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Contents Title page Unit 1 .....................................................................................................................................................6 Introduction to the workplace..................................................................................................................6 1. Language focus ...........................................................................................................................6 2. Vocabulary ..................................................................................................................................6 3. Speaking......................................................................................................................................7 4. Grammar note:.............................................................................................................................8 5. Grammar Note: The imperative.................................................................................................12 Unit 2 ....................................................................................................................................................15 Organisataions.......................................................................................................................................15 1. Language Focus.........................................................................................................................15 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................15 Unit 3 ....................................................................................................................................................25 The working week.................................................................................................................................25 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................25 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................25 3. Speaking........................................................................................................................................25 3. Grammar note: Present continuous............................................................................................26 3. Speaking........................................................................................................................................27 4. Grammar note:...........................................................................................................................28 5. Reading .....................................................................................................................................29 Unit 4 ....................................................................................................................................................31 Socializing.............................................................................................................................................31 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................31 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................31 3. Grammar note: „Would‟ and „Could‟ ............................................................................................32 3. Strategy note: Showing interest in the conversation ..................................................................33 4. Grammar note: Reminder-simple past tense ..............................................................................36 5. Speaking........................................................................................................................................38 3

Unit 5 ....................................................................................................................................................40 Food and restaurants .............................................................................................................................40 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................40 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................40 3. Speaking........................................................................................................................................40 3. Listening .......................................................................................................................................42 4. Reading .........................................................................................................................................43 Unit 6 ....................................................................................................................................................46 Sports and Exercise ...............................................................................................................................46 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................46 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................46 3. Speaking........................................................................................................................................46 3. Grammar note: like/love/enjoy .....................................................................................................47 Reading .............................................................................................................................................49 3. Grammar note............................................................................................................................50 Unit 7 ....................................................................................................................................................52 Attending a meeting ..............................................................................................................................52 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................52 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................52 3. Reading .....................................................................................................................................52 3. Listening .......................................................................................................................................53 4. Grammar note: Approximations ................................................................................................56 4. Reading .........................................................................................................................................56 5. Speaking....................................................................................................................................58 Unit 8 ....................................................................................................................................................60 ASEAN country ....................................................................................................................................60 1. Language focus: ........................................................................................................................60 2. Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................60 3. Speaking........................................................................................................................................60 4. Grammar .......................................................................................................................................61 5. Reading .........................................................................................................................................61 5. Grammar point ..............................................................................................................................64 4

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Unit 1 Introduction to the workplace 1. Language focus  Responsible for + verb + ing  Responsible for + noun  Prepositions of place 2. Vocabulary budget button administration date of birth dial downstairs equipment expire fax filing cabinet finally first instructions introduce issue plug (into) left library lid lift nationality responsibility near responsible for passport pleased press procedure refrigerator right slide photocopier upstairs then toilet under welcome withdraw a) Look at the picture and discuss with your class: 1. Who do you think is in this picture? 2. Where are they? 3. What are they doing? 4. What do you think they are saying? Ms Julie Wilson is an Australian AID adviser. This is her first day at work in the office of the Human Resource Development (HRD) in Vientiane. She meets the office staff, 6

finds out where everything is in the office, finds out the office procedures and gets instructions for using the office equipment 3. Speaking Practice the dialogue in pairs. Practice it until you can say it without looking at your book. Mr Khamsene: Good morning, Ms Wilson. Please come in. Ms Wilson: Good morning. Mr Khamsene: I‟d like to welcome you to the office of _______________________________ . Ms Wilson: Thank you. Mr Khamsene: My name‟s Khamsene. I‟m the _________________ TheDirector and Deputy Director are at ___________________ today. They‟re sorry they couldn‟t be hereto meet you. Ms Wilson: That‟s fine. I‟m pleased to meet you, Mr Khamsene. Mr Khamsene: Pleased to meet you too, Ms Wilson. I‟d like to introduce you to the staff here. Ms Wilson: That would be good. a) Match the English with Lao translations of these workplaces. When you have finished you can check your answers with the list of workplaces and organizations on the first (a) Ministry of Education and Sports _(k)_ ຫັ້ ຬຄການເ຅ ້ັ າແຂວຄ (MoES) ___ ຫ້ັ ຬຄການພ ຈທະນາຆ ບພະງາກຬນ (b) Office of Human Resource Development (OHRD) ມະນ ຈ (c) Ministry of Agriculture and ___ ກະຆວຄກພສິ ກ າ ແລະ ປຸ່ າໄມ ້ັ Forestry ___ ກະຆວຄການຉຸ່ າຄປະເທຈ (d) Australian AID (e) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ___ ຬ ຄການສະຫະປະຆາຆາຈເພື ຸຸຸ່ ຬການ (f) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ພ ຈທະນາ (g) Ministry of Justice (MoJ) (h) Ministry of Public Security (MPS) ___ ກະຆວຄງ ຉິ ທ າ (i) Department of Forestry ___ ກ ມປຸ່ າໄມ ັ້ (j) Department of ASEAN ___ ກະຆວຄສ ກສາທກິ ານ ແລະ ກິ ລາ (k) Governor‟s office (l) Ministry of Home Affairs ___ ຬ ຄການຆຸ່ ວງເຫ ຸຬື ສາກ ນ ຂຬຄຬ ຈສະຉຣາລີ ___ ກະຆວຄປຬັ້ ຄກ ນ຃ວາມສະຫຄ ບ ___ ກ ມຬາຆຽນ ___ ກະຆວຄພາງໃນ 7

b) Group discussion: Work in small groups. Discuss among the group members about the questions below. After the discussion, each group can report back to the class. 1. Do foreigners visit your office? When? Why? 2 What countries do they come from? 3. Where do they work? 4. Do you introduce yourself to them? 5. Do you meet foreigners outside the office? Where? c) Presentation: One person from each group stands up and tells the class about their group‟s discussion. Others in the class must listen for the following information and take notes: 1. Why do foreigners visit their offices? 2. What countries do the foreigners come from? 3. Where do they work? 4. Apart from the workplace, where do they meet foreigners? 4. Grammar note: Responsible for Responsible for + verb + ing e.g. She is responsible for organizing workshops. Responsible for + noun e.g. He is responsible for the budget. a) Complete the sentences below with information from the dialogue. e.g. 1. Pany is responsible for ……………………………………………… 2. Vandy is responsible for ……………………………………………… e) Match these responsibilities with their Lao translations. e.g. 1. preparing documents for meeting ______ ຄ ບປະມານ 2. writing reports ______ ຉຬບໂທລະສ ບ 3. summarizing reports ______ ກຸ່ າວ຃ າປາໃສ 8

4. organizing visas ______ ຅ ຈຉັ້ ຄກຬຄປະຆມ 5. organizing meetings ___1__ ກະກຽມເຬກະສານຂຬຄກຬຄປະຆມ 6. making photocopies ______ ຫັ້ ຬຄການປ ກ຃ຬຄ 7. answering the telephone ______ ຉຬັ້ ນອ ບແຂກຉຸ່ າຄປະເທຈ 8. writing letters ______ ຂຽນບ ຈລາງຄານ 9. sending e-mail ______ ການສະຫບບ ຈລາງຄານ 10. giving speeches ______ ການຂໍ ຬະນ ມ ຈວີ ຆາ 11. welcoming foreigners ______ ຬ ຈເຬກະສານ 12. office administration ______ ຂຽນ຅ ຈໝາງ 13. the budget ______ ສຸ່ ຄຬີ ເມວ b) Listen to the dialogue again and complete. Check the answers with the teacher. Mr. Khamsene is introducing Ms Julie to other staff in the office. Khamsene: Ms. Wilson, this is Pany, our ______________ . She‟s responsible for preparing documents for meetings. Pany, this is Julie Wilson from __________________ . Ms Wilson‟s _________________ on the project. Pany: I‟m pleased to meet you, Ms. Wilson. Julie: Sorry? Could you say your name again, please? Pany: My name‟s Pany. Julie: Nice to meet you, Pany. Khamsene: Also, I‟d like to introduce the ________________________ , Vandy. She‟s responsible for all ______________________ . Please give a copy of your passport to her. Julie: Pleased to meet you, Vandy. Did Khamsene say “Give a copy of my passport to you?” Vandy: Yes, that‟s right. I‟m responsible for ________________________ 9

Khamsene: Excuse me, Ms Wilson. Let‟s go to the meeting room now to have some coffee and then I‟ll show you around the office. Julie: Thank you, and please call me Julie Good morning / afternoon. Sorry, Could you say your nameagain My name is ……. please? Did you say you work for ….? My name is ….. Pleased to meet you. I work for…... My name is …… I am responsible for… I work for …. Yes, that‟s right Sorry? Where do you work? I work for …. I am responsible for …. Did you say you are responsible for ….? No, I am responsible for … b) Match the words below with the correct pictures of office equipment. Computer telephone fax cupboard filing cabinet photocopier printer toilet desk bookshelf table and chairs refrigerator 10

c) Work alone . What would you find in each room? Write the name of office equipment under the correct headings Kitchen Administration room Library Meeting room 11

b) Listen to the teacher giving two sets of instructions, A and B, about how to do two different things. Number the instructions in each set from 1-4 as you hear them. You can listen to each set of instructions up to 3 times. AB ____ put the paper on the machine ____ press the start button ____ lift the lid ____ lift the handset ____ press the green button ____ put the paper in ____ press the number of copies you want ____ dial the number you want 5. Grammar Note: The imperative The imperative form of the verb is used for telling people what to do. e.g. Give the passport to … Put the paper in … Press the red button. Don‟t press the start button. 12

Complete these sentences using words from above. Where is the box? e.g. The box is next to the table. The box is _____ the table. The box is _____ the table. The box is _____________. The box is _____________. The box is on ___________ of the table. The box is on ___________ of the table. 6. Position of place Where is the post office ? The post office is opposite the cinema Use the question where is……………..? to ask about the place below 13

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Unit 2 Organisataions 1. Language Focus  Responsible for + verb + ing  Responsible for + noun  Prepositions of place  Imperative 2. Vocabulary assist brochure abbreviations citizen directions business card cabinet implement knowledge description develop objective project embassy government turn (left, right) information inspect member organization organizational chart policy report to skills plan a) Practise the dialogue in pairs until you can remember it. Language note: giving direction between next to on the left on the right turn left turn right walk past across from near in front of on the corner of go straight on opposite b) Work in pairs to create a dialogue similar to a dialogue of Julie and Soumaly to practice asking for direction of the main places on the map. Use the language note to give direction. e.g. A: Where‟s the Ministry of Education and Sports? 15

B: Did you say the Ministry of Education and Sports? A: Yes, the Ministry of Education and Sports. B: It‟s …on …………………………..near ……………………...………… Or A: How can I get to the Ministry of Education and Sports? B: Did you say the Ministry of Justice? A: No, the Ministry of Education and Sports. B: Go along ………………….. It‟s …in front of …………………… next to …………… Reading a map a) Matchthe place names with the abbreviations. There is a list of abbreviations at the back of the book. Practice the pronunciation. 1. UNDP _____ a. World Health Organisation 2. WHO _____ b. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. MoFA _____ c. Ministry of Investment and Planning 4. MoES _(1)_ d. United Nations Development Programme 5. MoJ _____ e. Ministry of Finance 6. MoF _____ f. Ministry of Justice 7. MIP _____ g. Ministry of Education and Sports b) Find these places on the map of Vientiane on the next page. UNDP WHO MFA MoES Lane Xang Avenue That Luang Road MoJ UNHCR Post Office British Embassy French Embassy Safe the Children International 16

Settathirath Road MoF Vientiane map b) Description of where they are. 1. Opposite the Morning Market, on the corner of Khou Vieng Road and Nong BoneRoad. 1 Bus Station 2. On Sethathirath Road, opposite Mahosot Hospital. 3 On That Luang Road, on the left, past the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 Near the Safe the Children International. 5 On Lane Xang Avenue, on the left, near Hor Kham. 6 Near the Victory Gate, on the right. 17

7 On That Luang Road, on the right, near the Ministry of Finance. 8 On Phone Kheng Road, on the left, not far from Military Museum. 9 Across from the Victory Gate, on the left. c) Look at the map of Vientiane. Listen to the teacher telling you where you are on the map. Find that place on the map. The teacher will then give the directions from where you are to another place on the map. The teacher will repeat the directions 3 times. Follow her directions on the map and write the place to which the teacher is giving directions. Remember you can ask your teacher questions to make sure you understand the directions given, e.g. “Did you say on the left?” 1. You are standing outside the Ministry of Education and Sports. (Find the MoES on the map.) The teacher is giving directions to …………………………. 2. You are standing outside Mahosot Hospital on Settathirath Road. (Find Mahosot Hospital.) The teacher is giving directions to ………………..………….. 3. You are standing outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Find the MFA.) The teacher is giving the directions to ……………..………….. 4. You are standing outside the British Embassy. (Find the British Embassy.) The teacher is giving directions to …………………………….. 5. You are standing outside the Prime Minister Office. (Find the Prime Minister Office) The teacher is giving directions to ……………………….…… d) Look at the map.Complete the directions using words and phrases below. straight along turn right turn left on the right / left 1. Talat Sao Mall to British Embassy: Walk ……………………. Lane Xang Avenue, past the monument. ……………… at the first street. Walk ……………… for about 100 meters. The British Embassy is …………………………………….... 2. Ministry of Education and Sports to the Ministry of Defense: Walk ……………… Lane Xang Avenue. …………………. at the small street after Samsenthai Road. The Ministry of Defense is ………………….………….……… 3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Safe the Children International Office: Walk ………………… That Luang Road. ………………… at the second street. Walk past the British Embassy. Safe the Children International Office is ……………………………………………………………….. 18

4. MFA to ANZ Bank: Walk ………………….….. That Luang Road to the Monument. Go straight to Lanxang Avenue , …………………...…………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… e) Pair work:Work with a partner. Take turns to give directions to somewhere on the map. Listen to your partner and say where he/she is giving directions to. Remember to check your understanding by asking: “What did you say?” “Could you say that again, please?” “Sorry?” “Pardon?” “Did you say……?” e.g.: A:You are at Mahosot Hospital. Walk straight along to Lane Xang Avenue. Turn right at Lane Xang Avenue. Walk straight ahead about 100 metres. B:Sorry, did you say about 100 metres? A:That‟s right. Now, what‟s on your left? B:The Ministry of Education. A:That‟s right Listening a) Listen to the dialogue and circle T (true) or F (false) next to the statements below. Do not read while you listen. You can listen to the dialogue up to 3 times. 1. Soumaly works at the Ministry of Information and Culture. T / F 2. Soumaly gives Julie her card. T/F 3. Soumaly is responsible for human resources. T/F 4. Julie will call Soumaly. T/F b) Listen again and complete the dialogue. Soumaly: Excuse me, do you work in Laos? 19

Julie: Yes, I work at the Leading Committee for______________________ . Soumaly: Oh, really? Julie: Yes, I‟m a ___________________ on an Australian AID project. My name‟s Julie Wilson. Soumaly: Pleased to meet you. My name‟s Soumaly. I work at the _____________________ ____________ . I‟m the Head of the Secretariat of Human Resource Development. What does the HSCHRD do? Julie: I‟ll send you a _______________ . What‟s your address? Soumaly : Here‟s my ____________ . My e-mail address is on it too. Julie: Thank you. And here‟s my card. Soumaly: Thanks. c) Follow the recording and repeat each phrase or sentence of the dialogue. Then use the information about yourself and your own workplace. Work In Laos Note: This is Soumaly‟s e-mail address: [email protected] In e-mail address, “@” is pronounced “at”. A full stop (.) is pronounced “dot”. For example: Write; [email protected] Say: “soumaly at gmail dot org dot com” Look at Soumaly‟s business card. Underline the workplace, her position and e-mail address. 20

d) Create your own business card then exchange it with your classmates. Reading Julie will send Soumaly a brochure about the work of the National HRD Secretariat for National Commission for HRD. 1. What is the address of the Office for National HRD Secretariat for the National Commission for HRD? …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………….................... 2 What is the phone number? ………………………………………………………………………………………..... 3 What is the fax number? …………………………………………………………………………………….....…. Reading comprehension a) The brochure has three parts. What are they? 1. …………………….....………………. 2. ……………………......……………… 3. ………………………….....…………. b) Read the first part. 1. How many objectives are there? 21

2. When was the National HRD Secretariat for National Commission for HRD formed? 3. How many members does the committee have? c) Read the second part. Write down the two responsibilities of the National HRD Secretariat for National Commission for HRD: 1. ……………………………………………………………………… 2. ……………………………………………………………………… d) Choose the word below with similar meaning as „cabinet‟. committee administration department office building Introduction Human Resource Development in Laos is important to the party and the government of the Lao PDR. The objectives of human resource development in the Lao PDR are to: - educate people to be good citizens who love the country and live by the laws - develop the knowledge and skills of the Lao people. The National HRD Secretariat for National Commission for HRD was reformed in January, 2014. It has 11 members. Responsibilities The National HRD Secretariat for National Commission for HRD is responsible for: - planning policies for implementing the government‟s HRD plan - assisting ministries and organizations with implementing their HRD plans Office The office is responsible for: - coordinating the work of the SSCHRD 22

- inspecting the work of the SSCHRD - reporting to the president or vice- president of the SSCHRD - reviewing and summarising reports from the ministry and provincial HRD departments - preparing documents for SHRD meetings - reporting to the Cabinet of the Central Party Committee and to the Cabinet of he e) Find the following words in the brochure and underline them. 1. summarising 5. inspecting 2. reporting to 6. assisting 3. coordinating 7. planning 4. preparing 8. Implementing f) Match the words above with their meanings. Meanings ____ telling or writing to someone about what has happened ____ making people or things work together ____ getting ready to begin ____ tellingor writing about the important points ____ helping ____ checking ____ putting a plan into action ____ thinking about when and how to do something Speaking a) Survey:Walk around the classroom and ask four other people about their workplace. Write their names and answers in the survey table below. “Is your workplace responsible for ………………..?” 23

4 3 2 1 Names: Coordinating with other organisations Writing reports Organising training Supervising activities Preparing documents Implementing plans Planning policy Inspecting projects Summarising reports b) Report to others in your class about one person whom you have talked to. e.g. Vandy‟s workplace is responsible for coordinating with other organisations, writing reports and organising training. His workplace is not responsible for planning policy or inspecting projects. 24

Unit 3 The working week 1. Language focus:  Present Continuous for something happening now  Present Continuous for something planned for the future  Connectors: because and so 2. Vocabulary attend concerned arrange confirm convenient diary discuss dust get rid of hazardous potholes reason residents severe suggest sweeping tidy undulations vehicle whirl up workshop 3. Speaking 1. Who is in the pictures? 2. What are they doing? 3. What do you think they are saying? Soumaly and Julie are talking on the phone about their plans for the week, and arrange to meet. 25

a) Listen to the dialogue and complete the information below. Do not read while you listen. You can listen to the dialogue up to 3 times. 1. ………………………… is telephoning …………………………………. 2. Julie is ………………………………………………while Soumaly is telephoning. 3. Julie sent Soumaly …………………………………………………….….. b) Complete Soumaly‟s diary below with information from the dialogue March Sun 17 __________________________________________________ Mon 18___________________________________________________ Tue 19____________________________________________________ Wed 20___________________________________________________ Thu 21____________________________________________________ Fri22_____________________________________________________ Sat23________________________________________________________ 3. Grammar note: Present continuous. The present continuous is used:  To show that something is happening now or around now. e.g. I‟m writing a report.  To show something is planned for the future. e.g. On Monday afternoon, I‟m attending a workshop. Present continuous form: 26

 Am / is / are + verb + ing Spelling:  Verbs ending in „e‟ – drop the „e‟ + ing, e.g. smoke / smoking  Verbs with a short vowel- double last letter, e.g. get / getting Spoken / written language:  Spoken language – use contractions. e.g. I‟m attending a meeting. He‟s writing a report.  Written language – use full form. e.g. I am attending a meeting. He is writing a report. Pair work Ask and Answer about the weekly plan in July July Sun 17 __________________________________________________ Mon 18___________________________________________________ Tue 19____________________________________________________ Wed 20___________________________________________________ Thu 21____________________________________________________ Fri22_____________________________________________________ Sat23________________________________________________________ 3. Speaking a) Work in group to discuss about dust/rubbish management in your village/community. b) Make a list of things that can be done to deal with dust/rubbish. c) Share the information of dust/rubbish management with other students. d) Report to the whole class. 27

a) Pair work: Giving reasons. Work with a partner to connect the two sets of phrases below using „because‟or „so‟. I cannot meet you on Monday. I am attending a workshop on Tuesday. I am not free on Wednesday. I am meeting with officials at the Ministry of Education and Sports. because / so I cannot meet you then. I am going to Sayaboury. I am preparing for a workshop. I cannot come to the meeting. Check your answers in a small group and then with the whole class. 4. Grammar note: To give reasons for something, we can use because or so. 1 Fact + because + reason eg: I can‟t meet you on Monday because I‟m going to Pakse. 2 Reason + so + fact eg: I‟m going to Pakse so I can‟t meet you on Monday. a) Work in pairs.Match the phrases (1-10) below with the correct purposes in the left column of the table. One is done for you. Topic: Arranging a meeting Phrases 1. Say why you are phoning. _1_Could we meet to talk about your work? 2. Suggest a day and time to meet. ___ Sorry, I can‟t meet on Friday because 3. Give reason why not. ___ Are you free on Wednesday? 4. Suggest another day. ___ Are you free on Wednesday? 28

5. Agree on day and suggest time. ___ So, see you on Wednesday at 2:30 6. Check understanding of time. ___ Yes, 2:30 is fine. 7. Confirm time. ___ Yes, see you then. 8. Agree with time. ___ Did you say 2:30? 9. Check day/time. ___ Yes, 2:30. 10. Confirm meeting. ___ Yes, I am. How about 2:30? I‟m getting ready for a workshop. ___ Yes, what about Friday at 1:30. 5. Reading Dust on roads needs to be cleaned up Dust along the city's roads has been a problem for many years, so it is time that thesectors concerned should work harder to clean it.Each year the government spends a large amount of money to build scores of roads to link the villages and to make driving easier and more convenient, but so many roads still under the cover of dust make Vientiane look dirty, not so beautiful.When vehicles pass by, the dust at the side of the road swirls up and gets spread around the area affecting anyone riding on two wheels or in a car with the top down or windows open as well as the residents living along the dusty road.Many of the roads have not yet had any sweeping done, so we are still facing with clouds of dust, especially when a large truck passes by. Khamphengmeuang road from the That Luang traffic light to that of Nonghai is a good example of such overwhelming dust.As if that weren't enough, the surface of the road has many severe undulations and countless potholes filled with water during the rain, resulting in more hazardousdriving. Two-wheel riders constantly complain about the Khamphengmeuang road with countless of potholes, resulting in car driver‟s veering left and right to avoid such holes and thus causing frequent accidents.The sector concerned recently have started some road cleaning activities, which can be seen on Souphanouvong, Setthathrat and Lane Xang roads.They should also do the same for other roads such as Khamphengmeuang because it will do much to make the city more clean and tidy Reading comprehension 1. What causes Vientiane to look dirty? 2. Give an example of a dusty road in Vientiane. 3. What is a frequent cause of accidents? 4. Has there been anything done to deal with the dust? Provide some evidence from the text. 29

Speaking a) Work in group to discuss about dust/rubbish management in your village/community. b) Make a list of things that can be done to deal with dust/rubbish. c) Share the information of dust/rubbish management with other students. d) Report to the whole class. 30

Unit 4 Socializing 1. Language focus:  Polite requests / offers with „would' and 'should‟  Simple Past Tense verbs  Adverbs of frequency and adverbial phrases 2. Vocabulary are you free? invitation always never news newspaper observe once a week pick you up picnic politics seldom sometimes travel overseas usually 3. Speaking a) Class work: Repeat the mini-dialogues below after your teacher. A:Would you like to go for a picnic this Sunday? B: Sorry. I can‟t go on Sunday because I‟m visiting my mother. A: Could you pick me up at 10? B:OK. I‟ll pick you up at 10. A:Thanks. See you then. A: Would you like some coffee? B: Yes, please. A: Could I have some papers, please? B: Yes, here you are. b) Making an arrangement Soumaly: Hello, Julie. Julie: Hello, Soumaly. Soumaly: Nice to see you again. How was the workshop yesterday? 31

Julie: Great! It was a very _____________________ because many different ideas were discussed. Soumaly: Oh, really? Julie: Yes, Soumaly, ___________ to go out for dinner sometime this week? Soumaly: Yes, of course. Julie: Are you free on Friday night? Soumaly: Oh, Sorry! I can‟t go out on Friday night because I am going to a Baci ceremony. Julie: Well, what about ______________ night? Soumaly: That‟s fine. What time? Julie: How about 6:30? Soumaly: 6:30 is fine. Is it possible for you to pick me up? Julie: Of course. I‟ll pick you up at __________ at your house. Soumaly: Thanks. See you then. c) Follow the recording and repeat each phrase or sentence of the dialogue. d) Half the class is Julie and the other half is Soumaly. Practice the dialogue together. e) Practice the dialogue in pairs. Practice it until you can say it without looking at your book. 3. Grammar note: ‘Would’ and ‘Could’ „Would‟ is used to make an invitation or offer in a polite way. eg: Would you like to go out for lunch? Would you like a coffee? „Could‟ is used to request something in a polite way. eg: Could you pick me up? Could I have some paper, please? 32

Julie Soumaly e.g __ Hello, Soumaly. __ Ok. I‟ll meet you at your office at 11:30. __ Yes. Could you pick me up at __ Hello, Julie. my office? __ Fine thanks. Are you busy? __ How are you? __ Well, would you like to go out for lunch __ Yes, a little. I‟m preparing with me today? documents for the workshop. Conversation:Work in pairs. Complete the conversation below. Use your own words, then practice the conversation and take turn to be „A‟ and „B‟. A:Would you like to ……………………………………………………… ? B:Yes, of course. A:Are you free ………………………………….. ? B:Sorry, …………………………….. because ……………………………. A:What about ………………………………..? B:Yes, ……………………………. is fine. A:Could you ……………………………. ? B:Yes, ………………. on ……………… at …………………………...….. A:Yes, ………………. then. 3. Strategy note: Showing interest in the conversation In a conversation, the listeners must show their intrest in what the speaker is talking about. They can express it by nodding, smiling and in words by such as: “Really?” “Mmm” “That‟s interesting” “That sounds interesting‟ “Tell me more” “Yes” 33

“Oh” It is important to say these words with a rising intonation. If the listener uses a falling intonation, the speaker will think the listener is not interested and the conversation may come to and end. Practice each response with a rising intonation. a) Pair work: Some of the sentences below are about work and some about social life. Write the sentences under the correct headings. Last weekend, I went fishing at Thalat. How‟s work? Are you busy at work at the moment? I don‟t often play sport. What do you do on the weekends? Do you often travel for work? Do you like your job? What did you do last weekend? How often do you go to the provinces for work? Do you often watch a video in the evenings? Work Social b) Match the questions and answers below. Write the correct answers in the space provided below for each question. 34

Question 1. How‟s work? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Are you busy at work at the moment? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… 3. Do you often travel overseas for work? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. What are you doing at work at the moment? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. How often do you work in the provinces? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. Do you like your job? ………………………………………………………………..................................... Answer I‟m planning some training. Yes, I‟m very busy but I like my job. Yes, very. We are organising a two- week workshop. It starts next week. About twice a month. Yes, I travel to other countries about three times a year. Good. I‟m working on a new project now. Topic: Talking about work Conversation strategies One person begins talking about his / her I‟m busy at work at the moment. work. I‟m …… That‟s interesting Really? Yes? Oh? Mmm. 35

Listener shows interest with appropriate That sounds interesting responses ( and rising intonation) Listener checks understanding Could you say that again, please? 4. Grammar note: Reminder-simple past tense Julie talked about her job in Australia. She used the simple past tense because she talked about something that happened before now. In the simple past tense the verb changes. Most verbs are regular verbs and change by adding „ed‟ to the end of the verb. Example: In Laos, I work at the Office of the HRD. In Australia, I worked at the DFAT. Some are called irregular verbs whose participles assume different forms. You can find a list of irregular past tense verbs on the back of this book. Past Simple: Regular and irregular verbs 1. Regular verbs: usually we add – ed to the verb. worked, wanted, finished, listened, watched and played Other spelling rules: Verb Rule Example Ends in –e (lived) +d She lived in Australia. Ends in a consonant double the final He stopped work at 5.30 + vowel + consonant consonant (stop) Ends in consonant change y to ied I studied economics. + y (study) 2. Irregular verbs: many common verbs have an irregular past form: go-went, have-had, meet-met, know-knew. Brainstorm: Do you know the meaning of these words? Discuss the meaning with a partner 36

and then check against the vocabulary list on the first page of this Unit. director responsibilities planning training supervising organising travelling meeting conferences interesting people reports Listening The Office of the HRD invited Julie to give a short presentation about her work in Australia. a) Listen to the presentation about Julie‟s work in Australia and complete the text below using the words in the box. You can listen to the text up to 3 times. Thank you for asking me to give a talk about my work in Australia. I will talk about where I worked, my position, my (1)…………………………………………. , and what kind of things I did in my job. In Australia I worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra. Canberra is the capital city of Australia. I was deputy (2)…………………….. of the Human Resources Development Department. I was responsible for finding out the (3) ……………………………. needs of staff and then (4)…………………………. and (5)……………………….. training. I was also responsible for (6) ………………………. the work of the 15 staff in the HRD department. Every week, I had many (7)……………………………. with staff and wrote training plans and (8)……………………………. After training courses, I met with the staff to hear a report about the training. I often had to travel to other cities in Australia for meetings and (9)…….………………. . My work was very (10)…………………… , so I liked my job. I liked (11) ………………………… for work because I met many (12) …………........................ , but sometimes I felt tired because I attended too many meetings. So, that‟s a short description of my work in Australia. Do you have any questions for me? Afterlistening, check your answers with a partner and then with the whole class. 37

5. Speaking a) Survey:Walk around and ask others about how often they do things. Write the information in the survey table below. “How often do you ….?” Work responsibilities Name How often write reports Khamsene once a month go to meetings attend workshops travel to another country use the computer inspect projects use English at work organise training have lunch in a restaurant have a baci at home play sport go on picnic read the newspaper Find someone who: Stand up, walk around the class and find someone who likes to do the following activities at weekends. Ask: Do you like to play sport on weekends? If they answer „Yes‟, write their names. If they answer „No‟, ask another person. Try to get a name in a space provided for each activity. Name ……………………………….. likes to play sport. ……………………………….. likes to read. ……………………………….. likes to work in the garden. ……………………………….. likes to visit friends. ……………………………….. likes to go on a picnic. 38

……………………………….. likes to watch television. ……………………………….. likes to spend time with his/her family. ……………………………….. likes to go out dancing. ……………………………….. likes to drink beer. b) Report what you have found out. Stand in a circle. Your teacher or another student asks, for example, “Who plays sport on weekend?” Take turns to answer. For example, “Vandy plays sport on weekends.” Listen to each other's answers. c) Write five sentences about the people you have talked to. e.g: Chanthana visits friends on weekends. 39

Unit 5 Food and restaurants 1. Language focus:  some and any  How much and How many with countable nouns and uncountable nouns 2. Vocabulary bamboo bread chilli delicious dish favourite dish food stall fruit grilled(adj) juice lemon meat noodles pandan leave papaya salad popular prawn recommend sauce sausage snack spicy/hot sticky rice waiter/waitress 3. Speaking a) Work in groups of four to make a list of five common food and restaurants and put them on the board to share with the class. b) Match these foods with the pictures 1. grilled chicken 2. orange juice 3. papaya salad 4. spicy beef with potato beans 5. prawns with chilli and coconut milk 40

c) Work in pairs. Make a list of five foods that you think are healthy and unhealthy. Healthy food Unhealthy food Grammar note Some and any 1. We use some and any with uncountable and plural nouns. Have……………………………………….. orange juice with your breakfast. Don‟t drink……………………………juice between meals If you want a snack , try……………………………nuts. 2. Notice that, in questions, we normally use any. Is there any milk? Have we got any eggs? a) Complete the sentences with some or any. 1. It‟s a good idea to drink …………………………fruit juice between meals. 2. For a healthy snack, you can eat ……………………nuts or ……………….melon. 3. Don‟t drink……………………coffee before you go to bed. It‟s bad for you. 4. Chocolate hasn‟t got……………………vitamins or minerals in it. How much and how many When we ask questions we use: Underline the correct alternative.  How many with countable/uncountable nouns and  How much with countable/uncountable nouns 41

b) Complete the questions with How muchor How many. 1. …………………water do you drink every day? 2. …………………cups of coffee do you drink every day? 3. …………………sugar do you have with your coffee or tea? 4. …………………fruit do you eat every day? 5. …………………hours‟ sleep do you have every night? 6. …………………time do you work on a computer every day? 3. Listening a) „Before dinner‟ At her office in Laos, Julie asks the staff about places to eat. They talk about different types of food and well-known restaurants. Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions below. Do not read while you listen. You can hear the dialogue 3 times. 1. Where does Julie want to eat out tonight? 2. What kind of food is she looking for? 3. What does Khamsene suggest and recommend? Julie: I want to eat Lao food tonight? Can you recommend a good restaurant? Khamsene: There are two restaurants around here one is behind MoES and one is near Namphou. What kinds of food do you want to have? Julie: I‟d like to eat typical Lao food. Khamsene: I‟d recommend the one near Namphou. Julie: Thank you Khamsene. Practice dialogue in pairs and practice until you can say it without looking at your book. You can use your own name and restaurant in the conversation. Food and restaurants 42

4. Reading 1. All around Vientiane Capital, you can see food stalls on the street selling different kinds of Lao food. Papaya salad is a popular snack. It is very spicy, and people like eating it at any time of the day. 2. On the street stalls, you can buy grilled chicken or fish. Another favourite Lao food is laap. This is chopped meat or fish mixed with vegetables. Noodles are also very popular. People often go to noodle shops at lunchtime. 3. Laos is famous for sticky rice. This is a special kind of rice and you eat it with your fingers. Another food is kao lam. This is rice cooked with coconut milk in bamboo. People like eating it as a snack at festivals especially at Boat Racing and Thatluang Festivals. Kaiphean (river weed) is well known and goes with Cheobong (Chilli sauce)and sausages from LuangPrabang. 4. Along the Mekong Bank you can find many bars and restaurants, you can also eat food from many other countries in Vientiane Capital. There are French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian resturants and Swedish House near Namphou. Most of the international restaurants are in the centre of the city. They are usually more expensive than the Lao food restaurants. a) Answers to these questions based on the information in the text: 1) How many different kinds of Lao dishes are there in the text? What are they? 2) What is laap? 3) Where do people often go to eat at lunchtime? 4) Do you eat food at a street stall? Why? / Why not? 5) What kind of international restaurants are there in Vientiane? b) Look at the sentences about some popular Lao dishes. Can you write the missing words? The first two letters of a word are given. 1. Laap is ch……………….. meat or fish mixed with ve……………………………. 2. St…………….. rice is a special kind of rice. You eat it with your fi……………….…… 3. Kao lam is rice cooked in ba………………….. People like eating it at festivals. 4. Pa…………… sa……… is very spicy. People like eating it at any time of the day. 5. Practice 43

a) Practice the dialogue until you can remember it; you can put your favorite dishes and drink in the conversation. b) Work in pairs, ask your partner the following questions and report back to the class. 1. Do you like to eat out? If yes, where would you like to go? If no, ask the next questions. 2. What are your favourite dishes? 3. How often do you cook/make your own food? Breakfast 1. Make a list of breakfast food. 2. Work in groups of four. Discuss: “It‟s ok not to eat breakfast.” Give reasons to support your opinion. a) Listen to five people from different places talking about their breakfast. Fill in the missing food and drink they usually have for breakfast. Breakfast around the world Kemal: Well, I usually have breakfast at home before I go to work. I always havetea, black tea maybe two or three glasses. And I have (1) ………………….. and (2) ………………. and tomatoes, and in Turkey we have fantastic bread so I usuallyhave bread with butter and (3) …………….., and sometimes I have yoghurt, too. Mi-Kyung I always have breakfast with my family. We usually have (4)…………… …………………, and we have (5) ……………….. We cannot live without Kim-chi! Kim-chi is a traditional dish of mixed Korean (6)....………….. It's very hot and spicy. Dimitry Well, for breakfast, when I have time, I have tea, usually, black tea with lemon and lots of sugar. Never with milk. Then I have bread and cold (7)…………….. and some cucumber as well. And then I sometimes have a small(8) ……………….. or some (9) ………………. to finish.Sonia In Brazil, we have very good tropical (10) ………………, guava, mango andthings like that, and we always have fruit for our breakfast-also we have(11) …………….., of course, everybody knows in Brazil we have very good coffee,and may be (12) ……………… and jam.Jose I don't usually have breakfast. I don't have time because I go to work very earlyabout seven o'clock in the morning, so I just have a (13)……………….. for breakfast, in a café with my wife Anita. But I usually stop work for a (14) …………. at about eleven, half past eleven and go to a café near my office. I have another cupof coffee and a nice big piece of tortilla-Spanish (15) …………………. made with potatoes and eggs-it's really delicious. a) Work in groups of 3 to 4 students to discuss these questions: 44

1. Are the breakfasts described in the recording the same or different from yours? 2. Which one would you like to try? 3. Where do the 5 people come from? 45

Unit 6 Sports and Exercise 1. Language focus:  like/enjoy/love + to / v-ing and like/enjoy/love + noun  Present simple tense with third person singular (ending-s and -es)  Time expressions: every morning/afternoon/evening, once/twice …a week/month/year.  Adverbs of frequency: always, often, sometimes, rarely/occasionally and never.  Write a short paragraph about sport and exercise 2. Vocabulary badminton competition aerobics cycling exercise finish football gamesgo jogging healthy lose weight organise park Patuxay Monument petanque play/ player popular public river bank Sepaktakraw/ratten ball sport stadium 3. Speaking a) Work in pairs. Make a list of sports and exercises that you know and then share your list with other pairs. b) Match the sports in the table below with the pictures playing football playing tennis doing aerobic running cycling playing volleyball 46

a) Make conversation between Julie and Soumaly talking about the sport and places for exercise. Julie: Soumaly, where should I go for exercise? Soumaly: Oh! Do you like playing sport or doing exercise? Julie: I enjoy both. Soumaly: What kind of sport do you like to play? Julie: I like playing tennis and watching football. Soumaly: Oh! It sounds interesting. To exercise you‟d better go to the Mekong River bank where a large number of people do some jogging, running, walking and can enjoy fresh air at the same time. Julie: Really! I may go there after work. Soumaly: For football matches, you‟d better go to the Sea Games football stadium. There‟s going to be a junior match between Malaysia and Cambodia soon. Julie: I will go there beause I love watching football. Soumaly:Julie, I‟m going to join you. b) Listen to the conversation again and repeat each sentence after the recording. 3. Grammar note: like/love/enjoy After like/love/enjoy + to or V-ing I love to watch or I love watching badminton I like to play badminton after work. Or I like playing badminton after work (More on ideas; more on actions) We can use like/love/enjoy + a noun: I like football. I love badminton. Common mistake 47

I enjoy with my family. I enjoy going out with my family. I enjoy with my friends. I enjoy going out with my friends. Practice a) Make three sentences using like, love and enjoy base on the rules above. 1. …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. ………………………………………………………………………………….... b) Share your sentences with your partner about the kinds of sports that both of you like/enjoy/love playing. Pre-Listening Ask your partner: What kind of sport and exercise do you enjoy doing? When/where do you play sport/do exercise? Who do you play sport/do exercise with? Listening Listen to the conversation between Julie and Khamsene talking about sports and exercises. Take note of what kind of sport and exercise Khamsene enjoys doing. You can listen to the conversation three times. Use the questions below to help you with the note taking. Khamseneenjoys ………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. He does …………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Share your notes with your classmates and then check the notes with the whole class. Writing a) Use the ideas below to write about yourself on a piece of paper. Give yours to the teacher 48

Fact File Sport: I enjoy ………………………………………………… I also love…………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………… Exercise: I always …………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………. Name: ___________________________ Reading Sport and exercise a. More and more people are doing sport and exercise now in Vientiane because they want to be healthy and lose weight. Most people do exercise in the evening after work or at the weekend. A lot of people go to parks to exercise or they play sport at their workplaces. Some workplaces organise sports competitions for their staff. b. One of the most popular sports in Laos is football. People also like playing badminton and volleyball. Another very popular sport is petanque. Around the city, you can see many people playing petanque at their workplace after work. You can also sometimes see young men playing the traditional sport of sepaktakraw. c. Jogging is a popular kind of exercise in the city. People usually go jogging early in the morning when the streets are not so busy, or they go after work. At Patuxay Monument around 5.00 p.m., you can see people of all ages walking or jogging around the park. b) Read the text again and decide whether the sentences below are trueor false. Write Tor F next to each sentence. If the sentence is false, correct it. eg. . _False__ More people do sport and exercise in Vientiane. 1. _______ Many people do exercise at their workplace or in public parks. 2. _______ A lot of people like playing petanque. 3. _______ People go jogging late in the morning when the streets are busy. 4. _______ Only young people do exercise at Patuxay Monument in the evening. c) Write the correct word in each sentence. The Lao translation is in brackets. e.g. I do …exercise….. every morning before work. (ການຬຬກກໍ າລັ ງກາຍ) 1. It is important to eat …………………………………….food. (ສຂະພາບີດ ) 49

2. I don‟t eat much because I want to …………………………(ຫຼຸ ດໍນ້ໍ າໜັ ກ) 3. We can ..…………………………………… a meeting next week. (ຈັ ດຕັັໍ້ ງ) 4. They are playing in a football …………………………………. (ການແຂງຂັ ນ) 5. There are ten ….………………...…….. in my office. (ພະນັ ກງານ) 6. Sepaktakraw is a ………………………………….…..…… sport. (ພັໍ້ ນບັໍ້ ານ) 3. Grammar note Present simple 1. Which of the following sentence describes: - habit - something that is always true. a. Julie likes to go jogging in the evening. b. Julie comes from Australia. Adding -s, -es -ies and change its form when a verb follows he/she/it Notice these: have He has a dog. go She goes to work every day. try Kham tries very hard to win the game. watch My son watches TV every evening. spend Khamsene spends with his family at weekends.How often? 2. The phrases below tell us how often things happen. - every morning/afternoon/evening - five times a week/month/year - on Sundays/Mondays/Tuesday…etc. - always, often, sometime, rarely/occasionally and never 4. Practice a) Put the letters in correct order to come up with the comprehensible words for different kinds of sport or exercise. You can find all the words in the text. 50