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Unit 6 Theme : Amazing Thailand
Topic : Tourist Attractions in Thailand
Periods 7 - 11 The Royal Barge Procession for the King
Aims : Language-ReviseHowmany?/Howmuch?/can/could;presentationofnewpastverbs;
Let’s + infinitive
Others : To consolidate the vocabulary of the previous lesson; acknowledge and appreciate what
King Bhumibol Adulyadej has given to his people and country
Periods 7 - 8 - 9
Vocabulary : Buddhist Lent, the Royal BargeProcession, take place, throne, temple, offer,robe,appear,
reign, imagine, riverside, guest, institute, celebration, chance, glide century, anniversary,
accession
Materials : Handout 5, Worksheet 5 (by Somparp Komson) and pictures of the Royal Barges.
Warm up : 1. Revise the vocab learnt in the previous lesson; can / could / How many? / How much?
2. Ask pupils to look at the topic and the pictures - What do you think the text is about?
Presentation : Handout 5 “The Royal Barge Procession” (Part 1)
Listen and read.
1. Look at the pictures with the class. Ask pupils to say what they can see in each picture.
2. Read the text while pupils listen and silently read along. Tell them to highlight any new
words.
3. Explain the meaning of the new words.
4. Pupils read the text again as follows:
Tourist Attractions in Thailand: Part 1 Royal Barge Procession for the King
Richard : Hi,Supong.WhenIwasinLondon.Ifoundagrandboatprocessiononthe
Internet. It’s quite interesting. Can you tell me what that was?
Supong: Sure. That was the Grand Royal Barge Procession gliding over the Chao
Phraya River. (barge - เรือท้องแบน)
Richard : Oh, really? What was the processions for?
Supong : Well,royalbargeprocessionshavemovedalongThailand’swaterwaysfor
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The Kings usually ride on one of the boats - the Suphanahong or the
Golden Swan - when they travel to the royal riverside temples to do some
important things, like offering yellow robes (จีวร) to monks after the end
of Buddhist Lent.
LastmonththeGrandRoyalBargeProcessionappearedagainonJune
12, 2006.
Richard : What was it for?
Supong: That’sagoodquestion.Theprocessiontookplaceagainonthatdaytomark
King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th anniversary accession to the throne. He
has been King since June 9, 1946, and he is the longest reigning King in
Thai and world history.
Richard : Wow! I can imagine how exciting it was to watch the procession.
Supong : You’reright!ThousandsofpeoplelinedthebanksoftheChaoPhrayaRiver.
TheKingandQueenandtheroyalgueststheKingsandheadsofstatefrom
25 nations watched the procession at the Royal Navy Institute (ราชนาวิก
สภา - Ratchanawig Sapa). The procession started at about 4.45 pm. from
the Wasukri Pier near the National Library to the Memorial Bridge.
Richard : Did you join the celebration?
Supong : You bet! I went to see the procession at my uncle’s riverside house where
I had a very good view.
Richard : Lucky you! I missed the chance. Well, how many barges were there in the
procession? And How many men were there in the crew?
Supong : There were 52 barges and 2082 crewmen from the Royal Thai Navy.
Richard : That’s cool. And how long was the procession on the river?
Supong: I think it was over a kilometre long. The barges were gliding over the
riverwitha45-minuteboatsongdescribingtheKing’sSixtyYearsofgreat
works for his people.
Part 2 The Royal Barge Procession for the King
Periods 10 - 11
Richard : He’s really a great King.
Supong : Right.Besidestheprocession,therewere20,000kratongsand600lanterns
floating on the river on the night of June 12, 2006 to give the King and the
royalguestsagorgeousviewbeforeleaving.TheRoyalThaiNavyandthe
privatesectoralsolituptheskyovertheChaoPhrayaRiverwithspectacular
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Richard : Wow! I’ve heard that people from all walks of life came on that day to pay
theirrespectsandshowgratitudetoyourbelovedKing.IwonderwhyThai
people love the King so much?
Supong : Um,maybeit’sbecausehestaysclosetothepeopleandlistenstotheirneeds.
He always tries hard to guide his people in how to live happily through
his royal projects and the Sufficient Economic Theory. His theory is very
modern and timeless because it focuses on human development.
For this reason, the United Nations Secretory - General, Kofi Annan,
named him the world’s Development King. On 26 May 2006, Mr Annan
cametoKlaiKungwolPalacetopresenttheKingwithaLifetimeAchieve-
ment Award.
Richard : Oh, really? That’s a great honour for the King and his people. He must be
the first person to win this kind of recognition.
Supong : Yes, he is. His ideas and projects help all Thai people. He is our wish and
we love him very much.
Richard : Let’s follow the King’s Self-Sufficient Theory.
Supong : Good idea.
Richard and Supong (together) LONG LIVE THE KING!
Richard : You’re a good guide, Supong. Thanks a lot for the useful information.
Supong : You’re welcome, Richard.
Periods 7 - 9 Part 1: The Royal Barge Procession on the River
Practice : 1. Work in pairs. Ask people to read the conversation aloud. Make sure they pronounce
the words correctly and understand the meaning of each new word by explaining and
using the pictures.
2. Comprehension
A. Trick ✓ true, Cross ✗ false.
1. Supong found a picture of the Royal Barge Procession on the Internet.
2. In the old days, Thai kings went to the riverside temples by boat.
3. The Royal Barge Procession takes place every year
on the King’s birthday.
4. His Majesty became king on June 9, 1946.
5. Only Thai people watched the Royal Barge Procession on June 12, 2006
6. There were 42 barges in the procession.
7. Each barge had about 10 crewmen.

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8. You could watch the Royal Barge Procession on both sides of the river.
9. You could hear the boat song echoing in the air while
the royal boats were gliding over the river.
10. The procession was one kilometre long.
Answers
1. ✗ 2. ✓ 3. ✗ 4. ✗ 5. ✗
6. ✗ 7. ✗ 8. ✓ 9. ✓ 10. ✗
B. Individual work. Ask and answer.
1. What did Richard find on the Internet?
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2. How long have the Royal Barges appeared along Thailand’s waterways?
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3. What’s the Suphanahong?
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4. Why did the Royal Barge Procession appear again on June 12, 2006?
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5. How long has the King been on the throne?
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6. Who could view the procession on June 12, 2006?
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7. Where did the procession start? And where did it finish?
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8. How many barges and crewmen were there in the procession?
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Answers
1. He found a grand boat procession on the Internet.
2. The Royal Barges have appeared along Thailand’s waterways for centuries.
3. It’s a barge (a large boat with a float bottom) on which Thai Kings ride when
they want to go to the riverside temples.
4. It appeared again to celebrate His Majesty King Bhumibol’s 60th
anniversary
occasion to the throne.
5. The King has been on the throne since June 9, 1946.

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6. The King and Queen, the royal guests and the people nationawide.
7. The procession started from the Wasukri Pier to the Memorial Bridge.
8. There were 52 barges and 2082 crewmen.
3. Grammar focus
A. Complete. Use can / can’t / could and couldn’t.
1. The shop isn’t far away, so you.........................................go there on food.
2. A : .........................................you row a boat?
B : No, I.........................................
3. Rob arrived home early yesterday, so he.........................................watch the Royal Barge
Procession on TV.
4. Pan broke his leg yesterday, so, he.........................................play football.
5. He has only one leg. He.........................................ride a horse.
6. A: .........................................Tina eat twenty apples?
B: No, she.........................................
7. Katy.........................................drive when she was 16 years old.
8. Dusit is lazy. He.........................do his homework, but he..............................make cakes.
Answers
1. can 2. Can, can’t 3. could 4. couldn’t
5. can’t 6. Can, can’t 7. could 8. can’t, can
B. Complete the questions using How Many? / How Much?
1. .........................................barges are there in a procession?
2. .........................................grams of cheese are there?
3. A : .........................................chocolate do you eat every week?
B : Not much.
4. A : .........................................water do you drink every day?
B : A lot.
5. A: .........................................eggs do you eat every week?
B: A lot.
6. .........................................meat do you want?
7. .........................................cans of cola do you drink?
8. .........................................rice is there in the bag?
Production : Individual work. Draw and colour a procession of the Royal Barges.
If possible, display pupils’ work in the classroom or somewhere in the school. Then
discuss the Royal Barge Procession with pupils.

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Periods 10 - 11
Vocabulary : lantern, float, guest, gorgeous, private sector, lit (light), spectacular, firework, to pay one’s
respect, gratitude, beloved, sufficient Economic Theory, modern, timeless, focus, human
development,secretary-general,name(v),present(v),achievementaward,honour,recogni-
tion, idea, useful.
Materials : Part 2: The Royal Barge Procession on the River; Exercises: Comprehension - ask and
answer; pictures of the Royal Barge Procession (or VCD)
Warm up : 1. Ask the class to look and read the text silently.
2. Then let them read chorally and individually with correct pronunciation.
They should highlight any new words too.
Presentation : Pair work 1) pupils study the highlighted words using dictionaries.
2) LetthemlookatthepicturesoftheRoyalBargeProcessionandtrytoconnect
the pictures with the text.
Practice : 1. Read Part 2: The Royal Barge procession on the River to the class. Use the pictures to
explain the meaning of any unknown words.
2. Give pupils time to silently read the text again and answer the questions. Explain that it
is not necessary to understand every word in order to answer the questions.
3. Comprehension Ask and answer
1. Besides the Royal Barges, what floated on the Chao Phraya River on the night of 12
June, 2006?
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2. Why did the authority float them?
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3. What else did the Royal Navy and the Private sector do to brighten the sky over the
Chao Phraya River?
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4. Why do Thai people love the King so much.
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5. What does the Sufficient Economic Theory focus on?
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6. Who named the King “the world’s Development King”?
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7. What did Mr Kofi Annan represent the King?
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Possible answers
1. 20,000kratongsand600lanternsfloatedontheChaoPhrayaRiveronthenightof12
June, 2006.
2. Because they wanted to give the King and the royal guests a gorgeous view.
3. They lit up the sky over the Chao Phraya River with spectacular fireworks.
4. Becausehehastriedhardtoimproveourwayoflifeandguidedushowtolivehappily
through his royal projects and the Sufficient Economic Theory.
5. The Sufficient Economic Theory focuses on human development.
6. The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan
7. He represented the King with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
4. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
modern development spectaculor
private gratitude pay our respects
gorgeous focuses secretary-general
lit up floating Sufficient Economy
1. I saw a group of swans 1).........................................by.
2. You look 2).........................................in blue jeans.
3. We work in a 3).........................................sector, so we are a non-government organization.
4. We always 4).........................................and show 5).........................................to our beloved King.
5. The King’s 6).........................................Theory is useful to people worldwide.
6. They 7).........................................the sky with 8).........................................fireworks.
7. Mr. Kofi Annan is the 9).........................................of the United Nations.
8. The King’s theory is 10).........................................and timeless.
It 11).........................................on human 12)......................................... .........................................