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Learning English: A Path to New Opportunities

An A2 English reading passage explaining the benefits of learning English from a Thai perspective, focusing on tourism, media, and global connection.

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Reading Text

Learning English is very important for many Thai people today. Thailand is a famous country for tourism, so many people work in hotels or restaurants. If you speak English, you can help travelers and get a better job in big cities like Bangkok or Chiang Mai. Also, English helps us understand global culture. Many Thai students love watching Hollywood movies or listening to international music. If you know English, you do not need subtitles. Furthermore, the internet has a lot of information in English. You can learn new skills like cooking or photography from websites around the world. Finally, speaking English allows us to make friends from different countries. It is a bridge that connects Thailand to the rest of the world.

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An A2 English reading passage explaining the benefits of learning English from a Thai perspective, focusing on tourism, media, and global connection.

Activities

Vocabulary

Items:

Label: tourism
Answer: v1
Label: subtitles
Answer: v2
Label: global
Answer: v3
Label: skills
Answer: v4
Label: connects
Answer: v5

Definitions:

Text: The business of providing services for people on holiday.
Text: Words shown at the bottom of a movie to translate the dialogue.
Text: Relating to the whole world.
Text: The ability to do something well.
Text: To join or link things together.

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: Many people in Thailand work in
After: because many travelers visit every year.
Answer: tourism
Before: I like to watch movies with
After: so I can understand the story.
Answer: subtitles
Before: English is a
After: language used in many different countries.
Answer: global
Before: You can learn new
After: like coding by using the internet.
Answer: skills
Before: A bridge
After: two different places so people can cross.
Answer: connects

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Thailand is a popular place for tourists.
Answer: true
Text: Speaking English makes it harder to get a job in Bangkok.
Answer: false
Text: You need subtitles if you understand English well.
Answer: false
Text: The internet provides a lot of information in English.
Answer: true
Text: English helps you make friends from other countries.
Answer: true

Scrambled:

Text: English / is / for / important / people / Thai
Answer: English is important for Thai people
Text: I / movies / like / watching / English
Answer: I like watching English movies
Text: can / help / You / tourists / the / temple / at
Answer: You can help tourists at the temple
Text: Internet / has / information / lot / of / a
Answer: The internet has a lot of information
Text: English / helps / us / make / friends / new
Answer: English helps us make new friends

Written Expression

Questions:

Text: Why do you want to learn English?
Text: Describe a time you talked to a foreigner in English. If you haven't, who would you like to talk to?

Examples:

Example: I want to learn English because I want to be a tour guide in Phuket.

Critical Thinking

Title: Think Deeper

Instructions:

How can English improve the economy of a small village in Thailand?
Do you think English will always be the most important global language? Why or why not?