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English
with Kru Champ
Champ Chayanin, B.Ed. (Non-formal Education, English) Chulalongkorn University

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Introduction to English Language Suffixes: er, or, ee, ian, ist, ent, ant, tive

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… worker anchor employee scientist

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… client student resident accountant

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… physician merchant participant

native captive representative

Greek & Latin Root

vac______________________

path______________________

cide______________________

vive, vita____________________

Prefixes

re de co, con, col, com e, ex sur

ย้อนกลับ, เริ่มใหม่ ไม่ดี, ลด ร่วม ออก เหนือ,เกิน

renovate demote co-worker erupt surreal

reimburse ใช้เงินคืน decelerate ลดความเร็ว congregate eliminate กาจัดออก surface

revive depress collaborate ร่วมงาน export survive รอดชีวิต

revoke เรียกตัวกลับ decrease commune คนอยู่รว่ มกัน extinct สูญพันธุ์ surplus จานวนที่เกิน
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Break Harry decided to ……………………... from

break out……………………………………. break up……………………………… the party because he was

คบกันไปก็…………………………………….พัง break into……………………………. absolutely tired.

break through ……………………………… ……………………break away A: put out B: break away

Put Turn

put on…………………………………..…… put out…………………..…………………. turn on แปลว่า เปิ ด turn off แปลว่า ปิ ด

put off…………………………………………………………. put aside วางไว้ สารอง turn around กลับมา (หมุนตัว , หันกลับมา)

put up with คือ ………………………………………………. turn down ลดเสียง, ปฏิเสธ

put (you) through โอนสาย โทรต่อสาย turn up เพิ่มเสียง, ปรากฏ turn away หันหน้าหนี

put down…………………………………………………………. turn out กลายเป็ นว่า… turn over พลิก

……………………………………………………………………………………….put away

MNEMOMICS:

1.rim 2.hoax 3.burst 4.dull 5.diminish 6.plummet

7.menacing 8.hinder 9.soak 10.abduct 11.tantalize 12.rush

13.culprit 14.fascinating 15.frugal 16.Asthma 17.cramp 18.lure

19.moist 20.demise
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Speaking Skills
Question-Response, Short Conversations, and Long Conversations.

Example:

Q: Hi bro! How are you doing?

R: ................. .

1)I'm cooking in the kitchen

2)So far, so good

3)Thanks in advance.

4)So long

Q: What are you up to, mate?

R: .................... .

1)No, I'm down here

2)I want to see you in person

3)Not much, just binge-watching a series

4)My mate is sleeping now

Q: How was the English test?

R: …………………………………. .

1)Easy-peasy

2)Wakey-wakey

3)Wishy-washy

4)walkie-talkie
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เทคนิ คการทาโจทย์

ขึน้ ต้นด้วย Wh…(how) ห้ามตอบ yes/no

“What When Where Why Which Who How?”

1.Q: What is the most difficult test you have had?

R: ................. .

1)Yeah, I love Physics a lot

2)No, I haven't been through

3)Yes, I think Math is really difficult

4)In my view, History is my weakness

2. Q: Who would like to take a break?

R : __________________________

1. Yes, we’d like to take a break.

2. Let's all rest for a while.

3. No, we wouldn’t do it.

4. We can take a break in a few minutes

3.Q: How do you enjoy the party?

R: .................. .

1)Yes, I enjoy it so much

2)It's really nice, though

3)No, it's not my thing

4)Not exactly
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4.Q: How do you like my new dress?

R: ...................... .

1) No, I don't like it, though 2) Yes, I really like it

3) It's exquisite 4) Of course, I’m into it

5.Q: How would you like your steak, sir?

R: …………………………………….. .

1) I like pork chops

2) I’m a beef lover

3) Medium, please

4) I don’t like it, because I don’t know how to grill it

How are you finding …..? = What are you thinking of / about ….?

ถามความคิดเห็น คิดว่าเป็ นไงบ้างงงงงง?

6.Q: How are you finding your new job?

R: .................... .

1) I’m finding it in Bangkok

2) I got a job offer last week

3) Yeah, I find it cool at the top of the mountain

4) It's absolutely wonderful

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7.Q: Excuse me!

R: ................

1)What?

2)Yes, ma'am.

3)Sorry

4)Howdy?

เจอคาว่า Would you mind…? Do you mind? ในประโยคคาถาม โจทย์ถามว่ารังเกียจไหม

ให้ตอบ “No, not at all / No, of course not/ Sure ”

8.Q: Would you mind if I used your car? 9. Q: Do you mind driving me home?

R: ..................... . R: …………………………… .

1)Yes, I would 1) Actually, I do mind

2)No, not at all 2) Of course, I mind

3)Yes, I would mind it 3) Never mind

4)No, you can't 4) Sure

เจอการใช้คาถาม ในรู ปประโยคปฏิเสธ (Negative Interrogative Sentence)

ถ้าใช่ ให้ say NO.

10.Q: Don’t you know the answer?

R: ......................... .

1)No, I do

2)No, I don’t

3)Yes, I don’t

4)Yes, I have learned my lesson

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11. Q: Doesn't your receptionist speak other languages?

R: _____________________________

1)Yes, I can speak three languages.

2) No, only English.

3)The linguist's lecture was well received

4)She speaks very softly.

คาที่ให้มาในโจทย์ กับคาในตัวเลือก ซำ้ กัน!! อย่าโดนหลอก อ่านแล้ว ตัดช้อยส์เลยจ้า!!

12.Q: When will the exhibition close?

R: _____________________________

1) The exhibition isn't far from town.

2) The models are on exhibit.

3) It will be open for another two weeks.

4) It’s close to our school

13. Q: Would you care for some dessert?

R: …………………………………..

1) Sorry, I really don’t care

2) Yes, I care about some dessert

3) No, thank you. I’m good for now

4) Yes, please. I think I’ll pass

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At a crossroads (14-15)

Police officer : Switch your engine off, please sir.

Driver : Yes, officer. Why have you pulled me over?

Police officer : Because ____ 14____.

Driver : But the yellow light was on when I drove through, Officer.

Police officer : It was most exactly on red when you drove through. I have photographic
evidence of that. May l ____ 15____?

Driver : Well, yes, of course. Here it is.

1)I remember your plate number

2)you just drove through a red light

3)something is wrong with your car

4)the car engine is making a loud noise

1)have your car checked

2)see your driving license

3)switch on the car engine

4)write you a ticket

Vocabulary
Synonym 1 Synonym 3

peculiar, curious, freakish, outlandish, fishy, weird, odd, phony, fake, forged, feigned, falsified,

extraordinary, bizarre, exotic, eccentric, strange. counterfeit, man-made, artificial, synthetic

Synonym 2 Synonym 4

humid, immersed, moist, damp, drench, dank, malady, disorder, affliction, illness, infection

dewy, soggy wet, soaked, clammy, soppy, saturated. sickness, disease, malaise, ailment
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Antonym

friend perfect sufficiency increase beneficent replenish

foe defect deficiencyไม่พอ decreaseลด maleficentชั่ว diminishลดลง

advantage income generate construct accelerate pros

ข้อดี รำยได้ สร้ำง ก่อสร้ำง เร่งควำมเร็ว ข้อดี

disadvantage expense degenerate destruct decelerate cons

1.Requirement for payment of 90% of total price deleted and term redrafted in plain
language.

1)conversed

2)depleted

3)complied

4)elevated

2.It forces politicians to evade questions rather than engage with the argument.

1)implant

2)resurrect

3)avoid

4)tolerate

3.The human eye is better at spotting movement in the dark than in identifying stationary
objects.

1)eccentric

2)bizarre

3)peculiar

4)stable

4.Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation.

1)annihilation

2)torment

3)jeopardy
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4)demise

5.The research budget must be higher after the innovation has successfully been
accomplished than it was before.

1)revenge

2)complete

3)blemish

4)collaborate

6.Your foundation shade should always resemble your skin tone.

1)be same

2)differ

3)transfer

4)convert

7. A commission has been set up to enquire into alleged malpractice.

1) request

2) inquire

3) conquer

4) qualify

8.Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.

1)deprived

2)perishable

3)serious

4)irresistible
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GRAMMAR

Cloze Passage / Sentence Completion

Tricks
- To + V.0

Finally, we arrange to _______ together in this semester.

1. working 2. works 3. worked 4. work

Laura used to________ with a doctor.

1. dated 2. being dated 3. date 4. dating

ยกเว้น is used to, get used to, is accustomed to, devote s.th. to, look forward to + V.ing !!!!!!!!!

Jenny gets used to _____ a bicycle to work in the morning.

1.ride 2. rode 3. riding 4. ridden

- have *คน + V.0 have *สิ่งของ + V.3

I have the gardener ____ care of everything.

1.take 2.took 3.taking 4.taken

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She had her tickets ____ by the agency.

1.book 2.booked 3.to book 4.booking

- เจอประธานไม่มีชีวิต ให้เลือกตอบ choice ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The Christmas trees should _____ down on either January 5 or 6. (take/be taken)

- เจอ what กับ how นึกถึง noun clause : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

- สิ่งไม่มีชีวิต ใช้………………….เชื่อม Vitamin E oil is an excellent moisturizer(1)which can(2) diminished

the(3)appearance of wrinkles (4)and fine lines.

- เลข-นำม หน้ำ นำม (นามหลัง - ห้ามเติม s) Five-star hotel

Ex. A (1)five-pages essay that focuses (2)on major specific (3)social problems (4)is required.

- Adverb(adv.) เติม ly อยู่ได้ทกุ ที่ ยกเว้น____________

Ex. Urban Utopia in France was a composite (1)image-an idea of what city (2)could have been
and only (3)rarely a developed (4)systematically project

Test
1. The resort is expected ________ over a 36-month period and dividends will be paid from
the 1st year of operations.

1.to construct

2.that to construct

3.to be constructed

4.constructing

2. The sales report _______at the moment. I’ll have it ready for you by the end of the week.

1. prepared
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2. prepares

3. is being prepared

4. has prepared

3. The printer manual _____ yesterday by the IT team.

1.edits

2.edited

3.was edited

4.will be edited

4. It appears certain that the computer was damaged when it _____.

1.was delivered

2.has delivered

3.was delivering

4.had delivered

5. Have you asked ______ on the weekend party?

1. your friends want to eat what

2. what do your friends want to eat

3. what your friends want to eat

4. your friend what do they want to eat

6. Confused by the unprecedented question ____, the young boy could not answer it
immediately.

1. which the referee asked

2. who the referee asked

3. whose the referee asked

4. whom the referee asked

7. After watching the silent ___, my daughter was not able to stop laughing at the comedian
in the clip.

1. eight seconds video clip

2. eight-second video clip

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3. video clip of eight-second

4. eight-seconds video clip

Choose the best answer.

Passage1

The pizza ____1____ in the US at the beginning of the 20th Century, due to the influence of
Italian immigration. Pizza is a great source of nutrients in the American diet. It provides high
percentages of the total daily intake of protein, fat, saturated fat, fiber, calcium and lycopene.
Perhaps what worries the specialists the most is not what people eat, but ____2____. If it is
made at home, without all the preservatives and industrialized ingredients high in fat and
salt, the pizza ____3____ a good source of nutrients as long as it is not eaten at night.
____4____, 44% of children and 59% of adults ____5____ pizza in the US do it at

dinnertime.

1. 1. introduces 2. is introduced

3. introduced 4. was introduced

2. 1. how do they eat it 2. how they eat it

3. they how do eat it 4. they eat it how do

3. 1. were 2. been 3. can be 4. being

4. 1. However 2. Despite 3. Because 4.Since

5. 1. eat 2. eaten 3. eating 4. who has eaten

Passage 2

MANCHESTERUNITED Posts

Manchester united Manchester, United Kingdom To all Manchester United supporters, I

wanted to take the time to address you directly this morning. When I ___1. __ at the club, we
spoke about the challenge and ___2. ___ of reuniting this group of players with our
___3.___fans. Believe me, this squad knows exactly how important you are. The bond
between the supporters and the team is there for everyone to see and ______4. _____
together yesterday will only further strengthen that bond. The atmosphere ______5. ____
by those of you at Wembley was incredible. From the first minute until the last you were there
with us, driving the team on, supporting and encouraging them to get over the line to bring
the trophy back to Manchester.

1. 1) arrive 2) will be arriving 3) arrived 4) have arrived

2. 1) important 2) importantly 3) importance 4) more important

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3. 1) amazing 2) amazed 3) amaze 4) amazingly

4. 1) what do we experience 2) what did we experience

3) we did what experience 4) what we experienced

5. 1) generated 2) generating 3) generate 4) generates

Reading
Grazing? That's right, grazing--eating six or more small meals each day. This alternative
eating style may provide several benefits. Grazing can help to maintain a healthy weight,
lower blood cholesterol, and control blood sugar. This eating plan can also help regulate
appetite. Increase metabolic rate, and allow for better absorption of nutrients. Grazing also
matches an active, on-the-go lifestyle.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

a. Mini-meals are another option for a healthier eating style

b. Snacking all day is better than having three big meals a day

c. Snacking all day is as healthy as having three big meals a day

d. To have healthy eating habits, one should have snacks between meals.

America is country on the move---literally. In unprecedented numbers, people of all

ages are running, walking, swimming, skiing, and otherwise exercising their way to better
health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of America adults exercise regularly— up12
percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-
exercisers believe they would be more attractive and self-assured if they were more active.

2. What is the main idea of the passage?

a. Regular exercise benefits other people.

b. Fitness experts earn a lot of money from exercises.

c. The number of American exercisers is increasing.

d. Exercise is a necessary part of people’s lives.