The document discusses downtown Bangkok and transportation in the city. It includes key questions about what downtown Bangkok is like and how to get around, along with photos of markets, food, and sights in Bangkok. It provides information on popular attractions in Bangkok and suggests planning a day trip for the Evans family, researching sites and transportation. It notes that Bangkok has had major traffic problems but that air quality has improved in recent years.

1. Paradise Lost Lesson 3 Downtown Bangkok Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

2. Look at these scenes from the city and imagine that you took the photos. What would you smell, hear and taste? How are they different from the city nearest to you? STARTER Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

3. Cooked meats in Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok - the largest market in Thailand, and one of the largest in the world Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

4. Fresh coconuts for sale - floating market at Damnoen Saduak Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

5. Fish for sale Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

6. Incense Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

7. Orchid seller Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

8. Som Tam Thai - Green Papaya salad Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

9. A squid lunch A squid lunch Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

10. Squirrels at Chatuchak weekend market Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

11. Thai vegetables Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

12. Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there? The city has loads to offer. To keep the whole family happy choose at least one from each of these categories. Sights: Grand Palace, Wat Po, Wat Arun, Jim Thompson's house, Chinatown, Vimanmek Palace Shopping: Siam Paragon, IT mall in Fortune Tower, Pantip Plaza, MBK, Khao San Road, Chatuchak Market Activities: Siam Ocean World, Siam Water Park, Safari World, IMAX movie theatre at Siam Paragon Plan a day out in Bangkok for the ‘Evans family’. Carry out internet research and mark the main sights on a map. Work out how many types of transport they will use.

13. Use your research for the Evans family day out in Bangkok to make a short video of the attractions of the city for a TV holiday programme. Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there?

14. Plenary Key Questions What's Downtown Bangkok like? How do you get around and what transport problems are there? Bangkok has been known in the past as one of the worst cities in the world for traffic. The government has also tried many times to improve the state of the traffic in the city centre, which can sometimes take an hour just to move one kilometre! After a long battle against air pollution, Bangkok's skies are blue again, and much cleaner than those of other big Asian cities like Beijing, Shanghai and New Delhi. Read A breath of fresh air? - getting around Bangkok.