Bangkok transportation part 2

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Bangkok transportation part 2

Goal

After this lesson you can:

• understand a conversation
• answer a couple of questions
• talk about transportation

Vocabulary

Which really freak a lot of the tourists out.

To freak out means to be shocked.

Vocabulary

It's probably the fastest and most cost-effective way to get around Bangkok.

To get around means to travel from one place to another. 

Vocabulary

As long as you ask for a helmet.

As long as means if.

Vocabulary

It's not a grid system.

In a grid system, roads and streets are at right angles so they are easy to locate.

Vocabulary

The normal taxi drivers are quite fed up about it.

Fed up means upset or annoyed.

Listen and look

You will look and listen to a conversation about transportation in Bangkok. Listen carefully. Some questions will be asked afterwards.

Bangkok transportation 2

Did you pay attention?

Then answer the following questions.

What does he say freaks the tourists out?

1. skytrain
2. motorcycle taxi
3. subway

Why are motorbike taxis so popular in Bangkok?

1. They are the fastest
2. They are very safe
3. They are cost effective

What does he say is dangerous?

1. The way the motorbike swerves
2. The speed of the motorbike taxi
3. The way women sit on the motorbike taxi

What does he say is like the roots of a tree?

1. The subway system of Bangkok
2. The streets of Bangkok
3. The overheard train rails of Bangkok

Who doesn't have license to operate in Bangkok?

1. Grab drivers
2. Normal taxi drivers
3. Motorcycle taxis

Read-Think-Speak

Which country do you think is the unsafest for pedestrians? And why?

Any questions?

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