Ibm English For Communication (Set #3)

Front 1

common

Back 1

(i)happens often, (ii)a lot of, (iii) not unusual.
(i)Storms are common in the rainy season.
(ii)Somchai is a common name for Thai men
(iii)It's just a common 3 baht postage stamp

Hint 1

ธรรมดา
ดาษดา
ปกติ
ทั่วไป

Front 2

locate

Back 2

(i)to find the exact place of s/b, s/th
"The mechanic located the cause of the noise in the engine".

ii) NOTE: "located" - to be at/in a certain place
"Chiang mai is located in the north of Thialand"

Hint 2

พบเจอ

อยู่

Front 3

damage

Back 3

(v)to harm or spoil s/th so that it less attractive, useful, or valuable.
"If your mobile phone gets wet, the water may damage the screen".

(n) the harm done to something.
"There was serious damage to the chedi as a result of the earthquake".

Hint 3

ทำลาย
ทำให้เสียหาย
(n) ความเสียหาย

Front 4

personnel

Back 4

people who work for an organization or the military.

"This photocopier is for use by office personnel only - no students allowed!"

Hint 4

บรรดาเจ้าหน้าที่
บุคคลากร

Front 5

program (US)
programme (Brit.)

Back 5

(n)
(i) plan of things to be done
(ii) something that people watch or listen to on radio or TV
(iii) a series of actions done by a machine.
(v)
(i) to plan for s.th to happen
(ii) to give a machine instructions to complete a task.

Hint 5

กำหนดการ
โปรแกรม
รายการ

Front 6

imitate

Back 6

(v) to copy s/b or s/th
"young people often imitate the behaviour of superstars"

Hint 6

เอาอย่าง

Front 7

unit

Back 7

i) a single thing that is complete by itself but can be part of something larger:
"The family is the basic unit of society"

ii) an apartment

Hint 7

หนึ่งหน่วย
อพาร์ตเมนท์

Front 8

instructions

Back 8

detailed information about how to do something:
"to prepare this food follow the instructions on the packet"

Hint 8

วิธีใช้

Front 9

fork

Back 9

i) tool with a handle and three or four sharp points used for eating or picking up food

ii)a point where a river, path, road divides into two parts.

Hint 9

ส้อม

ทางแยก
ทางสองแพร่ง

Front 10

efficient

Back 10

to do something well enough with no waste of time, money, energy, resources.

Hint 10

มีประสิทธิภาพ

Front 11

once

Back 11

i) one time only

ii) at some time in the past

Hint 11

ครั้งหนึ่ง

แต่ก่อน

Front 12

preserve

Back 12

i) to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.
"He tried hard to preserve his father's reputation".

ii)to keep something in its original state in good condition.
"We must preserve the old paintings in the temple so that future generations may see them".

iii) to stop food going bad by cooking it in a special way e.g. with salt.
iiia) the food cooked that way

Hint 12

อนุรักษ์

เก็บรักษา

กวน

Front 13

manage

Back 13

to control or be in charge of a business.

Hint 13

จัดการ

Front 14

propose

Back 14

to suggest a plan, idea, etc for other people to think about and decide upon.

Hint 14

เสนอ

Front 15

fresh

Back 15

i) recently produced or picked (food), not frozen or preserved in tins

ii) s/th newly made or recently experienced:
"write your class notes while they are still fresh in your mind"

iii) water that contains no salts:
"there is no fresh water on the island"

Hint 15

สด

ติดตา

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