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Lesson 8
Songkran Day in Kanchanaburi

Exercise I.
Answer the following questions.

    1. What is the Songkran Festival ?
    It is the traditional Thai New Year's celebration.
    2. When is it celebrated ?
    It is celebrated from April 12 -14.
    3. What does 'Songkran' mean ?
    It means the begining of new solar yaer.
    4. Why is the Songkran Festival celebrated ?
    To mark the beginning of a new solar year.
    5. Where is the Songkran Festival celebrated ?
    It is celebrated all over Thailand and in neighboring countries,such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
    6. When do the people of Kanchanaburi celebrate the Songkran Festival ?
    They celebrate on April 17.
    7. What do they do on April 17 morning ?
    They go to the wats to make some merits.
    8. Do they splash water on one another in the morning ?
    No, they don't.
    9. Which countries celebrate the Songkran Festival ?
    They are Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
    10.Why do the people all over Thailand go back home on Songkran Day ?
    To celebrate the Songkran with their families.

Exercise 2.
Combine the following sentences using the Correlative Conjunction "not only ... but also".

    1. She works quickly. She works carefully.
    She works not only quickly but also carefully.
    2. He is handsome. He is clever.
    He is not only handsome but also clever.
    3. He is studying Science. He is studying Math.
    He is studying not only Science but also Math.
    4. She washed the dishes. She also cleaned up the kitchen.
    She not only washed the dishes but also cleaned up the kitchen.
    5. Somsak liked Mathematics. He also liked English.
    Somsak liked not only Mathematics but also English.
    6. He sang softly. He sang sadly.
    He sang not only softly but also sadly.
    7. She wants a pencil. She wants some paper.
    She wants not only a pencil but also some paper.
    8. Wanna likes to play basketball. She likes to play tennis.
    Wanna likes to play not only basketball but also tennis.
    9. Chiengmai has traffic jam. Chiengmai is polluted.
    Chiengmai not only has traffic jam but also is polluted.
    10.Hua Hin has a beautiful beach. Phattaya has a beautiful beach.
    Not only Hua Hin but also Phattaya has a beautiful beach.

II.Conversation I.

Exercise 3.

    Thanee : Good afternoon, Malai !
    Malai : Good afternoon, Thanee ! How are you today ?
    Thanee : I'm fine, thank you. Happy New Year to you !
    Malai : Happy New Year ! Today is April, the thirteenth , isn't it ?
    Thanee : Yes, it is. But this day is the New Year Day for Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia. We call it Songkran Day. So, let's enjoy our Songkran festival.

IV. Grammar.

Exercise 4.
Put the verbs in the brackets in the following sentences into future simple tense.

    1. Somboon will be there tonight.
    2. I will telephone him this afternoon.
    3. The show will begin in about fifteen minutes.
    4. Next week Winai will take his son to the zoo.
    5. Malee will give you that money tomorrow.
    6. They will meet us in the Municipal Hall.
    7. I will finish the work in May.
    8. The store will close at noon today.
    9. My mother will make some cake tomorrow.
    10. Wilai will walk to school in the morning.
    11. He will apply for that job next Monday.
    12. My brother will drive you home after the party.

VI. Exercise 5.
Read the passage below and answer the questions.

Write T if the statement is true and write F if the statement isfalse.

    .F. 1. Splashing water over somebody at Songkran is a symbolic gesture of good luck.
    .F. 2. In the past, Songkran turned into a watery, wasteful war.
    .T. 3. Many people are preparing to escape the watery festivities because they think that Songkran has turned into a wasteful war.
    .T. 4. At present, Songkran festival is a game to see how much you can soak, anger or upset other people.
    .T. 5. It is believed that Songkan has come from India.
    .F. 6. Thailand has adopted the Songkran festival from other Southeast Asean Nations.
    .T. 7. Suchit Wongthed says "The water is a symbol of good luck and good health".
    .F. 8. Suchit Wongthed is a singer.
    .F. 9. The Songkran festival has just been celebrated recently.
    .F. 10.In fact, the Songkran festival is a boring day.

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