Exercise 1

Exercise 1:
Instructions: Scan the travel brochure on the next page and find the answers to the
following questions as quickly as you can.
1) Where is Taman Negara National Park? Taman Negara National Park is located
on Malaysias east coas
2) What does Angkor Wat mean? Angkor Wat mean City Temple
3) Where is Halong Bay? Halong Bay is in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam
4) Which beach in the Philippines is on the list of the worlds best beaches?
Boracay
5) Which beach in Bali is famous for surfing and nightlife? Kuta beach
6) When was Angkor Wat built? It was built en the 12th century
7) How many islands are there at Halong Bay? 3000
8) Which two beaches in Bali do tourists go to for relaxation? Ubud and Amed
9) For what purpose was Angkor Wat built? in honor Vishnu, the Hindu god
10) Which activity can you enjoy at CatBa National Park
Exercise 2
Instructions: Scan the following text about Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia,
and find the answers to as many questions below as possible in 2 minutes.
1) How many years has Hun Sen been in office? Three and a half years
2) How old was Hun Sen when he became Prime Minister? 33 years
3) What does CPP stand for? Cambodias Peoples Party
4) How long did it take Hun Sen to move from communist leadership to
premiership? quarter of a century
5) Who is the longest serving head of government in Southeast Asia? How long has
he been in office? The Sultan of Brunei since 1967
6) How many leaders have held office longer than Hun Sen? 10
7) Which continent has the highest number of long-serving leaders? Africa
8) How many Cambodians were killed by the Khmer Rouge? 1.7 million
Cambodians.
9) When is the next election in Cambodia scheduled? 2013
10) How many government leaders were younger than Hun Sen when they first came
to power? none
11) When was Cambodia set up as a communist state by Vietnam? 1979
13) Who is the president of the CPP? Chea Sim
14) Where did Hun Sen make a speech on January 12? National Institute for
Education in Phnom Penh
15) How old was Hun Sen when he started a political career in the cabinet? 33
years
16) How long had Hun Sen been the Deputy Prime Minister when he was
nominated for premiership? 4 years
Exercise 3
Instructions: Work as quickly as you can skim the passage about Aung San Suu Kyi
and answer the questions the following questions.
Questions
1) What is this passage about? The life Aung San Suu Kyi and effort to give liberty
to a people
2) Does this passage give a positive or a negative impression of Aung San Suu
Kyi? How can you tell? There are people who give his life for good of the a group
3) What can you tell about Aung San Suu Kyi as a person? Aung San Suu Kyi es a
person with very firm principles
Exercise 4
Instructions: Write the main idea of the following paragraphs.
1. Luang Prabang has both natural and historical sites. Among the natural tourism sites
are the Kuang Si Falls and Pak Ou Caves. Tourists may also ride elephants. At the end
of the main street of Luang Prabang is a night market where stalls sell shirts, bracelets
and other souvenirs. The Haw Kham Royal Palace Museum and the Wat Xieng Thong
temple are among the most wellknown historical sites. Along with the magnificent
temples, a significant part of the old town's appeal is the many French provincial style
houses.
Main idea = Tourist site and history of Luang Prabang
2. Food sits at the very center of Vietnamese culture: for every significant holiday on
the Vietnamese cultural calendar, all the important milestones in a Vietnamese person's
life, and indeed, most of the important day-to-day social events and interactions - food
plays a central role. Special dishes are prepared and served with great care for every
birth, marriage and death, and the anniversaries of ancestors' deaths. More business
deals are struck over dinner tables than over boardroom tables, and when friends get
together, they eat together. Preparing food and eating together remains the focus of
family life.
Main idea = Relationship of food and festivities in the Vietnamese culture
3. Singapore has four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. English is
the common language of the nation and is the language of business, government and the
medium of instruction in schools. Public organizations in Singapore conduct their
businesses in English, and official documents written in a non-English official language
such as Chinese, Malay or Tamil typically have to be translated into English to be
accepted for submission. The Singapore Constitution and all laws are written in
English, and translators are also required if one wishes to address the Singaporean
Courts in a language other than English. However, English is the native tongue for only
one-third of all Singaporeans, with roughly a third of all Singaporean Chinese, a quarter
of all Singaporean Malays and half of all Singaporean Indians speaking it as their native
tongue.
Main idea = The English as a language in Singapore
4. Due to its long history as a tributary state of China, as well as several periods of
Chinese occupation, Vietnamese culture is heavily influenced by that of Southern
China, with Confucianism forming the basis of Vietnamese society. The Vietnamese
language also contains many loan words from Chinese, though the two languages are
unrelated. Buddhism remains the single largest religion in Vietnam, though like in
China but unlike in the rest of northern Southeast Asia, the dominant school of
Buddhism in Vietnam is the Mahayana School.
Main idea = Chinese influence in Singapore

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