Vocabulary: Core & Everyday Vocabulary (Expanding) (B1) - Lesson 2: Describing Personality Traits

📖 Reading Lab
Story 14 (B1)
Context: Read this short story about a bicycle tour guide in Battambang. Tap the dashed words if you need help with vocabulary.

The Lost Camera

Vireak is a cycling guide for a local tour company in Battambang. Every day, he takes visitors through beautiful rural villages. Yesterday, during a rest stop near a local rice paper maker, a tourist named Sarah realized she had lost her camera. It was very valuable and contained all her travel memories.

Vireak didn't hesitate. He immediately cycled back along the dirt path to search. After twenty minutes of looking in the tall grass, he found the camera safely sitting near a wooden bridge.

When he returned it, Sarah was incredibly relieved. She offered him a $50 tip as a reward, but Vireak politely declined. "It is my job to make sure you have a safe and happy trip in my country," he said. His actions protected his community's excellent reputation.

Key Words 📚

ពាក្យគន្លឹះសំខាន់ៗ
Valuable /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ មានតម្លៃ
Hesitate /ˈhez.ə.teɪt/ ស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ / រារែក

More Words 📚

ពាក្យគន្លឹះសំខាន់ៗ
Relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ ធូរស្រាលចិត្ត (បាត់ភ័យ)
Reputation /ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ កេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ

📝 Story Comprehension

1. What is Vireak's job?
2. Why did Vireak refuse the $50 tip?
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"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
ភាពស្មោះត្រង់ គឺការធ្វើអំពើល្អ ទោះបីជាគ្មានអ្នកណាមើលឃើញក៏ដោយ។

Think About It:

Vireak could have kept the $50, but his good action protected the reputation of his entire town and company. When tourists trust locals, more tourists visit, which helps everyone in the community.

Post-Reading Tasks

Complete these tasks to finish the lesson.

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