UNIT 2

LESSON 7: BANGKOK STREET-FOOD

Objectives: Characterize general aspects of different world cuisine. Review new

vocabulary related to traditional food.

I. WARM UP (GW20M)

What are the good and bad points about these eateries?

Good point Bad points

Formal restaurant
Café
Street stall
Fast food restaurant
Sushi bar
College canteen

II. LISTENING SECTION 1 (CW30M)

A. Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps.

 180112-street-food_FASTER.mp3

A street-food seller in Bangkok wants to (1) ___________________ top international

chef's award. The street-food seller is known as the "crab omelet queen". Her name is
Supinya Junsuta but (2) ___________________ Jai Fai. Her street stall is in the middle of
Bangkok and it is called Raan Jai Fai. Her crab omelets are of (3)
___________________ that the international dining guide Michelin awarded her a
Michelin Star. A Michelin Star is one of the (4) ___________________ chef in the world
can receive. It is usually only given to (5) ___________________ hotels and restaurants.
Michelin announced it would be adding Bangkok to its (6) ___________________. Many
people were surprised that a street-food seller in Bangkok received the Michelin Star.
Chefs are (7) ___________________ get the Michelin Star, but Jai Fai, 72, has told
reporters she is not so pleased that she got the award. She wants to return the star to
Michelin. Ms Fai said the star has (8) ___________________ too much. She wants to go
back to how her life was before. She said she does not (9) ___________________ that
has come with the star. One reason is that too many people are surrounding her stall and
she is getting stressed. Tourists come (10) ___________________; passers-by stop to
watch her; and (11) ___________________ from the tax department came to visit her.
Fai said: "Many people come just to look and take pictures and not necessarily to eat."
She said happy customers are more important to her than "(12) ___________________".

B. Vocabulary Matching.
 III. LISTENING SECTION 2 (CW15M)

Thailand has some amazing Thai Street food and it is so cheap. Watch this video by
Drew Binsky who takes you through the streets of Bangkok. Answer the questions in
the video.

https://www.esleschool.com/thai-street-food/

IV. ROUND UP (CW15M)

Comment on the class activities.