Reading skill outside the classroom( 4, June ,2013 week 1 )

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Promenada mall launches in Chiang Mai

Published: 8 Jun 2013 at 00.00

Newspaper section: Business The retail market in the North is heating up after the launch yesterday of Promenada Resort Mall Chiang...

 

The main hall in Promenada Resort Mall Chiang Mai, which opened yesterday, was packed with local shoppers. The 58-rai shopping mall is located on New Chiang Mai-San Kamphaeng Road.
The first phase of Promenada offers modern lifestyle stores covering fashion, food and entertainment.

Tjeert Kwant, the chief executive of developer ECC International Real Estate, said Chiang Mai is an important logistics hub linking nearby provinces and neighbouring countries.

"The retail market in Chiang Mai is increasingly important in serving higher demand from locals and tourists alike," he said.

The 58-rai Promenada is located on New Chiang Mai-San Kamphaeng Road and only a 10-minute drive from the downtown area.

The 2.9-billion-baht shopping project has 91,951 square metres of gross space and net leasable space on three floors of 50,000 sq m.

Major tenants in the first phase include Uniqlo fashion store, SF Cinema, Kids@Play and Sports World.

The remaining areas will be opened in the second half of this year.

Chiang Mai is packed with retailers including Makro cash-and-carry store, Tesco-Lotus hypermarket, Big C Supercenter and CentralPlaza.

Central Pattana (CPN) has operated CentralPlaza for a few years. Its second mall in the city, CentralFestival Chiang Mai, whose construction is 50% complete, will open in November.
Kobchai Chirathivat, CPN's president and chief executive, said the new project will help the company to establish a strong foothold in the North.

Constructed with a budget of more than 6 billion baht, the 70-rai futuristic Lanna-style project is situated on a prime location on a superhighway near the Juvenile Court. The area is a rapidly growing  residential area.

CentralFestival Chiang Mai will support the expanding economy and respond to the needs of locals as well as tourists from around the world.

The mall covers 250,000 sq m and major tenants include Central Food Hall, PowerBuy, SuperSports, B2S, OfficeMate and Major Cineplex. It will have more than 300 shops.


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Vocabulary	Pronunciation			Meaning
1.       executive  [N]	/ɪgˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛg-/			-ผู้บริหาร -a  person  who  has  an  important  job as  a  manager  of  a  company  or  an  organization. Ex.The  union’s  executive  has  yet  reach a decision.
2.      logistics[N]	/ləˈdʒɪstɪks/			-พลาธิการทางทหาร - the practical  plan  successful  when  a lot  of  people  and  equipmemt  is  involved. Ex. our fleet vehicle management system enables logistics firms to track deliveries using satellite technology
3.      demand[N]	/dɪˈmɑːnd/			-ความต้องการ -things  that  are  difficult,make you  tired,worried, Ex. Flying  makes  enormous  demands  on  pilots
4.      downtown[N]	/ˈdaʊntaʊn/			-ตัวเมือง - downtown area of a town or city Ex. the heart of Pittsburgh’s downtown
5.        futuristic	/fjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/			-มากมาย  เหลือเชื่อ -having or involving very modern technology or design: Ex. a swimming pool and futuristic dome
6.      Residential[ADJ]	/rɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/			-ที่พักอาศัย -designed for people to live in: Ex.  a residential sixth-form college
7.      economy[N]	/ɪˈkɒnəmi/			-เศรษฐกิจ ,ระบบ, มัธยัสถ์ -  the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money: Ex. a free-market economy
8.   tenants  [N]		/ˈtɛnənt/	-ผู้เช่า - a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord: Ex.  council-house tenants
9. construction [N]		/kənˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/	-การก่อสร้าง - the action of building something, typically a large structur Ex :the mill is of brick construction
10. foothold [N]		/ˈfʊthəʊld/	-ฐานที่มั่นคง (ทางธุรกิจ, อาชีพ) -  a place where a person’s foot can be lodged to support them securely, especially while climbing. Ex : the company is attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market.
11. establish[VT]		/ɪˈstablɪʃ, ɛ-/	-สร้าง - set up on a firm or permanent basis: Ex : the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992

VOA outside the classroom (August 15 2013 week 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children Mining Diamonds in Liberia

 

 

 

 

 

Children Mining Diamonds in Liberia

            From VOA learning English. Many children in Liberia are leaving school to work in diamond mine. Half of students dropped out this year to work in there. Although, working in the diamond mine is difficult and dangerous, they also work in there since they can earn much money. It’s well known that children under 18 years old cannot work but they do. It seems that they are illegal. It isn’t good for children to leave the school and work in the diamond mine. The important for them to do now is study because knowledge can help them to have a good work.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning		Sentence
		Thai	English
employ <v.>	/ ɪmˈplɔɪ /	จ้างทำงาน	To give sb a job to do for payment	How many people does the company employ?
mine <n.>	/ maɪn / .	เหมืองแร่	a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal, gold, etc. are dug	The troops are slowly clearing the mines.
estimate <n.>	/ ˈestɪmeɪt  /	การคาดเดา	a judgment that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size, amount, cost, etc. of sth	I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
tight <adj.>	/ taɪt /	แน่น	held or fixed in position firmly; difficult to move or undo	He kept a tight grip on her arm.
hire<v.>	/ ˈhaɪə(r) /	จ้าง	to give sb a job	He does the hiring and firing in our company.

Reference

https://www.YouTube.com/FastLearnEnglish

VOA outside the classroom (August 8 2013 week 11)

                     When a Textbook Is Online, Not on Paper

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning		Sentence
		Thai	English
superintendent   <n.>	/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt	ผู้ตรวจและดูแล	a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place, a group of workers, etc	She was medical superintendent at the Institution for 28 years.

 

When a Textbook Is Online, Not on Paper

            In the present time, online textbook are changing the way to publish. In Fairfax Country some students use it to learn by themselves. Many teachers said that today students work on laptop because electronic textbooks can quickly update the content. Online books also change right along with the events that are happening or changing. Other teachers said that the e-book is better than printed textbooks. Students can individualize their learning. About 10% of students in Fairfax Country don’t have a computer at home.

            Online textbooks are a good way for students to learn but it is bad for students who don’t have computer at home. I think that teaching through printed textbooks is also good for every student in the class. Online textbooks are opportunity for students who want to learn more.

           

Reference

http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish

Reflection (ASEAN lesson)

Reflection (ASEAN lesson)

The second lesson plan is ASEAN. There are ASEAN  counties,food, nationalities,capitals and festivals. My  friends and I are development about teaching.Today,I reflect about ASEAN lesson plan. There are ways for good lesson plan from my friends.I can applay ways for good lesson plan.

For a good lesson plan,Main’s lesson plan is indicators. We have objective,activities and evalution that are according correctly and match indicators.My lesson plan has assessment for assess students during the activities.Teacher tells friends to add  assessment  in lesson plan.In addition,there are  reading and writing strategies in teaching content. There are evalution that is clearly. Everyone teach a better for ASEAN lesson plans.

Conclutions, for a good lesson plan has objectives,activities and evaluation that are according

correctly.

VOA outside the classroom (August 1 2013 week 10)

VOA outside the classroom (August 1 2013 week 10)

 

A Quick Lesson in Ways Businesses Are Organized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

http://voaspecialenglish.com |

 http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish