Module 1, Unit 10 – “พูดคุยเกี่ยวกับวันที่”
Base Sentences – ประโยคพื้นฐาน (136-150)
136 What’s the date today? วันอะไรวันนี้?
137 Today is November first, nineteen sixty-three. วันนี้เป็นวันแรกพฤศจิกายน, 1963
138 When were you born? คุณเกิดเมื่อไหร่
139 I was born on November first, nineteen thirty-five. ผมเกิดเมื่อแรก 1935
140 Today is my birthday. วันนี้เป็นวันเกิดของฉัน
141 My sister was born in nineteen thirty-eight. น้องสาวของฉันเกิดใน 1938
142 I don’t know the exact date. ผมไม่ทราบวันที่แน่นอน
143 Where were you born? คุณที่เกิด?
144 I was born in a little town not far from here. ผมเกิดมาในเมืองเล็ก ๆ ไม่ไกลจากที่นี่
145 What do you know about the tenth century? คุณรู้อะไรเกี่ยวกับศตวรรษที่สิบ?
146 I don’t know anything about that. ผมไม่ทราบอะไรเกี่ยวกับว่า
147 Let’s talk about something else. ขอพูดคุยเกี่ยวกับสิ่งอื่น
148 Where were you during the month of April last year?
คุณอยู่ที่ไหนในช่วงเดือนเมษายนปีที่ผ่านมา?
149 I don’t remember where I was then. ผมจำไม่ได้ว่าผมอยู่ที่ไหนแล้ว
150 Where will you be next year at this time? คุณจะอยู่ที่ไหนในปีหน้าในเวลานี้?
Questions and Answers – คำถามและคำตอบ
1. BILL: Good morning, John. What’s the date today?
JOHN: Today is November first, two thousand seven.
2. HELEN: Betty, what’s the date today? Do you have a calendar?
BETTY: Yes, I do. Today is October 1, 2006.
3. JACK: Today is your birthday, isn’t it?
JIM: Yes, it is. Today is October second, two thousand six.
4. HELEN: When were you born, Martha? MARTHA: I was born on October 2, 1966.
5. ED: What’s the date today?
HARRY: I don’t know the exact date. I don’t have a calendar.
6. BETTY: Where were you born?
PAUL: I was born in a little town not far from here.
7. HARRY: What do you know about the eighth century?
HENRY: I don’t know anything about that.
8. EDWARD: Let’s talk about the tenth century.
JOHN: No, let’s not. Let’s talk about something else.
9. BILL: Where were you in April last year?
BETTY: I was in the hospital during the month of April.
10. ALICE: Where were you during the month of July?
MARTHA: I don’t remember where I was.
11. HELEN: Where will you be next year at this time?
BILL: I really don’t know. Maybe I’ll be here.
12. JACK: Where were you last Tuesday?
JIM: I don’t remember where I was last Tuesday.
13. MARGARET: Were you born in a little town not far from here?
PAUL: Yes, I was. Where were you born?
14. JOHN: Where were you last year during the month of May?
BILL: I honestly don’t remember where I was.
15. BETTY: When was your sister born?
MARGARET: She was born on March first, nineteen seventy-one.
Substitution Exercises – แบบฝึกหัดการทดแทน
1a Excuse me, Bill. What’s the date today?
1b Excuse me, Harry. What’s the date today?
1c Excuse me, Mr. Green. What’s the date today?
1d Excuse me, Helen. What’s the date today?
2a Today is November first 1st, nineteen sixty-four.
2b Today is November second 2nd, nineteen sixty-four.
2c Today is November third 3rd, nineteen sixty-four.
2d Today is November fourth 4th, nineteen sixty-four.
2e Today is November fifth 5th, nineteen sixty-four.
2f Today is November sixth 6th, nineteen sixty-four.
2g Today is November seventh 7th, nineteen sixty-four.
3a Today is March seventh 7th. This is my birthday.
3b Today is March eighth 8th, This is my birthday.
3c Today is March ninth 9th. This is my birthday.
3d Today is March tenth 10th. This is my birthday.
3e Today is March eleventh 11th. This is my birthday.
3f Today is March twelfth 12th. This is my birthday.
3g Today is March thirteenth 13th. This is my birthday.
4a When were you born? Can you tell me?
4b When was he born? Can you tell me?
4c When was she born? Can you tell me?
4d When was Helen born? Can you tell me?
4e When was her husband born? Can you tell me?
5a I was born on August thirteen, nineteen seventy-six.
5b He was born on August thirteen, nineteen seventy-six.
5c She was born on August thirteen, nineteen seventy-six.
5d Harry was born on August thirteen, nineteen seventy-six.
5e Helen was born on August thirteen, nineteen seventy-six.
6a What’s the date today? I think today is my birthday.
6b What’s the date today? I think today is your birthday.
6c What’s the date today? I think today is his birthday.
6d What’s the date today? I think today is her birthday.
6e What’s the date today? I think today is my sister’s birthday.
6f What’s the date today? I think today is Henry’s birthday.
7a Where were they born? Can you tell me?
7b Where were you born? Can you tell me?
7c Where were Helen and Bill born? Can you tell me?
7d Where was he born? Can you tell me?
7e Where was she born? Can you tell me?
7f Where was Helen born? Can you tell me?
7g Where was I born? Can you tell me?
8a I was born in a little town not far from here.
8b I was born in a small city not far from here.
8c I was born in a country town not far from here.
8d I was born in a little place not far from here.
9a What do you know about the tenth century?
9b What do you know about world history?
9c What do you know about geography?
9d What do you know about agriculture?
9e What do you know about engineering?
10a I don’t know anything about history. Let’s talk about you.
10b I don’t know anything about agriculture. Let’s talk about you.
10c I don’t know anything about engineering. Let’s talk about you.
11a He doesn’t know anything about engineering, does he?
11b He doesn’t know much about engineering, does he?
11c He doesn’t know very much about engineering, does he?
11d He doesn’t know a lot about engineering, does he?
12a I was born in a town far from here. Where were you born?
12b I was born in a town quite a distance from here. Where were you born?
12c I was born in a town very far from here. Where were you born?
13a She was born far from here. So was I.
13b She was born near here. So was I.
13c She was born very near here. So was I.
13d She was born very far from here. So was I.
14a Where were you the night of August the fourteenth?
14b Where were you the night of August the fifteenth?
14c Where were you the night of August the sixteenth?
14d Where were you the night of August the seventeenth?
14e Where were you the night of August the eighteenth?
14f Where were you the night of August the nineteenth?
14g Where were you the night of August the twentieth?
15a I really don’t remember where I was then.
15b I really don’t remember where I was on that date .
15c I really don’t remember where I was at that time.
15d I really don’t remember where I was during that month.
16a The twenty-first of February was my birthday.
16b The twenty-second of February was my birthday.
16c The twenty-third of February was my birthday.
16d The twenty-fourth of February was my birthday.
16e The twenty-fifth of February was my birthday.
17a Where were Helen and Bill a week ago?
17b Where were Helen and Bill in April?
17c Where were Helen and Bill last year?
18a Where will you be next year at this time?
18b Where will you go next year at this time?
Conversation – การสนทนา
1. JOHN: Excuse me, Bill. What’s the date today?
BILL: I really don’t know. What month is this?
JOHN: This is June. But I don’t know what the date is.
BILL: I believe it’s the ninth or the tenth of June.
JOHN: It must be June 9. What year is this?
BILL: I know what year it is. This is nineteen sixty-six.
JOHN: Right. So today is June 9, 1966. BILL: Isn’t this your birthday?
JOHN: No, it isn’t. My birthday is the twelfth of June.
BILL: What year were you born in? JOHN: I was born in nineteen sixty-six.
BILL: And I was born in nineteen sixty-three.
JOHN: What do you want to talk about?
BILL: Let’s talk about agriculture. What do you know about that?
2. HELEN: Where were you last April?
MARTHA: I was here during the month of April.
HELEN: Weren’t you in the hospital for several weeks last year?
MARTHA: Yes, I was. But that was in July.
HELEN: Oh yes. I remember when you were in the hospital.
MARTHA: Do you remember I was in the hospital on your birthday?
HELEN: Yes. I remember very well.
MARTHA: Excuse me, Helen. Can you tell me the correct time?
HELEN: No, I can’t. My watch is slow. MARTHA: It must be about four-thirty. HELEN: What time does the theater open?
MARTHA: The theater doesn’t open until six-thirty.
HELEN: We’ll be there on time, won’t we?
MARTHA: Oh yes. We’ll be on time. My family will be on time too.
3. MR. GREEN: Who is that man over there?
MRS. BROWN: That’s Mr. Harrison, I believe. That’s Fred’s father.
MR. GREEN: Oh yes. I know him. His first name is Peter.
MRS. BROWN: Yes, and his wife’s name is Jane.
MR. GREEN: Where was Mr. Harrison born? Do you know?
MRS. BROWN: Yes. He was born in a small city not far from here.
MR. GREEN: And was his wife born there too?
MRS. BROWN: I don’t think so. I don’t know where his wife was born.
MR. GREEN: What’s the date today, Mrs. Brown? I don’t have a calendar.
MRS. BROWN: Today is Tuesday, September thirtieth, two thousand five.
MR. GREEN: September 30? Oh! I have a meeting tonight.
MRS. BROWN: What time does your meeting begin?
MR. GREEN: It ought to begin about eight o’clock.
MRS. BROWN: What time is it now? Do you have the correct time?
MR. GREEN: I don’t know what time it is.
MRS. BROWN: It must be about five o’clock.
MR. GREEN: I have to go now. I don’t want to be late.
MRS. BROWN: You won’t be late. It’s early.
4. JACK: Today is Monday, December tenth, isn’t it?
JIM: Yes, I think so. It must be Monday.
JACK: I don’t have a calendar, so I don’t know the date.
JIM: I don’t have a calendar, either. JACK: Where were you born, Jim?
JIM: I was born in a little town very near here.
JACK: Were you born in nineteen thirty-eight?
JIM: No, I wasn’t. I was born in nineteen thirty-nine.
JACK: Do you remember where you were in April, nineteen-fifty?
JIM: No, I really don’t remember where I was at that time.
5. DR. RICE: What do you know about engineering, Dr. Baker?
DR. BAKER: I don’t know anything about engineering.
DR. RICE: Well, what do you know about agriculture?
DR. BAKER: I don’t know anything about agriculture either.
DR. RICE: Do you know much about history? DR. BAKER: What do you want to know? DR. RICE: Something about the tenth century. What do you know about that?
DR. BAKER: Not very much. Let’s talk about something else.
Word List – รายการคำ
about /əˈbaʊt/ = เรื่อง, เกี่ยวกับ
agriculture /ˈægrɪˌkʌlʧər/ = เกษตรกรรม
a lot /ə lɑt/ = มาก
anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ = สิ่งอะไรก็ ใด
birthday /ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ/ = วันเกิด
brother’s /ˈbrʌðərz/ = ของพี่ชาย
century /ˈsɛnʧəri/ = ศตวรรษ
city /ˈsɪti/ = นคร, เมือง
country /ˈkʌntri/ = ชนบท
date /deɪt/ = วันที่
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ = ระยะ
during /ˈdʊrɪŋ/ = ในระหว่าง
else /ɛls/ = อีก, อื่น
engineering /ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ/ = งานวิศวกรรม
exact /ɪgˈzækt/ = ตรง, เที่ยง
far /fɑr/ = ห่างไกล
fast /fæst/ = เร็ว
first /fɜrst/ = ที่หนึ่ง
from /frʌm/ = จาก
geography /ʤiˈɑgrəfi/ = ภูมิศาสตร์
history /ˈhɪstəri/ = ประวัติศาสตร์
much /mʌʧ/ = มาก
near /nɪr/ = ไกล้
of /ʌv/ = ของ
place /pleɪs/ = สถานที่
quite /kwaɪt/ = มาก
sister’s /ˈsɪstərz/ = ของพี่เสา
small /smɔl/ = เล็ก
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ = บางสิ่ง
then /ðɛn/ = คราวนั้น
town /taʊn/ = นคร, เมือง
when /wɛn/ = เมื่อไหร่, เวลา
world /wɜrld/ = โลก
Verbs – คำกริยา
be born /bi bɔrn/ = เกิด, กำเนิด
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ = จำได้
talk /tɔk/ = บอก, คุย
Years – ปี
nineteen thirty-five 1935
nineteen thirty-eight 1938
nineteen forty-two 1942
nineteen sixty-three 1963
nineteen sixty-four 1963
Ordinal Numbers – เลขลำดับ
first 1st /fɜrst/ = ที่หนึ่ง
second 2nd /ˈsɛˌkənd/ = ที่สอง
third 3rd /θɜrd/ = ที่สาม
fourth 4th /fɔrθ/ = ที่สี่
fifth 5th /fɪfθ/ = ที่ห้า
sixth 6th /sɪksθ/ = ที่หก
seventh 7th /ˈsɛˌvənθ/ = ที่เจ็ด
eighth 8th /eɪtθ/ = ที่แปด
ninth 9th /naɪnθ</ = ที่เก้า
tenth 10th /tɛnθ/ = ที่สิบ
eleventh 11th /ɪˈlɛˌvənθ/ = ที่สิบเอ็ด
twelfth 12th /twɛlfθ/ = ที่สิบสอง
thirteenth 13th /ˈθɜrˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบสาม
fourteenth 14th /ˈfɔrˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบสี่
fifteenth 15th /fɪfˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบห้า
sixteenth 16th /sɪkˈstinθ/ = ที่สิบหก
seventeenth 17th /ˈsɛvənˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบเจ็ด
eighteenth 18th /eɪˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบแปด
nineteenth 19th /ˈnaɪnˈtinθ/ = ที่สิบเก้า
twentieth 20th /ˈtwɛnˌtiˌəθ/ = ที่ยี่สิบ
twenty-first 21st /ˈtwɛnˌti-fɜrst/ = ที่ยี่สิบหนึ่ง
twenty-second 22nd /ˈtwɛnˌti-ˈsɛkənd/ = ที่ยี่สิบสอง
twenty-third 23rd /ˈtwɛnˌti-θɜrd/ = ที่ยี่สิบสาม
twenty-fourth 24th /ˈtwɛnˌti-fɔrθ/ = ที่ยี่สิบสี่
twenty-fifth 25th /ˈtwɛnˌti-fɪfθ/ = ที่ยี่สิบห้า
Windows into Southern Thailand 