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Internat ional Relations Year 1

Unit 3

Buddhism and Lao society – from Lan Xang to modernity

BEFORE YOU READ 1

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• How old is the Buddhist religion?

• Who was the founder of Buddhism?

• Where was he from?

VOCABULARY http://quizlet.com/_jhjkb
Match the vocabulary with the translation. The first one is done for you.

a) trade (n) ___7___ 1) ທີ ່ ສັກສິດ

b) multi- ethnic (adj) _______ 2) ກຽດສັກສີ

c) sacred (adj) _______ 3) ເຂດທົ ່ງພຽງ

d) to impress _______ 4) ທີ ່ ມີຊົນເຜົ ່ າຫຼາຍ

e) prestige (n) _______ 5) ສິລະປະວັດຖຸ

f) to undertake _______ 6) ປະທັບໃຈ

g) monarchy (n) _______ 7) ການຄ ້ າ

h) lowland (adj) _______ 8) ເສົາຫຼັກເມືອງ

i) to blend _______ 9) ລາຊາທິປະໄຕ

j) artefact (n) _______ 10) ການນ ັ ບຖືຜີ

k) foundation stone (n) _______ 11) ປະສົມປະສານ

l) animism (n) _______ 12) ເລີ ່ ມ

Now listen to the pronunciation and repeat

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