11-12-2020

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome!

Today we will be doing some listening as well as reading exercises.

Sit tight and let's go!

What's the mood?

First: reading

a place that you might see in the film 'The Beach'

A place where local Thai people go

An alternative route through the city

A place to go for shopping and bars

A place to go for food

An important sightseeing spot

Kaho San Road

Phra Kanong

Chao Phraya

Sukhumvit

Yaowarat street

Wat Pho

1. Are the sentences true or false?
One night is enough time to see Bangkok.

1. True
2. False

2. Are the sentences true or false?
Khao San Road is an authentic Thai are of the city

1. True
2. False

3. Are the sentences true or false?
Phra Kanong is further away from the main tourist sites than Khao San

1. True
2. False

4. Are the sentences true or false?
The river boat taxis often get stuck in traffic too

1. True
2. False

5. Are the sentences true or false?
Taking the Skytrain is a faster way to see the city than going by taxi.

1. True
2. False

6. Are the sentences true or false?
You need to choose where to eat carefully, as not everywhere is good.

1. True
2. False

Would you like to visit Bangkok? Why/why not?

Listening

We are going to a fragment about a tour guide in London. Please listen while answering the questions 

Put these places in the order that the tour bus will visit them.
Madame Tussauds Museum, Big Ben, London Eye, Tower of London, Buchingham palace, Tower Bridge, Houses of Parliament and Oxford Street

Check your understanding: multiple choice
1. The tour takes ______ hours

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4

Check your understanding: multiple choice
2. At Madame Tussaud's you can see ___.

1. Maps of London
2. Mode of famous people
3. Famous shops

Check your understanding: multiple choice
3. Oxford Street is a famous street for

1. drinking tea
2. eating
3. shopping

Check your understanding: multiple choice
4. The Queen lives at _______.

1. Buckingham Palace
2. The Tower of London
3. Tower Bridge

Check your understanding: multiple choice
5. Big Ben is a

1. tour guide
2. clock
3. bridge

Check your understanding: multiple choice
You can see great views of London from

1. Oxford Street
2. The Houses of Parliament
3. London Eye

Have you ever been to London? Which places do you know?

How did today's class go?

How do we feel about the test now?