Year 8 Journeys

‘Out in Umphang’

As you read the article, work on the following questions. Write your answers in complete sentences and look for evidence from the text to back up your claims.

1.What kind of animals would you be able to find in Umphang?

In Umphang, you can find elephants, sloth bears, king fishers, fish, birds, tigers, and gaurs and many other wild animals.

2. Why is the journey into Umphang ‘half the fun’? What does the writer mean by this?

The writer says the journey is half the fun because its probably a really long, adventurous journey, the only way to Umphang is from the north - 165 kilometer road that covers several mountain ranges. He also describes the journey in great detail like the thousand of snaking tight turns of the road, the passing gracious scenery and talks about some of the history and the roads previous names.

3. What type of people live in the area?

The people that live area are like half asleep during week days but fully active on weekends and holidays. The villagers also seem to know the Umphang area very well, especially the tour guides, the days may be short and hard but the people there are healthy and happy.

4. What type of trip did the writer want to do?

The writer wanted to do an adventurous trip that no one else would do.

5. Why is the area known as Tee Lor Su Waterfall so clean?

The Tee Lor Su Waterfall site is so clean because it is a part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the park rangers are vigilant about keeping the area clean, no paper, plastic bottles, cigarettes, lighters, soap or shampoo are allowed past the forest checkpoint and thats why it is so clean.

6. What does the former village headman do now that he is not working?

The former village headman know spends his days lazing in his hammock, playing with his grandchildren, and talking with visitors.

7. What makes the village so special or how is it different from Hong Kong?

The village is so special and is different to Hong Kong because there have no electricity, no Internet and no cellphone coverage, they wake up at 4:30 am to de-husk rice, normally we would still be sound asleep in bed.

8. Why do the village people appear ‘healthy and happy’? (Lawanya: 8 - the end)

Because the rhythm of life has a peaceful and deliberate pace, devoid of the stress plaguing in the cities.

9. List all the ways that bamboo is used by the people of the area?

- To cook

- build houses

- kindling for fire

- ornate dishes

- chopsticks

- saddles of elephants

- cups

- spoons

- rope

- disposable raft

- Chairs

10. Why do fewer tourists go to Thi Po J?

Because Ban Kho Tha is more easily accessed than Thi Po J.There is a mountain range in between Thi Po J and Ban Kho Tha and Ban Kho Tha is more easily accessed

11. What type of joke did they make to Dee and why?

The made a joke to Dee about being a bachelor because in their village there are more women then men.

12. Why does the writer refer to the Karen villages as ‘living monasteries’?

Because he says that it might be due to the slow and peaceful pace that dominates every walking hour.

13. Why doe the writer say that it is ‘a way of life that is becoming harder to find’?

Because not many people live like how he experienced anymore.

Year 8 Journeys

‘Out in Umphang’

Vocabulary Study

Type or handwrite your answers to the following…

Use a dictionary to find the definition of each of these words. Be careful to see if it is a noun, verb, adverb, or adjective as this can sometimes change in meaning.

a) encompass(v.) b) snakes (v.) c) pristine (adj.)

d) banditry(n.) e) trek (v.) f) apprehensive (adj.)

g) alleviate (v.) h) immense (adj.) I) vigilant (adj.)

j) immaculately (adv.) k) preserve (v.) l) graciously (adv.)

m) spry (adj.) n) shaman (n.) o) dote (v.)

p) perspiration (n.) q) machete (n.) r) wisecrack (n.)

To enclose within a circle; surround or to bring about; cause to happen
A number of scaly legless creatures
Remain in a new looking state.
The practice or being a bandit.
To journey on foot, especially in mountain areas.
Anxious of fearful about the future/uneasy.
To make easier to bear with.
Large, extremely huge.
On alert.
Free from error/ Spotless.
To keep in a perfect condition/ To save up.
To be kind, sympathetic, and have unaffected politeness.
Lively, Active.
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.
To show excessive fondness or love.
The fluid, consisting of water with small amounts of urea and salts that is excreted through the pores of the skin by the sweat glands; sweat.
A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon.
A clever comeback.

Choose any 5 words from the list above and make 5 sentences using each word, which shows you know the meaning of it.

There was snakes everywhere in my garden, I was horrified.

I was on a trek with my friends and we got completely lost, luckily we had a phone to get us out of trouble.

He was such a wisecrack.

We have to preserve our environment and resources, or else one day we will have nothing.

We used a machete to smash the cockroach.

Find the names of 5 animals in the article. Write them out.

Kingfishers

Fish

Elephant

Sloth

Bears

Choose any 5 words from the list and find their antonyms.

Preserve: Destroy/Ruin

Dote: Ignore/Neglect

Alleviate: Aggravate

Spry: Inactive

Graciously: Unpleasantly

How many words can you make from the word ‘immaculately’ ? Write them out.

Calm, Calmly, cute, cutely, cut, tummy, time, late, lately, male, cat, immaculate, yam, mate, male, lime, mat, lat, ill, cult, lute, mute, cam, am, tea, ate, team, meat, maculate, mum, malt, mall, mull, lam, mac, cal, malty, mealy, meal, cull, tally, cleat, lea, Tim, mite, mace, yet, ACUTELY, ACYLATE, CALUMET, CAMELIA, CLIMATE, CYMATIA, IMAMATE, LACTEAL, LEMMATA, MACULAE, MEATILY, METICAL, MICELLA, MULLITE, MYCELIA, ACETAL, ACETUM, ACETYL, ACTUAL, ACUATE, ACUITY, ACULEI, AECIAL, AECIUM, ALLIUM, ALMUCE, ALULAE, AMULET, AMYLIC, AMYLUM, ATELIC, CALAMI, CALLET, CALMLY, CAMAIL, CAMLET, CLAMMY, CULLAY, CULLET, CUTELY, ILLUME, LACILY, LACTAM ,LAICAL, LAMELY, LAMIAE, LATELY, LEALTY, LUETIC, LUTEAL, LYCEUM, MACULA, MACULE, MALATE, MALICE, MALLEI, MALLET, MAUMET, MEATAL, MICELL, MILLET, MULETA, MULLET, MULLEY, MUTELY, TAILLE, TALCUM, TAMALE, TAMELY, CITY, CLAM, CLAY, CLUE, CULL, CULM, CYMA, CYME ELMY, EMIC, EMIT, ETIC, ETUI ILEA, ILLY, IMAM, IMMY, ITEM, LACE, LACY, LAIC, LAMA, LAME, LATI, LEAL, LICE, LIEU, LILT, LILY, LIMA, LIMY LITE LITU LUCE LUTE MACE MAIL MAIM MALE MALL MALM MALT MAMA MATE MAUL MAUT MAYA MEAL MEAT MELL MELT META MICA MICE MILE MILL MILT MIME MITE MITY MULE MULL ILAT.

Write out the names of 4 geographical features found in the article?

Rivers, Mountains, Waterfalls, Streams