Module 2, Unit 4 – “ถามเกี่ยวกับอายุ”
Base Sentences – ประโยคพื้นฐาน (196-210)
196 How old are you? คุณอายุเท่าไร?
197 I’m twenty-one years old. ฉันอายุ 21 ปี
198 My brother is not quite twenty-five. พี่ชายฉันอายุไม่ไกลถึง 25 ปี
199 John is not forty-five yet, is he? ยอห์นยังอายุไม่ถึง 45 ปี, ใช่ไหม ?
200 Mr. Smith is still in his fifties. คุณสมิธยังอยู่ในช่วงห้าสิบ
201 I’m two years older than you are. ฉันแก่กว่าคุณสองปี
202 My brother is two years younger than I am. น้องชายของฉันอายุน้อยกว่าฉันสองปี
203 How many are there in your family? ในครอบครัวของคุณมีสมาชิกกี่คน
204 There are seven of us altogether. ทั้งหมดมีเจ็ดคน
205 My sister is the oldest. พี่สาวของฉันอายุมากที่สุด
206 I’m the youngest. ฉันเป็นลูกคนเล็กที่สุด
207 Guess how old I am. ทายว่าฉันอายุเท่าไร
208 I’d say you’re about twenty-three ฉันคิดว่าคุณประมาณยี่สิบสาม
209 I was thirty on my last birthday. ฉันอายุสามสิบปีในวันเกิดครั้งที่ผ่านมา
210 I’m going to be sixty-one next Tuesday. ฉันจะอายุหกสิบเอ็ดในวันอังคารหน้า
Questions and Answers
1. JANE: How old are you? CHARLES: I’m twenty-seven years old.
2. JAMES: How old is your brother? CHARLES: My brother is not quite twenty-one.
3. CHARLES: John is not forty-five yet, is he?
TOM: No, he isn’t. He’s just forty-two.
4. HELEN: Mr. Smith is in his fifties, isn’t he? TOM: Yes, I think he is.
5. CHARLES: How old are you, Tom? TOM: I’m two years older than you are.
6. TOM: How old is your brother, Charles?
CHARLES: My brother is two years younger than I am.
7. JANE: How many are there in your family?
TOM: There are seven of us altogether.
8. CHARLES: How many are there in your family?
JANE: I have two brothers and three sisters
9. BILL: Are you the youngest in your family?
CHARLES: No, I’m not. My brother is the youngest.
10. CHARLES: Are you the oldest in your family? TOM: Yes, I am. I’m the oldest.
11. MR. SMITH: Guess how old I am.
TOM: I’d say you’re about thirty years old. ผมบอกว่า คุณเป็นประมาณ ๓๐ ปี
12. TOM: Were you thirty on your last birthday?
MR. SMITH: No, I wasn’t. I was thirty-four on my last birthday.
13. MR. SMITH: How old are you?
MR. COOPER: I’m going to be sixty-one on my next birthday.
14. BILL: Do you know how old Kenneth is?
MR. SMITH: I’d say he’s about sixty or sixty-one.
15. BILL: You’re not very old. You’re still young.
TOM: Yes, I’m still young. But I’m older than you are.
Substitution Exercises –
1a How old are you ? Can you tell me?
1b How old is she? Can you tell me?
1c How old is he? Can you tell me?
1d How old is that man? Can you tell me?
2a I think I’m older than you are. How old are you?
2b I think he’s older than you are. How old are you?
2c I think she’s older than you are. How old are you?
2d I think John’s older than you are. How old are you?
3a I’m twenty-one years old. How old are you?
3b I’m twenty-one years old. How old are your friends?
3c I’m twenty-one years old. How old are your mother and father?
3d I’m twenty-one years old. How old are your sons?
3e I’m twenty-one years old. How old are your daughters?
4a My brother is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
4b My sister is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
4c My son is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
4d My daughter is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
4e My son-in-law is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
4f My daughter-in-law is not quite twenty-five. How old are you?
5a Mr. Smith is still in his fifties, isn’t he?
5b Mr. Smith is still in his twenties, isn’t he?
5c Mr. Smith is still in his thirties, isn’t he?
5d Mr. Smith is still in his forties, isn’t he?
5e Mr. Smith is still in his sixties, isn’t he?
5f Mr. Smith is still in his seventies, isn’t he?
6a I’m two years older than you are. How old is your sister?
6b I’m two years younger than you are. How old is your sister?
7a My brother is two years younger than I am.
7b My brother is two years younger than you are.
7c My brother is two years younger than John is.
7d My brother is two years younger than Tom is.
8a How many are there in your family? Can you tell me?
8b How many are there in his family? Can you tell me?
8c How many are there in your class? Can you tell me?
8d How many are there in John’s family? Can you tell me?
9a There are seven of us altogether, aren’t there?
9b There are seven of them altogether, aren’t there?
9c There are seven of you altogether, aren’t there?
10a My sister is the oldest. There are five of us altogether.
10b My sister is the next to oldest. There are five of us altogether.
10c My sister is the youngest. There are five of us altogether.
10d My sister is the next to youngest. There are five of us altogether.
11a I’m the youngest. Guess who the oldest is .
11b I’m the youngest. Guess who the next to youngest is .
12a Will you guess? Guess how old I am.
12b Will you guess? Guess how old he is.
12c Will you guess? Guess how old she is.
12d Will you guess? Guess how old my sister is.
12e Will you guess? Guess how old my teacher is.
12f Will you guess? Guess how old my daughter is.
13a I’d say you’re about twenty-three. Am I right?
13b I’d say you’re around twenty-three. Am I right?
13c I’d say you’re close to twenty-three. Am I right?
13d I’d say you’re almost twenty-three. Am I right?
13e I’d say you’re not quite twenty-three. Am I right?
14a I was thirty on my last birthday. How old are you?
14b I was forty on my last birthday. How old are you?
14c I was fifty on my last birthday. How old are you?
14d I was sixty on my last birthday. How old are you?
14e I was seventy on my last birthday. How old are you?
14f I was eighty on my last birthday. How old are you?
14g I was ninety on my last birthday. How old are you?
14h I was one hundred on my last birthday. How old are you?
15a I’m going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
15b You’re going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
15c She’s going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
15d He’s going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
15e My friend is going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
15f Kenneth is going to be sixty-one next Tuesday.
16a John is still in his fifties, isn’t he?
16b John is still in his teens, isn’t he?
17a I’d like to know how old you are. Will you tell me?
17b I’d like to know what age you are. Will you tell me?
18a I’d rather not tell you my age.
18b I’d rather not tell you how old I am.
18c I’d rather not tell you when I was born.
19a I’d say you’re close to twenty-one.
19b I believe you’re close to twenty-one.
19c I think you’re close to twenty-one.
19d I guess you’re close to twenty-one.
19e I’m sure you’re close to twenty-one.
20a I’m a little older than you are.
20b I’m a couple of years older than you are.
20c I’m a few years older than you are.
20d I’m a lot older than you are.
20e I’m much older than you are.
20f I’m not much older than you are.
Conversation
1. JANE: How many are there in your family, Charles? CHARLES: There are five of us in my family. JANE: There are eight of us in my family. CHARLES: Are you the youngest one? JANE: No, I’m not. My sister Carol is the youngest. CHARLES: I have one brother and one sister. My brother is the oldest. JANE: How old is he? CHARLES: James is going to be thirty-one tomorrow. JANE: Please tell James “Happy Birthday!” CHARLES: Thank you. I’ll tell him.
2. RICHARD: Can you guess how old I am? KENNETH: Let’s see. I’d say you’re about sixty years old. RICHARD: That’s a pretty good guess. I’m sixty-two. KENNETH: Are you really sixty-two? I’m sixty-one now. RICHARD: When were you sixty-one? KENNETH: I was sixty-one yesterday. Yesterday was my birthday. RICHARD: I’m a year older than you are, Kenneth. KENNETH: Yes, you are. When was your birthday? RICHARD: Last week. My sixty-second birthday was last Tuesday. KENNETH: Happy Birthday!
3. BILL: Guess how old Tom is today. JOHN: I don’t know how old he is. Tell me. BILL: Tom’s birthday is today. He’s thirty-three years old. JOHN: He’s several years older than his brother, isn’t he? BILL: Yes. His brother is still in his twenties. JOHN: How many are there in Tom’s family? Do you know?
4. HELEN: Where are you going now? MARTHA: I’m going home. It’s my brother’s birthday. HELEN: What time are you coming back? MARTHA: I’m not sure. Are you coming home now, too? HELEN: No, I’m not. I’m waiting for a friend of mine. MARTHA: Who are you waiting for? HELEN: I’m waiting for Alice. She’ll be here at 3 o’clock. MARTHA: By the way, does Alice speak French very well? HELEN: Yes, she does. She speaks it extremely well. MARTHA: I’m studying French now. But I don’t speak it yet. HELEN: Is today really your brother’s birthday? MARTHA: Yes. He was born twenty-two years ago today.
5. MR. GREEN: Wasn’t your uncle here last week, Mrs. Brown? MRS. BROWN: Yes, he was. He was here on his birthday last Wednesday. MR. GREEN: How old is your uncle? MRS. BROWN: Guess how old he is. Can you guess? MR. GREEN: I don’t think I can guess his age. Is he sixty-four? MRS. BROWN: That’s very close. Actually, he was sixty-six last week. MR. GREEN: He’s older than Richard. Richard is sixty-two. MRS. BROWN: Yes. He’s four years older than Richard. MR. GREEN: Richard’s birthday was a month ago. MRS. BROWN: If you don’t mind, I’d rather not talk about birthdays.
6. PAUL: Are you going home now, Fred? FRED: Yes, I am. Would you like to go, too? PAUL: No, thanks. I’d like to go but I can’t. FRED: Are you waiting for somebody? PAUL: No, I’m not. I’m writing a letter to a friend of mine. FRED: I’m going home now, and I’m coming back later. PAUL: What time are you coming back? FRED: I’m not certain. I ought to be back at 5:30. PAUL: Isn’t your sister’s birthday today? FRED: Yes. She’s eighteen years old today. PAUL: Tell her “hello” for me. I’ll see her tomorrow. FRED: Fine. And I’ll see you later this afternoon. Good-bye.
Reading Practice – Joyce Lewis
Today is my birthday and I’m twenty-one years old. My name is Joyce Lewis and my father is Dr. Frank Lewis. He’s a doctor in this city and people think he’s an extremely good doctor. วันนี้เป็นวันเกิดของฉันและฉันยี่สิบเอ็ดปีเก่า ชื่อของฉันคือจอยซ์ลูอิสและพ่อของฉันคือ ดร. แฟรงค์ลูอิส เขาเป็นหมอในเมืองนี้และผู้คนที่คิดว่าเขาเป็นแพทย์ที่ดีมาก
My mother is a nurse. She’s a very good nurse. I have two brothers and one sister. Right now my older brother is in the Middle East. He speaks Arabic very well and has many friends in the Middle East. แม่ของฉันเป็นพยาบาล เธอเป็นพยาบาลที่ดีมาก ผมมีพี่ชายสองคนและน้องสาวคนหนึ่ง ตอนนี้พี่ชายของฉันอยู่ในตะวันออกกลาง เขาพูดภาษาอาหรับเป็นอย่างดีและมีเพื่อนหลายคนในตะวันออกกลาง
My sister is a student, and my younger brother, Tom, is a student too. Both my sister and Tom want to be teachers. They’re studying languages and both of them want to be language teachers. น้องสาวของฉันเป็นนักเรียนและน้องชายของฉัน, ทอมเป็นนักศึกษาเกินไป ทั้งน้องสาวและทอมของฉันต้องการที่จะเป็นครู พวกเขากำลังเรียนภาษาและทั้งสองของพวกเขาต้องการที่จะเป็นครูภาษา
My father’s brother, Uncle Charles, is a farmer. My mother’s brother, Uncle William, is an engineer. Both of my uncles are still very young. People can’t guess how old they are. Uncle Charles is thirty-five and Uncle William is thirty-six. พี่ชายของพ่อลุงชาร์ลส์เป็นชาวนา พี่ชายของแม่ลุงวิลเลียมเป็นวิศวกร ทั้งสองของลุงของฉันยังเด็กมาก ผู้คนไม่สามารถคาดเดาวิธีการเดิมที่พวกเขามี ลุงชาร์ลส์เป็นสามสิบห้าและลุงวิลเลียมเป็นสามสิบหก
Uncle William was not well last year. He was in the hospital for several weeks. My father was his doctor. My father was with my uncle every day in the hospital, and my mother was there once or twice a week. I was there to see my uncle twice during the month of June. ลุงวิลเลียมไม่ดีในปีที่ผ่าน เขาเป็นคนที่อยู่ในโรงพยาบาลเป็นเวลาหลายสัปดาห์ พ่อของฉันเป็นหมอของเขา พ่อของฉันก็อยู่กับลุงของผมวันในโรงพยาบาลทุกคนและแม่ของฉันอยู่ที่นั่นครั้งเดียวหรือสองครั้งต่อสัปดาห์ ผมอยู่ที่นั่นเพื่อดูลุงของผมเป็นครั้งที่สองในช่วงเดือนมิถุนายนที่ผ่านมา
Questions
1. Whose birthday is it today? How old is she?
It’s Joyce Lewis’ birthday. She is twenty-one years old.
2. What’s Joyce’s father’s name?
Joyce’s father’s name is Dr. Frank Lewis.
3. Do people think Joyce’s father is a good doctor?
Yes, they do. They think he’s an extremely good doctor.
4. Is Joyce’s mother a teacher? No, she isn’t.
5. How many sisters and brothers does Joyce have?
Joyce has two brothers and one sister.
6. Where is Joyce’s older brother now? He’s in the Middle East.
7. What languages does Joyce’s older brother speak?
Joyce’s older brother speaks English and Arabic.
8. Does Joyce’s older brother have any friends? Yes, he has many friends.
9. What do Joyce’s sister and younger brother want to be?
They want to be language teachers.
10. What are they studying? They’re studying languages.
11. Who is Uncle Charles? What does he do?
Uncle Charles is Joyce’s father’s brother. He’s a farmer.
12. Who is Uncle William and what does he do?
Uncle William is Joyces’s mother’s brother and he’s an engineer.
13. How old do people guess Uncle Charles and Uncle William are?
People cannot guess how old they are.
14. Where was Uncle William last year? Who was his doctor?
Uncle William was in the hospital. His doctor was Joyce’s father.
Word List
age (eɪʤ) = อายุ
altogether (ˌɔltəˈgɛðər) = ร่วมกัน
almost (ˈɔlˌmoʊst) = เกือบ
around (əˈraʊnd) = ประมาณ (สำนวน)
close to (kloʊs tu) = ใกล็ชิด
daughters (ˈdɔtərz) = บุตรสาว
daughter-in-law (ˈdɔtər-ɪn-lɔ) =
next to (nɛkst tu) =
not quite (nɑt kwaɪt) =
old, older, oldest (oʊld, ˈoʊldər, ˈoʊldəst) = เก่า, เก่ากว่า, เก่าที่สุด
sons (sʌnz) =
son-in-law (sʌn-ɪn-lɔ) =
still (stɪl) = ยัง
teens (tinz) = วัย
than (ðæn) =
there (ðɛr) = มี
young, younger, youngest (jʌŋ, ˈjʌŋgər, ˈjʌŋgəst) = หนุ่ม, ที่อายุน้อยกว่า, คนสุดท้อง
Verb Forms –
be going to
guess, guesses, guessing = เดา, ทาย,
say, says, saying พูด
NUMBERS
twenty, twenties (ˈtwɛnti, ˈtwɛntiz) = ยี่สิบ
twenty-three (ˈtwɛnti-θri) = ยี่สิบ-สาม
twenty-five (ˈtwɛnti-faɪv) = ยี่สิบ-ห้า
thirty, thirties (ˈθɜrdi, ˈθɜrtiz) = สามสิบ
forty, forties (ˈfɔrti, ˈfɔrtiz) = สี่สิบ
fifty, fifties (ˈfɪfti, ˈfɪftiz) = ห้าสิบ
sixty, sixties (ˈsɪksti, ˈsɪkstiz) = หกสิบ
sixty-one (ˈsɪksti-wʌn) = หกสิบ-เอ็ด
seventy, seventies (ˈsɛvənti, ˈsɛvəntiz) = เจ็ดสิบ
eighty, eighties (ˈeɪti, ˈeɪtiz) = แปดสิบ
ninety, nineties (ˈnaɪnti, ˈnaɪntiz) = เก้าสิบ
one hundred (wʌn ˈhʌndrəd) = หนึ่งร้อย
Windows into Southern Thailand 