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General English Reading and Writing How to Improve Your Reading and Writing Reading Skimming refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a passage to get an overall impression of the content of a reading selection. How to Skim: • Read the title. • Read any headings and sub-headings. • Read the introduction or the first paragraph. • Read the first sentence of every other paragraph. • Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs. • Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases. • Read the summary or last paragraph. Scanning is a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific information quickly. In scanning, you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information. How to Scan: • State the specific information you are looking for. • Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers. • Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for. • Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage. 1 of 7

General English Reading and Writing Exercise Look at this text and then answer the questions: PHOBIAS What is a phobia? A phobia is an intense fear or feeling of anxiety that occurs only in a particular situation that frightens you. This might be something as seemingly logical as a fear of heights, or as illogical as a fear of the colour green. At other times you don’t feel anxious. For example, if you have a phobia of spiders (as millions of people do), you only feel anxious when there’s a spider around, otherwise you feel fine. About one in ten people has a significant phobia, although few people seek treatment. People develop phobias to all sorts of things. Each phobia has its own name. Some (of a very long list) include: • Musophobia – fear of mice • Peladophobia – fear of bald people • Amathophobia – fear of dust • Pnigophobia – fear of choking or smothering • Maieusiophobia – fear of childbirth • Homichlophobia – fear of fog • Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth Phobias make people avoid situations they know will make them anxious, but this can make the phobia worse. A person’s life can become increasingly dominated by the precautions they take to avoid a situation they fear. You may know there’s no real danger and you may feel embarrassed by your fear, but you’re still unable to control it. It’s better to confront your fears, even if it’s in a very careful way or with the help of a trained therapist. 2 of 7



General English Reading and Writing 6. The writer advises people with phobias to ... A) consult a psychotherapist B) avoid situations that make them anxious C) confront the fear rather than avoid it 7. Which of these phobias is not mentioned in the text? A) Arachibutyrophobia B) Arachnophobia C) Amathophobia 8. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is ... A) a recommended treatment for phobias B) not a recommended treatment for phobias C) is a recommended treatment for some phobias 9. This text might be found under which heading on the BBC website? A) Physical health B) Mental health C) You and your therapist 10. What is the main message of this article? A) Some people have phobias and live in fear of certain things. B) If you have a phobia you should see a therapist. C) What a phobia is and how to treat it. 4 of 7



General English Reading and Writing A Sample Paragraph It is important to plan your trips carefully. For example, when you go on a trip, you need to think about how much money to allot for things like transportation, food, and hotels. In particular, hotels and transportation on trips can be expensive if you don’t book them with plenty of time in advance. Another thing to plan for is how much time you want to spend sightseeing and doing different sorts of activities. Even though you may want to do everything, you have to remember that there are only a few hours in the day! In sum, planning your trip carefully will allow you to have a more relaxing trip. Writing an Essay Introduction Body Body Conclusion 6 of 7

General English Reading and Writing Transition Words Transition words are used to link words, phrases or sentences. They help the reader to progress from one idea (expressed by the author) to the next idea. Thus, they help to build up coherent relationships within the text. 7 of 7

General English Listening and Speaking How to Improve Your Listening and Speaking Grammar 1. Think of what the actual thing you want to express. 2. In what situation I hear this? • Could you tell me how to get to the post office? • He is about to kick the bucket. He is very sick. Exercise 1. ช่วยบอกพวกเขาหน่อยว่าจะไปธนาคารได้ยังไงคะ ________________________________________________________________ 2. ช่วยบอกฉันหน่อยว่าจะทำต้มยำกุ้งได้ยังไง ________________________________________________________________ 3. ช่วยบอกเขาให้มาหาฉันหน่อยได้มั้ยคะ ________________________________________________________________ 4. I work enough today. Let’s call it a day. ________________________________________________________________ 5. Thanks for inviting me to the dance. But dancing is not my cup of tea. ________________________________________________________________ 6. I don’t really well. I feel a bit under the weather. ________________________________________________________________ 1 of 6



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General English Listening and Speaking Pronunciation Learn to Listen Catagory Example Short-Long vowel Sleep vs. Slip, Fill vs. Fell, Windy vs. Wendy, Bin vs. -st sound Ben L sound Just, Most, Still, Must, Last, State, Best R sound Only, Long, Little, Look, Place, Well, Film Ending words Train, Right, Around, Really, Area, Already Stressing Old, Stopped, Felt, Central, Dessert vs. Desert, Comfortable, Parade, Number Strawberry, Amazon abbreviation 105, 1312, 1980s, 1/4, 1/2 etc., e.g., i.e. Exercise B. 40 1. A.14 B. 5.50 2. A. 5.15 B. pool 3. A. pull B. fool 4. A. full B. cooed 5. A. could B. stewed 6. A. stood B. Luke 7. A. look 4 of 6

General English Listening and Speaking Tongue Twister Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. They’re not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public speakers who want to sound clear when speaking. Below, you will find some of the most popular English tongue twisters. Say them as quickly as you can. If you can master them, you will be a much more confident speaker. She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells. Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter But a bit of better butter will make my batter better So that was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
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