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English for Communication and Study Skills

ผู้เขียนจะอธิบายความหมายของคําศัพท์ โดยการนําคําที่มีความหมาย

เหมือนกัน ( Synonym) มาใส่ในประโยค เพื่อให้ผู้อ่านเข้าใจความหมายได้ เช่น

Key words indicating synonym
As if like too
Also similar to in other word
That is also known as or
Sometimes called

Examples
• I’m terrified of spiders. also, I’m scared of scorpion.
• A full-size orchestra may sometimes called a symphony
orchestra or philharmonic orchestra.
• Susan said she was glad when she heard the news. I was also
very happy after she told it to me.
• Bangkok also known as the city that never sleeps, because
you can find the place where to eat at all day and night.

• Konpapeng water fall, the top five biggest water fall in the
world, also known as, Niangara water fall of Asia.

Practices: Use the following underlined words as clues to write a
definition. Do not use your dictionary.

1. Sometimes people die suddenly, like in an accident.
_____________________________________________________

2. Milky Way or the galaxy that contains our solar system,
appears as a band because its disk-shaped structure is viewed from
within.
_____________________________________________________

3. The Mekong Delta also known as the western region in
Southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and
empties in to the sea.
_____________________________________________________

4. Her cheek is reddish as if she brushes up her cheek with make-
up color.
_____________________________________________________

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