Workbook: Learning Easy Thai & English Idioms & Slang
If you are a Thai or English language student in Thailand who wants to speak more like a native speaker, then the Generation Next workbook is the resource for you. Written by the Ysaan Institute & Sam Kittayapong, this easy workbook version of our popular paperback and eBook includes common Thai and English slang, idioms, and colloquial talk. This easy Thai book is supported by hundreds of colloquial sample sentences and each page is illustrated with a cartoon.
The book is organized by the phonetic spelling of common Thai slang words spoken regularly by Thailand’s younger generation. This word is then used in an easy Thai sample sentence and the Thai/English cartoon dialogue. Thai English students learn two popular English slang words or idioms for each Thai vocabulary word. All students are assured of understanding the Thai and English sentences and dialogues because each one is supported by a figurative translation and a word for word literal translation.
These literal word for word translations are very important for both English and Thai language students, as it helps them begin to better understand the differences in how English and Thai thoughts and ideas are arranged. At the bottom of each page is a lined area for note-taking, practice, and/or further exercises assigned by your Thai or English language teacher.
Click here to view two sample pages.
The Generation Next workbook is a valuable, one-of-a-kind, easy Thai book for Thai language teachers and foreign English teachers in Thailand. English and Thai language students will be more engaged and have more fun using this book. Besides teaching colloquial talk and idioms, Generation text can also be used to teach more formal Thai and English. In addition, it will greatly help farang English teachers who want to better understand what their Thai students are saying in their own language.
Purchase the Generation Next (Slang & Colloquial Talk) Workbook today for 225 baht (price includes shipping). Contact us via our Contact Page to make arrangements for an ATM money transfer. Please include your mailing address.
Special Offer for Thai & English Teachers: Discounts of 50% (115 baht per copy) are available for Thai and English teachers who would like to purchase 10 or more copies of the Generation Next Workbook for use in the classroom. Please contact us on our Contact Page, letting us know how many copies that you would like to order. English teachers in Thailand also get a free list of teaching activities to use with this book.
All proceeds from the sale of the Generation Next workbook is either being donated to The Foundation For Underprivileged Children in Chachoengsao or used for development of free learning material at the Ysaan Institute, so it would be much appreciated if teachers refrain from the common practice of copying a book such as this for their students.
