Tiêu đề 4. UNIT 4. ASEAN and Viet Nam.docx ✅

UNIT 4. ASEAN AND VIET NAM A. Pronunciation • Elision of vowels I. Underline the vowel in the following words that may be left out. 1. different 2. interest 3. history 4. library 5. secondary 2. every 7. evening 8. automatically 9. elementary 10. delightful II. Read the following sentences aloud, pay attention to the words with reduced vowels, and underline them. 1. All the ASEAN countries have a long history. 2. The ASEAN countries are rich in natural resources. 3. That agency promotes different business among ASEAN countries. 4. The temperatures in the evening are not lower than 20°C. 5. It is interesting to study the literature of every ethnic group. 6. It is not reasonable for the secretary to finish every task this evening. 7. We need to have general knowledge to understand different cultures. 8. It is comfortable to read books in this library. B. Vocabulary • Words and phrases related to ASEAN I. Complete the sentences with the words given. issues eye-opening qualified goals leadership skills contributions development live stream volunteers cultural exchanges 1. They have set themselves a series of ______________ to achieve by the end of the month. 2. Improving your ______________ can help you find higher-paid work. 3. The mayors of Tokyo and New York signed an agreement to encourage ______________ between the cities. 4. The ASEAN has exercised leadership and argued for policies that support the expansion of trade, growth and ______________. 5. Some of the current ______________ in the implementation of care management are considered.
6. Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit ______________ to help in their work. 7. All ______________ for the school magazines must be received by October 1. 8. She was extraordinarily well ______________ to take part in the project. 9. I used my phone to ______________ from Times Square, New York City. 10. The film ‘China Blue’ is a(n) ______________ look into the lives of sweatshops. II. Fill in each blank in the following sentences with the correct word below. relations economic maintenance community solutions principle trust stability 1. Viet Nam always desires to work with its partners on the basis of the ______________ of respect for independence, sovereignty, equality and mutual benefit. 2. International programmes should aim to enhance cooperation for peace, ______________ and development. 3. In the past years, high ______________ growth has enabled Viet Nam to increase people’s living standards. 4. Viet Nam is consistently a friend and reliable partner to all nations, and a responsible member of the international ______________. 5. That ASEAN Summit tried to find appropriate ______________ to further accelerate the course of building the ASEAN Community. 6. Viet Nam always desires to work with its partners to build and reinforce strategic ______________ for peace, cooperation and development. 7. We are glad to see the strong development of ______________ between ASEAN and its partners. 8. Regular dialogue and cooperation contribute to the ______________ of peace and security in the region. III. Choose the correct words. 1. Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter / Constitution. 2. Lifetime employment gives employees greater career solidarity / stability. 3. We focus / maintain contact with old school friends when we have left school. 4. Some Central Asian countries used to belong to the former Soviet bloc / region. 5. His mother is an active member of our school’s parent-teacher community / association, and she tried to arrange activities to raise money for it. 6. The meetings stated the need to strengthen regional principle / co-operation in ASEAN.
7. Local people expressed solidarity / stability with the government’s measures to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 8. The right to speak freely is written into the rules / constitution of many countries. 9. Manchester City dominated / focused throughout the football match. 10. There are three fundamental principals / principles of teamwork. IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. frequently affecting bloc host relations issues pressure consequently annually heads ASEAN Summit The organization holds meetings, known as the ASEAN Summit, where 1 ______________ of government of each member meet to discuss and resolve regional 2 ______________, as well as to conduct other meetings with other countries outside the 3 ______________ with the intention of promoting external 4 ______________. The ASEAN Leaders’ Formal Summit was first held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976. Its third meeting was held in Manila in 1987 and during this meeting, it was decided that the leaders would meet every five years. 5 ______________, the fourth meeting was held in Singapore in 1992 where the leaders again agreed to meet more 6 ______________, deciding to hold the summit every three years. In 2001, it was decided to meet 7 ______________ to address urgent issues 8 ______________ the region. Member nations were assigned to be the summit 9 ______________ in alphabetical order except in the case of Myanmar which dropped its 2006 hosting rights in 2004 due to 10 ______________ from the United States and the European Union. V. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word / phrase below.
ASEAN is the most 1 ______________ organisation in the world. The richest member has an average 2 ______________ per capita 76 times higher than that of the poorest country. The biggest member has a population 600 times larger than the smallest. ASEAN has turned diversity into an advantage in the development and integration 3 ______________ of each country and the entire 4 ______________. Together with the European Union, ASEAN is evaluated as one of the most successful regional organisations. In the 2025 ASEAN Community’s Vision, along with a new co-operation 5 ______________ on boosting internal 6 ______________, the bloc will 7 ______________ institutional improvements and elevation of co-operation effectiveness among the three 8 ______________ of politics-security, economics and socio-culture. The vision’s important emphasis is bringing ASEAN into a(n) 9 ______________ working for people and taking people as the central 10 ______________. VI. Fill in each blank in the text with ONE suitable word. The ASEAN School Games (ASG) are the annual games for ASEAN schools. The ASEAN Schools Sports Council (ASSC) is a regional sports organization that promotes sports among 1 ______________ countries. The ASEAN School Games are an annual sporting event which aims to enhance friendship among students around the Southeast Asian region. It also seeks to promote ASEAN solidarity among the youth through school sports and provide 2 ______________ for school athletes to engage in cultural 3 ______________. The 1 st ASG were organized by Thailand in 2009, and the 5 th ASEAN School Games were hosted in Ha Noi by Viet Nam. It was the first time Viet Nam hosted the annual event which was 4 ______________ to under-18 athletes and school students from eight ASEAN countries. Swimming, athletics, and pencak silat gave most number of 5 ______________ to Vietnamese teen athletes. • Prepositions VII. Complete each sentence with the correct preposition. 1. Mai is well qualified ______________ her new role in the programme. 2. Nam has taken an active part ______________ getting the ASEAN youth together for the festival. 3. He was the sort of person you could depend ______________. 4. The council had discussions ______________ issues such as housing and living conditions. 5. I try to reply ______________ emails the day I receive them. 6. Public awareness ______________ the problem will make the authorities take it seriously.