ວິຊາ ພາສາອັງກິດ

Review Unit 1-5

In this unit students will review Unit 7-10 to improve their language skills.

1. Listen and complete

Fill in the blanks with the missing words

My family lives in the (1) …………. about150 kilometers from
Vientiane Capital. My village is (2) …………. on the 13th north road, which is
surrounded by mountains and rivers. The weather of my village is (3)
………….. Early in the morning, villagers can feel fresh air, which makes
them very fresh to work on their (4) ………….. Every day, a number of local
and foreign visitors visit my village. They enjoy going to the mountains and
swimming in the rivers. In fact, my village is the (5) …………. tourist
destination in Lao PDR.
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2. Match the words with their suitable Lao interpretations.

Write the correct number in front of the suitable Lao interpretation.

1 environment ____a. ຍາ້ ຍໄປເຮດັ ວຽກຢບູ່ ອ່ ນອ່ ນື

2 asphalt ____b. ປະກາດຫາຄນົ ມາເຮັດວຽກຊວ່ ຍ

3 noxious fume ____c. ຊຸມຊນົ ແລະ ປາ່ ທາໍ ມະຊາດ

4 natural resource ____d. ຮກັ ສາໃຫມ້ ຢີ ຕູ່ ະຫຼອດໄປ

5 rehabilitation ____e. ສມົ ບດັ ທ່ ີຫາໄດຕ້ າມທາໍ ມະຊາດ

6 sustainable ____f. ລດົ ແລນ່ ບ່ ໍມຂີ ຝ້ີ ນຸ່

7 emigrate ____g. ຫາຍໃຈເອົາຫຼາຍລະວນິ ຫວົ

8 announcement ____h. ເຮັດໃຫຄ້ ືນສປູ່ ກົ ກະຕິ
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3. Rearrange

Rearrange the words in italic in these sentences in correct order.
1. People / to big cities / come / because/ very easy / they find it / to get good

earning /opportunities / in these populous cities.
2. Most people/ in our world/ that it is better / believe / to live/ in big cities

than in villages / small.
3. When there / a landslide / was, a lot of/ people/ homeless / were.
4. The knowledge of traditions that / passed down / been / had /from

generations to generations
5. Currently, I / vacant potions / still applying for / am /in both public and

private sectors.

4. Write

Make sentences with the words given
1. believe:…………………………………………………………………….
2. ignore:………………………………………………………….…………..
3. living condition:……………………………………………………………
4. hidden wisdom:……………………………………………………….……
5. sustainable:…………………………………………………………..……..

5. Conversation

Conversation: Fill in the missing words and practise it.
Two friends are talking about the population growth in Laos after their
geography lesson in the library.

A: How do you understand the ……… of population growth in our country?
B: I think it will increase gradually, although the ………….. has launched a

family plan nationwide.
A: How can we do to ………. the growth rate of the population?

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ສ.ວ.ສ ສະຫງວນລິຂະສິດB: I think the family ……….... can help mitigate the growth at a certain level.
However, if we need to control the growth …….…., we have to provide
education for all our citizens.

A: Why do you think education can help ……..… the growth?
B: Because people who have ………….. education can make their plans
appropriate for their own economics. Importantly, they don’t need free
labour from their family members.

A: I see. So education for all will help reduce the ………..……. growth of
Laos and other countries.

B: Sure. Only education can ……..… ..

6. Grammar note

1. Adjective comparative “…..er-ier than……..”, which use with one or two
syllable adjectives and use ….is/are more…. than…… with three syllable
adjectives. Also there are some exceptional adjectives that do not follow
these rules.
Put the right comparative adjectives given in the following sentences.
a. This exercise is (easy)…………………………….…the previous one.
b. My brother is (strong)……………………………….me.
c. Toyota is (expensive)…………………………..……Hyundai.
d. He behaves (bad)…………………………………….his younger brother.
e. Miss Somphone is (beautiful)……………….………miss Anong.

2. The passive form/voice (future and present perfect).
Put correct passive forms to complete the following sentences.
a. The Lao PDR. (be)……………….a member of ASEAN since 1997.
b. The High Speed Train Rail (build) ….... through Laos in few years’ time.
c. Most of Lao natural resources (exploit)……………after the government
opened the country to foreign investors.

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d. In the near future, Lao natural resources (deplete)………………..if the
government has no proper natural resource management.

e. By the end of 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
(establish).

3. Modal verbs (must, mustn’t and don’t have to)
Put the right modal verbs given in the following sentences.
a. In Laos, people …………….…..…..touch a monk’s head. It is
prohibited.
b. Children ………………………....…sit lower than older people.
c. In Laos, men and women…………………...…….kiss in public.
d. Women …………………………….…sit far away from monks.
e. When entering Thailand, Lao people…………………..get visas.

4. How to use (since and for)
Put (since or for) to complete the following sentences.
a. I have been studying English …..……. four years.
b. I have been speaking English………..I should in FaNgum High School.
c. Laos has been a member of ASEAN …………. 23rd July, 1997.
d. The Lao PDR. was established ….... forty years on 2nd December, 2015.
e. She has been married to her husband …………… she was twenty four
years old.

5. Conjunctions (and, or, but, so, although)
Choose the correct conjunction to join two clauses to make a
compound sentence.
- Use and to join two similar clauses, to join a noun with a noun to join
a verb with a verb, or a series of nouns or verbs.
- Use or when there are two choices or more to choose one thing.
- Use but to join two clauses with opposite or different ideas.
- Use so to join two clauses with the cause and the result.

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ສ.ວ.ສ ສະຫງວນລິຂະສິດ- Use although to join two clauses with opposite or different idea like but.
a. I drive my car from my house, ……..….… I stop to pick up my friend.
b. This weekend, I will go to visit my parents…….I will go on a picnic

with my friends.
c. My friend invited me to her party…….I needed to welcome my friends

from the United States.
d. In Phongsaly, the weather is too cold…….I have to take my warm

clothes if I go there.
e. I always give her a souvenir………….she does not like me.

7. Listen and complete

The objective is to allow students listen to the text and remember the missing
words to fill in the blanks.
Listening 1:

Wildlife in Laos

Primates ກມຸ່ ສດັ ທ່ ີສະຫຼາດເປັນຕນົ້ ຊ້າງ…, macaque ລີງຂາແດງ, leaf monkey ລິງລມົ ,
ລິງກນິ ໃບໃມ,້ Douc Langurg ລີງ ທະນີ ທ່ ີມຂີ ນົ ຕາມໜ້າ. Saola ໂຕເສົາຫຼາ, antelope-
like creature ສດັ ປະເພດກວາງ, ຟານ, ເຍອື ງ, ຊາຍ, ອງົ , ມງ່ັ , muntjacs ກວາງໃນເຂດ
ອາຊຕີ າເວັນອອກສ່ຽງໃຕ້, Kha-nyou ໜກູ ະຍ,ຸ porcupines ເໝັ້ນ

Laos is a small country, but it is home to over one hundred
(1)………..of large mammals such as Tiger, Asian Elephant and Gaur (a
species of wild cattle). Laos is also home to an impressive (2)… ………. of
primates including five species of gibbon, five species of macaque and fours
species of leaf monkey including the incredibly beautiful Douc Langur.

In recent years, Laos has received international attention after the
(3)…………… of an incredible (4)…………of species new to science. These

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recent discoveries include the Saola, a strange and beautiful (5)………..
dwelling antelope-like creature, an incredible diversity of small deer species
known as muntjacs, a small striped rabbit and a completely new
(6)…………of rodent known locally as the Kha-nyou and closely
(7)………….. to porcupines.

In addition to mammals, Lao (8)………….. over 165 species of
amphibians and reptiles, including species (9)……….. as the Rock and
Burmese Pythons, King Cobras and the large and noisy Tokay Gecko (Gekko
gecko) a formidable resident of many Lao houses.

Indeed, opportunities to view this incredible diversity of wildlife are
steadily growing. The increase in ecotourism and traveler interest in viewing
wildlife now provides positive incomes for (10)……. to conserve many of
these species.

Listening 2:

ASEAN Cultures

People of ASEAN (1)……….….. countries have a diversity of cultures.
They practise many (2)………….. religions, but they respect others’ beliefs.
The (3)……….….. of ASEAN is “one vision, one identity, one community”.
This slogan implies itself a (4)…………….. in a variety. Many religions are
practised by ASEAN people ranking from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam,
Muslim, and Animism. Their traditions are different (5)…………… to their
religions for examples: Buddhism has a Buddhist lent, Muslim has a
Ramadan, and Christianity has thanks giving (6)………...…… and Baathist.
The culture is also identified by their traditional suits. Each different country
has its own style of clothing. This fills significant (7)……………. mixtures.
People of individual country wear their (8)……………..…. suits on the

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ສ.ວ.ສ ສະຫງວນລິຂະສິດspecial religious events or formal reception. In ASEAN member countries,
people have different skills in producing their textiles.

Now ASEAN Foundation tries to (9)………...…… people in the region
preserve their own traditions and develop their (10)………..……. products in
a sustainable manner. ASEAN people are very proud of their own cultures,
which form a colourful mixture in their unity.

8. Read and answer

Economic Development

In most countries in the world, governments have made their economic
plans to bring their countries out of poverty and provide happy lives for their
people. In Laos, the government shifted economic policy from a central
planned economy to a market oriented economy in 1986. In conjunction with
the new policy, the government also opened the door to welcome foreign
investors. Since then the private sector has played important roles in the
growth of Lao economy. Foreign investment has increased in multiple of
service and manufacturing sectors. A number of banks and tourist agencies
have been established in big cities throughout Laos. The number of garment
factories has increased rapidly since the labour cost in Laos is lower than in
other countries in the region. As Laos is a landlocked country with 60% of
land as mountains. This provides sources of water for hydropower dams. The
Lao government takes this special geographical formation of the land to invest
in hydropower dams for local consumption and exportation to neighbouring
countries. Now the exportation of electricity has become the major revenue of
the Lao government. As a result, the growth rate of Lao economy has
increased gradually. According to the World Bank, the average growth rate of

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Lao economy is 7% a year. However, the economic growth has aligned with
the destruction of the environment; every government should consider the
losses and the gains before making a decision to invest in economic
development.
Question:
1. Why do most governments in the world make their economic plans?

…………………………………………………………………………..
2. What policy did the Lao government shift from?

…………………………………………………………………………..
3. What did the Lao government do in conjunction with its new policy?

…………………………………………………………………………..
4. Which sector has played major roles under the new policy?

…………………………………………………………………………..
5. What does the Lao government do to benefit from the special geographical

formation of its country?
…………………………………………………………………………..

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Irregular verbs

Infinitiveສ.ວ.ສ ສະຫງວນລິຂະສິດPast tensePast participle
be was/were been
become became became
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burnt burnt
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown

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forget forgot forgotten
get got got (or gotten)
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
learn learnt learnt
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold

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ສ.ວ.ສ ສະຫງວນລິຂະສິດsendsent sent
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
sweep swept swept
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
win won won
write wrote written

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