Which Level Are You At? Ton and the Old City of Sukhothai
One story · four scenes · 24 gaps · vocabulary in context, from a museum tour to a conference on heritage and justice
How it works. Read the story from the beginning. At each numbered gap, choose the word or phrase that fits the meaning of the story, not just the sentence. The scenes become harder as the story goes on. Answer every gap you can, then press See My Level.
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Scene 1 · A Young Guide
Level band 1 · Beginning–Low Intermediate (A1–A2)Ton works at a museum in Sukhothai. He shows visitors very things from the ancient city. There are stone statues of the with calm, smiling faces. Visitors cannot the objects, but they can take photos.
Ton speaks Thai and English, and now he is learning too. Many tourists come in the cool , from November to February. At the end of each tour, some visitors Ton a small tip and say thank you.
Scene 2 · The Farmer’s Gift
Level band 2 · Intermediate (B1)Last year, a farmer an old clay pot while he was digging in his field. Experts said the pot was more than 700 years . The farmer could have sold it, but he it to the museum.
The museum put the pot in a glass near the entrance. Ton now tells visitors the farmer’s story, which makes the tour more . Many visitors say they feel to the people who lived here long ago.
Scene 3 · The Museum Newsletter
Level band 3 · High Intermediate (B2)Bringing Our History Home
The museum’s collection artefacts from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Sadly, several important items were abroad during the twentieth century and sold to private collectors. The museum is now working with foreign institutions to these objects.
Each returned item must be carefully to prevent further damage. Visitors’ donations help to the cost of this work. Our new exhibition offers a rare into everyday life in the Sukhothai period.
Scene 4 · A Conference on Heritage and Justice
Level band 4 · Advanced (C1)Twenty years later, Ton, now the museum’s chief curator, spoke at an international heritage conference.
“Museums are never neutral; they which stories are told and which are silenced. For too long, our heritage was interpreted by outsiders, often through a colonial . Returning looted artefacts is therefore not merely a legal matter; it is an act of historical .
Yet repatriation alone rings if local communities have no voice in how objects are displayed. We must be willing to some curatorial authority to the communities whose ancestors made these objects. Only then will heritage cease to be a and become a living conversation.”
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