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ESL / EFL Lesson Activity on Thailand Protests

Tension between Thailand’s government and -government protestors is increasing. The is getting very dangerous. The Thai army on April 19 that it would use real to keep the peace in the streets. Thousands of red- people are marching in the streets to protest the government. Many of them have . They want the Thai prime minister to . An army spokesman said: “We will start using gas, and if the protestors the line, we need to use guns.”

Thailand has a long of people protesting in the streets. Many people have lost their in the past few decades. The government is being more patient. Protestors started their at the beginning of March. So far, the government has up protests with tear gas and police. If the army starts shooting people, there could be big . The Thai government is worried about the economy. Street battles will damage Thailand’s tourism industry. In , foreign companies might in other countries.