Chat with foreigner via Facebook( Week 7 )

Learning contract (Week7)

Date	Activities
Sunday	- พูดคุยกับเพื่อนหรือชาวต่างชาติ ผ่าน Feacbook
Monday	- Learning log outside classroom
Tuesday	- VOA
Wednesday	- search website  about   learning English
Thursday	- พูดคุยกับเพื่อนหรือชาวต่างชาติ ผ่าน Feacbook
Friday	- Learning log outside classroom
Saturday	- search website  about   learning English

Improve the way speak English. (outside) (Week7)

           This is the first step to learn any other accent, be it American or British or Australian.

Lisa Mojsin, head trainer, director and founder of the Accurate English Training Company in Los Angeles, offers these tips to help 'neutralise' your accent or rather do away with the local twang, as you speak.

           1. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them.When you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech.

          2. Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down. If you speak too quickly, and with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you.  Don't worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech -- it is more important that everything you say be understood.

         3. Listen to the 'music' of English. Do not use the 'music' of your native language when you speak English. Each language has its own way of 'singing'.

        4. Use the dictionary. Try and familiarise yourself with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. Look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say.

           5. Make a list of frequently used words that you find difficult to pronounce and ask someone who speaks the language well to pronounce them for you. Record these words, listen to them and practice saying them. Listen and read at the same time. 

             6. Buy books on tape. Record yourself reading some sections of the book. Compare the sound of your English with that of the person reading the book on the tape.

           7. Pronounce the ending of each word. Pay special attention to 'S' and 'ED' endings. This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English.

 

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Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Satisfy(vi)	'sætə,sfa	-  ตอบสนองความต้องการ  Ex= I have never been satisfied with my job.
Obesity(n)	əu'bi:səti:	- การมีน้ำหนักตัวมากเกินไป Ex= The problem of obesity among children.
Conflict(n)	'kɔnflikt	-การต่อสู้ Ex= Doctors often come into conflict with politicians.
Association(n)	ə,səusi:'eiʃən	-การเชื่อมติดกัน Ex= The NationalAssociation of Broadcasters.
Regularly(adv)	'regyələ:li	- โดยปกติ Ex= place the flags at regularly intervals
Epidemic(n)	,epə'demik	- การลุกลามอย่างรวดเร็ว Ex= A flu epidemic.