Floating Market

The Most Popular Floating Market
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is located at
Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, about
105 kms from Bangkok. According to history around
1866 King Rama IV ordered that a 32 kms long canal
be dug at Damnoen Saduak. This canal would connect
the Mae Klong River with the Tacheen River.

The excellent quality soil beside the canal is very fertile
and suitable for growing many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
The area is famous for Malacca grape, Chinese grapefruit,
mangoes, bananas, and coconut.

ศึกษาเพิ่มเติมที่ http://www.bangkoksite.com/ratchaburi/floatingmarket/floatingmarket1.htm

number 0-99

number 3

number 2

number 1

how to answer the phone

Conversation : Greeting

The day you went away

The angel

THE ANGEL


    "WHENEVER a good child dies, an angel of God comes down
from heaven, takes the dead child in his arms, spreads out his
great white wings, and flies with him over all the places
which the child had loved during his life. Then he gathers a
large handful of flowers, which he carries up to the Almighty,
that they may bloom more brightly in heaven than they do on
earth. And the Almighty presses the flowers to His heart, but
He kisses the flower that pleases Him best, and it receives a
voice, and is able to join the song of the chorus of bliss."

    These words were spoken by an angel of God, as he carried
a dead child up to heaven, and the child listened as if in a
dream. Then they passed over well-known spots, where the
little one had often played, and through beautiful gardens
full of lovely flowers.

    "Which of these shall we take with us to heaven to be
transplanted there?" asked the angel.

    Close by grew a slender, beautiful, rose-bush, but some
wicked hand had broken the stem, and the half-opened rosebuds
hung faded and withered on the trailing branches.

    "Poor rose-bush!" said the child, "let us take it with us
to heaven, that it may bloom above in God's garden."

    The angel took up the rose-bush; then he kissed the child,
and the little one half opened his eyes. The angel gathered
also some beautiful flowers, as well as a few humble
buttercups and heart's-ease.

    "Now we have flowers enough," said the child; but the
angel only nodded, he did not fly upward to heaven.

    It was night, and quite still in the great town. Here they
remained, and the angel hovered over a small, narrow street,
in which lay a large heap of straw, ashes, and sweepings from
the houses of people who had removed. There lay fragments of
plates, pieces of plaster, rags, old hats, and other rubbish
not pleasant to see. Amidst all this confusion, the angel
pointed to the pieces of a broken flower-pot, and to a lump of
earth which had fallen out of it. The earth had been kept from
falling to pieces by the roots of a withered field-flower,
which had been thrown amongst the rubbish.

    "We will take this with us," said the angel, "I will tell
you why as we fly along."

    And as they flew the angel related the history.

    "Down in that narrow lane, in a low cellar, lived a poor
sick boy; he had been afflicted from his childhood, and even
in his best days he could just manage to walk up and down the
room on crutches once or twice, but no more. During some days
in summer, the sunbeams would lie on the floor of the cellar
for about half an hour. In this spot the poor sick boy would
sit warming himself in the sunshine, and watching the red
blood through his delicate fingers as he held them before his
face. Then he would say he had been out, yet he knew nothing
of the green forest in its spring verdure, till a neighbor's
son brought him a green bough from a beech-tree. This he would
place over his head, and fancy that he was in the beech-wood
while the sun shone, and the birds carolled gayly. One spring
day the neighbor's boy brought him some field-flowers, and
among them was one to which the root still adhered. This he
carefully planted in a flower-pot, and placed in a window-seat
near his bed. And the flower had been planted by a fortunate
hand, for it grew, put forth fresh shoots, and blossomed every
year. It became a splendid flower-garden to the sick boy, and
his little treasure upon earth. He watered it, and cherished
it, and took care it should have the benefit of every sunbeam
that found its way into the cellar, from the earliest morning
ray to the evening sunset. The flower entwined itself even in
his dreams- for him it bloomed, for him spread its perfume.
And it gladdened his eyes, and to the flower he turned, even
in death, when the Lord called him. He has been one year with
God. During that time the flower has stood in the window,
withered and forgotten, till at length cast out among the
sweepings into the street, on the day of the lodgers' removal.
And this poor flower, withered and faded as it is, we have
added to our nosegay, because it gave more real joy than the
most beautiful flower in the garden of a queen."

    "But how do you know all this?" asked the child whom the
angel was carrying to heaven.

    "I know it," said the angel, "because I myself was the
poor sick boy who walked upon crutches, and I know my own
flower well."

    Then the child opened his eyes and looked into the
glorious happy face of the angel, and at the same moment they
found themselves in that heavenly home where all is happiness
and joy. And God pressed the dead child to His heart, and
wings were given him so that he could fly with the angel, hand
in hand. Then the Almighty pressed all the flowers to His
heart; but He kissed the withered field-flower, and it
received a voice. Then it joined in the song of the angels,
who surrounded the throne, some near, and others in a distant
circle, but all equally happy. They all joined in the chorus
of praise, both great and small,- the good, happy child, and
the poor field-flower, that once lay withered and cast away on
a heap of rubbish in a narrow, dark street.


                            THE ENDดูเพิ่มเติมที่

8. The First Journey with the Reindeer

อ่านเพิ่มเติมที่8. The First Journey with the Reindeer Those were happy days for Claus when he carried his accumulation of toys to the children who had awaited them so long. During his imprisonment in the Valley he had been so industrious that all his shelves were filled with playthings, and after quickly supplying the little ones living near by he saw he must now extend his travels to wider fields. Remembering the time when he had journeyed with Ak through all the world, he know children were everywhere, and he longed to make as many as possible happy with his gifts. So he loaded a great sack with all kinds of toys, slung it upon his back that he might carry it more easily, and started off on a longer trip than he had yet undertaken. Wherever he showed his merry face, in hamlet or in farmhouse, he received a cordial welcome, for his fame had spread into far lands. At each village the children swarmed about him, following his footsteps wherever he went; and the women thanked him gratefully for the joy he brought their little ones; and the men looked upon him curiously that he should devote his time to such a queer occupation as toy-making. But every one smiled on him and gave him kindly words, and Claus felt amply repaid for his long journey. When the sack was empty he went back again to the Laughing Valley and once more filled it to the brim. This time he followed another road, into a different part of the country, and carried happiness to many children who never before had owned a toy or guessed that such a delightful plaything existed. After a third journey, so far away that Claus was many days walking the distance, the store of toys became exhausted and without delay he set about making a fresh supply. From seeing so many children and studying their tastes he had acquired several new ideas about toys. The dollies were, he had found, the most delightful of all playthings for babies and little girls, and often those who could not say "dolly" would call for a "doll" in their sweet baby talk. So Claus resolved to make many dolls, of all sizes, and to dress them in bright-colored clothing. The older boys--and even some of the girls--loved the images of animals, so he still made cats and elephants and horses. And many of the little fellows had musical natures, and longed for drums and cymbals and whistles and horns. So he made a number of toy drums, with tiny sticks to beat them with; and he made whistles from the willow trees, and horns from the bog-reeds, and cymbals from bits of beaten metal. All this kept him busily at work, and before he realized it the winter season came, with deeper snows than usual, and he knew he could not leave the Valley with his heavy pack. Moreover, the next trip would take him farther from home than every before, and Jack Frost was mischievous enough to nip his nose and ears if he undertook the long journey while the Frost King reigned. The Frost King was Jack's father and never reproved him for his pranks. So Claus remained at his work-bench; but he whistled and sang as merrily as ever, for he would allow no disappointment to sour his temper or make him unhappy. One bright morning he looked from his window and saw two of the deer he had known in the Forest walking toward his house. Claus was surprised; not that the friendly deer should visit him, but that they walked on the surface of the snow as easily as if it were solid ground, notwithstanding the fact that throughout the Valley the snow lay many feet deep. He had walked out of his house a day or two before and had sunk to his armpits in a drift. So when the deer came near he opened the door and called to them: "Good morning, Flossie! Tell me how you are able to walk on the snow so easily." "It is frozen hard," answered Flossie. "The Frost King has breathed on it," said Glossie, coming up, "and the surface is now as solid as ice." "Perhaps," remarked Claus, thoughtfully, "I might now carry my pack of toys to the children." "Is it a long journey?" asked Flossie. "Yes; it will take me many days, for the pack is heavy," answered Claus. "Then the snow would melt before you could get back," said the deer. "You must wait until spring, Claus." Claus sighed. "Had I your fleet feet," said he, "I could make the journey in a day." "But you have not," returned Glossie, looking at his own slender legs with pride. "Perhaps I could ride upon your back," Claus ventured to remark, after a pause. "Oh no; our backs are not strong enough to bear your weight," said Flossie, decidedly. "But if you had a sledge, and could harness us to it, we might draw you easily, and your pack as well." "I'll make a sledge!" exclaimed Claus. "Will you agree to draw me if I do?" "Well," replied Flossie, "we must first go and ask the Knooks, who are our guardians, for permission; but if they consent, and you can make a sledge and harness, we will gladly assist you." "Then go at once!" cried Claus, eagerly. "I am sure the friendly Knooks will give their consent, and by the time you are back I shall be ready to harness you to my sledge." Flossie and Glossie, being deer of much intelligence, had long wished to see the great world, so they gladly ran over the frozen snow to ask the Knooks if they might carry Claus on his journey. Meantime the toy-maker hurriedly began the construction of a sledge, using material from his wood-pile. He made two long runners that turned upward at the front ends, and across these nailed short boards, to make a platform. It was soon completed, but was as rude in appearance as it is possible for a sledge to be. The harness was more difficult to prepare, but Claus twisted strong cords together and knotted them so they would fit around the necks of the deer, in the shape of a collar. From these ran other cords to fasten the deer to the front of the sledge. Before the work was completed Glossie and Flossie were back from the Forest, having been granted permission by Will Knook to make the journey with Claus provided they would to Burzee by daybreak the next morning. "That is not a very long time," said Flossie; "but we are swift and strong, and if we get started by this evening we can travel many miles during the night." Claus decided to make the attempt, so he hurried on his preparations as fast as possible. After a time he fastened the collars around the necks of his steeds and harnessed them to his rude sledge. Then he placed a stool on the little platform, to serve as a seat, and filled a sack with his prettiest toys. "How do you intend to guide us?" asked Glossie. "We have never been out of the Forest before, except to visit your house, so we shall not know the way." Claus thought about that for a moment. Then he brought more cords and fastened two of them to the spreading antlers of each deer, one on the right and the other on the left. "Those will be my reins," said Claus, "and when I pull them to the right or to the left you must go in that direction. If I do not pull the reins at all you may go straight ahead." "Very well," answered Glossie and Flossie; and then they asked: "Are you ready?" Claus seated himself upon the stool, placed the sack of toys at his feet, and then gathered up the reins. "All ready!" he shouted; "away we go!" The deer leaned forward, lifted their slender limbs, and the next moment away flew the sledge over the frozen snow. The swiftness of the motion surprised Claus, for in a few strides they were across the Valley and gliding over the broad plain beyond. The day had melted into evening by the time they started; for, swiftly as Claus had worked, many hours had been consumed in making his preparations. But the moon shone brightly to light their way, and Claus soon decided it was just as pleasant to travel by night as by day. The deer liked it better; for, although they wished to see something of the world, they were timid about meeting men, and now all the dwellers in the towns and farmhouses were sound asleep and could not see them. Away and away they sped, on and on over the hills and through the valleys and across the plains until they reached a village where Claus had never been before. Here he called on them to stop, and they immediately obeyed. But a new difficulty now presented itself, for the people had locked their doors when they went to bed, and Claus found he could not enter the houses to leave his toys. "I am afraid, my friends, we have made our journey for nothing," said he, "for I shall be obliged to carry my playthings back home again without giving them to the children of this village." "What's the matter?" asked Flossie. "The doors are locked," answered Claus, "and I can not get in." Glossie looked around at the houses. The snow was quite deep in that village, and just before them was a roof only a few feet above the sledge. A broad chimney, which seemed to Glossie big enough to admit Claus, was at the peak of the roof. "Why don't you climb down that chimney?" asked Glossie. Claus looked at it. "That would be easy enough if I were on top of the roof," he answered. "Then hold fast and we will take you there," said the deer, and they gave one bound to the roof and landed beside the big chimney. "Good!" cried Claus, well pleased, and he slung the pack of toys over his shoulder and got into the chimney. There was plenty of soot on the bricks, but he did not mind that, and by placing his hands and knees against the sides he crept downward until he had reached the fireplace. Leaping lightly over the smoldering coals he found himself in a large sitting-room, where a dim light was burning. From this room two doorways led into smaller chambers. In one a woman lay asleep, with a baby beside her in a crib. Claus laughed, but he did not laugh aloud for fear of waking the baby. Then he slipped a big doll from his pack and laid it in the crib. The little one smiled, as if it dreamed of the pretty plaything it was to find on the morrow, and Claus crept softly from the room and entered at the other doorway. Here were two boys, fast asleep with their arms around each other's neck. Claus gazed at them lovingly a moment and then placed upon the bed a drum, two horns and a wooden elephant. He did not linger, now that his work in this house was done, but climbed the chimney again and seated himself on his sledge. "Can you find another chimney?" he asked the reindeer. "Easily enough," replied Glossie and Flossie. Down to the edge of the roof they raced, and then, without pausing, leaped through the air to the top of the next building, where a huge, old-fashioned chimney stood. "Don't be so long, this time," called Flossie, "or we shall never get back to the Forest by daybreak." Claus made a trip down this chimney also and found five children sleeping in the house, all of whom were quickly supplied with toys. When he returned the deer sprang to the next roof, but on descending the chimney Claus found no children there at all. That was not often the case in this village, however, so he lost less time than you might suppose in visiting the dreary homes where there were no little ones. When he had climbed down the chimneys of all the houses in that village, and had left a toy for every sleeping child, Claus found that his great sack was not yet half emptied. "Onward, friends!" he called to the deer; "we must seek another village." So away they dashed, although it was long past midnight, and in a surprisingly short time they came to a large city, the largest Claus had ever visited since he began to make toys. But, nothing daunted by the throng of houses, he set to work at once and his beautiful steeds carried him rapidly from one roof to another, only the highest being beyond the leaps of the agile deer. At last the supply of toys was exhausted and Claus seated himself in the sledge, with the empty sack at his feet, and turned the heads of Glossie and Flossie toward home. Presently Flossie asked: "What is that gray streak in the sky?" "It is the coming dawn of day," answered Claus, surprised to find that it was so late. "Good gracious!" exclaimed Glossie; "then we shall not be home by daybreak, and the Knooks will punish us and never let us come again." "We must race for the Laughing Valley and make our best speed," returned Flossie; "so hold fast, friend Claus!" Claus held fast and the next moment was flying so swiftly over the snow that he could not see the trees as they whirled past. Up hill and down dale, swift as an arrow shot from a bow they dashed, and Claus shut his eyes to keep the wind out of them and left the deer to find their own way. It seemed to him they were plunging through space, but he was not at all afraid. The Knooks were severe masters, and must be obeyed at all hazards, and the gray streak in the sky was growing brighter every moment. Finally the sledge came to a sudden stop and Claus, who was taken unawares, tumbled from his seat into a snowdrift. As he picked himself up he heard the deer crying: "Quick, friend, quick! Cut away our harness!" He drew his knife and rapidly severed the cords, and then he wiped the moisture from his eyes and looked around him. The sledge had come to a stop in the Laughing Valley, only a few feet, he found, from his own door. In the East the day was breaking, and turning to the edge of Burzee he saw Glossie and Flossie just disappearing in the Forest.

Fable นิทานอีสป เกี่ยวกับ Santa Claus

9.  "Santa Claus!"

  Claus thought that none of the children would ever know where
the toys came from which they found by their bedsides when
they wakened the following morning.  But kindly deeds are sure
to bring fame, and fame has many wings to carry its tidings
into far lands; so for miles and miles in every direction
people were talking of Claus and his wonderful gifts to
children.  The sweet generousness of his work caused a few
selfish folk to sneer, but even these were forced to admit
their respect for a man so gentle-natured that he loved to
devote his life to pleasing the helpless little ones of his
race.

  Therefore the inhabitants of every city and village had been
eagerly watching the coming of Claus, and remarkable stories
of his beautiful playthings were told the children to keep
them patient and contented.

  When, on the morning following the first trip of Claus with
his deer, the little ones came running to their parents with
the pretty toys they had found, and asked from whence they
came, they was but one reply to the question.

  "The good Claus must have been here, my darlings; for his are
the only toys in all the world!"

  "But how did he get in?" asked the children.

  At this the fathers shook their heads, being themselves unable
to understand how Claus had gained admittance to their homes;
but the mothers, watching the glad faces of their dear ones,
whispered that the good Claus was no mortal man but assuredly
a Saint, and they piously blessed his name for the happiness
he had bestowed upon their children.

  "A Saint," said one, with bowed head, "has no need to unlock
doors if it pleases him to enter our homes."

  And, afterward, when a child was naughty or disobedient, its
mother would say:

  "You must pray to the good Santa Claus for forgiveness.  He
does not like naughty children, and, unless you repent, he
will bring you no more pretty toys."

  But Santa Claus himself would not have approved this speech. 
He brought toys to the children because they were little and
helpless, and because he loved them.  He knew that the best of
children were sometimes naughty, and that the naughty ones
were often good.  It is the way with children, the world over,
and he would not have changed their natures had he possessed
the power to do so.

  And that is how our Claus became Santa Claus.  It is possible
for any man, by good deeds, to enshrine himself as a Saint in
the hearts of the people.คลิกดูเพิ่มเติม

การอ่านตัวเลข

คลิกที่

Shopping

1. Selecting goods การเลือกสินค้า
Can I help you?     มีอะไรให้ช่วยไหม
I'm just browsing, thanks.   ฉันแค่ดูๆ ขอบคุณค่ะ,ครับ
How much is this?  นี่ราคาเท่าไหร่
How much are these?  พวกนี้ราคาเท่าไหร 
That's cheap.                 ราคาถูก
That's expensive.           ราคาแพง
Do you sell  stamps?  คุณมีแสตมป์ขายไหม
Do you have any postcards?  คุณพอจะมีโปสการ์ดขายบ้างไหม
Sorry,we don't sell them.       เสียใจค่ะเราไม่ได้ขายของพวกนั้น
sorry,we don't have any left. เสียใจค่ะ เราไม่มีของเลย

Exercise about telephone conversation.

Read the telephone conversation and answer the questions.

David : Hello. This is David Green. May I speak to Prasert?
Mrs. Ladda : Hello,David. I' m sorry, Prasert isn't at home. He went to the zoo this morning.
David : What time do you expect him to be back?
Mrs. Ladda : He'll be back, for dinner around six o'clock. Do you want him to call you?
David : No,thank you. I'll call back later. Good - bye, Mrs. Ladda.
Mrs. Ladda : Good - bye.
1. Who is David calling?
2. Who answer the telephone?
3. Is Prasert at home?
4. Where did Prasert go?
5. What time will Prasert be back?
6. Does David want Prasert to call him?
7. Will David call back later?

Making telephone calls

Read the telephone conversations.
1 A: Hello. this is 02- 377-6364.
   B: I like to speak to Mr.Prasit.
   A : Who's speaking, please?
   B:  Mr. Narong.

2. A: Is this 02-3758106?
    B: No, this is 02-375-8016.
    A: I'm sorry. I have dialed the wrong number.
3. A: Hello.
     B: Is that you Mary?
     A: Yes.
     B: Can I speak to Tom?
    A: Just a minute ,please?

การอ่านเบอร์โทรศัพท์

การอ่านหมายเลขโทรศัพท์จะอ่านตัวเลขทีละตัว
เลขศุนย์ ในภาษาอังกฤษแบบอังกฤษ อ่านว่า Oh และภาษาอังกฤษแบบอเมริกันอ่านว่า Zero
หากมีเลขเดียวกัน 2 ตัว ให้อ่านว่า double
เช่น 66    อ่านว่า  Double six
แต่ถ้า ซ้ำกันมากกว่า 2 ตัว เช่น 7779 อ่านว่า  seven - double seven nine
       ถ้าหมายเลขโทรศัพท์มีตั้งแต่ 2761620 57 -  2761624 เวลาอ่านหมายเลขโทรศัพท์แบบนี้ มีคำว่า  to คั่น เช่น
276 - 1620 - 4 = two seven six one six two - zero to four.
248- 6609 = two four eight, double six zero nine
375-0934 = three seven five, zero nine three four
374-5509 = three seven four , five five oh nine
             (or) three seven four, double five oh nine
411-0577 ext. 25 = four one one,zero five seven seven, extension  two five
(or) four one one ,zero five double seven, extension two five