Reading Skill outside the classroom ( June 14 2013 week 2)

Reading  Skill

City cycle

Lakeside trail offers urban adventure

By Pongpet Mekloy
Photos courtesy of Bangkok Post

Bangkok is notorious for traffic congestion, and Srinakarin Road is cursed with some of the city’s worst jams. But don’t think that life is always miserable for those living in the area. On the southern part of Srinakarin Road lies a calm oasis of greenery and a big lake.

Known as Nong Bon, the man-made lake is part of His Majesty the King’s initiative to prevent flooding in that part of the capital.

URBAN OASIS

There is a road running along the water’s edge that’s shared by bikers and joggers who frequent the Nong Bon Lake for daily exercise. It’s a pity the road doesn’t go all around the lake but covers only three-quarters of its circumference. But what is available, 2 kilometres or so of well-paved surface with very few cars, is decent enough for daily or weekend cycling.

Then there’s the scenery. Apart from the road around the lake, there are also side roads that run along the length of the narrow, tree-covered strips of land that partition the lake.

OFF-ROAD FUN

For the more adventurous, a variety of obstacles are on the roadside for them to hone their mountain-biking skills, from roots and ruts to moderate drop-offs. After the ride, you can work out selected muscles at the many open-air exercise stations next to the car park and the water sports centre.

If you visit the lake in the evening, make sure you don't leave too early because this place boasts one of Bangkok’s most beautiful sunsets.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1.notorious (adj)	/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːrɪəs/	-ซึ่งมีชื่อเสียงในทางที่ไม่ดี -well known for being bad Ex: Los Angeles is notorious for its smog
2. congestion (n)	/kənˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n/	-ความแออัด -the state of being crowded; full of vehicles or traffic Ex: the new bridge should ease congestion in the area
3. oasis (n)	/əʊˈeɪsɪs/	-บริเวณอุดมสมบูรณ์ในทะเลทราย - a pleasant place or period of time in the middle of something unpleasant or difficult Ex: the park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city
4. partition (v)	/pɑːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/	-การแบ่งแยก -to divide something into two or more parts Ex: partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom
5.hone (v)	/həʊn/	-หินลับมีด -to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time Ex: their appetites were honed by fresh air and exercise

Learning Log ( inside the classroom June 17 2013 week 3)

 

         

                               

              June  17 2013  (inside  the   classroom week  3)

 

Today, I  have   learn  many  methods . Such  as   communicative  Language  Teaching, Prununciation,Teaching  English  using  ICT.Culture  Teaching.Communicative  Language  Teaching  is  important  because  it  can  bring   to  with  other  subjects.In   addition, it   can  use  to  write  apply  lesson   plan.There   are  two  reason  that,  communicative  language  is   important   to  teacher.

The  first,communicative  language   teaching   apply  with  other   subject.for  example,when  you  teach  English  subject, you  can  apply  with  other   subject.In  consequence,  lerning  language   that  be   good  have  to  use  communication  are  fluency  and  accuracy  in  the  classroom.The  teacher  must  apply  all  four  skill  with  teaching  methods.In  addition, teacher  must  check  understand   adaptive  learning  method  and  change  the  way  teach.

The  second,communicative  language    teaching  can  bring  use   write  the  lesson  plan. Because  of, the  teacher  must  use  many  methods  to write  the  lesson   plan

The  finally,  communicative   language  teaching  is  important  in  learning .  I  think,  many  teaching   method  can  apply  in  the  classroom. Learning  of  teaching  methods  is  the  need  to  teacher.When  I  was   a  teacher,  I  can  use  it  in  the  future.In  addition, the  teacher   can  use  teaching  method  for  students  in  the  classroom   because  this  teaching   methods  focused  on  practice ,practice, practice.

Learning log 7 inside classroom week 7(July 15th 2013)

Learning log 7 inside classroom (July 15th 2013)

                  

 

In the seventh class, I crated syllabus all 4 units last week. There are 16 lesson plans. Then, teacher explains about tasks for professional experience 1 in the school. Next, teacher gives everyone come to present their syllabus. I present the three  person of class. There are four units. Each topics I explain about vocabulary, grammar pronunciation, skill/function task, Indicators and time.

First, unit 1 is the best of my locality. There are four name topics. First, fruits garden. Second, What do you think of a farmer?. Third, our favorite menu (curry fish sauce). Finally, Tradition Sart ten months.

Second, unit 2 is Do you known ASEAN?. There are four name topics. First, where are you from?. Second, greetings of my neighbors. Third, famous food around us. Finally, Philippines’s interesting places.

Third, unit 3 is Green world. There are four name topics. First, my new forest. Second, how to keep cities clean?. Third, stop plastic in the ocean. Finally, how to reduce global warming?

Fourth, unit 4 is Environment around us. There are four name topics. First, forest in Thailand. Second, what is the weather like?. Third, our school. Finally, how to reduce global warming?

Finally, today I know incorrect grammar in the topics. I edit grammar in lesson plans correctly. I understand curriculum and can create course is English for Thais. Teachers need create course to match curriculum of schools. In my opinion, good teachers should be good at planning lesson plan before providing lesson coupled with applying CLT

 

VOA(Voice of America June 14th 2013 week2)

                                      VOA(Voice of America) June 14th 2013 (week2)
                         Facebook Finds New Friends in the World of Private Finance 

 

 

 

Facebook is the world's  biggest social network. The Social Network  is    important   now. Facebook says it reached five hundred million users last July.Facebook is  Website was  launched   in 2004   of  social network. After  that,American bank Goldman Sachs and the Russian company Digital Technologies Sky friended Facebook. London.Mister Tahta  want  to  compare the differences between the public and private sectors.

Private company must report financial information if it has more than five hundred of the shareholders. facebook  is  a  private sectors. Private companies are publicly traded Internet company, Goldman Sachs is expected to raise billions of dollars and half dollars more by selling shares of ownership in Facebook to investors.

Public companies have protections that investors in the company. Public companies do not sell shares to the general public.

To  conclusion, Public and private companies are different in trading.In  addition, Some countries are spending money they do not have in an effort to get their economies growing again. I think that, we should give importance to public companies and private companies.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1.economic ( adj)	/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk, ɛk-/	-เศรษฐกิจ -relating to economics or the economy: Ex: the government’s economic policy
2.recovery  (n)	/rɪˈkʌv(ə)ri/	-การฟื้นคืนสู่สภาพปกติ - a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: Ex: signs of recovery in the housing market
3.recession  (n)	/rɪˈsɛʃ(ə)n/	-การตกต่ำทางเศรษฐกิจ a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters: Ex: the country is in the depths of a recession
4.reform  (v)	/rɪˈfɔːm/	-การปฏิรูป -cause (someone) to relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle: Ex: the state has a duty to reform criminals
5.effort (n)	/ˈɛfət/	ความพยายาม -the result of an attempt: Ex: he was a keen gardener, winning many prizes for his efforts
6.political (adj)	/pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l/	-พลเมือง - relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics: Ex: a decision taken for purely political reasons
7.global  (adj)	/ˈgləʊb(ə)l/	-โดยรวม -relating to the whole world; worldwide: Ex: the downturn in the global economy

 

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Learning log (week 2) inside the classroom

Learning   log   (week 2)

June  11,2o13

Today  is  the  second  week  of  learning. In  class  today,I  learned   about  teaching  methods.And, there  is  presentation  of  eachgroup teacher tell about  rule of the  presentation. Moreover,there  are  topic in presentation that meaning of teaching methods.Eacg  methods has a  different  approaches.There are belief,content  based  learning  and  problem  based  learning.

The  first. teaching   method  is  belief.Belief  is  important  to  the  teacher.It  can  help  teaching  English   language  teachers. In  addition, teacher  understand  and  find  ways  for  teach  students. The  teacher  belives  that  is  best  for  learning   of  students.

The second, teaching method is content  based  learning.Content  based  learning  is  teaching  by  using  the content.Teacher  will  give  content  in   learning.  After  that,  teacher  give  them  to  do  topic. Student  must  to  apply English  knowledge  with  the  other  subject.

The  third, problem  based  learning.Learning  to  use  motivate  problem.Learner  are  presented  with  a  problem  and  through  discussion  within  their  group  activate  their  piror  knowledge.In  addition, the learning using problem  based is  collaborative  learning.

The last, teaching methods is  very important  for  teacher.These  three  method  maybe  help  teaching  of  teacher,I  think  that,  three  methods  is  the  best  approach  for  learning.So, English  teachers  can  use  three  methods  in  teaching  English.

 

 

 

 

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