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Today is the last day for teach to the test about ASEAN lesson plan. There are 12 people teach to the test in today. From first person until the last person is good for to teach. Then teacher gives the suggestion for students about your lesson plan and teaching. Today is very exciting because somebody show the new step of teaching and new idea in the class.

I think, today everyone can learn from the lesson by comfortable. But today everyone afraid about pass or fail, because my teacher doesn’t tell to students about scoring. Teacher comments to students after teach finished. For suggestion something that can help me to improve to do my lesson plan for next time.

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Today is the first time for teaching about ASEAN lesson plan. Today teacher gives students to teach 12 people. Teacher comments when students to teach finish. In the morning students can teach 6 people and in afternoon can teach 6 people, too.

The first for starting to teach is Kantamas Luklem and the last person to teach is Kanyaphat Ramna. I’m 3^rd person. I must be develop about assessment, evaluation, activities and my lesson plan because I think it’s not a good plan.Teacher comments everyone to teach well than last week. In this class everyone is funny with game that students choose to teach. Everyone choose each skills to teach such as; reading skill, writing skill, speaking skill and listening skill. It has several of skills for to learn. Mostly students choose to teach about introducing in ASEAN such as; country, nationality, capital city, etc.

To sum up, when students finished to teach, teacher comments to students. He suggestion to everyone for learn and improve to write lesson plan.

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  Today is the last week for teach to the test of local lesson plan. In this day 5 people teach to the test of local lesson plan. Today starting to teach of me.

First person is Noawapa Klakdoungjit. She teaches about directions in Nakhon Si Thammarat. She focuses of speaking skill. She gives students to practice with a partner. She have 4 instructional medias for to teach such as; PowerPoint, audio, exercise and game. In the lesson, she’d like students will be able to describe about asking and giving directions in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

            Second person is Kesonubol Wichai. She teaches about Tenth Lunar Month Festival. She focuses of speaking skill. She has authentic material to teach students, but she hasn’t a language to teach students.

            Third person is Nantawan Thongruang. She teaches about directions in Pakpanang. It’s same to me. She focuses of speaking skill. She is a good language to teach students. The map of Pakpanang province is beautiful, because she make it by herself.

            Fourth person is Nucharee Chooban. She teaches about local food “Kanom Ko”. She has ingredients to make it in the class. It’s good for students, because we can make it in the class.

            The last person is Patsaraporn Songprasert. She teaches about ordering food. She focuses of speaking skill.

To conclude, Reflection what I have learned from teaching from this test teaching. From this class I can adapt for my lesson plan about the process and objective.

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For this week, I didn’t join in classroom, but I can be ask my friend what are you learning in this class.

Today is the third teach to the test. Today has 6 people teach to the test.

First person is Amornthip Chairoek, she teaches about local fruit in country. She has authentic materials and focuses of speaking skill.

Second person is Kannika Bunkarn, she teaches about history and dessert tenth lunar month festival. She has authentic materials for to learn.

Third person is Pommarin Rujirasereechai, she teaches about local food and has authentic materials, too.

Fourth person is Atchima Sripet, she teaches about local food “Maing Kum”. She has authentic materials for to teach. Fifth person is Alisa Thawonpol, she teaches about tradition in surattanee such as Loy Kratong festival, etc.

The last person is Sarayoot Bunkrue, he teaches about souvenir in Nakhon Si Thammarat such as silverware, neilloware, etc. He focuses of speaking skill. Most of all, everyone focus of speaking skill, because it’s easy to teach.

In conclusion, from 6 people pass 5 people and fail 1 people. Teacher gives her teach again on October 2, 2013, but he doesn't comment.

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vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Assistance(n.)	/əˈsɪst(ə)ns/	ความช่วยเหลือ, การสนับสนุน the action of helping someone by sharing work Example : I cannot thank you enough for your assistance.
Rural(adj.)	/ˈrʊər(ə)l/	ในชนบท in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town: Example : It seems the ruralarea will be developed on a large scale.
Magical(adj.)	/ˈmadʒɪk(ə)l/	วิเศษ, มหัศจรรย์, ซึ่งมีเวทมนตร์, relating to, using, or resembling magic Example : It was a magicalevening of pure nostalgia.
Express(v.)	/ɪkˈsprɛs, ɛk-/	แสดงออก (ทางความคิดหรือความรู้สึก) โดยใช้คำพูด convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct Example : He expressedcomplete satisfaction.
Join(v)	/dʒɔɪn/	เข้าร่วม, ร่วมวง, สมทบ, ร่วม with adverbial] unite to form one entity or group Example : If he could pass for eighteen years old, he'd join the army.
Effort(n.)	/ˈɛfət/	ความพยายาม a vigorous or determined attempt Example : You should persist in your efforts to learn English.
Mosque(n.)	/mɒsk/	สุเหร่า, มัสยิด a Muslim place of worship. Example : Muslim do activities atmosque.

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Use Your Voice

Develop your voice – A high or whiny voice is not perceived to be one of authority. In fact, a high and soft voice can make you sound like prey to an aggressive co-worker or make others not take you seriously. Begin doing exercises to lower the pitch of your voice. Try singing, but do it an octave lower on all your favorite songs. Practice this and, after a period of time, your voice will begin to lower.

Animate your voice. Avoid a monotone and use dynamics. Your pitch should raise and lower periodically. Radio DJ's are usually a good example of this.

Use appropriate volume. Use a volume that is appropriate for the setting. Speak more softly when you are alone and close. Speak louder when you are speaking to larger groups or across larger spaces.

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Today I learn about process of learning that teacher teach to the test. It has 4 process of learning such as; standard of learning set the task, design process or activities and rubrics. My friends teach to the test 6 people of local lesson plan.

            Standard of learning is what students should know and what students can do. Set the task such as; essay, write the letter, pictures, etc. Students can speaking, reading, listening and others. Design process or activities of learn provides with the knowledge abilities of the students. Rubrics such as; work sheet or sometime for practice skill.

             For my friends teach to the test in today.

The first person is Pattarasuda Pengjan, she teaches about local food.

The second person is Natchaya Bunsue, she teaches about local food, too.

The third person is Napasiri Ratcharak, she teaches about occupation.

The fourth person is Kanyaphat Ramna, she teaches about attractions in

my province.

The fifth person is Sirinan Naunkeaw, she teaches about attractions, too.

And the last person Sarawut Keawpaleuk, he teaches about Loy

Kratong’s festival.

            To conclusion, teacher comment one by one. Everyone in this week can pass. Teacher tells and comments about skills and activities that students choose to teach.

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Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Institute (v.)	/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/	แต่งตั้งอย่างเป็นทางการ introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or policy) Example :  The research institute was established in the late 1960s.
Entry (n.)	/ˈɛntri/	การกรอกข้อมูล, an item written or printed in a diary, list, account book, or reference book Example : The clerk made an entry in his ledger.
Avoid (v.)	/əˈvɔɪd/	หลบเลี่ยง, หลบหลีก, เลี่ยง, หลบ keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something) Example : You must be more careful to avoid making a gross mistake.
Advice (n.)	/ədˈvʌɪs/	ข้อเสนอแนะ, การเสนอแนะ, คำปรึกษา,ข้อคิดเห็น guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent action Example : Thank you for your advice.
Involve (v.)	/ɪnˈvɒlv/	โยงใยถึง, ข้องเกี่ยว, พัวพัน have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result Example :  Leave me out of this plan. I don't want to get involved.
Operation (n.)	/ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/	การดำเนินการ, การปฏิบัติการ the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect Example :  These operations are technically impossible.
Competitive(adj.)	/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/	ที่เกี่ยวกับการแข่งขัน, as good as or better than others of a comparable nature Example :  What is the company's competitive advantage?
Edge(n.)	/ɛdʒ/	ริม, เส้นขอบ the outside limit of an object, area, or surface Example :  You're hitting a bell at the edge of the stage.

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Study a Balance of the 4 Key Skills

(Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)

Most students want to communicate better in English. If this is one of your goals, it is important to study a balance of the four major skills. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing are the main (macro) skills you need to communicate in any language. Being very good at only one of these skills will not help you to communicate. For example you need to be able to read well before you can write well. You also need to be able to listen before you can speak. It helps to think of these communicative skills in two groups.

• INput <<<
  • Listening (in through your ears)
  • Reading (in through your eyes)
• OUTput >>>
  • Speaking (out through your mouth)
  • Writing (out through your hand)

It's simple. Think of it this way. First you have input. Next you have output. First you listen to someone ask you a question. Second you speak and give them your answer. First you read a letter from someone. After that you write back to them. These are examples of communicating.

Input and output don't necessarily go in a specific order. Sometimes you speak first and then you listen. Sometimes you write about something you hear. During communication, the person you are communicating with uses one of the opposite skills. Therefore, in order to understand each other, everyone must be skillful in all four areas.

Some students want to know which skill is the most important. Since all of the skills rely on each other, they are all important. However, to communicate we do use some skills more often than others. Approximately 16% of communication comes from reading, and about 9% from writing. These statistics are for an average communicator in English. Depending on someone's job or situation, these numbers may vary.

Each of these main skills have micro skills within them. Grammar and vocabulary are other micro skills. Micro doesn't mean they are unimportant. Macro skills such as listening are very general, while micro skills are more specific. (More about input and output)

For the best results, create an agenda that combines all four areas of study. This is what teachers in an English class would have you do, right? EnglishClub.com has lessons in all 4 key skills (and all minor skills), as well as many outside links to help you study further.

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Today is the second time to teach test after I come back to University and after finished to observation on 19-31 August, 2013 at Wat Pratat School. In this week has teach 5 people. Today everyone is pass.

            The first is Srisuda Promkeaw. She teaches about Niello ware in my province. She focuses of speaking skills. She has many materials such as power point, video, picture cards and game.

            The second is Kamonthip Yingburut. She teaches about occupations in my hometown. She has many materials such as; PowerPoint, exercise, video and handout. She gives student to watch the video about her lesson. She has a good voice and can control Ss in classroom.

The third is Siwakorn Noona. He teaches about occupations. He has picture cards to teach. He gives students watch the video about occupations and teaches vocabularies of occupations. He focuses of speaking skills. He has a game for Ss, it’s a good idea because Ss can play to learn.

The last is Pariya Rubsaitong. She teaches about “directions”. Starting to teach, she gives students to do pre-test. She teaches speaking skills. She gives students to find a partner and practice with partner. Ending of teach, she gives students to do exercise and come up front of class to answer questions. She has many activities to teach Ss.

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Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Adult (n.)	/ˈadʌlt, əˈdʌlt/	โตเต็มที่, โตเต็มวัย, a person who is fully grown or developed Example : Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as an adult.
Explicit (adj.)	/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt, ɛk-/	กระจ่าง, ชัดแจ้ง stated clearly and in detail Example : He was explicit on the point.
Implicit (adj.)	/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/	ซึ่งบอกเป็นนัย suggested though not directly expressed Example : We had an implicit agreement that we would support each other.
Absorbing (adj.)	/əbˈzɔːbɪŋ, -ˈsɔːbɪŋ/	ที่ดึงดูดความสนใจ intensely interesting; engrossing Example : This book is so absorbing that I can't put it down.
Surround (v.)	/səˈraʊnd/	ล้อม, แวดล้อม, โอบล้อม be all round (someone or something) Example : The police have surrounded the building.
Combine (n.)	/kəmˈbʌɪn/	การรวมกัน join or merge to form a single unit or substance Example : This is a movie which combines education with recreation.
Investigator (n.)	/ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪtə(r)/	ผู้สำรวจ, ผู้ตรวจสอบ a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation: Example : The crime investigators are looking into the murder case.
Immersion (n.)	/ɪˈməːʃ(ə)n/	การจุ่ม การแช่ the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid Example : His back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea.

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Understanding the Basics of Communication Skills

Know what communication really is. Communication is the process of transferring signals/messages between a sender and a receiver through various methods (written words, nonverbal cues, spoken words). It is also the mechanism we use to establish and modify relationships.

Have courage to say what you think . Be confident in knowing that you can make worthwhile contributions to conversation. Take time each day to be aware of your opinions and feelings so you can adequately convey them to others. Individuals who are hesitant to speak because they do not feel their input would be worthwhile need not fear. What is important or worthwhile to one person may not be to another and may be more so to someone else.

Practice. Developing advanced communication skills begins with simple interactions. Communication skills can be practiced every day in settings that range from the social to the professional. New skills take time to refine, but each time you use your communication skills, you open yourself to opportunities and future partnerships.

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Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Association(n.)	/əsəʊsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n, -ʃɪ-/	กลุ่ม, สมาคม a group of people organized for a joint purpose Example : My association with him did not last long.
Capture(v.)	/ˈkaptʃə/	เข้าครอบครองที่ดิน take into one’s possession or control by force Example : We captured cicadas with a net.
Cognitive(adj.)	/ˈkɒgnɪtɪv/	เกี่ยวกับกระบวนการการรับรู้,การคิด relating to cognition Example : The scores are low because the task is cognitively demanding.
Psychology(n.)	/sʌɪˈkɒlədʒi/	จิตวิทยา the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context Example : This book deals with psychology.
Circuit(n.)	/ˈsəːkɪt/	การโคจรรอบ a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place Example : With this system a protection circuit has been built in.
Continually(adv.)	/kənˈtɪnjʊəli/	เป็นประจำ repeated frequently in the same way; regularly Example : Mr Morikawa's continually complaining about something.
Dementia(n.)	/dɪˈmɛnʃə/	โรคจิตเสื่อม (มีผลต่อความสามารถในการคิด, การจำ, การประพฤติ) a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Executive(adj.)	/ɪgˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛg-/	เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร relating to or having the power to put plans or actions into effect Example : The executive director is a real pushover for looks.

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How To Learn English Very Fast

How do you learn English very fast?

Every week, I get emails about this topic.   Typically, someone writes and wants to know how they can speak fluently in only 2 or 3 months.  Usually they are in a hurry because they have a test or an interview coming soon.

Of course, its best not to wait until 2 months before your interview to think about this!  

But still, its an interesting question.   Is it possible to learn English very very fast?   Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 2-3 months?

The answer is yes.

But of course, to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort.

1. Obsession

The first and most important thing you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion.  You must have tremendous emotional power to learn super-fast.   Why?  Because you must study English 8-14 hours a day…  and every hour you must be alert, interested, and energetic.

2. Massive Input

The second key to super-fast learning and incredible intensity is to focus on English INPUT.  Do not waste time studying grammar or vocabulary.  Don’t waste time trying to speak.

You should spend all of your time either listening or reading.  This is the fastest and most efficient method for speaking English fluently.

3. Massive Intensity

To be fluent in only 2-3 months, you must create massive intensity.  In other words, you have to listen and read 8-14 hours a day, every day.   You must listen constantly to English.   You must read constantly.

In fact, I recommend alternating the two activities.  Listen for an hour, then read a novel for an hour.  Then listen again for an hour.  Then another hour of novel reading.