PART ONE 1
1 GETTING AROUND 3
Section A－Useful Words and Phrases 3
1．Useful Words and Phrases (Set 1) 4
2．Hints on Pronunciation 9
3．Check Yourself 12
Section B－Useful Words and Phrases (Cont．) 13
1．Useful Words and Phrases (Sect 2) 13
2．Hints on Pronunciation 20
3．Check Yourself 23
Section C－Word Study 24
1．Covering the English (Individual Study) 24
2．Word Study (Individual Study) 24
3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study) 27
Section D－Listening In 31
1．What Did You Say？ 31
2．Listening In (Group Study) 31
Section E－Review 34
1．Covering the Lao (Individual Study) 34
2．Vocabulary Check - up (Group Study) 35
3．Counting in Lao 35
Section F－Conversation 35
Finder List 36
2 BUYING THINGS 41
Section A－Basic Sentences 41
1．Basic Sentences 41
2．Hints on Pronunciation 48
3．Check Yourself 54
Section B－Word Study 54
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 54
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study) 62
3．Review of Basic Sentences 62
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 62
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 62
2．What Would You Say？ 62
Section D－Listening In 68
1．What Did You Say？ 68
2．Word Study Check-Up 68
3．Listening In 68
Section E－Conversation 70
1．Covering the Leo of Basic Sentences 70
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 71
3．Conversation 71
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 72
1．Conversation (Cont．) 72
2．Questions and Answers 72
Finder List 74
3 Meeting People 77
Section A－Basic Sentences 77
1．Basic Sentences 77
2．Hints on Pronunciation 85
3．Check Yourself 88
Section B－Words Study 88
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 88
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study 93
3．Review of Basic Sentences 94
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 94
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 94
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences 94
3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study) 94
Section D－Listening In 100
1．What Did You Say？ 100
2．Word Study Check-Up 100
3．Listening In 100
Section E－Conversation 104
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 104
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 104
3．Conversation 104
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 105
1．Conversation (Cont．) 105
2．Questions and Answers 105
Finder List 107
4 FAMILY AND FRIENDS 111
Section A－Basic Sentences 111
1．Basic Sentences 111
2．Hints on Pronunciation 120
3．Check Yourself 122
Section B－Word Study 122
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 122
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study 128
3．Review of Basic Sentences 129
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 129
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 129
2．Covering of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 129
3．What Would You Say？ 129
Section D－Listening In 134
1．What Did You Say？ 134
2．Word Study Check-Up 134
3．Listening In 134
Section E－Conversation 137
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences 137
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 137
3．Conversation 138
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 139
1．Conversation (Cont．) 139
2．Questions and Answers 139
Finder List 141
5 WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING？ 145
Section A－Basic Sentences 145
1．Basic Sentences 145
2．Hints on Pronunciation 152
Section B－Word Study 157
1．Word Study 157
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study 160
3．Review of Basic Sentences 160
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 160
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 160
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences 160
3．What Would You Say？ 161
Section D－Listening In 166
1．What Did You Say？ 166
2．Word Study Check-Up 166
3．Listening In 166
Section E－Conversation 169
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences 169
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 169
3．Conversation 170
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 170
1．Conversation (Cont．) 170
2．Questions and Answers 170
Finder List 173
6 REVIEW 175
Section A－Word Review 175
Section B－How Would You Say It？ 180
Section C－How Did You Say It？ 181
Section D－Conversation 182
Section E－Listening In (Questions) 183
Section F－True-False Test 185
PART TWO 187
1 How DO YOU LIKE THE WEATHER？ 189
Section A－Basic Sentences 189
1．Basic Sentences 189
2．Hints on Pronunciation 197
Section B－Word Study 199
1．Word Study 199
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study 205
3．Review of Basic Sentences 205
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 205
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 205
2．Covering the English Sentences (Cont．) 205
3．What Would You Say？ 205
Section D－Listening In 212
1．What Did You Say？ 212
2．Word Study Check-Up 212
3．Listening In 212
Section E－Conversation 215
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences 215
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 215
3．Conversation 215
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 216
1．Conversation (Cont．) 216
2．Questions and Answers 216
Finder List 217
2 GETTING A ROOM IN A HOTEL 221
Section A－Basic Sentences 221
1．Basic Sentences 221
2．Hints on Pronunciation 229
Section B－Word Study 232
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 232
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study 238
3．Review of Basic Sentences 238
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 238
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 238
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 238
3．What Would You Say？ (Individual Study) 239
Section D－Listening In 245
1．What Did You Say？ 245
2．Word Study Check-Up 245
3．Listening In 245
Section E－Conversation 248
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 248
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 248
3．Conversation 248
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 250
1．Conversation (Cont．) 250
2．Questions and Answers 250
Finder List 253
3．GETTING DRESSED 257
Section A－Basic Sentences 257
1．Basic Sentences 257
2．Hints on Pronunciation 266
Section B－Word Study 268
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 268
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study) 273
3．Review of Basic Sentences 274
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 274
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 274
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 274
3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study) 274
Section D－Listening In 280
1．What Did You Say？ 280
2．Word Study Check-Up 280
3．Listening In 280
Section E－Conversation 284
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 284
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 284
3．Conversation 284
Section F－Conversation (Cont．) 285
1．Conversation (Cont．) 285
2．Questions and Answers 285
Finder List 287
4 LET＇S GO EAT 291
Section A－Basic Sentences 291
1．Basic Sentences 291
2．Hints on Pronunciation 301
Section B－Word Study 302
1．Word Study (Individual Study) 302
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study) 307
3．Review of Basic Sentences 307
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 307
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 307
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 307
3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study) 307
Section D－Listening In 314
1．What Did You Say？ 314
2．Word Study Check-Up 314
3．Listening In 314
Section E－Conversation 317
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 317
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 317
3．Conversation 317
Finder List 318
5 A SHOPPING TRIP 323
Section A－Basic Sentences 323
1．Basic Sentences 323
2．Hints on Pronunciation 331
Section B－Word Study 334
1．Word Study 334
2．Covering the English and Lao of Word Study (Individual Study) 338
3．Review of Basic Sentences 338
Section C－Review of Basic Sentences 338
1．Review of Basic Sentences (Cont．) 338
2．Covering the English of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 338
3．What Would You Say？(Individual Study) 338
Section D－Listening In 344
1．What Did You Say？ 344
2．Word Study Check-Up 345
3．Listening In 345
Section E－Conversation 348
1．Covering the Lao of Basic Sentences (Individual Study) 348
2．Vocabulary Check-Up 348
3．Conversation 348
Finder List 348
6 REVIEW 353
Section A－Word Review 353
Section B－How Would You Say It？ 355
Section C－How Did You Say It？ 357
Section D－Conversation Review 357
Section E－Listening In (Questions) 358
Section F－True-False Test 360
APPENDIX 361
Tonal Pattern for Luang Prabang Dialect of Lao 361
CORRIGENDA 363