E 40106: English for Science and Technology II

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E 40106 English for Science and Technology II

• Instructor Ajarn Gunnitha Siwaleephan
  Ajarn Matthew Harris
• Contact Number 08-1850-5104

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Course Description

• The course English for Science and Technology in
  this semester would focus on important aspects of
  language education, which is how to communicate
  clearly and effectively through written
  materials, particularly research abstracts, and
  how to understand ideas and development of the
  ideas appearing in various written scientific
  contexts. Nonetheless, while studying reading
  and writing, students are empowered strongly to
  improve their listening and speaking as well.

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• communicate clearly and effectively through
  written materials, particularly research
  abstracts
• understand ideas and development of the ideas
  appearing in various written scientific contexts.
• improve listening and speaking skills

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Things to review enhance

• The writing process
• Grammar and mechanical skills
• Speaking and listening skills

Things to learn

• Scientific text organization
• Abstract writing

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Materials

• Learning documents
• Supplementary handouts
• Other reading- assignment book
• Audio-visual aids (e.g. Audio CD, VCD)
• The Internet

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Course Contents

• 1) Measurement
• 2) Shapes, Forms, and Appearance
• 3) Comparison and Contrast
• 4) Cause and Effect
• 5) Sequence of Events and Process
• 6) Definition and Classification
• 7) Abstract

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Evaluation

• Class attendance 10
• Formative 55
• Summative 35

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Class attendance 10

• More than 5 absences means that you are not
  allowed to take a final exam.
• One point will be deducted for each absence
  unless you have an approved letter from your
  advisor.

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Formative 55

• Class and homework assignments 35
• Abstract writing 20

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Class and homework assignments 35

• L.1-2 The product project
• Electrical Quiz Device
• - group work (6-7 members)
• - 15
• L.3 Reading and writing test
• - 5

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Class and homework assignments 35

• L.4 Reading
• Writing test based on the selected movie
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• L.5-6 Reading and writing test
• Group presentation 10

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Class and homework assignments 35

• L.7 Field survey
• Abstract writing
• Presentation of the conduct
• 20

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Summative 35

• Mid-term examination 15
• (Portfolio Oral Test 15 )
• Final examination 20
• (Portfolio Presentation 10
• Paper Test 10 )

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Assessment

• 100-80 Grade 4
• 79-75 Grade 3.5
• 74-70 Grade 3
• 69-65 Grade 2.5
• 64-60 Grade 2 59-55 Grade 1.5
• 54-50 Grade 1
• 49-0 Grade 0

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Crossroads
R O R O A D S D S
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GROUND FEET FEET FEET FEET FEET FEET
Six feet underground
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TOUCH
Touchdown
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Backwards
SDRAW
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N W O T
T O W N
-Uptown -Downtown
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DAY
Daylight
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SCHOOL
High school
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HE ART
A broken heart (or heartbreak)
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T E G O T E M I T
Time to get up
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YOUR NOSE ITS
Its under your nose.
1) directly in front of someone 2) in someones
presence, usually without him noticing
anything There were having an affair under my
very nose, and I didnt even realize!
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ER TH MO

Stepmother
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LO
VE
HEAD HEELS
Head over heels in love
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WALKING HAHANDND
Walking hand-in-hand
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I T S
M Y
Its my turn.
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Sign ..
Sign on the dotted line
sign a document, etc that legally binds one,
e.g.to buy something
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GET IT
Get over it.
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L O O K
Look in all four corners/ Look inside
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BUSINES
Unfinished business
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ONAHOLEE
A hole in one
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Times Square
T I M E S
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THE GEOMETRIC ALPHABET
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Many of alphabets in capital letters match
geometric shapes.
A is a triangle. O is a circle. D is a
semicircle. I is a line. L is a right
angle. T is a perpendicular. X is an
intersection.
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What you have to do
String these shapes together to spell a
word. Lets see how fast you can figure out what
word it spells.
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SAMPLE

• Circle line right angle

OIL
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1.

• Circle intersection

OX
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2.

• Right angle circle perpendicular

LOT
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3.

• Semicircle line right angle right angle

DILL
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4.

• Perpendicular triangle intersection line

TAXI
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5.

• Perpendicular circle perpendicular triangle
  right angle

TOTAL
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6.

• Semicircle line triangle right angle

DIAL
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Now work in groups of four. List English words
which can be spelled with geometric alphabets
(A, D, O, I, L, T, X) and write down how to spell
them. Try to come up with words as many as you
can within ten minutes.
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INVENTORS QUIZ
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• 1. What did George Eastman invent in 1888?
• a. Motorcycle b. Test tube
• c. Ice cream d. Camera

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• 2. What did Gail Borden invent in 1850s?
• a. Condensed milk b. Yarn
• c. Cottage cheese
• d. Fluoride toothpaste

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• 3. What did Clarence Birdseye invent in 1924?
• a. Electricity b. Wool underwater
• c. Frozen food d. Remote control

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• 4. What did Charles Goodyear invent in 1839?
• a. A way to make rubber b. blimp
• c. Internal-combustion engine
• d. Porcelain toilets

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• 5. What did W.L. Judson invent in 1891?
• a. Shoelace b. Zipper
• c. Timer watch d. Freezer bags

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• 6. What did Alfred Nobel invent in 1867?
• a. Magnifying glass b. Skateboard
• c. Electric train d. Dynamite

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Just around the corner
T S
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