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Internat ional Relations Year 1

Unit 1
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Lan Xang to the 19 century

BEFORE YOU READ 1

• Can you translate ‘Lan Xang’ into English?

• Can you write the names of three former Lao kings in English?

VOCABULARY http://quizlet.com/_8bmj9

Match the vocabulary with the translation. The first one is done for you.

a) a period ___7___ 1) ລາຊະອານາຈ ັ ກ

b) a kingdom _______ 2) ສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ

c) stability (n) _______ 3) ອິດທິພົນ

d) disunity (n) _______ 4) ກໍ່ການກະບົດ

e) war (n) _______ 5) ດິນແດນ

f) a symbol _______ 6) ຂະຫຍາຍອອກ

g) decline (n) _______ 7) ໄລຍະເວລາ

h) to expand _______ 8) ສັນຍາລັກ

i) territory (n) _______ 9) ຄວາມຫມ ັ້ ນຄົງ

j) influence (n) _______ 10) ຄວາມບໍ່ມີເອກະພາບ

k) architecture (n) _______ 11) ເສິກສົງຄາມ

l) to rebel against sth _______ 12) ການເຊື ່ອມໂຊມ

Now listen to the pronunciation and repeat

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