Basket Boats

Term 3 - Week 2

Groups 1 & 2, Reading an Article

Resource: SJ Part 2, Number 1, 2009

"Baskets Boats," by Jill MacGregor

1. Where is the story set?

Qui Nhon, Vietnam.

2. Who is the main character in the story?

A young boy named Thanh

3. What is the story about?

Its about basket boats how people can use it.

4. What is a basket boat? What is its' proper name?

Thung chai.

5. What is a basket boat useful?

Fishing, sailing and much more.

6. How is a thung chai made?

The villagers cut bamboo, soak it and weave it.

7. What is a thing chai handy? What are some of its' uses?

Fishing,

8. How many seats are in a thung chai?

There are no seats in the Thung chai, they use the edges of the basket to sit on.

9. Explain how safe a thung chai is?

It doesn’t sink or tip over it’ll bounce and spin between the waves