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Unit 3 Phnom Penh
Where is Phnom Penh located?
I. Pre-reading (A teacher assigns three or four groups of 3 or more students to discuss the above topic about 5 minutes.)
Discussion (Then he or she walks around to help students.)
1. What are interesting places in Phnom Penh?
2. Why did the king name the city, “Phnom Penh”?
3. When was the city built?
4. Who built the city?
5. Where was the city built? (Each group can present their ideas in the classroom about 5 minutes.)
II. While-reading (Allow students to read three times for 15minutes. The teacher goes round for help.)
Phnom Penh's official name, in its short
form, is Krong Chaktomok (ក្រ ុងចតុមុខ)
meaning "City of Four Faces". Krong
Chaktomuk is an abbreviation of the full
name which was given by King Ponhea
Yat, Krong Chaktomuk Mongkol Sakal
Kampuchea Thipadei Sereythor Intrakbot
Borei Roth Reach Seima Maha Nokor. This
loosely translates as "The place of four
rivers that gives the happiness and
success of Khmer Kingdom, the highest
leader as well as impregnable city of the God Indra of the great kingdom". Phnom Penh is
located in the south-central region of Cambodia, and is fully surrounded by the Kandal
Province. The municipality is situated on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac
rivers. Phnom Penh covers an area of 678.46 km2. The municipality is subdivided into twelve
administrative divisions called Khans (districts) and of these twelve Khans, Dangkao,
Meanchey, Porsenchey, Sen Sok and Russei Keo are considered the outskirts of the city. The
Khans are further subdivided into 110
Sangkats (communes), and 637 Kroms.
Phnom Penh is mostly inhabited by
Cambodians (or Khmers) – they represent
90% of the population of the city. There
are large minorities of Chinese,
Vietnamese, and other small ethnic groups
who are Thai, Budong, Mnong Preh, Kuy,
Chong, and Chams. Phnom Penh is
Cambodia's economic center as it accounts
for a large portion of the Cambodian economy has grown to become the nation's center of
economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security, politics, cultural heritage,
and diplomacy of Cambodia. Double-digit economic growth rates in recent years have
triggered an economic boom in Phnom Penh, with new hotels, restaurants, bars, high rises
and residential buildings springing up around the city.
A noun is a word used to name a person, an animal, a place, a thing, and an abstract idea. E.g. Vorleak, monkey, Prek Taduong High School,…etc.
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III. Post-reading (A teacher asks them to match the meanings of nouns below by sharing ideas or looking up the dictionaries for 10 minutes.)
Match the following nouns with their definitions.
1. abbreviation a. the feeling of being happy
2. happiness b. any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
3. region c. a short form of a word or phrase
4. municipality d. the areas that form the edge of a town or city
5. the outskirts e. a smaller number or part
6. minority f. a city or town with its own local government
7. Buddhist g. the system of trade and industry
8. economy h. features belonging to the culture of a particular society
9. heritage i. the speed at which sth happens or changes in a particular period
10. rate j. someone who believes in Buddhism
Write your answers here.
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IV. Comprehension questions (Students share the answers with each group to correct, and the teacher helps them, 20 minutes)
Answer the following questions.
1. Where is Phnom Penh’s official name?
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2. What does the official name mean?
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3. Where is Phnom Penh located?
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4. How many square kilometers of Phnom Penh are there?
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5. How many Khans are there in Phnom Penh?
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6. What are they?
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A noun is a word used to name a person, an animal, a place, a thing, and an abstract idea. E.g. Vorleak, monkey, Prek Taduong High School,…etc.
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- 7. How many Sangkats and Kroms are there?
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8. How many rivers is the municipality situated on?
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9. What are the large minorities?
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10. What have triggered an economic boon in Phnom Penh?
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V. Verb constructions (A teacher explains the construction of the verbs for 5 minutes.)
To give sth to sb to offer sth to s.o, or to provide them with it
- E.g. She gave us a set of saucepans as a wedding present.
To surround sth to be everywhere around sth
- E.g. Srey Pov sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers.
To situate on / at / in sth to put in a particular position
- E.g. Phnom Penh is situated on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers.
To represent sb to speak, act or be present officially for another person or people
- E.g. I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral.
Make sentences of the verbs above. (A teacher wraps up and assigns homework for students.)
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A noun is a word used to name a person, an animal, a place, a thing, and an abstract idea. E.g. Vorleak, monkey, Prek Taduong High School,…etc.
