UAS Reading 2B-C

UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GENAP
TAHUN AKADEMIK 2023/2024
Mata Kuliah : Reading for Spesific Purposes

Dosen : Dian Palupi, M.Pd.
Program Studi : Bahasa Inggris
Semester / Kelas : 2b/c
Jumlah Mahasiswa : 22 orang
Hari / Tanggal : Kamis/Jumat – 6/7 Juni 2024
Waktu : 08.40 – 11.25 WIB
Part A
Read the following text and answer the questions based on it.
A Travel Guide: Bangkok

Whether you're travelling to the islands or the mountains of Thailand, you're likely to spend at least one night in
its capital city on the way. Bangkok might be noisy and polluted but it's also an exciting city with plenty of
things to see and do. Why not make it a longer stay?
Where to stay
The Khao San Road was a famous traveller spot even before Leonardo di Caprio's character in the film The
Beach stayed there. But it's noisy, not very pretty and not very Thai. For something more authentic, Phra
Kanong offers an alternative place to stay, with its fantastic street markets where every day Bangkok people
eat, work and live. It's not as convenient for the main tourist sites, but it has a Skytrain station so you can be at
the Grand Palace in 20 minutes.
How to get around

Bangkok's traffic can be a nightmare. Sure, you can easily take a taxi – if you want to spend hours stuck in
traffic jams – but there are two much better ways to get around the city. To explore the temples and historical
sites, catch an express boat river taxi or a long tail boat along the Chao Phraya River and the canals. For the
modern part of the city, the Skytrain is a fast, cheap way to travel from the river to the shopping malls and
nightlife of Sukhumvit, and the famous Chatuchak street market.
Where to eat
The simple answer is: everywhere! Thai street food is among the best in the world, and for around $5 you can
eat a filling and delicious meal. Some food stands have little plastic seats where you can sit and eat and they
cook the same dish over and over, like fried chicken on rice or Pad Thai noodles. Head for Chinatown –
Yaowarat Street – and choose whatever looks most interesting from the many excellent Chinese and Thai
restaurants and food stands.
What to do
After you've seen the main sites like the Giant Buddha at the temple of Wat Pho and the spectacular Grand
Palace, and shopped at Chatuchak market, check out the snake farm and watch the live snake show. You can
even touch a snake yourself if you want to!
1. Based on the article, where can we stay when we’re travelling in Bangkok?
2. What factors does the passage mention about Khao San Road that may not appeal to some travelers?
3. According to the passage, what alternative location does it suggest for a more authentic experience than
Khao San Road?
4. Despite not being as convenient for main tourist sites, what transportation option does the passage highlight
for easy access to the Grand Palace from Phra Kanong?
5. How can we go to explore the temples and historical sites in Bangkok?
6. Please describe Sukhumvit (based on your understanding from the text).
7. How would you describe the affordability of Thai street food according to the passage?
8. Where does the passage suggest you go to find a variety of Chinese and Thai restaurants and food stands?
9. Besides visiting the main sites and shopping at Chatuchak market, what other attraction does the passage
recommend checking out?
10. What unique opportunity does the passage mention regarding interaction with snakes at the recommended
attraction?
Part B
You are going to read an article about the effects of tourism on local people. For questions 1-10, choose
from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once.
Which person
1. misses a place they used to go to as a child?
2. states that tourism provides a considerable number of jobs for local people?
3. wishes local people had opposed the construction of certain holiday homes?
4. claims that tourism has destroyed a traditional industry?
5. blames the tourist industry for spoiling the local countryside?
6. feels that the presence of people from other cultures benefits the local community?
7. criticizes the behavior of tourists in their town?
8. says the town is wealthier than it was before it became a tourist resort?
9. believes that most of the profits from the local tourist industry go abroad?
10. is not convinced that so-called green tourism actually benefits the environment?
Living with tourism

Five people describe how tourism has affected their home town.
A Leonor Sousa
It can’t be denied that tourism has attracted investment, which has certainly raised living standards here, but
the cost in other respects has been extremely high. Take the effect on the environment, for instance. When my
parents were young this used to be an area of fields and woods, but now everything is covered in concrete.
The tourists themselves aren’t responsible for this; it’s the construction companies, property developers and
estate agents who are to blame because they’re the ones making all the money. They’re all based in the big
cities and bring in their own people, so they hardly create any employment at all for local residents.
B Yusuf Demir
When I was growing up in my home town there was a path I used to walk along to go to school, and last
summer I went to see if it was still there. It was, but the view from it had changed completely. Now there is a
vast shopping mall, with a cinema and cafés alongside. I don’t actually mind that, because it means there are
lots more things to do, and I also like the fact that it has a really international atmosphere. It’s good for local
people to meet visitors from other parts of the world, try new kinds of food and hear about different ways of
living.
C Matt Walker
Tourism has changed this town so much, even in the years since I was at junior school. In those days there
was a football pitch near the harbour where we would kick a ball around, but it’s gone now, which is a pity.
In the harbour itself luxury yachts owned by people from richer parts of the country have replaced the fishing
boats, to the extent that there is now no sign of what used to be the main source of income and employment
locally. In the evenings the town is certainly a lot livelier, but sometimes people start doing things they would
never think of doing back in their own home towns, and then the police have to be called.
D Trisha Chandra
I was just a child when tourism first took off here and those incredibly ugly houses were built for summer
visitors. The residents really should have protested about that. It was all the fault of the town council, who
only ever thought in the short term and seemed to give planning permission to anyone who applied to build
anything. Nowadays there’s talk of ecological tourism, but that’s just a way of making people feel less guilty
about the harm they are doing by making a few insignificant changes, such as re-using towels in their hotel
rooms.
E Daniela Navarro
I know some of the new hotels and holiday apartment blocks are unattractive, and that the bars, restaurants
and nightclubs that cater for tourists have changed the nature of the town, but without them unemployment –
particularly among the young – would be far worse than it currently is. That, though, is as far as the economic
benefits to the town go, as the only ones making any real money out of all this are the big tour operators and
the owners of hotel chains, none of whom are actually based in this country. Also, very few tourists learn our
language. I know it must be difficult for them because most of them are quite old, but it means there’s little
communication between us and them.

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UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN AKADEMIK 2023/2024

Mata Kuliah : Reading for Spesific Purposes

A Travel Guide: Bangkok

How to get around

Living with tourism

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