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UNIT 2: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST
VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
1. The Titanic sank on its
a long journey, especially
chuyến đi biển hoặ c
voyage /'vɔiid maiden voyage (= first
by sea or in space trong
khô ng gian
ʒ/ journey).
an act of travelling from
They went on a long
2. journey one place to another,
train journey across cuộ c
hà nh trình
/ˈdʒɜːni/ especially when they are
India.
far apart
a journey to a place and We went on a trip to the
3. trip back again, especially a mountains.
chuyến đi
/trɪp/ short one for pleasure or a One-day trip, school
particular purpose trip, business trip
to go from one place to
4. travel
another, especially over a I travel abroad a lot.
(Việc)đi lạ i
/ˈtrævl/
long distance
a short journey made for There are regular
5. excursion pleasure, especially one weekend excursions cuộ c
đi chơi, tham
/ɪkˈskɜːʃn/ that has been organized throughout the quan
for a group of people summer.
what you can see from a There were magnificent
6. view particular place or views of the
Tầ m
nhìn
/vjuː/ position, especially surrounding
beautiful countryside countryside.
A person or a thing that Windmills are a
7. sight Phong
cả nh ( ngườ i,
you see that has a common sight in this
/saɪt/ vậ t)
particular feature part of country
the earth, with all its
8. world They travelled the
countries, peoples and thế
giớ i
/wɜːld/ world for pleasure
natural features
9. earth the world; the planet that I must be the happiest
trá i
đấ t
/ɜːθ/ we live on person on earth!
10. area part of a place, town, etc., The farm and vù
ng, khu vự c, diện
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or a region of a country or surrounding area were
/ˈeəriə/
tích
the world flooded.
They have refused to
land that is under the
11. territory allow UN troops to be
control of a particular lã
nh thổ , địa bà n
/ˈterətri/ stationed in their
country or political leader
territory.
any of the four main
12. season periods of the year: spring, Autumn is my favourite
mù
a
/ˈsiːzn/ summer, autumn and season.
winter
All these changes
13. period
Giai đoạ n, thờ i kì, tiết
a particular length of time happened over a period
/ˈpɪəriəd/ họ
c
of time.
the money that you pay to
tiền tà u xe, tiền vé,
14. fare When do they start
travel by bus, plane, taxi,
tiền phí đi lạ i dà nh
/feə(r)/ paying full fare?
etc.
cho việc di chuyển
a printed piece of paper,
or a message or image
received on your phone or
15. ticket I bought a ticket for the
computer, that gives you vé
/ˈtɪkɪt/ concert.
the right to travel on a
particular bus, train, etc.
or to go into a theatre, etc.
an amount of money that The school fees are
16. fee
you pay for professional expected to rise again
Phí, họ c phí
/fiː/
advice or services next year.
17. miss to be or arrive too late for If I don't leave now I'll
bỏ
lỡ
/mɪs/ something miss my plane.
18. lose (v) to be unable to find
I've lost my keys. là
m mấ t, giả m , lạ c
/luːz/ something/somebody
to carry or move
19. take (v) You need to take your
something from one place
đưa đi, cầ m đi
/teɪk/ laptop to the technician.
to another
19. bring (v) To take someone or Bring a coat in case it
mang (bên mình)
/brɪŋ/ something with you from turns cold
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one place to another place
20. go (v) to move or travel from one I have to go to Rome on Đi
/ɡəʊ/ place to another business. Have
a go: cố gắ ng
to arrange to have or use
21. book (v) something on a particular She booked a flight to
đặ t
(vé / phò ng)
/bʊk/ date in the future; to buy a Chicago.
ticket in advance
to continue to have
22. keep (v) Always keep a backup
something and not give it giữ
/kiːp/ of the file.
back or throw it away
23. arrive (v) to get to a place, especially I'll wait until they đến
/əˈraɪv/ at the end of a journey arrive.
arrive at/ in
to arrive at the place that
24. reach The beach can only be
you have been travelling đến
(v) /riːtʃ/ reached by boat.
to
25. live (v) to have your home in a We used to live in
số ng
(lâ u dà i)
/lɪv/ particular place London.
to continue to be in a
26. stay (v) particular place for a I just want to stay in
ở
/steɪ/ period of time without bed today.
moving away
the line that divides two I live in a small town in
27. border
countries or areas; the the US, near the biên
giớ i
/ˈbɔːdə(r)/
land near this line Canadian border.
the outside limit of an
28. edge object, a surface or an I sat down at the
Mép,
rìa
/edʒ/ area; the part furthest water's edge.
from the centre
29. line a long, thin mark on a Draw a thick black line đườ
ng kẻ, đườ ng
/laɪn/ surface across the page. thẳ
ng
the size or measurement The snake usually
30. length (n)
of something from one end reaches a length of 100 chiều
dà i
/leŋkθ/
to the other cm.
31. distance the amount of space Paul has to drive very khoả
ng cá ch
(n) /ˈdɪstəns/ between two places or long distances as part of
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things his job.
to show somebody the
way to a place, often by
32. guide Sherpas guide climbers
going with them; to show hướ
ng dẫ n
(v) /ɡaɪd/ to the summit.
somebody a place that you
know well
to go with or in front of a
person or an animal to
33. lead (v)
show the way or to make If you lead, I'll follow. dẫ
n dắ t, dẫ n đầ u
/liːd/
them go in the right
direction
connected with the place
34. native where you were born and Her native language is
bả
n ngữ , bả n địa
(adj) /ˈneɪtɪv/ lived for the first years of Korean.
your life
the house or flat that you Old people prefer to
35. home
live in, especially with stay in their own Nhà
, tổ ấ m, nơi qui tụ
/həʊm/
your family homes.
PHRASAL VERBS
She was terrified that
Bắ
t kịp vớ i (từ thấ p
1. catch up Reach the same point / level one day her past
bắ
t kịp lên level cao
with as problems would catch up
hơn
with her.
Please check in at least
Register at a hotel or an Đă
ng kí phò ng
2. check in an hour before
airport
(khá ch sạ n)
departure.
3. check Guests should check out
Trả phò ng ( khá ch
Leave a hotel, investigate
out of their rooms by noon. sạ
n)// điều tra
Fall sleep, let someone get I dropped off and missed
Ngủ gụ c, cho ai đó
4. drop off
out of a vehicle the end of the film.
xuố ng xe
What time did you get
5. get back Return from a place
Quay về
back last night?
They've gone away for a
6. go away Go on holiday Đi
nghỉ
few days.
7. keep up Stay at the same point/level I can't keep up with all
Theo kịp vớ i (cù ng
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with as the changes.
level, trinh độ )
He picked up his
8. make
Go in the direction of umbrella and made for
Đi về hướ ng
for
the door.
9. pick up Stop a vehicle to give s.o a lift I'll pick you up at five.
Đó n
Stop by the side of the road in The police car signalled
10. pull in
Đậ u xe
a car to us to pull in.
11. run My dog almost got run
Hit with a car
Tô ng (xe)
over over.
Go to a train station, … to see Anne saw Terry off at the
12. see off
Tiễn đưa
s.o leave station.
13. set They set out on the last
Start a journey
Khở i hà nh
out/off stage of their journey.
14. take The plane took off an
Leave the ground
Cấ t cá nh (má y bay)
off hour late.
15. turn Go back in the opposition Turn around and let me
Quay ngượ c lạ i
round direction look at your back.
PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS
Children can have an accident at
1. have an accident
bị tai nạ n
night sometimes.
when a cyclist is involved in an
Accident 2. be (involve) in an accident that does not involve a
Liên quan đến tai
accident motor vehicle we are left
nạ n
uninsured by TAC.
3. do sth by accident I deleted the file by accident.
Vô tình là m gì
If you're going to come, please let trướ
c (dù ng cho
4. in advance
me know in advance.
thờ i gian)
Advance For the rebels, control of the
5. advance
south is key to their advance
Tiến về
to/toward a place
toward Damascus.
Ahead Don't let him go straight ahead
6. go straight ahead because that's the only way he
đi thẳ ng
wants to fight.
7. go ahead I'll go ahead and tell them you're
Tiến bộ , tiếp tụ c
on the way.
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The C-Class is very strong and is
Dẫ n trướ
c, phai
8. be ahead of sth/sb ahead of competitive models
trướ c
from BMW and Audi.
A change of direction will be
9. a change of
easier than you think, once you Đổ i hướ
ng
direction
get the ball rolling.
10. in the direction The car was last seen headed in Theo hướ
ng củ a gì
Direction
of sth the direction of the stadium. đó
However, recent studies are
11. in this/that
beginning to provide new Hướ ng nà
y/kia
direction
insights in this direction.
12. off the top of Just off the top of my head, I’d
khô ng cầ
n suy nghĩ
your head say there were about 50.
Police said he told the driver to
13. head
head toward the South Loop and Đi về
phía
Head for/towards a place
the Gulf Freeway
Still head over heels for each
14. head over heels Yêu điên
cuồ ng, yêu
other all these years later, the
(in love) say đắ m
couple embraced.
When I go on holiday there, you
15. go/be on holiday đi nghỉ
can often find me sketching.
This year, Easter was before the
16. have/take a
Holiday meet opened, thus racing did not đi nghỉ,
có kì nghỉ
holiday
take a holiday
Ngà y
nghỉ lễ danh
17. bank holiday Christmas Day is a bank holiday.
cho ngâ n
hà ng
19. go/turn/etc left Christmas Day is a bank holiday. Rẽ trá i
Kubel was hit on the left wrist by
20. on the left a pitch Tuesday and Hudson's Bên trá i
foot is hurting.
Left Driving an American-style car on
21. on the left-hand
the left-hand side of the narrow ở bên tay
trá i
side
winding roads.
22. in the left-hand Ruff timed his run and picked
ở gó c
bên trá i
corner well to score in the left-hand
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corner once again.
23. left-handed My mum’s left-handed. Thuậ n
tay trá i
24. plan your/a Take your walking shoes with
Lên
lịch
route you and plan a route to walk.
We decided to take a route that
Route
would head out into the desert
25. take a route thự c
hiện 1 lộ trình
and loop back making our trip
home manageable.
The San Juan crew did have some
Sight 26. see the sights free time to see the sights in ngắ m
cả nh
Simon's Town
Almost every day, she would take
Sightseein
27. go sightseeing me by bus into D.C. to go đi ngắ
m cả nh
g
sightseeing.
High-speed rail between the two
28. at (high/full/etc)
cities is still a long way from ở tố c
độ cao
speed
happening.
It came suddenly, on a burst of
Speed speed, with power, with a nifty
29. a burst of speed Bù ng
nổ tố c độ
shot that beat Flyers goalie
Martin Biron.
The police stopped him for
30. speed limit Tố c độ
giớ i hạ n
breaking the speed limit.
31. go on/take a
Let's take a tour around a typical thự c
hiện chuyến đi
tour of/(a)round
block in your hometown. quanh
somewhere
Tour 32. tour a place We toured the streets of Milan. Đi tham
quan
My tour guide this afternoon is
Hướ ng
dẫ n viên du
33. tour guide Garrett Keating, a former cop
lịch
turned astronomer.
He was trying to make a business
34. business trip trip to Manhattan after his train chuyến
cô ng tá c
Trip was canceled.
MEANING
1. pitch - an area of ground specially After the game -
(n) sâ n cỏ chơi cá c
/pit∫/ prepared and marked for fans invaded the mô n
thể thao (bó ng
playing a sports game pitch.
đá )
2. track /træk/ - the pair of long metal bars Passengers are -
(n) đườ ng đua,
fixed on the ground at an requested not to đườ
ng chạ y
equal distance from each walk across the
other, along which trains
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travel tracks
3. court /kɔ:t/ - a place where games such He won after - (n)
sâ n tennis,
as tennis and basketball are only 52 minutes bó ng
rổ
played on court.
4. course /kɔ:s/ - a large area of land that is He set a new - (n)
sâ n golf
designed for playing golf on course record.
5. ring - a special area where The horses - (n)
đấ u trườ ng, võ
/riŋ/ people perform or compete trotted round đà i
the ring.
6. rink - a large, flat surface, of ice He skated a - (n)
sâ n trượ t bă ng
/riŋk/ or other hard material, for figure of 8 in the
skating rink.
7. win - to achieve first position If this - (v)
chiến thắ ng
/win/ and/or get a prize in a government win
competition, election, fight, the next
etc election, I'm
leaving the
country.
8. beat - to defeat or do better than Simon always - (v)
đá nh bạ i
/bi:t/ beats me at
tennis
9. score /skɔ:[r]/ - to win or get a point, goal, She enjoys -(v)
ghi bà n
etc. in a competition, sport, trying to score
game, or test off other people.
10. play - (v) you spend time doing - There's a time - (v)
đó ng vai, chơi
/plei/ an enjoyable and/or to work and a
entertaining activity time to play.
- (n) a piece of writing - She wrote a
- (n)
vở kịch
performed by actors in a play for the
theatre or on television or students to
radio perform.
11. game /ɡeɪm/ - an entertaining activity or The children - (n)
trò chơi
sport, especially one played played a game
by children of cops and
robbers
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12. spectator - a person who watches an They won 4–0 - (n) khá n
giả (ngoà i
/spek'teitə[r]/ activity, especially a sports in front of over sâ n vậ n
độ ng)
event, without taking part 40,000 cheering
spectators.
13. viewer - a person who watches Millions of -(n) ngườ i
xem
/'vju:ə[r]/ something, especially viewers will be
television glued to their
sets for this
match
14. umpire - a person who is present at The umpire -(n) trọ ng
tà i (trong
/'ʌmpaiə[r]/ a sports competition in overruled the tennis)
order to make certain that linesman and
the rules of that particular ordered the
game are obeyed and to point to be
judge if particular actions replayed
are acceptable
15. referee - a person who is in charge We only lost the - (n) trọ
ng tà i (bó ng
/refə'ri:/ of a sports game and who game because đá hoặ c
tương tự
makes certain that the rules the referee was bó ng đá )
are followed biased.
16. final - (adj) being or happening at - Jamie is in his - (adj) cuố
i cù ng
/'fainl/ the end of a series of events, final year at
actions, statements Stirling
- (n) the last of a series of University
games or competitions, in - He reached the
- (n) cuộ c
chung kết,
which the winner is decided final of the
trậ n chung
kết
100m hurdles
17. finale - the last part of a show or a The festival - (n) phầ n
kết thú c
/fi'nɑ:li/ /fi'næli/ piece of music ended with a
grand finale in
Hyde Park
18. end - (v) to finish; to reach a - The problems - (v) kết
thú c, chấ m
/end/ point and go no further; to did not end dứ t
make something finish there.
- (n) the final part of a - There’ll be a - (n) sự
kết thú c
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period of time, an event, an chance to ask
activity or a story questions at the
end.
19. ending - the last part of a story, film, Friends don't -(n) sự kết
thú c, kết
/´endiη/ etc spoil the cụ c
endings of films
for their friends.
20. bat - a piece of wood with a A - (n) cá i
gậ y (bó ng
/bæt/ handle, made in various baseball/cricket chà y…)
shapes and sizes, and used bat
for hitting the ball in games
such as baseball
21. stick - a thin piece of wood or A hockey /polo - (n) cá i
gậ y
/stik/ other material stick
22. rod - a long, thin pole made of He was given a - (n) cầ n
câ u
/rɒd/ wood or metal fishing rod for
his birthday
23. racket - an object used for hitting You're welcome - (n) câ y
vợ t
/'rækit/ the ball in various sports, to borrow my
consisting of a net fixed tennis racket,
tightly to a round frame such as it is
with a long handle
24. amateur - taking part in an activity He was an - (n) ngườ i
chơi
/'æmətə[r]/ for pleasure, not as a job amateur singer nghiệp dư
until the age of
40, when he
turned
professional.
25. - relating to work that needs She always - (adj)
chuyên
professional special training or education looks very nghiệp
/prə'fe∫ənl/ professional in
her smart suits
26. athletics - the general name for a An athletics club -(n) mô n điền
kinh
/æθ'letiks/ particular group of sports in was held in
which people compete, 2015
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including running, jumping,
and throwing
27. interval - a period between two We see each - (n)
khoả ng thờ i
/'intəvl/ events or times other at regular gian nghỉ
giả i lao
intervals - (giữ a sự
kiện, vở
usually about kịch…)
once a month
28. half time - a short rest period Italy had a -(n) giờ
nghỉ giữ a
/hɑːftaɪm/ between the two parts of a comfortable hai hiệp
đấ u
sports game three-goal lead
over France by
half-time.
29. draw - (v) to make a picture of - She drew a - (v) vẽ,
hấ p dẫ n, lô i
/drɔ:/ something or someone with house cuố n
a pencil or pen
- (n) a game in which both - The match - (n) hò a
nhau, trậ n
teams or players finish with ended in a two- đấ u hò a
the same number of points all draw
30. equal - (n) a person or thing of the - She treats the - (n)
ngườ i ngang
/´i:kwəl/ same quality or with the people who hà ng,
ngang tà i/ sứ c
same status, rights, etc. as work for her as
another her equals. - (adj)
ngang, bằ ng
- (adj) the same in size, nhau
quantity, value, etc. as - There is an
something else equal number of
boys and girls in
the class.
31. competitor - person who takes part in a There are six - (n)
ngườ i thi đấ u
/kəm'petitə[r]/ competition remaining
competitors for
the grand prize
of $50 000.
32. opponent - a person that you are The team's - (n) đố
i thủ
/ə'pəʊnənt/ playing or fighting against in opponents are
a game, competition, unbeaten so far
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argument, etc. this season.
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. bring forward - to move something The meeting has - dờ
i lên sớ m hơn
to an earlier date or been brought (lịch
trình)
time forward from 10 May
to 3 May
2. carry on - to continue moving Carry on until you - tiếp tụ c
get to the junction,
then turn left.
3. get round to - to do something that I meant to do the - bắ t đầ u là m gì
(sau
you have intended to ironing but I didn't mộ t thờ i gian dà i
do for a long time get round to it
chuẩ n bị)
4. get up to - to do something that She's been getting up - là m điều gì đó
(mà
you should not do to all sorts of bạ n
khô ng nên là m)
mischief lately.
5. go in for - to take an exam or She doesn't go in for -
tham gia (cuộ c đua,
enter a competition team sports. cuộ
c thi)
6. go off - stop liking She went off to get a - khô ng
thích nữ a
drink.
7. join in - to take part in an I wish he would join - tham gia và o
activity with other in with the other
people children.
8. knock out - to hit an opponent Our team was - đá
nh bạ i
so that they cannot knocked out early
get up within a
limited time and
therefore lose the
fight
9. look out - to watch what is Look out! There's a - cẩ n thậ
n, coi chừ ng
happening and be car coming.
careful
10. pull out - to stop being A car suddenly pulled - rú t khỏ
i, rú t lui
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involved in an activity out in front of me.
11. put off - to cancel a meeting It's too late to put - trì hoã n, hoã n lạ
i,
or an arrangement them off now. hủ y
that you have made
with somebody
12. put up with - to accept I'm not going to put - chịu đự ng
somebody/something up with their
that is annoying, smoking any longer.
unpleasant, etc.
without complaining
13. take to - to begin to do I've taken to waking - bắ t đầ u (thích, mộ t
something as a habit up very early. thó
i quen)
14. take up - start (a hobby, They've taken up - bắ t
đầ u (mô t sở
sport,etc.) golf.
thích, mô n thể thao)
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1.compete I'm probably competing against a - thi đấ u/ cạ nh
tranh vớ i ai
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against/with sb hundred people for this job
2. compete I'm feeling discouraged now that I - thi đấ u/ cạ nh tranh vì
cá i gì
for/in sth know just how many people are
competing for this job.
3. concentrate She gave up her job to concentrate on - tậ p trung và o
on sth/doing writing a novel.
4. difficult to do Your writing is really difficult to read. - thậ t khó để
là m gì
5. find sth At this moment, I am finding it - nhậ n thấ y cá i gì khó
difficult difficult to concentrate
6. find it difficult I find it difficult to learn to drive. - nhậ n thấ y
khó để là m
to do
7. fond of I’m not overly fond of cooking. - yêu thích cá i
gì/ai/việc gì
sth/sb/doing
8. free to do Feel free to stay with us whenever - tự do là m gì
you're in town
9. free from/of They succeeded in freeing their - giả i phó ng, tự do khỏ i điều gì
sth friends from prison.
10. free for sth If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her - rã nh rỗ i, khô ng
bậ n
out.
11. interested in I'll be interested to see what happens - quan tâ m đến, thích thú
sth/doing if your plans go out of the window
12. involve Any investment involves an element - bao gồ m
sth/doing of risk.
13. involved in The process involves using steam to - có liên quan
đến
sth/doing sterilize the instruments.
14. listen to You've got to listen to your body and - nghe điều gì/ai
sth/sb realize when you need to take a
break.
15. love He really loves his job. - thích cá i
gì/ai/là m gì
sth/sb/doing
16. love to do I love to play football - thích là m gì
17. mean to do I've been meaning to see that new - có chủ định là m gì
movie everyone is talking about.
18. it/this means It means that you should just keep - có nghĩa là
that working on it.
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19. it/this means It means she worked hard on her - có nghĩa là là m gì
sth/doing work
20. prefer to do I prefer listening to music than - thích là m gì hơn là m gì
(rather than [to] playing the piano
do)
21. prefer sth She prefers these red shoes than - thích cá i gì hơn cá i gì
(rather than sth) those blue shoes.
22. prefer I prefer walking to going cycling - thích cá i gì/
là m cá i gì hơn cá i
sth/doing (to gì/ là m cá i gì
sth/doing)
23.stop He wants to stop smoking. - dừ ng việc gì
(dừ ng hẳ n)
sth/doing
24. stop to do On the way to Edinburgh, we stopped - dừ ng lạ i để là m gì
to look at an old castle.
25. stop sb from To stop borrowers switching to - ngă n cả n ai là m việc gì
doing another lender once the discount
period is over, banks apply a hefty
charge
26. make/be Make sure that you have the words - đả m bả o rằ ng
sure/certain that spell correctly, otherwise your form
won’t be accepted
27. sure/certain I am certain to watch English movies - chắ c chắ n là m gì
to do with English subtitles on Youtube
every day
28. be sure/ United must beat Liverpool to be sure - chắ c chắ n về cá i gì
certain of sth of winning the championship
WORD FORMS
1. allow /əˈlaʊ/ (v) cho phép
2. disallow /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ (v) khô ng cho phép, từ chố i
3. allowance /əˈlaʊəns/ (n) sự cho phép, tiền tiêu vặ t
4. allowable /əˈlaʊəbl/ (adj) có thể thừ a nhậ n, có thể cô
ng nhậ n/chấ p
nhậ n
5. associate /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ (v) liên quan, liên kết, hò a nhậ p
6. disassociate /ˌdɪsəˈsəʊsieɪt/ (v) khô ng liên quan/liên kết
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7. association /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn/ (n) tổ chứ c, hiệp hộ i
8. associated /əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ (adj) liên quan
9. unassociated /'ʌnə'sou∫ietid/ (adj) khô ng liên quan
10. compete /kəmˈpiːt/ (v) cạ nh tranh, thi đấ u
11. competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ (n) sự cạ nh tranh, cuộ c thi
12. competitor /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ (n) ngườ i thi đấ u
13. competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/ (adj) tính cạ nh tranh, đua tranh
14. competitively /kəmˈpetətɪvli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch khả nă ng cạ nh tranh
15. enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ (v) thích thú
16. enjoyment /ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/ (n) sự thích thú
17. enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbl/ (adj) thú vị, thích thú
18. equip /ɪˈkwɪp/ (v) trang bị
19. equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ (n) trang thiết bị
20. equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ (v) đượ c trang bị
21. fortune /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ (n) sự may mắ n, số phậ n, gia tà i
22. misfortune /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ (n) khô ng may, vậ n đen
23. fortunate /ˈfɔːtʃənət/ (adj) may mắ n
24. unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ (adj) khô ng may mắ n, rủ i ro, bấ t hạ nh
25. fortunately /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch may mắ n
26. unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch đá ng tiếc, khô ng may
27. interest /ˈɪntrəst/ (n) sự thích thú , sự quan tâ m, sở thích
/ˈɪntrest/
28. interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ (adj) thú vị
/ˈɪntrestɪŋ/
31. uninteresting /ʌnˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ (adj) khô ng thú vị; khô ng đá ng chú ý
/ʌnˈɪntrestɪŋ/
32. interestingly /ˈɪntrəstɪŋli/ (adv) thú vị, hấ p dẫ n
/ˈɪntrestɪŋli/
33. know /nəʊ/ (v) biết, nhậ n biết
34. knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ (n) kiến thứ c, sự hiểu biết
35. /ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl/ (adj) có hiểu biết
knowledgeable
36. /ʌnˈnɒlɪdʒəbl/ (adj) khô ng hiểu biết
unknowledgeabl
e
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37. lose /luːz/ (v) mấ t, thấ t lạ c, giả m
38. lost /lɒst/ (v2) bị thấ t lạ c, bị mấ t
39. loss /lɒs/ (n) sự mấ t má t
40. maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ (v) giữ vữ ng, duy trì
41. maintenance /ˈmeɪntənəns/ (n) sự duy trì, bả o trì, bả o hà
nh
42. medal /ˈmedl/ (n) huy chương
43. medallist /ˈmedəlɪst/ (n) ngườ i nhậ n huy chương
44. medallion /məˈdæliən/ (n) mộ t loạ i dâ y có mặ t dâ y
to (dù ng là m trang
sứ c)
45. oppose /əˈpəʊz/ (v) phả n đố i
46. opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/ (n) sự phả n đố i
47. opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ (n) đố i thủ
48. opposite /ˈɒpəzɪt/ (adj) đố i diện
49. opposing /əˈpəʊzɪŋ/ (adj) đố i lậ p
50. practice /ˈpræktɪs/ (n) sự thự c hiện, sự luyện tậ p
51. practise /ˈpræktɪs/ (v) thự c hiện, tậ p luyện
52. practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ (adj) thự c tế
52. impractical /ɪmˈpræktɪkl/ (adj) khô ng thự c tế
53. practically /ˈpræktɪkli/ (adv) trên thự c tế, về mặ t thự c
hà nh
54. train /treɪn/ (v) huấ n luyện
55. retrain /ˌriːˈtreɪn/ (v) huấ n luyện/đà o tạ o lạ i
56. trainer /ˈtreɪnə(r)/ (n) huấ n luyện viên, già y thể
thao
MEANING
1. made by people, often an artificial lake
(adj) nhâ n tạ o, giả
artificial /,ɑ:ti'fi as a copy of something
(hoa, đồ dù ng)
∫l/ natural
a machine work.
11. aim a result that your plans My main aim in life is to be a
(n) mụ c tiêu
/eɪm/ or actions are intended good husband and father.
to achieve:
25. industry the companies and The city needs to attract (n) cô
ng nghiệp
/ˈɪn.də.stri/ activities involved in more industry.
the process of
producing goods for
sale, especially in
a factory or special area
26. a building or set a car/shoe/textile factory (n)
nhà má y
factory /'fæktə of buildings where larg
ri/ e amounts of goods are
made using machines
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27. award to give money or a prize Carlos was awarded
(n) giả i thưở ng
/ə'wɔ:d/ following an official first prize in the essay
đượ c ngườ i khá c
decision competition
trao tặ ng
28. reward something given in There's a reward
(n) phầ n thưở ng
/ri'wɔ:d/ exchange for good for whoever
nhậ n đượ c từ
behaviour or good finishes first.
nhữ ng điều mình
work, etc.
đã là m
29. take place (especially of accidents An accident involving over
(n) diễn ra
/teɪk pleɪs/ and other unexpected ten vehicles has occurred in
= occur /əˈkɜːr/ events) to happen the east-bound lane.
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. break down If a machine or vehicle Our car broke down and
Hỏ ng
breaks down, it stops we had to push it off
working the road.
2. carry out Perform experiment The hospital is carrying
Tiến hà nh
out tests to find out
what's wrong with her.
3. come off to happen as planned, or I tried telling a
(= succeed) :
to succeed few jokes but they didn't
thà nh cô ng
come off (= no
one laughed).
4. come on Develop or make progress Come on, Helen, you
cố lên, phá t
can tell me. I won't
triển, tiến bộ
tell anyone.
5. come up with to suggest or think of She's come up with
nghĩ ra
an idea or plan some amazing scheme to
double her income.
(điện, nướ c)
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7. find out Discover information Visit our website to find
tìm ra
out more.
8. give off to produce heat, light, That tiny radiator doesn't
tỏ a ra
a smell, or a gas give off much heat.
9. narrow down to make a number or list of We narrowed the list of ca
thu hẹp
things smaller, by removing ndidates down from ten to
the things that are least three.
important, necessary,
or suitable
10. plug in to become connected to The keyboard plugs in at
cắ m điện
a piece of electrical the back of the computer.
equipment or to the main
electricity supply
11. put through to connect a person using Could you put me
nố i má y
a phone to the person through to customer servi
they want to speak to es, please?
12. turn into to change or develop from Rain in the morning will
chuyển thà nh
one thing to another turn into snow during
the afternoon
13. turn off to stop a piece of equipment Will you turn the
tắ t
working temporarily by television off, please?
pressing a button or
by moving a switch
14. work out if something works out to It'll work out cheaper to
tìm ra cá ch
something, you calculate travel by bus.
giả i quyết
that it will be a particular
amount
MEANING
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. cause something to do World Peace's injury may cause
nguyên nhâ n ...
Bryant to reinvent himself yet again
this season.
2. consider somebody for Because they haven't been reviewed nghĩ đến ai về điều gì
something yet, I couldn't consider them for the
Top 10.
3. discuss something with I look forward to an opportunity thả o luậ n vấ n đề vớ i
ai
somebody to discuss this with you further in the
future.
4. explain something to It can be quite difficult to explain
giả i thích điều gì cho ai
somebody this to someone with learning
đó
disabilities
5. intend to do, doing I can honestly say that I've never been có ý định
là m gì
on a diet and never intend to go on
one.
6. know about something Parents say they didn't know about the biết về điều
gì
$8-million project until it was
approved.
7. know of somebody Finally, let me say that I know of many biết nhiều
về ai đó
marriages that have survived infidelity.
8. look at When the bus comes to a stop nhìn
you look at the building and realize
where you are.
9. look for He plans to travel and look for a
tìm kiếm
position as a part-time university
instructor.
10. look forward to + V- Thank you for a lovely holiday and mong đợ i
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ing we look forward to travelling with you
again.
11. plan to do It is our plan to create jobs now and lên kế hoạ ch để
sustain economic growth for years to
come.
12. manage to do How did you manage to take notes cố gắ ng xoay xở để là
m,
while participating in all of those thanh cô ng
activities?
13. possible to do It will no longer có thể là
m gì
be possible to convince the oppressed
that they are powerless.
14. result of something The requirement to file is kết quả
củ a
the result of a tax law change that
occurred in 2006.
15. wonder about If you are below a certain age, you may Bă n khoă n về
điều gì
something hear this and wonder about it
sometimes
WORD FORMS
1. appear /əˈpɪər/ (v) hó a ra, có vẻ, dườ ng
như
2. appearance /əˈpɪə.rəns/ (n) vẻ bề ngoà i
3. apparent(ly) /əˈpær.ənt/ (adj) (adv) rõ rà ng, dễ
hiểu, hiển
nhiên
MEANING
1. deny /dɪ To say that something is He has denied any (v)
phủ nhậ n
ˈnaɪ/ not true involvement in the
incident
2. refuse To say or show that you She refused to accept that (v)
từ chố i
/rɪˈfjuːz/ will not do something that there was a problem
somebody has asked you
to do
3. agree To have the same opinion I agree with you on (v)
đồ ng ý
/ə'gri:/ as somebody; to say that this issue
you have the same opinion
4. accept To take something that He accepted the invitation (v)
chấ p nhậ n
/ək'sept/ someone offers you, or to stay with us
to agree to do something
that someone asks you to
do
5. headline The title of a newspaper a paper carrying the front- (n)
tiêu đề
/ˈhed.laɪn/ report, which is printed in page headline: ‘Space
(bà
i bá o)
large letters above the Aliens meet with
report President’
6. heading The title written at the Books should be listed (n)
tiêu đề
/ˈhed.ɪŋ/ beginning of a piece of under a broader heading
(đoạ n vă n)
writing, or at the such as ‘engineering’
beginning of part of a book
7. feature a special article in a a double-page feature on (n)
bà i bá o về 1
/ˈfiː.tʃər/ newspaper or magazine, global warming chủ
đề nà o đó
or a part of a television or
radio broadcast, that deals
with a particular subject
8. article A piece of writing on Her tweet follows an (n)
bà i bá o
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/ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/ a particular subject in article posted online by
a newspaper or magazine, the ‘Huffington Post’
or on the internet
9. talk show A radio or television Radio talk shows have (n)
buổ i nó i
/ˈtɔːk ˌʃəʊ/ programme on which been besieged with callers chuyện
famous guests are asked expressing outrage on
questions about the subject.
themselves, or members of
the public discuss a
particular subject
10. quiz show A television or radio a popular long-running (n)
chương
/ˈkwɪz ʃəʊ/ programme in which quiz show trình
hỏ i đố vui
people answer questions
in order to win prizes
11. game A television programme in Traditionally, a game (n)
trò chơi
show which people play games show has a host truyền
hình
/ˈɡeɪm ʃəʊ/ or answer questions in
order to win prizes
12. announcer Someone whose job is to The continuity announcer (n)
phá t thanh
/əˈnaʊn.sər/ give information about advertised a few viên,
ngườ i
television or radio forthcoming programmes giớ i
thiệu
programmes between chương
trinh
other programmes
13. Someone whose job is to She was the former (n)
bình luậ n
commentator give a description of an political commentator on viên
/'kɒmenteitə/ event on television or the evening news
radio as it happens
14. tabloid A newspaper that has It was this morning’s (n) bá
o lá cả i
/ˈtæb.lɔɪd/ small pages and not much paper he had brought her,
serious news a national tabloid printed
in London
15. A serious type of The ‘Daily Telegraph’ is a (n) bá
o khổ
broadsheet newspaper that is printed broadsheet newspaper rộ ng
/ˈbrɔːd.ʃiːt/ on large sheets of paper
16. journalist Someone whose job is to She's an investigative (n)
nhà bá o
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/ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ report the news for a journalist with a French (là m
cho bá o,
paper, magazine, radio newspaper tạ p
chí, radio
programme or television hoặ c
truyền
programme hình)
17. columnist A journalist who writes a Stephanie Salter is a San (n)
nhà bá o
/'kɒləmnist/ regular series of articles Francisco (viết
chuỗ i bà i
for a particular newspaper Examiner columnist viết)
or magazine
18. press Newspapers and news The mainstream press is (n)
giớ i bá o chí
/pres/ magazines, or the ignoring this story
journalists who work on
them
19. media Radio, television, Digital media change so (n)
truyền
/ˈmiː.di.ə/ newspapers, the Internet quickly thô
ng
and magazines, considered
as a group
20. A television or radio It’s one of those arts (n)
chương
programme broadcast programmes late at night trình
phá t
/ˈprəʊɡræm/ só
ng, phá t
thanh
trên TV/
ra –
đi – ô
21. program A series of instructions She’s written a program to (n)
chương
/ˈprəʊɡræm/ that makes a computer do find words that frequently trình
má y tính
something occur together
22. channel A television station and The kids are watching (n)
kênh TV
/ˈtʃæn.əl/ the programmes that it cartoons on the Disney
broadcasts Channel
23. broadcast A programme that is Radio Caroline used to (v)
phá t thanh,
/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ broadcast broadcast from a boat in phá t
só ng
the North Sea
24. bulletin A short news broadcast The story led the (n)
bả n tin
/ˈbʊlətɪn/ television news bulletins
that evening
25. newsflash A short broadcast of an We interrupt this (n)
tin ngắ n
/ˈnjuːzflæʃ/ important piece of news in programme to bring you a (giữ
a cá c
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the middle of a television newsflash
chương trinh)
or radio programme
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. bring up Start discussing a subject She’s always bringing up Đề
cậ p, bắ t đầ u
hên health problems thả
o luậ n 1 chủ
đề
2. come on Start to be broadcast What time does the news Bắ
t đầ u phá t
come on? só
ng
3. come out Be published When is her new novel Đượ
c xuấ t bả n
coming out?
4. fill in Add information in the Companies will encourage
Điền thô ng tin
spaces on a document customers to fill in
questionnaires about
themselves
5. flick Turn and look at the pages I've only had time to flick Lậ
t nhanh
through of a magazine, etc quickly through your report but it
seems to be fine
6. go into Deal with sth in detail We need to go into the Xem
xét kĩ
question of costs
7. hand out Give things to people in a She handed out the exam Phâ
n phá t
group papers
8. look up Try to find information in I looked it up in the Tra
cứ u
a book or a list, etc dictionary
9. make out Pretend that something is I couldn’t make out what I Đoá
n ra, nhìn
true; see, hear or had done to annoy her ra,
hiểu ra
understand sb or sth with
difficulty
10. make up Invent an explanation, Nick made up a song about Nghĩ
ra, bịa ra
excuse, etc; create a story, them
poem, etc
11. put Suggest The peace plan put Đề
xuấ t
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been revived for the latest
round of negotiations
12. see Recognize that sth is not We saw through him from
Hiểu thấ u
through true and not be tricked by the start
it
13. stand out Be easy to see because of She's the sort of person Dễ
chú ý, dễ
being different who stands out in a crowd
nhìn thấ y
14. turn over Turn a page so that the Nicholas looked into the Lậ
t trang
other side is towards you radiant eyes that were
gazing at him, and
continued to turn over the
pages and read.
MEANING
1. in control (of sth) There has been some violence
Kiểm soá t
after the match, but the police
are now in control of the
situation
2. take control (of The dictator took control of
Kiểm soá t
sth) the country in 1933
Control 3. under control Don't worry—everything's Dướ
i sự kiểm
under control! soá
t
4. under the control The team is under control of a Dướ
i sự kiểm
of sb new coach soá
t củ a ai đó
5. out of control The children are completely
Ngoà i tầ m kiểm
out of control since their soá
t
father left
Description 6. give a description The booklet gives a brief
Cung cấ p cho ai
of sth/sb description of each place sự
miêu tả về
ai/cá i gì
7. make a difference This scheme will certainly Tạ
o ra sự khá c
(to sth/sb) make a difference to the way I
biệt vớ i ai/cá i gì
do my job
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8. tell the difference How do you tell the difference Phâ n
biệt đượ c
(between) between the kittens sự khá
c nhau
giữ a…
Difference
9. there’s There is very little difference Khô ng
có /có
no/some/little/etc between the parties on green chú t
sự khá c
difference between issues nhau
giữ a
Granted 10. take sth/sb for Most of us take our freedom Coi
ai/cá i gì là
granted for granted đương
nhiên mà
khô ng
trâ n
trọ ng
11. influence sth/sb His writings have influenced Ả nh
hưở ng đến
the lives of millions cá i
gì/ai
12. have an influence His works have had an Có tầ
m ả nh
on sth/sb influence on many modern hưở ng
lên cá i
writers gì/ai
Influence
13. be an influence Gayle’s mother said I was a Là tầ
m ả nh
on sth/sb bad influence on her daughter hưở ng
lên cá i
gì/ai
14. on the Internet She likes to go on the Lên mạ
ng
internet in the evenings
Internet 15. over the Internet You can view the video feed Qua mạ
ng
over the internet
16. surf the Internet He spends a lot of time surfing Lướ t
mạ ng
the internet
17. in the news Farming methods are back in Tin tứ
c thú vị
the news this week đang
đượ c thả o
luậ n
trên bá o,
tivi
18. on the news Did you see the Prime Minister Xuấ t
hiện trên
on the news Yesterday? TV hoặ
c qua
radio
19. hear the news Have you heard the news Nghe
tin
só c, để mắ t
WORD PATTERNS
1. according to sb According to Sarah they're not getting Theo như ai
on very well at the moment
2. announce sth Cordon announced his resignation to Thô ng bá o cá i gì
cho ai
(sb) staff members on Wednesday
3. announce that A government spokesman announced Thô ng bá o rằ ng
that the hostages had been released
4. believe sth You shouldn’t believe everything you Tin điều gì
read
5. believe in sth He believes in saying what he thinks Tin và o
cá i gì
6. believe that Detectives believe that the victim knew Tin rằ ng
his killer
7. believe to be At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the Tin/ cho rằ
ng sẽ trở
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oldest person in the country thà nh
8. comment on sth I don't feel I can comment on their Bình luậ n, nhậ n xét về
decision
9. make a comment Why didn't Nancy Robinson make a Đưa ra bình luậ n, nhậ n
(to sb) about sth comment about the backlog on air xét về cá i gì
conditioning?
10. confuse sth/sb I always confuse you with your sister – Lẫ n lộ n cá i gì/ai vớ
i cá i
with sth/sb you look so alike gì/ai
11. confused When you listen to too many people you Lẫ n lộ n, nhầ m lẫ n
về…
about/by sth can get very confused about how you
feel
12. correspond The official said the provisions Đá p ứ
ng điều gì, phù hợ p
with sth/sb correspond with common international vớ i điều gì, trù ng khớ
p
practices vớ i cá
i gì/ trao đổ i thư
từ
13. describe sth/sb It would be an exaggeration to describe Miêu tả cá i gì/ai như
là
as National Express as a national treasure
14. describe sth/sb How would you describe The Duke's Miêu tả cá i gì/ai vớ i ai
to sb After Dark to someone who's never been
before
15. hear sth/sb He heard a noise and went to investigate Nghe
thấ y cá i gì/ai
16. hear about Teresa heard about the decision later Nghe
tin về cá i gì/ai
sth/sb
17. hear from sb What I hear from the large advertisers is Nghe tin từ ai
that they're used to having their way
18. inform sb that I am pleased to inform you that you have Thô ng bá o cho ai rằ
ng…
won first prize in this month’s
competition
19. inform sb Do you ever hear from Jack? Thô ng
bá o cho ai về cá i
about/of sth gì
20. likely to do They are likely to do the same with the Có khả nă ng/ dườ ng
như
thoughts Romney aired during the có thể xả y ra
debate
21. likely that It's likely that similar conditions were Có khả nă ng/dườ ng
như
abroad on the day your photo was taken là
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22. persuade sb to But whether the government has the Thuyết phụ c ai là m gì
do clout to persuade them to do so remains ( bằ ng cá ch đưa ra
lí do
to be seen thuyết phụ c, hợ
p lí)
23. persuade sb Bush seeks to persuade Americans that Thuyết phụ c rằ ng
that his invocations of Jesus were not a stunt
24. persuade sb of Little attempt was made to persuade Thuyết phụ c ai tin việc gì
sth Europeans of the euro's merits
25. point (in) doing There's no point in getting angry. Vô ích
(there's no point
in)
26. send sb sth Have you sent your mother a postcard Gử i cho ai cá i gì
yet?
27. send sth (to sb) A radio signal was sent to the spacecraft Gử i cá i gì cho
ai
28. (to take) by I only watch TV I choose to watch, so it Xả y ra bấ t ngờ ,
gâ y ngạ c
surprise hasn't been able to take me by surprise nhiên
29. surprised at/by We were greatly surprised at the news Ngạ c nhiên về …
sth
71. tell sb sth He told everybody he saw the news Kể cho ai cá i
gì
72. tell sb that The Chief of Police told reporters that Kể cho ai rằ ng
two people were killed in the blast
74. tell sb about No one had told them about the drug’s Kể cho ai về …
sth/doing side effects
75. tell sb (not) to The teacher told the children to sit down Nó i ai (khô ng) đượ
c là m
do quietly gì
WORD FORMATION
1. announce /əˈnaʊns/ (v) thô ng bá o
2. announcement /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ (n) sự thô ng bá o
3. announced / əˈnaʊntst/ (adj) đượ c thô ng bá o
4. unannounced /ˌʌnəˈnaʊnst/ (adj) chưa đượ c thô ng bá
o
5. belief /bɪˈliːf/ (n) niềm tin
6. disbelief /ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf/ (n) khô ng đá ng tin
7. believe /bɪˈliːv/ (v) tin
8. believable /bɪˈliːvəbl/ (adj) có thể tin đượ c
9. unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/ (adj) khô ng thể tin đượ c
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10. believably /bɪˈliːvəbli/ (adv) đá ng tin
11. unbelievably /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbli/ (adv) khô ng đá ng tin
12. communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (v) giao tiếp
13. communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/ (n) sự giao tiếp
14. communicative /kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv/ (adj) cở i mở
15. /ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv/ (adj) khô ng cở i mở
uncommunicative
16. communicator /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə(r)/ (n) ngườ i truyền tin, ngườ i truyền
đạ t
17. convince /kənˈvɪns/ (v) thuyết phụ c ( là m cho ai tin
rằ ng cá i gì đung)
18. convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ (adj) bị thuyết phụ c
19. convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ (adj) thuyết phụ c
20. unconvincing /ˌʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ (adj) khô ng thuyết phụ c
21. discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ (v) thả o luậ n
22. discussion /dɪˈskʌʃn/ (n) sự thả o luậ n
23. edit /ˈedɪt/ (v) biên tậ p
24. editor /ˈedɪtə(r)/ (n) biên tậ p viên
25. editorial /ˌedɪˈtɔːriəl/ (n) bà i xã luậ n
26. edited /ˈedɪtɪd/ (adj) đượ c biên tậ p
27. humour /ˈhjuːmə(r)/ (n) sự hà i hướ c, sự hó m hỉnh
28. humorous /ˈhjuːmərəs/ (adj) hà i hướ c, hó m hỉnh
29. humorless /ˈhjuːmələs/ (n) khô ng có tính hà i hướ c
30. inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ (v) bá o cho biết, cung cấ p tin tứ c
31. information /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/ (n) thô ng tin
32. informed /ɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj) đượ c thô ng bá o
33. uninformed /ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːmd/ (adj) chưa đượ c thô ng bá o
34. informative /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ (adj) mang / có thô ng tin
35. uninformative /ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ (adj) khô ng mang/ có thô ng tin
36. journal /ˈdʒɜːnl/ (n) tạ p chí, bá o
37. journalist /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/ (n) nhà bá o
38. journalism /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/ (n) nghề là m bá o
39. journalistic /ˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk/ (adj) thuộ c bá o chí
40. politics /ˈpɒlətɪks/ (n) chính trị
41. political /pəˈlɪtɪkl/ (adj) thuộ c về chính trị
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42. politically /pəˈlɪtɪkli/ (adv) về mặ t chính trị
43. politician /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn/ (n) chính trị gia
44. power /ˈpaʊə(r)/ (n) khả nă ng, tà i nă ng, nă
ng lự c;
sứ c mạ nh, nộ i lự c; quyền lự
c
45. powerful /ˈpaʊəfl/ (adj) đầ y quyền lự c
46. powerfully /ˈpaʊəfəli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch quyền lự c
47. powerless /ˈpaʊələs/ (adj) khô ng quyền lự c
48. powerlessly /ˈpaʊələsli/ (adv) khô ng quyền lự c
49. empower /ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/ (n) trao quyền, cho phép, là m
cho
có thể, có khả nă ng
50. ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ (v) là m nự c cườ i
51. ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ (adj) buồ n cườ i
52. ridiculously /rɪˈdɪkjələsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch nự c cườ i
53. ridiculousness /rɪˈdɪkjələsnəs/ (n) sự nự c cườ i
54. second /ˈsekənd/ (n) thứ hai
55. secondly /ˈsekəndli/ (adv) thứ hai là
56. secondary /ˈsekəndri/ (n) trung họ c, thứ hai
57. write /raɪt/ (v) viết
58. writer /ˈraɪtə(r)/ (n) nhà vă n
59. writing /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ (n) bà i viết, kỹ nă ng viết
60. wrote /rəʊt/ (v) viết
61. written /ˈrɪtn/ (v) viết, đượ c soạ n thả o
62. unwritten /ˌʌnˈrɪtn/ (v) khô ng viết, khô ng đượ c
soạ n
thả o
MEANING
13. Kind caring about others; - He was kind enough to (adj) Tử tế, tố t
bụ ng
gentle, friendly and take time out of his
/kaɪnd/
generous busy schedule to come
here today.
14. Polite having or showing - Our waiter was very (adj) Lịch sự
good manners and polite and helpful.
/pəˈlaɪt/
respect for the
feelings of others
SYNONYM courteous
16. Likeable pleasant and easy to - She’s warm, friendly (adj) Dễ mến,
dễ chịu
like and likeable.
/ˈlaɪkəbl/
19. Sensitive aware of and able to - She is very sensitive to (adj) Nhạ
y cả m
understand other other people's feelings.
/ˈsensətɪv/
people and their
feelings
21. Company the fact of being with - He's very good (n)sự đồ
ng hà nh, bạ n
somebody else and company. đồ ng hà
nh
/ˈkʌmpəni/
not alone
23. Popular liked or enjoyed by a - This is one of our most (adj) Đượ c
yêu thích
large number of popular designs.
/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/
people
24. Famous known about by many - The actor was one of (adj) Nổ
i tiếng
people many famous faces at
/ˈfeɪməs/
the party.
SYNONYM
representative
26. usual that happens or is - This is the usual way (adj) Bình
thườ ng,
done most of the time of doing it. như thườ ng
lệ
/ˈjuːʒəl/
or in most cases .
SYNONYM normal
31. infamous well known for being - The list included the (adj) Khét
tiếng
bad or evil infamous George Drake,
/ˈɪnfəməs/
a double murderer.
SYNONYM notorious
MEANING
1. ask for Ask for news about Tell your father I was Hỏ i thô ng tin
về
asking after him.
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2. bring up Look after a child until She brought up five Nuô i dưỡ ng
he/ she becomes an children.
adult
3. fall for Fall in love with; They fell for each other Yêu//
tin và o 1 trò
believe instantly.
đù a, 1 lờ i nó i dố i
( a trick, a lie….)
7. look down Think what you are She looks down on Coi
thườ ng
on better than people who haven't
been to college.
- to put powder,
- trang điểm
lipstick, etc. on
your/somebody’s face
to make it more
attractive
- bịa (chuyện…)
- to invent a story, etc.,
- He made up some
especially in order to
excuse about
his
trick or entertain
daughter being sick.
somebody
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13. settle Become calm after - When are you going to Bình
tĩnh, ổ n định,
down being upset…; stay in get married and settle định cư
one place or get down?
married and live
quitely
2. meet with sb's - Does the wine meet with Có đượ c sự tá n thà
nh
approval your approval? (= Do you
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Care 5. take care of sb/ - Who’s taking care of the Chă m só c ai/ cá
i gì
sth dog while you’re away?
Family 17. have/ start a - Do they plan to start a Lậ p gia đình, có con
family family (= have children)?
Love 25. be/ fall in love - They fell in love with each Yêu ai
with sb other.
28. in the mood for - I'm just not in the mood Có tâ m trạ ng là
m gì
sth for a party tonight.
31. feel pity for sb - I could only feel pity for Cả m thấ y
tiếc cho ai
what they were enduring.
32. it's a pity that - It's a pity that you can't Thậ t đá
ng tiếc
stay longer.
WORDS EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE MEANING
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12. ask if/ - I'll ask if it's all right to park here. Hỏ i liệu rằ
ng
whether
18. convince sb of - You'll need to convince them of your Thuyết phụ c ai về điều
gì
(sth) enthusiasm for the job. Thuyết phụ c
ai là m gì
19. convince sb to - I've been trying to convince him to
do see a doctor.
22. force sb into - Ill health forced him into early É p buộ c ai và o việc
gì
sth/ doing retirement.
24. let sb do sth - Let me help you with that. Cho phép ai
là m gì
29. rely on sth/ sb - They had to rely entirely on volunteer Phụ thuộ c ai
workers.
MEANING
1. proof a fact or piece of Do they have any
(n) chứ ng cứ ,
information that proof that it was
bằ ng chứ ng
/pru:f/
shows that something Hampson who stole
(suy luậ n hoặ c
exists or is true the goods?
kiểm chứ ng
thự c tế)
2. evidence one or more reasons The police have (n)
chứ ng cứ ,
for believing that found no evidence
of bằ ng chứ ng
/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/
something is or is not a terrorist link
with (dù ng trong
true the murder.
ngữ cả nh phá p
lí, hình sự …)
3. rule /ru:l/ an accepted principle Before you start
(n) quy tắ c, luậ t
or instruction that your own business
lệ
states the way things you should be
are or should be done, familiar with the
and tells you what you government's rules
are allowed or are not and regulations
allowed to do
4. law the system of rules of a What does the law
(n) luậ t, phá p
particular country, say about having
luậ t
/lɔ:/
group, or area of alcohol in the
blood
activity while driving?
5. justice fairness in the way The final score
(n) cô ng lý, sự
people are dealt with doesn't do justice to cô
ng bằ ng
/'dʒʌstis/
our team's
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performance.
6. right the fact that a person everyone has a right (n) quyền
or animal can expect to education
/rait/
to be treated in a fair,
morally acceptable, or
legal way, or to have
the things that are
necessary for life
7. vandal a person who vandals smashed (n) kẻ phá hoạ i
intentionally damages windows and tà i sả n ngườ i
/'vændl/
property belonging to overturned cars in khá c
other people the downtown
shopping district.
8. hooligan a violent person who although his parents (n) du cô n,
cô n
fights or causes think he is a good đồ , nhữ ng kẻ
/'hu:ligən/
damage in public boy, darren is really bạ o lự c, quá
places a hooligan who loves khích
to get in trouble at
school
9. suspect to think that someoneno one knows who (v) nghi ngờ ;
has committed a crimekilled her, but the (n) kẻ bị tình
/sə'spekt/
or done something police suspect her nghi
wrong husband
10. arrest If the police arrest the police arrested (v) bắ t giữ ; (n)
someone, they take her for drinking and sự bắ t giữ
/ə'rest/
them away to ask driving
them about a crime
that they might have
committed
11. charge (of the police) to make she's been charged (n) sự buộ c tộ i,
a formal statement with murder lờ i buộ c tộ i
/t∫ɑ:dʒ/
saying that someone is
accused of a crime
12. judge a person who is in she's one of the (n) thẩ m phá n,
charge of a trial in a strictest judges in quan tò a, giá m
/'dʒʌdʒ/
court and decides how the state khả o
a person who is guilty
of a crime should be
punished, or who
makes decisions on
legal matters
13. jury a body of persons the jury failed to (n) bồ i thẩ m
sworn to give a verdict reach a verdict đoà n
/'dʒʊəri/
on some matter
submitted to them
14.sentence /'sentəns to decide and say He was sentenced to (v) kết á n,
tuyên á n
/ officially what a life imprisonment
punishment will be
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people signature.
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. back stop demanding sth, Neither side is willing to back Ngừ ng đò i
hỏ i,
down stop saying that you down. ngừ ng nó i
bạ n
will do sth sẽ là m cá i
gì
2. hand in give to a person in Please hand in your exam nộ p
authority paper before you leave the
classroom
3. break out escape (from prison) They broke out of prison and vượ t
ngụ c
fled the country
4. hold up rob while threatening In the hold-up, a masked cướ p
violence; delay youth threatened the bank
staff with a gun
Come on, let's go. What's the
hold-up?
5. bring in introduce a new law or The government brought in a ban
hà nh (luậ t)
system controversial law under
which it could take any land
it wanted
6. let off give little or no She was let off with a Thả , khô ng
punishment; make a warning phạ t, là bom…
bomb, etc explode nổ
7. chase follow sb/sth quickly in The policeman chased the đuổ i theo
after order to catch them mugger down the alley
8. look into investigate I'm looking into an accident điều
tra
9. come offer help or The National Blood Service is đề nghị
cung
forward information anxious for more donors to cấ p thô
ng tin
come forward.
10. make escape with robbers making off with trố n
thoá t
off close to 100 million rand (cù ng
vớ i vậ t
hoặ c
ngườ i)
11. get escape punishment for I let a man get away with thoá t tộ i
away with murder
12. take write down what A woman is taking down ghi chép, ghi
lạ i
down someone says some notes on a pad of paper
13. go off explode; be fired (for a The bomb went off at midday nổ
(sú ng)
gun, usually
accidentally)
14. take in trick sb into believing She was taken in by all his lừ a gạ t
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Fault sai lầ
m
15. find fault with She is always finding fault with Soi lỗ i,
phà n
sth/sb her husband. nà n
16. have the/no
Intention I've no intention of changing my Có /Khô
ng có ý
intention of doing plans just to fit in with his. định
17. make a mistake I'm not blaming you - we all make Phạ m
sai lầ m/
mistakes. lỗ i
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. accuse sb of I was never accused of doing anything buộ c tộ i ai là m gì
sth/doing like Madoff did.
2. doubt sth If you have doubt or doubts about Nghi ngờ
something, you feel uncertain about it
and do not know whether it is true or
possible
3. doubt that I have no doubt that you're right nghi ngờ rằ ng
4. doubt if/whether I doubt if he'll come nghi ngờ liệu
5. make sb do The robber makes everyone lie down Sai khiến ai đó
là m gì
6. be made to do He was made to tell the truth bị buộ c, yêu cầ
u là m gì
7. arrest sb for She was arrested for drug-related bị bắ t vì tộ i gì/là m gì
sth/doing offences
8. forgive sb for Please forgive me for coming late tha thứ cho ai
vì đã là m
sth/doing gì
9. refuse to do sth He refused to sign the contract because từ chố i là m gì đó
he would have to relinquish creative
control of the project
10. refuse sth The company was forced to close when từ chố i điều gì đó
it was refused a new bank loan.
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WORD FORMATION
1. accuse /ə'kju:z/ (v) buộ c tộ i, kết tộ i; tố cá o
2. accused /ə'kju:zd/ (adj) Bị kết tộ i
3. accusation /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (n)sự buộ c tộ i
4. honest /'ɔnist/ (adj) lương thiện
(adj) trung thự c, châ n thậ t
5. dishonest /dis'ɔnist/ (adj) khô ng lương thiện, bấ t lương
(adj) khô ng thà nh thậ t, khô ng trung
thự c
6. (dis)honesty /'(dis)ɔnisti/ (n) tính chấ t bấ t lương
7.(dis)honestly /'(dis)ɔnisli/ (adv) (khô ng) thà nh thậ t, trung thự c
8. prison /prison/ (n) nhà tù , nhà lao, nhà giam
9. prisoner /prisoner/ (n) ngườ i bị giam giữ , ngườ i tù ; con
vậ t bị nhố t
10. imprison(ed) /im'priznd/ (v) bỏ tù , tố ng giam, giam cầ m
11. imprisonment /im'priznmənt/ (n) sự ở tù
12. addict /'ædikt/ (n) ngườ i nghiện
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EXERCISE
A. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct
word on the
line.
1. All twelve members of the witness were convinced of Davidson's guilt.
2. I don't think I'd ever break a serious crime.
3. If the school laws aren't written down anywhere, how are we supposed to
know what
they are?
4. A psychiatrist was called as an expert judge during the trial.
5. If a parent smacks a child, that's an example of commit punishment.
6. Everyone should have the jury to a fair trial.
7. If you sentenced the law, you deserve to be punished!
8. Governments must be allowed to introduce, change and scrap bystanders.
9. Can you imagine what it's like being justice for years in a cell?
10. It's very important that capital is seen to be done
11. Another phrase for 'right punishment' is 'the death sentence'.
12. The spy was imprisoned to life imprisonment
13. A number of rules watched the robbers speed off in a getaway car.
14. 'Silence in court!' shouted the corporal angrily.
Across
2. A football... is someone who causes trouble at a football match. (8)
4. the decision of a judge or jury (7)
8. a burglar, robber or any other person who steals (5)
10. It might not be absolute proof of someone's guilt, but it is used to show
that someone
could be guilty. (8)
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11. a person the police think might have committed a crime (7)
12. The jury found her not... of all charges. (6)
13. take someone to court (9)
Down
1. A solicitor is a specific type of.... (6)
3. put someone in handcuffs and take them to the police station, for example (6)
4. a person who puts graffiti on walls, smashes windows,etc (6)
5. not guilty (8)
6. If the police feel sure a person is guilty, they... that person with the crime.
(6)
7. frequently attack or annoy; treat someone badly and deny them their rights (9)
9. the person in court who is on trial (also known as the defendant) (7)
Phrasal verbs
С. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
break out • bring in • chase after • come forward • go off •hold up • look into •
make off
1. So many witnesses have _________ that it will take days to interview them all.
2. The two robbers _________ on a motorbike.
3. Police are _________ allegations of corruption in the mayor's office.
4. The government is thinking of _________ a law to allow on-the-spot fines for
hooligans.
5. A robber has _________ three banks in town in the last week.
6. They spent two years planning their escape before they finally _________of
prison.
7. The policewoman _________ the pickpocket brought him to the ground and finally
arrested
him.
8. Luckily, the bomb disposal squad defused the bomb before it _________.
The most incredible thing happened to me yesterday. I was walking home from school
when
I saw a wallet on the ground full of money. I picked it up, and was just about to
take it to the
police station to (1) _________ it in, when a police officer jumped out and told me
I was under
arrest for stealing. I tried to explain the situation but he wouldn't (2) _________
down.'l won't
let you get(3) _________ with this/he said.'You're a thief, and thieves have
to be
punished.'He handcuffed me and drove me to the police station, where he took (4)
_________
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my name and address. I started crying, and begged him to (5) _________ me off,
again trying to
explain that I wasn't going to keep the money. Suddenly, my best friend Adrian and
a TV
presenter came in and the police officer started laughing. It was a practical joke
for a TV
show, and I'd been completely (6) _________ in!
Word patterns
F. Match to make sentences.
Word formation
H. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong form. Write the correct form on
the line.
1. I'm not sure that sending young offence to prison is such a good idea.
2. There's absolutely no solid prove that he was anywhere near the scene of
the crime.
_________
3. I'm not saying another word until I've spoken to my law. _________
4. You shouldn't make accuse like that without evidence. _________
5. When she left the police force, she worked as a private investigate for a
while . _________
6. 'I hope that your prison has shown you the error of your ways,' said the
prison governor.
_________
7. He was initially sent to a maximum secure prison. _________
8. Lying and stealing are both forms of honest. _________
9. Police are looking carefully at the forensic evident. _________
10. There's no doubt this painting is a forge. _________
11. Drug addict is no excuse - no one should hold up a petrol station!
_________
12. The rob took place at half past ten in the morning. _________
13. No one is born a theft, and no one has to remain one their whole life.
_________
14. The convict of a number of senior executives has left the whole business
community in
shock. _________
15. The problem with prisons is that they're full of crime who can teach new
inmates all
their tricks and skills! _________
16. Should a murder be given the death penalty? _________
1. prescription A piece of paper that a The doctor gave me a (n) đơn thuố c
/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/ doctor gives you that prescription for
says what type of antibiotics
medicine you need
5. sore /sɔː(r)/ Painful and His feet were sore (adj) đau mỏ i
sau
uncomfortable, usually after the walk hoạ t độ ng nhiều
as a result of an injury,
infection or too much
exercise
6. hurt /hɜːt/ To feel pain somewhere He hurt his back (v, adj) đau mộ t và
i
in your body playing squash chỗ trong cơ thể
7. pain /peɪn/ A bad feeling in part of These pills should (n) đau ố m, yếu
your body when you ease the pain
are hurt or become ill
9. disease /dɪ An illness that affects Smoking increases (n) dịch bệnh
ˈziːz/ people, animals or the risk of heart
plants disease
12. thin /θɪn/ Someone who is thin He has long thin (adj) gầ y
has very little fat on hands
their body
14. remedy A cure for pain or for a a remedy for colds (n) thuố c giả
m đau
/ˈremədi/ minor illness ốm
18. result /rɪ Something that is This book is the (n) kết quả
ˈzʌlt/ caused directly by result of 25 years of
something else research
21. examine /ɪɡ To look at something or The doctor examined (v) khá m xét
ˈzæmɪn/ someone carefully her carefully but
could find nothing
wrong
22. investigate To try to find out all the The state police are (v) điều tra
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ facts about something investigating the
in order to learn the incident
true from it
24. pollution /pə Chemicals and other air pollution from (n) sự ô nhiễm
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28. clinic A place where people Bring your baby to (n) phò ng khá m
/ˈklɪnɪk/ go to receive a the clinic and we'll
particular type of take a look at her
medical treatment or
advice
32. rash An area of small red She had a nasty rash (n) phá t ban
spots on your skin that on her arm
/ræʃ/
is caused by an illness
or a reaction to
something
PHRASAL VERBS
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3. come down Start to suffer from a I think I'm coming Ngã bệnh nhẹ
with minor illness down with flu
7. get over Recover from (an It’s taken me ages to Hồ i phụ c , vượ
t qua
illness, etc) get over the flu
9. look after take care of Don’t worry, I’ll look Chă m só c cho
ai
after the kids
tomorrow
10. pass out Suddenly become I nearly passed out Ngấ t xỉu
unconscious when I saw all the
blood
11. pull Survive (a serious The doctors think Bình phụ c sứ c khoẻ
through illness, etc) she will pull through sau 1 că n bệnh
nghiêm trọ ng, 1
cuộ c phẫ u thuậ
t, v.v
12. pull down to destroy something or My old school was Phá hủ y hoặ c là m
make it stop existing pulled down cho cá i gì đó ngừ ng
tồ n tạ i
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14. wear off Stop being effective (for The effects of the Mấ t tá c dụ ng/nhờ
n
a drug, etc) drug will soon wear (thuố c, v.v)
off
doors
WORD PATTERNS
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7. cope with sth/doing He wasn't able to cope with the đương đầ u vớ i điều gì
stresses and strains of the job
8. inject sth into sth/sb The drug is injected directly into tiêm thuố c cho ai
the base of the spine
9. lead to sth/(your) The events that led to the start of dẫ n đến việc gì
doing the First World War
11. it is (un)likely that It is likely that download prices (khô ng) có khả nă ng
will vary in future far more than
they do now
16. operate on sb/sth We will have to operate on his eyes phẫ u thuậ t
17. suffer from sth The writer suffered from ill health chịu đự ng từ điều
gì
for most of his life
19. tired of sth/doing I was getting tired of all her chá n, khô ng cò n hứ ng
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22. try and do Try and take some form of daily cố gắ ng là m gì, thử là
m gì
exercise
23. worry about sth/sb You can stay here tonight, so you lo lắ ng về cá i gì
doing don't have to worry about walking
home in the dark
26. worth sth/doing This order is potentially worth đá ng giá , có giá trị
millions of pounds to the company
WORD FORMATION
1. allergy /ˈælədʒi/ (n) sự dị ứ ng
21. illness /ˈɪlnəs/ (n) tình trạ ng bị bệnh về thể chấ t hoặ c
tinh thầ n
(n) chấ t độ c
on top
11. chef a person whose job is to She used to work as a - (n) đầ u bếp
/ʃef/ cook, especially the most chef in a big hotel in
senior person in a Johannesburg.
restaurant, hotel, etc.
12. oven the part of a cooker that Bake in a preheated (n) lò vi só ng
/ˈʌvn/ is like a box with a door oven for 15–20
on the front, in which minutes.
food is cooked or heated
13. grill a flat metal frame that Put it under a hot grill (n) vỉ nướ ng
/ɡrɪl/ you put food on to cook to brown for two
over a fire minutes.
14. hob the top part of a cooker A pan of soup was (n) kiềng
bếp, bếp
/hɒb/ where food is cooked in simmering on the hob. ( nên dù
ng google
pans; a similar surface hình ả nh
giả i thích
that is built into a kitchen cho hs dễ
hiểu hơn)
unit and is separate from
the oven
15. kitchen a room in which meals We ate at the kitchen (n) nhà bếp
/ˈkɪtʃɪn/ are cooked or prepared table.
16. cuisine a style of cooking London offers a wide (n) ẩ m thự c
/kwɪˈziːn/ variety of foreign
cuisines.
17. lunch a meal eaten in the I'm ready for some (n) bữ a trưa
/lʌntʃ/ middle of the day lunch.
18. dinner the main meal of the day, When do you have (n) bữ a tố
i
/ˈdɪnə(r)/ eaten either in the dinner?
middle of the day or in
the evening
19. plate a flat, usually round, dish There was an enormous (n) đĩa
/pleɪt/ that you put food on pile of dirty plates in
the kitchen sink.
20. bowl a deep round dish with a I refilled the dog's (n) tô ,
chén
/bəʊl/ wide open top, used water bowl.
especially for holding
food or liquid
21. saucer a small shallow round cups and saucers (n) dĩa
nhỏ để dướ i
/ˈsɔːsə(r)/ dish that a cup stands on; tá ch
trà , cà phê
an object that is like this
in shape
22. dish food prepared in a This makes an excellent (n) mó n ă n
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MEANING
1. drop in Visit unexpectedly I thought I'd drop in on Ghé thă m
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phứ c, thanh
cô ng
30. lay the table Please lay the table for six.
dọ n bà n
(chuẩ n bị sẵ n
Table
sang cho bữ a
ă n)
31. clear the table I'll make the coffee if you'll
Lau dọ n (sau
clear the table.
khi ă n)
32. set the table I set the table for eight Dọ n
bà n (chuẩ n
people, on the assumption bị sẵ
n sang cho
that Jo would come. bữ a
ă n)
33. book/ reserve a table I'd like to reserve a table for
đặ t bà n
eight.
34. wash the dishes You wash the dishes and I'll Rử
a chén
dry.
Wash 35. wash one's hands Nun is preparing to wash Rử a
tay
one's hands, see have two
sister fighting.
36. do the washing-up If you cook, I'll do the Rử a
chén
washing-up
37. dishwasher The dishwasher is a
wonderful invention.
38. washing machine Our washing machine has
Má y giặ t
broken; I'll ring the
electrician.
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. associate sth/sb with sth/sb I always associate the smell of Liên tưở
ng
baking with my childhood.
2. careful with/ about/ of sth Please be careful with my glasses
Cẩ n thậ n
3. choose between She had to choose between staying Chọ n
giữ a…
in the UK or going home.
4. choose to do We chose to go by train.
Chọ n để là m
5. compliment sb on sth She complimented him on his Khen
excellent German.
6. full of (adj) My suitcase was full of books.
Đầ y
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7. lack sth (v) The team lacked the skill to compete Thiếu
at the highest level.
8. lack of sth (n) There was no lack of volunteers. Thiếu
9. lacking in (adj) She's not usually lacking in Thiếu
confidence.
10. offer sb sth They decided to offer Jo the job. Đề
nghị cho ai cá i
gì
11. offer sth to sb They decided to offer the job to Jo. Đề
nghị cá i gì cho
ai
12. offer to do The kids offered to do the dishes. Đề
nghị là m gì
(ngườ
i nó i là m)
13. regard sb as (being) sth He regards himself as a patriot. Xem cá
i gì như là
14. remember to do Remember to call me when you Nhớ để là m gì
arrive! (tương lai)
15. remember doing I remember seeing pictures of him Nhớ đã là m gì
when I was a child. (quá khứ )
16. remember that I remember (that) we used to go and Nhớ rằ ng
see them most weekends.
17. suggest sth/ doing (to sb) I suggested going in my car. Đề
nghị là m gì
18. suggest that I strongly suggest (that) you don't Đề nghị rằ
ng
get involved.
19. tend to do Women tend to live longer than Có xu hướ ng
men.
20. wait for sth/sb I'm still waiting for the results of my Đợ i ai/
cá i gì
blood test.
21. wait (for sth) to do We're waiting for the rain to stop Đợ i cá i gì
để là m
before we go out. gì
22. wait and see We'll just have to wait and see— Đợ i rồ i sẽ
thấ y
there's nothing we can do at the
moment.
23. willing to do I'm willing to give you the benefit of Sẵ n sà
ng là m gì
the doubt.
WORD FORMATION
1. anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ (adj) lo lắ ng
2. anxiously /ˈæŋkʃəsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch lo lắ ng
3. anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ (n) sự lo lắ ng
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PRACTICE
Vocabulary in Contrast.
A. Write a verb from the box under each picture.
bak chop fry grate boil grill mix roast slice
stir whisk
e
Phrasal verbs
С . Write one word in each gap.
1. Only heat-resistant ceramic and glass dishes should be used for oven
baking/roasting.
…….
2. A homemade chunky and succulent beefburger, filled with mozzarella cheese
and served
with a side salad and baked potato. ……
3. Wash the carrots and slice. Set to one side. Boil the potatoes for six
minutes or until
slightly soft to the touch. …….
4. Open seven days a week. Ideal for wedding receptions, birthday parties
and other special
occasions. …….
5. Large plates, dishes and bowls should be loaded into the bottom rack (1).
Glasses should
be placed upside down on the top rack (2). Cutlery should be placed in the
cutlery container
(3). ……
6. Are you fed up with trying to lose weight and failing? Doreen Brown asks
top nutritionists
how we can lose that fat, and not put it back on again. …….
7. Make a note of all the things you have to do before your guests arrive
(laying the table,
getting changed, etc), and when you have to do them. If you're planning to
cook the meal
yourself (rather than having catering), make sure you choose a menu you know
well. Do not
experiment with new dishes on this kind of occasion! …….
8. Whites and delicate items should be washed separately. …….
9. I ask you all to raise your glasses so we can drink to my wonderful
great-grandfather,
ninety-seven years young today! …….
10. Vegetarian and Vegan Products. …….
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. catch on understand He doesn't take hints very hiểu
easily, but he'll catch on (to
what you're saying)
eventually.
2. come be persuaded to change People are starting to come thay đổ i ý
(a)round (to) your mind (about) around to the idea. định về (bị
thuyết phụ c)
3. cross out draw a line through sth He crossed out all her gạ ch bỏ , gạ ch
written mistakes giữ a
4. dawn on if something dawns on It suddenly dawned on me hiểu ra, ngộ
you, you realise it for the what he had meant. ra
first time
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5. deal with handle, cope with She deals with all the giả i quyết
customer inquiries.
10. sail do something or deal with Thanks for his help, we vượ t qua cá
i
through something very easily could sail through that gì mộ t cá ch
grassy slope. dễ dà ng
11. set out explain, describe or When they set out they Giả i
thích,
arrange sth in a clear and were well prepared. miêu tả , sắ
p
detailed way xếp 1 cá ch
rõ
rà ng, chi
tiết.
12. think over consider I suggest you think over suy nghĩ
kĩ
your position very carefully.
MEANING
1. pay attention to sb/sth Now is rush hour with a lot Chú ý,
tậ p
of traffic, pay attention to trung
và o
driving.
2. attract sb's attention He waved to attract the Thu hú t
sự
Attention attention of the waitress. chú ý
củ a ai
3. draw sb's attention to She jumped and shouted to Lô i kéo sự
sth draw attention to herself. chú ý củ a
ai
4. have/take a break from We've been working for two Ngưng,
nghỉ
sth hours; let's take a break. cá i gì
8. have a discussion with And anyway, he has been Có cuộ c thả o
Discussion sb about/on sth having a discussion with you luậ n vớ i
ai về
for ten minutes. điều gì
Lesson
19. double lesson We have a double lesson Tiết họ c đô
i,
after lunch bà i họ c kép
20. learn a/your lesson My computer crashed before Họ c
đượ c
I saved the document – I've mộ t bà i
họ c
learned my lesson, and now
I save everything all the
time.
21. teach sb a lesson I sat in the sun all day at the Dạ y
cho ai đó
beach and got a terrible mộ t bà i họ
c
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26. cross your mind What was the first thing that Bấ t chợ
t nghĩ
crossed your mind when you ra cá i gì
won the prize?
27. to my mind The room has pink walls and Theo
quan
a green carpet, which to my điểm củ a
tô i
mind looks all wrong.
28. in my opinion In my opinion, I think this Theo ý
kiến
Opinion book is more interesting củ a tô i
than the other one
29. give/express your/an He didn't express/give an Bà y tỏ quan
opinion (of/about opinion on the matter điểm về điêu
sth/doing) gì
30. hold/have an opinion People tend to have strong Có quan điểm
(of/about sth/doing) opinions on capital
punishment.
31. pass sth (over) to sb Please pass this letter over Đưa qua
Pass to Jennifer.
32. pass an exam Pilots have to pass an exam Thi đỗ
in meteorology to fly
commercial airliners.
33. see/take sb's point I see your point, but I don’t Hiểu về tầ m
(about sth/doing) think there’s anything we quan trọ ng
Point can do at the moment. củ a ai về
34. (see) the point in/of They couldn't see the point Thấ y đượ c
ý
sth/doing of more training. nghĩa, thấ y
đượ c trọ ng
điểm
35. there's no point in There's no point in Vô ích
sth/doing cramming the day before the
test.
36. make a point (of She makes a point of keeping Cố gắ ng là m
doing) all her shopping receipts.
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WORD PATTERNS
1. Able to do I wasn't able to work out what she was có khả nă ng là
m gì
trying to say.
2. Admire sb (for sth) I've always admired her for her khâ m phụ c ai về việc
gì
generous spirit
WORD FORMATION
1. academy /ə'kædəmi/ (n) họ c viện
VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
5. fog - a thick cloud of very Freezing fog will make (n) sương
mù
small drops of water driving conditions very
/fɒɡ/
in the air close to the treacherous.
land or sea, that is
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6. smoke - the grey, white or His eyes were smarting (n) khó i
black gas that is from the smoke from
/sməʊk/
produced by the fire
something burning
7. mist - a cloud of very small The mountain villages (n) hạ t sương
mai
drops of water in the seem to be
/mɪst/
air just above the permanently shrouded
ground, that make it in mist.
difficult to see
8. weather - the conditions in the The weather in the (n) thờ i tiết
/ˈweðə(r)/ air above the earth mountains can change
such as wind, rain, or very quickly, so take
temperature, appropriate clothing.
especially at a
particular time over a
particular area
10. forecast - (v) to say what you - It is difficult to (v) dự đoá n
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ think will happen in forecast the demand
the future based on for the new train
information that you service.
have now - The weather forecast (n) dự bá o, sự
dự
- (n) a statement said it was going to đoá n
about what will rain later today.
happen in the future,
based on information
that is available now
11. prediction /prɪ - a statement that The results of the (n) dự đoá n
ˈdɪkʃn/ says what you think experiment confirmed
will happen; the act of our predictions.
making such a
statement
12. waste - the useless Many factories have (n) chấ t thả i
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13. litter - small pieces of There will be fines for (n) việc xả rá c/ rá c
rubbish such as people who drop litter. thả i
/ˈlɪtə(r)/
paper, cans and
bottles, that people
have left lying in a
public place
15. clean - free from any dirty Keep your room neat (adj) sạ ch sẽ
marks, pollution, and clean.
/kliːn/
bacteria, etc.
16. clear - if the sky is clear, We were just lying on (adj) trong sạ ch,
there are no clouds the ground looking up quang đã ng
/klɪə(r)/
at the clear, blue sky
17. pour - to rain very hard The thunder and (v) mưa như trú
t
lightning stopped, but
/pɔː(r)/
it continued to pour
18. drizzle - when it is drizzling, It was only drizzling (v) mưa phù n
it is raining lightly when I left so didn’t
/ˈdrɪzl/
bother taking an
umbrella with me
19. flood - a large amount of The heavy rain has (n) lũ lụ t
water covering an caused floods in many
/flʌd/
area that is usually parts of the country.
dry
22. wind - air that moves The wind is blowing (n) gió
quickly as a result of from the south.
/wɪnd/
natural forces
23. air - the mixture of gases I went outside to get (n) khô ng khí
that surrounds the some fresh air.
/eə(r)/
earth and that we
breathe
24. reservoir - a place for storing The water content of (n) hồ nhâ n
tạ o (để
/ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/ liquid, especially a the country's trữ nướ c)
natural or artificial reservoirs had fallen to
lake providing water less than 50% of their
for a city or other capacity.
area
25. lake - a large area of water There were a number (n) hồ tự nhiên
that is surrounded by of boats on the lake.
/leɪk/
land
26. puddle - a small amount of Our dog loves jumping (n) vũ ng nướ c (sau
water or other liquid, in puddles cơn mưa)
/ˈpʌdl/
especially rain, that
has collected in one
place on the ground
28. thunder - the loud noise that Carol jumped under (n) sấ m
/ˈθʌndə(r)/ you hear after a flash the bed when she
of lightning, during a heard the thunder
storm
30. global - covering or affecting This year the global (adj) thuộ c về toà
n
/ˈɡləʊbl/ the whole world economy will grow by cầ u
about 4 per cent.
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32. plain - a large flat area of There’s a large, flat (n) đồ ng bằ ng,
vù ng
land plain between two đấ t bằ ng phẳ ng
/pleɪn/
mountain ranges
33. land - an area of ground, The land around here (n) vù ng đấ t
especially one used is very fertile
/lænd/
for a particular
purpose such as
farming or building
35. desert - a large area of land They travelled many (n) sa mạ c
that has very little miles across burning
/ˈdezət/
water and very few desert sands.
plants growing on it.
Many deserts are
covered by sand.
36. extinct /ɪk - if a type of animal is The red squirrel is in (adj) tuyệt chủ
ng
ˈstɪŋkt/ extinct, it does not danger of becoming
now exist. extinct in England.
38. recycle /ˌriː - to treat things that The bottles were being (v) tá i chế
ˈsaɪkl/ have already been recycled into a lower-
used so that they can quality product.
be used again
39. reuse - to use something Businesses are finding (v) tá i sử dụ ng
again new ways to reuse
/ˌriːˈjuːz/
materials.
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PHRASAL VERBS
VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
1. call for - to need something; The situation calls for - đò i hỏ i, yêu cầ
u
require; demand prompt action.
2. call off - to cancel something; The game was called - hủ y bỏ , hoã n lạ
i
to decide that off because of bad
something will not weather.
happen
4. cut off - make a place difficult We were cut off in the - ngắ t, cắ t
(điện, kết
or impossible to enter, middle of our nố i, ...)
leave or communicate conversation.
with; disconnect
7. face up to - to accept and deal She had to face up to - chấ p nhậ n (mộ t
with something that is the fact that she would sự thậ t khô ng
thỏ a
difficult or unpleasant never walk again. đá ng)
8. get (sb) down - make sb feel sad or I know it's frustrating, - là m ai
đó
lose hope but don't let it get you buồ n/thấ t vọ ng
down.
9. put down to - suggest that sth is I put his irritability - đưa lờ i giả i
thích
the result of down to tiredness.
10. put out - make something stop It took firefighters - dậ p tắ t
burning three hours to put the
blaze out.
11. set in - start and be likely to The rain seemed to - thay đổ i mù a
continue for a while have set in for the day. trong nă m (mộ t
(for rain, winter, an cá ch rõ rệt)
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economic
depression,etc)
12. stand for - to be an abbreviation ‘The book's by T.C. - viết tắ t củ a
or symbol of Smith.’ ‘What does the
something ‘T.C.’ stand for?’
13. tear down - destroy and remove That old house should - phá hủ y, phá bỏ
(for bulding, statues, have been torn down
etc) years ago.
14. throw away - to get rid of I threw away all the - vứ t đi
something that you no broken toys.
longer want
MEANING
9. come to/reach the end My relationship with - đến lú c kết thú c
(of sth) Jeannie has come to (điều gì)
the end of the road.
16. take a long time (to The train took a long - mấ t nhiều thờ i
Long
do) time to pass. gian (để là m gì)
Look 19. have/take a look at Hey, Barry, come take - hã y nhìn và o cá
i
sth/sb a look at this engine gì/ai
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22. make a mess (of sth) The heavy storm has - là m bẩ n/lộ n
xộ n;
made a real mess of gâ y rắ c rố i
Mess the garden.
32. waste your time If you don't have - lã ng phí thờ i
gian
anything useful to củ a bạ n
contribute, then you're
just wasting my time.
Waste 33. industrial/household Mercury was found in - chấ t thả i cô ng
waste the contaminated bay nghiệp/sinh hoạ t
water, as a result of
industrial waste.
World 36. all over the world The story of your - trên toà n thế giớ
i
success is an
inspiration to young
people all over the
world.
39. the whole world I thought it was the - toà n thế giớ i
most beautiful spot in
the whole world.
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. aware of sth She was acutely aware of the - nhậ n thứ c/hiểu biết
cá i gì
noise of the city.
3. covered in/with sth After hours of gardening, Eva - bao phủ cá i gì
was covered in dirt.
4. disappointed with/by I'm disappointed by the way - thấ t vọ ng vì điều gì
sth our team played today.
6. except (for) I'm having a pretty good day— - ngoạ i trừ cá i
gì/điều gì
sth/doing well, except for that boring
meeting this morning.
7. expect sth/sb (to do) I didn’t really expect you to - mong đợ i điều gì/ai
đó để
understand. là m gì
8. expect that I expect that you'll find it - hi vọ ng/mong đợ i rằ
ng
somewhere in your bedroom.
9. familiar with sth The author assumes that his - quen thuộ c/than quen
vớ i cá i
readers are familiar with gì
certain basic concepts.
10. familiar to sb The life full of pressure is - trở nên quen thuộ c vớ
i ai
familiar to her.
11. famous for He became internationally - nổ i tiếng vì điều gì
sth/doing famous for his novels.
12. glance at sth/sb Carmen shot a glance at Alex, - liếc nhìn cá i gì/ai
who was giving his meal
undue attention.
14. hard doing It is hard getting up early in - thậ t khó khi là m gì (sự
việc
the morning but I have to do it. đang tham gia)
19. short on sth He’s a nice guy, but a little - khô ng có đủ /thiếu hụ t cá
i gì
short on brains.
22. warn sb not to do My mother always warned me - cả nh bá o/khuyên ai khô ng
not to talk to strangers. là m gì
WORD FORMS
1. accurate /ˈækjərət/ (adj) chính xá c
VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
The government’s
relating to trade, industry,
(adj) thuộ c về
1. Economic economic policy has
and money
kinh tế
been successful
2. Economical not using a lot of fuel, There's increasing
(adj) tiết kiệm
/,i:kə'nɒmikl/ money, etc. demand for cars that are
more economical on fuel.
3. receipt something such as a piece Make sure you are given
(n) giấ y biên
/ri'si:t/ of paper or message a receipt for everything
nhậ n, biên lai
proving that money, goods, you buy.
or information have been
received
4. bill an account of money owed Bank-issued bills of
(n) hoá đơn
/bil/ for goods etc exchange in gold are the
perfectly elastic
currency.
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5. make to produce something, Do you want me to make
(v,n) là m, chế
/meɪk/ often using a particular some coffee? tạ
o; sự chế tạ o
substance or material
6. brand a type of product made by a This isn't my usual brand (n)
nhã n hiệu
/brænd/ particular company: of deodorant.
7. bargain something on sale at a This coat was half-price - (n)
sự mặ c cả
/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ lower price than its true a real bargain.
value
8. to have formal discussions The government has (v)
đà m phá n,
negotiate /nə with someone in order to refused to negotiate with
thương lượ ng
ˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ reach an agreement with the strikers.
them
9. sale an act of exchanging They'll drop the price (n)
bá n
/seɪl/ something for money rather than lose the sale.
10. a reduction in the usual They usually give you a (n)
giả m giá ,
discount price discount if you buy
chiết khấ u
/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ multiple copies.
11. offer a reduction in the normal This special offer is valid (n)
sự giả m giá
/ˈɑː.fɚ/ price of something, usually until the end of the
(trong thờ i gian
for a short period of time month. ngắ
n)
12. price the amount of money for The price of oil has risen (n)
giá cả
/praɪs/ which something is sold sharply.
13. cost the amount of money When you buy a new (n)
giá , phí tổ n,
/kɒst/ needed to buy, do, or make computer, you usually chi
phí
something get software included at
no extra cost
14. change to get or give money in Could you change a £10 (v)
đổ i tiền
/tʃeɪndʒ/ exchange for money, either note (for two fives),
because you want it in please?
smaller units, or because
you want the same value in
foreign money
15. cash money in the form of notes Will you pay by credit (n)
tiền mặ t
/kæʃ/ and coins, rather than card or in cash?
cheques or credit cards
16. wealth a large amount of money or His wealth is so great (n)
sự già u có
/welθ/ valuable possessions that that money doesn’t mean
someone has much to him.
17. fortune a large amount of money, She inherited a fortune (n)
gia tà i
/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ goods, property, etc. from her grandmother.
18. till the drawer in a cash Next time you have the (n)
tủ kéo đự ng
/tɪl/ register or the cash register till open, could you give
tiền
itself me some change?
19. the place in a shop, Your fruit and vegetables (n)
quầ y thanh
checkout especially a large food will be weighed at the toá
n
/ˈtʃek.aʊt/ shop, where you pay for checkout.
your goods
20. product something that is made to They do a range of skin- (n)
sả n phẩ m
/ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ be sold, usually something care products.
that is produced by an
industrial process or, less
commonly, something that
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is grown or obtained
through farming
21. goods items for sale, or They sell leather goods (n)
mặ t hang,
/ɡʊdz/ possessions that can be such as wallets, purses, hà
ng hó a
moved and briefcases.
22. refund an amount of money that is I took the radio back to (n)
tiền trả lạ i;
/ˈriː.fʌnd/ given back to you, the shop and asked for (v)
hoà n lạ i
especially because you are given a refund.
not happy with a product
or service that you have
bought
23. the act of giving something They were given food (v,
n) trao đổ i;
exchange /ɪks to someone and them and shelter in exchange sự
trao đổ i
ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ giving you something else for work.
24. fake an object that is made to Experts revealed that the
(adj) giả
/feɪk/ look real or valuable in painting was a fake.
order to deceive people
25. plastic an artificial substance that He put a sheet of plastic
(N/adj) chấ t
/ˈplæs.tɪk/ can be shaped when soft over the broken window.
dẻo, là m bằ ng
into many different forms chấ
t dẻo
and has many different
uses
PHRASAL VERBS
VIETNAMESE
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
1. bank on depend on sth You can bank on my Phụ thuộ
c
happening support.
2. come find sth or meet sb by I come across upon a Tình cờ
bắ t gặ p,
across chance, college friend at the thấ y ai
đó , cá i gì đó
airport
3. come by to obtain something I'd like to know how she Đạ t đượ
c, kiếm
(hard) came by that black eye. đượ c
4. come into to inherit She came into a bit of Thừ a
kế, thừ a
money when her hưở ng
grandfather died.
5. do without live without (sth you There's no mayonnaise Tiếp tụ
c là m mà
can't afford), left, so you'll just have to khô ng
có thứ gì
do without.
6. get by make ends meet, How can he get by on so Có đủ
tiền để sinh
manage to survive little money? số ng
(financially)
7. get use all of something, She got through her Vượ t
qua, hoà n
through finish exams without too much thà nh
thứ gì
trouble.
8. give away give free of charge; They’re giving away Cho, tặ
ng thứ gì
reveal sth you are shopping bags.
trying to hide
9. live on use as a source of We lived on very little Số ng bằ
ng nguồ n
money when we first got tiền ít
ỏ i
married.
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10. look examine (a place) We arrived late, and Xem xét,
kiểm tra
round didn't have much time to
look round before dinner.
11. make out make a document for a He makes out a cheque Viết mộ t tờ
séc
purchase
12. make up provide sth good so I give her a teddy bear to Đền bù cho
for that sth bad seems try to make up for my
less important fault.
13. put by save an amount of When we started the Tiết kiệm
money for the future company, we put money
by to deal with
emergencies.
14. save up save money little by It took me months to save Để dà nh
tiền cho
for little (for a specific up enough money to go mụ c đích cụ
thể
purpose) travelling.
MEANING
1. an amount of sth They didn't deliver the right - mộ t
lượ ng
amount of sand nhữ ng
thứ khô ng
đếm đượ
c
1. in large/small/etc The other 2 major - mộ t
lượ ng lớ n/
amounts membrane proteins were nhỏ nhữ
ng thứ
Amount
also present in large amount khô ng
đếm đượ c
in all insoluble fractions.
3. amount to His earnings are said to - tinh
tổ ng
amount to £300 000 per
annum.
4. charge sb (an amount They charge you $20 just to - đò i
ai bao nhiêu
of money) get in the nightclub. phí /
tiền
5. pay a charge At the event, we had to pay a - trả
phí dịch vụ
small charge for the food.
6. take charge (of She took charge of the
Charge - chịu
trá ch
sth/doing) project and made sure it nhiệm
was finished on time.
7. in charge (of The teacher put me in - có trá
ch nhiệm
sth/doing) charge of organizing the trong
việc
project.
8. be in debt (to sb) I'm in the senator's debt for - đang
mắ c nợ ,
getting my husband a visa. đang
mang nợ
9. get in/into debt He got into debt after he lost - mắ c
nợ
his job.
10. clear a debt You may want to try to clear - thanh
toá n
Debt
all your debts within a khoả n
nợ
certain space of time.
We owe him a debt of - mang
nợ , biết
11. owe sb a debt of gratitude, him and his family ơn
gratitude and the other soldiers.
Demand 12. in demand Our software is in demand - nhu cầ
u (đượ c
all over the world. nhiều
ngườ i
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mong
muố n)
13. a demand for sth The government is unlikely - yêu
cầ u thứ gì
to agree to the rebels' mộ t cá
ch mạ nh
demands for independence. mẽ
14. on demand Children can order movies - theo
nhu cầ u
on demand through their
home's cable service
provider.
15. have enough (of sth) I got so enough of your - chá n
ngấ y , có
complain. đủ
16. have enough sth (to I don't have enough money - có đủ
cá i gì để
Enough
do) to buy this skirt. là m gì
17. enough is enough Enough is enough, you have - quá
đủ rồ i
already borrowed 500 dolas
18. at sb's/your own We were supposed to - ai đó
phả i tự
expense provide safety equipment at chịu
phí tổ n
our own expense.
19. go to the expense of It's silly to go to the expense - tiêu
tiền và o
of buying new clothes when
Expense
you don't really need them.
20. business expenses It is important to separate - chi
phí kinh
business expenses doanh
21. expense account I can put this lunch on my - khoả
n chi tiêu
expense account.
22. Jenny spends a small -
kiếm / thắ ng /
make/earn/win/spend a fortune to look charming tiêu 1
khoả n tiền
fortune and cool. lớ n
Fortune 23. cost (you) a fortune It cost a fortune to get the - tố n
cả 1 gia tà i
car fixed.
24. make your fortune He made his fortune - kiếm
bộ n tiền
importing steel from China.
25. an increase in sth (of There was a slight increase - sự tă
ng về cá i gì
a certain amount) in unemployment last
month.
Increase
26. a wage/price increase The great majority of people - sự tă
ng lương/
in employment have seen giá
wage increases year on year.
27. at least You'll have to wait at least - ít
nhấ t
an hour.
28. at the very least It will be £200 at the very - ít
nhấ t là
least.
29. last but not least Last but not least, dancers - cuố i
cù ng
Least
can experience the joy of a nhưng
khô ng
fit and able body in both real kém phầ
n quan
and mythic senses trọ ng
30.to say the least It's going to be awkward, to - nó i
khô ng quá
say the least. lờ i
31. They made their money in -kiến/
thắ ng/ tiết
make/earn/win/save/ha the fashion business. kiệm/
có tiền
Money ve money
32. be short of money I'm short of money this - cò n
rấ t ít tiền
week.
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33. do sth for the money She does this job for money. - là m
gì vì tiền
34. spend money (on How much spending money - tiêu
tiền và o
sth/doing) are you taking on holiday? việc gì
35. save money/time Minh is saving money. He - tiết
kiệm tiền/
wants to buy a new car thờ i
gian
Save
36. save sth for later They are saving for a - tiết
kiệm cá i gì
deposit on a house. cho sau
nà y
Profit 37. make a profit (from The company said it had - kiếm
tiền, kiếm
sth) made a profit of about ra lợ i
nhuậ n từ
£1.4bn on the deal. thứ gì
38. take notice of sth Voters are beginning to take - chú ý
đến, để
notice of him as a serious mắ t
đến
Notice candidate.
39. notice sb doing/do I noticed a man enter the - nhậ n
thấ y ai dó
building. là m gì
I can't cancel my plans at - trong
thờ i gian
40. at short notice such short notice. ngắ n
41. give sb notice of They announced they were - nó i
vớ i ai đó về
shutting the unit and gave việc rờ
i đi
all the staff notice.
42. do the shopping We need to do the shopping - đi
mua sắ m
Shopping this morning.
42. hopping center The Shopping Center is on -Trung
tâ m mua
the second floor. sắ m
43. go shopping My girlfriend and I will go - đi
mua sắ m
shopping tomorrow.
44. window shopping They frequently went to - ngắ m
đồ qua
Manchester to go window cử a sổ
củ a cá c
shopping cử a hà
ng
WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE M
EANING
1. afford to do She can’t afford to buy this car due to her - đủ tiền, đủ sứ
c, đủ khả
insufficient savings. nă ng là m gì
2. argue with I had an argument with my sister. - tranh cã i vớ
i ai
sb
3. argue about The kids are always arguing about - cã i nhau về
vấ n đề gì
sth/doing something.
4. argue that The speaker argued that more immigrants - cho rằ ng, nhậ
n định
should be admitted to the country. rằ ng
5. beg sb for She tearfully begged her mom for - cầ u xin ai về
điều gì
sth forgiveness.
6. beg sb to do He begged her to stay, but she wouldn't - cầ u xin ai là
m gì
listen.
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13. forget This traffic jam is awful! I forgot about the - khô ng nghĩ
tớ i, quên
about work they were doing to the road. mấ t
sth/doing
20. spend sth She spent $1 Million dollar on the new car. - tiêu hết, dù
ng hết và o
(on việc gì
sth/sb/doing)
WORD FORMS
1. accept /ək'sept/ (v) nhậ n, chấ p nhậ n
2. acceptance /ək'septəns/ (n) sự chấ p nhậ n
3. accepting /ək'septiη/ (v) chấ p nhậ n
4. unacceptable /,ʌnək'septəbl/ (adj) khô ng thể chấ p
nhậ n
5. unacceptably /,ʌnək'septəbli/ (adv)mộ t cá ch khô ng
thể chấ p
nhậ n đượ c
6. acceptable /ək'septəbl/ (adj) có thể chấ p nhậ
n đượ c
7. acceptably /ək'septəbli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch chấ p
nhậ n đượ c
8. assist /ə'sist/ (v) giú p, giú p đỡ
9. assistance /ə'sistəns/ (n) sự giú p đỡ
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10. assistant /ə'sistənt/ (n) phụ tá ; trợ lý
11. day /dei/ ( n) ngà y, ban ngà y
12. daily /'deili/ (adj) hà ng ngà y
13. everyday /'evridei/ (adj) hằ ng ngà y
14. economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ (n) nền kinh tế
15. economic /i'kɒnəmik/ (adj) thuộ c về kinh tế
16. economical /,i:kə'nɒmikl/ (adj) tiết kiệm
17. uneconomically /,ʌn,i:kə'nɒmikli/ (adv) khô ng tiết kiệm, lã ng phí
18. economically /,i:kə'nɒmikli/ (adv)1 cá ch tiết kiệm
19. economics /,i:kə'nɒmiks/ (n) kinh tế họ c
20. economist /i'kɒnəmist/ (n) nhà kinh tế họ c
21. end /end/ (n) điểm cuố i
22. endless /'endlis/ (adj) vô tậ n
23. endlessly /'endlisli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch vô tậ n
24. ending /'endiη/ (n) cá ch kết thú c
25. unending /ʌn'endiŋ/ (adj) khô ng dứ t; khô ng ngừ ng
26. expensive /ik'spensiv/ (adj) đắ t tiền
27. inexpensive /,inik'spensiv/ (adj) khô ng đắ t, rẻ
28. inexpensively /,inik'spensivli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch khô ng đắ t, rẻ
29. expenses /ik'spens/ (n) sự tiêu tố n; dịp tiêu tố n
20. finance /'fainæns/ (adj) tà i chính
31. financial /fai'næn∫l/ (adj) thuộ c tà i chính
32.financially /fi'næn∫əli/ (adv) về mặ t tà i chính
33. finances /'fainæns/ (n) nguồ n tà i chính
34. invest /in'vest/ (v) đầ u tư
35. investment /in'vestmənt/ (n) sự đầ u tư, vố n đầ u tư
36.investor /ɪnˈvestər/ (n) ngườ i đầ u tư
37. luxury /'lʌk∫əri/ (n) sự sang trọ ng, sự xa hoa
38. luxurious /lʌg'ʒʊəriəs/ (adj) sang trọ ng, xa hoa
39. luxuriously /lʌg'ʒʊəriəsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch sang trọ ng, xa hoa
40. pay /pei/ (v, n) trả , thanh toá n, nộ p; tiền
lương
41. paid /peid/ (v) đã trả , đã thanh toá n
42. payment /'peimənt/ (n) sự trả tiền
43. payable /'peiəbl/ (adj) có thể trả , phả i trả
44. poor /pɔ:[r]/ (adj) nghèo, tồ i, kém
45. poorly /'pɒ:li/ (adv) mộ t cá ch xoà ng, tồ i, kém
46. poverty /'pɒvəti/ (n) sự nghèo, cả nh nghèo khổ
47. real /riəl/ (adj)thự c, thự c tế, có thậ t
48. unreal /,ʌn'riəl/ (adj) dườ ng như khô ng thự c; hã o
huyền
49. really /'riəli/ (adv) thự c, thậ t, thự c sự , thậ t ra
50. reality /ri'æləti/ (n) sự thậ t, thự c tế, thự c tạ i
51. realise /'riəlaiz/ (v) nhậ n thứ c rõ , thấ y rõ
52. realisation /riəlai'zei∫n/ (n) sự nhậ n thứ c rõ , sự thấ y rõ
53. realistic /riə'listik/ (adj) hiện thự c
54. realistically /riə'listikli/ (adv)mộ t cá ch hiện thự c
55. wealth /welθ/ ( n)sự già u có , sự già u sang
56. wealthy /'welθi/ (adj) già u có
57. value /'vælju:/ (n) giá , giá cả , giá trị
58. invaluable /in'væljəʊəbl/ (adj) có giá trị cao, quý bá u, vô
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giá
59. valuable /'væljʊəbl/ (adj) có giá trị lớ
n, quý bá u
60. valuably /'væljʊəbli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch có
giá trị
61. invaluably /in'væljʊəbli/ (adv) khô ng có giá
trị cao
62. valueless /'vælju:lis/ (adj) khô ng có giá
trị, vô giá trị
63. valuation /,væljʊ'ei∫n (n) sự định giá ; sự
đá nh giá
MEANING
2. entertain to interest somebody or Parents can relax while (v) giả i trí
/entə'tain/ make somebody laugh the kids entertain
in order to please them themselves in the
outdoor playground.
3. play /plei/ to do things for I haven't got anybody to (v) chơi (nhạ c
pleasure, as children play with! cụ , thể thao)
do; to enjoy yourself,
rather than work
5. star a famous and excellent Liz deserves a gold star (n) ngô i
sao
singer, performer, for all her hard work. (điện ả nh)
/'stɑ:r/
sports player, etc.
6. audition a short performance His audition went well (n) sự thử giọ ng,
/ɔ:'di∫n/ given by an actor, a and he's fairly hopeful thử diễn
singer, etc., so that about getting the part.
somebody can decide
whether they are
suitable to act in a play,
sing in a concert, etc.
7. rehearsal time that is spent They didn't have time for (n)sự diễn tậ p
practising a play or (a) rehearsal before the (kịch, mú a..)
/ri'hɜ:sl/
piece of music in performance.
preparation for a public
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performance
11. scenery the natural features of They stopped at the top (n)phong
cả nh,
an area, such as of the hill to admire the cả nh vậ t
/'si:nəri/
mountains, valleys, scenery.
rivers and forests, when
you are thinking about
them being attractive to
look at
12. stage a raised area, usually in When you’re sitting in (n) sâ n khấ u
/steidʒ/ a theatre, etc. where the balcony, you see
actors, dancers, etc. more of the ceiling than
perform the stage.
17. criticism the act of expressing I have a few criticisms to (n) sự chỉ
trích
disapproval of make about your speech.
/'kritisizəm/
somebody/something
and opinions about
their faults or bad
qualities; a statement
showing this
disapproval
19. fee an amount of money The entrance fee is six (n) phí (tiền)
that you pay for pounds, two pounds for
/fi:/
professional advice or the unwaged.
services
20. novel a story long enough to His latest novel is selling (n) tiểu
thuyết
fill a complete book, in really well.
/'nɒvl/
which the characters
and events are usually
imaginary
21. fiction a type of literature that For many television (n) Tiểu thuyết
describes imaginary viewers the dividing line viễn tưở ng
/'fik∫n/
people and events, not between fact and fiction
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22. humorous and making The play is both comic (adj) hà i hướ c
comic /'kɒmik/ you laugh and tragic.
23. cartoon a humorous drawing in He's the creator of a (n) hoạ t hình
a newspaper or successful cartoon series.
/kɑ:'tu:n/
magazine, especially
one about politics or
events in the news
24. comedian a person whose job is to The comedian gave a (n) diễn viên hà i
make people laugh by long monologue of jokes.
/kə'mi:diən/
telling jokes or funny
stories
26. see to become aware of The teacher could see (v) thấ y
somebody/something (that) the children had
/si:/
by using your eyes been fighting.
27. look to turn your eyes in a They looked at the (v) nhìn thấ y
particular direction picture and laughed.
/lʊk/
PHRASAL VERBS
3. drop off Fall asleep Could you drop off the Buồ n ngủ
kids on your way to
work?
5. fall for Believe that a trick He is too smart to fall for Tin điều đù a
là thậ t
or joke is true that trick.
10. name after Give sb or sth the He was named after a Đặ t tên theo ai hoặ c
same name as sb famous mountain. cá i gì
or sth else
11. put on Hold, perform (a Put on some music to Tổ chứ c, trình diễn
show, play, etc.) liven things up.
12. show off To attract people’s She likes to wear short Khoe khoang, khoá c
attention and make skirts to show off her lá c
them admire you legs.
(usually used
negatively)
14. take off Become successful Her singing career had Thà nh cô ng, trở nên
or popular very just begun to take off. nổ i tiếng nhanh
fast
taken seriously.
24. roar with a laughter After his speech, a Phá lên cườ i
gang of four guys roar
with laughter.
29. have a part (in a play, We all have a part to Có vai trong vở
kịch,
etc.) play in the fight …
against crime.
party.
37. play with sb/sth The children spent the Chơi vớ i ai, cá i
gì
afternoon playing with
their new toys.
54. steal the show The child with the dog Thu hú t đượ c sâ n
stole the show. khấ u, biểu diễn
hay
WORD PATTERNS
1. apologise (to sb) for They do not have the courage to Xin lỗ i ai về việc gì hoặ
c
sth/doing apologise for their actions. là m gì
2. avoid sth/sb/doing The workers wear masks to avoid Trá nh thứ gì, ai đó ,
là m gì
inhaling the dust.
5. enjoy yourself, enjoy Did you enjoy yourself during the Tậ n hưở ng bả n thâ n,
tậ n
sth/doing winter vacation? hưở ng cá i gì đó
8. happy about Her boss was not entirely happy Vui vẻ về cá i gì hoặ c
là m gì
sth/doing about the situation.
18. prove sth (to sb) They proved their grades to the Chứ ng minh cá i gì cho
ai
teacher.
19. say sth to (sb) She said goodbye to all her friends Nó i cá i gì cho ai
đó
and left.
1. act
/ækt/ (v) hà nh độ ng
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2. active
/'æktiv/ (adj) lanh lợ i, tích cự c hoạ t độ ng, nă
ng
độ ng
3. inactive
/in'æktiv/ (adj) khô ng linh hoạ t
4. actively
/'æktivli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch tích cự c
5. inactively
/in'æktivli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch khô ng tích cự c
6. acting
/'æktiη/ (n) sự diễn xuấ t
7. action
/'æk∫n/ (n) hà ng độ ng
8. actor
/'æktə[r]/ (n) diễn viên nam
9. actress
/'æktris/ (n) nữ diễn viên
10. activity
/æk'tiviti/ (n) hoạ t độ ng
11. inactivity
/,inæk'tivəti/ (n) sự thiếu hoạ t độ ng
12. amuse
/ə'mju:z/ (v) là m cho vui cườ i
13. amusing
/ə'mju:ziη/ (adj) gâ y cườ i, thú vị
14. amusingly
/əˈmjuːzɪŋli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch vui vẻ gâ y cườ i
15. unamusing
/'ʌnə'mju:ziɳ/ (adj) khô ng vui
16. amusement
/ə'mju:zmənt/ (n) sự thích thú
17. bored
/bɔːd/ (adj) chá n
18. boring
/'bɔriŋ/ (adj) chá n
19. boringly
/ˈbɔːrɪŋli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch chá n chườ ng
20. bore
/bɔ:[r]/ (v) là m chá n
21. boredom
/'bɔ:dəm/ (n) sự buồ n chá n
22. converse
/kən'vɜ:s/ (v) truyện trò
23. conversation
/,kɒnvə'sei∫n/ (n) cuộ c nó i chuyện
24. current
/'kʌrənt/ (adj) thô ng dụ ng, hiện hanh, hiện nay
25. currently
/'kʌrəntli/ (adv) hiện nay
26. entertain
/,entə'tain/ (v) giả i trí
27. entertaining
/,entə'teiniη/ (adj) thú vị
28. entertainment
/,entə'tainmənt/ (n) sự giả i trí
29. entertainer
/,entə'teinə[r]/ (n) ngườ i là m trò vui
30. excite
/ik'sait/ (v) kích thích, kích độ ng
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31. exciting
/ik'saitiη/ (adj) thú vị
32. unexciting
/ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ (adj) khô ng thú vị
33. excited
/ik'saitid/ (adj) đầ y hứ ng khở i
34. excitedly
/ik'saitidli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch hứ ng khở i
35. excitement
/ik'saitmənt/ (n) sự sô i nổ i
36. fame
/feim/ (n) danh tiếng
37. famous
/'feiməs/ (adj) nổ i tiếng
38. infamous
/'infəməs/ (adj) khét tiếng
39. famously
/'feiməsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch rấ t giỏ i, cừ
40. infamously
/'infəməsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch bỉ ổ i, khét tiếng
41. involve
/in'vɒlv/ (v) lô i kéo và o
42. involved
/in'vɒlvd/ (adj) liên can, dính líu
43. uninvolved
/'ʌnin'vɔlvd/ (adj) khô ng bao gồ m
44. involvement
/in'vɒlvmənt/ (n) sự dính líu, liên quan
45. perform
/pə'fɔ:m/ (v) biểu diễn, trình diễn
46. performing
/pə'fɔ:miɳ/ (adj) là m xiếc (thú )
47. performance
/pə'fɔ:məns/ (n) sự trình diễn, biểu diễn
48. performer
/pə'fɔ:mə[r]/ (n) ngườ i biểu diễn
49. popular
/'pɒpjʊlə/ (adj) phổ biến
50. unpopular
/,ʌn'pɒpjʊlə[r]/ (adj) khô ng đượ c yêu thích
51. popularly
/'pɒpjʊləli/ (adv) phầ n đô ng
52. popularity
/pɒpjʊ'lærəti/ (n) sự nổ i tiếng
53. say
/sei/ (v) nó i, bả o
54. saying
/'seiiŋ/ (n) tụ c ngữ , ngạ n ngữ , câ u nó i
55. suggest
/sə'dʒest/ (v) gợ i ý
56. suggested
/sə'dʒestid/ (adj) đượ c gợ i ý
57. suggestive
/sə'dʒestiv/ (adj) là m liên tưở ng, gợ i lên
58. suggestively
/sə'dʒestivli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch khêu gợ i
59. suggestion
/sə'dʒest∫ən/ (n) sự gợ i nhắ c, liên tưở ng, sự gợ i ý
60. vary
/'veəri/ (v) thay đổ i
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61. various
/'veəriəs/ (adj) khá c nhau
62. variously
/'veəriəsli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch khá c nhau
63. variable
/'veəriəbl/ (adj) hay thay đổ i, biến độ ng
64. invariable
/in'veəriəbl/ (adj) khô ng thay đổ i
65. variably
/'veəriəbli/ (adv) mộ t cá ch thay đổ i
66. invariably
/in'veəriəbli/ (adv) bấ t biến, luô n luô n
67. varying
/'veəriiɳ/ (adj) hay thay đổ i
68. varied
/'veərid/ (adj) phong phú
69. variation
/,veəri'ei∫n/ (n) sự biến tấ u (â m nhạ c)
70. variety
/və'raiəti/ (n) sự đa dạ ng, nhiều
2. wear /weə(r)/ to have something on Was she wearing a seat (v) Mặ c (thườ ng
your body as a piece of belt? chỉ trạ ng thá i
clothing, a decoration, đang mặ c đồ )
etc.
3. suit a jacket and trousers or a All the businessmen (n) Đồ com lê, đồ
jacket and skirt that are were wearing pinstripe vét
/suːt/ /sjuːt/
made from the same suits.
material
4. dye to change the colour of He dyed his hair black. (v) Nhuộ m
mà u
something using a special
/daɪ/
liquid
8. match /mætʃ/ If two colours, designs, or Does this shirt match (v) Xứ ng, hợ
p
objects match, they are these trousers?
similar or look attractive
together
clothing.
11. blouse a piece of clothing like a Her blouse and skirt (n) Á o sơ mi nữ
/blaʊz/ shirt, worn by women match up nicely.
12. top a piece of clothing worn She wore a pink skirt (n) Á o ngắ n (nữ
)
on the upper part of the with a matching top.
/tɒp/
body
13. design /dɪ to make or draw plans This range of clothing (v) Thiết kế
ˈzaɪn/ for something, for is specially designed
example clothes or for shorter women.
buildings
15. current of the present time The word is no longer (adj) Hiện hà
nh,
/ˈkʌr.ənt/ in current use. hiện nay
17. modern designed and made using The building was made (adj) Hiện đạ i
/ˈmɒd.ən/ the most recent ideas and using modern
methods construction
techniques.
19. the way that She had never been (n) Diện mạ o, vẻ
appearance /ə somebody/something greatly concerned bên ngoà i
ˈpɪə.rəns/ looks on the outside; about her appearance.
what
somebody/something
seems to be
20. supply /sə to provide something Three people have (v) Cung cấ p
ˈplaɪ/ that is wanted or needed, been arrested for
often in large quantities supplying arms to the
and over a long period of terrorists.
time
23. glance to look quickly at She glanced at her (v) Liếc nhìn
/ɡlɑːns/ something/somebody watch.
24. average calculated by adding The average age of (adj) Trung bình
/ˈævərɪdʒ/ several amounts participants was 52
together, finding a total, years.
and dividing the total by
the number of amounts
25. everyday used or happening every Using everyday objects, (adv) Hà ng ngà y
/ˈevrideɪ/ day or regularly; basic scientific
ordinary principles can be
explained to young
children.
PHRASAL VERBS
2. catch on Become popular or I wonder if the game Phổ biến, theo kịp mố t
fashionable will ever catch on
with young people?
understand you.
completely
7. grow out of Develop from; I think you grow out Phá t triển từ , lớ n
lên
become too big for of it a little bit, but
initially you are very
vulnerable.
10. pop in(to) Visit quickly or in a I need to pop into the Thoá ng hiện, đi
đâ u
short time drugstore for a mộ t cá ch nhanh
chó ng
second.
12. take off Remove (a piece of Take off your clothes; Cở i, thá o
clothing) they're very wet.
13. tear up Rip into pieces Don't you dare tear up Xé thà nh mả nh
her ticket.
27. let your hair down Oh let your hair down Thư gian
for once!
31. take off make-up She took off all make- Tẩ y trang
up on her face.
WORD PATTERNS
4. advise (sb) against I would advise against you taking Khuyên (ai )khô ng là m gì
sth/doing this job.
8. insist on sth/doing She insisted on his wearing a suit. Nà i nỉ/ khă ng khă
ng cá i gì/là m
gì
10. plenty of sth We've got plenty of time before Nhiều thứ gì
we need to leave for the airport.
11. plenty more sth There's plenty more beer in the Nhiều thứ gì hơn
fridge.
12. plenty to do There's plenty to do here. Nhiều để là m gì
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13. prepare for sth The college prepares students for Chuẩ n bị cho cá i gì
a career in business.
17. refer to sth Patients should be referred to a Á m chỉ đến cá i gì/ chỉ
dẫ n
specialist pain clinic.
20. it seems that It seems that she can't come. Dườ ng như rằ ng
21. stare at sb/sth I stared blankly at the paper in Nhìn chằ m chằ m ai đó
/cá i gì
front of me.
24. useful for The mortgages are especially Có ích cho cá i gì/là m gì
sth/doing useful for people with fluctuating
incomes.
WORD FORMATION
a person or company
1. Employer They're very good
that pays people to (n) ô ng chủ
/ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/ employers
work for them
2. a person who is paid to The firm has over (n) nhâ n viên, ngườ i
là m
Employee /ɪm
ˈplɔɪiː/ work for somebody 500 employees. thuê
to achieve or get
They are trying to
8. Win something that you (v) nhậ n đượ
c, chiến
win support for
/wɪn/ want, especially by your thắ ng
their proposals.
own efforts
to obtain or win
The party gained
9. Gain something, especially
over 50 per cent of (v) đạ t đượ c
/ɡeɪn/ something that you
the vote.
need or want
to lift or move
10. Raise He raised a hand (v)tă ng, giơ, nâ ng
lên
something to a higher
/reɪz/ in greeting. (ngoạ i độ ng từ ) +
O
level
to come or go upwards;
11. Rise The river has risen
to reach a higher level (v) gia tă ng (nộ i
độ ng từ )
/raɪz/ by several metres.
or position
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a regular amount of
12. money that you earn, Workers in these (n) lương
Wage(s) usually every week or stores earn a good
/weɪdʒ/ (tuầ n, thá ng)
every month, for work wage.
or services
to travel regularly by
15. She commutes
bus, train, car, etc. (v) đi lạ i , di chuyển
từ
Commute /kə from Oxford to
ˈmjuːt/ between your place of nhà đến chổ là m
London every day.
work and your home
I get my food
o take goods, letters, etc.
16. Deliver delivered from the
to the person or people (v) giao hà ng
/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/ supermarket to
they have been sent to
save time.
to officially tell
He resigned as
18. Resign /rɪ somebody that you are
manager after (v) từ chứ c
ˈzaɪn/ leaving your job, an
eight years.
organization, etc.
work on Sundays.
My company will
21. Make to dismiss (a person increase its costs (v) sa thả i ( do cô ng
ty
redundant
who is no longer by 7.8% and make đó ng cử a, thu nhỏ hoạ t
/meɪk rɪ
ˈdʌndənt/ needed) from a job redundant two độ ng)
members of staff
a move to a more
The new job is a
23. Promotion important job or rank in
promotion for (n) thă ng chứ c
/prəˈməʊʃn/ a company or an
him.
organization
a business organization
25. It is the world's
that makes money by
Company largest software (n) cô ng ty
/ˈkʌmpəni/ producing or selling
company.
goods or services
They hired an
engineering firm
26. Firm
a business or company to produce a cô ng ty, doanh
nghiệp
/fɜːm/
model of their
device.
Many charities
29. Charity an organization for sent money to
từ thiện
/ˈtʃærəti/ helping people in need help the victims of
the famine.
PHRASAL VERBS
He lost confidence
decide not to do sth you and backed out of khô ng giữ đú ng hẹn,
nuố t
1. Back out
agreed to do the deal at the last lờ i
minute.
Buehrle is set to
start doing sth in a make his ninth
bắ t đầ u là m gì 1 cá
ch
6. Set to determined or straight opening-
quyết tâ m, nhiệt tình
enthusiastic way day start, a
franchise record.
speeding up when
they should be
slowing down.
32.
teachers understandably like
have/take/express thích thú
trong việc
students who express an
an interest in gì
interest in learning.
sth/doing
it is in your best interest to
Interest 33. in your interest có lợ i cho
ai để là m
keep a sharp eye on mutually
to do gì
held resources now.
companies that win such
34. earn/get/pay kiếm đượ
c/ trả lã i
flexibility typically have to pay
interest suấ t
higher interest rates.
35. have/go they will then have to attend
có , dự , đi
đến 1
to/attend an an interview to confirm the
buổ i phỏ ng
vấ n
interview details in their application.
Interview
his reminds me of the day i
phỏ ng
vấ n cô ng
36. job interview first visited plymouth in 2004
việc
for a job interview.
i'm here to do a job, i'm
Job 37. do a job confident and i know i have là m 1 cô ng
việc
what it takes to beat him
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WORD PATTERNS
Buffardi, who has been largely
1. absent from sth absent from the public eye, was vắ ng mặ t
sporting a beard.
California companies could apply xin cá i gì
2. apply for sth for grants and loans to retool their apply to somewhere:
xin và o
factories. đâ u
3. apply in writing In London for example, vậ n dụ ng và o việc
viết lá ch
prospective visitors to the British
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local lawyer.
WORD FORMATION
19. add /æd/ (v) cộ ng và o/thêm và o
20. added /ˈædɪd/ đượ c cộ ng, thêm và o
21. addition /əˈdɪʃn/ (n) sự thêm và o, phép cộ ng
22. additional /əˈdɪʃənl/ (adj) thêm/bổ sung
additionally
/əˈdɪʃənəli/ (adv) thêm/bổ sung
23. apply /əˈplaɪ/ (v) nộ p đơn xin việc
24. applicable /əˈplɪkəbl/ (adj) liên quan = relevant
inapplicable (adj) khô ng đượ c sử dụ ng, vậ n
/ˌɪnəˈplɪkəbl/
dụ ng
25. applied /əˈplaɪd/ (adj) đượ c vậ n dụ ng, á p dụ ng
26. applicant /ˈæplɪkənt/ (n) ngườ i xin việc
27. application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ (n) đơn xin việc
28. commerce /ˈkɒmɜːs/ (n) thương mạ i, sự buô n bá n
29. commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ (adj) thương mạ i, mua bá n
commercially
/kəˈmɜːʃəli/ (adv) thương mạ i, mua bá n
30. dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ (v) cố ng hiến
31. dedicated /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ (adj) tậ n tụ y, cố ng hiến
32. dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/ (n) sự tậ n tụ y, sự cố ng hiến
33. effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n) sự ả nh hưở ng
34. effective /ɪˈfektɪv/ (adj) hữ u hiệu
effectively
/ɪˈfektɪvli/ (adv) hữ u hiệu
ineffective
/ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/ (adj) khô ng hữ u hiệu
ineffectively
/ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli/ (adv) khô ng hữ u hiệu
35. employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ (v) thuê/tuyển dụ ng
36. unemployed /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ (adj) thấ t nghiệp
employed
/ɪmˈplɔɪ/ (adj) có việc là m
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(n) cô ng việc
72. working /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ (adj) có việc là m
73. workable /ˈwɜːkəbl/ (adj) thự c tế, hiệu quả
unworkable
/ʌnˈwɜːkəbl/ (adj) khô ng hiệu quả
74. worker /ˈwɜːkə(r)/ (n) cô ng nhâ n
75. works /wɜːks/ (n) tá c phẩ m