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āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āđ€āļĄāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļ§āđˆāļē passive house āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāļĨāļ”āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļžāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļĨāļ‡
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Passive Homes Save Energy, Money

Study the following vocabulary:

airtight adj.(‘āđāļ­āļĢāđŒāđ„āļ—āļ—āļš) āļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāļ™āļķāļāđāļ™āđˆāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ­āļēāļāļēāļĻāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļē
climate n.(‘āđ„āļ„āļĨāđ€āļĄāļ—) āļŠāļ āļēāļžāļ­āļēāļāļēāļĻ
concrete n.(‘āļ„āļ­āļ™āļ„āļĢāļĩāļ—) āļ„āļ­āļ™āļāļĢāļĩāļ•
energy efficient adj.(‘āđ€āļ­āļ™āđ€āļ™āļ­āļ°āļˆāļĩ āļ­āļī‘āļŸāļīāļŠāđ€āļŠāļīāļ™āļ—āļš) āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļžāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ„āļļāđ‰āļĄāļ„āđˆāļē
exploration n.(āđ€āļ­āļ„āļŠāļžāļĨāļ°â€˜āđ€āļĢāļŠāļąāļ™) āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļģāļĢāļ§āļˆ āļāļēāļĢāļ„āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļē
geothermal n.(āļˆāļĩ‘āđ‚āļ­āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĢāđŒāđ€āļĄāļīāļĨ) āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ™āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™āđ‚āļĨāļ
insulation n.(āļ­āļīāļ™āļ‹āļ°â€˜āđ€āļĨāļŠāļąāļ™) āļ‰āļ™āļ§āļ™
particular (āļžāļēāļĢāđŒâ€˜āļ—āļīāļ„āļ„āļīāļ§āļĨāļ°)āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ€āļ‰āļžāļēāļ° āļžāļīāđ€āļĻāļĐ
specialized adj.(‘āļŠāđ€āļžāļŠāđ€āļŠāļĨāđ„āļĨāļ‹āļ”āļš) āļžāļīāđ€āļĻāļĐ āđ€āļ‰āļžāļēāļ°
triple-paned adj.(‘āļ—āļĢāļīāļžāđ€āļžāļīāļĨ -āļžāļ™āļ”āļš)āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļāļĢāļ°āļˆāļ 3 āļŠāļąāđ‰āļ™

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Pets

āļ™āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāđāļĨāļ° expression āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāđ€āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļĒāļ‡
leash āļŠāļēāļĒāļŦāļ™āļąāļ‡āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŦāļąāļ§āļŠāļļāļ™āļąāļ‚āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™
collar āļ›āļĨāļ­āļāļ„āļ­
cage āļāļĢāļ‡
muzzle āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļĢāļ­āļšāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļ§āļĄāļ›āļēāļāļŠāļļāļ™āļąāļ‚āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļĄāđ‰āļē
pet shop āļĢāđ‰āļēāļ™āļ‚āļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāđ€āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļĒāļ‡
breeder āļ„āļ™āđ€āļžāļēāļ°āđ€āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļĒāļ‡āļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒ
veterinarian āļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđāļžāļ—āļĒāđŒ
pure-bred āļžāļąāļ™āļ˜āļļāđŒāđāļ—āđ‰
master āđ€āļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡
dog food āļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļŠāļļāļ™āļąāļ‚
Do you have any pets? āļ„āļļāļ“āļĄāļĩāļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāđ€āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļĒāļ‡āđ„āļŦāļĄ
Do you prefer dogs or cats?āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļ­āļšāļŠāļļāļ™āļąāļ‚āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļ­āļšāđāļĄāļ§āļĄāļēāļāļāļ§āđˆāļēāļāļąāļ™
Do you love your pet?āļ„āļļāļ“āļĢāļąāļāļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāđ€āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļĒāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āđ„āļŦāļĄ

Yindii English Doctor Tip

How do I use 'either..... or' and 'neither.... nor'?

either..... or āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļāđ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡
either + āļ™āļēāļĄ+or + āļ™āļēāļĄ
example:
You can either fly or drive to Chiang Mai.
neither.... nor āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļē āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļ­āļ‡ āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāļ„āļģāļ™āļēāļĄāļāļąāļšāļ„āļģāļ™āļēāļĄ āļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļāļąāļšāļāļĢāļīāļĒāļē
āļ„āļļāļ“āļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļāļąāļšāļ„āļļāļ“āļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒ āļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļ§āļīāđ€āļĻāļĐāļ“āđŒāļāļąāļšāļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļ§āļīāđ€āļĻāļĐāļ“āđŒ āļ§āļĨāļĩāļāļąāļšāļ§āļĨāļĩ
examples:
Neither Chai nor I enjoy football.
I neither jog nor swim.
The food was neither delicious nor cheap.

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1. breathtaking (adj. )'āđ€āļšāļĢāļ˜āđ€āļ—āļ„āļ„āļīāļ‡
Thai translation: āļ™āđˆāļēāļ—āļķāđˆāļ‡ āļŠāļ§āļĒāļ‡āļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļ
Example: The scenery at Pee Pee Island is breathtaking.
āļ—āļīāļ§āļ—āļąāļĻāļ™āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļžāļĩāļžāļĩāļ™āđˆāļēāļ—āļķāđˆāļ‡āļĄāļēāļ

2. sun-- sunned, sunning (verb) āļ‹āļąāļ™
Thai translation: āļœāļķāđˆāļ‡āđāļ”āļ” āļ­āļēāļšāđāļ”āļ”
Example: I saw a seal sunning itself on a small island.
āļ‰āļąāļ™āđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āđāļĄāļ§āļ™āđāđ‰āļēāļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ™āļ­āļ™āļœāļķāđˆāļ‡āđāļ”āļ”āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļšāļ™āđ€āļāļēāļ°āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāđ†

3. yolk (noun) āđ‚āļĒāļ„
Thai translation: āđ„āļ‚āđˆāđāļ”āļ‡
Example: Yolks have a lot of cholesterol.
āđ„āļ‚āđˆāđāļ”āļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ„āļĨāļ­āđ€āļĨāļŠāđ€āļ•āļ­āļĢāļ­āļĨāļŠāļđāļ‡āļĄāļēāļ

4. trainer (noun) 'āđ€āļ—āļĢāđ€āļ™āļ­āļ°
Thai translation: āļ„āļĢāļđāļāļķāļ āļœāļđāđ‰āļāļķāļ
Example: The animal trainer was bitten by a lion.
āļœāļđāđ‰āļāļķāļāļŠāļąāļ•āļ§āđŒāļ–āļđāļāļŠāļīāļ‡āđ‚āļ•āļāļąāļ™

5. wooden (adj.) 'āļ§āļđāļ”āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™
Thai translation: āļ—āļģāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ„āļĄāđ‰
Example: Pranee bought wooden toys in Chiang Mai.
āļ›āļĢāļēāļ“āļĩāļ‹āļ·āđ‰āļ­āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāđ„āļĄāđ‰āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ

6. twirl-- twirled, twirling (verb) āļ—āđ€āļ§āļīāļĢāđŒāļĨ
Thai translation: āļŦāļĄāļļāļ™
Example: The little girl always twirls.
āđ€āļ”āđ‡āļāļŦāļāļīāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāļŦāļĄāļļāļ™āļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģ

Weekly Quiz

Use the new vocabulary in the following sentences:

1. Abraham Lincoln had _____ teeth.
2. The movie star has a personal _____.
3. The recipe requires 3 _____.
4. My crazy dog _____ itself on the road.
5. I am learning how to _____ in dance class.
6. The mountains of France are _____.

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āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļģāđ€āļ‰āļĨāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āđāļšāļšāļ­āļąāļ•āđ‚āļ™āļĄāļąāļ•āļī

Weekly Idiom and Proverb

Idiom of the Week

"make (one's) day"
Thai translation: āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļļāļ‚ āļžāļķāļ‡āļžāļ­āđƒāļˆ
Example: Hearing your voice on the telephone really makes my day.
āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĒāļīāļ™āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļāđ‡āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ‰āļąāļ™āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļļāļ‚

Proverb (āļŠāļļāļ āļēāļĐāļīāļ•) of the Week

When the cat's away, the mice will play.
āđāļĄāļ§āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļŦāļ™āļđāļĢāđˆāļēāđ€āļĢāļīāļ‡

Weekly Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. _____ means "a lever for the foot".
A. Pedant B. Pedal C. Peddle
2. _____ means "containing or consisting of more than one".
A. Plenitude B. Plenary C. Plural
3. _____ means "a body of soldiers".
A. Regimen B. Regnant C. Regiment
4. _____ means "to enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment".
A. Enlist B. Ennoble C. Enrage

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āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļģāđ€āļ‰āļĨāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āđāļšāļšāļ­āļąāļ•āđ‚āļ™āļĄāļąāļ•āļī

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