Unit 5:
BEING PART OF ASEAN

GETTING STARTED
1. Listen and read.
-charter (n)
-stand for (v)
-association (n)
-bloc (n)
-maintain (v)
-maintenance (n)
-stable (a)
-stability (n)
-paralyze (v)
-paralysis (n)
2. What is the conversation about? Choose the best answer.
a. Preparation for a competition on ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter.
3. Match each word with its definition. Then practise reading the words aloud.
1.e
2.a
3.c
4.b
5.d
4.Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1.She looks worried because her classmates know a lot more about ASEAN and the ASEAN Charter, and are more confident than her.
2.As of 2010, it consists of ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the bloc.
3.ASEAN focuses on improving member states’ economies, and maintaining regional peace and stability.
4.It offers the Singapore Scholarship and the ASEAN Scholarships to students for other ASEAN countries.
5.He wants her to tell him the main principles of the ASEAN Charter.
6.He’ll continue quizzing her tonight after work.
5.Underline the phrases with the
–ing form in the conversation.
1. have practised answering, suggest reading, continue quizzing. (gerund as objects after some verbs)
2. thinking of participating, focuses on improving ….maintaining (gerunds as objects after prepositions)
3. I’m thinking, I’m hoping (state verbs in continuous forms)