The exam is on January 19th at 11.00am-12.30pm on the 9th floor
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TOTAL SCORE/GRADES
0-6 FAIL
7-12 D
12-17 D+
17-21 C
21-25 C+
7-12 D
12-17 D+
17-21 C
21-25 C+
Topics to focus on
NEW WORDS
Crunk-is a type of hip hop
VERBS/ADJECTIVES/CONJUNCTIONS/PREPOSITIONS
Knowing the difference between them and recognising them.
Verbs are doing words
Being able to spot prepositions
Being able to spot conjunctions
Adjectives usually come before nouns
What are adverbs? They usually end in "ly" like "happily")
What is this? : It is a colon
OPPOSITES
Knowing examples of various opposites like snobby/pessimistic:
Opposite of snobby-down to earth
Opposite of pessimistic-Hopeful
FORMAL V INFORMAL/COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH
What they are and when they are used
Colloquial English is spoken English
Formal English is smart English. There are no contractions (I am, we are, she is). We use it when talking to managers.
Informal English has many contractions (I'm, we're, she's). We use it when talking to friends or chatting on the internet.
IDIOMS
Idioms have a hidden meaning.
Understand the meaning of these idioms:
‘It has gotten out of hand’ - something has become harder to control than expected
‘People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’ - don't criticise others if you have the same fault
'over the moon' - happy
'I will whoop his ass' - I will fight him and hurt him
PEJORATIVE WORDS
They are words with a negative meaning
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
What they are. Examples like 'milk'
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Pride of lions
Swarm of bees
COMMON FEATURES OF THAI-ENGLISH (THINGLISH)
l/r sound
plurals are often mispronounced
verb tenses are often wrong
______ed endings
Having a boring voice is NOT a problem
Crunk-is a type of hip hop
VERBS/ADJECTIVES/CONJUNCTIONS/PREPOSITIONS
Knowing the difference between them and recognising them.
Verbs are doing words
Being able to spot prepositions
Being able to spot conjunctions
Adjectives usually come before nouns
What are adverbs? They usually end in "ly" like "happily")
What is this? : It is a colon
OPPOSITES
Knowing examples of various opposites like snobby/pessimistic:
Opposite of snobby-down to earth
Opposite of pessimistic-Hopeful
FORMAL V INFORMAL/COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH
What they are and when they are used
Colloquial English is spoken English
Formal English is smart English. There are no contractions (I am, we are, she is). We use it when talking to managers.
Informal English has many contractions (I'm, we're, she's). We use it when talking to friends or chatting on the internet.
IDIOMS
Idioms have a hidden meaning.
Understand the meaning of these idioms:
‘It has gotten out of hand’ - something has become harder to control than expected
‘People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’ - don't criticise others if you have the same fault
'over the moon' - happy
'I will whoop his ass' - I will fight him and hurt him
PEJORATIVE WORDS
They are words with a negative meaning
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
What they are. Examples like 'milk'
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Pride of lions
Swarm of bees
COMMON FEATURES OF THAI-ENGLISH (THINGLISH)
l/r sound
plurals are often mispronounced
verb tenses are often wrong
______ed endings
Having a boring voice is NOT a problem
