Lesson 1 Songkran Festival_Language Focus

Let's practice Role Play using the following language focus as follows:

 Language Focus:

• What does ‘Songkran’ mean?
• It is a Sanskrit word, meaning the transformation of the zodiac signs.

• When is the Songkran Festival?

• It is on April 13^th to 17^th.

• ·       How long do people in northern Thailand celebrate Songkran Festival?
•     How long does the Songkran Festival lasts?

• It usually lasts five days from April 13^th to 17^th.
• We celebrate the festival for five days from April 13^th to 17^th.

• How do people celebrate the Songkran Festival? / What do people do to celebrate the Songkran Festival? / What do people do on the following three days?
• They clean their houses.

• They take part in a procession of the revered Buddha image.

• They carry sand to a nearby temple to form pagodas and decorate them with colorful banners.

• They offer food and alms to the monks to make merit.

• The younger pays respect to the elders by pouring scented water on their palms.

• Would you please tell me more?
• April 13^th is called ‘Sangkhan Long’ day and considered as the last day of the year.
• In the morning, people will light firecrackers to chase away the evil from the past year.

• In the evening, a parade for the Chiang Mai’s significant Buddha statute will be organized around the city.

• How about April 14^th? / How about the following three days?
• What do people do on April 14th/.....................?
• April 14^th is called ‘Nao’ day so that swear words and rude manners are prohibited to avoid bad luck for a whole year.
• April 15^th is either called ‘Phaya’ day or “beginning of the new era”. So they offer food and alms to the monks to make merit.

• The younger pays respect to the elders by pouring scented water on their palms.
• 15^th is a day for making merit and paying respect to living parents and older relatives.

• 16^th is called ‘Pak Pi’ day. It is a day for people to pour water on the hands of the abbot from different temples.

• 17^th is called ‘Pak Duan’ day. On that day people will clean themselves to symbolize cleaning bad luck away.
• When can people splash water?
• When do people throw the water to each others?

• Every afternoon as long as it is hot.
• Make sure you don’t hurt people.
• When do people take part in a procession of the revered Buddha image?
• In the evening of April 13th, or on the Sangkhan Long day
• Where will you suggest to attend the water splashing ?

• Where is the good place to join the water splashing ?
• Where should I go for the water splashing ?
• I would suggest you go to Tha Pae gate.
• I recommend you the Tha Pae gate
• You should go to the moat area

• You'd better go to the Ping River
•  What should I prepare for the water splashing?
• What should I take to join the water splashing?
• You can take a gun water
• You should take a small bowl

•  I won’t. Let’s celebrate the Songkran Festival!

Take turns with your partners to create questions and answers in order to practice the language focus according to the given pictures, and then write your short answer in the blog. 

For example:

The tourist wants to know what activity the people do on April 13th to celebrate the Songkran festival.

Tourist: What do people do on April the 13th?
Guide: They clean their houses.

1. The activity to do on "Phya Day" that the youngsters show their respect to the elders.










Tourist:.............................................................................................
Guide:...............................................................................................

2. The first time tourist to Chiang Mai want to know where s/he should join the water splashing.




Tourist:.............................................................................................
Guide:...............................................................................................

3. The tourists want to take part in a procession of revered Buddha image.


 

Tourist:.............................................................................................

Guide:...............................................................................................

4. The tourists want to know what activity should do on "Nao Day" or April 14th.

 

Tourist:...............................................................................................

Guide:.................................................................................................

5. The tourists want to know what activity the people do on April 15th

 

Tourist:...............................................................................................

Guide:.................................................................................................

Now it is your turns to practice through quiz in the following link
http://www.quia.com/quiz/5387597.html