A Teen in
Bangkok, Thailand
Vocabulary
| half | goal (2) | schedule |
| thing | acoustic | build/built/built |
| enjoy | free time | build/built/built |
| play | find out | community |
| calm | deal with | personally |
| hope | deal (3) | in terms of |
| upbeat | major (3) | psychology |
| global | realistic | architecture |
| entire | pretty (2) | overpopulation |
| provide | garbage | right now |
| action | patch (2) | environment |
Video: A Teen from Bangkok, Thailand
Transcript
My name is Grace. I live in Bangkok, Thailand. And so I’m half Australian New Zealander, and half Thai.
Do you like going to school?
It provides a lot of schedule to my life. And also, it builds are really great community, and gives me things to do in my free time, and find out what I really like and enjoy.
I like to play volleyball, do art and play piano.
What music do you like?
I like Thai Pop music and Korean Pop music. Thai Pop is a lot more calm, acoustic type of music, while Korean music is a lot more dance and kind of upbeat.
What are your hopes for the future?
Personally, in terms of my future job, future goals, I hope to either major in architecture or psychology or both. But realistically, what I want to have in the future is happiness.
What do you think are the big global problems?
I think the entire environmental problem and overpopulation problem is one of the biggest that we have to deal with pretty quickly. The garbage patches in the ocean are only getting bigger.
There are not many famous solutions happening right now, so it’s kind of worrying to see those issues getting bigger and bigger and not as much action as we had hoped.
Questions
Thailand. Grace Gambrill lives in Sydney, Australia. She is 100% pure White Australian. True or false?
Vietnam. Is she bored with school? Does she have any friends?
Myanmar. What are her hobbies and interests?
Indonesia. Grace likes Heavy Metal and Rap. Is this right or wrong?
Malaysia. Does she want to be a rich and successful business woman?
Cambodia. She believes the main problems is the economy and jobs. Is this correct or incorrect?
Philippines. Are these problems being solved or are they getting worse?
Bangladesh. I was born in Thailand. I live in Thailand. I have visited Thailand. Yes or no?
Sri Lanka. Describe the climate and geography of Thailand in general.
India. Describe the economy of Thailand. What does it import and export?
China. Does Thailand have any problems or challenges?
Japan. What is Thai food or cuisine like? Describe Thai food.
Korea. What are some tourist attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
Mongolia. What comes to mind when you think of Thailand? What do you associate with Thailand?
