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Lang Arts Year 1 Appreciating Story Setting June 09
Begin by finding out more about Thai village life. Here are some
suggested
sources:http://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/the_thai_village.htmlhttp://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/village_life.htmlhttp://www.chingmai.chiangrai.com/village_lifestyle_simplicity.html
from which information is extracted for this worksheet.
The village the centre of Thai life
The village has always been the centre of Thai life. Called
moobaan, which means the
village where h_________ is by the Thais, this is an accurate
term because thef_________, the home and the v________ are one and
the same. A close-k_______working and living unit, the village is
where the maority of Thai !eo!le are born andraised. "ven those who
live in the large cities of the country hold many of the
villagev________ in their hearts.
Thai villages usually consist of about #$$ homes and about %$$
!eo!le, but many aremuch smaller and some are a little larger. They
are nearly all f__________ communitiesand they have been there for
generations and some even for centuries.
The c________-knit nature of the Thai village and the
e__________ security that thelifestyle generates has made village
culture dee!ly ingrained in the maority of Thai
!eo!le. &n a village, everyone knows one another. 'eo!le
coo!erate, hel! one another,!rotect one another and develo! human
b________ which take the already e(tendedThai family out further to
include non-blood relatives whom urbanites would sim!ly callfriends
or neighbours.
A sense of community and identity
Children growing u! in a Thai village are among the most cared
for and secure childrenin the world. They grow u! in an environment
where they receive the l_________ of thecommunity and at the same
time learn the r_____________ within both the family andthe village
community. They have the t___________ of their elders and therefore
afreedom which is !erha!s unmatched in most of the world. There is
always someone tolook after them, to t_________ with them, and to
g_________ them. These factors hel!nurture and strengthen the sense
of identity that !eo!le have with their villagecommunity.
CAPTURING YOUR IPR!""ION"
ake notes of your impressions of the Thai village that !awan
lives in as you read thebook "#ing to the !awn$. To what extent
does the story setting mirror life in the Thaicountryside%
The Thai )illage * A!!reciating +tory +etting # ear # ang Arts
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http://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/the_thai_village.htmlhttp://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/village_life.htmlhttp://www.chingmai.chiangrai.com/village_lifestyle_simplicity.htmlhttp://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/the_thai_village.htmlhttp://www.chiangmai_chiangrai.com/village_life.htmlhttp://www.chingmai.chiangrai.com/village_lifestyle_simplicity.html
