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Bangkok Traffic and Advice Insights

Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her family and it takes her two hours to commute to work by car each day due to severe traffic jams. The traffic is even worse in the evening when it moves at half a kilometre per hour or doesn't move at all in rainy weather. The high traffic is caused by many people now owning cars while the roads have not expanded to accommodate the increased traffic.

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Bangkok Traffic and Advice Insights

Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her family and it takes her two hours to commute to work by car each day due to severe traffic jams. The traffic is even worse in the evening when it moves at half a kilometre per hour or doesn't move at all in rainy weather. The high traffic is caused by many people now owning cars while the roads have not expanded to accommodate the increased traffic.

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AUDIO SCRIPT

Unit 2

Suzanne lives in Bangkok with her husband and two children. Her office is seven km away but it
takes her two hours to get there by car every day.

“Some cities have problems with pollution, crime, or bad weather - here we have traffic jams,” she
says. Before going to the office, she has to take her children to school - so she sets off at 5 a.m. The
children sleep until they arrive at school. Then Suzanne begins her journey to the office

In the evening the traffic is even worse. Traffic moves in the city centre at half a kilometre an hour.
In rainy weather it doesn't move at all.

But why is it so bad? In the past, more people moved around Bangkok by boat. Now so many people
have a car, and there aren't enough roads in the city. The Skytrain and metro can help a bit, but they
are limited in range and don't cover all parts of the city.

Unit 3

Interviewer:.. .So how do you like this work?


Miss Sweetie: Oh very much. I feel like I'm living my teenage years again! ( laugh) But really, it's
great that I can help our dear readers in this way
Interviewer: Do you find it difficult to give advice?
Miss Sweetie: Well, yes... I take time to think of the best possible advice that I can give. I think it's
most important that we put ourselves r other people's shoes.
Interviewer: So it's about being able to empathise...
Miss Sweetie: Exactly. But even so, we also need to be very careful about how to put the advice into
words. We need to be sensitive... It's not only -about giving the best solution, it's also about helping
the person get over negative feelings. For example, I often use ‘It might be a good idea to...’ rather
than ‘You ought to. Or perhaps ‘I think you should...’ for me sounds much better than ‘You must.’

VOCABULARY

 UNIT 1
- authenticity (N) /ɔ:θen’tɪsəti/ tính xác thực, chân thật
- drumhead (N) /drʌmhed/ mặt trống
- thread (N) /θred/ chỉ, sợi
- turn up (Ph.v) /tɜ:n ʌp/ xuất hiện, đến

- set off (Ph.v) /set ɒf/ khởi hành

- close down (Ph.v) /kləʊz daʊn/ đóng cửa, ngừng hoạt động

- pass down (Ph.v) /pɑ:s daʊn/ truyền lại (cho thế hệ sau…)

- face up to (Ph.v) /feɪs ʌp tu/ đối mặt, giải quyết


- turn down (Ph.v) /tɜ:n daʊn / từ chối

- set up (Ph.v) /set ʌp/ thành lập, tạo dựng

- take over (Ph.v) /teɪk əʊvə/ tiếp quản, kế nhiệm, nối nghiệp

- live on (Ph.v) /lɪv ɒn/ sống bằng, sống dựa vào


- artefact N artefact đồ tạo tác

- loom N /lu:m/ khung cửi dệt vải

- versatile A /’vɜ:sətaɪl/ nhiều tác dụng, đa năng


- willow N /’wɪləʊ/ cây liễu
- botanical /bə'tænikl/ (adj) thuộc thực vật học

- compound /ˈ
kɒmpaʊnd/ (n) khu đất rào

- stitch /stɪtʃ/ (v) mũi đan, mũi thêu

- strip /strɪp/ (n) dải, mảnh

 UNIT 2

1 get over Ph.v /gɛtˈ


əʊvə/ vượt qua

2 fabulous A /ˈ
fæbjələs/ tuyệt vời

3 reliable A /rɪˈ
laɪəbl/ đáng tin cậy

4 metropolitan A /ˌ
metrəˈ
pɒlɪtən/ (thuộc về) đô thị, thu phu

5 multicultural A /ˌ
mʌltiˈ
kʌltʃərəl/ đa văn hóa

6 variety N /vəˈ
raɪəti/ sự phong phu, đa dạng

7 grow up Ph.v /ɡrəʊ ʌp/ lớn lên, trưởng thành

8 packed A /pækt/ chật ních người

9 urban A /ˈ
ɜb
ː ən/ đô thị, thành thị

10 Oceania N /ˌ
əʊsiˈ
ɑːniə/ châu Đại Dương

11 medium-sized A /ˈ
miːdiəm-saɪzd/ cỡ vừa, cỡ trung

12 forbidden A /fəˈ
bɪdn/ bị cấm
13 easy-going A /ˈ
iːzi-ˈ
ɡəʊɪŋ/ thoải mái, dễ tính

14 downtown A /ˌ
daʊnˈ
taʊn/ trung tâm thành phố

15 skyscraper N /ˈ
skaɪskreɪpə/ nhà cao chọc trời

16 stuck A /stʌk/ mắc ket

17 wander V /ˈ
wɒndə/ đi lang thang

18 affordable A /əˈ
fɔːdəbl/ (giá cả) phải chăng

19 conduct V /kənˈ
dʌkt/ thực hiện

20 determine V /dɪˈ
tɜːmɪn xác định

21 factor N /ˈ
fæktə/ yếu tố

22 conflict N /ˈ
kɒnfl ɪkt/ xung đột

23 indicator N //ˈ
ɪndɪkeɪtə/ chỉ số

24 recreational A /ˌ
rɛkrɪˈ
eɪʃənl/ giải trí

25 asset N /ˈ
æset/ tài sản

26 urban sprawl N /ˈ
ɜːbən sprɔːl/ sự đô thị hóa

27 index N /ˈ
ɪndeks/ chỉ số

28 metro N /ˈ
metrəʊ/ tàu điện ngầm

29 dweller N //ˈ
dwelə/ cư dân

30 negative A /ˈ
neɡətɪv/ tiêu cực

31 drawback N /ˈ
drɔːbæk/ hạn chế

32 for the time being N /fə(r) ðə taɪm ˈ


biːɪŋ/ hiện thời

34 city-state /ˈ
sɪti steɪt/ (n): thành quốc

35 prospect /ˈ
prɒspekt/ (n): triển vọng

36 cosmopolitan /ˌ
kɒzməˈ
pɒlɪtən/ (adj): gồm người từ nhiều nước, gồm người tứ xứ

 UNIT 3
leave for /ˈ
li:vfɔː/ ([Link]): lên đường, đi đến

turn to /ˈ
tɜ:ntuː/ (phr.v): cố gắng để giúp đỡ

cognitive skill /ˈ
kɒgnɪtɪv/ /skɪl/ ([Link]): kỹ năng nhận biết, nhận thức

boundary /ˈ
baʊndri/ (n): ranh giới

risk-taking /rɪsk teɪkɪŋ/ ([Link]): liều lĩnh, mạo hiểm

counsel /ˈ
kaʊnsl/ (v): tư vấn

favourable /ˈ
feɪvərəbl/ (adj): thuận lợi

toll-free /ˌ
təʊl ˈ
friː/ (adj): không phải trả tiền

tackle /ˈ
tækl/ (v): giải quyết

advice columnist /ədˈ


vaɪsˈkɒləmnɪst/ ([Link]): nhà tư vấn

informed /ɪnˈ
fɔːmd/ (adj): sáng suốt

landline /ˈ
lændlaɪn/(n): điện thoại cố định

facilitate /fəˈ
sɪlɪteɪt/ (v): cung cấp

tangible /ˈ
tændʒəbl/ (adj): chân thực, xác thực

resolve conflict (V) /rɪˈ


zɒlv ˈ
kɒnflɪkt/ giải quyết xung đột

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