Dear Teachers of EFL in Asia,
Even though the accents of all these videos may make you hesitant whether to use them in your English lessons, in this era of "English as an International Language", it is time we make use of good materials online which give exposures to our students. In my view, any accents are acceptable. The objective of all the activities using stories is to make our students think. They should be told not to copy the accents when they receive as input. Students must be aware of the fact that they are understood everywhere as long as their English is clear and intelligible. Thus, I would recommend this list of stories to be incorporated in your primary EFL classes. The advantage of these stories are that the culture and thoughts reflected from them can be interesting as our students share the same background knowledge with them. I mean similar types of stories are being told in their live,too. Thank to the ones who have created them.
The instruction to cook this special egg menu below was conducted in Thai language. Your job is to produce an instruction in English and present in front of the class within 5-7 minutes.
Again,the video below will give you ideas what to put in your presentation. Good luck!
For teachers: There are also lesson plans and activities for English or other languages' teachers (Whether you are Thai or non-Thais) to use to have students practice giving cooking instruction.
Some other good websites to plan this kind of lesson.
สำหรับใครที่อยากทำงานวิจัยด้าน Motivation (Selected References for Motivation in SLA)
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เปลี่ยนประโยคต่อไปนี้เป็นรูป active voice (Change the sentences into active forms) 1. New employees are always welcome by the manager. 2. Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she was tired. 3. The photography was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. 4. An armchair, which can play music, has been just invented by Stephen Court. 5. Where will you be sent by the company next year?
เฉลย 1. The manager always welcomes new employees 2. Janet’s colleagues gave her a present when she was tired 3. Thomas Edison invented the photography in 1877 4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music 5. Where will your company send you next year?
แค่นี้คงยังไม่พอให้เอาไปใช้ ทำข้อสอบหรอกนะครับ ผมว่าคนไทยส่วนใหญ่รู้เรื่องไวยากรณ์ ดีกว่า การใช้ ผมจึงตอบสนองความต้องการ โดยไม่ทิ้งเรื่องการใช้ โดยขอยกตัวอย่างประโยคที่มีคนถามใน facebook ว่าประโยค They punished the boy for stealing. เปลี่ยนเป็นรูป passive voice ได้อย่างไรครับ เวลาเราเรียนกฎ เราก็ควรจะรู้ว่า ในการสื่อสารแล้ว รูปประโยคไม่ต้องเน้นให้มีองค์ประกอบครบ เหมือนในการทำข้อสอบ แต่ถ้าจะให้เปลี่ยนกันแบบถอดเป๊ ะ ๆ อกกมาเลยนะครับ สำหรับประโยคด้านบนแล้วล่ะก็ ประธานเก่าควรจะคงอยู่ ครับ ลองสังเกตดูนะครับ ถ้าประโยค active บอกว่า Someone punished the boy for stealing. ก็จะเปลี่ยนเป็น The boy was punished for stealing. เพราะไม่ต้องการเน้น ว่าถูกลงโทษโดยใคร แต่ถ้าประธานของประโยค active (เด่นมาก) ดังตัวอย่างที่ให้มา คือ They โดยวิธีการแล้วก็ควรจะมี they อยู่ในประโยค passive ด้วย ดังนั้นประโยค active ที่ว่า They punished the boy for stealing. ควรเปลี่ยนเป็นประโยค passive ว่า The boy was punished for stealing by them. ถ้าจะให้เนื้อความอยู่ครบและเรียงกันตามประโยคในรูป active ครับ ถ้ามีประเด็นอะไรที่สำคัญ เดี๋ยวผมเอามาแชร์เพิ่มละกัน
