นักศึกษา Unit 6 - ASEAN Community

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Unit 6
ASEAN community

Objective: To be able to use appropriate expressions, structure and vocabulary to
describe ASEAN community

ASEAN has played an active role in building peace, stability and prosperity for its
members. It has also made an important milestone in numerous fields e.g. politics,
economy and culture. This unit enables students to use vocabulary, phrases,
sentences to talk about ASEAN topics.

(Source: http://blog.aseankorea.org/?p=2609)

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Vocabulary notes:

Nouns access agreement contractor cooperation
diversity enterprise facility growth
harmony headquarter heritage hub
identity initiative interest linkage
medicine mission opportunity platform
presence production solution
strategy summit secretary-general sustainability

supplier

appoint continue distribute empower
expect export found
establish include indicate initiate
involve leverage maintain
Verbs improve outline produce provide
invest reserve respond support

manufacture economically innovative multinational
nearly significant sustainable
reduce

Adjectives dynamic
and Adverbs multiple

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Vocabulary
Activity 1: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

population commitment cooperation partners summit
cooperation economy agreement organization established

1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a 10-nation regional
_____________ made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

2. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was __________________ to promote regional
economic integration.

3. Tourism is growing in Asian countries at a phenomenal rate and has caused significant
transformation to the _______________________.

4. The EU and the ASEAN continue to deepen their _____________________ while working
towards the establishment of a Strategic Partnership.

5. The 35th ASEAN _______________________ and related summits were held in Bangkok
between 3 – 5 November 2019.

6. With a ________________________ of more than 600 million and a nominal GDP of $2.31
trillion, ASEAN is fast becoming a major economic force in Asia.

7. The senior officials discussed _____________________ in the job security sector of the five
countries to protect migrant workers.

8. Australia became the first of ASEAN’s ten dialogue __________________ in 1974.

9. Sixteen Asian countries close in on mammoth trade _________________ at ASEAN summit.

10. ASEAN member States expressed a strong _____________ to addressing wildlife crime as
a serious transnational organized crime.

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Listening
Activity 2: Listen to “The ASEAN Way” and complete it by using the words below.

dare bonded prosperity embrace peace dream

“The ASEAN Way”
Raise our flag high, sky high
(1)_____________________the pride in our heart
ASEAN we are (2)__________________ as one
Look-in out to the world.
For (3)__________________ our goal from the very start
And (4)____________________ to last.
We (5)_____________________ to dream we care to share.
Together for ASEAN.
we dare to (6)___________________,
we care to share.
For it’s the way of ASEAN.

(Source: ASEAN. (n.d.). ASEAN Anthem. Retrieved November 13, 2019, from
http://www.asean.org/asean/about-asean/asean-anthem)

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Writing
Activity 3: Complete the missing information.

National flag Country Nationality Official Currency
1) language(s)

Bruneian Malay, English Brunei Dollar

2)

Cambodia Khmer Riel

3)

Indonesia Indonesian Rupiah

4)

Lao PDR Lao Kip

5)

Malaysian Malay, English, Ringgit
Chinese, Tamil

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National flag Country Nationality Official Currency
6) language(s)

Myanmar Myanmar Kyat

7)

Filipino Filipino, Peso
English,

Spanish

8)

English, Malay, Singapore

Singapore Mandarin, Dollar

Tamil

9)

Thailand Thai Thai

10)

Vietnam Vietnamese Dong

(Source: https://asean.org/asean/asean-member-states/)

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Grammar Focus I
Suffix

Suffix (ปจั จยั ) คอื สว่ นท่ีเตมิ หลังคำหลัก (Base word) เพื่อเปล่ยี นความหมายหรือหนา้ ท่ขี องคำ
ตวั อย่างเช่น การเตมิ ปจั จยั ‘-ese, -an, -ish, -ian’ หลังช่ือประเทศ จะกลายเปน็ สัญชาตหิ รอื ภาษาและ/หรือ
เปลี่ยนจากคำนามกลายเป็นคำคณุ ศัพท์

ตวั อย่าง
Portugal => Portuguese
America => American
Finland => Finnish
Iran => Iranian

Activity 4: Add the suffixes ‘-ese, -an, -ish, -ian’ to these countries.

Country Nationality Language

1. Japan

2. China

3. India English, Hindi

4. Australia

5. Germany German

6. Brazil Brazilian

7. Spain

8. Canada

9. Italy

10. Russia

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Tips: คำท่ีใชเ้ รยี กภาษาหรือผคู้ นในบางประเทศ จะมีการเปล่ยี นแปลงโดยไม่มีกฎเกณฑ์ท่แี น่นอน เชน่ UK
เปน็ British หรือ English, France เป็น French หรือ New Zealand เปน็ New Zealander
ตัวอยา่ งเอกสารเพ่ือใชใ้ นการเดินทาง
เชน่

• Passport หนังสือเดนิ ทาง
• Border pass หนังสือผา่ นแดน
• Temporary border pass หนังสือผา่ นแดนช่วั คราว
• Boarding pass บัตรโดยสาร
• Arrival card บัตรขาเข้า

Writing
Activity 5: Complete the arrival card.

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Listening

Activity 6: Listen carefully and complete the following conversation.

Situation: At the immigration counter

Immigration officer: Hi, may I have your (1)_____________, please?

Tourist: Yes, here is mine.

Immigration officer: How long will you stay here?

Tourist: Two weeks.

Immigration officer: What’s the (2)________________ of your visit?

Tourist: I’m here for travelling.

Immigration officer: Who are you travelling with?

Tourist: With my (3)______________.

Immigration officer: Where’re you going to (4)___________________?

Tourist: Sentosa, Universal Studio, Merlion and Little India.

Immigration officer: Where do you plan to stay?

Tourist: Sheraton Towers Hotel.

Immigration officer: Ok, thank you. Have a nice (5)_______________.

Tourist: Thank you.

Grammar Focus II
Word formation

การเปล่ยี นคำนาม (noun) ใหเ้ ปน็ คำคณุ ศัพท์ (adjective)

• -(i)al national • -ful beautiful
nation regional beauty thoughtful
region cultural thought shameful
culture shame stressful
stress

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• -ic strategic
strategy economic
economy enthusiastic
enthusiasm historic
history

การเปลย่ี นคำกริยา (verb) ใหเ้ ปน็ คำนาม (noun)

• -tion/-sion permission • -ment management
permit collaboration manage development
collaborate operation develop appointment
operate organization appoint treatment
organize treat

การเปลยี่ นคำคุณศพั ท์ (adjective) ให้เป็นคำกรยิ า (verb)

• en- enlarge • -en sharpen
large enrich sharp deepen
rich enable deep broaden
able ensure broad brighten
sure bright

Writing
Activity 8: Choose the correct answer.

1. While human right is one of the significant ______________ (society/social)
issues in regional cooperation like ASEAN, multicultural _____________
(society/social) become a phenomenon worldwide.

2. The mission of the Australia-ASEAN Council is to______________
(broad/broaden) and ____________ (deep/deepen) the relationship between
Australia and ASEAN.

3. There are great opportunities for ________________ (collaborate/collaboration)
between India and ASEAN nations.