg festival F-jg spectator ]KT firework GYg veranda @W>3g g-p Xdkoc0'j 0ao? >R[WJURX`JPIOWGNR IYGZKZ 2. Listen and repeat Listen and repeat the words above after the teacher. 3. Listen and practise Listen to the dialogue and practise in pairs. Jennifer: Somphone, look. What are those people doing?    6RPSKRQH 7KH\\¶UHFKDQWLQJDQGGDQFLQJ Jennifer: Why are they so cheerful?    6RPSKRQH %HFDXVHWKH\\¶YHZRQWKHILUVWSUL]H 88

Jennifer: What will the winning team get for the first prize?ສ.ວ.ສ    6RPSKRQH 7KH\\¶OOJHWa silver cup and some money.Unit 8 Jennifer: What will they do with the money?    6RPSKRQH 7KH\\¶OOVKDUHDQGNHHSVRPHIRUWKHERDWPDLQWHQDQFH 4. Ask and answer Ask and answer the TXHVWLRQVDERXWWKHSLFWXUHV Example: A: What are the spectators doing?     %7KH\\¶UHFKHHULQJWKHERDWV   /HW¶VFKDQW    7KLVFKDQWLVVLPLODUWRWKHRQHWKDWWKHURZHUVXVHGXULQJWKHERDWUDFH    +H\\JLUOV+H\\JLUOV+H\\ER\\V+H\\ER\\V You, wearing red shirts  <RXZHDULQJEOXHSDQWV    <RXZHDULQJUHGVNLUWV  <RXZHDULQJEOXHVKRUWV You have long hair You have curly hair    <RX¶YHJRWELJH\\HV  <RXDUHVRWDOO You are so nice You are very cute 89

Unit 8 6. Look and say Look at the pictures and say as many sentences as you can about each picture. Example: Picture 1 = The boats are racing. 90

ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 8 7. Read and choose Read the text and choose the correct words. The Boat Racing Festival The Boat Racing Festival is a (1) yearly/monthly event in Laos and other countries in the region. This festival (2) comes/goes in September or October, the end of the rainy season. The first race is on (3) a/the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang, the old capital of Laos, (4) on/in September. Later, other towns and cities along the rivers also celebrate the Boun Suang Heua festival. Temples and many other organizations support each boat. Boun Suang Heua is a great competition. On the day of the festival, temples and other organizations send their boats to compete in the race. Every boat is (5) made/decorated with different Lao patterns. Each team (6) has/is its own chant. The head of the boatman leads the chant, then the others (7) pick over/pick up the words and follow him. Crowds of young people along the river also chant and (8) dance/sleep. They play the khene, cymbals and drums. The night before this festival, people (9) eat/light candles and put them on the verandas and fences of (10) our/their houses. They also go out to the banks of the river to (11) sink/float their candles and light fireworks. It is so beautiful. The Boat Racing Festival is (12) a/an exciting and impressive time. 91

Unit 8 8. Read and write Re-read the text and answer the questions. 1. When is the Boat Racing Festival usually organized? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 2. Where is the first race of this festival organized? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 3. Who are the sponsors of each boat? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 4. What do temples and other organizations do on the day of the festival? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 5. What is the Boat Racing Festival? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 6. What do people along the river do during the race? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 7. What kinds of musical instruments do people play during the race? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 8. What do people do at a night before the race? ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« 9. Look and write Look at the pictures and write sentences about them. Example: picture 1. People are buying balloons. 1.buy/balloons««««««  play/games««««««« 92

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ສ.ວ.ສ Unit 8 34   5HDG Read the text below. 3L0DL/DR/DR1HZ<HDU  3L0DL Lao, or the Lao New Year Festival, comes in the middle of April, the fifth month of the Lao lunar calendar. Everyone throws water over each other. It is great fun, and very cool in the hot weather. /DVW 3L 0DL /DR 6RPSKRQH¶V IDPily was very busy preparing to celebrate the New Year. Somphone and his brother helped their father to work in the yard. They cut the grass, and cleaned the playground. 6RPSKRQH¶V VLVWHU KHOSHG WKHLU PRWKHU WR GR VRPH KRXVHZRUN 7KH\\ washed the curtains, cleaned the house, and mopped the floor. 6RPSKRQH¶VJUDQGPRWKHUSUHSDUHGIORZers and banana leaves to make a SKDNKRXDQH for the EDFLceremony. 2Q WKH GD\\ RI 3L 0DL 6RPSKRQH¶V family invited their friends and relatives to the EDFL. They wished each other good health, good luck and great happiness by tying white cotton thUHDGRQHDFKRWKHUV¶ZULVWV7KHUH was a lot of food and drink. Everyone ate, sang and danced. They all talked and laughed a lot.   5HDGDQGFRPSOHWH Read and complete the seQWHQFHVDERXW6RPSKRQH¶V3L0DLcelebration.  ([DPSOH 6RPSKRQH¶VIDPLO\\BBBBBBBBBDORWRIWLPHJHWWLQJBBBBBBBBBIRU3L0DL. 6RPSKRQH¶VIDPLO\\VSHQW a lot of time getting UHDG\\for 3L0DL. 1. To prepare for 3L0DL6RPSKRQHBBBBBBBBBBBDORWRIZRUNDURXQG WKHBBBBBBBBBBB 95