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Types of Poetry: Areca nuts
make medicines and is addictive
 Lyric Poetry – expresses personal emotions or Set of clothes that should be worn
Suit of Clothes
feelings. together
 Narrative Poetry – it tells a story A School Boy’s Apology
 Descriptive Poetry – describes the subject in detail To wrinkle as it lost its moisture;
Shrivel
lose the will or desire
Subtypes: A drop from the moisture that was
Dewdrop
 Sonnet – written with 14 lines, uses iambic formed by condensation
pentameter, and with a fixed rhyme scheme Division of something into smaller
Partitioned
o Shakespearean or English parts
o Petrarchan or Italian Inside Submarines
 Haiku – 3-line poem that has a 5-7-5 syllable Odd-shaped Something that is shaped oddly
count Plastic horizon
 Elegy – poem meant for the dead or for mourning Vague Unclear
 Limerick – 5-lined poem that’s usually humorous Something that’s most likely to be
Illusion
 Ballad – plot-driven song wrongly perceived
 Ode – lyrical poem that’s praising someone or an Void Complete emptiness
event Rouse awaken
 Epic – lengthy narratives that are about
extraordinary deeds by someone extraordinary BRUNEI

Sound Devices: Kinds of Character

 Alliteration – repetition of consonant sounds at the  Flat – Displays few character traits and often does
initial letter of words not change in the whole story
 Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within a  Round – Has complex traits with distinct
line personality, background, and motive
 Consonance – repetition of consonant sounds close  Dynamic – Goes through a dramatic change as a
to each other within a line character in the fiction
 Onomatopoeia – representation of the exact sound  Static – Has traits which do not change throughout
of something the story, the same from the start to the end of the
 Rhyme – repetition of words with the same sound story.
 Rhythm – number of syllables in a line VOCABULARY
Distraught with fear and or
The Oilfield
anxietyLabourers
Figurative Devices: Distraught Worried or upset
 Simile – comparison of two different things using A destructive fire that burns a
“like” and “as” Conflagration
large area
 Metaphor – comparison of two different things Suspended Hanging from something
without the use of “like” and “as” Collection of small drops of
 Personification – giving human characteristics to Mist
water in the air that’s like a fog
non-human things Stumps Bottom part
 Irony – contradictory statement Burn slowly with smoke but no
 Metonymy – using another word that’s close to the Smouldering
flame
word you’re replacing A kind of crane with a movable
 Synecdoche – a part of something represents the Derrick pivoted arm for moving or lifting
whole or vice versa heavy weights
Provoking someone in an
VOCABULARY Taunting
insulting manner
The Cherished Daughter Emblazoned Shown to be noticeable
Kind of bird that has a loud voice To stick out from or through
Magpie and is often compared to people as Protrude
something
someone who collects things With hands on the hips and
Quan Everything; complete Akimbo
elbows turned outward
Matchmaker A person who arranges two people
 Frantic sacred building
Borneo’s Green Heart Bickering Arguing about petty things
Den A wild animal’s habitation Toddler Young child
A calm and pleasant place in the Heave Produce (a sigh)
Oasis
middle of something busy; peace Stingy Unwilling to give or spend
Tranquility Calm Spinster An old and unmarried woman
Relating to ancient Greece or Nirvana State of perfect happiness
Neoclassical
Rome The Kindergarten Teacher
Comport Conduct oneself; agree with Shriek A high-pitched sound
Sultanate A place ruled by a sultan Reluctant Hesitant
Travel Brunei Darussalam Poem - Bandar Seri Gape Become wide open
Begawan Dame Elderly or matured women
An area of land overgrown with Plum Purple fruit
Jungle dense forest and tangled The Wedding Reception
vegetation, typically in the tropics Small pier at which boats can
Things that have been produced Jetty
Produce dock
by farming Sprigs of
Gleaming Shine brightly Small spray with flowers
flowers
Flora and fauna Plants and animals Sauntered up Walk in a slow and relaxed way
Subjects Force to undergo Shuddered like a Shakes quickly like a malarial
Sampan Small boat typically with an oar malarial victim victim
Stilt Poles that act as supports or feet Spotlessly clean and well looked
Causing a very sharp feeling of Spick and span
Poignant after
sadness Someone or something that’s
Rucksack Backpack for hikers Goner
doomed
Traditional wear worn by the Mend repair
Baju melayu
Malay community High chignon Hairstyle that’s like a bun
Egret Large white bird with long legs False tress Basically a hair extension
Cutlery Cutting utensils Melee Confused struggle
Part of the house in traditional
Harem Muslim society reserved for CAMBODIA
women
Pitiful – full of commiseration, meanness
MYANMAR Prejudices – preconceived judgment
Miseries – state of suffering
What Is Mental Health? Indecisive – not definite
Mental health includes our emotional, Bribes – unjust bait
psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we
think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we Cambodian Words
handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental  Jumreapsua – Hello
health is important at every stage of life, from childhood  Jumreaplia – Goodbye
and adolescence through adulthood.  Soumtooh – Sorry
Over the course of your life, if you experience  Orkun – Thank you
mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and  Caah – Yes (for woman)
behavior could be affected. Many factors contribute to  Baat – Yes (for man)
mental health problems, including:
 Biological factors, such as genes or brain Give the meaning of the following phrases below.
chemistry. 1. Swarms of bed bugs – group of bed bugs with large
 Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse in number
 Family history of mental health problems 2. Kinky hair – natural hair texture in Africa; frizzy
hair
VOCABULARY 3. Laughed mockingly – involves laughing at someone
Close Proximity unkindly
Rubbish Waste material 4. End of the world – finish; termination; end time of
Pagoda A Hindu or Buddhist temple or everything
5. Crushing with thumbnail – pressing hard between 10. Tchao – Yes
the nail of the thumb 11. Than nyinditonhab – You’re Welcome!
12. Bo khop tchai – No, thank you
Give the connotative meaning of the following words. 13. Khaphachao khao tchai – I understand
1. Baby – the greatest source of joy inside a family 14. Khoi bo khao tchai – I don’t understand
2. Mother – the one who keeps the family tight and
cares for everyone, especially her children Give the connotative meaning of the following words.
3. Impostor – a two-faced person 1. Depressing tears – tears out of sadness, sorrow
4. Judge – a man of justice 2. Mother effort – motherly love, mother’s attention
5. Home – a place of warmth, comfort, and affection 3. Sharp knife – painful, great pain
4. Sweet words – affection
Give the denotative meaning of each words listed below: 5. Mind-changing – change in behavior
1. Scrambled – make one's way quickly or awkwardly
up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's Think of your mother. With its initials, put one-word
hands as well as one's feet. (Oxford Languages) description and expound it to the class.
2. Impostor – one that assumes false identity or title for  M – mentor
the purpose of deception. (Merriam-Webster  O – optimistic
Dictionary)  T – thoughtful
3. Snatched – hastily or ineffectually attempt to seize  H – hardworking
(something). (Oxford Languages)  E – educated
4. Resembles – have qualities or features, especially  R – radiant
those of appearance, in common with (someone or
something); look or seem like. (Oxford Languages) Look up the meaning of the underlined words in the
5. Coincidental – happening or existing at the same following phrases.
time. (Oxford Languages)
 Sometimes unbearable – not able to be endured
6. Severely – causing great discomfort, damage, or
or tolerated
distress: a severe pain. (The Free Dictionary)
 dram taste and pleasure – a small amount
Denotation and Connotation  deep a frivolous and lazy girl – not having any
serious purpose or value
 Denotation is the lexical or dictionary meaning
of word while  who is feeble and inconstant – lacking physical
strength, especially because of age or illness
 Connotation is the implied or suggested meaning
associated with the word. In denotation,  whining and pleading incessantly – without
cellphone is an electronic device while in interruption
connotation, it is a communication or bonding.
Tips in Summarizing
LAOS  Read the selection with full comprehension.
 Identify the unfamiliar words.
 Omit unnecessary words and retain the meaning
Give the synonyms of the following words below
of the selection.
1. widower – c. who lost partner by death
 Condense long ideas into short ideas.
2. descendants – a. originating from ancestor
 Replace a word for a phrase or a phrase to a
3. anxious – c. uneasiness
clause.
4. merits – a. praiseworthy quality
5. remote – c. unsociable

Lao Basic Conversation

1. Sabia dii – Good Morning
2. None lap fan dii – Good Evening
3. Sabia dii bo – How are you?
4. Sabia, khop tchai le tchao de? – Fine, thank you,
and you?
5. Bo – No
6. Kho thot – Sorry
7. La kone – Good Bye
8. Nyinditonhab – Welcome!
9. Khop tchai lai lai – Thank you very much