Unit: Entertainment
Topic: Thai Heritage
Mattayomsuksa 5
fighting
battlefield
boxing gloves
competition
self-defense
martial art
injury
Structures
Past simple passive Tense:
Subject + was,were + past perticiple + Object
- Changing an assertive sentence into the passive
Active: He wrote a letter.Passive: A letter was written by him.Active: They knew it.Passive: It was known to them.
- Changing a negative sentence intothe passive
Active: You did not listen to me. Passive: I was not listened to by you. Active: She did not write a story. Passive: A story was not written by her.
- Changing an interrogative sentence into the passive
Active: Did he break the window? Passive: Was the window broken by him? Active: Where could you find such fine art? Passive: Where could such fine art be found?
Example
- Muay was trained by the king and senior soldiers for combat on battlefields. - Someone was died from the competitions.
The Art of Muay Thai
Exercise 1 Listen and fill in the blank.
1. Muay Thai or Thai boxing is a self-defense, ………………………which originated in Thailand. Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand, and is also known as the "Art of the Eight Limbs" (…………..........,………………………..,………………………….,…………………)
Martial art
two hands, two shins, two elbows, two knees.
2.In the past, Muay fighters were trained by the king and senior soldiers for combat on …………………... After they retired, they became monks in ……………………… and stayed in temples. Most people sent their sons to learn everything from the monks.
3.One Hundred years ago, there were many……………………….. However, many fighters suffered injuries and some died from the competitions. So we developed Muay Thai so that it became a safe sport and……………………… around the world
battlefieldsBuddhism
Muay competitions
acceptable
4.So, Muay Thai stopped using the dangerous strike weapons and improved standards so that it was like fighting in the ring like western boxing, using ……………………...instead of Kaad chuek (Hand wrap) to save the fighters from …………….. Muay has developed and become known as "Professional Muay Thai".
5.Nowadays, Professional Muay Thai is very popular around the world. Many fighters train in Muay Thai for …………………. . Muay Thai is starting to be recognised as a competitive sport, and will be shown at ……………………… .
boxing glovesinjury
self-defense
the Olympics
Debate on topic“Keep Muay Thai in original is better than support Muay Thai
to standard”.
Which one is better?