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1、EnglishChallengeAPublicationofAkitaInternationalUniversity-Volume3,Number5May2005WelcometotheAIUEnglishChallengeInthisIssue•Welcome....................Pg1•LearningGuidelines............Pg1TheEnglishteachersintheEAPProgramatAIUhopeyouwillenjoythisguidetolearni
2、ngEnglishasaSecond•Reading:ThaiatWork..........Pg1-2Language.Wethinkitwillhelpyoutoimproveyour•LearningGuidelines(Continued)..Pg3English.Doyourbest!•ReadingFollow-UpExercises.....Pg3-4•AnswerstoReadingExercises....Pg4—LEARNINGGUIDELINESBeforeReading1.Haveyoue
3、verhadajoborworkedforpay?2.Doyouhaveanycareergoals?3.Haveyoueverinterviewedsomeone?—READING:ThaiatWorkventhoughDeeNhoihasDoyoumakelotsofmoney?Isitenough?EneverstudiedEnglish,sheagreedtobeinterviewedbyYes.(I)takecareof(my)fatherandYes.Veryhappy.200,300,nome.Sh
4、elearnedalittleEnglishbymother.Mother65.Father75.problem.500baht,“Ohhhh!”speakingwiththemanyforeignerswhocometohershoptogetafootSothey’reretired.(Shemassagesmyshoulderstoomassage.ShelistenedcarefullyhardsoIsay):I’mverythin,noandaskedmetorepeatwhensheYes.Itake
5、care.Noproblem.Igivefat.didn’tunderstand.tomotherandfather.Good!I’msorrybut,howoldareyou?ButinAmerica,veryunusual.Howolddoyouthink?Manypeoplearefat.Let’ssee…yourdaughteris20,Why(are)Americanssofat?soyou’reprobably40.WeeattoomuchcakeanddrinkYes!40,tooold.toomu
6、chsoda.Verybig!Inoneday,howmanybaht(ThaiOhhh!(laughs)Toomuch!InJohn:Howlonghaveyouhadmoney)doyoumake?Thailand,(weare)skinny,(weeat)thisshop?rice,andlikespicyfood,thin.Notsure.300baht,400baht,500Farang(foreigners)comehere,bigNhoi:12o’clock.baht.Notsure.(If)man
7、ypeople(laughter).Ithink‘oh!Trytositherecomehere,500bhat.Veryquiet,(indicatessmallchair).Nippon,ok,No,howmanyyears?200,300.(100baht=300yen).farang(pointstolargerchair)(laughter).Overtwoyears.AIUEnglishChallengePage2of42.WanvimonSongkadee283.“Som”,283½years.We
8、haveproblemsbutOccupation:InteriorDesignerOccupation:HotelReceptionistwecandealwithit.WhyareyoumotivatedtolearnEnglish?Foryourjob?No,I’vealwayslikedEnglish.WheneverIsawabookinEnglish,Iwan
