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1. learning | 16 Nov 2010
Vocabulary-and-reader relationship
TEACHER-2-TEACHER
By Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Newspaper section: Learningpost
» Much of the difficulty experienced in learning a new word comes from the relationship between that word and the person trying to learn it.
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2. lifestyle | 01 May 2013
Art of Moderation
By Napamon Roongwitoo, Newspaper section: Life
» 'Lagom" is a Swedish word with no direct English equivalent, but 13 designers and artists who graduated in seven disciplines from renowned Swedish universities have come together to define the inspiring word with the...
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3. learning | 20 Apr 2010
Producing picture-perfect phonemes
TEACHER-2-Teacher
By Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Newspaper section: Learningpost
» When I learned Japanese, one phoneme, not found in English, was nearly impossible: /tsu/, produced by placing the tongue behind the teeth as with /t/ and bringing it back as when producing /s/. Easy to produce mid-word, ...
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4. learning | 05 Jan 2010
Acronyms vs initialisms
THEWRITE Stuff!
By Heather Vlach, Newspaper section: Learningpost
» An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm) is a word formed from the initial letters of other words and can be pronounced as a word. For example, the acronym laser is much easier to say than its components - light amplificati...
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5. lifestyle | 18 Jun 2013
You're better than you think
BEAUTY SURVEY
By Noko , Newspaper section: Life
» If you were asked to characterise the way you look using a single word, what term would you choose?
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6. learning | 14 Feb 2010
My favourite Valentine's day
By Andrew Biggs, Newspaper section: Brunch
» Valentine's Day is special for me - I first came to Thailand on that day in 1989. But there was another Valentine's Day in Thailand that turned out to be the most memorable in my life. It is not the most "sanoo...
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7. learning | 25 Feb 2013
Wonderful or awful? It’s up to you
Easy English news
» Here’s a fun word-building activity for a holiday. What do you think of that hairstyle? Here are some adjectives you might want to use.
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8. opinion | 22 Apr 2013
Little to offer on Earth Day
EDITORIAL
Newspaper section: News
» Monday is Earth Day, the 43rd year that a special day has been set aside to consider and act on conservation and the environment. In Thailand, many groups and individuals will take part in a variety of events. One group,...
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9. learning | 02 Apr 2013
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Words in the news
» to sing a piece of religious music using a very limited range of notes; to keep shouting or singing a word or phrase many times ร้องเพลงสวด, โห่ร้อง, โห่ร้องต้อนรับ...
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10. learning | 07 Dec 2010
Alleged gunman politician shot dead
About government
» "Alleged" is of course the word one must use when one is not sure of the facts.
