ฝันให้ไกลแล้วไปให้ถึง!

เมื่อพูดถึงวิชาภาษาอังกฤษ สิ่งแรกที่น้องๆนึกถึงคงหนีไม่พ้นกฏแกรมม่ามากมายที่ท่องแล้ว
ท่องอีก ทวนแล้วทวนอีกก็ยังไม่เว้นจะผิดซ้ำ�ๆซากๆอยู่ร่ำ�ไป ยังไม่นับกับคำ�ศัพท์มากมายกอง
รวมกันเป็นภูเขา ที่ต่อให้มีเวลาเตรียมตัวสอบเป็นปีๆก็ยังจำ�ไม่เคยได้หมดแถมยังใช้ไม่เคยจะถูก
วิชาภาษาอังกฤษเลยมักจะถูกมองเป็น “ยาขม” สำ�หรับนักเรียนไทยส่วนใหญ่อย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้

แต่น้องๆเชื่อไหม ว่าการเรียนภาษาให้ได้ผลนั้น ไม่ว่าภาษาใดๆก็ตาม สิ่งที่สำ�คัญที่สุดคือ

“ทัศนคติแง่บวก” ที่มีต่อการเรียนรู้ทั้งในห้องเรียนและนอกห้องเรียน พี่เชื่อว่าน้องๆทุกคนมี
เป้าหมายเดียวกัน คืออยากเก่งภาษาอังกฤษ ดังนั้น สิ่งแรกก่อนที่จะไปลุยกับกฏเกณฑ์ทางภาษา
ต่างๆมากมายที่เราไม่คุ้นเคยมาตั้งแต่เกิดนั้นก็คือ “เปิดใจ” มองการเรียนรู้สิ่งใหม่ๆเป็นเรื่องสนุก
และใกล้ตัวอยู่ตลอดเวลา และ “อดทน” มีวินัยกับตัวเองให้มากๆเข้าไว้ คิดซะว่าภาษาอังกฤษเป็น
“แฟนใหม่” ของเราที่จะต้องค่อยๆทำ�ความรู้จักและให้เวลาซึ่งกันและกัน

และที่สำ�คัญที่สุด ตัวช่วยในการเรียนรู้ที่ดีย่อมส่งผลต่อการสร้างทัศนคติที่ดีต่อการเรียนรู้ไม่มีที่
สิ้นสุด พี่หวังว่าหนังสือเล่มนี้รวมไปถึงเทคนิคและสื่อต่างๆที่น้องๆจะได้สัมผัสในห้องเรียน
จะเป็นเพื่อนคู่ใจในการเรียนภาษาอังกฤษของน้องๆ เปรียบเสมือน “น้ำ�เชื่อม” ที่ละลายรสชาติ
ของยาขมให้หมดไป เพราะว่า “English is soooo much Delicious!”
พี่พีชชี่ ^^
& ทีมวิชาการ ENGLICIOUS
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UNIT 1
ENGLISH IS ALL AROUND

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Warm up!
Part I: Tasty English around the test
This song teaches 15 test-taking vocabulary words commonly found on high-stakes
tests. Students review words like “infer”, “compare”, and “evaluate” with the story
of a trial. Ron is on trial for stealing a car. Did he do it? Find out, and learn some
test-taking vocabulary while you’re at it.

On Trial
[http://youtu.be/MByd3HYWwRE]
by flocabulary.com

Your honor, I’d like to cross-examine the witness.

“Oh boy, here it comes. This guy.”
I have a few questions for you, sir.
I think we’re going to get to the bottom of what really happened.

You accuse my client of stealing your car,

Please ________ everything you saw.
Get specific with the details, don’t be vague,
“I saw Rod in my yard right around 8.”
And how did you ________ or recognize Rod?
________ or tell me why, ‘cause that seems odd.
“Yeah, I could see his shirt, and I could see his hat,”
What color was his hat? “I think it was black.”
So you took an educated guess, ________,
That Rod was the person you observed?

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“Yeah,” Well let’s ________ this line of thought,
Say more about why you thought it was Rod.
“I know Rod’s a punk, with metal in his ear,
Punks break the law, c’mon that’s clear.”
So you’re judging and ________ my client,
Based on his earrings and his personal style?

Well, let me ________ and ________,

Say how things are different or the same in fact:
A good witness watches carefully,
Is he judging? Nah, just barely.
A bad witness jumps to conclusions,
Makes up his mind quickly, that’s foolish.
Just because Rod is a toughish guy,
That doesn’t explain why or ________ your accusation.

(hook) They’ve got me on a trial,

For a crime I didn’t do.
I’m a witness to disaster,
Tell me, do they know the truth? (x2)

So, let’s get back to the case,

Just follow my directions, do what I say.
________, ________, quickly retell what happened.
“I saw a guy in my yard, and then action:
He smashed the Jeep window with a brick,
I knew what would happen next, I could ________ that
He hot-wired my car, lickety-split,
Put it in reverse and he drove off quick.”

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You ________ it was Rod based on his t-shirt?
You came to that result from the facts that we heard?
“Well it was sort of dark.” Right. “And I don’t see good,
But he’s the only punk kid I know in the neighborhood.”
The way you ________ or make sense of the facts
Is insane, and everyone in this room knows that.
The facts don’t support your conclusion,
They aren’t ________ of what Rod’s been doing.

I could ________ your story, break the parts down,

But on that night, Rod was out of town. “He was?”
He was at a punk festival in California,
And I stole your car! Yeah, it was the lawyer!

(hook x3)

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Keep MOVING!!
Part II: Yummy English around the films

In Theaters: November 8, 2013

Genres (____): Action/Adventure, Sequel (____)
Distributors: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Synopsis (____):
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos (____), but an ancient (____) race
(____), led by the vengeful (____) Malekith, returns to plunge (____) the universe back
into darkness. Faced with an en h temy that even Odin and Asgard cannot with-
stand (____), Thor must embark on (____) his most perilous (____) and personal jour-
ney yet, one that will reunite (____) him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice
(____) everything to save us all.

Exercise 1→ Match these definitions with words above!

(a) to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
(b) extremely dangerous
(c) to bear or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully
(d) to bring people together again
(e) to start something new or important
(f) a style or category of art, music, or literature
(h) expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you or your family or friends
(i) to cause someone or something to move or fall suddenly
(j) a short description of the contents of something such as a film or book
(k) the universe considered as a system with an order and pattern
(l) a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.
(m) a group of people who share the same language, history, characteristics, etc.

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 LET’S
SAVOR
THE
TRAILER
Exercise 2: Watch the trailer and listen carefully!
Fill the gaps with these words:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFZJ-3zNFg]

darkness sacrifice universe start wrong destroy

believe truly happen word betray different
survived return kill

Some (1)____________that before the (2)______________, there was nothing.

They’re (3)______________.There was (4)___________.
And it has (5)____________.
I gave you my (6)_____________, I would (7)___________.
What’s gonna (8)_____________?
Hold on.
Wait - what?
Jane!
We’re from (9)____________worlds. Maybe they were separate for a reason...
If we do nothing, they’ll (10)____________ us!
Ask yourself - What will you (11)____________, for what you believe?
Nooo!
You must be (12)___________ desperate, to come to me for help.
You should know that when you (13)____________ me, I will (14)__________ you.
When do we (15)_____________?

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Cool Down...
Part III: English is easy and funny

David is in the back seat after a trip to the dentist, where he was presumably given
an anesthetic which is causing him to behave in a funny manner.

Script: David After Dentist

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs#t=102)

Dad: Yeah, I know. How did it go?

David: I didn’t feel anything
Dad: Yeah
David: I feel fu...
Dad: Kind a feel good, didn’t it?
David: I... Is this real life?
Dad: Yeah this is real life
David: Ok now…Ok now I...I’ve two fingers
Dad: Good!
David: Four fingers?
Dad: Na ha ha ha! Don’t put that in... Don’t put it in your mouth. Okay? You feel good?
David: I can see anything
Dad: Yes you can. Stay in your seat!
David: I don’t feel tired
(Syn.________________________________________________________)
Dad: You don’t?
David: Do I have stitches? Dad, do I have stitches?
Dad: YES
David: On my teeth?

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Dad: Yeah. DON’T TOUCH IT! DON’T!
David: Why can’t I touch it?
Dad: Because it’ll mess up the stitches
David: You have four eyes!
Dad: Yeah
David: I feel funny. Why is this happening to me?
Dad: It’s okay bud, it’s just from the medicine
David: Is this gonna be forever?
Dad: No, No, it won’t be forever.

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UNIT 2: NEWS! What’s new!

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Beyoncé Dismisses Rumours Of Affair With
Barack Obama As ‘Absurd’
Are Beyonce and Barack Obama dangerously in love? The short answer – no, they are not.

In the wake of their own president being surrounded by scandal, the French media is getting very over-excited about a
rumour that Beyonce has been having an affair with President Obama – a claim the singer has swiftly denied.

The affair claims came as Francois Hollande arrived in America on an official state visit without his now-ex partner,
Valérie Trierweiler. Rumours of an affair between the American president and the pop superstar were first made this
morning by a man with some expertise in the subject.
Pascal Rostain, a French paparazzo, who snapped Hollande
cheating on his first lady with the actress Julie Gayet, spoke
of the alleged relationship during a sensational interview on
the Europe 1 radio station. He said: “Indeed, it will come out
tomorrow in the Washington Post. We cannot say that it is
from the gutter press - a supposed liaison between President
Barack Obama and Beyonce. I can assure you that the
world will talk.”

The Washington Post immediately denied any such report – saying the newspaper does not produce articles’ of this
kind and that it is “definitely not true.” But Rostain’s claims were reported by a range of respected media in France,
including respected newspaper Le Figaro, and Le Point.

Questioned about the Obama-Beyonce claims following the denial by the Washington Post, Rostain said they were
a “joke.” Rostain backpedaled on his comments in a piece published on jeanmarcmorandini.com later on Monday,
saying he “didn’t say that at all” about Obama and Beyoncé. He clarified that “some American journalists were work-
ing on the case.” “It looks like things between Barack and Michelle Obama haven’t been in the best of shape for a
couple of weeks,” Rostain said, according to a HuffPost translation. “From what I know, the atmosphere is pretty frigid
between Barack and Michelle. But I know nothing more.”

Beyoncé and her rapper husband Jay Z have been friends with the Obamas for several years and she performed at
Michelle Obama’s recent 50th birthday party. A spokeswoman for Beyoncé dismissed the claim as “absurd.”

Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk

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What’s new from the News!!
1.) in the wake of (idm) following or as a result of something (หลังจาก ภายหลัง)
2. ) scandal (n.)____________________________________________________________________
3.) rumour (n.) _____________________________________________________________________
4.) affair (n.)
(1) a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other
(ความสัมพันธ์เชิงชู้สาว)
(2) a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business (_______________________)
(3) an event or happening (_____________________________________________)
5.) swift (adj.) Swiftly (adv.) occurring or performed quickly or suddenly; instant (______________)
6.) expertise (n.)________________________________________________________________
7.) aledge (v.) alleged (adj.) (1) declared but not proved (ถูกกล่าวหา)
(2) dubious (น่าสงสัย)
8.) sensational (adj.) causing or intended to cause intense feelings (________________________)
9.) indeed (adv.) in fact; in truth :used for emphasis or confirmation (_________________________)
10.) gutter (n.) (1) social level: the lowest level, especially of society (คนชั้นล่างสุดของสังคม)
(2) a channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water
11.) press (n.) _____________________________________________________________________
12.) liaison (n.) (1) a secretive or adulterous sexual relationship (ความสัมพันธ์ฉันท์ชู้สาว)
(2) communication and contact between groups or units (การติดต่อประสานงาน)
13.) deny (v.)____________________________________________________________________
14.) backpedal (v.) to change an opinion that you had expressed before, or do something different from
what you had said you would do (กลับคำ�สัญญา, เปลี่ยนใจ)
15.) clarify (v.)_____________________________________________________________________
16.) frigid (adj.) formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament: lacking in affection or warmth
(เย็นชา จืดชืด)

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Let’s learn
about the US. Presidential Election

In this song, we explore how presidents of the United States are elected to office.

I’ll Be the President”

[http://youtu.be/p-zIl70pvbI]
by flocabulary.com

Yeah, yo, when you cast that next ballot you should vote for me,
‘Cause I’mma be the next president.

(hook) I’ll be the president, boss of bosses,

In the White House, Oval Office.
F-L-Y in Air Force One,
Gonna be the president, but first I gotta run.

If you want to run for the presidency,

You’re gonna need a lot of cheese and you’re gonna need to be
________ years old, American-born.
How do I know? The ________ says so.
Talk it over with your fam, make your decision,
Then make the announcement if you have the ambition.
Hook up with a party, they’ll help you fundraise,
They’re like a team, and that can go a long way.

And your party is a quick way to know where you stand,

You could be a Democrat or a Republican.
To get your party’s approval, you will
Have to win a ________ election, man that’s brutal.
Each state votes at different times,

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So you’ll be kissing babies at the local fish fry.
You’ll be traveling from state to state,
Doing TV spots and having debates.

One by one, knocking your opponents out the race,

Digging up dirt to expose their past mistakes.
Primaries go from January to June,
And if you get the most votes, then pretty soon
Your party will call you the ________,
Now it’s time for to pick your VP.
The wannabe ________, your running mate,
Somebody with appeal, pick the right candidate.

(hook)
So you’ve been nominated at the convention,
Now we head into the ________ election.
It’s the fall and there are more debates,
Do you know your ________? Get it straight.
Pick issues you can treadmill, I mean run on,
Start you’re rallies bumping a song.
Make sure you’ve got flags — people love flags,
And make sure your pockets stay fat.

Ask supporters for cash to run the ads,

Be a gladiator, stay on the attack.
You’re gonna pay attention everyday,
To the ________ that could swing either way.
First Tuesday in November, election day,
Everybody casts their votes, OK.
But it’s not a popular vote, I acknowledge,
It’s a weird thing: the ________.

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States gets a number of electoral votes,
That equals their members of ________, woah.
So some votes carry more weight,
For that reason, some wish it would go away.
Anyway, that night, we gaze at screens,
Trying to figure out what the numbers mean.
Get the most electoral votes,
And you’ll be the next President who’ll be bringing us hope.

The loser will have to concede,

But if there’s no majority, let’s see.
It’ll be decided by the ________,
That hasn’t happened in a while, yeah, I bet.
You won, but you’re not the president yet,
You need to wait until ________.
You’ll be sworn in, and then you just may
Be the next president of the USA.

(hook)

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Trip to outer space for Thai woman
A Thai woman will spend six minutes in space next year, after winning a ride in a Lynx Mark II sub-orbital spacecraft.
Pirada Techavijit, a satellite control team leader of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency,
is one of 23 chosen from across the world who will be taken up into the edges of outer space for the experience of a
lifetime.

A ride in the Lynx Mark II would normally set one back $3.2
million (104 million baht), including medical screening and G-force
training. Ms Pirada, however, was one of 23 winners of a global
competition sponsored by Axe deodorant, which will send people
into space free. Ms Pirada said she had to pass a tough one-year
test to qualify, including physical, mental and writing tests.

“I am so happy my efforts have helped me attain success. More than that, I can inspire others to follow their dreams
and go into space,’’ she told journalists at the faculty of engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkra-
bang (KMITL), where she is a former student.
Ms Pirada started on her journey into space when she won a television programme, Fanpantae Apollo 2013 (True Fan
of Apollo 2013). Later, she was trained by air force officers at Bangkok’s Don Muang and Nakhon Pathom’s Kamp-
engsane air forcebases, where she learnt basic piloting skills. She attended a seven-day camp in California last year,
which introduced her to basic astronaut skills, including how to stay in zero-gravity conditions and a supersonic aircraft,
which is similar to the experience in space.

Among the 107 participants from the camp, she was eventually selected for the space ride. Another 22 candidates
were also chosen, from countries including Japan, China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. About 500,000
candidates from 62 countries applied. “What I am expecting to see is the whole planet from space. There are only
500 people who have gone into space. Some people say it is God’s view. It will be the biggest moment in my life,’’
she said.

The flight will take off from California next year. The Lynx Mark II sub-orbital spacecraft travels at a speed of 3,552
kilometres an hour, and will send her into the ionosphere, around 103km from the ground, in just three-and-a-half
minutes. The aircraft is 9m long, with room for just a passenger and a pilot. However, Ms Pirada will have to wear a
space suit, and can float inside the aircraft.

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 The plane cuts its engine for six minutes to allow passengers to appreciate the experience of zero gravity. On the return
trip, the engine needs to increase its power to break through the Earth’s atmosphere and return safely. The total trip
takes about one hour. The Lynx website says the aircraft can make four trips into space a day, with a turnaround time
of two hours. Ms Pirada said she is thinking of taking a symbol of Thailand with her, adding researchers are welcome
to suggest some small experiment for her to perform while in space.

Meanwhile, Suchatvee Suwansawat, dean of the faculty of engineering at KMITL, said Ms Pirada’s success was a
great inspiration to the younger generation, and should help put an end to the belief that space is too remote an ob-
jective for Thais. It would also encourage students to pay more attention to space science.

Source: bangkokpost.com

What’s new from the News!!

1.) spacecraft (n.) __________________________________________________________________
2.) satellite (n.)_____________________________________________________________________
3.) edge (n.) the outer or furthest point of something (__________________________)
4.) tough (adj.) ____________________________________________________________________
5.) qualify (v.) to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or
achieve the necessary skills, etc. (ทำ�ใหเมีคุณสมบัติ, ทำ�ให้มีคุณวุฒิ)
6.) physical (n.) relating to the body (เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย)
7.) mental (adj.) relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking (เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ)
8.) attain (v.) to reach or succeed in getting something (บรรลุเป้าหมาย, สำ�เร็จ)
9.) attend (v.)______________________________________________________________________
10.) astronaut (n.) a person who has been trained for travelling in space (มนุษย์อวกาศ)
11.) condition (n.) the physical situation that someone or something is in and affected by
(ปัจจัยแวดล้อม, สภาวะ)
13.) participant (n.) a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity (ผู้เข้าร่วม)
14.) eventually (adv.) in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.(ในที่สุด)
15.) candidate (n.) a person who is competing to get a job or elected position (________________)

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16.) planet (n.)_____________________________________________________________________
17.) orbital (adj.) relating to the orbit (= curved path) of an object in space (เกี่ยวกับการโคจร, เป็นวงรอบ)
18.) ionosphere (n.) part of the Earth’s atmosphere, from about 60 kilometres to about 1,000 kilometres
above the surface, in which there are many ions
(ชั้นบรรยากาศซึ่งห่างจากผิวโลกระหว่าง 60-1000 กิโลเมตร)
19.) passenger (n.)_________________________________________________________________
20.) space suit (v.) a piece of clothing worn by a person who travels in space to protect the body when
outside a spacecraft (________________________________________)
21.) gravity (n.) the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes
things fall to the ground (__________________________________________)
22.) atmosphere (n.)________________________________________________________________
23.) turnaround time (n.) the time it takes to do something (ระยะเวลาที่ใช้ในการทำ�อะไรสักอย่าง)
24.) experiment (n.) a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true
(__________________________________________________)
25.) remote (adj.) far away in distance or time, or not closely related (ห่างไกล)
26.) objective (n.) something that you plan to do or achieve (______________________________)
27.) encourage (v.) _________________________________________________________________

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Let’s learn
about SOlar system
This song teaches the solar system vocabulary, Revolution, rotation, orbit—the terms could
make your head spin. We start on planet Earth and explain how the Earth’s rotation cre-
ates days and its revolution around the sun creates seasons. After navigating longitude
and latitude, we voyage into space and explore the planets in the solar system. And don’t
forget about the (comparatively) little guys: meteors, comets and meteorites. The song
also introduces gravity, along with Newton’s law of inertia and Kepler’s laws of planetary
motion. It’s a song to help you teach the solar system.

SOLAR SYSTEM
[http://youtu.be/ipgmqYrvdoo] by flocabulary.com

Bet you didn’t know the third rock and roll got soul,
And ________ pull. I orbit around the sun,
And every 12 months make a revolution.
Or better yet 365 (and a quarter!)
Days as I rotate, change into night,
Why? You should ask ________.
The law of inertia is governing the movement.
________’s the force that’ll keep us on course,
We’re heading straight toward the sun, but at the same time forward,
Flying in space — an ________ line that’s not straight.
The path that I’m destined to have until it breaks.
So now you heard of what inertia is,
I’ve been orbiting way more than any person lives.
And until another ________ acts on me,
Run around the sun with the moon on my back, homie.

(hook) Confessions of a planet;

These are confessions of a planet.

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With a 25,000 mile circumference at my ________. I’m living large!
And as the day gets old, the tilt on my axis controls the seasons you know.
I lean forward and it’s warm,
Or then I lean back and it’s chillier than normal.
And if my ________ is taking in sunlight, surprise!
The heat of the summertime arrives.
But on the other side of the ________, or my center,
People there enter into winter.
Whether you’re in the east by the way that I spin,
The sun appears to rise; in the west it descends,
Then, come follow me to the ________,
The bottom and the top of the globe and it always stays cold.
Up to the north and down to the south,
Longitude and ________ will keep you en route.
But it’s all relative in space,
There is no direction. There is no escape.

(hook)

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Even still, man, the sun is 300,000 times more massive, yo!
And not to hurt the sun’s ________,
There’s billions of stars; it’s just the closest one we know.
Regal, at the center of the solar system,
The planets are my fam; I can list them, listen:
Mercury, ________, Earth, Mars,
Known for being rocky and small, not large.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Are larger and gaseous, farther and past is Pluto,
A ________ planet made of ice.
But even smaller is what you people call a satellite,
Like, many planets have them,
Mine is the moon; its gravity controls tides, too.
Move! Before the ________ hits. Meteor, comet!
But we were a bunch of AUs from it. What?
It’s 93,000,000 miles to the sun,
Measured in ________ units is ONE!

(hook)

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Protesting Thai farmers get support from
anti-govt demonstrators
NONTHABURI: Thai rice farmers protesting at the Commerce Ministry north of Bangkok are receiving support in the
form of food and drink from anti-government protesters led by Suthep Thaugsuban.

The march of the rice farmers near the Thai capital has piled more pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s
government, which has so far failed to finance its flagship rice pledging scheme, now US$4.3 billion in debt. It is
estimated that over three million households of rice farmers and others in the Thai agricultural sector have been affected
by months of delayed payment.

With new harvesting season around the corner, the

farmers can no longer wait for the government to sort
out its troubled scheme. Mrs Panchit, a rice farmer
from Aung-thong province, said: “I haven’t been
paid for my last harvest at the end of September.
The warehouse slip hasn’t arrived. I submitted my
application on November 3 last year.”

Rice farmers from central and western Thailand have vowed to camp out at the Commerce Ministry on the outskirts of
Bangkok, demanding the government to pay up for their crops. Supplies of food and water have been arriving regular-
ly at the Commerce Ministry, mostly from the supporters of the anti-government movement in Nonthaburi and Bangkok.
Mr Suthep’s anti-government movement hopes the street protests will gain momentum and end the ongoing political
stalemate.

The rice farmers, many of whom have had to endure months of hardship, have welcomed the show of support. Mr.
Sa-nae, a rice farmer from Kanchanaburi, said: “This is the first time in a while that I got to eat nice food. It is donated,
I don’t know from whom, and we are very surprised by all the food we’ve received.”

Another rice farmer from Kanchanaburi, Mrs Dock-jung, said: “I would like to thank the kindness of those who have
helped us out. I am grateful that they have not forgotten the suffering of poor rice farmers like ourselves.”For now, it
remains unclear whether the government will be able to find a quick remedy to its troubled rice pledging scheme.

Source: channelnewsasia.com

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What’s new from the News!!
1.) pile something on (v.) informal intensify or exaggerate something for effect (สะสม,พยายามกดดัน)
2.) pressure (n.) ___________________________________________________________________
3.) finance (v.) provide funding for (a person or enterprise) (จัดหาเงินทุนให้)
4.) flagship (adj.) the best, largest, or most important one of a group of things
(such as products, stores, etc.) (สิ่งที่สำ�คัญหรือดีที่สุดในกลุ่ม เช่น สินค้าที่ดีที่สุด, ร้านค้าที่ดีที่สุด)
5.) rice pledging scheme (n.) โครงการรับจำ�นำ�ข้าว
6.) debt (n.) the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation
(esp in the phrases in debt, in (someone’s) debt) (_____________________________)
7.) estimate (v.)____________________________________________________________________
8.) household (n.) a group of people, often a family, who live together (ครอบครัว, ครัวเรือน)
9.) agricultural (adj.) relating to farming ( )
10.) harvest (v.) gather (a crop) as a harvest (เก็บเกี่ยว)
11.) sort out (phrv.) to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties
(ทำ�ให้กระจ่าง, ทำ�ให้ชัดเจน)
12.) warehouse (n.) a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored
prior to their distribution for sale (_______________________________________)
13.) submit (v.) ________________________________________________________________
14.) vow (v.) to make a determined decision or promise to do something (สัญญาว่าจะทำ�สิ่งใด, ให้คำ�มั่น)
15.) camp out (v.) to live out of doors temporarily in a tent or camping vehicle (ตั้งค่ายพัก)
16.) outskirts (n.) the outer parts of a town or city (พื้นที่รอบนอกของเมือง)
17.) pay up (phrv.) to give someone the money that you owe them, esp when you do not want to
(จ่ายหนี้สินให้หมด)
18.) crop (n.)______________________________________________________________________
19.) supplies (n.) food or other things necessary for living (เสบียง)
20.) Commerce Ministry (n.) กระทรวงพาณิชย์
21.) momentum (n.) the force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after
it has started (แรงผลักดัน,แรงกระตุ้น)

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UNIT 3: Gonna talk the
talk and walk the walk

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Puss in Boots
The Three Diablos
Puss: In the days following my adventures with the Golden Goose, I found myself
at a crossroads. Was I destined to be an outlaw (meaning:_______________________
______________)...or a hero? I did not know. Only one thing was certain. I am Puss In Boots!
Whoa!
The soldier: Are you Puss In Boots?
Puss: I am, eh...No.
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Puss: This is outrageous[]! What am I ____________with, anyway? Because
I’m__________ sure you got the wrong gato.

[Presenting Princess Alessandra Bellagamba!]

Puss: Your Majesty, I throw myself upon your mercy [idm. throw yourself on/upon
somebody’s mercy: to ask someone to help you or to forgive you when you are in a difficult situation].
The princess: My Heart has been stolen.
Puss:I am ____________. I’ve never seen you before in my life. Ooh!

The princess: No, Signore Boots. The Heart of Fire ruby [n. a transparent, dark red precious
stone, often used in jewellery] is missing. It is the crown jewel of my kingdom.
Now there is only a hole where the Heart once was. I want to hire you to find
the Heart and bring it back to me.
Puss: You want to___________me?
The princess: Yes. Your reputation (meaning:___________________________________)
is that of a cat who fears nothing.
Puss: ___________. This is me. Back off! (meaning:______________________________)
So, tell me more.

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The princess: The Heart was stolen by the notorious (meaning: ______________
____________)French thief, Le Chuchoteur.
Puss: Le what?
The princess: Le Chuchoteur. The Whisperer.
Puss: Why are we _____________?
The princess: That is his name! You must find him. I’ll pay you anything.
Puss: Hmm... Yeah. Your tears are payment enough.
The princess: Grazie! Grazie! Signore Boots, during the robbery (meaning:
__________________________), we____________three of The Whisperer’s
henchmen (n. someone who does unpleasant or illegal things for a powerful
person). They are the only ones who know the location of his secret hideout
(meaning:___________________________________), but they will not talk.
Puss: I will make them talk.
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The princess: I must warn you, these are the most vile [adj. unpleasant, immoral, and
unacceptable] and ferocious [adj. frightening and violent] mercenaries [n. a
soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them] we have ever
encountered (meaning:___________________________________).
Puss: I am Puss In Boots. I fear nothing! […….] Open up! Is this _____________?
The soldier: It’s no joke! They are devils.
Puss: These guys?
The princess: Signore, if these diablos [n. devil] help you find The Whisperer’s secret hideout,
I will grant (meaning:___________________________________).them their
freedom.
Puss: So, kitties, will you help Puss? Princesa, your ruby is as good as found.
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Puss: You show Uncle Puss where The Whisperer lives. Later, we will all go out for fish
sticks! I know you want to play, but...hey, hey, what are you...? Hey! No! Huh? Wait!
Those are mine! Oh! No! Ow! Ow! Stop it! Gatos! This is very bad for my reputation.
[……] Pray for mercy (meaning:___________________________________)

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Puss: What? Why did you do that? No fish sticks for you!
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Puss: In the morning, you are going back to jail forever. ___________ your mama. She’s
going to be very disappointed ..... Huh? You have no mama. I should have known.
You are orphans (meaning:____________________________________________).
Well, little ones, _________. I know it’s hard to grow up when you don’t know who to
trust. Believe me.I was betrayed (meaning:________________________________)
by my very best friend. He was an egg. He _________me_______the wrong
path...just as this Whisperer has done to you. What you need, pequenos (= child), is
for someone to point you in the right _________.....someone like me. And I shall call
you Perla, because you are one of a kind. And you, Gonzalo, for your scrappy [adj.
describes a person who often wants to argue or fight] temper. And you will be...Sir
Timoteo Montenegro the Third. Because sometimes a title is all you need. [.........]
Now_________around, for you have much to ___________...Puss In Boots.
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Puss: And after that, the vine grew and grew, straight up into the clouds... to the Land of
Giants. And that is all for tonight, my pequenos.

Giants. And that is all for tonight, my pequenos.

At the secret hideout.

Puss: The secret hideout
The Whisperer: I am The Whisperer.
Puss: Que? (=what) I am The...Uh... One more time, OK, __________?
The Whisperer: I am The Whisperer.
Puss: You are The Whisperer?
The Whisperer: Yes, I am.
Puss: Good. I’ve come to _____________ the Heart of Fire ruby.
The Whisperer: What? You brought him here. You will pay dearly for betraying me...you
naughty cats.

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Puss: You have to get through [phrv. finish or complete] me first! Run, kittens, and don’t
____________!
The Whisperer: Bad kittens.
Puss: ______________! [phrv. to hold or continue holding onto something] […..] Oh, well. That’s
That [an expression that shows that something has ended]. We did it! Now, it is time for
fish sticks!
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The princess: Signore Boots, the kingdom thanks you. Reward him.
Puss: Oh, no, no. This is too much. Hey, you dropped one! Idiota. And I have a gift for you.
Your new personal guard. It’s OK. They are much better now.
The princess: Uh... Thank you.
Puss: Now, I have to go. Gracias, my little friends, for you have shown me there is glory
(meaning:___________________________________), and sometimes gold, in
doing the right thing. And you, Timmy, will definitely find gold in your litter box.
___________... my kids in boots. Allergies. Arrivederci! I will never forget you, just
as I know you will never forget the name......Puss In...

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The Avengers: Iron Man Vs. Thor
Thor: You listen well, brother.
Loki: I’m listening.
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Thor: Do not touch me again.
Iron man: Then don’t ________________.
Thor: You have no idea what you are _______________.
Iron man: Shakespeare in the Park? Doth Mother know you wear-eth her drapes?
Thor: This is beyond you, metal man. Loki will face Asgardian justice.
Iron man: He gives up the Cube, he is all yours. Until then,_____________________.
Thor: Tourist.
Iron man: Okay. [Jarvis: Power at 400% capacity.] How about that?
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Roger: Hey!__________________. Now, I don’t know what you____________doing here.
Thor: I’ve come here to______________Loki’s schemes.
Roger: Then prove it. Put that hammer down.
Iron man: Yeah….No. Bad call. He loves his hammer.
Thor: You want me to put the hammer down?
Roger: Are we done here?

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 Twilight - first meet Bella and Cullens
Jessica: There’s no way. He is so (1) skinny (meaning:_____________________________
________________________). It doesn’t make sense.
Angela: Totally
Bella: Who are they?
Angela: The Cullens.
Jessica: They’re um...Dr. and Mrs. Cullen’s (2) foster kids [Law. a child looked after
Temporarily or brought up by people other than its natural or adoptive parents]. They
moved down here from Alaska like, a few years ago.
Angela: They, kinda (3)______________themselves [_________oneself = v. to avoid the
society of others]
Jessica: Yeah ‘cause they’re all together, like together together. Uh, the blonde girl, that’s
Rosalie, and the big dark-haired guy, Emmett, they’re like (4) a thing [n. some form
of loosely defined romantic relationship)]. I’m not even sure that’s
(5)______________[adj. authorized by or based on law].
Angela: Jess, they’re not actually related.

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Jessica: Yeah, but they live together. It’s (6) weird (meaning_______________________
______________________)., and -- okay, the little dark-haired girl’s Alice...she’s
REALLY weird, and she’s with Jasper, the blonde one who looks like he’s in pain.
Umm...Dr. Cullen’s like this...(7) foster dad [Law. a man who looks after or brings up a
child or children as a father, in place of the natural or adoptive father] slash
(8)_________________.
Angela: Maybe he’ll adopt me.
Bella: Who’s he?
Jessica: That’s Edward Cullen. He’s totally (9) gorgeous
(meaning:______________________________________), obviously. But
apparently nobody here’s good enough for him. Like I care, you know, uh.
So...yeah. Seriously right, don’t (10)____________your time.
Bella: I wasn’t (11) planning on it [v. to intend to do something, or to expect something to
happen].
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Mike: Mr. Molina.
Mr. Molina: Hey, Mike. Oh yes, Miss Swan. Hi. The pass? Thank you. Welcome to the class
here. Here’s your (12) stuff (meaning:_________________________________),
okay?. And uh, I got a seat for you right here, so (13) come over [v.
to travel to a place, especially a long way across water in order to live in a new country]
The last one, just follow along till you (14) catch up (mean-
ing:___________________________________________),.
Mike (to the class): All right guys. Today, we’re gonna be observing the behaviour of
planaria, a.k.a. flatworms. So, what we’re gonna do…(15) regenerate
(meaning:___________________________________________) Zombie worms.
No cell phones. Guys, let’s get to it. Gentle, gentle, certain areas. Please just
don’t cut here. We don’t cut here. You don’t believe this. Let’s try to focus while
we (16) check those out [v. prove to be true or correct], okay?

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 Finding Nemo: first day of school
Nemo: First day of school! First day of school! Wake up, wake up! C’mon, first day of school!
Marlin: I don’t wanna go to school. Five more minutes.
Nemo: Not you, dad. Me!
Marlin: Okay...huh?
Nemo: Get up, get up! It’s time for school! It’s time for school! It’s time for school! It’s time for
school! Oh boy! Oh boy!
Marlin: All right, I’m up.
Nemo: Oh boy--whoa!
Marlin: Nemo!
Nemo: First day of school!
Marlin: Nemo, (1)_________! __________! You’ll never get out of there yourself. I’ll do it. All
right, where’s the break? You feel a break?
Nemo: No.
Marlin: Sometimes you can’t tell ‘cause fluid is rushing to the area. Now, any rushing fluids?
Nemp: No.
Marlin: Are you (2) woozy [adj. slightly dizzy, sick, or weak] ?

Nemo: No.

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Marlin: How many (3) stripes (meaning:_________________________________)do I have?
Nemo: I’m fine.
Marlin: Answer the stripe question!
Nemo: Three.
Marlin: No! See, something’s wrong with you. I have one, two, three--that’s all I have? Oh,
you’re okay. How’s (4) _____________fin?
Nemo: Lucky.
Marlin: Let’s see. Are you sure you wanna go to school this year? ‘Cause there’s no
problem if you don’t. You can wait 5 or 6 years.
Nemo: (5)____________, dad. It’s time for school.
Marlin: Ah-ah-ah! Forgot to brush.
Nemo: Ohh...
Marlin: Do you want this (6) [anemone n. a plant of the buttercup family which typically has
brightly coloured flowers and deeply divided leaves] to (7) sting
(meaning:____________________________________________) you?
Nemo: Yes.
Marlin: Brush.
Nemo: Okay, I’m (8)________________.
Marlin: You missed a spot.
Nemo: Where?
Marlin: There. Ha ha! Right there. And here and here and here!
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Marlin: All right, we’re excited. The first day of school. (9)_____________________. We are
ready to learn to get some knowledge. What’s the one thing we have to remember
about the ocean?
Nemo: (10) ______________________________.
Marlin: That’s my boy. First, we check to see that the (11) coast
(meaning:__________________________________) is clear. We
(12)____________and ________________. And then we go out and back in. And
Then (13)_________________, out and back in. And sometimes if you want to do
it four times….
Nemo: Dad….
Marlin: All right, come on boy.

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UNIT 4: LEGEND OF
ENGLISH

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 Magic Spelling Tracing the Words!

Expecto Patronum (expecto + patronum)

(1) ‘expecto’ = [Latin] to await

(2) ‘patronum’ = [Latin] protection
English words: patron = (n.) ผู้อุปถัมภ์
Patronize = (v.) อุปถัมภ์, อุปการะ

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 Engorgio

(from engorge [en-+gorge] = v. to grow or fill up)

en- = [prefix] “to cause (a person or thing) to be…..

English words: enlarge = (v.) ทำ�ให้ใหญ่ขึ้น
enrich = (v.) ทำ�ให้ดีขึ้น, ทำ�ให้รวยขึ้น

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Mythology
t h e L e g e n d o f En g l i s h W o rd s

(1) Eros, god of love and sexual desire

Root: Eros >> ___________ (adj.) related

to sexual desire and pleasure

(2) Ceres: goddess of agriculture

Root: Ceres >> Cereal (n.) a food that is

made from grain and eaten with milk

(3) Mars: god of war

Root: Mars >> Martial (adj.) relating to or

about war
_____________ (n.) the third month of the
year named after Mars. Romans believed
that March was the season of wars.

(4) Vulcan: god of fire

Root: Vulcan >> Volcano (n.) opening in the

earth through which lava erupts

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(5) Ôkeanos: god of the river
Oceanus, the source of all the Earth’s
fresh-water

Root: Oceanus >> ___________(n.) large

body of water

(6)Typhon: father of all monsters

Root: Typhon >> ____________(n.)

huge rotating tropical storm

(7) Jove (Jupiter): god of sky and

thunder

Root: Jove >> jovial (adj.) friendly and in a

good mood

(8) Atlas: a man condemned to carry

the heavens upon his shoulders

Root: Atlas (n.) _______________________

_______________________________

(9) Clotho: the Fate who spun the

thread of life

Root: Clotho >> ______________(n.) ma-

terial made by weaving

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(10) Fortuna : goddess of luck

Root: Fortuna >> _____________(n.)

chance or luck

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Common Word Roots used in English Today
Fill words and their meaning derived from these roots in the table

Root Meaning Example Definition

agri field agriculture farming
anthropo man anthropology the study of man
astro star astronaut (1)
bio life (2) the study of life
cardio heart cardiac pertaining to the heart
cede go precede (3)
chromo color chromatology the science of colors
demos people democracy government by the people
derma skin epidermis the outer layer of skin
dyna power dynamic characterized by power and energy
geo earth (4) the study of the earth
helio sun heliotrope any plant that turns toward the sun
hydro water hydroponics growing of plants in water reinforced with nutrients
hypno sleep hypnosis a state of sleep induced by suggestion
ject throw (5) (6)
magni great, big magnify (7)
man(u) hand (8) written by hand
mono one monoplane airplane with one wing
ortho straight orthodox right, true, straight opinion
pod foot pseudopod false foot
psycho mind psychology (9)
pyro fire pyrometer an instrument for measuring temperatures
script write manuscript hand written
terra earth terrace a raised platform of earth
thermo heat (10) instrument for measuring heat
zoo animal zoology the study of animals

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HOW ARE
WORDS FORMED?
Listen to the “Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots” Rap and try to complete the song’s lyrics

PreFIxes, SufIxes, & Roots” Rap

**Chorus
Words are power, and that’s the truth
Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots
Words are power, they run this town
So let’s run the track back, and break ‘em on down

Let me break this down, we start with “root words” the truest
Not a full word, just a linguistic unit
You get a lot of room here to improvise
Visualize words of small size as I summarize
“aqua” means water, “ami” means____________
“bio” means life, “hemo” means blood
“geo” means __________, and “vita” means life
Let’s hit the next topic so y’all can get it right

**Chorus

You want to know what’s next, it’s the “prefix step”

The initial portion of a term or object
Look at the word itself, it’s a two-part patch
“pre” means __________, and “fix” is to attach
“anti-” means against, “inter-” means _____________
“poly-” means many, while “homo-” means the same
“pseudo-” means false, and “trans-” mean___________
Prefixes start words, you should never take a loss

**Chorus

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If prefixes come before, then what’s the next chapter
“Suffixes” follows root words, so they must come after
And while this may sound absurd
A suffix can also change the grammar function of a whole word
“Wait, from adjectives to adverbs?” Like clear into clearly
“But then child into childish?” It’s semantics, can you hear me?
“-ology” means study of, “-ism” is belief in
“-cide” means__________, and “-or” and “-er” mean demonstration
“-phobia” means _____________, “-kinesis” means movement
And that’s what it is, now you’re getting some improvement

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 Let's form some news words from what we have
learned from the song.
• Root word
Ø Aqua >> (1) aquarium (n.) a building containing tanks of live fish of different species.
(2) aquamarine (n.) a light bluish-green color
Ø Ami >> (1) amiable (adj.) having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
(2) amity (n.) friendly relations
Ø bio >> (1)__________________________________________________________
(2)__________________________________________________________
Ø hemo >> (1) hemoglobin (n.) an element in the red corpuscles

(2) hemotoxic (adj.) causing blood-poisoning

Ø geo >> (1)_____________________________________________________
(2)___________________________________________________________
Ø vita >> (1) vital (adj.) relating to life; as, vital power
(2) vitalize (v.) give strength and energy to

• Prefix
Ø Pre- >> (1) precede (v.) come before (something) in time
(2)___________________________________________________________
Ø Anti- >> (1) antisocial (adj.) not sociable or wanting the company of others

(2) antibody (n.) a protein produced in the blood that fights diseases
Ø Poly- >> (1) polygon (n.) a figure having many sides

(2) polyclinic (n.) a clinic where both general and specialist examinations and treat-
ments are available to outpatients.
Ø Homo- >> (1)____________________________________________________________

(2) homogeneous (adj.) of the same kind; alike

Ø Pseudo >> (1) pseudonym (n.) a fictitious name adopted, esp by an author

(2) pseudo-science (n.) a system of thought or a theory that is not formed in a scien-
tific way

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• Suffix
Ø -ology >> (1) psychology (n.) the scientific study of the human mind and its functions,
especially those affecting behaviour in a given context.
(2)__________________________________________________________
Ø -ism >> (1)__________________________________________________________

(2)__________________________________________________________
Ø -cide (1) genocide (n.) systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
(2)__________________________________________________________
Ø -or/ -er >> (1)__________________________________________________________

(2)___________________________________________________________
Ø -phobia >> (1) aquaphobia (n.) abnormal fear of water / rabies

(2) zoophobia (n.) abnormal fear of animals

Ø -kinesis >> (1) telekinesis (n.) the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by

mental power or other non-physical means.

(2) Geokinesis (n.) the mental and/or physical ability to control/manipulate earth

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More Prefix You Need To Know!
(1) Number prefixes
Root (Affix) Example Break it down!
uni (one) universe
bi (two) bicycle bi + cycle
tri (three) triangle
octa (eight) octagon
dec (ten) decade
centi (hundred) centimeter centi+meter
milli (thousand) millimeter
ped (foot) pedestrian
pod (foot) tripod tri+pod

(2) Prefixes that mean “NO”: a- de- dis-, in- non- un-, contra-
Root (Affix) Meaning Examples
a-, an- without, not - asexual
- amoral
- anarchy
de- reverse action, away - defrost
- desensitize
- deduct
dis-, dif-, di- not, apart - dissatisfied
- disorganized,
- different
in-, il-, it-, im- not - inappropriate
- illegal
- impossible
non- not - nonproductive
- nonessential
- nonsense
un- not - unlikely
- unnoticeable
- unreliable
contra-, counter- against - contrary
- contradict
- counterproductive

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(3) Prefixes that indicate “when,” “where,” or “more”: pre-, post-, ante-, inter-,
infra-, traps-, sub-, circum-, ultra¬

Root (Affix) Example Break it down!

pre-, pro- before - preliminary
- previous
- prologue
post- after - postwar
- postoperative
- postpone
ante- before - antecedent
- antechamber
inter- between, among - interstate
- intercept
- interfere
intra- within - intramural
- intrastate
trans- across - transsexual
- transparent
- transaction
sub- under - submarine
- submerge
- subjugate
circum- around - circumnavigate
- circumference
ultra- beyond, on the far side of, - ultrasonic
excessive - ultraviolet

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More Suffix You Must Learn!
(1) Suffixes used to form “VERB”with the meaning “cause to be”.

Suffix Example
-ise - stabilize, characterize, visualize
-ate - differentiate, educate, duplicate
-fy - classify, exemplify, simplify
-en - awaken, fasten, shorten

(2) Suffixes used to form “NOUN”

Suffix Example
- tion, -sion - admission, demonstration, expansion
- er - advertiser, computer, driver
- ment - development, punishment, unemployment
- ant, ent - assistant, consultant, student
- age - breakage, wastage, package
- al - denial, refusal, dismissal
- ery/-ry - robbery, misery, bakery
- ism - Marxism, Buddhism
- ship - friendship, citizenship, leadership
- ity - ability, similarity, responsibility
- ness - darkness, preparedness, consciousness
- cy - urgency, efficiency, frequency
- ence, -ance - preference, dependence, attendance, acceptance

(3) Suffixes used to form “ADJECTIVE”

Suffix Example
- al - central, political, national
- ent - different, dependent, excellent
- ive - attractive, effective, imaginative
- ous - continuous, dangerous, famous
- ful - beautiful, peaceful, careful
- less - endless, homeless, careless
- able - drinkable, countable, avoidable

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International
English

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International English refers to the concept of the English language as a global means
of communication between speakers who do not share the same languages or cultural
backgrounds.

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Global English or Whose Language is it
Anyway?
In the 1500 years since the Roman’s left Britain, English has shown an unique ability to absorb, evolve, invade
and, if we’re honest, steal. After foreign settlers got it started, it grew into a fully-fledged language all of its own, before
leaving home and travelling the world, first via the high seas, then via the high speed broadband connection, pilfering
words from over 350 languages and establishing itself as a global institution. All this despite a written alphabet that
bears no correlation to how it sounds and a system of spelling that even Dan Brown couldn’t decipher.

Right now around 1.5 billion people now speak English. Of these about a quarter are native speakers, a
quarter speak it as their second language, and half are able to ask for directions to a swimming pool. Modern hybrids
of English have really caught on. There’s Hinglish – which is Hindi-English, Chinglish – which is Chinese-English and
Singlish – which is Singaporean English – and not that bit when they speak in musicals. So in conclusion, the lan-
guage has got so little to do with England these days it may well be time to stop calling it ‘English’. But if someone
does think up a new name for it, it should probably be in Chinese.

absorb (v.) ดูดซึม, ซึมซับ, รับเอา pilfer (v.) ลักเล็กขโมยน้อย

evolve (v.) __________________________ decipher (v.) ถอดรหัส, แปลความหมาย
invade (v.) __________________________ quarter (n.) __________________

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Singlish Chat on Phone
>>Singlish Chat on Phone (http://youtu.be/NwhmJaWIU2M)
Auntie: Arrrlo?
Vernon: Hello, Auntie a?
Auntie: Arrrrrrrrrr
Vernon: This is Vernon again ar…I…I…need to do another party a…Can I order food from you guys?
Auntie: Errrrrrrr? Ya…Can…Can…What you want a?
Vernon: Whats the menu arr this weekend?
Auntie: Aaa…This weekend? Hmm..,fly rice and beef fly rice.
Vernon: I like fried rice…
Auntie: Errr…you want chicken kali?
Vernon: Chic!? Yaa Yaa chicken curry is good…
Auntie: Got also the Nasi lemak. Errrr all you want a?
Vernon: Ya Ya eemmmm….it’s going to be a big party. What kind of drinks can you give us auntie?
Auntie: Errrr drinks errmmm…We have the flu joos…We have also aaaaarr…we have (Bandung???)…
eerrr…we also have soft drinks like Cock! (=Coke)
Vernon: Sorry, what drink is that?
Auntie: Cock!
Vernon: Woo
Auntie: Medium cock also got, big cock also got which one you want? Also can…can…can 3 Cock for a
price of one la! I give you ar…you order enuff…I give you like that aa…
Vernon: Woooow, what a Great Heart! I will take that laa…
Auntie: Which one? Small one?
Vernon: No…actually I got a lot of people.
Auntie: Acatually, you get the medium. 30 cent I give you big cock.
Vernon: 30 cent more for the…the big one aa…
Auntie: aaaarrrr
Vernon: Ok…Ya I think I need the big one..
Auntie: You need the big one…aa
Vernon: But auntie, is yours the real thing? Nice to drink or not?
Auntie: AI YAAAA…..Of course very nice one la..No need to worry aa…
Vernon: When can you deliver the drink?
Auntie: You tell me the food how many the cock also how many I give you…
Vernon: Ok…thanks auntie, I confirm again later… Then I call you again.
Auntie: Ok ok…thank you

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Singlish Guide:
A Guide to Understanding Our Local Slang

“lah”: it is used for punctuating most sentences used by the locals.

“Don’t pray pray ah!” : “Don’t mess around!”
“Oh, izzit?”: “That’s interesting.” / “Oh, is that true?”
“Dohwan”: “No, thanks.” / “I don’t want it.”
“Kiasu”: A general term used to describe the highly competitive nature of many Singaporeans. It is originally
a Chinese dialect expression that literally means “fear of losing”.
“So how?”: “So what do we do now?”
“Alamak!”: A general expression of dismay or incredulity.
“Can can!”: “Yes, definitely.”
“Auntie / Uncle”: A respectful form of an address for an older man / woman, respectively.
“Lai dat also can?”: “Is that acceptable?”

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THE HINGLISH

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Teacher: You long hair and lanky fellow, stand where you are sitting. Teacher enter, no notice, full insulting.
Your mother father manners, this?
[A man answers him with his language.]
Teacher: Speak in English! This English Coaching not local language.
A man: Actually talk was that sir.
Teacher: Full stop!
A man: Sorry sir.
Teacher: Sorry ka baby. You together thinking, English speaking like a rice plate eating, No! Never, huh not!
English speaking not a children play. English speaking like a undertaker play. Tajmahal create!!
A man: Tajmahal create??
Teacher: YES!!! Again time careful. Again time this behavior, so touch to my finger print your chick (cheek).
So big chick, you chick, red red chick, understand?
A man: Yes, sir.
Teacher: The postman, the busy man, the collector letter from the fever. Student “Chat Bhandaar” Stand up!!

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 It’s
Hinglish,
innit?
Hinglish - a hybrid of English and south Asian lan-
guages, used both in Asia and the UK - now has its
own dictionary. Is it really a pukka way to speak?

Are you a “badmash”? And if you had to get some-

where in a hurry, would you make an “airdash”?
Maybe you should be at your desk working, instead
you’re reading this as a “timepass”.

These are examples of Hinglish, in which English and the languages of south Asia overlap, with
phrases and words borrowed and re-invented.

It’s used on the Indian sub-continent, with English words blending with Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi,
and also within British Asian families to enliven standard English.

A dictionary of the hybrid language has been gathered by Baljinder Mahal, a Derby-based teach-
er and published this week as The Queen’s Hinglish.

Goodness Gracious Me used Hinglish

“Much of it comes from banter - the exchanges between the British white population and the
Asians,” she says.
“It’s also sometimes a secret language, which is being used by lots of British Asians, but it’s
never been picked up on.”

And in multi-cultural playgrounds, she now hears white pupils using Asian words, such as “kati”,
meaning “I’m not your friend any more”. For the young are linguistic magpies, borrowing from
any language, accent or dialect that seems fashionable.
And the dictionary identifies how the ubiquitous “innit” was absorbed into British Asian speech
via “haina” - a Hindi tag phrase, stuck on the sentences and meaning “is no?”

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Chinglish: mistakes, errors or
first language influences?

Chinglish refers to spoken or written English language that is influenced by the Chinese
language. The term “Chinglish” is commonly applied to ungrammatical or nonsensical
English in Chinese contexts. Here are the collections of Chinglish:

My English, My Identity!
Learning English with Japanese Accent [Comedy]

[http://youtu.be/Lu7IkMVKA5g]

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Unit 6:
Critical and
Analytical
Literature

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 Titanic
(Drama) (1997)
Source: eslnotes.com/movies

Read the Titanic plot and summary and learn some bold vocabulary in the plot

Plot summary [http://youtu.be/DNyKDI9pn0Q]

On April 15th, 1912, the Titanic, the largest and most
luxurious passenger ship built until that time, struck an iceberg in
the North Atlantic Ocean while on its maiden voyage [การเดินทาง
เป็นครั้งแรก] from Southhampton, England to New York City. 1,517
of the ship’s 2,207 passengers died when the great ship---which
was generally thought to be unsinkable
[meaning__________________________] ---went down to the
bottom of the ocean floor just two hours after striking the iceberg
[meaning_______________________]. Among the dead were
some of the richest people alive, but in fact the majority [meaning_______________________] of
those who died were relatively poor people who were trapped [meaning_______________________]
in the bottom of the ship, in what was called the ‘steerage’ [ส่วนของเรือโดยสาร ที่เก็บค่าโดยสารถูกที่สุด]
quarters.
This film tells the story of that tragic [meaning__________________________]---event from
the point of view of Rose, a 100 year old woman who survived the sinking
[meaning__________________________]---, and is now looking back at what happened, 85 years
later. This happens because one day, Rose recognizes a painting of herself that was being shown on
TV, after it had been recovered [meaning__________________________] --- by a group of
undersea [ที่เกี่ยวกับใต้ทะเล] explorers who were filming the remains of the Titanic on the ocean bottom.
After she sees her portrait [meaning__________________________], she and her granddaughter
contact Brock, the leader of the exploration ship, so that she can tell him the story of her amazing
adventure.

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At the time of the sinking, Rose was a charming [meaning__________________________]
but spoiled [meaning__________________________] 17 year old woman who was sailing back to
America in order to get married to Cal Hockley, a rich, arrogant and truly disagreeable businessman
who was going to eventually inherit [รับมรดก] millions of dollars. Rose was desperate [สิ้นหวัง] to avoid
this fate [meaning__________________________], but she was being pushed to do so by her
mother, a snobby [หัวสูง, วางมาดเป็นผู้ดี] woman who had recently discovered that her recently deceased
[meaning__________________________] husband had left her and Rose without any money,
despite their rich family name.
In a moment of great depression [meaning__________________________], Rose considers
jumping off the Titanic, but is convinced [meaning__________________________] not to do so by
Jack Dawson, a charming young artist who travels around the world, painting the people that he sees.
Jack has no money and is clearly not from the same social class as Rose or Cal, but over the next
couple days, they quickly fall in love, which obviously does not please either Cal or Rose’s mother.
Yet for Rose herself, meeting Jack is probably the best thing that would ever happen to her, for during
the course of their two short days together, Jack saves her “in every way that a person can be saved.”

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Jack’s promise: It’s time to say goodbye
Fill in missing words and their meanings the blanks
Jack: ….promise me you will survive... that you will
never give up [meaning_______________________]... no matter what happens... no matter how
hopeless...promise me now, and never let go of that promise.
Rose: I promise. I will never let go, Jack. I’ll never let go.
Jack: Listen Listen! I got you. I won’t let go.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Jack: you’re the most amazingly astounding [meaning_______________________] wonderful girl

I’ve ever known…[…..] I know I have nothing to offer you, Rose. I know that. But I’m involved

[meaning_______________________] now. You jump, I jump, remember? I can’t turn away

[meaning_______________________]without knowin’ that you’re goin’ to be alright.

Rose: I’ll never let go Jack. I’ll never let go.

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Back to the present: Old Rose

Fill in missing words and their meanings the blanks

Old Rose: Fifteen hundred people went into the sea when Titanic sank from under us. There were
twenty boats floating nearby and only one came back. One. Six were saved from the water, myself
included. Six out of fifteen hundred. Afterward, the seven hundred people in the boats had nothing to
do but wait... wait to die, wait to live, wait for an absolution [meaning_______________________]
which would never come.

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English is in the quotes

constantly (adv.)__________________________________________
accomplishment (n.)________________________________________

Tame (v.)__________________________________________

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trap (v.)_________________________________________________
dogma (n.) a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are
expected to accept without any doubts (กฎเกณฑ์,หลักเกฎท์,ความเชื่อ,คำ�สอน,ลัทธิศาสนา)
inner (adj.)_______________________________________________
courage (n.)______________________________________________
intuition (n.)______________________________________________
secondary (adj.) ___________________________________________

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matter (v.)________________________________________________

scent (v.)_________________
_______________________
part (v.)_________________
_______________________
morrow (n.) ______________
_______________________
sorrow (n.) _______________
_______________________

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ENGLISH Proverbs
Every culture has a collection of wise sayings that offer advice about how to live your life.
These sayings are called “proverbs”. It’s good to know the really common English proverbs
because you hear them come up in conversation all the time. Sometimes people say the entire
proverb to give advice to a friend. Moreover, learning proverbs can also help you to under-
stand the way that people in English-speaking cultures think about the world.
(1) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Meaning : ________________________________________________________________

(2) “Two wrongs don’t make a right.”

Meaning : When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will
only make things worse.

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(3) “The pen is mightier than the sword.”

Meaning: Trying to convince people with ideas and words is more effective than trying
to force people to do what you want.

(4) “When in Rome, do as the Romans.”

Meaning : ________________________________________________________________

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(5) “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

Meaning:_________________________________________________________________

(6) “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

Meaning: Strong people don’t give up when they come across challenges. They just work
harder.

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(7) “Birds of a feather flock together.”

Meaning:_________________________________________________________________

(8) “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

Meaning: Sometimes it’s good to be away from your partner, because it makes you want
tosee each other again.

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(9) “You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.”

Meaning: When you try to do something great, you’ll probably make a few people an-
noyed or angry. Don’t worry about those people; just focus on the good results.

(10) “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”

Meaning: When you try to do something great, you’ll probably make a few people an-
noyed or angry. Don’t worry about those people; just focus on the good results.

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 UNIT 7: I
Speak English
....ค่ะ

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 The Secret Codes of Sound:
Let’s watch this clip before we start: http://youtu.be/kB_GSstdsFQ
Now! , forget the A, B, C, D, E…. in your text! We are going explore…..
“The World of Sound”

In the world of English sound, we do have our own codes…let say the secret alphabets to decode a correct
pronunciation of a particular word. We call these codes as “Phonetic symbols”. In your world, English language has 21
consonants and 5 vowels, but in Sound language, we have 44 phonetic symbols including consonants sounds and vowel
sounds.

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VOWEL SOUNDS

The Codes English words

• /ʃʌt/ ______________________________

• /hɑːt/ ______________________________

• /θɪŋk/ ______________________________

• /wɜːk/ ______________________________

• /leɪtə/ ______________________________

• /bɔːt/ ______________________________

• /puːl/ ______________________________

• /dɑʊt/ ______________________________

• /dʒəʊk/ ______________________________

• /ðeə/ ______________________________

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Tongue Twisters
Advanced English Pronunciation Practices

Tongue Twister #1 – Peter Piper

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Tongue Twister #2 –
She Sells Sea-Shells

She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore.

The shells she sells are sea-shells, I’m sure.
For if she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore
Then I’m sure she sells sea-shore shells.

Tongue Twister #3 – The Bug & the Bear

A big bug bit a bold bald bear and the bold bald bear bleed blood badly.

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UNIT 8: Old
Habits Die Hard

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First Language Interference
Students’ Old Pronunciation Habits Die Hard
Interference [meaning:____________________________] from a student’s native language
is mostly in the form of (1) pronunciation and (2) sentence structure errors. Pronunciation mistakes
are due to the fact that spoken sounds or phonemes differ from language to language. Paul Kuehn,
the American teacher, who has had experience teaching both Taiwanese and Thai ESL students in
his life will focus on common English pronunciation and sentence structure which give these students
trouble.

1. Final Aspirated Consonants:

Examples: (1) “p” and “b” in pop and Bob
(2) “t” and “d” intest and did
(3) “k” in coke; and the “ch” in church.
**The Thai language doesn’t have any final aspirated consonants. The final aspirated consonants in English are all pronounced
as glottal stops in both Taiwanese and Thai.

2. Final “s” and “sh” Consonants:

Examples the words: gas, mouse, English, and finish
(1) gas → gat
(2) mouse → mow
(3) English → Englit
(4.) finish → finit
** In the Thai language there are no final “s” or “sh” sounds; therefore, when Thais pronounce these words, they chop off the
final sound.

3. Final “l” Consonant:

In the Thai language, the final “l” consonant is pronounced like a “n” sound. Most Thais will pronounce his name (1)
Paul as “Pawn” and (2) centralas “sentawn”.

4. Adjectives Placed After Nouns:

Example: “game computer” X
“computer game” (O)
** Thai language: noun + adjectives
** English language: adjective + noun

5. Verb Tenses Formed Incorrectly:

There is one base verb and no past or past participle forms in Thai and Taiwanese, and tenses are distinguished by inserting
words before or after the verb.

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Have you ever known that...?
Mistake & Confusion
(1) Flight Attendants
Look at the following spellings:
(1) Air Hostress
(2) Air Hostage
(3) Air Hostess
Which one is correct?......

Vocab:
1.) hostage (n.) =________________________________

2) หนัง soundtrack
Wrong: “I want to watch a soundtrack film.” X
Correct:______________________________ (O)
**Note:
- I want to watch an English film that is dubbed into Thai. = อยากดูหนังภาษาอังกฤษพากย์ไทย
- I want to watch a Japanese film with Thai subtitles. =_____________________________
Vocab:
1.) soundtrack (n.) =_______________________________________________________________
2.) dub (v.) =______________________________________________________________________
3.) a subtitled film (n.) =_____________________________________________________________

(3) นักศึกษาปี 1 “freshy”?

Wrong: “freshy” X
Correct: ______________________________ (O)
Vocab:
1.) a sophomore (n.) =______________________________________________________________
2.) a junior (v.) =___________________________________________________________________
3.) a senior (n.) =__________________________________________________________________

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(4) stuffs/ staffs/ equipments !?!?!
Wrong: stuffs/ staffs/equipments X
Correct: ______________________________ /
Note:
1.) stuff (n.) =__________________________________________________________
Example: We’ll have to carry all our camping stuff.
2.) equipment (n.) =______________________________________________________
Example: This hospital has a lot of new equipment.
3.) Staff (n.) = __________________________________________________________
Example: I get along well with all the staff.

(5) “Check bill”หน่อยครับ

Wrong: “Check bill” (X)
Correct: (1)________________________ (O)
(2)________________________ (O)
******เลือกใช้อย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งนะจ๊ะ*****

(6) BATH & BAHT

> > Match these pictures with the words below:

A: BATH
________________________
B: BAHT
________________________

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(7) “...up to you.”

> > Please complete the sentence below:

“________up to you.”

Meaning:_________________________________

(8) advice vs advise

1.) advice (__) = recommendation or counsel
Example: I am very thankful to you for your advice.
2.) advise (__) = offer advice to someone
Example: The travel agent will advise you where to stay.

(9) affect vs effect

1.) affect (n./ v.) = influence or change something
Example: This bad weather will affect the crops.
2.) effect (n./v.) = result; produce a result
Example: Aspirin has no effect on the blood pressure.

(10) all together / altogether

1.) All together is applied to people or things that are being treated as a group.
Example: We put the pots and pans all together on the shelf
2.) Altogether means entirely
Example: I am altogether pleased to be receiving this award.

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NOTE:

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UNIT 9:
US vs UK

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Friends: Amanda’s fake British accent
Watch the clip and fill some missing words in the blank

Phoebe: Hey!
Chandler: Hey Pheebs!
Phoebe: Oh, you won’t believe who moved back to town.
Monica: I know, Amanda! She called me too! She’s the worst!
Chandler: Who’s Amanda?
Monica: She’s this girl who used to live in the building before you did. Then she moved to
__________and she picked up this fake _________ accent. On the machine this is her message.
“Monica, darling! It’s Amanda calling!”
Phoebe: You know what Amanda said to me when she got me on the phone? “Oh, so sorry to
__________your Mobile!” If you don’t wanna get me on my __________ (Am. cell phone),
then don’t call me on my mobile!”
Monica: All right what are we gonna do! I don’t wanna see her!!
Phoebe: Ugh, Let’s just _____her_____!
Monica: What?
Phoebe: Cut her out of our lives! Just __________ her calls and dodge [v. to avoid something
unpleasant] her ’till she gets the point!
Monica: I guess we could try that, but... it seems so harsh! [adj. unkind, cruel, or more severe than is neces-
sary] (to Chandler) Have you ever done that?
Chandler: No, had it done to me though. Feels good !
_________________________________________________________________________________
Amanda: Hello Monica. It’s Amanda calling again. I am in the neighborhood hoping I can pop by your
____________! (Am. apartment)
Monica: You’re from Yonkers! Your last name is BuffaMonteezi!
Amanda: Let’s see.. So should you get this directly ring me back on my mobile.
Phoebe: Ok, don’t hold thy [n. your] breath!
Chandler: Hello? Is someone on the ________?

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Amanda: Yes, I was looking for Monica.
Chandler: __________, she’s right here. Someone’s on the phone, for ya.
Monica: We weren’t picking up, it’s Amanda!
Monica: Hi Amanda! Actually now... it’s... is not a good time. Dinner tomorrow night? Ok, Phoebe an
I will see you then!
Phoebe: Why, why, why didn’t you just say no!
Monica: Well, I said ’no’ to her coming over [meaning:___________________] now! I couldn’t say
’no’ twice! I get this uncontrollable need to please people!
_________________________________________________________________________________
Phoebe: Hi!
Monica: Hi!
Amanda: (In a fake British accent) It’s so nice to see you! Both of you! Look at me. Look how young I
look! Oh gosh! We have so much to ____________[phrv.to do something that you have not
been able to do recently!] But first things first: touch my abs. I don’t exercise at all! Oh gosh,
so Monica, you’re married!
Monica: Yeah! Yeah! His name is Chandler and...
Amanda: Oh, smell my neck! It’s not perfume! It’s me! It’s my natural___________!
Phoebe: Musty! (n. เหม็นอับ)
Monica: (Into the phone) Hello? Chandler, what’s wrong? (She listens) Oh my God, are you alright? Yeah, I’ll be right there. I’m
so sorry, but Chandler was in a car accident.
Phoebe: Oh my God. Was Mike with him?
Monica: Nope!
_________________________________________________________________________________
Monica: We are not friends with Phoebe anymore.
Chandler: If she asks, I protested a little, but ok!
Phoebe: Oh Chandler! Thank God you’re alive. Monica, can I talk to you outside for a minute?
Monica: I have nothing to say to you.
Amanda: Wow, my flat is__________this size!
Phoebe: Please, Monica, in the hall?
Amanda: Ooh, that accident must have been terrible. You look positively ghastly [adj. describe
someone who looks very ill or shocked].
Chandler: Well, aren’t you a treat.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Monica: Well, I guess we should go back in. When you gave me another chance, I guess we should
do the same for Amanda.
Phoebe: Yeah, I guess you’re right.
Amanda: Can you believe it. I’ve never had any professional dance training.

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>>The Differences British and American English spelling
Source: spellzone.com

Spelling British American

change
behaviour behavior
colour color
favourite favorite
-our and -or _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

centimetre caliber
centre centimeter
-re and -er
fibre center
fiber

Note: These words are spelled with -re in both Britain and the USA:
acre massacre mediocre ogre

analogue analog
dialogue dialog
-ogue  and -og
catalogue catalog
_____________ _____________

cancelled canceled
jeweller jeweler
levelled leveled

******************************************* *******************************************
appal appall
-l and -ll
enrol enroll
enthral enthrall
fulfil fulfill
instil instill
skilful skillful
wilful willful

appetiser appetizer
characterize characterize
_____________ organize
-ise and -ize
organise _____________
analyse
analyze

Note: Some words are the same in both countries:

size capsize prize seize advise surprise advertise

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 Spelling change British American

defence ____________
offence offense
-ce and -se pretence pretense
vice ___________
licence (n.) license (n./v.)
practice (n.) practise (v.) practice (n./v.)

sulphate sulfate
-ph and -f ___________ sulfide
sulphur sulfur

-ugh and -f or -w draught draft

___________ plow
mould mold
-ou and -o moult molt
smoulder smolder
-mme and -m programme program
cheque (money)
check
-que and -ck chequer (game)
____________
acknowledgement acknowledgment
-ge and -g ageing aging
judgement judgment
aluminium aluminum
axe ax
cosy cozy
kerb (edge of road) curb
furore furor
grey gray
carat karat
Miscellaneous
liquorice licorice
moustache mustache
nought naught
pyjamas pajamas
sceptic skeptic
phial vial
whisky whiskey

burnt burned
_____________ dreamed
-t and –ed learnt learned
(irregular and regular past tenses smelt smelled
and past participles) spilt _______________
spoilt spoiled

dove
dived
-ed and (un) changed forms ____________
fit
(regular and irregular past tenses
and past participles) _____________
wetted

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The Differences in British and American Vocabulary
>> Watch the conversation between Robbert, the British man, and Jessica, American
woman. Look at some vocabulary in their conversation and guess how to change
them.

Scene 1 [http://youtu.be/AmgU2RUESbA – 0.00-0.50/ 0.50-end ]

Jessica: Today let’s learn some of the main differences between North American and British English

Jessica: Hey! Robbert!

Robbert: Hey Jessica! What a surprise, seeing you here at the_____________! (Am.____________)

Jessica: Yes, I’m on summer _____________ (Brit:_____________), and I’m going to see the new

Harry Potter _______________ (Brit.______________).

Robbert: Me too! It looks fantastic. But this ____________ (Am.____________) is enormous.

Jessica: I know, I’ve been waiting in the line for 10 minutes, and I have a ton of heavy bag.

Robbert: Let me help you.

Jessica: Oh, thanks! You stay with these and I’ll take my______________ (Brit.________________).

Robbert: Where have you been?

Jessica: I went _____________ (Brit.________________)…there’s new clothes_________

(Brit.__________) and I bought some beautiful ______________ (Brit._______________).

Robbert: Ahh nice! Where are you going after the film?

Jessica: I haven’t planned anything. Why?  

Robbert: We could go and eat something. I’m so hungry. I could eat a horse.

Jessica: Sound good! We could take a__________ (Brit.____________) after.

Grammar focus I: Time adverbs with Past simple & Present perfect

Past-time adverbs: just, ever, already and yet

1.) often used with the past simple in American English

2.) normally used with present perfect in British English

For example:

Did you phone her yet?

Have you phoned her yet?

Did you eat already?

Have you already eaten?

Garry? You missed him. He just left.

Garry? You've missed him. He's just left.

Did you ever go to Canada?

Have you ever been to Canada?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/

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Scene 2 [http://youtu.be/Lllzm4s2twg - 0.00-0.48/ 0m48-end]
Robbert: Today, let’s learn some more of the main differences between North American and British

English

Robbert: Do you know any places where we can go and eat?

Jessica: I can’t think of anywhere…but I really like some ______________ (Brit:______________)

with ketchup and mayonnaise!

Robbert: Mmmm how delicious! And I know a great place where we can go to get some __________

(Am.______________) and ______________ (Am._______________).

Jessica: Oow sound good! Where is this place?

Robbert: It’s in the _______________ (Am._______________), on the ________________

(Am.________________), next to the new _______________ (Am._______________).

Jessica: Well, I’ll have to stop off at _____________ (Brit._________________) first. I’m out of cash.

Robbert: Ok, ok, I’m starving…

Jessica: Oow the film’s about to start. Let’s go!

Robbert: Aah, let’s go.  

Grammar focus II : Do you have...? / Have you got...?

1.) American English: the 'do' forms refer to particular situations.

2.) British English: have + got in these contexts.

For example:

Do you have time to finish this report before you leave?

Have you got time to finish this report before you leave?

Do you have a problem with this?

Have you got a problem with this?

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language /  

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American Slangs and British Slangs
>> Watch the clips and find out meanings of these slangs
[http://youtu.be/wYmrg3owTRE]

1.) flossing (Am. slang) = ______________________________

2.) chin wag (Brit. slang) = chat

3.) ba-donka-donk (Am. slang) = extremely curvaceous female behind

Ex. I enjoy your ba-donka-donk, honey.

4.) chuffed to bits (Brit. slang) =_______________________________

Ex. I’m chuffed to bits by your ba-donka-donk.

5.) shawty (Am. slang) =_________________________________

Glossary of British and American vocabulary

Source: http://projectbritain.com/americanbritish

“Clothes”

British English American English

Pants / Underwear / Knickers Underwear / panties

briefs/underpants shorts/jockey shorts

Jumper / Pullover / Sweater / Sweater

Jersey

Pinafore Dress Jumper

Vest Undershirt

Waistcoat Vest

Trainers Sneakers

Braces Suspenders

Dressing Gown Robe

Nappy Diaper

Pinny / Apron Apron

Dressing Gown Bath Robe  

Swimming costume Bathing Suit

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 “Sport”

British English American English

Football Soccer

Rounders Baseball

Bat (table tennis) Paddle (ping pong)

“Parts of a Car”

British English American English

Bonnet Hood

Windscreen Windshield

Boot Trunk

Reversing lights Back-up lights

Number plate License plate

Gear lever Gear shift

Exhaust pipe Tail pipe / Muffler

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 “People”

British English American English

Policeman / Bobby/ Cop

Copper

Postman Postal Worker / Mailman / Mail Carrier

Dustman Garbage Man

Friend / Pal / Chum/ Friend / Buddy

Mate / Buddy

Cashier Teller

Lollypop Man Crossing Guard

Guard (railway) Conductor

Solicitor Lawyer/attorney

Caretaker/porter Janitor

Nutter Crazy Person

“Buildings / Shops”

British English American English

Block of flats Apartment building

First floor Second floor

Terrace (row of houses joined) Town House

Chemist Drug Store / Druggist

Surgery Doctor's office

Cafe / Caff (not 24 hrs) Diner

Ironmonger Hardware store

House (one story)

Bungalow
Ranch House

Newsagent News dealer/news stand

Off license/wine merchant Liquor store

Bureau de change Currency exchange

Bill Check (restaurant)

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 “In and around the House”

British English American English

The Toilet / Loo / The John / Bathroom / Restroom

Bog / WC / Visiting the little boys (little girl's room).

Tap Faucet

Garden Backyard / Yard

Cupboard Closet

Wardrobe Closet

Curtains Drapes

Bin / Dust Bin Trash Can

Telephone / Blower / Phone Telephone

Television / Box / Telly/ TV TV / Television

Cooker e.g. gas cooker, electric cooker Range or Stove

Couch / Sofa / Settee Sofa

Hand Basin / Sink Sink

Bath Bath tub

Bath (v.) Bathe

Wireless / Radio Radio

Clothes peg Clothes pin

Sitting room Living room

Lounge Living room

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 “On the Road”

British English American English

Sleeping Policeman /
Speed bump
speed bump

Car park Parking Lot

Zebra Crossing /
Cross Walk
Pedestrian Crossing

Motorway Freeway/throughway

Motorway Super highway

Traffic Jam / Tailback Traffic Jam

Lorry Truck

Tractor Trailer /
Articulated Lorry
Trailer Truck

Petrol Gas / Gasoline

Pavement Sidewalk

Petrol Station Gas Station

Lay-by Pull-off

Roundabout (road) Traffic circle

Fly-over Overpass

Fire Engine Fire Truck

Phone Box Telephone Booth

Overtake (vehicle) Pass

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 “Food”

British English American English

Fairy Cake Cup Cake

Sweets Candy

Sausage / Banger Sausage

Crisps Chips

Chips French Fries

Starter Appetizer

Puddings / Afters / Dessert / Dessert

Sweets

Jam Jelly or Jam

Jelly (a dessert in the UK) Jell-o (flavoured gelatin)

Aubergine Eggplant

Bill (at restaurant) check

Rasher A slice of bacon

Eggy bread (fried) French Toast

Runner beans Green beans

Soldiers Finger sized slices of toast.

(We dip soldiers in our soft boiled eggs)

bap hamburger bun

Take-away Take out

biscuit (sweet) cookie

corn flour corn starch

icing sugar powdered sugar

sorbet sherbet

black or white?(coffee) with or without?

candyfloss cotton candy

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 “Other Words”

British English American English

Torch Flashlight

Plaster Band-Aid

Autumn Fall

Bank Holiday National Holiday

Lift Elevator

Queue Stand in a Line

There's a queue. There's a line.

Trodden on Stepped on

Kip / sleep sleep

Nick steal

Starkers / naked Naked

Come round Come over

Off you go Go ahead

It's gone off It's spoiled

Lady bird Lady bug

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UNIT 10: Slangs
& Idioms

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>> Watch “TEX AVERY – SYMPHONY IN SLANG”

This is a Tex Avery cartoon from 1951 in which a man dies, goes to heaven, and proceeds to tell his
life story to Saint Peter and Noah Webster in slang language. In this seven-minute cartoon, you will
learn 70 slangs and idioms.

Fill in the blanks with the words you hear in this cartoom

Saint peter: You may enter. Next, please!

John Brown: (1) Howdy, Dad? What’s new? How’s tricks? What’s cookin’?[Very informal
greeting]

Saint Peter : What’s cookin’? How’s tricks? Hmm. What a strange language you bring from the earth.

I don’t seem to follow you. I shall refer you to the Master of the Dictionary,

Noah Webster. Perhaps he can understand you. [….] Hmm, Mr Webster…

Noah Webster: Yes…

Saint Peter: This newcomer’s vocabulary is so unusual that I am unable to record his life on earth.

Would you mind seeing if you can comprehend his odd manner of speech?

Now, young man, go ahead with the story of your life.

John Brown: Sure thing, Dad?! Well, (2) I was born with a silver ____________ in my mouth.

[I was born into a rich family]

Noah Webster: “silver spoon in your mouth”?

John Brown : Yes, a silver spoon in my mouth. Then, I seemed (3) to grow up overnight. [my time

as a child seem to pass quickly] One day, at (4) the crack of dawn……. [let’s guess

_____________________] (5) I got up with the _____________ [I get up early] to

hunt a job.” And got a job slinging hash… [serving food in a restaurant, especially a

cheap establishment]…because the proprietor was (6) ________________.[not having

enough employees to do the work] But (7) I couldn’t cut the _______________. [I was

not skilled at the job]…so the guy (8) gave me the gate. [let’s guess:____________]

So (9) I went back to my little hole in the wall.” [a small room] (10) I was beside

myself with ________. [I was very upset] Then I decided to get a train ticket to Texas,

and (11) There I made some dough [I make some money]

(12) punching some cattle. [taking care of cows] From there I flew to Chicago.

There (13) a beautiful girl stepped into the picture. [she becomes a big part of his

life] Our eyes met. (14) My breath came in short pants.” [I was breathing harder than

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normal due to my excitement] And (15) I got goose pimples [he was nervous].

(16) I was all thumbs. [clumsy] (17) Mary’s clothes fit her like a _________ [a very

tigh fit]. She looked mighty pretty with (18) her hair done up in a bun.” [She wore her

hair pinned up] (19) She had good-lookin’ ____________ too!” [She has attractive

legs] Finally, she gives me a date. (20) I put on my white tie and tails. [I dressed in

formal clothes] And brother, did (21) she put on the_____________! [She wore a

formal evening gown including fur] We went around together for some time…(22)

painting the town red [Enjoying parties all over the city],…going to the Stork Club [a

popular nightclub in New York city, 1929- 1965] and a box at the Opera.” [balcony seats

at an opera performance] After the Opera, I had a cocktail and Mary had a Moscow

Mule. [types of alcoholic drinks] At dinner, Mary (23) let her hair __________ [act in

relax manner] and (24) ate like a _________.[She ate a lot] By then, (25) my money

was running out on me. [let’s guess:__________________] So I write a check. (26)

It ____________! [There was not enough money in the bank to cover my expenses]

Brother, I was really (27) in a pickle…” [in an uncomfortable situation] The proprietor

drew a gun on me, but (28) I gave him the slip [I managed to escape] and (29) hid in

the foothills.” [I hid away from anyone else] In no time, (30) the law was on my

__________. [The Police were close to catching me] On the witness stand, the judge

(31) tried to pump me.” [tried to get information out of me and tried to get me to admit

wrong doing] But it seemed that every time I opened my mouth, (32) I put my

__________ in it.” [I kept saying the wrong thing] So (33) he sent me up the river to

do a stretch [a long period of time] in the jug. [I was sent to the jail for a long period of

time] I was (34) up against it…” [I was feeling pressure for being in an unfortunate

situation] and felt myself (35) going to __________.” [getting weak] I (36) raised a big

stink,[I protested], and they finally let me talk to (37) an undercover _________ [a

secret policeman]. After (38) going through a lot of red tape, [Bureaucracy and

confusing processes] he (39) sprung me!” [I was set free] It sure felt good to stretch

my legs again. And I went straight to the bus station and caught a Greyhound for New

York. [Greyhound = famous American bus line] On arriving,(40) I ______________on

Mary [to make a surprise visit], and (41) threw myself at her feet [to beg someone's

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 mercy, forgiveness, blessing] I asked her to marry me. But she (42) turned

her______on me [ignored me] and (43) got on her high horse [to start talking angrily

about something bad that someone else has done] . I couldn’t (44) touch her with a

ten-foot pole.” [To be unable (perhaps figuratively) to approach something or

someone] She wouldn’t say a word. Guess (45) the _________had her tongue. So, I

walked out on her. After that, (46) I went to pieces.” [I became very upset] Feeling

lonely, I went down to Joe’s Malt Shop where a bunch of the boys were (46) hangin’

around. [_______________]Ah, the music was nice. The guy at the piano (47) played

by ______. [without the use of music papers ] (48) I felt a tug at my elbow. [Someone

was pulling on my arm] It was the soda clerk. We sat down and (49) chewed the rag a

while.” [We had a small talk] I (50) heard from the grapevine [I heard a rumor] that

Mary was going around with (51) an old flame.” [someone she used to date] That

(52)________me up [I became very angry] because I knew that he was (53) feeding

her a line.” [o deceive someone with false talk] But the guy really (54) spent his

money like water.” [spends a lot of money] I think he was (55) connected with the

railroad.” [He worked for a railroad company] As they danced, I tried (56) to chisel in

[to interrupt their good times], but the guy (57) got in my _________, [to annoy or bother]

so I left. Outside it was (58) raining cats and dogs.[It was raining very hard] I was

feeling mighty blue, and everything (59) looked ________. [looked hopeless] But I

carried on. I went to the Thousand Islands.” [a group of more than 1,800 islands

between New York and Canada] There I became (60) a beachcomber.” [a vagrant

who lives on the beach] But I still thought of Mary, and (65) a tear ran down my

__________.[To cry softly] So I send her a cable.” [I send a telegram to Mary] Next

day, she sends me back a wire.” [She replies] I rushed back to the US on (66) a cattle

boat [a cargo for the transport of livestock] and (67) hotfooted over [To run quickly] to

Mary’s apartment. But when I opened the door, I noticed quite a few changes. Why

Mary, Mary had a bunch of (68) little ones. [let’s guess:__________________] The

groom (69) had his hands full, too! [He was very busy] So, all this struck me so funny

that (70) I died laughing! [let’s guess:__________________] And here I am. Well,

what do you think? Did you follow me?

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Noah Webster
Well, I… uh…

John Brown
What’s the matter? Can’t you talk? Has the cat got your tongue?

_________________________________________________________________________________

ENGLICIOUS : SLANG & IDIOM

source: facebook.com/drphilochko

1.) Lazy Way to Speak English

n Ima = I’m going to/ I will

For example:

- I [will/ going to] go shopping tomorrow.

- _______ go shopping tomorrow (lazy way)

***But! for traveling****

- I’m going Phuket.

- Ima to Phuket (lazy way)

n wanna = want to

For example:

- I want to visit my grandfather next week.

- I wanna visit my grandfather next week. (lazy way)

n gonna = going to

For example:
- I’m going to call my dad on the phone
- I’m ________ call my dad on the phone. (lazy way)

n probably = proly

For example:
- I probably just stay home.
- I _________ just stay home. (lazy way)

n -ing = -in’

For example:
- I’m feeling happy.
- I’m ________ happy. (lazy way)

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2.) How to Say “I’m sorry”

n I’m sorry

n My apologies (formal)

For example:
My apologies for the delay

n My bad [fam/ family] (informal)

For example  
A: You just spilled your soda on my term paper!!
B: Er... my bad.

n pardon me

3.) Casual Phrases in American English

n bored to death : very bored; extremely dull and uninteresting

For example:

- The dull speaker left me bored to death.

n You’ve got to be kidding : It’s unbelievable. It can't be true

Bob: Marry is getting married. Did you hear?

Susan: You've got to be kidding!

n I’m sick and tired :  to be angry and bored because something unpleasant has
been happening for too long

For example:

- You've been giving me the same old excuses for months and I'm sick and
tired of hearing them!

n call it a day : to stop doing something, especially working

For example:

- I'm tired of reading now. Let's call it a day.

n feel blue : to be sad

For example:

- You look like you feel blue. What's wrong?

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 n get your foot in the door : to have a new start at something different

For example:

- This part-time work has allowed Janie to get her foot in the door, and she
hopes it will lead to a full-time job.

n a chicken : someone who is afraid a lot

For example:

- I’m a chicken on airplane.

n to go Dutch : to share the cost of something, especially a meal

For example:

John: Will you let me take you out tonight?

Sally: As long as we go Dutch.

4.) Top 5 Love Idioms

n Love is blind : If you love someone, you cannot see any faults in that person.

For example:

Jack: I don't understand why Mark likes Selena. She's inconsiderate, and she
isn't even good-looking.
Rose: Love is blind.

n have a crush : to like someone very much but this person doesn’t like you back.
Or you don’t know that person like you too.

For example:

- Eric thinks he's having a crush on Manee.

n pop the question : to ask someone to marry you

For example:
Kevin has bought a diamond ring and is going to pop the question to Kim tonight.

n break up : to end relationship with someone

For example:
- He's just broken up with his girlfriend. (He is the one initiating the break up)

n puppy love : romantic love that is felt by a child or teenager

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5.) 5 Ways to say GOODBYE

n Have a good day! / Have a good night! / Have a good one! (the most formal)

- Use with your boss, co-worker or classmates that you are not familiar with.

n See ya / Later / See you later (casual and informal)

n be easy (informal)

- Why be easy is goodbye? : it means stay calm/ keep safe /stay out of
trouble

- Use with your gang or friend with hip-hop style

n Nice knowing you…

- Someone you don’t think you will see again.

- You can use for get someone back at a last minute by saying “it’s nice
knowing you” [use when you are in a relationship with someone you really
like. But this person doesn’t like you anymore and doesn’t want to be with
you. You want that person to know that “I enjoyed my time with you, come
back!”]

n Good Riddance!

- Use for people you don’t want to see again because you don’t like them.

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Can’t Remember To Forget You
(SHAKIRA Feat. RIHANNA)
I left a note on my bedpost
Said not to repeat yesterday’s______________
What I tend to do when it comes to you
I see only the good, selective memory
The way he makes me feel yeah, gotta hold on me
I’ve never met someone so ____________
Oh here we go
He a part of me now, he a part of me
So where you go I _____________
**Chorus
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can’t remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me, the only memory, is us kissing in the __________
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can’t remember to forget you
Ooooh
I can’t remember to forget you
I go back again
_________ the train
Land in his bed
Repeat yesterday’s mistakes
What I’m trying to say is not to forget
You see only the good, selective memory
The way he makes me feel like
The way he makes me feel
I never seemed to act so ____________
Oh here we go
He a part of me now he a part of me
So where he goes I follow, follow, follow, oh
**Chorus
[Bridge(x2)]
I _______and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I’d give my last _________ to hold him tonight
I do anything for that boy
***Chorus x2

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Vocabulary
will sing
This song teaches the following words: attractive, captivity, carefree, coax, de-
sire, frantic, plead, release, tragic and vast. The parrot in this song lived a hap-
py life of freedom until a mean man decided to capture her! Does she escape?
Listen to find out!

The Parrot
[http://youtu.be/g0tpdCmRPZk]
by flocabulary.com

Listen, listen:
I’m not embarrassed; this is the story of a parrot,
Who was red and green, the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen.
She didn’t have a name; no wild animal does,
She’s in the jungle; see the trees, she’s flying above.

Yeah, her life is ________, not a worry at all,

’Cause no animals hunt parrots; the birdie was tall.
She would fly to Iguazu by the waterfalls,
Listen to the humans; yeah, she liked how they talked.
Sitting in her tree, she’d repeat what she heard,
Until one day, this evil trapper named Bert heard her words.
He’s thinking, “I’m going to trap this bird,
This beautiful, charming, ________ bird.”
He tried to ________ the bird: “Hey, birdie, come here,”
He tried to make the bird do what he wanted, you hear?
Bert was the evilest liar, pulled out a piece of papaya,

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The parrot wanted the fruit; it was what she ________.
She didn’t see the net until it was too late!
Bert said, “I’m going to take you to the United States,
I’m going to sell you to a lawyer named Mitch.
Little parrot, ha ha, you’re going to make me rich!”
(hook) We’re going to make it, if we all just try,
We’re going to make it; baby, we can fly.
We’re going to fly, man!
We’re going to fly, man!
Bert had the parrot in a cage on a boat on the river,
He whistleed a tune while he cooked his dinner.
The parrot, she wasn’t feeling too great,
Held in ________; no, she couldn’t escape.
She tried to talk to Bert with the words she learned,
She said, “Let me out,” but Bert’s back was turned.
And even if he heard, I mean the dude was mean.
Now she begged and ________ to be free,
“Waak, please ________ me!” But Bert wouldn’t set her free,
She was shaking, thinking, “This is trouble for me.”

Now she was getting ________, desperate, upset, going to throw a tantrum any moment,
Trapped in a cage on a boat that’s floating, needed someone just to hug or hold hands,
Hold beaks, hold feet, feel the breeze as she flies away.
She was more sad than Little Bo Peep, okay? (Sad than Little Bo Peep, okay?)
But wait! This story’s not ________; the ending’s not sad,
Because the parrot starting chewing on the lock, man.
And her beak was so strong just from cracking some nuts,
And the lock was kind of old; it had started to rust.
Just when she was almost done hoping,
She cracked open the lock, and pushed the door open.
Bert turned around, saw what was going down,
He grabbed his net, “Hey, birdie, I’m going to get you now!”
But the parrot took off, and she squawked, “Bye, bye!”
She was free now in the big, ________ blue sky.
(hook)
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Something That Doesn’t Exist
[http://youtu.be/yWG1UTsfSK8]
by flocabulary.com

“Okay! Flocabulary!”

(hook) Think of something that just doesn’t exist and say,

“Why not?” (Why not?) “Why not?” (Why not?)
Come on!
All the things that you use on the daily,
Didn’t always exist; man, it’s crazy.
Like someone once invented a shoe,
Invented a cup, invented some glue.
One day some dude taking a stroll with a scroll,
Thought, “Having one long page gets in the way,
I’m like a ship that’s lost, can’t ________,
Can’t find my favorite passage on the page.”
So he thought for a minute, took a long look,
Then that dude invented the book!
And you can do it too; your mind’s free,
Just think, “What do kids ________ and need?”
When you make that thing, you’ll find fame,
And if it becomes big then you’ll get paid.
Like I was drinking a soda; it was kind of ________,
The taste wasn’t strong, then I hatched a plan.
I mixed some juice with some fruits and some candy too,
I call it Fruit Candy Juice®; you’ll be buying it soon.
My inventions aren’t normal, they’re not ________,
I want to make something to help ________,
The people who walk on sidewalks; well, I’ll make
A sidewalk that moves like an escalator. “Uh-huh!”
So you can sip your Fruit Candy Juice®
While the sidewalk moves—tell me that’s not cool!

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(hook)
A rapper raps, an inventor invents,
Air conditioners make the heat less ________,
Less strong; that’s perfect since the rhymes I’ve got
Could leave the whole studio feeling sweaty and hot.
But lucky for me, that invention was made
Many years before my hot songs were played.
But if I quit rap or if I ________,
I’d invent a machine to change ice to fire.
And not only would it be able to change and ________,
It would also do the opposite and ________.
Yeah, that’s right, it would be so nice,
My machine would turn fire back into ice.
“Yeah, machines like that are ________,
There aren’t many around, I mean, near or far.”
But what I do wish I could have right now
Is a new ________ way to get around.
A different way than a train or car,
Like a backpack-jet that would take me far.
Or maybe a jacket that comes with wings,
I think that would be such an awesome thing.

(hook)

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Rhyme Rehab
[http://youtu.be/c75_6xIleYg]
by flocabulary.com

They tried to make me go to rehab, and I said:

“Great! Let’s go! You came just in time!”
I’ve got a twisted mind, and my bad habit is rhymes!
I’m an ________, which means I have to have it.
If I can’t, I get ________, quiet, and mad,
I can’t stop; I’m a word nerd like Tupac.
My pen and my pad’s like my shield and my sword,
And I’m ready to conquer any enemy with my metaphors.
Rhymes satisfy and ________ my thirst,
If nothing rhymed with “thirst” that would be the worst.
I’d climb into a hearse made from a Ford Taurus,
I like when people gather to sing in a ________.
I feel ________ and joy,
And happiness, you know, when I ________,
When I somehow get the rhymes I desire.
But I’m burning! I feel like my skin is on fire!
Call a fireman! Better yet, call a ________!
Someone who’s going to cause trouble like I am!
I’m like a sailor on dry land until I get my hands
On lyrics that sound like they line-dance.
I feel a ________ attraction to verses,
I steal rhymes from Biggie, but I’d never snatch purses.
When I try to go cold turkey, it only worsens,
So immediate action is needed, it’s ________!

I think we lost him doctor. Wait, wait! He’s coming back…

Oh! Oh! Yeah I’m an addict for rhymes,
It’s automatic when I’m writing up the nicest of lines.
Oh! Oh! Give me a pen and a pad,
I’m ready to rap and write, so get ready for that. (x2)

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I know a few rhyme addicts, but I think none are bad as me,
The need to rhyme pulls me in like ________.
It seems to be a natural force, of course,
But I can’t quite put my fi nger on the source.
It’s something ________, it’s diffi cult to analyze,
Like the right amount of salt to put on your French fries.
See, too much of a good thing can be ________,
I once ate a whole jar of mustard and got sick.
I need to be more ________ and more cautious,
About what I eat so I don’t get nauseous.
I need to ________ up a cure for rhyme sickness,
I must create a remedy with magical quickness.
I ________ to quit, I really hope I can stop,
But no matter what I try, another rhyme just pops
Into my head and then falls out of my voice,
I really am a rhyme addict and it’s not by choice.

I think we lost him doctor. Wait, wait! He’s coming back…

Oh! Oh! Yeah I’m an addict for rhymes,
It’s automatic when I’m writing up the nicest of lines.
Oh! Oh! Give me a pen and a pad,
I’m ready to rap and write, so get ready for that. (x2)

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Muhammad Ali
[http://youtu.be/L9Ex6fEc_RM]
by flocabulary.com

(hook) “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,

Your hands can’t touch what your eyes can’t see.”

Now everybody’s going to say his name: “Ali,”

But he was born Cassius Clay.
From day one, he struggled and ________ with the fact
that his grades were bad, he’s in the back of the class.

But it was inherited, he had a ________,

To keep his head up and never quit,
This boxer spit more rhymes than Chaucer,
Kept it hotter than water when you’re cooking lobster.

“Wooh!” You said it, he had

The appearance or ________ of a man with a dream.
They say to catch the worm, the birdie’s got to get up early,
Well, Ali was faster than the Kentucky Derby.

Oh, he was quick and agile,

Fast on his feet, the kid had style,
He won Olympic gold, and came home to eat,
The restaurant said, “Sorry, son, whites only.”

Oh, He felt so cold and unsettled

That he went to the river and threw in his gold medal.
This was the time and ________ of the Vietnam War,
And Ali got drafted to fight and serve.

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But his ________ on the war? He thought it was wrong,
“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Vietcong.”
A man who speaks what he thinks? You said it,
Meditate and ________ on that for a minute, while I…

(hook)

Ali’s biggest fight was with George Foreman,

It was ________ in his life, so important.
It went down in Zaire; it was called and ________
The Rumble in the Jungle.

Foreman was stronger, but Ali was ________,

Fearless and bold, preparing to go round for round.
He had to ________ and gather the strength
To absorb Foreman’s blows.

Nobody knows how Ali had the strength and the ________
To withstand the pain, grab your camera.
‘Cause one punch was ________, it stood out,
And that punch knocked George Foreman down.

The fight was ________, and the story was told

Among the black, the white, and the young and the old.
You could say Ali was on a mission and ________
To prove to the world, “I am the Greatest!”

(hook)

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Transformation
[http://youtu.be/iFtDCfSJIlM]
by flocabulary.com

(hook) The transformation of bookworms into hip-hop icons,

A dictionary and a microphone,
A dictionary and a mic. (x2)

Now this here’s a story for the fellows and ladies,

Sporting pocket protectors and socket inspectors and marking their vectors,
Glasses thick, they’re ________,
Short-sighted, they can’t see the crumbs on their lips.

They don’t say the word think, they say “ratiocinate.”

They don’t render repeat, they say recapitulate.
When they speak they’re wordy and loquacious,
Verbose and gregarious, so many words it’s hilarious.

They study ________, the art of public speaking,

But they talk in circumlocutions, indirect language.
They’re recalcitrant, defiant and unapologetic.
Write an essay on Shakespeare for extra credit.
So cogent and smart that it changes the field,

It’s seminal and original.

Their ________ work always deserves merit,
They revise and redact their papers, they edit.
They placate their parents, soothe them out,
By always getting good grades and never leaving the house.

To them homework is never tedious, dull and boring,

They’re never snoring or yawning, they’re working evening and morning.
They have tomes, large books in their homes,
Which they read and peruse when they’re talking to you on the phone.
They know about Pokemon, EverQuest, insects,
________, Dungeons and Dragons, and chess.
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(hook x2)

Now if you’ve ever felt left out and ostracized,

Like a ________, try Flocabulary Cereal with fiber.
We put the k in Outkast, persevere, persist and outlast,
We’re part of this complete breakfast.

Your latent skills, hidden skills, will burgeon and blossom,

After one bite, it’ll be awesome.
If you’re following the serving suggestions ________, carefully,
You’ll be more hip-hop than Run D.M.C.

You’ll be the paragon of animals, the model of perfection,

Blowing up the session like a Mormon on a mission.
Your house will be more roomy and ________,
You’ll be more clairvoyant than Nostradamus.

Gaze into your crystal ball, more cosmopolitan than Carrie Bradshaw,
With her humongous, vast, voluminous, exorbitant,
Extensive, extravagant collection of shoes, sophisticated shoes.
You’ll be larger than a ________,

Tony Danza will ask you who the boss is.

Summarize in a speech and give a synopsis.
Your speech will have that cadence,
That rhythm, progression of sound,
That makes people cavort, dance and get down.

You used to have a boisterous loud laugh,

People used to think of you as crazy and daft.
Now you’re so ________ and skilled you got mass appeal,
People crowd around you like Jesus eating his last meal.

(hook x2)

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