Exploring Bangkok: A Guide for Travelers

Exploring Bangkok: A Guide for Travelers

Learning Objectives

• Identify popular attractions in Bangkok
• Suggest suitable accommodations and modes of transport in Bangkok
• Recommend places to eat in Bangkok

What do you already know about Bangkok?

Accommodation options in Bangkok

• Famous Khao San Road
• Authentic Phra Kanong with lively street markets

Modes of transport in Bangkok

• Taxi
• Express boat river taxi
• Longtail boat
• Skytrain

Food options in Bangkok

• Prevalent street food
• Chinatown offering Chinese and Thai cuisine

Attractions in Bangkok

• Giant Buddha at Wat Pho
• Grand Palace
• Snake farm

Summary

• Khao San Road: Popular tourist spot
• Phra Kanong: Authentic Thai neighborhood
• Skytrain: Fast and cheap transport
• Chao Phraya river: Boat taxi
• Chatuchak market: Famous street market
• Wat Pho: Temple with Giant Buddha
• Grand Palace: Spectacular palace

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.