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Internat ional Relations Year 1

Unit 5

Modern Laos

BEFORE YOU READ 1

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• When was the Lao PDR established?

• Who was the first President of Lao PDR?

• What are Laos’ main exports?

VOCABULARY http://quizlet.com/_jk4l0
Match the vocabulary with the translation. The first one is done for you.

a) struggle (n) ___7___ 1) ທີ ່ ມີສະພາດຽວ

b) socialist (adj) _______ 2) ປະຊາຊົນໃນເຂດເລືອກຕັ້ ງ

c) unicameral (adj) _______ 3) ສະເໜີຊື ່

d) general election (n) _______ 4) ອັດຕາຄວານຈະເລີນເຕີບໂຕ

e) constituency (n) _______ 5) ພືດ

f) nominate (v) _______ 6) ລັດທິສັງຄົມນິຍົມ

g) growth rate (n) _______ 7) ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຕໍ່ສູ ້ ຄວາມລ ໍ າບາກ

h) subsistence farming (n) _______ 8) ການເລືອກຕັ້ ງໃຫຍ ່

i) crops (n pl) _______ 9) ມີພົນລະເມືອງໜ ້ ອຍ

j) private enterprise (n) _______ 10) ອຸດສະຫາກ ໍ າເຂື ່ອນໄຟຟ ້ ານ ໍ້ າຕົກ

k) hydropower industry (n) _______ 11) ຄວາມອຸດ ົມສົມບູນ

l) abundance (n) _______ 12) ການກະສິກ ໍ າແບບກຸ ້ ມຕົນເອງ

m) sparse population (n) _______ 13) ວິສາຫະກິດເອກະຊົນ

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