Learn and Use English
Effectively
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uthai
Piromruen
Concepts
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What is English?
English is a language serving as…
1. A tool for communication
2. A medium for transaction, negotiation
3. A carrier of information, knowledge, and
imagination
• 4. A transmitter of culture, traditions,
lifestyles, recreation, etc.
Read the following sentences and observe
the function of English as a language
• __Hello! How are you today? I’m fine, thank
you.
• __Let’s discuss or business plan together.
• __How much do you think of our share of
benefits?
• __Barack Obama is the current president of USA.
• __More than 2 billion people around the world
speak English.
• __It looks like rain. The black clouds are coming.
• __You may have a self-service in the gasoline
station.
• __You can buy fresh fruits in the supermarket.
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Language components
1. Sounds
2. Structure
3. Meaning
What makes the language functioning?
• Language users?
• Books, newspapers, magazines, journals?
• What are effective ways to learn and use
English?
• Passive learning = failed
• Active learning = accomplished
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Natural Method or the FRESH Way
FUN & RELAX
EXPRESS
STUDY
HABIT FORMATION
Learning English the FRESH Way!
• HAVING FUN & RELAXED through songs,
video, movies, games etc.
• EXPRESS- practice listening and speaking
• STUDY – crack the nut--What are in the
English language: grammar, vocabulary etc.
• HABIT FORMATION—Practice, Practice, &
Practice!
Have Fun & Relaxed
Learning English
Use your own
powerful tools.
Eyes—to read and
understand
Ears---to listen and
comprehend
Nose---to smell fragrant
roses.
Tongue—to taste the
delicious food.
Body passage---to touch
and feel the smooth and
rough skin.
Mind (with mouth and
hands) ---to think before
speaking and writing.
Available gateways
-Books,
newspapers,
Magazine, Journal,
pamphlet, etc.
-ICT, Information
and Communication
Technology…compu
ter, Internet
-ONLINE ENGLISH,
Websites: YouTube,
Video clip, Twitter,
Blogs, Spaces, etc.
• Open the gateway to
learning English
• Increase your TOEFL scores.
Guidelines
-Search for Free
TOEFL Test Online
-Practice makes
perfect
-Register for taking
the official test.
• The TOEFL® exam
Test Of English as Foreign Language.
The essential exam for entry to
universities in the United States.
Academic language.
Try the free practice material on this site:
iBT Reading test
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/t
oefl_reading.htm>
iBT Listening test
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/t
oefl_listening.htm>
Structure Tests
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/t
oefl_structure_1.htm> (Paper-based
format)
Vocabulary test
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/t
oefl_vocabulary.htm>
Versions of the TOEFL®
test
You can do the test on
paper or on a computer,
depending where you live.
The test comes in two
formats:
1.paper-based test (PBT)
2.next generation
computer-based test (iBT)
The iBT is not yet available
at every test center. If it is
available at your local
center then you will have
to do it. If not you will do
the PBT.
• Who is it for?
The Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) measures the
ability of nonnative speakers of
English to use and understand
North American English as it is
spoken, written and heard in
college and university settings.
Most people who take the
TOEFL test are planning to study
at colleges and universities
where instruction is in English.
In addition, many government
agencies, scholarship programs,
and licensing/certification
agencies use TOEFL scores to
evaluate English proficiency.
An integrated task
An integrated task is one where you
have to use more than one skill. For
example, you read about something,
listen to a lecture, and then write about
what you have heard and read.
The Paper-based test has the following
format:
Time Limit No. of
Questions
Listening Comprehension 30-40 minutes
50
Structure and Written Expression Free
practice tests
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/t
oefl_structure_1.htm>25 minutes40
Reading Comprehension 55 minutes
50
Writing (Test of Written English)
30 minutes 1 topic
Click here to see a comparison of TOEFL
scores with other exams.
<http://www.examenglish.com/examsco
mparison.php>
• What is the TOEFL® test like?
• The next generation TOEFL® iBT test has
four sections:
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Reading 3-5 passages, 12-14
questions each . Click here for a free
practice test.
• <http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toe
fl_reading.htm>60-100 mins
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Listening
4-6 lectures, 6
questions each 2-3 conversations, 5
questions each Click here for a free
practice test
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toe
fl_listening.htm>60-90 mins
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Speaking
6 tasks, 2
independent and 2 integrated 20 mins
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Writing 1 integrated task 1
independent task
50 mins
• Where do I take the test?
At a test center in your country. The test is
organised by the Educational Testing Service.
You can register for the TOEFL® iBT online.
Click here to register
<http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?te
st=toefl>
• How much does the TOEFL test cost to take?
Prices vary in each country, in the USA the
test costs $150. In the UK the TOEFL ibt is
$185 while the paper-based TOEFL is $150.
• What materials do I need?
You can buy TOEFL materials here
<http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl
_books.html>