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UNIT 29: TIME

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the word Or (2) A sentence example using the word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Relatable words Pronunciation Meaning Example

Yearly - An annual conference is one that

1/...................................
1 ANNUAL (Synonym) /ˈænjuəl/ happens every year.
....
- Annual income

2/…………………… - A quarterly journal is one that

2 QUARTERLY /ˈkwɔːtəli/
…… comes out for times a year.

(The) age (of) - The post-war era

3/...................................
3 ERA /ˈɪərə/ - An era of rapid social changes
.......
- The modern era

4/.......................................
4 DECADE /ˈdekeɪd/ = ten years

Stage - She's going through a difficult

phase.
5/...................................
5 PHASE /feiz/ - During the first/next/last phase
......
- The initial phase
- The transitional phase

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- Current phase

6/…………………… - Successive government would face

6 SUCCESSIVE /səkˈsesɪv/ similar problems
…….

- JO is researching
CONTEMPORA 7/................................... contemporarymusic.
7 /kənˈtemprəri/
RY ....... - I studied all the contemporary
accounts of the battle I could find.
Initial, Happening or existing
intermediate, later, after effort or
final 8/........................................................
8 EVENTUAL /ɪˈventʃuəl/ problems (cuốicùng,
...
làkếtquả,
sẽđượcdẫntới)

Upcoming/comi
FORTHCOMIN 9/………………………………………
9 ng /ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ Happening soon
G …..

10/………………………………………
10 ONGOING /ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/ Happening now
....

SIMULTANEO 11/................................. - There were simultaneous concerts

11 /ˌsɪmlˈteɪniəs/
US ...... in several cities.

Permanent Not for a long period 12/............................................................

12 TEMPORARY (Antonym) /ˈtemprəri/
(tạmthời) .

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13/................................. - The book examines the war and the

13 SUBSEQUENT /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
...... subsequent changes in society.

Period 14/................................. - The university library stocks some

14 PERIODICAL /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkl/ 5 000 current periodicals.
........................

COLLOCATIONS

15/.............................................
15 PRIOR TO + N Before ....................................
/ˈpraɪə(r)/

IN THE
Far away in the future (tương lai 16/……………………………
16 DISTANT /ˈdɪstənt/
xa) ……………
FUTURE

- the emergence of new

technologies
EMERGENCE
17 iˈmɜːdʒəns/ 17/........................................ - The emergence of the
OF
island from the sea 3 000
years ago

COINCIDE Happened at the same time as 18/……………………………

18 /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
WITH (xảy ra đồng thời, cùng với) ……………

IN THE 19/.............................................
19
LAST....YEARS ...................................

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IN RECENT 20/.............................................
20
YEARS ...............................

GO THROUGH 21/.............................................
21
A PERIOD .............................

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UNIT 30: CAUSE & EFFECT

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the word Or (2) A sentence example using the
word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Pronunciation Meaning/SYNONYM Example

Affects the way a person

thinks/behaves or the way that
(Have a considerable)
1 /ˈɪnfluəns/ something works or develops (ảnh 1/……………………………….
INFLUENCE (on)
hướng đến suy nghĩ/hành động của
ai & ảnh hướng đến cái gì)

to make somebody want to do

something, especially something that
2 MOTIVATE …. TO… /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ 2/………………………
involves hard work and effort(thúc
đẩy, động viên)

Make st easier (hỗ trợ, giúp đỡ để dễ

3 FACILITATE …. TO… /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ 3/……………………………….
dàng hơn)

Cause (negative)
4 PROVOKE /prəˈvoʊk/ 4/……………………………….
(gây ra – tiêu cực)

The child was given drugs to stimulate

growth.
5 STIMULATE /ˈstɪmjuleɪt/ 5/………………………
A government policy designed to
stimulate economic development

6 STEM FROM /stem/ 6/……………………… My brother‟s determination

stems/springs from his desire to
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improve the world.
Most people‟s insecurities stem from
something bad that happened in their
childhood

Be one factor influencing (đóng góp,

7 CONTRIBUTE (to) /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ 7/……………………………….
là yếu tố làm ảnh hưởng)

The poor weather may have accounted

for the small crowd
8 ACCOUNT FOR /əˈkaʊnt/ 8/……………………… The titling (sự chuyển động) of the earth
on its axis (trục)accounts for the
changes in the seasons

DERIVE from/be derived A number of benefits can be derived

9 /dɪˈraɪv/ 9/………………………
from from this situation.

(as a) CONSEQUENCE A result of something that has

10 /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ 10/……………………………….
(of) happened (kết quả, hậu quả)

The effect/impact of the film on the

/ɪˈfekt/
11 EFFECT/IMPACT (on) 11/…………………… audience is very powerful
/ˈɪmpækt/
He derived great pleasure in painting

We hope for a positive outcome to the

discussion.
12 OUTCOME (To) /ˈaʊtkʌm/ 12/……………………
We are waiting to hear the final outcome
of the negotiations

a cause or an explanation for

13 REASON (for)/ (why) /ˈriːzn/ 13/……………………………….
something that has happened

GENERATE (AN 14/………………………………. The exhibition generates a lot of

14 /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
INTEREST) interests. (caused to exist)

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15/………………………………. Parents‟ attitude largely determines how

15 BE DETERMINED BY /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
well a child adapts to school.

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UNIT 38: PRESENTING AN ARGUMENT

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the wordOr(2) A sentence example using the word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Pronunciation Meaning/Synonym Example

the advantages and

(THE) PROS AND CONS /proʊz/ disadvantages of something
1 1/……………………………….
(Informal) /kɒnz/ (ưu điểm – lợi ích/ nhược
điểm – tác hại)

/ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/ Provided that the students do their

homework properly as assigned by the
2 Provided that 2/………………………
teachers, Izone guarantees a considerable
progress over the course of 3 months.

To show how far something

3 TO …(what) EXTENT /ɪkˈstent/ is true or how great an effect 3/……………………………….
it has (… đến mức độ…)

not together; separate or

4 APART (FROM) /əˈpɑːrt/ 4/……………………………….
separately (loại trừ)

For the purpose of this essay, two opposing

theories will be scrutinized.
5 SCRUTINIZE /ˈskruːtənaɪz/ 5/………………………
The statement was carefully scrutinized
before publicatio

what must happen or be done

6 PROVIDED THAT /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ to make it possible for 6/……………………………….
something else to happen =

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IF (giả thiết)

The first section review recent literature,

(WITH) REFERENCE
7 /ˈrefrəns/ 7/……………………… with reference to the arguments concerning
(TO)
economic policies.

NEVERTHELESS/ /ˌnevəðəˈles/ There is little chance that we will succeed in

8 8/……………………… changing the law. Nevertheless, it is
NONETHELESS /ˌnʌnðəˈles/ important that we try.

used to introduce some new

IN ADDITION (TO) /əˈdɪʃn/ information that adds to or
9 MOREOVER/ /mɔːrˈəʊvə(r)/ supports what you have said 9/……………………………….
FURTHERMORE previously (thêmvàođó,
/ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː(r)/
bêncạnhđó)

Even sick people have the right for life, but

10 AT THE SAME TIME /seɪm/ /taɪm/ 10/…………………… at the same time we should be free to
decide when we want to die.

Many people enjoy working; for instance,

FOR EXAMPLE/ FOR /ɪɡˈzæmpl/ in a recent survey, 68% people said they
11 11/……………………
INSTANCE /ˈɪnstəns/ would like to work until they were at least
70.

in addition to the things

already mentioned (usually
ON TOP OF
12 /tɒp/ bad things) (in addition 12/……………………………….
(st/sb/THAT)
to…)Ngoàiđiềuđóra/Tệhơnn
ữathì…

AND SO ON used at the end of a list to

13 /səʊ/ /fɔːθ/ show that it continues in the 13/……………………………….
AND SO FORTH same way (vân vân…)

14 AS WELL AS = AND, in addition to 14/……………………………….

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somebody/something; too

HAVING SAID THAT The riots resulted in much damage. Having

15/…………………………
15 /sed/ said that, we should not ignore the disorders
(informal) …….
brought benefits to some.

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