Glades and Insignia for Officers
Army Marine Corps Navy Airforce
O-6 Colonel Colonel Captain Colonel
O-5 Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant
Colonel Colonel Colonel
O-4 Major Major Lieutenant Major
Commander
O-3 Captain Captain Lieutenant Captain
O-2 First First lieutenant First
Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant
O-1 Second Second Ensign Second
Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant
NOUN PLURAL
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a man = ����¤�˹��
an apple = ������ż�˹��
a fish = ��ҵ��˹��
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a box boxes
a sandwich sandwiches
a dress dresses
a page pages
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a family families
a duty duties
1.3 �ӹ���Ѻ������ ��������ٻ��پ����¡����� s ���价��¤ӹ���Ѻ������ҹ�� ��
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a book books
a chair chairs
a table tables
2. Ẻ��軡��(irregular plurals) ����ӹ���Ѻ���������繾�پ��� �����仵������� 1 ��
�͡���� ��پ���
a fish fish
a deer deer
a child children
a tooth teeth
a man men
a woman women
a knife knives
�ӹ���Ѻ���ٻ��پ����ա���͡���§ -es ���� -s ���������¤ӵ�ҧ�ѹ�� 3 Ẻ ��� ���§ / iz / / s / / z /
/ iz / / s / / z /
boxes books tables
dresses suits sons
dishes cups windows
pages boots boys
quizzes crops duties
horses recruits jobs
chances ranks times
classes basics caves
ADVERBS OF TIME : JUST SOON
Adverbs of time ��ͤ�����ɳ���͡����ǡѺ����
Just �繤� adverb of time ����� “��觨�” ��͡��ҡ�á�з���觨�����ش ��
John just arrived from New York.
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Soon �繤� adverb of time ����� “������” ��Ժ����ҡ�á�зӨ��Դ����������������ó��Ҥ��ѹ��� ��
Susan will arrive from Los Angeles soon.
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AS ……… AS ������º��º���¡���� (as + adjective / adverb + as)
as…….as ����� “����” “��ҡѺ” ��Ѻ�Ӥس�Ѿ�� (adjective) ���ͤ�����ɳ� (adverb) ���ͺ͡������º��º
1. Jim is ten years old.
Sue is ten years old.
Jim is as old as Sue. (old = adjective)
(They are the same age.)
2. Jack is rich.
He is richer than his sister Ann.
Ann is not as rich as her brother Jack. (rich = adjective)
(= Jack is richer.)
3. Dave finished his work in two hours.
Betty finished in the same time.
Betty worked as fast as Dave worked. (fast = adverb)
(= Betty and Dave worked at the same speed.)
4. Tim studied hard every night.
David sometimes studies.
David doesn’t study as hard as Tim does.
(= Tim studies harder than David.)
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE : will + be + v-ing
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Colonel Smith will be working late this evening.
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I’ll be traveling in Europe this summer.
I’ll be driving to Dallas to visit my sister this time tomorrow.
Grammar Exercise (lesson 1)
Select a suitable answer from the given words to fill in the blank
will be giving has been dresses
‘ll be lying as fast as as difficult as
‘ll be hearing soon she’s just finished
as early as just visited
gives as earlier as as quick as
1. Professor Thimon another lecture on American history at the same time next week.
2. You from my solicitors.
3. This time tomorrow I on the beach.
4. Lt. Smith to many countries.
5. Julie bought a lot of this week.
6. Tom is going to enlist .
7. A: Has the secretary finished her work yet?
B: Yes, she’s finished.
8. The weather is very cold. Walk you can.
9. English isn’t mathematics.
10.Captain Komson did not arrive Captain Kamjorn.
Vocabulary exercise (lesson 1)
Select a suitable answer to fill in the blank.
airman service duty station armed forces
recruits promotion trained insignia
be stationed post E4 lieutenant commander
account bar O5 promoted
1. An E2 in the Air Force is an ___________ .
2. A corporal in the Army and the Marine Corps is an _________ .
3. After reading about the opportunities that the military offers, I think I’m really going into the ___________ .
4. A ______________ in the Navy is an O4.
5. Before Lt. Tom left his country, he was stationed in the North. His _________ was at the military academy. One of his duties was teaching electronics.
6. I would like to open an _______ with Bangkok bank.
7. In Thailand, the _____________ include the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
8. A silver ____ is the insignia for the first lieutenant in the US. Army.
9. When young men join the Army, they shave their heads, they are new _______ .
10. Lt. Sak has a new assignment. His new duty station will be on a _____ in the northern part of Thailand. He is glad to _________ there. His new duties will include working with weapons. He has received training in this field, and now he’ll be able to use it. He plans to take some advanced weapons courses after he gets to his new station. He’ll be up for promotion in six months, and he’s certain he will be promoted this year. He has been in the service for a number of years and knows there’s a good chance to get a ________ this time.
11. A recruit is a person who has just joined the armed forces and does not get ______ .
12. An _______ is a badge or sign which shows that a person or object belongs to a particular organization, often a military one.
Answer key for grammar exercise lesson 1
1. Professor Thimon will be giving another lecture on American history at the same time next week.
2. You ’ll be hearing from my solicitors.
3. This time tomorrow I ’ll be lying on the beach.
4. Lt. Smith has been to many countries.
5. Julie bought a lot of dresses this week.
6. Tom is going to enlist soon.
7. A: Has the secretary finished her work yet?
B: Yes, she’s just finished.
8. The weather is very cold. Walk as fast as you can.
9. English isn’t as difficult as mathematics.
10. Captain Komson did not arrive as early as Captain Kamjorn.
Answer key for vocabulary exercise lesson 1
1. An E2 in the Air Force is an airman.
2. A corporal in the Army and the Marine Corps is an E4.
3. After reading about the opportunities that the military offers, I think I’m really going into the service.
4. A lieutenant commander in the Navy is an O4.
5. Before Lt. Tom left his country, he was stationed in the North. His duty station was at the military academy. One of his duties was teaching electronics.
6. I would like to open an account with Bangkok bank.
7. In Thailand, the armed forces include the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
8. A silver bar is the insignia for the first lieutenant in the US. Army.
9. When young men join the Army, they shave their heads, they are new recruits.
10. Lt. Sak has a new assignment. His new duty station will be on a post in the northern part of Thailand. He is glad to be stationed there. His new duties will include working with weapons. He has received training in this field, and now he’ll be able to use it. He plans to take some advanced weapons courses after he gets to his new station. He’ll be up for promotion in six months, and he’s certain he will be promoted this year. He has been in the service for a number of years and knows there’s a good chance to get a promotion this time.
11. A recruit is a person who has just joined the armed forces and does not get trained.
12. An insignia is a badge or sign which shows that a person or object belongs to a particular organization, often a military one. |
