Questions to Thailand

1) The natural resources that we grow are barley wheat meat vegetables fruit? What natural resources do you grow in the country ?

ANSWER: We have rice and fruit and vegetables.

2. We write English and this is a word in English. The word is children. Can you write children in your language?

ANSWER: See picture

3. We have lunch at 12 o’clock at school. What time do you have lunch at your school?

ANSWER: We have lunch at 11.30 a.m.

4. Our Prime minister is Jenny Shipley. Who is yours?

ANSWER: Our Prime Minister is Chuan Leekpai.

5. We speak English but learn Maori language too. Could you show us the Thai words for some of these? English (Maori) Stop (Taihoa) Motorbike (Motopaika) Run (Oma) New Zealand (Aotearoa) Horse (Hoiho) Pig (Poaka) Goat (Koti)

ANSWER: See picture

6. My school has 145 students in it. There are 8 teachers in the school. How many students in your school and how many teachers in your school?

ANSWER: My school has 1700 students and 76 teachers.

7. Wellington was picked as Capital because that’s where Parliament is. Why was Ker Thep [Bangkok] picked as Capital?

ANSWER: King Rama I picked Bangkok because it is near the river and east to defend from the Burmese.

8. I play rugby for Toko. What sort of sports do you play?

ANSWER: I play soccer and basketball.

9. About six people in my class have violin lessons. Can you learn an instrument at your school?

ANSWER: About 16 people in my class have learned how to play the melodian.

10. Our school starts at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm. When does your school start and finish?

ANSWER: Our school starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 5 p.m.

11. We have material furniture in most houses. What furniture do you have?

ANSWER: We have tables and chairs made of wood. We often sit on the floor and use a special cushion.

12. Australia and the Antarctic are the countries nearest to us. Who are your closest neighbours?

ANSWER: Laos, Kampuchea, Mynmar and Malaysia.

13. Mount Cook in our South Island is 3764 metres high. What is the highest place in Thailand?

ANSWER: Doi Intanon is the highest place in Thailand.

14. We have coins and notes for our money. The coins are 5cents 10cents 20c 50c $1 and $2. What type of money do you have?

ANSWER: We have coins and notes. The coins are 1 Baht, 5 B and 10 B. The notes are 10 Baht, 20 B, 50 B, 100 B, 500 B and 1000 B.

15. In New Zealand we have many animals. Some of them are cows, sheep (100 million!), horses, cats and possums. What animals are in your country?

ANSWER: In Thailand there are elephants, cows, horses, tigers, dogs, monkeys, lions, birds and cats.

Dear Richard and Class 6/1,

We got the Thailand words and they look really artistic. They taught room 8 a lot of interesting things. Thank you very much for giving the Thailand words to us to look at. Good work! It was very good writing and I really like your work. It looks really different in the Thai language. The Thai
language is so different to our letters.

from Abby and Alicia

Thanks for your useful responses to our questions. The class were amazed by the length of time you spend at school!

Martin (teacher)

Hi! It's Shaye here. I am nine years old. I am the one with the striped top. We have been publishing those questions that we asked you. We are also writing the answer that you gave us. On Sunday there is going to be the final Super 12 rugby game. The Otago Highlanders are playing against the Canterbury Crusaders. Most of the school has worn blue and gold clothing and face paint to support our team. Otago Highlanders and Canterbury Crusaders are both from the South Island.

Hi it's Rebecca here. I am eight years old. I am the person who's sitting at the desk. My dad played for Otago when he was younger so I wore his rugby top. I am finishing my publishing work about the questions we sent over and we were putting the answers on them. I hope the Highlanders win because I live in Otago. The game is at Carisbrook, Dunedin. One of the Highlanders is going to have a party at Carisbrook. The rugby player that's going to have the party is Tony Brown. Well it's just a rugby game. All the tickets (40 000) are sold out. Talk to you soon. Bye.

Hi! I am the one in the green T-shirt called Kingsley Baird. Shaye and I are on the Internet looking at a story character who is in the book that Mr Dodge is reading to us called The Hobbit. Bilbo is his name. This afternoon we are preparing for assembly. Our item is singing the Highlanders song. See-Ya

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