Unit 4

Unit 4a Live & learn

basic (adj) พื้นฐาน [key, primary]

break bad habits (phr) เลิกนิสัยที่ไม่ดี [stop doing impolite or unhealthy actions]

break the law (phr) ละเมิดกฎหมาย [to disobey a rule or law]

bring up (phr v) เลี้ยงดู [raise; to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc]

comment (v) แสดงความคิดเห็น [gave an opinion or explanation]

crime (n) อาชญากรรม

encourage (v) สนับสนุน, กระตุ้น [to give somebody support, courage or hope]

enrol (v) สมัคร, ลงทะเบียน [to arrange for yourself or for somebody else to officially join a course, school, etc]

grow up (phr v) โตขึ้น [getting older]

guilty of (adj) ซึ่งมีความผิด [having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened]

instruct (v) สั่งสอน, แนะนำ, ชี้แนะ [teaches]

life-changing (adj) ที่เปลี่ยนชีวิต [used to describe sth that alters one’s life]

manners (n) กิริยา, มารยาท [behaviour that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture]

notice (v) สังเกตเห็น [become aware of]

ordinary (adj) ปกติ, ธรรมดา [normal, usual]

proven (pp) (หรือ proved) พิสูจน์ [shown]

rely on (v) เชื่อใจ, ไว้วางใจ [to trust or have faith in somebody/something]

remain (v) ยังคง, ยังอยู่ [is left to]

skill (n) ทักษะ [talents]

social situation (phr) สถานการณ์ทางสังคม [occasions when we interact with others]

spill (v) หก [accidentally flow over the side of a container]

treat (v) ปฏิบัติ [behaving towards sb in a contain way]

value (v) ให้ความสำคัญ [appreciate]

well-behaved (adj) ซึ่งมีความประพฤติดี [polite]

Unit 4b Education

Vocabulary:

blame (v) โทษ, ตำหนิ

break down (phr v) ควบคุมอารมณ์หรือความรู้สึกไม่ได้ และเริ่มร้องไห้ [become very upset]

catch up (phr v) ตามทัน [to improve and reach the same standard as other people in your class, group]

co-educational (adj) (โรงเรียน) สหศึกษา [where girls and boys are taught together]

compulsory (adj) ที่บังคับ [that must be done because of a law or a rule]

costume (n) ชุดแสดงละคร; เครื่องแต่งกาย [the clothes worn by actors in a play or film/movie, or worn by somebody to make them look like something else]

course (n) รายวิชา [a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject]

curriculum (n) หลักสูตร [the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc]

deadline (n) กำหนดเวลาสุดท้ายที่ต้องทำให้เสร็จ, เส้นตาย [a point in time by which something must be done]

degree (n) ปริญญา [the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course]

drop out (phr v) หยุด, ลาออก [to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies]

enrol (v) ลงชื่อ

event (n) เหตุการณ์

exception (n) ข้อยกเว้น

go down (phr v) ต่ำลง [decrease, get worse]

graduate (v) เรียนจบ [to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college]

headmaster (n) ครูใหญ่ (โรงเรียนเอกชน) [a teacher who is in charge of a school, especially a private school]

head teacher (n) ครูใหญ่ [a teacher who is in charge of a school]

high school (n) โรงเรียนมัธยม [(in the US and some other countries) a school for young people between the ages of 14 and 18]

lecture (n) การบรรยาย [a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course]

(learn) by heart (idm) ท่องจำขึ้นใจ [when you know something by heart, you remember all of it exactly]

learn one’s lesson (idm) มีบทเรียน [used to say that someone will not do something wrong or stupid again, because they suffered as a result]

let down (phr v) ผิดหวัง [disappoint]

live and learn (idm) เรียนรู้จากประสบการณ์ที่ได้มาในแต่ละวัน [used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before]

nursery (n) สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก [a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work]

playground (n) สนามเด็กเล่น [an outdoor area where children can play, especially at a school or in a park]

present (v) แสดงให้เห็น

primary school (n) โรงเรียนประถม [a school for children between the ages of 5 and 11]

private school (n) โรงเรียนเอกชน, โรงเรียนราษฎร์ [a school that receives no money from the government and where the education of the students is paid for by their parents]

qualification (n) คุณวุฒิ, สมบัติ [an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed]

read sb like a book (idm) เข้าใจคนอื่นดีมาก [to understand easily what somebody is thinking or feeling]

rehearsal (n) การฝึกซ้อม

science (n) วิทยาศาสตร์

secondary school (n) โรงเรียนมัธยม [a school for young people between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18]

seminar (n) การสัมมนา [a meeting for discussion or training] ชั้นเรียนในมหาวิทยาลัยที่นักศึกษากลุ่มเล็กและอาจารย์อภิปรายร่วมกัน; [a class at a university or college when a small group of students and a teacher discuss or study a particular topic]

semester (n) ภาคเรียน [one of the two periods that the school or college year is divided into] e.g. the spring/fall semester

settle down (phr v) สงบใจ, มีจิตมุ่งมั่น [prepare to concentrate on sth]

single-sex school (n) โรงเรียนสำหรับชายล้วนหรือหญิงล้วน [for boys only or for girls only]

take down (phr v) จดบันทึก [note]

term (n) ภาคเรียน [(especially in Britain) one of the three periods in the year during which classes are held in schools, universities, etc] e.g. the spring/summer /autumn/fall term

tutor (n) ครูพิเศษ, ครูสอน [a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group]

Vocab for Exercises Unit 4 Vocabulary Practice on page 30-31

qualification (n)an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed [คุณวุฒิ]

degree (n)the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course [ปริญญา]

teacher (n)a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school [ครู]

tutor (n)a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group

[ครูสอน, ครูรับจ้างสอนพิเศษ]

lecture (n)a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course [การบรรยาย, การสอนโดยวิธีบรรยายในมหาวิทยาลัย]

seminar (n)(1)a class at a university or college w hen amall group of students and a teacher discuss or study a particular topic [ชั้นเรียนในมหาวิทยาลัยที่นักศึกษากลุ่มเล็กและอาจารย์อภิปรายร่วมกัน]

(2) a meeting for discussion or training [การสัมมนา]

curriculum (n)the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc [หลักสูตร]

course (n)a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject [รายวิชา]

pupil (n)a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school [นักเรียน โดยเฉพาะในโรงเรียน]

student (n)a person who is studying at a university or college [นักศึกษา

graduate (v)to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college [ได้ปริญญา]

drop out (phr v)to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your studies [ออกจากโรงเรียนหรือวิทยาลัย ขณะที่ยังเรียนไม่จบ]

close (n)the end of a period of time or an activity

[การจบ, การสิ้นสุด]

deadline (n)a point in time by which something must be done [วันสิ้นกำหนด]

live and learn: gain experience over time

learn one’s lesson: learnt through a bad experience

learn sth by heart: memorise

read sb like a book: know someone very well

let down: disappoint

break down: become very upset

take down: note

go down: decrease, get worse

settle down: prepare to concentrate on sth

dancer – She trained for ten years to be a ballet dancer.

collector – John is a stamp collector. He's got over a thousand.

comedian – Steve Martin is one of the best comedians of all time.

pianist – You have to practise a lot to become a good pianist.

examiner – The examiner was very fair when he marked my paper.

operator – My dad works at the factory as a machine operator.

musician – My favourite musician is Mick Jagger.

organiser – Do you know who the festival organiser is?

performer – She is a famous circus performer.