Listening skill.
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Reading skill week 5
Baby swimmer
- Published: 2 Jul 2013 at 09.24
- Online news: Easy News
Level switch:
One of the latest videos to go viral on YouTube shows a 16-month-old girl swimming unaided across a family pool. It's impressive, but is it safe?
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16-month Elizabeth is on her way across the family pool. This time she didn't stop to take a breath
Baby swimmer
One of the latest videos to go viralon YouTube shows a 16-month-old girl swimming unaidedacross a family pool. It's impressive but is it safe?
The girl is named Elizabeth and video was posted by her father 10 months ago. It has only gone viral recently however, after big news organisations started running the video clip on television channels across the world.
To most people watching the video, Elizabeth's most impressiveskill is not the swimming which she does face down, but her ability to flipover when she needs to take a breath
But is it really safe to put an infantin a swimming pool alone? Here, even Elizabeth's parents will agree that it definitelyis not safe – unless the infanthas been trained. That breathing break, for example, is not something a child will do naturally
Elizabeth’s father says she has been taught to swim by an experienced lifeguardand he himself is a registered nursewith special training in the care of infants. “I was 100% prepared to jump in (the pool) at first sign of distress” he says.
He also stresses that Elizabeth herself was determinedto learn to swim. “At no point do we force our child to do anything she is unwillingto try.”
From the comments accompanying the YouTube video, most people seem satisfiedwith that explanation and are very supportiveof Elizabeth and her parents.
But not all. “Parenting fail,” reads one comment. “Not sure if this is cruelor impressive” says another. Watch the video for yourself and see what you think.
The girl is named Elizabeth and video was posted by her father 10 months ago. It has only gone viral recently however, after big news organisations started running the video clip on television channels across the world.
To most people watching the video, Elizabeth's most impressiveskill is not the swimming which she does face down, but her ability to flipover when she needs to take a breath
But is it really safe to put an infantin a swimming pool alone? Here, even Elizabeth's parents will agree that it definitelyis not safe – unless the infanthas been trained. That breathing break, for example, is not something a child will do naturally
Elizabeth’s father says she has been taught to swim by an experienced lifeguardand he himself is a registered nursewith special training in the care of infants. “I was 100% prepared to jump in (the pool) at first sign of distress” he says.
He also stresses that Elizabeth herself was determinedto learn to swim. “At no point do we force our child to do anything she is unwillingto try.”
From the comments accompanying the YouTube video, most people seem satisfiedwith that explanation and are very supportiveof Elizabeth and her parents.
But not all. “Parenting fail,” reads one comment. “Not sure if this is cruelor impressive” says another. Watch the video for yourself and see what you think.
Vocabulary
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Part of speech/Pronunciation
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Meaning
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cruel
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adjective
/ˈkruəl; krul/
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deliberately causing pain to other people or animals
ป่าเถื่อน โหดร้าย
Example: Her eyes were cruel and hard.
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determined
adjective
/dɪˈtərmənd/
wanting to do something very much and not letting anyone or any difficulties stop you
- ตั้งใจจริง, ซึ่งมุ่งมั่น
Example: I'm determined to succeed.
distress
noun
/dɪˈstrɛs/
a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried or upset
- ความกังวลใจ
Example: deep emotional distress
flip:
verb
/flɪp/
to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement
- สะบัด,พลิก
Example: The plane flipped and crashed.
impressive
adjective
/ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
something that people admire because it is very good, very large or shows great skill
ซึ่งน่าประทับใจ
Example: She was very impressive in the interview.
infant
noun
/ˈɪnfənt/
a baby or a very young child - ทารก, เด็กอ่อน
Example: a day care center for infants
stress
stress
noun
/strɛs/
to emphasise something; to say that something is important
- เน้นย้ำ
Example: to suffer from stress
supportive:
adjective
/səˈpɔrt̮ɪv/
giving help, encouragement or sympathy to somebody - เป็นกำลังใจ, สนับสนุน
Example: a supportive family
Unwilling
adjective
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
not wanting to do something and refusing to do it –
ไม่เต็มใจ, ไม่สมัครใจ
Example: They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
unaided:
adjective
/ʌnˈeɪdəd/
without receiving any help –
ไม่ได้รับการช่วยเหลือ, ไม่มีใครช่วย
Example: He can now walk unaided.
Listening skill week 5
Listening.
Ramadan - Lyrics:
You lift me up high
You spread my wings
And fly me to the sky
I feel so alive
It's like my soul thrives in your light
But how I wish you'd be
Here with me all year around
Chorus:
Ramadan Ramadan,
Ramadanu ya habib
(Ramadan, Ramadan,
Ramadan O beloved)
Ramadan Ramadan
Laytaka dawman qareeb
(Ramadan, Ramadan,
How I wish you were always near)
Love is everywhere
So much peace fills up the air
Ramadan month of the Quran
I feel it inside of me, strengthening my Iman
But how I wish you'd be
Here with me all year around
Chorus
I just love the way you make me feel
Every time you come around you breathe life into my soul
And I promise that
I'll try throughout the year
To keep your spirit alive
In my heart it never dies
Oh Ramadan!
You lift me up high
You spread my wings
And fly me to the sky
I feel so alive
It's like my soul thrives in your light
But how I wish you'd be
Here with me all year around
Chorus:
Ramadan Ramadan,
Ramadanu ya habib
(Ramadan, Ramadan,
Ramadan O beloved)
Ramadan Ramadan
Laytaka dawman qareeb
(Ramadan, Ramadan,
How I wish you were always near)
Love is everywhere
So much peace fills up the air
Ramadan month of the Quran
I feel it inside of me, strengthening my Iman
But how I wish you'd be
Here with me all year around
Chorus
I just love the way you make me feel
Every time you come around you breathe life into my soul
And I promise that
I'll try throughout the year
To keep your spirit alive
In my heart it never dies
Oh Ramadan!
Learning log week 5
In the classroom
Today, My teacher teach and give example about
syllabus. Teacher explain about something that must to the syllabus such as,
time, indicators.
The teacher tell
about i+1 = comprehensible Input and tell about process of learning and tell about i+1 = comprehensible Input. from
the first process students must get
knowledge follow process for making learning effectively. Before teacher teach
to students, the teacher must know background knowledge by teachers should need
analysis such as, ability, level. Teacher must teach easy content to difficult
content.
I think, I study this subject I must to have background knowledge and learning by
themselves. The teacher give knowledge to students and they get knowledge from
teacher. Objective must be clear, specific and conscious.
Reading skiil week 4
Scaring smokers
· Published: 3 Jul 2013 at 10.18
· Online news: Easy News
Will bigger, more frightening, warning labels on cigarette packages reduce the number of smokers in the country? Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
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The proposedlarger and more frightening warnings on cigarette packages are scaring smokers and they have made tobacco industry officials uncomfortable as well. APICHART JINAKUL
Scaring smokers
Will bigger, more frightening, warninglabels on cigarette packages reducethe number of smokers in the country?
Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
Fewer smokers means lower sales and profits and a courtaction by The Thai Tobacco Trade association(TTTA) may preventthis from happening.
The TTTA lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Courton June 26, asking it to issuean injunctionto suspendthe enforcementof a new regulationrequiring tobacco firms to enlargewarning labels to cover 85% of the total visiblepackaging surface
The new regulationis set to take effecton Oct 2.
Tobacco companies complainthat haven't been given enough time to prepare new designs and they weren't adequatelyconsulted before the decision to change the labelsize.
Jirawat Yoosabai, the Public Health Ministry’s lawyerin charge of the case, disputes both claims.
‘‘After the regulationcomes into force on Oct 2, the companies will have another 180 days to sell off the old versionpackaging and prepare their new package designs,’’ he said.
Mr Jirawat said the ministry invited tobacco companies to join hearings in May.
Anti-smoking leaders believe the courtwill decide against the tobacco companies as has been the case in several other countries where similar suits were filed
We will likely know within a month, Mr Jirawat says.
Adapted from a story by Paritta Wangkiat in today's Bangkok Post.
Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
Fewer smokers means lower sales and profits and a courtaction by The Thai Tobacco Trade association(TTTA) may preventthis from happening.
The TTTA lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Courton June 26, asking it to issuean injunctionto suspendthe enforcementof a new regulationrequiring tobacco firms to enlargewarning labels to cover 85% of the total visiblepackaging surface
The new regulationis set to take effecton Oct 2.
Tobacco companies complainthat haven't been given enough time to prepare new designs and they weren't adequatelyconsulted before the decision to change the labelsize.
Jirawat Yoosabai, the Public Health Ministry’s lawyerin charge of the case, disputes both claims.
‘‘After the regulationcomes into force on Oct 2, the companies will have another 180 days to sell off the old versionpackaging and prepare their new package designs,’’ he said.
Mr Jirawat said the ministry invited tobacco companies to join hearings in May.
Anti-smoking leaders believe the courtwill decide against the tobacco companies as has been the case in several other countries where similar suits were filed
We will likely know within a month, Mr Jirawat says.
Adapted from a story by Paritta Wangkiat in today's Bangkok Post.
Vocabulary
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Part of speec / Pronunciation
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Meaning
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1.adequately
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good enough or large enough for a particular purpose- อย่างพอเพียง, พอประมาณ
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2.Administrative Court:
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the court which deals with disputes between the agencies - ศาลปกครอง
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3.complain:
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to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something - บ่น, ร้องทุกข์
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4.association:
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an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose - สมาคม
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5.consult:
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to ask for information or advice from someone - หารือ
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6.court
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: the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged - ศาล
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7.dispute:
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to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct - โต้แย้ง
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8.enforcement:
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the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule - การบังคับใช้กฎหมาย
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9.injunction:
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an order form a court that prevents someone from doing something - คำสั่งคุ้มครองชั่วคราว, คำสั่งห้าม
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10.lawsuit:
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a case that a court is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or groups - คดีทยื่นฟ้องต่อศาล
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11.regulation:
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an official rule that controls the way that things are done - กฎระเบียบ
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12.enlarge:
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to make something bigger - ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น, ทำให้ขยาย
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13.proposed:
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suggested as an idea for a group to consider - ถูกเสนอ
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14.reduce:
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to make something smaller or less in amount, size, importance etc - ลดลง
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15.surface:
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the outside or top layer of something - ผิวหน้า, ผิวภายนอก, ด้านนอก
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16.label:
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a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it - ฉลาก, แถบ
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17.prevent
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: to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening - ขัดขวาง, กัน, กีดขวาง
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18.filed
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: to take official action, e.g., to make a formal complaint - ยื่นฟ้องร้อง
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19.warning:
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an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger - คำเตือน, การเตือน
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20.lodge a complaint:
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to make a formal statement to someone in authority that someone has done something wrong - ยื่นคำร้อง
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21.suspend
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: to stop for a period of time - ยกเลิกชั่วคราว, ระงับชั่วคราว
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22.take effect:
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to begin to be used or required – ส่งผล
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21.version:
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a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing - ชุด, เวอร์ชั่น
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22.profit:
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money that you make from selling goods and services after all your costs have been paid - กำไร
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Vocabulary
|
Part of speec / Pronunciation
|
Meaning
|
1.adequately
|
good enough or large enough for a particular purpose- อย่างพอเพียง, พอประมาณ
| |
2.Administrative Court:
|
the court which deals with disputes between the agencies - ศาลปกครอง
| |
3.complain:
|
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something - บ่น, ร้องทุกข์
| |
4.association:
|
an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose - สมาคม
| |
5.consult:
|
to ask for information or advice from someone - หารือ
| |
6.court
|
: the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged - ศาล
| |
7.dispute:
|
to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct - โต้แย้ง
| |
8.enforcement:
|
the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule - การบังคับใช้กฎหมาย
| |
9.injunction:
|
an order form a court that prevents someone from doing something - คำสั่งคุ้มครองชั่วคราว, คำสั่งห้าม
| |
10.lawsuit:
|
a case that a court is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or groups - คดีทยื่นฟ้องต่อศาล
| |
11.regulation:
|
an official rule that controls the way that things are done - กฎระเบียบ
| |
12.enlarge:
|
to make something bigger - ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น, ทำให้ขยาย
| |
13.proposed:
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suggested as an idea for a group to consider - ถูกเสนอ
| |
14.reduce:
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to make something smaller or less in amount, size, importance etc - ลดลง
| |
15.surface:
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the outside or top layer of something - ผิวหน้า, ผิวภายนอก, ด้านนอก
| |
16.label:
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a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it - ฉลาก, แถบ
| |
17.prevent
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: to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening - ขัดขวาง, กัน, กีดขวาง
| |
18.filed
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: to take official action, e.g., to make a formal complaint - ยื่นฟ้องร้อง
| |
19.warning:
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an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger - คำเตือน, การเตือน
| |
20.lodge a complaint:
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to make a formal statement to someone in authority that someone has done something wrong - ยื่นคำร้อง
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21.suspend
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: to stop for a period of time - ยกเลิกชั่วคราว, ระงับชั่วคราว
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22.take effect:
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to begin to be used or required – ส่งผล
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21.version:
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a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing - ชุด, เวอร์ชั่น
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22.profit:
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money that you make from selling goods and services after all your costs have been paid - กำไร
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