India in Bangkok
See "Little India" (Horizons section, page 1)From John Ross
If you don't have the time or money to travel to India, then maybe the best thing to do is travel to Pahurat. This is the "Little India" district of Bangkok where you can experience some of the sights, sounds, smells and culture of India without leaving your hometown.
Read through the story using the vocabulary below to help you and answer these questions.
1) What kind of people live in Pahurat?2) What are some things that you can buy there?
3) What is the one of the main attractions there?
4) What is an important business for the people of Pahurat?
5) What are some things and activities that the people of Pahurat enjoy?
After learning about Pahurat and the people who live there you can think about or discuss with your friends the following questions.
1) Have you ever been to Pahurat?
2) Do you think it is interesting place?
3) Why or why not?4) What do you think is the best way to get there?
VOCABULARYaromatic - good-smelling
thriving - very lively and successful
tailors - people who make clothes
and so forth - and other things, etc.
enchanting - charming
predominantly - mostly
strains - sounds of music
savoury - tasty, delicious
aroma - smell (noun)
deities - gods
trinkets - small shiny things
reputed - thought to be, considered
gutted - damaged on the inside
overhaul - renovation, restoration
residing - living
merchandise - goods, products
greener pastures - better places to live and work
pursue - follow
integral - important, essential
charity - helping other people
congregation - a religious group
turbans - the cloth that men wrap around their heads
shawl - a cloth women use to cover their heads
scriptures - holy writings
decade - a period of ten years
liberty - freedom
soil - earth, land