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Designed for advanced learners. Communicating in Khmer:Third-Year provides the reader with a interesting tour of the current issues in contemporary Cambodia. Formatted with 2 volumes and 2 CD-ROMs.This book (volume 1) contains 13 lessons representing an advanced-year Khmer language course taught at the university level. The lessons range in terms of difficulty from advanced low to advanced-high year level. Each lesson focuses on particular Khmer current issues impacts on social, cultural, political, gender, education, economic, health and environment themes. The general layout of each lesson is followed by an organized communicative activity as follows: * Text in Khmer script- an introduction to a text, which can be used as a reading or listening activity. * Picture matching - which can be used as pre- or post-reading activities. * True/false - general knowledge concepts. * Sequencing - which look for detailed information about the text. * Multiple choices - which reinforce the comprehension of the text. * Word matching-opposite meaning, same meaning or translation into English. * Sentence completion -grammar is expressed in context. * Word order - teaching the student the proper order of sentence structure. * Writing activity - creating sentences or composing a text on a given theme or topic. This activity can be presented first as an oral or speaking activity before learners write out their work in Khmer. * Cultural notes - enrich the text with pictures and give the reader an understanding of Khmer social and cultural life. * Vocabulary list - Khmer-English. http://learnkhmer.net/modernkhmer.htm#thirdyear