Communication—July 2016

1. Characteristics of rural tourism?
   • activities that take place in the countryside
   • tourism on a small scale
   • employment and income for local people, but without becoming the dominant economic area
   • the recovery of local traditions, arts, crafts, architectural, and farming practice
   • services and activities that are based principally on local products and resources
   • the sustainable use of natural resources such as forests river, or the landscape
2. No, it isn’t. It is large-scale, has a significant environmental impact, and is often the dominant economic activity. It may not employ local people.
3. • Advantages:
     • recover all aspects of an area’s local culture such as crafts, architectural styles, food and drink, tradition, dress, and festival
     • provide employment for local people
     • introduce nature and culture to other people (or other parts of country and nations)Disadvantages:
   • Disadvantage
     • If it becomes popular, so many people will go to the place and damage the natural and cultural resources.
4. A motorhome includes a working engine, but a caravan does not include one. It requires a car so that it can be mobile.
   • Caravan n. [C] a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car

     (Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/caravan)

   • Motorhome n. [C] a large motor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while travelling. It contains cooking equipment, one or more beds, and sometimes a toilet.

     (Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motor-home)

5. Pitch n. [C] the piece of ground on which you can put up a tent, park a caravan, etc.

   Pitch v. [T] to put up a tent and make it ready to use

   (Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pitch)

6. Receptionist: Are they small tents? (to confirm information)

   Tourist: No, they are family tents. ( to correct information)

   Receptionist: Oh. I’ll just change it. There you are. Two pitches for small tents. (to confirm information)

   Tourist: Thank you.

1. B

2. on strike

3. depends on / agrees with

4. I love to visit Mount Rainier National Park/ or Mount Rainier national park.

5. For us:
Travel around the world, buy fashionable clothes, and buy houses!

6. For us:
According to Srinakharinwirot University's new policy, the students are allowed to wear casual clothes in the classroom.

1.
distill [verb]​ /dɪˈstɪl/
to heat a liquid until it changes to a gas and then make it liquid again by cooling
examples: distilled water/whiskey
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distill)

brew [verb] /bruː/
(1) to make beer
(2) If you brew tea or coffee, you add boiling water to it to make a hot drink, and if it brews, it gradually develops flavour in the container in which it was made
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/brew)

2.
2.1 meadow = (b) a field with grass and often wild flowers in it
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meadow)

2.2 orchard = (f) an area of land where fruit trees are grown
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/orchard)

2.3 pottery = (c) the activity or skill of making clay objects by hand
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pottery)

2.4 craft = (e) something produced using skill and experience
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/craft)

2.5 trekking = (g) the activity of walking long distances on foot for pleasure
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trekking)

2.6 weave = (a) to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame)
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weave)

2.7 carving = (d) a shape or pattern cut into wood or stone or the skill of doing this
(Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/weaving)

3. /ˈsɪlk.wɜːm/

4.
4.1 In terms of coverage, rain usually covers a much wider area compared to showers. In terms of duration, rain usually lasts longer than showers. In terms of occurrence, showers often start and end more sudden compared to rains.(Retrieved from http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-rain-and-showers/)

4.2 Cloudy conditions mean at least 50 percent of the sky will be covered by clouds – there will be more clouds than sunshine. Mostly cloudy means from 80 to 90 percent of the sky will be covered by clouds. An overcast sky is usually a dull and gray-looking sky when clouds are expected to cover all of the surrounding area. Almost entire sky is cloudy.                                                                                        (Retrieved from https://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2011/03/is-there-a-difference-between-the-terms-cloudy-and-overcast/)

5.
5.1     a. It’ll rain tomorrow morning.
5.2     b. It’s going to rain tomorrow morning.

6. Example: In my neighbourhood, Surat Thani, there is a rural tourism area named Klong Roy Sai. There are so many activities to do if you visit the place. The visitors can cruise around the mangrove forests to watch the ancient houses that are well preserved. The visitors can also enjoy the traditional fishing routes and many activities that will make tourists realize the simple happiness of the Klong Roy Sai, the community lives in ordinary but not ordinary. People in this area still use boat as a main vehicle for transportation. In addition, visitors will see demonstrations of coconut shell handicrafts and batik wristwatches.

1. Having a secret romantic relationship in addition to a main one.
2. /ˌræt.əˈtuː.i/
3. With /r/, the tongue is curved back, and does not touch the roof of the mouth. With /l/, the tongue touches the tooth ridge (not the teeth).
4. Because happiness is you are happy with what you do. You will be interested in what you want to success incessantly and always ready for fulfilling energy, knowledge and attitude to be successful.
5. I have never felt that I were jinxed because everything happens for a reason that leads us to the better steps of life.
6. Yes, because now the internet is easily to reach. For the kids if you let them use while they're too young. It'll have a problem about their eyes. Some parents use their kids for social media such as post the baby on Instagram, take a video in every moment of them. It's not good for their privacy.

First answer

1. Having a secret romantic relationship in addition to a main one.
2. /ˌræt.əˈtuː.i/
3. With /r/, the tongue is curved back, and does not touch the roof of the mouth. With /l/, the tongue touches the tooth ridge (not the teeth).
4. Because happiness is you are happy with what you do. You will be interested in what you want to success incessantly and always ready for fulfilling energy, knowledge and attitude to be successful.
5. I have never felt that I were jinxed because everything happens for a reason that leads us to the better steps of life.
6. Yes, because now the internet is easily to reach. For the kids if you let them use while they're too young. It'll have a problem about their eyes. Some parents use their kids for social media such as post the baby on Instagram, take a video in every moment of them. It's not good for their privacy.

1.very modern and with all the newest features.

2. 4

3. /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/

4. Because...............

5.

1. aɪ kən ˈɔrdər ɪt, bət aɪ 'kænt 'rid ɪt.

2. A party that you give when you move into a new house.

3. (Example) Who are you listening in on?

4. Up to them

5. Up to them

1. 1. f
   2. b
   3. e
   4. a
   5. d
   6. c
2. Example : In my opinion, I think feeling comfortable is very important when traveling as I appreciate luxury and convenience. When I find a nice hotel to stay, I usually seek for entire facilities, swimming pool, and also Wi-Fi connection. Staying in the hotel must be more comfortable than staying at home, for me.
3. (n.) the process or practice of using another person's ideas or work and  pretending that it is your own - online Cambridge Dictionary
4. There are four rules to avoid Plagiarism:                                                                       1) Every time you use other people's words or ideas, reference it.                       2) Every time you use exact words, use quotation marks.                                     3) If you do not use quotation marks, paraphrase.                                                 4) Give a list of citations at the end of your text.
5. a. use quotation marks and reference it                                                                    b. reference them                                                                                                            c. use quotation marks and reference them                                                              d. reference it
6.   Example : According to Blake (2015), compared to dogs, the animal that has been staying with its owner longer, cats are different as they do not rely on their owners for basic needs.

1.This can be pronounced in different ways.
- do that a.GAIN
-I won’t do THAT a.gain (for negative way)

2.We don’t want to go to work at night.

3.The question is POSITIVE, so the answer would be …
1) For agreement: Yes, (I have). I’ve prepared for a month.
2) For disagreement: No/Actually, …

4.The question is NEGATIVE, so the answer would be …
1) For agreement: No, ...
2) For disagreement: Actually, …

5.ster.aɪl

6.Barbiturates are used primarily for mild sedation, general anesthesia, and as a treatment for some types of epilepsy. Or some of the barbiturates may be used before surgery to relieve anxiety or tension.

1. allocate (v) to give a guest a specific room
   room rack (n) the computer screen or the board that shows which rooms are free
2. smoking or non-smoking, inside or outside room, high or low floor
3. -We choose Keep the reasonable distance and Smile when you greet the customer because if you get too close to the guests, they might feel uncomfortable. At the same time, if you are too far from them, it might be hard to communicate with each other. We also think that we should smile because first impression is important and smile can relax the guests.
4. -What your name, please?
   -Could I just have your name please?
5. -just, sign, here, registration
   -will, using,garage
6. regular guest

1. ooOoOoO, Can_I have_a bit_of_egg
2. Able to make a decisions quickly
3. Menu - a list of food and beverage offered to the customer.
Dish - a specific food preparation which ready to eat, or be served.
4.
5.

1. /ˈek.skə.veɪ.tər/ (UK) and /ˈek.skə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/ (US)

2. oOo (small big small)

3. Pedal /ˈped.əl/ (UK) and /ˈped.əl/ (US)
It means a small part of a machine or object that is pushed down with the foot to operate or move the machine or object:

4. It's an essential question but I think it's not a good idea for using other people's cars without asking.

5. Excavetor is a large, powerful machine with a container connected to a long arm, used for digging up the ground.
Bobcats is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move aside or load materials.

6. It could be 'do you WANT to COME' or 'do you WANna COME'.

1. Match these following words to their collocations.

Answers:  

1.1 b. requests for foreign exchange

1.2 a. final payment

1.3 c. FAQs

1.4 b. guest histories

2. According to the answer to question 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4, which of the duties does a receptionist carry out     

Answers:  

2.1 to answer  FAQs

2.2 to deal with requests for foreign exchange, to answer FAQs

2.3 to take final payment, to update guest histories

3. From the eight simple rules for welcoming guests, why are “Make eye contact, but don’t stare” and “Address the customer by name” necessary?

Answer:

Establishing eye contact during conversations with our guests makes them know that we are paying attention to them. Addressing our customers by name shows that we do recognise them. Both make them feel that they are important.

4. What are the differences of a new guest with a reservation, a regular guest and a chance guest?

Answer:

A new guest with a reservation refers to a new guest who booked a room in advance, whereas a chance guest is a walk-in guest who has not booked a room yet. As for regular guests, they are guests who have stayed at the hotel before and usually stay there.

5. What are the adjectives for

Answers:

5.1 misty

5.2 showery

5.3 foggy

5.4 stormy

6. Talk to your partner about your favourite rural tourism activity.

Answer: 

My favourite rural tourism activity is cycling because when I ride a bike, I can go and stop wherever I want to admire breathtaking scenery such as on the top of a hill and spend time photographing the rural landscape.

1. Adulterants
2. Extreme dislike or fear of foreigners, their customs, their religions, etc. (Cambridge Dictionary)
3. Because when you hear yourself reading it, you will find errors in sentences and you will see how your writing is not going well together.
4. I’m so annoyed by the bad weather. / My room is cluttered.
5. Opinion
6. Read more (to improve your sense of grammar and vocabulary) and write more (getting feedback whenever you can).

Answer
1. A concluding sentence indicates that you are bringing closure to a paragraph, the reader should be able to identify what your key points are based on the concluding sentence.
2. Because it helps readers recall what the writer want to say, and also helps readers to get the main point of every essay clearly.
3. To wrap up. To conclude To summarize. In conclusion. In summary. To sum up
4. C. The waves crashed and danced along the shore, moving up and down in a grateful and gentle rhythm like they were dancing.
5. A. Diary improves our ability of organizing and introspection.
6. A.The old people need our attention, love and care.

1. a meeting, especially one that is sudden and unexpected.
2. Suitcase
3. Be prepared, Look the part, Smile, Be interested, Be helpful and Be yourself.
4. Hospitality is a friendly and generous behavior towards guests while welcome is a greeting that is given to somebody when they arrive, especially a friendly one.
5. Like, Kinda, Well, Umm, You know, Right?, So and I mean.
6. /ˌsɪl.uˈet/

1. No! You should say "Sorry", "Excuse me", or "Pardon".
2. I like to listening to music / I like to listening to music
3. the most recent or newest
4. earliest
5. A: The person I admired when I was young was my P5 teacher.
   B: Your P5 teacher?
6. Your answers

1. Plagiarism means to copy someone else's words or ideas and pretend that they are your own.
2. Use quotation marks.
3. Author's last name + page number.
4. At the end of your essay, with the heading "works cited".
5. Your answer.

1. Work_in pairs, please
2. No! You should say "Sorry", "Excuse me", or "Pardon".
3. I like to listening to music / I like to listening to music
4. the most recent or newest
5. earliest
6. They mean the same thing, but 'sparkling' is only used with water or wine.
7. Your answers

1. Re-write the text into your own words and change the sentence structure ,not just change some words
2. A summary is shorter than paraphrase, but covers all main points.
3. B
4. B
5. Your answer.

1. It tis sa cake not tan nice-cream.
2. Negative
3. A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood andurine.
4. Up to them
5. Up to them

1. - Handshake: when they are acquainted with new people in a formal situation
   - Bow: Japanese, Chinese and Korean do it to greet a person who they respect
   - High five: when people do something successfully or have a same idea
   - Embrace/ Hug : When they meet people who they have not seen for a long time
   - Kiss : When they meet their boyfriends/ girlfriends. Parents kiss their children
   - Backslap: People do it to encourage someone
2. When we wai our friends, the thumbs will go below our chin while wai for older people, the thumbs will touch our nose and the forefingers will touch the forehead.

3. This is….. /Have you met….? /I would like to introduce….
4. - Well, it was really nice to meet you.
   - Well, it was very nice to talk with you.
   - Well, I hope you really enjoy your (explore/trip/day/ect.)

5. We use “It is nice to meet you.” when we start a conversation while we use “It’ was nice to meet you.” when we want to end a conversation.

6. - Don't forget to smile
   - Prepare topics and sentences
   - Recommend some nice places and foods

1.to make somebody/something unable to live or work normally

2.linking is so important because most of  native speakers use it while they are speaking English. you will easily and quickly understand to what they say if you use linking.

3.because essential questions make people to think wildly and differently following to their aspects about the questions

4. be better off

5.you will not have your own opinion about anything becaus

6./ˈtʊə.nɪ.keɪ/  or  /ˈtɝː.nɪ.kɪt/

1. 7
2. I have a question for / My question is for anyone that wants to answer.
3. *pronounce fit and visit *
4. ...........................................
5. ...........................................

1. Two doors with air-conditioning
2. Third-party liability
3. - Is there anything else you require?
   - Is there anything I can help you with?
4. noun [ C ] /ˈweɪ.vər/ an agreement that you do not have to pay or obey something
   (Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waiver)
5. It covers the damages of your hire car which means that you don’t have to pay for the car repair.
6. “How will you pay?” (Future Simple) shows that you have to decide at that time, but “How will you be paying” (Future Continuous) shows about an action that takes place as part of a routine. (Decided before = "going to" future. Arranged before = present continuous.)

1. Insight /ˈɪnsaɪt/
2. 1:2
3. Matrix, oracle
4. Your answer
5. Your answer

1. He got a map and bus requirements.
2. /ə/ and /ɪ/
3. mother tongue
4. /ˈletɪs/
5. Pronouncing correctly can prevent the misunderstanding and also make us feel more confident when speaking English.
6. Using teeth and lip to pronounce the similar sound instead or we may use our physical language as an additional explanation for the word.

1. Very obvious and offensive.
2. ə ˈwʊm.ən ˈwɒn.tɪd tuː plɑːnt bəˈnɑː.nə ˈɒr.ɪndʒ ˈkæb.ɪdʒ ənd ˈlet.ɪs ɪn hə^r ˈɡɑː.d^ən
3. "Hop in" uses for car, "Hop on" uses for bus, train.

1. Very obvious and offensive.
2. ə ˈwʊm.ən ˈwɒn.tɪd tuː plɑːnts bəˈnɑː.nə ˈɒr.ɪndʒ ˈkæb.ɪdʒ ənd ˈlet.ɪs ɪn hə^r ˈɡɑː.d^ən
3. "Hop in" uses for car, "Hop on" uses for bus, train, boat etc.

1. The features Sam has are being prepared, helpful and his smile.

2.   2.1 The conversation takes place at the airport.

      2.2 Yes, they have.

      2.3 No, it isn’t.

3. Third party liability is insurance against money which an insured may have to pay to third parties if they accidentally cause them injury, loss, or damage.

(Retrieved from https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/third-party-liability)

4. /ˈəʊpəl/

5.   5.1 Know your audience before the presentation.

      5.2 Greet your audience at the start of the presentation and thank them for their attendance at the end.

      5.3 Face your audience, make an eye contact and don’t forget to smile.

      5.4 Engage the audience, getting them interested.

      5.5 Use gestures properly.

      5.6 Speak smoothly, clearly and confidently.

      5.7 Don't read your script during the presentation.

      5.8 Practice makes perfect.

(For more useful information, you can access this website https://www.otago.ac.nz/humanresources/otago063295.pdf)

6. The transit lounge.

1. A way to describe great physical beauty. For example ‘A person who is very beautiful would be described as pulchritudinous.’
2.A forced marriage: a marriage that happens without the agreement of one or either of the people getting married.
An arrange marriage : a marriage planned and agreed to by the families or guardians of the bride and groom
3. Awful
4. Talk to your parents and prove that both of you love each other very much.
5. You will get to know both sides of the story. And can get the point which one is right or wrong.
6. /ˈwʊm.ən/ and /ˈwɪm.ɪn/

1. If verbs are an extra syllable, we will pronounce /dɪd/ or /tɪd/. If verbs are no extra syllable, we will pronounce /t/ or /d/.
2. /ˈniː.dɪd/ and /ˈres.tɪd/
3. Because pronounciation '-ed' can make you know that the events happened in the past or present.
4. Your answer.
5. You may start with listening English news, music, or radio everyday, watching English movies and do any activities by listening English as much as you can.
6. Your answer.

1.

1.1 The word ‘distinguished’ is an adjective.

1.2 Distinguished means very successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect. Synonym: famous, eminent, famed, renowned, prominent, well know (Retrieved from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/distinguished)

2. ‘Heart’ means city centre.

3. Libya is in South Africa.

   Ecuador is in South America.

   Russia is in Asia and Europe.

4. Example

I will employ local guide, interpreter, local driver, and biologist on my tour.

(interpreter (n.) is a person who interprets, especially one who translates speech orally or into sign language. - Retrieved from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/interpreter.)

5. We use past simple tense ‘to express actions happening in a finished period of time’, while we use present perfect tense ‘to express actions happening in an unfinished period of time’.

6. Example

6.1 I would like to work on Phi Phi Don island in Krabi.

6.2 I would like to be a guide because this job is challenging and fascinating at the same time. Since I have to deal with different people each and every day, it gives me a chance to meet new friends from around the world and to improve my working skills.

1. Independent clause can stand alone and dependent clause cannot stand alone.
2. There are three ways to join them.

• Join with a coordinator
• Join with a conjunctive adverb
• Join with a semicolon

3. After my clock alarm, I get up to cancel it and sleep again.

She will always happy to meet her family when she goes home.

4. Justin pays attention to listen to an instructor in class, but he doesn’t understand everything that his instructor said.
5. your opinion
6. your opinion

1. To talk proudly about someone or something.
2. /kʊkt/ and /kaʊntɪd/
3. Greasy
4. - For strangers the topics will start with the weather, things you see around you, where you live etc.                                         - For people you’re already known the topics will start with your problems, your health, your family etc.
5. - To give new/surprising information.      - To gently correct someone.
6. - Disscuss with person who translated why you try to mislead the conversation. - Just ignore it.

Answer

1. A secret purpose or reason for doing something
2. Compound sentence is sentences with more than one independent clause. Complex sentence is sentences containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
3. 'But' is used when the two clause express equal contrasting, but 'yet' is used when the second clause is surprising contrast to the first clause.
4. H,A,F,C,B,I,E,D
5. 5.1  A. I have never been to Europe, nor have I visited South America.
   B. I am on diet, but I still eat a lot.
   5.2    A. I have many outgoings; therefore, I have to save my money.
   B. You can't park here; however, there is a parking lot just around the corner
6. Example Compound Sentence – The weather is good today, so I want to go picnic.Complex Sentence - The weather is good today even though the sky is not clear.

1. Rapport means a good understanding of someone and ability to communicate with them. Its collocations are with and between, for example:
   • She has a good rapport with her staff,
   • There seems to be a better rapport between players and officials now than in the past.    (Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/rapport, and https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/rapport)
2. The technical abbreviations on page 71 are:
   1. comfort break (n.) a short break (often to use the toilet)
   2. grats (n.) gratuities or tips (a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use)
   3. Must Tells (n.) an important information (e.g.story) that the guide must remember to tell the tourists
   4. panoramic (adj.) with a view of a wide area ( e.g. a panoramic tour = a sightseeing tour)
      
   5. pax (n.) passengers
   6. rooming list (n.) the list detailing which rooms guests are staying in at the hotel
   7. Top Visual Priorities (n.) the most important sights to point out
3. To check the passengers can hear you: Can you all hear me OK?/To introduce your driver: Your driver today is (name).
4. We use the Future Continuous when we want to talk about what will be happening at a certain point in the future, for example:
   • Next week they will be flying to Australia from Saudi Arabia,
   • The first train will be departing at 5.30 a.m.
   • We also use future continuous to talk about things that will happen in the future 'as a matter of course', which means it is routine.
5. Keep calm./Calm down./Don’t worry./Try to relax./Look at me.
6. The phase “I’m sorry” used to show politeness when refusing something or disagreeing. It can be made stronger and more sincere by adding ‘so‘ or ‘really‘: I’m so sorry we’re late./I’m really sorry about last night.   (Retrieved from https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/04/08/im-so-sorry-the-language-of-apologizing/)