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?