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บทเรียน 12: Moving and migration
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  1. 1Nice to meet you!
  2. 2What to wear
  3. 3Like this, like that
  4. 4The daily grind
  5. 5Christmas every day
  6. 6Great achievers
  7. 7The Titanic
  8. 8Travel
  9. 9The big wedding
  10. 10Sunny's job hunt
  11. 11The bucket list
  12. 12Moving and migration
  13. 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
  14. 14New Year, New Project
  15. 15From Handel to Hendrix
  16. 16What's the weather like?
  17. 17The Digital Revolution
  18. 18A detective story
  19. 19A place to live
  20. 20The Cult of Celebrity
  21. 21Welcome to your new job
  22. 22Beyond the planets
  23. 23Great expectations!
  24. 24Eco-tourism
  25. 25Moving house
  26. 26It must be love
  27. 27Job hunting success... and failure
  28. 28Speeding into the future
  29. 29Lost arts
  30. 30Tales of survival

บทเรียนย่อย 4

Have you ever moved to another country for work? In this session we'll hear the stories of some people who did just that. You'll read an article and listen to a news report. Listen out for the present perfect with for and since.

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News Report

Mushrooms are the business for Burmese migrant

We've heard a lot about moving around in this unit, but migration is an issue in many places. And migrants face challenges all the time.

In News Report this time we hear about Than Wai Aung, a migrant from Burma who has moved to Thailand - we'll hear about his difficulties but also his successes.

As you listen to News Report, you'll hear some examples of the grammar we've been looking at in the unit. Try to listen to the audio on its own if you can - but, if you are finding it difficult, there is a transcript to help you.

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Every day, Than Wai Aung sprays water on hundreds of plastic bags, which are filled with wood. Mushrooms grow on the damp wood, and every two or three days Than collects several kilos of mushrooms to sell.

Than is from Yangon (also called Rangoon), in Myanmar, but he has lived in Thailand for nearly 20 years. He is 45 years old now, and has three children.

"There was nothing for me in Myanmar, no opportunities," he says.

First he came to live near Ratchaburi, a town in western Thailand. He worked on building sites, and then he had the idea for his business.

"We used to buy mushrooms to use in our cooking," he remembers, "and I thought, 'Why not grow them?'"

Learning to grow the mushrooms was difficult. And when he sold his mushrooms in his local area, the price was very low. But he did not give up. Instead, he decided to move to Bangkok.

Thailand's economy started to grow rapidly in the 1980s. Since then, millions of people have come to Thailand from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and other countries, to find jobs. Life is difficult for these migrant workers, and success stories are very rare. But Than is doing well in Bangkok. He grows his mushrooms in sheds, he delivers them to his customers on his motorbike, and he earns between $16 and $32 per day.

And he is still ambitious. "I want to be rich," he says. "Rich enough to buy a car!"

Download

You can download News Report on our Unit 12 Downloads page.

Vocabulary

spray
spread very small drops of liquid through the air

several
some; more than two

opportunity
chance to do something which you want to do

building site
a piece of land where a building is being constructed

local
in or near the place where you are

give up
quit; stop trying

economy
the system of trade and industry, which can create wealth

rapidly
quickly

migrant
someone who travels from one country or area to another, for a long period

do well
be successful

shed
(here) a large, simple building, normally for making or storing something

deliver
take things (especially goods or letters) to the people who need them

ambitious
determined to achieve goals

Related story

This report is based on an original BBC News story.

End of Session 4

That's it for Session 4! Join us again in the next session for the second episode of our drama, Frankenstein. And in this episode, Frankenstein will give life to the creature! There will also be our weekly quiz, so you can test all the language you've learned in this unit. See you there!

Session Vocabulary

  • spray
    spread very small drops of liquid through the air

    several
    some; more than two

    opportunity
    chance to do something which you want to do

    building site
    a piece of land where a building is being constructed

    local
    in or near the place where you are

    give up
    quit; stop trying

    economy
    the system of trade and industry, which can create wealth

    rapidly
    quickly

    migrant
    someone who travels from one country or area to another, for a long period

    do well
    be successful

    shed
    (here) a large, simple building, normally for making or storing something

    deliver
    take things (especially goods or letters) to the people who need them

    ambitious
    determined to achieve goals

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