Week 9: Listening - Pronounce scared and care

Pronounce scared and care

Adam Bradshaw is the famous foreigner teacher. His TV programs are in many channels in Thailand. The breakdown is one of those programs. It is available on modern nine TV at 16:05 pm. Today Adam taught to pronounce “scared and care”.

In the breakdown program, Adam taught to practice to pronounce scared and care in answering question section. For pronounce scared, you should divide word into 3 syllables; /s/, /kɛː/ and /d/. If this word does not end with –d, it means into another meaning. Scare means make another people fear. Then, people should divide into 2 syllables for care. It is /kɛ/ and /aː/. Example of this word, I do not care. You should pronounce the other like care include fair and bear.

Concluding, each word in American pronunciation has the different pronounce. When you pronounce wrong sound, it can change the meaning and context. Scared and care is one example that you should be careful to speak.

Reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t0J7-1sib8

In my opinion, there are two accents of English pronunciation. From Adam pronounce, he taught in American English. However, you should practice to pronounce to communicate with foreigner understanding despite what it is accent.

Week 9: Reading - Local newspaper editors raise new fears after Leveson

Local newspaper editors raise new fears after Leveson

     The world has been developed into the internet society. Everything was been changed on the electronics. The newspaper also changes, too. However, there are many newspapers that still publish the news in the original form.

Local newspapers were fighting for their very lives even before Lord Leveson set out his recommendations for press regulation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. Although, there are down of selling, they still believe that the local newspaper is vital partner of community. Lord Leveson said, "Their demise would be a huge setback for communities [where they report on local politics, occurrences in the local courts, local sports and the like] and would be a real loss to our democracy."

To sum up, although; electrics medias have been influenced to new generation, the old thing still have valuable to continues like local newspaper. Leveson believes it is the heart partner of local lifestyle.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
scandal (n.)	/ˈskand(ə)l/	เหตุการณ์อื้อฉาว Ex. it’s a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable.
inquiry (n.)	/ɪnˈkwʌɪri/	การไต่สวน Ex. Thank you very much if the shipment has already been made and please disregard this inquiry.
counterpart (n.)	/ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/	คู่ฉบับ Ex. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
unintended (adj.)	/ʌnɪnˈtɛndɪd/	อย่างไม่ได้ตั้งใจ Ex. The unintended consequences of people’s actions.
demise (v.)	/dɪˈmʌɪz/	สิ้นสุด Ex. the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms.

Reference:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23145391

I think, the modern lifestyle brings people in the comfortable and speed on live. But the original form continues to be an important role local papers that still play at the heart of their communities.

Week 9: Learning Log - Teaching Process

Teaching Process

Teacher explains about the process to make in class. It's important to creating learning of students. There are 4 components include standard & indicator, task, process and evaluation.

There are 4 processes for making class. The first is standards and indicators. Teacher decides objective to appropriate with standard & indicator. Then, it is task include workout, paper, project, group work and individual work. It helps student develop their ability. Next, teaching process is an important factor in classroom. In this topic, teacher should apply all 4 skills in learning management. It is the method that teacher use to communicate with students. Lastly, the evaluation can promote student achievement by using Rubric criteria. This criterion is basic evaluation in teaching language.

When teacher give example about applying teaching in class of my friends, it can make me understand about teaching method and lesson plans more. In each steps of process of making learning must be clear and easy to understand. 

I think, there are many things that important to make a lesson plan for teaching. But the objective is the most important because it can evaluate abilities of students that they can do more or less.

Week 9: Learning Contract

Learning Contract Week 9

Day	Time	Activity
July 29th	19:00	Learning Log
July 30th	21:00	R-Local newspaper editors raise new fears after Leveson
July 31th	21:00	L-Pronounce scared and care
August 1th
August 2th
August 3th
August 4th

week 8: Reading - Indies big leap to cheaper gaming

Indies big leap to cheaper gaming

Playing game is the main entertaining for all people. Each product that is success game had substantial investment. After people turn to play game on mobile phones, the game makers need improve their games, too.

For Indies game maker, expensive game is not the problem of them. Although, the number of really big game releases - known as "triple A games" - is slowly decreasing with the move towards mobile devices for gaming, this also creates a great opportunity for smaller developers to make a breakthrough into the industry by offering their content for lower prices, or even free. Charge with this is only $5 for 10 games.

Concluding, it is an ideal to spark ideas for game makers around the world. It is unnecessary to be famous and expensive games to play. Saving expense to play is a good choice of gamer.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
release (v.)	/riˈlēs/	ออกวางจำหน่าย Ex. The government announced that the prisoners would be released.
breakthrough (n.)	/ˈbrākˌTHro͞o/	การพัฒนาหรือการค้นพบที่ยิ่งใหญ่ Ex. Her big breakthrough came on the stage when she won a Tony Award in 1958.
decreasing (adj.)	/diˈkrēsiNG/	ซึ่งลดลง Ex. The world's population is increasing and its forest life is decreasing.

Reference:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23290288

In my opinion, everything sold for money. But the ideas have more valuable that money can’t buy. Moreover, the concept of human are maintain in their head for a long time. It’s the amazing that human can do creating thing with their ideas.

Week 8: Reading - Mongolian presidential election

Mongolian presidential election

Democracy in the modern age always happens with election. Most people who live in democracy countries believe in election that will bring equality to their living. Moreover, it’s also vast mineral riches to use after decided the president. 

Mongolians go to the polls on 26 June to elect a president. While the election is unlikely to change the country's immediate course, it may decide how its vast mineral riches are used. There are three candidates were put forward in 2013; Tsakhia Elbegdorj was fielded by the ruling Democratic Party, MP Badmaanyambuu Bat-erdene was nominated by the main opposition Mongolian People's Party and Health Minister Natsag Udval was nominated by the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. This selection is the big change of Mongolia because the population has responsible mining and the fair distribution of the new-found wealth that are among the key issues in the election dominated by "resource nationalism". In addition, campaigning has been calm and low-key. There are relatively few billboards in the streets, but campaigners have been holding rallies across Mongolia, handing out leaflets and party newspapers.

Concluding, whoever has been to the president of Mongolia; the country is also change with resource nationalism. People are hope this election will have the good changing.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
coalition (n.)	/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/	การรวมเป็นหนึ่ง Ex. they had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats.
stake (n.)	/steɪk/	สิ่งเดิมพัน Ex. Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency food does not arrive there within a few days.
controversy (n.)	/ˈkɒntrəvəːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi/	การโต้แย้ง Ex. the announcement ended a protracted controversy.
incumbent (adj.)	/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/	ซึ่งปฏิบัติหน้าที่ Ex. The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
staunch (adj.)	/stɔːn(t)ʃ/	ซื่อสัตย์ Ex. A staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.

Reference:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23037804

I think, election is the good way that people make it for find the good man to develop that city. But someone who isn’t good enough wants this chance to collect the power and corruption. I hope this election will be the right way and give the right man.

Week 8: Learning Contract

Learning Contract Week 8

Day	Time	Activity
July 22th
July 23th	21:00	R-Mongolian presidential election
July 24th	20:00	L-Indies big leap to cheaper gaming
July 25th
July 26th
July 27th
July 28th

Week 7: Listening - The world is whether or not aliens

The world is whether or not aliens

Adam Bradshaw is the famous foreigner teacher. His TV programs are in many channels in Thailand. The breakdown is one of those programs. It is available on modern nine TV at 16:05 pm. Today Adam talked about ”the world is whether or not aliens.

In “what’s happen in” section, Adam talked about one of interesting topic of debate around the world is whether or not aliens exist. He took a poll on his Facebook page asking whether or not Thai people believe in aliens. In his opinion, he wouldn’t deny the possibility of life on other planets considering that the universe is gargantuan. There are so many other planets and galaxies out there. The world is just a tiny little speck in the universe. However, he himself is still not convinced because he has never seen an alien or a UFO with his own eyes. It’s same Thai phrase in “hearing ten people claim to see something is not like seeing it with your own eyes”.

To sum up, the phrase that you should use to tell that you don't believe if don't see with your own eyes is “hearing ten people claim to see something is not like seeing it with your own eyes”. 

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
gargantuan (adj.)	/gärˈganCHo͞oən/	มโหฬาร Ex. A 10-foot high mountain of chocolate bars would be an example of a gargantuan amount of chocolate.
speck (n.)	/spek/	ธรรมดา Ex. The figure in the distance had become a mere speck.
unidentified (adj.)	/ˌənīˈdentiˌfīd/	ซึ่งไม่สามารถระบุได้ Ex. The air around me was filled with mostly unidentified flying objects.
Extraterrestrial (n.)	/ˌekstrətəˈrestrēəl/	สิ่งมีชีวิตที่มาจากนอกโลก Ex. The underlying method is to try and make contact with an extraterrestrial civilization using signal-processing.

Reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDbV-uY6_AI

I love this TV program. Everyone should be lifelong learner. English is also vital language that is unlimited to learn. It’s have lots of words and phrases. These will help you develop communication skills as much as you learn.