Transcript Learn and Use English Effectively
Learn and Use English Effectively
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uthai Piromruen
Concepts
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What is English?
English is a language serving as… 1. A tool for communication 2. A medium for transaction, negotiation 3. A carrier of information, knowledge, and imagination 4. A transmitter of culture, traditions, lifestyles, recreation, etc
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Read the following sentences and observe the function of English as a language
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__Hello! How are you today? I’m fine, thank you.
__Let’s discuss or business plan together.
__How much do you think of our share of benefits?
__Barack Obama is the current president of USA.
__More than 2 billion people around the world speak English.
__It looks like rain. The black clouds are coming .
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__You may have a self-service in the gasoline station.
__You can buy fresh fruits in the supermarket.
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Language components 1. Sounds 2. Structure 3. Meaning
What makes the language functioning?
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Language users?
Books, newspapers, magazines, journals?
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What are effective ways to learn and use English?
Passive learning = failed
• Active learning = accomplished • • • • • Natural Method or the FRESH Way FUN & RELAX EXPRESS STUDY HABIT FORMATION
Learning English the FRESH Way!
• • • • HAVING FUN & RELAXED through songs, video, movies, games etc.
EXPRESS- practice listening and speaking STUDY – crack the nut--What are in the English language: grammar, vocabulary etc.
HABIT FORMATION—Practice, Practice, & Practice!
Have Fun & Relaxed
Learning English
Use your own powerful tools.
Eyes—to read and understand Ears---to listen and comprehend Nose---to smell fragrant roses.
Tongue—to taste the delicious food.
Body passage---to touch and feel the smooth and rough skin.
Mind (with mouth and hands) ---to think before speaking and writing.
Available gateways -Books, newspapers, Magazine, Journal, pamphlet, etc.
-ICT, Information and Communication Technology…compu ter, Internet -ONLINE ENGLISH, Websites: YouTube, Video clip, Twitter, Blogs, Spaces, etc.
• Open the gateway to learning English
Guidelines
-Search for Free TOEFL Test Online -Practice makes perfect -Register for taking the official test.
• Increase your TOEFL scores.
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The TOEFL® exam Test Of English as Foreign Language. The essential exam for entry to universities in the United States. Academic language. Try the free practice material on this site: iBT Reading test
Versions of the TOEFL® test You can do the test on paper or on a computer, depending where you live. The test comes in two formats: 1.paper-based test (PBT) 2.next generation computer-based test (iBT) The iBT is not yet available at every test center. If it is available at your local center then you will have to do it. If not you will do the PBT.
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Who is it for?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.
An integrated task An integrated task is one where you
have to use more than one skill. For example, you read about something, listen to a lecture, and then write about what you have heard and read.
The Paper-based test has the following format: Time Limit No. of Questions Listening Comprehension 30-40 minutes 50 Structure and Written Expression Free practice tests
30 minutes 1 topic
Click here to see a comparison of TOEFL scores with other exams.
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What is the TOEFL® test like?
The next generation TOEFL® iBT test has
four sections:
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Reading 3-5 passages, 12-14 questions each . Click here for a free practice test.
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Listening questions each 2-3 conversations, 5 questions each Click here for a free
practice test
4-6 lectures, 6
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Speaking 6 tasks, 2 independent and 2 integrated 20 mins
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Writing 1 integrated task 1 independent task 50 mins
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Where do I take the test?
At a test center in your country. The test is organised by the Educational Testing Service. You can register for the TOEFL® iBT online.
Click here to register
st=toefl> How much does the TOEFL test cost to take?
Prices vary in each country, in the USA the test costs $150. In the UK the TOEFL ibt is $185 while the paper-based TOEFL is $150. What materials do I need?
You can buy TOEFL materials here