M3 Style Image Prompts (Midjourney/DALL-E)

• IMAGE_FOR_HERO.png: Material Design 3 (M3) style digital illustration. Phaly, an elephant sanctuary worker in green uniform, and Rith, a Cambodian highland coffee farmer, standing proudly overlooking a lush Mondulkiri landscape with coffee terraces and an elephant in the distance. Bright, sunny, flat vector art. NO text, NO words.
• IMAGE_FOR_READING.png: Material Design 3 (M3) style digital illustration. A diplomatic symposium in a Sen Monorom wooden provincial hall. International delegates in suits mixed with local Cambodian farmers and conservationists sitting around a large round table. Minimalist, clean vector lines. NO text.
• IMAGE_FOR_LISTENING.png: Material Design 3 (M3) style digital illustration. Phaly and Rith sitting at a small rustic cafe table in Cambodia, drinking coffee and looking at a document together, looking concerned but determined. Modern UI pastel aesthetic. NO text.
• VOCAB_1_HEGEMONY.png: Abstract M3 vector art showing one giant puzzle piece overshadowing smaller puzzle pieces, representing geopolitical dominance. Pastel colors. NO text.
• VOCAB_2_BILATERAL.png: Two hands shaking across a border line, M3 vector art, symbolizing a two-party agreement. Clean, minimalist. NO text.
• VOCAB_3_PROTECTIONISM.png: A glowing protective shield dome placed over a lush green farm, blocking out arrows from the outside, M3 flat vector style. NO text.
• VOCAB_4_SOFT_POWER.png: A glowing, magnetic aura drawing people toward a beautiful cultural monument, representing attraction over force. M3 flat design. NO text.
• VOCAB_5_GEOPOLITICS.png: A stylized globe with abstract chess pieces placed on different continents, M3 vector graphic. NO text.
• VOCAB_6_RAPPROCHEMENT.png: Two broken halves of a bridge magically reconnecting over a river, symbolizing the restoration of harmonious relations. M3 vector. NO text.
• VOCAB_7_SANCTIONS.png: A red barrier tape wrapping around a stylized cargo shipping container. M3 minimalist vector illustration. NO text.
• VOCAB_8_SUPRANATIONAL.png: A large umbrella covering several different national flags, representing an authority above nations. M3 flat vector. NO text.
• VOCAB_9_DIPLOMACY.png: A round table with a glowing olive branch resting in the center, surrounded by diverse abstract figures in discussion. M3 style. NO text.
• VOCAB_10_RATIFICATION.png: A large, official-looking wax seal being pressed onto a glowing digital document, M3 UI vector style. NO text.
• VOCAB_11_SOVEREIGNTY.png: A crown hovering over a map of a distinct territory, symbolizing supreme local authority. M3 vector art. NO text.
• VOCAB_12_MULTILATERALISM.png: Five different colored arrows weaving together into a single strong braid pointing forward. M3 vector graphic. NO text.

Audio Generation Prompts (Google AI Studio)

• AUDIO_READING (c2-lesson-unit-1-lesson-1-international-relations-reading.mp3):
  • Voice Profile: Standard US English, Female, articulate and engaging, fast native pace with advanced intonation suitable for C2 learners.
  • Text: The mist that routinely blankets the emerald hills of Mondulkiri was particularly dense on the morning Phaly arrived at the Sen Monorom Provincial Hall. As the director of a grassroots elephant sanctuary, her daily concerns usually revolved around veterinary supplies and anti-poaching patrols. However, the region’s unique ecology had inexorably drawn the attention of global policymakers, transforming her pristine landscape into a nexus of high-stakes geopolitics. Today, she wasn't just a conservationist; she was a reluctantly deputized diplomat, poised to navigate a labyrinth of international expectations. She spotted Rith across the atrium. A third-generation highland coffee farmer, Rith had spent the past eighteen months grappling with an altogether different, though inherently linked, crisis. Prior to the recent agricultural summit, Rith’s cooperative had been suffering under stringent EU import regulations—a textbook manifestation of European protectionism dressed up as environmental due diligence. The supranational mandates dictated crop rotation and pesticide bans that, while theoretically sound in Brussels, were practically devastating on the steep slopes of eastern Cambodia. "They are being exceedingly obtuse about our harvest cycles," Rith muttered as Phaly approached. "If they proceed with this unilateral mandate, they will obliterate local sovereignty over agricultural exports." Phaly nodded sympathetically. She understood that navigating these waters required immense soft power. The foreign NGOs funding her sanctuary were instrumental, yet their financial backing often bordered on a subtle, insidious hegemony, quietly dictating local priorities from thousands of miles away. "We need to steer them toward multilateralism," Phaly advised. "If we allow this to remain a strictly bilateral tug-of-war between our local government and their trade bloc, we will inevitably be marginalized. We must build a coalition with the neighboring Vietnamese highland farmers who are facing the exact same sanctions." The symposium’s agenda culminated in a debate over the ratification of the new Mekong-EU Eco-Trade Accord. By the time the delegates cast their final votes this coming December, Phaly and Rith will have been advocating for indigenous land rights for the better part of a decade. The stakes were astronomical. If the accord passed without their proposed amendments, it would institutionalize a framework that circumvented local governance entirely. During the afternoon session, Phaly took the podium. Through calculated diplomacy, she articulated a vision of true rapprochement between global ecological mandates and local economic survival. She painted a vivid picture: a Mondulkiri where the elephant corridors were preserved not by foreign edict, but through the empowered, economically secure stewardship of coffee farmers like Rith. The resonance of her speech shifted the atmosphere in the hall. It was a masterclass in challenging supranational overreach without resorting to hostility, proving that the most enduring treaties are forged not through imposition, but through mutual respect.
• AUDIO_LISTENING (c2-lesson-unit-1-lesson-1-international-relations-listening.mp3):
  • Voice Profiles: Voice A (Rith): Southeast Asian English accent or standard US male, slightly exasperated. Voice B (Phaly): Southeast Asian English accent or standard US female, calm and analytical. Conversational, native speed.
  • Text: RITH: Did you catch the subtle undertone when the EU representative brought up ratification? It felt like they were holding our coffee exports hostage. PHALY: Absolutely. They were definitely flexing their soft power. They know that if they enforce strict sanctions outright, it'll trigger a public relations nightmare. RITH: Right. By the time they finalize this bilateral agreement, we will have been jumping through their regulatory hoops for three years. It's protectionism masquerading as ecological concern. PHALY: That's exactly why we need a genuine rapprochement, not just a supranational dictate. We have to read between the lines and push for a multilateral approach to protect our sovereignty.