Week 18: Writing - Bangkok Holiday

Bangkok Holiday

        Stephane starts holiday on September 29^th, 2013. After he can resolve the problem, it’s time to relax in Bangkok. He just arrive Bangkok on early morning of day.

        When I talked with Stephane, he already clear the problem and he can go in Bangkok. He has been tired after he spent 14 hours on train. Although, he came to there since yesterday, he still feel tired a lot. Furthermore, he ate many things. So, he felt full and wanted to sleep. He’s going to back Thungsong on October 14^th, 2013. For travelling in this trip, it’s good for him to change new environment.

        Concluding, the time in Bangkok is a relaxing of Staphane. I feel better after he feel stronger. He taught me to learn about brave and fighting of human. Our lives also have good and bad things.

In my opinion, human can’t determine everything because life is a beautiful struggle. So, all moments of life gotten from your attempt. No one will find only good or bad things in their lives. 

Week 18: Learning Contract

Learning Contract Week 18

Day	Time	Activity
September 30th	21:00	W-Bangkok Holiday
October 1st
October 2nd
October 3rd
October 4th
October 5th
October 6th

week 16: Writing - Injustice Action

Injustice Action

        Today, it’s on September 21^th, 2013. I didn’t talk with my friend for a long time, I say hello him and we talked talk together about his problem.

        When I talked with Stephane, he told me about his problem. It really started his holiday, but can’t travel anywhere. Because he has to sign his name in the school, wait until 4 pm. and go back home. He didn’t want to do that because he wanted to visit his family in Bangkok. His head department didn’t allow him to do that. She said “they’re laws that he need to obey.” The main problem is it. Stephane couldn’t accept about her action. It’s injustice for him because she allows another foreigner teacher to visit her dad in abroad. But she didn’t allow him to go to Bangkok. Moreover, he angry that her edit his grade. Stephane gave zero to some students, but it’s a policy of the school that no allows teacher gives zero to the students.

        To sum up, Stephane’s problem is wants to have a holiday to visit family on October. It’s a cause of displeasure between him and the head department. I hope the problem will be better soon.

You sometimes meet the situation that you don’t agree. Because, people always meet injustice events that you didn’t agree; you should live with balance. 

Week 16: Learning Contract

Learning Contract Week 16

Day	Time	Activity
September 16th
September 17th
September 18th
September 19th
September 20th
September 21th	21:00	W-Injustice Action
September 22th

Week 14: Writing - The problem

The problem

        Today, it’s on September 5^th, 2013 that is Thursday. After I presented my work and backed room. I talked with Stephane about my feeling today.

        He said hello me first again. He asked “how are you today.” I told him about my problem today. I described that I suggest my idea to create work to my group. I design task by myself for 4 hours. But when I show to them, someone say it’s bad. I feel sad after listen that word. After we work finished, I told her on Facebook about bad words can make me cry. Finally, she and I become reconciled. Likewise, we talked about his problem. He felt upset about his class. He doesn’t like to teach M.1 because they always talk together. It makes him feel angry and I appease him “it’s only this term to term to teach to babies.”

        Concluding, our conversations are interesting with feeling in this day. We often tell to the other about each problem. Moreover, he sometimes talks with me in France.

It’s impossible of each person never have problem in their own. Nevertheless, you always meet the problem and one day you can pass it. So, people should prepare themselves to meet every moment of lives.

Week 14: Writing - Best Friend

Best Friend

        Today, it’s on September 4^th, 2013 that is Wednesday. In my university, it’s the final test time. I have to clear all my work and read a lot. Although, Stephane and I didn’t talk so much but we still chat regularly.

        I was very busy about my project in English business and English for mass media. In these subjects, my friends and I have to prepare work for presenting tomorrow. After, Stephane greeted me; we talked less and I explain him about my tasks. He understood me and we finished conversation at 19:27.

        To sum up, I never forget about his face, smile and speech. He always makes me smile. Most times to chat with him, he usually to greet me first. When I felt down, he often asks and pushes up me. I think, our friendship will remain forever because he is my best friend.

In people lives, they’re also need to live in society and have interaction with other people. They can the new people in every time of lives. However, there’re too much to have good friend to help and share their problem. If you find them, you shouldn’t let them go away. 

Week 14: Writing - Enjoy Eating Alone

Enjoy Eating Alone

        Today, it’s on September 2^th, 2013 that is a weekday. It’s a beginning of week that everyone should do their roles. In the evening of day, I talked with Stephane Salaun about food and restaurant.

        Today, it’s his workday. We were talked before he work and after he finished in the evening. He chatted with me when he was on the restaurant. Restaurant he had diner isn’t Khun Ploy. Today, he found the new restaurant; but he doesn’t know the name of it. But tastes are good, too. He ate food and cake. I asked him about his feeling when going anywhere alone. He told, it’s a personality of him. He loves do anything alone and sometimes he likes to be quiet, too. Only short time, he felt alone. He told me, there are less people that can speak French with him. So, he loves silence.

        Finally, Stephane always go anywhere only him. The place that he loves to go is café and restaurant. The routine cycle is doing like this. I think I may lonely, if I were him. It’s his personality for him. He likes to be quiet the most. But sometimes he likes to live with crowd.

Human couldn’t speak or listen all the times. In your turn, you will choose to be an audience or a speaker. You don’t like to be quiet; it’s not means no need to communicate. You love to live with many people; it doesn’t matter don’t like silence. So, you should live with balance don’t speak too much and listen to more than.

Week 14: Listening - What a relief

What a relief

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 suggested “what a relief”.

In Ask Adam section, there is a question about word to explain feeling that without worry after pass a serious time. He suggested “What a relief,That is a relief”. It means ค่อยยังชั่ว/โล่งอก in Thai. If relief changes to relieve, there is voice sound in the end of word. Pronounce and meaning will also change. It will be verb and mean get better. For example, this medicine will relieve your pain. Another phrase that you can use is “That is more like it”. It from previous sentence means appropriate and good with that events.

To sum up, the feeling about relaxing more than the past is “what a relief or that’s a relief” After, you depressed about something and you can pass; you should this sentence.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
relief (n.)	/rɪˈliːf/	บรรเทา Ex. The kiss-and-tell tale gave the nation some light relief from page after page of war coverage.

Reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hILSxkHqEc

You can’t translate phrases directly in English. Despite, it is difficult to understand; you can gradually learn from various knowledge resources to know store of word and phrase in English. Because, ability in other languages were lead several chances into your life.

Week 14: Listening - Harsh

Harsh

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 suggested about word that explain feeling that are unpleasantly rough.

In Ask Adam section, there is a question about word to explain feeling that unpleasantly rough. He suggested harsh. You can say “it was harsh!” or “that was so harsh!” Another word that be alike harsh is rude, but it is not same. If you want to say something what are satirical, you can say rude. But that make you feel bad, you should say harsh. Likewise, word that makes you feels very hurt; it should be brutal. For example, “that was so brutal. You should not have said that”. There are really have many words that you can use for uncompromising forthright person including, straightforward, frank, direct and blunt (use most).

To sum up, you can use “it was harsh!” when you think the word are jar to the senses. Moreover, "what are satirical" is a sentence that are more severe. Brutal is a one word to describes when you feel sad after listen to it. In similar word for explain directly speeches are straight,forward, frank,direct and blunt.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
harsh (adj.)	/hɑːʃ/	แรง Ex. I didn't mean to sound so harsh.
straightforward (adj.)	/streɪtˈfɔːwəd/	ตรงไปตรงมา Ex. Straightforward affair, but there are a few things you have to stick to.
frank (adj.)	/fraŋk/	เปิดเผย Ex. Benjamin Friedman is disarmingly frank about some of the further consequences.
blunt (adj.)	/blʌnt/	พูดขวานผ่าซาก Ex. I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top.

Reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeC3CB9Q1-Y&feature=youtu.be

The similar words for explain people are a lot. Each word is different using. So, you should watch out to speak and know words deeply. Thus, you will be the good English speaker that can use inappropriate language.

Week 14: Reading - Flu vaccination program targets NI children

Flu vaccination program targets NI children

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu", A(H5N1) or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. It was spread first since 1996s in China. After that it has been continues spread to more people.

When world has bird flu, each organization produce vaccination to protect it. In Northern Ireland, Flu vaccinations will be made available target N1 to children. The Public Health Agency has launched a program aimed at vaccinating all children between the ages of two and 16. Most children will be offered the vaccination via a nasal spray that the Public Health Agency(PHA) describes as "quick and painless". It is work more than jabbed. This vaccine has been used in America now for several years and millions of doses have been given. People can be very confident in knowing that it is a safe and effective vaccine.

To sum up, the bird flu is a danger disease virus that people should be careful. After they have vaccine for the most people, you should be confident in your health by exercising and have healthy food.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
initiative (n.)	/ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv, -ʃə-/	การเริ่มต้น Ex. A new initiative against car crime.
jab (n.)	/dʒab/	การแทง Ex. He made allegations of corruption against the administration

Reference:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23950299

I’ve heard the phrase “no disease is the lucky wealth”, it’s according this case. If you’re a rich man but you have a bad health; you can’t stay with money until your last day. Therefore, you should avoid your body from the disease. You should change lifestyle, eat less and more exercises.