EEFA Level ThreeBook Two

Education StandardsLevel 3 is aiming for the rough equivalent of an A2 standard. Each section is structured to span across a week, but some classes will need to spend more time on a particular unit, or go back to this section during review time. Each week is designed to include the four learning skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

This book uses a variety of grammar books listed below:! English for Secondary Schools 3 & 4! Essential Grammar in Use! New Headway English Course

ScheduleMonday: Review of previously learned materials / Library Day - groups of two choose a book to read for the class and write a short summary on the book.

Tuesday: Introduction of new material

Wednesday: Practicing new material

Thursday: Mastering new material (teachers are welcome to do a quiz this day)

Friday: Fun Friday/Activity Day (optional day- not counted towards attendance)

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Table of contents

Unit One: Comparatives & Superlatives pp. 2-3

Unit Two: Countables & Uncountables p. 4-6

Unit Three: Writing & Reading - Customs pp. 7-8

Unit Four: Imperatives pp. 9-10

Unit Five: Present Continuous pp. 11-12

Unit Six: Listening, Speaking & Writing - Festivals & Celebrations pp. 13-15

Unit Seven: Possessives - Nouns pp. 16-18

Unit Eight: Past Continuous pp. 19-20

Unit Nine: Reading & Translation - Food We Need pp. 21-22

Unit Ten: Future Continuous pp. 23-24

Unit Eleven: Gerunds pp. 25-26

Unit Twelve: Reading & Speaking - Rice Growing pp. 27-28

Key to Exercises pp. 29-32

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Unit One: Comparatives & Superlatives

Grammar skills used:

* Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant double the final consonant.

Examples: You’re older than me. Vientiane is bigger than Xiengkhouang. Pakse is one of the most beautiful cities in Laos.

1.1 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is (big) ……bigger……. than yours. 2. This flower is (beautiful) ………………………. than that one. 3. This is the (interesting) ………………………. book I have ever read. 4. Non-smokers usually live (longer) ………………………. than smokers. 5. Which is the (dangerous) ………………………. animal in the world? 6. A holiday by in the mountains is (good) ………………………. than a holiday by the sea. 7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ………………………. than a beer. 8. Who is the (rich) ………………………. woman in the world? 9. The weather this summer is even (bad) ………………………. than last summer. 10. He was the (clever) ………………………. thief of all.

1.2 Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My brother has a (tidy) ………………………. room than me. 2. Australia is (big) ………………………. than Laos. 3. I’m (good) ………………………. now than yesterday. 4. She’s got (little) ………………………. money than you, but she doesn’t care. 5. He thinks Chinese is the (difficult) ………………………. language in the world. 6. Valencia played (bad) ………………………. than Real Madrid yesterday. 7. Cats are not (intelligent) ………………………. than dogs.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

One-syllable adjectives

old safe big

older safer bigger*

the oldest the safest the biggest*

Adjectives ending in -y

noisy dirty

noisier dirtier

the noisiest the dirtiest

Adjectives with two or more syllables

boring beautiful

more boring more beautiful

the most boring the most beautiful

Irregular adjectives good bad far

better worse further

the best the worst the furthest

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8. Show me the (good) ………………………. restaurant in Vang Vieng. 9. The (hot) ………………………. desert of all is the Sahara in Africa. 10. Who is the (talkative) ………………………. person in your family?

1.3 Use the map and information in the table below to say sentences to your partner. Example: New Zealand and Laos both have small populations. Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city in Vietnam. Myanmar is much smaller than Australia. Cambodia is closer to Laos than New Zealand.

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Unit Two: Countables & Uncountables

Grammar skills used:

In English grammar, countable nouns are individual people, animals, places, things, or ideas which can be counted. Uncountable nouns are not individual objects, so they cannot be counted.

Find below a list of all the most common uncountable nouns - try to remember some.

We use much with uncountable nouns. Examples: I don’t have much money. We had so much fun! It doesn’t need so much milk.

We use many with countable nouns. Examples: They have many houses. Lee doesn’t have many friends. I spent many days there.

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2.1 Decide whether these nouns are countable (c) or uncountable (u).

1. The children are playing in the garden. 2. I don’t like milk. 3. I prefer tea. 4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. 5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. 6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. 7. We need some glue to fix this vase. 8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. 9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning. 10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious. 11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. 12. Some policemen are organising road traffic to avoid any accidents. 13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic. 14. I’d like some juice please! 15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year.

2.2 Decide whether each of the following nouns is countable (c) or uncountable (u). Some are both (b) countable and uncountable depending on their meaning. 1. Information: 2. Research: 3. Advice: 4. Machinery: 5. Furniture: 6. Work: 7. Job: 8. Suggestions:

9. Time: 10. Experience: 11. Equipment: 12. Paper: 13. Machine: 14. News: 15. Help:

2.3 Complete the following sentences using much or many.

1. How ……………….. equipment do they need? 2. The company doesn’t have ……………….. money left. 3. I’m afraid we can’t give you ……………….. information at the moment. 4. Our biggest customers didn’t purchase ……………….. machinery from us last year. 5. How ……………….. kip is there to the US dollar? 6. We don’t have ……………….. work at the moment. 7. Are there ……………….. important jobs left to do? 8. How ……………….. time will you need to complete the project? 9. I don’t have ……………….. news to report. 10. How ……………….. times have they discussed this project?

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2.4 Make two lists of countable and uncountable nouns.

water, tea, window, bicycle, chair, lemonade, milk, student, star, cheese, bread, meat, knife, dog, rice, coffee, village, sugar, fish, chocolate, fly, wine, school, mango

Countable Uncountable

star, water,

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Unit Three: Writing & Reading - Customs

Vocabulary skills used:

3.1 Read the letter and circle the correct words.

3.2 Read the above letter and answer the questions.

1. Who is the letter for? 2. Who writes the letter? 3. When was the letter written? 4. How do Lao people greet each other? 5. Before entering a house, what do people in Asian countries do?

P.O. Box 006 Vientiane, Lao PDR

27 February 2017

Dear Caitlin,

How are you? How’s school? Everything was/is fine here. It’s boiling hot as usual. In your last letter, you asked me to tell you in/about some of the different customs that I’ve found in Laos. I only know about the things that happen around the house and my neighbourhood, so/but I’ll tell you about those. In Laos, people greet/see each other with a “nob” which is made by put/putting your hands in a prayer-like position and bowing your head slightly. It is a quite formal, respectful greeting and not used with people like your neighbours, except when you first meet/met them and on special occasions. However, young people always bow when they pass their elders. In Laos, like a lot of other Asian countries, it is the custom to take out/take off your shoes when you enter homes and some buildings. There is always a collection of shoes at/in the front door. The feet are the lowest parts of the body and so, in Laos, we should try not to pointed/point our feet at people or show them the soles of our feet. As in other Buddhist cultures, the head is/was the most important part of the body. You shouldn’t touch or pat people in/on the head. I’ll written/write and tell you about some more Lao customs another time.

All for now, Your friend,

Lara

bending forward ກ"ມໄປທາງໜ*າ neighbourhood ເພ-ອນບ*ານ boiling hot ຮ*ອນເອ"າ occasion ໂອກາດ collection ການສະສ6ມ remove ປ6ດອອກ/ເອ6າອອກ custom ປະເພນ7 bow ກ"ມຫ6ວ

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3.3 Use the above letter as an example to write a letter to a friend of yours.

P.O. Box .... ……………. ……………. …………….

Dear ……………….,

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Unit Four: Imperatives

Grammar skills used:

4.1 Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Mind the positive or negative forms.

1. ……………….. upstairs. (to go) 2. ……………….. in this lake. (not/to swim) 3. ……………….. your homework. (to do) 4. ……………….. football in the garden. (not/to play) 5. ……………….. your teeth. (to brush) 6. ……………….. during the lesson. (not/to talk) 7. ……………….. the animals in the zoo. (not/to feed) 8. ……………….. the instructions. (to read) 9. ……………….. late for school. (not/to be) 10. ……………….. your mobiles. (to switch off)

4.2 Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Mind the positive or negative forms.

1. ……………….. your brother. (to ask) 2. ……………….. a pencil. (not/to use) 3. ……………….. up. (to hurry) 4. ……………….. quiet. (to be) 5. ……………….. the police. (not/to call) 6. ……………….. your beds. (to make) 7. Please ……………….. the gap. (to mind)

IMPERATIVES

1. Positive Imperative

Compare these two sentences: “Close the door!” (not so polite) “Could you close the door?” (polite)

⇒ The first sentence uses the imperative to tell someone what to do. Imperatives are direct and often used when we are angry. However, we also use the imperative for giving instructions (“Turn left at the end of the road.”)

An imperative uses the base verb (present simple verb) - e.g close, turn, etc.

2. Negative Imperative

Examples: “Do not smoke in the kitchen!” “Don’t touch me!”

A negative imperative uses do + not + base verb

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8. ……………….. dad about my accident. (not/to tell) 9. Please ……………….. in this room. (not/to smoke) 10. Let’s ……………….. her mother in the kitchen. (to help)

4.3 Prepare a dialogue with your partner using the imperative (both positive and negative).

4.4 Circle the imperatives in the text below.

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Unit Five: Would Like vs Like

Grammar skills used:

WOULD LIKE VS LIKE :

5.1 Choose either “like” or “would like” to fill in the gaps.

1. I …………………….. to have a car. 2. I …………………….. lions and tigers very much. 3. He …………………….. playing football. 4. I …………………….. to eat sticky rice tonight. 5. They …………………….. to buy a house but they haven’t got enough money. 6. My mother …………………….. a new dress to go to my wedding. 7. I don’t …………………….. your t-shirt, it’s awful. 8. My son …………………….. a video game for his birthday. 9. You …………………….. dancing, don’t you? 10. Anne …………………….. to work for this company.

5.2 Choose either “like”, “would like”, “do you like” or “would you like” to fill in the gaps.

1. I …………………….. swimming in summer. 2. My sister …………………….. to go to England next year. 3. …………………….. English? 4. …………………….. to learn Japanese? 5. …………………….. fish? 6. …………………….. some beer with you fish? 7. I …………………….. to go fishing next week. 8. I …………………….. reading a newspaper every day. 9. I …………………….. to have a shower this evening. 10. She …………………….. going to university.

WOULD LIKE LIKE

NOW -

things you want to do now

GENERAL -

things you generally love

I would like some coffee I would like an apple I’d like to go out What would you like to do ?

I like coffee I like apples I like going out What do you like to do ?

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5.3 Write in the boxes what you “would like” and “like”.

5.4 The students have to present the information given above in front of the class.

WOULD LIKE LIKE

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Unit Six: Listening, Speaking & Writing - Festivals & Celebrations

This week the students will practice their listening skills, they will learn: ● How to listen carefully and answer the following questions ● How to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information.

6.1 Read the following text out loud to the class and make the students answer the following questions. Make sure to go over the questions beforehand. So that they can answer the questions while they’re listening.

The Boat Racing Festival

The Boat Racing Festival is a yearly event in Laos and other countries in the region. This festival takes place in September or October - the end of the rainy season. The first race is on the Nam Khan river in Luang Prabang, the old capital of Laos, in September. Later, other towns and cities along the rivers also celebrate the Boun Suang Heua festival. Temples and many other organisations support each boat. Boun Suang Heua is a great competition. On the day of the festival, temples and other organisations send their boats to compete in the race. Every boat is decorated with different Lao patterns. Each team has its own chant. The head of the boatmen leads the chant, then the others pick up the words and follow his lead. Crowds of young people along the river also chant and dance. They play the khene, cymbals, and drums. The night before this festival, people light candles and put them on the verandas and fences of their houses. They also go out to the banks of the river to float their candles and light fireworks. It is so beautiful. The Boat Racing Festival is an exciting time.

Questions: 1. When is the Boat Racing Festival usually organised? 2. Where does the first race of this festival take place? 3. Who are the sponsors of each boat? 4. What do temples and other organisations do on the day of the festival? 5. What do people along the river do during the race? 6. What kinds of musical instruments do people play during the race? 7. What do people do at a night before the race?

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6.2 Read the following text out loud to the class and make them answer the following questions. Make sure to go over the questions beforehand. So that they can answer the questions while they’re listening

Pi Mai Lao/Lao New Year

Pi Mai 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. Last Pi Mai Lao, Somphone’s family 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. Somphone’s sister helped their mother to do some housework. They washed the curtains, cleaned the house, and mopped the floor. Somphone’s grandmother prepared flowers and banana leaves to make a phakhouane for the basi ceremony. On the day of Pi Mai, Somphone’s family invited their friends and relatives to the basi. They wished each other good health, good luck and great happiness by tying white cotton thread on each others’ wrists. There was a lot of food and drinks. Everyone ate, sang and danced. They all talked and laughed a lot.

Questions: 1. Somphone and his brother …………………. in the garden. 2. The family …………………. the house. 3. The housework they did included cleaning, …………………. and mopping. 4. Somphone’s grandmother …………………. the phakhouane. 5. Last Pi Mai, Somphone’s family …………………. a big basi at …………………. house. 6. Family and friends…………………. each other luck in the Lao …………………. way. 7. Everyone …………………. a really good …………………. at the basi.

6.3 Make the students ask each other what they did last Pi Mai Lao, they can use questions such as: 1. Where did you go for your last Pi Mai Lao holidays? 2. Who did you spend your holiday with? 3. What did you do during the last Pi Mai Lao holidays? 4. What kind of present did you get from your friends and family members? 5. What did you give them as the last Pi Mai presents?

6.4 Write 2-3 paragraphs about what you did last Pi Mai Lao. Paragraph 1: preparing for Pi Mai Getting ready for Pi Mai Lao at my house is always very busy. Last Pi Mai Lao, ……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Paragraph 2: on the day of Pi Mai My whole family woke up very early on the day of Pi Mai …………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Paragraph 3: in the evening Last Pi Mai, early in the evening I went to visit my uncle, aunt and cousins. We had a great time……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Unit Seven: Possessives - Nouns

Grammar skills used:

7.1 Write the possessive form of the underlined word on the line by adding an apostrophe (‘) or apostrophe s (‘s).

1. Carl favourite toy is broken. ………………………………………………....

2. We saw the queens crowns at the museum. ………………………………………………....

3. Chef Phoon cut the strawberries tops off. ………………………………………………....

4. The mother baby began to cry. ………………………………………………....

5. My neighbour newspaper is soaking wet. ………………………………………………....

6. The clowns noses were red. ………………………………………………....

7. All of the women voices were heard. ………………………………………………....

8. Today is my parents wedding anniversary. ………………………………………………....

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another.

1. To form the possessive of a singular noun add ‘s

Examples: We are having a party at John’s house. Michael drove his friend’s car.

2. We use s’ with plural nouns or nouns already ending in -s

Examples: This is my parents’ house. Those are ladies’ shoes.

3. BUT we use ‘s with other plural nouns

Examples: These are men’s shoes. Children’s clothes are very expensive.

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7.2 Choose the correct answer.

1. That ……………………… ears are huge! a. elephant’s b. elephants’

2. In the forest, all the ……………………… branches were waving in the wind. a. tree’s b. trees’

3. The teacher looked at all the ……………………… work and chose the best artist. a. student’s b. students’

4. Where have I seen that ……………………… face before? a. girl’s b. girls’

5. All the ……………………… uniforms got dirty at the game. a. boy’s b. boys’

6. My ……………………… is next week. a. brother’s b. brothers’

7. Our ……………………… birthdays are the same day. a. mother’s b. mothers’

8. My ……………………… rooms are always a mess. a. sister’s b. sisters’

9. The three ……………………… shirts were all the same colour. a. friend’s b. friends’

10. The ……………………… tail was wagging. a. puppy’s b. puppies’

7.3 Write the correct form of the possessives into the gaps.

1. This is ……………………… book. (Peter) 2. Let’s go to the ……………………… . (Smiths) 3. The ……………………… room is upstairs. (children) 4. ……………………… sister is twelve years old. (Binly) 5. ……………………… and ……………………… school is old. (Kee - Maisouk) 6. ……………………… shoes are on the second floor. (men) 7. My ……………………… car was not expensive. (parents) 8. ……………………… CD player is new. (Charles) 9. This is the ……………………… bike. (boy) 10. These are the ……………………… pencils. (boys)

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7.4 Circle all of the possessive nouns in the text below.

My dog’s howl is very loud. Every time he howls it is an eerie sound. Sometimes he jumps on my mom’s couch. Sometimes he will lay on my dad’s favourite chair. When I took him for a walk he ate my neighbour’s food, and everyone laughed when he ate the girl’s food. I did not know how to control him. When my dad saw him drinking the cat’s water outside, he yelled for him to stop and get away from there. My dog got scared and began to run very fast. He ran around the block and across my friend’s lawn. He leaped over the fence at Ms. Williams’ house, he crept through the alley behind Mr. Donald’s house too. When I called out to him, he just continued to run. Faster and faster until he came to a red car. It was Mrs. Jarrell’s car. She was kind enough to stop and get out of her car. She went over to my dog and walked him back to me.

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Unit Eight: Past Continuous

This week the students will learn about the past continuous.

Grammar skills used:

8.1 Put the verbs into the past continuous.

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ……………………………… monopoly. 2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ……………………………… dinner. 3. The kids (play) ……………………………… in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 4. I (practice) ……………………………… the guitar when he came home. 5. We (not/cycle) ……………………………… all day. 6. While Alan (work) ……………………………… in his room, his friends (swim) ……………………………… in the pool. 7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not/listen) ……………………………… . 8. What (you/do) ……………………………… yesterday? 9. Most of the time we (sit) ……………………………… in the park. 10. I (listen) ……………………………… to the radio while my sister (watch) ……………………………… TV. 11. When I arrived, they (play) ……………………………… cards. 12. We (study) ……………………………… English yesterday at 4pm.

Past tense of the verb to be and the present participle (- ing form) of a verb.

Example: I was preparing dinner.

When do we use it?

● Something which continued before and after another action Examples: The children were doing their homework when I arrived.

As I was watching a movie the telephone rang.

● Something that happened before and after a particular time Example: It was 8pm. I was writing a letter.

● To show that something continued for some time Examples: My head was aching all day. Everyone was shouting.

● For something that was happening again and again Examples: I was practising every day, three times a day.

They were meeting secretly after school.

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8.2 Yesterday at 6pm your family members were doing different things. Write positive sentences in the past continuous.

1. My mother / read / a novel …………………………………………………………. 2. My father / watch / a movie …………………………………………………………. 3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary …………………………………………………………. 4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio …………………………………………………………. 5. My little sister and I / watch / a movie …………………………………………………………. 6. We / talk / about school ………………………………………………………….

8.3 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.

1. Matt phoned while we ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The doorbell rang while I …………………………………………………………………………… 3. The motorbike began to make a strange noise when we ………………………………………. 4. Jessica fell asleep while she ………………………………………………………………………. 5. The television was on but nobody …………………………………………………………………

8.4 Sarah did a lot of things yesterday morning. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

1. At 8.45 she was washing her car. 2. At 10.45 she ………………………………… …………………………………………………… 3. At 8 o’clock ………………………………….. …………………………………………………… 4. At 12.10 ……………………………………... …………………………………………………… 5. At 7.15 ……………………………………….. …………………………………………………… 6. At 9.30 ……………………………………….. ……………………………………………………

8.5 Make the students write a small paragraph about what they were doing last weekend.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Unit Nine: Reading & Translation - Food We Need Vocabulary used:

9.1 Read the text and translate it into Lao.

Every day we have to eat and drink. It’s important that we eat the right balance of food. There are five food groups: proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and fats and oils. We get some proteins from vegetables, for example, green, black and yellow beans, and soya milk. We gain loads of proteins from animals. Proteins are found in beef, pork, chicken, fish, shrimps, snails, eggs and milk. Carbohydrates are found in rice, flour, sugar, taro, sweet corn and fruit. Fats and oils are also gained from vegetables and animals. Eating too much fat from pork, beef and cheese is not good for our health and our hearts. Doctors think that fats and oils from vegetables are better for us. Fruit and vegetables, such as b a n a n a s , p a p a y a s , p i n e a p p l e s , wa te rme lons , pumpk ins , l e t t uces , cabbages, eggplants and tomatoes, contain

lots of vitamins and minerals. These five food groups are very important and necessary for our growth and for a healthy body. We should have the right balance of these foods every day.

cabbage ຜ;ກກະລ=າປ7 proteins ທາດໂປຣຕ7ນ carbohydrate ທາດແປ*ງ pumpkin ໜາກຟ;ກ/ໝາກອy eggplant ໜາກເຂEອ shrimp ກu*ງ fat ທາກໄຂມ;ນ snail ຫອຍ flour ແປ*ງ soya milk ນHາເຕ6າຮI* healthy food ອາຫານທJມ7ທາດບKາລuງ taro ເຜEອກ lettuce ຜ;ກກາດ, ຜ;ກສະL;ດ trouble ບ;ນຫາ mineral ແຮMທາດ vitamin ທາດວiຕາມiນ oil ນHາມ;ນ pickled food ອາຫານດອງ

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9.2 Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. How many groups of food do people usually eat? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Where do people usually get proteins from? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. What kinds of vegetables contain a lot of protein? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Where could people get carbohydrates from? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. What kinds of food contain lots of vitamins and minerals? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9.3 Play the “Apple Tree” game where you draw an apple tree on the whitboard or blackboard with 10 apples in it. You then pick a word. The students need to guess letters. When they get it right you write down the letter if they don’t an apple falls from the tree. If they guess the word before the 10 apples have fallen down, they win!

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Unit Ten: Future Continuous

Grammar skills used:

10.1 Put the verbs into the future continuous.

1. Tomorrow morning we (work) …………………………………….. . 2. This time next week we (have) …………………………………….. a party. 3. At midnight I (sleep) …………………………………….. . 4. This evening we (watch) …………………………………….. a talk show. 5. They (not/do) …………………………………….. their homework this afternoon. 6. He (listen) …………………………………….. to music. 7. I (read) a book …………………………………….. this evening. 8. (walk/you) …………………………………….. home this afternoon? 9. He (not/draw) …………………………………….. tomorrow morning. 10. They (argue) …………………………………….. again?

10.2 Fill in the verbs in brackets in the future continuous.

1. Peggy …………………………………….. to the party on Saturday. (to come) 2. We …………………………………….. him tomorrow. (to meet) 3. This time next week he …………………………………….. to Thailand. (to fly) 4. At 6 o’clock on Friday they …………………………………….. the new song. (to sing) 5. It …………………………………….. when I reach Bangkok. (to rain/probably) 6. Tomorrow at nine I …………………………………….. a test. (to write) 7. Andy …………………………………….. a video when I arrive tonight. (to watch) 8. You …………………………………….. rice soon. (to eat) 9. She …………………………………….. when you telephone her. (to sleep)

Simple future of the verb to be and the present participle (- ing form) of a verb.

Example: I will be preparing dinner.

When do we use it?

● To project ourselves into the future. Example: Next Monday you will be working in your new job.

● Predicting or guessing about future events. Example: He’ll be coming to the meeting, I expect.

● To refer to continuous events that we expect to happen in the future. Example: I’ll be eating with Jane this evening, so I can tell her.

● When combined with still, the future continuous refers to events that are already happening now and we expect to continue some time into the future. Example: In an hour I’ll still be ironing my clothes.

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10. They …………………………………….. in England just about now. (to arrive)

10.3 Fill in all the gaps with the correct form of the future continuous.

1. A: What …………………………………….. (do, you) this evening? My husband and I …………………………………….. (shop) in your neighbourhood. B: I …………………………………….. (watch) TV. My favourite programme …………………………………….. (show) at 8pm. Would you like to join me? A: We …………………………………….. (look) for new furniture. If we buy any, we will have a lot to carry. B: I’d like to help, but I’m not sure that my sore knee …………………………………….. (act up). It always hurts when I have to go shopping.

2. My good friend, Bree, …………………………………….. (have) a housewarming party tonight. I …………………………………….. (help) her this afternoon by shopping for food and drinks. She …………………………………….. (host) the party, so she is very busy now cleaning her house and making sure that everything is ready. Some of her friends …………………………………….. (visit) from out of town. Bree has a spare bedroom, so she is preparing that. Her friends …………………………………….. (stay) there.

3. My best friend and I …………………………………….. (get) our driver’s licences next summer. My father …………………………………….. (buy) a new car and I want to be able to drive it if he lets me. If he allows us, our plan is to drive down to the South of

Laos. We …………………………………….. (stop) at a lot of the historic sites. We …………………………………….. (gather) information about our country for a report that we will give in the second semester.

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Unit Eleven: GerundsGrammar skills used:

11.1 Complete the sentence with the gerund form of the verbs between brackets.

1. She is good at (dance) …………………….. 2. He is crazy about (sing) …………………….. 3. I don’t like (play) …………………….. cards. 4. They are afraid of (swim) …………………….. in the sea. 5. You should give up (smoke) …………………….. 6. Sam dreams of (be) …………………….. a rapper. 7. He is interested in (make) …………………….. friends. 8. My uncle is afraid of (go) …………………….. by plane. 9. We insist on (cook) …………………….. the dinner ourselves.

11.2 Circle the correct answer: gerund or continuous form?1. He likes reading books.

a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

2. He is reading books. a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

3. Reading books can be great fun. a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

4. He is interested in reading books. a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

5. He was reading books. a. Gerund b. Past Continuous

6. He has been reading books for two hours.

a. Gerund b. Present Perfect Continuous

7. Instead of reading books Henry went to bed.

a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

8. Do you like reading books? a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

9. He had been reading books. a. Gerund b. Past Perfect Continuous

10. His hobby is reading books. a. Gerund b. Present Continuous

Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. They’re very easy to spot, since every gerund is a verb with ing tacked to its tail. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Examples: Swimming in the river is one of Khae’s favourite things to do. Let’s go dancing at the party tonight. I’ve been dreaming of summer all winter long. Ma avoided doing his homework because the World Cup was on.

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11.3 Fill in the blanks with the correct gerund form of the verbs.

11.4 Complete the dialogue with gerunds.

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Unit Twelve: Reading & Speaking - Rice Growing This week the students will learn new vocabulary on farming, read a short text about how rice is grown, and finally they will sing a song.

Vocabulary skills used:

12.1 Make the students read the following text out loud. One student can start, then the next one takes over, and the next one, etc.

How Rice is Grown

Rice is one of the main foods of the Lao people. In the past, rice was normally grown once a year in the rainy season. This is because rice needs a lot of water. But now rice can be grown twice a year with the help of irrigation. Growing rice takes time, patience, and hard work. How is rice grown? Firstly, some of the land is ploughed and harrowed with the help of buffaloes. The rice seeds are soaked in water for three days, then they are sown. The next step is replanting. The rice fields are ploughed and harrowed. The seedlings, after growing for thirty to forty days, are pulled up. Then they are replanted in the prepared soil. The farmers have to look after the rice plants for three to four months, while they are growing. The final step is harvesting. The rice is cut, collected, and stored in a barn.

12.2 Make the students write a small paragraph about their experience of growing rice.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

barn ເລ"າເຂ"າ rainy season ລະດIຟ6ນ buffalo ຄວາຍ to replant ດKານາ harrow ຄາດ, ຄາດນາ seed ແນວພ;ນ harvest ກMຽວເຂ"າ seedling ຕ"ນກ*າ irrigation ຊ6ນລະປະທານ sickle ກMຽວ patience ຄວາມອ6ດທ6ນ soak ມMາ, ແຊMໃສMນHາ plough ໄຖ, ໄຖນາ sowM ຫວMານກ*າ to pull up a seedling L6ກກ*າ

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12.3 Song - Farmer Bounta

🎶 Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O And on his farm he has some chickens, E - I - E - I - O With a chick-chick here, a chick-chick there Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick-chick

Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O And on his farm he has some cows, E - I - E - I - O With a moo-moo here, a moo-moo there Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo

Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O And on his farm he has some horses, E - I - E - I - O With a neigh-neigh here, a neigh-neigh there Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh-neigh

Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O And on his farm he has some ducks, E - I - E - I - O With a quack-quack here, a quack-quack there Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack

Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O And on his farm he has some pigs, E - I - E - I - O With an oink-oink here, an oink-oink there Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink-oink

Farmer Bounta has a farm, E - I - E - I - O 🎶

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Key to ExercisesUnit One 1.1 2. more beautiful 3. most interesting 4. longer 5. most dangerous 6. better 7. more expensive 8. richest 9. worse 10. cleverest

1.2 1. tidier 2. bigger 3. better 4. less 5. most difficult 6. worse 7. more intelligent 8. best 9. hottest 10. most talkative

Unit Two 2.1 1. c 2. u 3. u 4. c 5. u 6. c 7. u 8. c 9. c 10. u 11. c 12. c 13. c 14. u 15. c

2.2 1. u 2. u

3. u 4. u 5. u 6. u 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b 11. u 12. b 13. c 14. u 15. u

2.3 1. much 2. much 3. much 4. much 5. much 6. much 7. many 8. much 9. much 10. many

2.4 1. COUNTABLE: window, bicycle, chair, student, knife, dog, village, fish, fly, school, mango 2. UNCOUNTABLE: tea, lemonade, milk, cheese, bread, meat, rice, coffee, sugar, chocolate, wine

Unit Three 3.1 1. is 2. about 3. so 4. greet 5. putting 6. meet 7. take off 8. at

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9. point 10. is 11. on 12. write

3.2 1. Caitlin. 2. Lara 3. 27 February 2017 4. With a “nob” which is made by putting you hands in a prayer-like position and bowing your head slightly. 5. Take off their shoes.

Unit Four 4.1 1. Go 2. Do not swim 3. Do 4. Do not play 5. Brush 6. Do not talk 7. Do not feed 8. Read 9. Do not be 10. Switch off

4.2 1. Ask 2. Do not use 3. Hurry 4. Be 5. Do not call 6. Make 7. mind 8. Do not tell 9. do not smoke 10. help

4.4 1. Don’t smoke 2. Don’t drink 3. Get 4. Tuck 5. Clean 6. Stop 7. Turn 8. Get

9. Be 10. Brush 11. Get off 12. Take 13. Mow 14. Don’t talk

Unit Five 5.1 1. would like 2. like 3. likes 4. would like 5. would like 6. would like 7. like 8. would like 9. like 10. would like

5.2 1. like 2. would like 3. Do you like 4. Would you like 5. Do you like 6. Would you like 7. would like 8. like 9. would like 10. likes

Unit Six 6.1 1. September or October - the end of the rainy season. 2. The Nam Khan river in Luang Prabang. 3. Temples and many other organisations. 4. They send their boats to compete in the race. 5. They chant and dance. 6. The khene, cymbals, and drums. 7. People light candles and put them on the verandas and fences of their houses. They

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also go out to the banks of the river to float their candles and light fireworks.

6.2 1. work 2. cleaned 3. washing 4. prepared flowers to make 5. had … their 6. wished … traditional 7. had … time

Unit Seven 7.1 1. Carl’s 2. queen’s 3. Strawberries’ 4. mother’s 5. neighbour’s 6. clowns’ 7. women’s 8. parents’

7.2 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. a

7.3 1. Peter’s 2. Smiths’ 3. children’s 4. Binly’s 5. Kee’s … Maisouk’s 6. Men’s 7. parents’ 8. Charles’ 9. boy’s 10. Boys’

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1. dog’s 2. mom’s 3. dad’s 4. neighbour’s 5. girl’s 6. cat’s 7. friend’s 8. Ms. Williams’ 9. Mr. Donald’s 10. Mrs. Jarrell’s

Unit Eight 8.1 1. were playing 2. was preparing 3. were playing 4. was practicing 5. weren’t cycling 6. was working … were swimming 7. weren’t listening 8. were you doing 9. were sitting 10. was listening … was watching 11. were playing 12. were studying

8.2 1. My mother was reading a novel. 2. My father was watching a movie. 3. My elder sister was writing in her diary. 4. My two brothers were listening to the radio. 5. My little sister and I were watching a movie. 6. We were talking about school.

8.4 2. was playing tennis 3. she was reading the newspaper. 4. she was cooking. 5. she was having breakfast. 6. she was cleaning the kitchen.

Unit Nine 9.2 1. Five. 2. Vegetables.

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3. Green, black and yellow beans, and soya milk. 4. Rice, flour, sugar, taro, sweet corn, and fruit. 5. Fruit and vegetables.

Unit Ten 10.1 1. will be working 2. will be having 3. will be sleeping 4. will be watching 5. will not be doing 6. will be listening 7. will be reading 8. will he be walking 9. will not be drawing 10. will be arguing

10.2 1. will be coming 2. will be meeting 3. will be flying 4. will be singing 5. will probably be raining 6. will be writing 7. will be watching 8. will be eating 9. will be sleeping 10. will be arriving

10.3 1. will you be doing … will be shopping … will be watching … will be showing … will be looking 2. will be having … will be helping … will be hosting … will be visiting … will be staying 3. will be getting … will be buying … will be stopping … will be gathering

Unit Eleven 11.1 1. dancing 2. singing 3. playing 4. swimming 5. smoking 6. being

7. making 8. going 9. cooking

11.2 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. b 10. b

11.3 1. working 2. sitting 3. travelling 4. dancing 5. driving 6. reading 7. learning 8. cooking 9. being 10. waiting

11.4 1. being 2. Working 3. flying 4. working 5. doing 6. wanting 7. acting 8. living