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สาระการเรียนรู้ภาษาต่างประเทศ ช่วงชั้นที่ 4
มาตรฐาน ต 3.1 ใช้ภาษาต่างประเทศในการเชื่อมโยงความรู้กับกลุ่มสาระ
การเรียนรู้อื่น และเป็นพื้นฐานในการพัฒนา แสวงหาความรู้
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Bangkok SkyTrain
While Bangkok has grown incredibly over the last few years - luxury hotels, new shopping malls and skyscrapers adding to the ancient skyline of timeless temples and pagodas - getting around couldn't be easier. The Bangkok Transit System (BTS) or Skytrain, an elevated rail system which crosses the city and connects many of the most popular areas, has made life a whole lot easier.
The BTS is undoubtedly the swiftest way to get around, and can whisk you right where you want to be in no time at all. It's a cheap, smooth, cool, clean, fast and scenic way to enjoy Bangkok. A new train arrives every 3 - 6 minutes or so between 06:30 and midnight. The last train leaves between 23:30 and 23:50. There are two lines: The Silom line runs between National Stadium in the Siam shopping area to Saphan Taksin at the riverside, and to two newly operated stations (Krung Thon Buri and Wongwing Yai) on the Thonburi side (across from the Chaophraya River), while the Sukhumvit line runs all along the famous road from Mo Chit to On Nut. The two lines meet at Siam station, and also inter-connects at two points with the underground (MRT) - at Sala Daeng and Asok stations. Fares start at 15 baht for one stop.
The BTS will get you to many of the city's main attractions. Major shopping malls, Chatuchak Weekend Market, all Sukhumvit Road's attractions, and even the riverside are accessible by Skytrain. So, if you're new to Bangkok, it's a great way to find your way around and see a large part of what the city has to offer. Trains can get pretty full during peak hours (07:00 - 09:00 and 16:00 - 19:00), as the BTS has also become the choice mode of transport for people living and working in Bangkok. With extensions already underway, Bangkok's legendary traffic may someday be but a distant memory.
Vocabulary :
incredibly (adv.) very difficult to believe
pagoda (n) a tall religious building in Asia with many levels,
each of which has a curved roof
elevated (adj.) raised
rail (n) the system of transport which uses trains,
or one of the two metal bars fixed to the
ground on which trains travel
swift (v) happening or moving quickly or within a short
time, especially in a smooth and easy way
whisk (v) to take something or someone somewhere
else suddenly and quickly
accessible (adj.) able to be reached or easily got
legendary (adj.) very famous and admired or spoken about
Questions for discussing ( คำถามเพื่ออภิปราย )
รถไฟฟ้าเป็นพาหนะที่มีประโยชน์หรือไม่ แสดงเหตุผลประกอบความคิดเห็น
Follow up activity (กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ )
แลกเปลี่ยนประสบการณ์เกี่ยวกับการใช้รถไฟฟ้า
การบูรณาการ : สาระการเรียนรู้สุขศึกษา ฯ
แหล่งที่มาของข้อมูล : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org.
ที่มา : https://www.sahavicha.com/?name=knowledge&file=readknowledge&id=3443