VOCABULARY SET 4: RELOCATING BUSINESSES

Vocabulary:
1. arise from (collocation): phát sinh từ
2. as regards + N (collocation): về việc gì, liên quan đến việc gì
3. be placed under pressure (collocation): chịu nhiều áp lực
4. city-based / rural-based (adj): có cơ sở / làm việc tại thành phố - nông thôn
5. commuter (n): người di chuyển, hành khách
6. commute (v): di chuyển
7. divert (v): chuyển hướng
8. downtown (adj/adv): trung tâm thành phố
9. governor (n): người đứng đầu (một quốc gia)
10. labour force (np): nguồn nhân lực
11. mitigate (v): giảm bớt, dịu bớt
12. on the verge of (collocation): sắp sửa, bên bờ vực
13. relocate (v) - relocation (n): di chuyển - sự di chuyển
14. scenario (n): trường hợp
15. shortage of (collocation): thiếu hụt
16. substantial (adj): đáng kể, quan trọng
Exercises:
Task 1: Translate from Vietnamese to English
1. Trong trường hợp các công ty nhỏ bên bờ vực phá sản, họ có thể bị các công ty lớn hơn thu mua.
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2. Vì bão lớn, các chuyến bay đến sân bay Nội Bài đều được chuyển hướng đến sân bay Đà Nẵng.
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3. Về cơ hội việc làm, chính sách di chuyển này sẽ giúp cân bằng nguồn nhân lực ở thành phố và nông
thôn, điều này cung cấp nhiều công việc hơn cho người lao động.
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4. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy sự khác biệt đáng kể giữa ý kiến của nam giới và nữ giới.
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5. Rất nhiều người làm việc ở trung tâm thành phố nhưng sống ở ngoại ô, nên họ phải di chuyển quãng
đường dài mỗi ngày.
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Task 2: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. Introduction / railway / help / mitigate / shortage / public transport.
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2. Problem / arise / if / parents / approach / discipline / inconsistent.
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3. Defensiveness / natural response / people / who / be placed under pressure / justify/actions. 
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4. Governor / deny / make / improper use / state money.
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5. Be / celebrity / look / nice / but / job / require / a lot / relocation.
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Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
arise from (collocation) governor (n)
as regards + N (collocation) labour force (np)
be placed under pressure (collocation) mitigate (v)
city-based / rural-based (adj) on the verge of (collocation)
commuter (n) relocate (v) - relocation (n)
divert (v) scenario (n)
downtown (adj/adv) shortage of (collocation)
substantial (adj)

With many problems of transport and accommodation in cities, some governments are encouraging
businesses to move to rural areas.
Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In recent decades, the increasingly serious problems of accommodation and transport in many cities
have caused some 1___________to consider a new policy in which companies are encouraged to
2___________to countryside regions. While this policy has a number of drawbacks, I contend that the
benefits of it are far weightier.
There are a few disadvantages 3___________the policy of encouraging enterprises to move out of
urban areas. The wave of urban-rural business 4___________may leave a number of
5___________employees 6___________unemployment unless these people accept to travel long
distances to work. Even in the 7___________that they do accept, there is still another drawback to
consider. As the number of urban-rural 8___________increases, the city public transport network will
9___________.
However, I believe that the advantages of such a policy far outweigh the disadvantages. The most
outstanding benefit is that once businesses are relocated to the countryside, their employees will not have
to seek accommodation in the city centre, and the 10___________of housing in 11___________areas can
be 12___________. 13___________traffic, this policy can 14___________the rural-based labour force to
yet undeveloped areas. Therefore, the traffic flow into a city on a daily basis is significantly reduced.
Finally, such relocation has a 15___________advantage of creating more job opportunities and thus
economic benefits to the local community in rural regions.
All the aforementioned points provide a compelling argument in favour of an urban-rural business
relocation policy, despite some potential drawbacks.
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Key:
Task 1: Answers may vary
1. In the scenario that small companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, they can be taken over by bigger
companies.
2. Due to the severe storm, all the flights to Noi Bai Airport were diverted to Da Nang Airport.
3. As regards job opportunities, this relocation policy would balance urban-based and ruralbased labour
force, providing more jobs to workers.
4. Research findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
5. Many people work downtown but live in the suburbs, so they have to commute long distance on a daily
basis.
Task 2:
1. The introduction of railway helped mitigate the shortage of public transport.
2. Problems arise if the parents'approach to discipline is inconsistent.
3. Defensiveness is a natural response of people who are placed under pressure to justify their actions.
4. The governor has denied/denied making improper use of state money.
5. Being a celebrity looks nice, but this job requires a lot of relocation.
Task 3:
With many problems of transport and accommodation in cities, some governments are encouraging
businesses to move to rural areas.
Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In recent decades, the increasingly serious problems of accommodation and transport in many cities
have caused some (1) governors to consider a new policy in which companies are encouraged to (2)
relocate to countryside regions. While this policy has a number of drawbacks, I contend that the benefits
of it are far weightier.
There are a few disadvantages (3) arising from the policy of encouraging enterprises to move out of
urban areas. The wave of urban-rural business (4) relocation may leave a number of (5) city-based
employees (6) on the verge of unemployment unless these people accept to travel long distances to work.
Even in the (7) scenario that they do accept, there is still another drawback to consider. As the number of
urban-rural (8) commuters increases, the city public transport network will (9) be placed under
pressure.
However, I believe that the advantages of such a policy far outweigh the disadvantages. The most
outstanding benefit is that once businesses are relocated to the countryside, their employees will not have
to seek accommodation in the city centre, and the (10) shortage of housing in (11) downtown areas can
be (12) mitigated. (13) As regards traffic, this policy can (14) divert the rural-based labour force to yet
undeveloped areas. Therefore, the traffic flow into a city on a daily basis is significantly reduced. Finally,
such relocation has a (15) substantial advantage of creating more job opportunities and thus economic
benefits to the local community in rural regions.
All the aforementioned points provide a compelling argument in favour of an urban-rural business
relocation policy, despite some potential drawbacks.
251 words, written by Tu Pham