Vocabulary sheet: Họ và tên: Nguyễn Bá Tùng Lớp A5 - k69 Mã SV: 69570117

Nguyễn Bá Tùng Vocab sheet A5k69
Họ và tên: Nguyễn Bá Tùng

Lớp A5 – k69
Mã SV: 69570117
Vocabulary
sheet
Week 1
Topic 1: Home/towns/work/study
Part of
speech/ Collocations/
No. New word Definition Original sentence My sentence
Word Prepositions
family
1 Shanty (n) Noun Very poor houses Shanty town The comfortable He lived in a little shanty in the
/ˈʃæn.t̬ i/ made of discarded suburbs away from the desert, miles from anything else.
materials (e.g: tin, city centre contrast
cardboard, plastic,…) sharply with the poor
shanty towns one sees
on the way to the
airport.
2 No-go area Noun An area, especially in - Be a no go In fact, some streets It was a no-go area that the police
phrase a town, where it is (idiom): to be have become no-go prevented us from entering.
very dangerous to go, impossible or areas, with high crime.
usually because a not effective,
group of people who or to not
have weapons prevent happen
the police, army and
other people from
entering
3 Enquiry (n) Noun A question about sth - Make an I’ve been making enquiries about
(=Inquiry) enquiry + the cost of a round-the-world
ABOUT/ Don’t make an enquiry ticket.
INTO in this case
4 Panoramic - panorama View over a very A panoramic From the top floor She used a panoramic camera to
view (n) (a view wide area. view of … restaurant diners have a capture the effects of fading light.
/pænəˈræmɪk/ of a wide panoramic view of the
area) countryside.
5 Dominate the Dominatio Can be seen from a Dominate the The castle dominates The cathedral dominates the
landscape n (n) long way away. landscape the landscape for landscape for miles around.
miles around.
6 Secluded beach - (in +) Quiet, private and not Secluded area/ You’ll love the I always want to go to a secluded
/səˈkluː.dɪd/ seclusion near people, roads or house/ beach/ secluded beaches. beach for my summer holiday.
(n) buildings... …
- seclude
(v) (= keep
someone
or sth away
from other
people or
things)
- seclusive
(adj)
(=alone,
away from
other
people)
7 Tranquil - = peaceful (but Tranquil You can quickly go I lay on the dock under a tranquil
countryside tranquilize ‘tranquil” is more countryside from the hustle and blue sky.
/ˈtræŋ.kwɪl/ (v) formal); bustle of the town to
- Calm and peaceful the tranquil
tranquility without noise, countryside.
(n) violence, worry, etc.
8 Cut-throat (adj) Adjective Very severe; - Cut-throat There is cut-throat Many firms have fallen victim to
competing in a strong competition competition in the cut-throat competition.
and unfair way, - Cut-throat music industry these
without considering business/ days.
any harm caused to market/ world/
others. battle
9 Field Verb Dealing with all the Field telephone She spends a lot of Being a secretary, her
(telephone calls he can handle calls time answering the responsibility is to field telephone
calls) himself and only phone and fielding calls without depending too much
putting the most telephone calls on his on her boss.
urgent ones through behalf.
to his boss.
10 Bumper-to- Adjective So many cars and so Bumper-to- Triope is a city with By 8 o’clock the traffic was
bumper (adj) close that they are bumper traffic bumper-to-bumper bumper-to-bumper.
almost touching each traffic all day long.
other.
11 Put a bid - bid (v) Offered to do the Put a bid for Our company have put She has put a bid of 50,000 dollars
(give a work for a particular a bid for the new for the flat, which was accepted.
greeting to amount of money. leisure centre contract.
someone,
or to ask
someone to
do sth)
- bid (n)
(an offer of
a particular
amount of
money for
sth that is
for sale)
12 Health (n) Healthy a state of physical, - Health We want clean rivers My health is much improved after
(adj) >< mental and benefits, and lakes, where you I start practicing yoga on a regular
unhealthy social well-being in health risks, can swim without risk basis.
(adj) which disease and infi health to your health.
rmity are absent. problems,
health care,
health
education,
health system
- in good/poor
health, in
excellent
health
13 Profession (n) Noun A job with a high - Practise / There is a feeling - He reached the top of his
level of training enter / go among the nursing profession in very little time.
and/or education. into / join + profession that their - She was shocked at her
profession work is undervalued. daughter's choice of profession.
- a choice of - She entered the legal profession
profession after university.
- (reach) the
top of one’s
profession
- by profession
- chosen / legal
/ medical /
teaching…
profession
14 Sector (n) Noun A part of the business - public sector The country has a new In the financial sector, banks and
activity of a country. (= controlled policy of transferring insurance companies have both
by the state industries from lost a lot of money.
government) the public sector to the
- private private sector.
sector (=
controlled by
private
companies)
- in a sector
15 - Be sacked Verb Force sb to leave the - Be sacked An employer mat He got the sack for being rude.
- Be fired/ be phrase job - Be given the dismiss an employee if
dismissed sack their work is not good
- Get the sack enough or if they have
- Be fired/ be done something wrong.
dismissed
16 Semi-detached - detached Joined to one other (in) a semi- I’d like to introduce They have been living in a well-
(adj) (adj) (not house, forming a pair detached house you the latest sample of decorated semi-detached house
/ˌsem.i.dɪˈtætʃt/ connected of houses. semi-detached house together for over 10 years.
to any we are saling here.
other
building)
17 Upmarket (adj, Adjective, For people with - go/ move This is such an upmarket brand
adv) adverb expensive tastes upmarket name.
Doradella Street has a
><
lot of upmarket shops
downmark
and rather pricey,
et
sometimes overpriced,
18 Pricey (adj) Adjective Expensive (in a The house we looked at was either
…
/ˈpraɪ.si/ negative sense) too pricey or not worth the work it
(informal) would take to fix them up.
19 Substantial Adjective Large in size, value or - substantial We've made some
(adj) importance benefits / substantial changes in how we go
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/ costs / about doing our business.
A substantial and
investment
impressive semi-
- substantial
detached house full of
amount /
original features…
number /
portion OF sth
20 Inner city Noun Central part of a city Inner city I found this part of This part of inner city is being
phrase where poorer people inner city so developed in recent years.
live and where there depressing that I
are often social wondered if my
problems. decision to walk had
been a good idea.
Week: 2
TOPIC: Shopping Leisure time
NO NEW WORD PART OF DEFINITION COLLOCATIO ORGINAL SENTENCE MY SENTENCE
SPEECH/ NS/
WORD PREP
FAMILY
1 Afford (v) Affordable To be able to buy or do Afford to v She couldn't afford the time I don’t know how he can
(a) sth beacaue having off work to see him. afford a new car.
Affordability( enough money
n)
2 Personal /self n A feeling of doing The scale can help people When the options are
fulfilment what you have always find more personal unemployment or a
wanted to do fulfilment by giving them boring job, having
insight into what they babies can seem like the
really like only means of self-
fulfilment.
3 Outstanding outstandingly Extremely good, There are awards for the It’s an outstanding
(adj) excellent outstanding film of the performance
year, and for special
achievement by a British
director.
4 Appeal (v) v Be attractive or Economists tell us how It's a programme
interesting to sb much money people spend designed to appeal
skiing, but nobody explains mainly to 16 to 25-year-
why skiing really appeals olds.
to people I think what appeals to
me about his painting is
his use of colour.
5 Loathe v Dislike sth very much Loathe(doing) As a child, I loathe I loathe doing
sth cabbage, but I have got to housework.
Loathe sb like it now
6 Aspect(n) Aspectual (a) One part of a situation, Aspect of His illness affects almost Which aspects of the job
problem, subject.. every aspect of his life. do you most enjoy?
7 Insight (n) Insightful(a) The ability to have Insight into The scale can help people It was an interesting
such an understanding, find more personal book, full of fascinating
A deep understanding fulfilment by giving them insights into human
insight into what they relationships.
really like
8 Engrossed (adj) Engross(v) Giving all attention to Be engrossed in She was so engrossed by/in . Sal was so engrossed in
sth the book that she forgot the her book that she did not
cookies in the oven hear me
9 Impulse(n) Impulsive(a) You suddenly want to To v I had this sudden impulse I bought this expensive
although you have not to shout out "Nonsense!" in sweater on impulse.
planned to the middle of her speech.
10 Achievement (n) Achieve (v) Sth very good and There are awards for the It gives you a sense of
difficult that you have outstanding film of the achievement if you
succeeded in doing year, and for special actually make it to the
achievement by a British end of a very long book.
director
11 Unsuitable (adj) Suitable(a) Not right or appropriate Unsuitable for Very violent and too much This programe is
for sth/sb sth/sb swearing – totally unsuitable for children
unsuitable for children
12 Influence (v) Influence (n) Make a change to the Influence sb/sth My grandmother had a We live in an
way sb thinks strong influence on my increasingly secular
early childhood. society, in which
religion has less and less
influence on our daily
lives.
13 Unwind (v) v To relax and allow A glass of wine in the Listening to music help
your mind to be free evening helps me to me unwind after
from worry after unwind after work. studying
working
14 Browse (v) v To walk around a shop I was bin a browsing in a I was browsing through
looking at several bookshop. I just picked up fashion magazines to
things without a paperback that looked find a new hairstyle.
intending to buy any of interesting.
them
15 Tranquil (adj) Tranquility Calm and peaceful and She stared at the tranquil My house is in a tranquil
Tranquilize without noise surface of the water. rural setting.
16 Compulsive(a) Compulsion Doing sth a lot and Many people find articles I always find
unable to stop doing it about the private lives of programmes about
film stars compulsive hospitals compulsive
reading viewing.
17 Obsession (n) Obsessive (a) + with Food has become an The kids have an
obsession for many people obsession with computer
games
18 spring to mind v/phr to come quickly into ay the word "Australia" and When it comes to an
your mind a vision of beaches and unforgettable event of
blue seas immediately my life, my graduation
springs to mind day immediately springs
to mind
19 Enhance (v) v To improve the quality, These scandals will not it's things like this that
amount, or strength enhance the organization's enhance the quality of
reputation. life.
20 Resemblance (n) n the fact that two people Striking There was a resemblance people have often said
or things look like each resemblance between this two dress but that I have many striking
other or are similar in they had diffirent brand resemblances with my
some other way sister
Week: 3
TOPIC: holidays, eating habits
NO NEW WORD PART OF DEFINITION COLLOCATIONS/ ORGINAL SENTENCE MY SENTENCE
SPEECH/
PREP
WORD
FAMILY
1 Exaggerate verb To make something Be highly exaggerate Don’t exaggerate, it wasn’t He is always
seem larger, more that expensive. exaggerating about
important, better or everything around; I’m
worse than it really is sick of him.
2 Blurt out Phrase verb Say something Blurt out about smt He blurted everything out He blurted everything
suddenly without about the baby, though we out about his crime.
thinking, usually when had agreed to keep it
you are excited or a secret for a while
nervous
3 A mile a idiom very quickly Talk a mile a minute Mike was very excited, When feeling nervous,
minute talking a mile a minute he talks a mile a minute,
so noone can understand
what he says.
4 Broadband noun A system that makes it Broadband Internet connection and Have your computer got
possible for many connection broadband offers many a broadband connection?
message or large advantages.
amount of information
quickly
5 Browse verb To look at information Browse the web I’m browsing the web I just want to browse the
on the Internet about vocabulary web for a while
On a/the browse
6 Attachment noun A computer file that is Attachment to I’ll email my report to you Can I send an
sent together with an as an attachment attachment with this
email message email?
7 picturesque Adj Attractive in We strolled through the The most unforgettable
appearance, especially picturesque streets of the memory about the last
in an old-fashioned old city. holiday was a
way picturesque church on
the corner of a packed
street.
8 breathtaking Adj Extremely exciting, The view from the top of We stopped at the top of
beautiful, or surprising the mountain is the hill to admire the
breathtaking. breathtaking scenery.
9 Self-catering Adj/noun Relating to a holiday in Self-catering We prefer self-catering I’ve decided to stay at a
wich you supply your accommodation on/ accommodation to hotels, self-catering apartment,
own food. and hotels to campsites. so I can have complete
apartment/
control of cooking
cottage according to my taste.
10 Off the beaten idiom In a place where few We want to find a camping Unlike most of my
track/path people go (isolated and site that was a little bit off friends, I prefer going
quiet), far from any the beaten path. somewhere off the
main roads and towns beaten track to let my
hair down after a nerve-
racking final exams.
11 Off the top of idiom From the knowledge I don’t know off the top of Right off the top of my
your head you have in your my head, but I could look head, he must have come
memory up what the capital of here.
Mauritania is.
12 Itinerary noun A detailed plan or In/on +an/the We planned our itinerary 3 I planned my party
route of a trip itinerary weeks before the trip. itinerary carefully, but
nobody came.
13 Slice verb To cut something into Cut st into slice Slice the mushrooms thinly My mom slices the
thin, flat pieces and fry in butter. onion in half
Slice st in half/ two
14 Chop verb To cut something into chop up Add some fresh parley, Chop the onion and
pieces with an axe, finely chopped. carrot, add the meat and
knife or other sharp fry it for about 10
instrument minutes.
15 Institution noun A custom or tradition I’d to say my go-to Eating Pho every
that has existed for a restaurant is Pho Bat Dan, morning is an institution
long time and is which is an institution in of Hanoians.
accepted as an Hanoi.
important part of a
particular society.
16 Overweight adj fat He used to be very The more junk food she
overweight eats, the more
overweight she becomes.
17 Irrespective adverb Without considering Irrespective of The legislation must be Mary eats a variety of
and not needing to applied irrespective junk food irrespective of
allow for her weight and health.
of someone’s ethnic origin
18 Appetite noun The feeling that you A lack/ loss of All that walking has given I know that you have a
want to eat food appetite me an appetite healthy appetite, but you
have just had dinner.
Appetite for
19 Junk food noun Food that is unhealthy On a daily basis, the Eating a lot of junk food,
but is quick and easy to average child in America is she has failed to keep
eat exposed to dozens of Ads her diets up.
for junk food.
20 expire verb Something lasts for a Be due to expire It is not uncommon for You look not good
fixed length of time, restaurants to use today; you shouldn’t
comes to an end or ingredients that have have eaten that food
stops being in use expired. which has expired.
Week: 4
TOPIC: people, family, relationship
SPEECH/
PREP
WORD
FAMILY
1 loyal adj firm and not changing in Loyal to Jack has been a loyal She is a loyal secretary; she
your friendship with or worker in this company for never betrays her boss.
support for a person or almost 50 years.
an organization, or in
your belief in your
principles
2 fierce adj physically violent and Two men were shot during I’m very scared Tim; he is
frightening fierce fighting last always doing fierce actions.
weekend.
3 immigrant noun a person who has come Illegal immigrants are sent Donal Trump has done many
to a different country in back across the border if actions to permit illegal
order to live there they are caught. immigrants
permanently
4 royal Adj/ noun - belonging or connected The press follow the royals She used to be a member in
to a king or queen or a everywhere. royal family.
member of their family
- a member of the royal
family
5 Down-to-earth adj practical, reasonable, She's a down-to-earth My friend is a down to earth
and friendly woman with no pretensions person because she ubiquitous
tells me something that I do
not do
6 practical adj relating to experience, Qualifications are Having many practical skills
real situations, or actions important but practical will be a plus for you when
rather than ideas or experience is always a plus. you apply for a vacancy.
imagination
7 Tie the knot idiom Get married You should do this before She is going to tie the knot
tying the knot with a foreigner CEO.
8 consciousnes noun the state of - A level/ Her consciousness that I have no consciousness of
understanding and she's different makes her this error
state of
realizing something feel uneasy.
consciousness
- consciousness of
9 exceptional adj much greater than usual, Highly/ really/ very The company has shown At the last exam, she showed
especially in skill, exceptional exceptional growth over her highly exceptional
intelligence, quality, … the past two years. intelligent.
10 utterly adv Completely or What an utterly stupid His performace utterly
extremely thing to do! outstanding
11 Complexion noun the natural appearance Lovely complexion She has a lovely My sister has a smooth
of the skin on a person's complexion complexion
face, especially its
colour or quality:
12 offspring noun the young of an animal, Tom's sister came over on He is a longevity person and
or a person’s children Saturday with all her has a lot of offspring
offspring.
13 Extended noun a family unit that The extended family Nowadays, many people live
family includes grandmothers, structure is no longer as in a nuclear family instead of
grandfathers, aunts, and strong as it once was. extended family as in the past.
uncles,…
14 Settle down Ph v to start living in a place Eventually I'd like to settle If I choose somewhere to
where you intend to stay down and have a family, settle down, it will be a
for a long time, usually but not yet metropolis
with your partner
15 The baby is collocation The baby expected to The baby is due next week The baby is due five days
due arrive
16 Set up home Collo To start an independent We live with my mom When I became a freshmen, I
life in one’s own flat or now, but we’ll set up home have to set up home on my
house on our own soon own
17 Drift apart Ph v If two people drift apart, it’s so easy to drift apart I and my friend drifted apart
they gradually become from your friends when because of her boyfriend
less friendly and their you fall in love
relationship ends.
18 Keep in touch/ Collo Hold a friendship Keep in touch with We must keep in contact I still keep in touch with him
contact despite many difficults when the course ends. despite the distance
19 Have a good Collo Anna and Marie have a I don’t have a good
realationship very good relationship. relationship with my Dad
with They love doing things because he always lives far
together. from home
20 Cement Collo Strengthen friendship Spending several weeks on Talking bad things about your
friendship holiday together has friend isn’t a good way to
cemented their friendship cement friendship
Week 5:
Topic: DESCRIBING PEOPLE ( CHARACTERISTICS, APPEARANCE)
STT New word Part of Definition Collocations/ Original senence My sentence
speech Prepsition
Word family
1 Broad Adj Very wide Broad shoulders He’s got broad He is tall, broad and
shoulders. muscular.
2 Skinny Adj Very thin, but not in an He’s tall and He was such a skinny kid.
attractive way. skinny.
3 Stocky Adj With a solid, strong body The man was He was shorter and stockier
described as short than I expected.
SYN: well built
and stocky and
very strong.
4 Plump C2- Adj Quite fat, in a nice way He’s quite plumb, He's got rather plump since I
with a fattish face last saw him.
(/plʌmp/)
5 tan B2- Noun Brown skin after She looks tanned. She came back from Spain
spending time in the sun. with a deep tan.
(tæn)
6 Figure B2- Noun The shape of a woman’s She’s still slim and She's got a beautiful figure.
body good figure.
(ˈfɪɡ.ər)
7 wrinkle C2- Noun a small line in the skin She’s got a few There were fine wrinkles
caused by old age wrinkles. around her eyes.
(ˈrɪŋ.kəl)
8 Slender C2- Adj thin and delicate, often in He put his hands Sarane is a tall, slender man.
a way that is attractive around her slender
(slen.dər) SYN: slim
waist.
9 Arrogant B2- Adj unpleasantly proud and Some people really I found him arrogant and
behaving as if you are like me; others rude.
(ˈær.ə.ɡənt) more important than, or think I’m arrogant
know more than, other and aggressive.
people
10 Aggressive B2- Adj behaving in an angry and Some people really If I criticize him, he gets
violent way towards like me; others aggressive and starts
(əˈɡres.ɪv)
another person think I’m arrogant shouting.
and aggressive
11 Dull Adj Boring Other people think She wrote dull, respectable
I’m a bit dull, articles for the local
/dʌl/
without much sense newspaper.
of humor.
12 Tolerant Adj Able to accept ideas you Tolerant of I see muself as People in Italy are more
don’t agree with honest, hard- tolerant of children in public
working and places than in Britain.
generally tolerant.
13 Selfish streak Collocation You sometimes act in Selfish streak You are a good He is a nice guy to hang out
selfish way. company, but you with, nevertheless he tends
may have a selfish to have a selfish streak
streak.
14 Snap decision Collocation Quick decision Snap decision You have a If the failure occurs higher
tendency to make on the launch, again a snap
snap decision. decision can be fatal.
15 Bear a grudge Collocation Resent for a long time Bear a grudge against You are good at I don't bear any grudge
bad things others have keeping secret and against you.
done to you never bear a
grudge.
16 Brutally honest Collocation Honest in a way that may Brutally honest You can be brutally Unfortunately, she was also
hurt honest and brutally honest, and
sometimes hurt sometimes her comments
others’ feellings. hurt my feelings.
17 A Handful Noun - someone who is difficult Handful He’s a handful and Daisy's only three and she's
infromal to control so am I. quite a handful.
18 Lanky youth Collocation Tall and thin and tending Lanky youth A lanky youth was I was your typical lanky
to move awkwardly standing at the teenager.
street corner.
19 Tiny tot Collocation A small child Tiny tot My younger Thousands of tiny tots have
brother is only two- been entered in our 2014
he’s just a tiny tot. search to find a superstar
baby.
The Sun (2014)
20 Bear a striking Collocation Look remarkably like Bear a striking He bears a striking The child bore a striking
resemblance to resemblance to resemblance to his resemblance to his father.
father.
WEEK: 6
TOPIC: PLACES
SPEECH/
PREP
WORD
FAMILY
1 Bustling adj A crowded, This used to be a The market was
busy place bustling town but a lot bustling with life
of people have moved
away over recent years.
2 Vibrant adj Full of life, The city is youthful, Ho Chi Minh is at
energy vibrant – an exciting its most vibrant
place. during the Lunar
New Year
celebrations
3 Picturesque adj Scenic, beautiful We strolled through the Bat Trang pottery a
picturesque streets of picturesque village.
the old city.
4 Weather-beaten adj Something such It is a weather-beaten This palace looks
as skin or a house. weather-beaten.
building
material that is
weather-beaten
has been
changed or
damaged by the
weather
5 Contaminated adj Polluted The infection was A river is
probably caused by contaminated by
swimming in pollution.
contaminated
water/water
contaminated with
sewage.
6 Charming adj Nice, very What a charming street The cottage is tiny,
pleasing this is but it's charming.
7 Unspoiled adj Not decayed or It’s a country of Here is an island
decomposed stunning landscapes and with clean,
unspoiled beaches unspoiled beaches
8 Tranquil adj calm and The hotel is in a The town looked
peaceful and tranquil rural setting. tranquil in the
without noise evening sunlight.
9 Chill out Verb to relax I'm just chilling out in This is really a
completely, or front of the TV. perfect place to chill
not allow things out.
to upset you
10 Rural adj connected with The area is still very Viet Nam is
or like the rural and undeveloped predominantly
countryside rural.
11 Residential Adj (of an area of a Rents in residential It was not safe to
town) suitable areas are lower than in locate the chemicals
for living in; the business district. factory in a
consisting of residential area.
houses rather
than factories or
offices
12 Overpriced Adj too expensive, it The quality in here is The first sign of an
costs more than not suitable to this price, overpriced house is
it is worth. it is overpriced the similar houses
that are sold at
lower prices within
the area
13 Infractructure n the basic The war has badly More money is
systems and damaged the country's needed to maintain
[C1]
services that are infrastructure. the city's
necessary for a infrastructure.
country or an
organization to
run smoothly,
for example
buildings,
transport and
water and power
supplies.
14 Sprawling n (of a city) We pulled into a Ho Chi Minh is a
covered with sprawling industrial sprawling industrial
buildings across complex. complex city.
a large area,
often ones that
have been added
gradually over a
period of time
15 Cosmopolitan n including people Big city is commonly New York is a
from many cosmopolitan highly
different cosmopolitan city
countries
16 Metropolitan n relating to a He was drawn to the I am drawn to the
large city metropolitan glamour metropolitan
and excitement of Paris. glamour and
excitement of HCM
city.
17 Out of town Phr large shopping Out-of-town shopping Forty of these stores
shopping centres outside centre or facilities are will be situated in
centre/Retail of the town or situated away from the out-of-town retail
park city centre of a town or city parks
18 Shop till you Phr If you shop till Every weekend my wife You can use your
drop you drop, you shops till she drop. Her card in cash
do a large credit card bills are machines, or to
amount of enormous shop till you drop
shopping.
19 Secluded adj quiet, private, Secluded It’s in a secluded He lives in a small
and not near neighbourhood neighbourhood town with a
people, roads, or secluded
buildings neighbourhood.
20 Slap bang in Phr directly Of course, slap-bang in It’s slap bang in the
the middle of the middle of town the middle of city.
rents are high.
Week 7
TOPIC: Hobbies Objects

No. New Part of speech Definition Collocations / Original sentence My sentence
word Word family prepositions

1 Intrigue Intriguing (adj) to interest someone a -Intrigue somebody The idea intrigued her. His personality
(a) Intriguingly lot, especially by -It intrigues sb that intrigues me
(adv) being strange, -Intrigue (with sb)
unusual, or (angainst sb): to
mysterious secretly plan with other
people to harm
somebody
2 Obsess Obsession (n) Completely fill your -Be obsessed be Nowdays, children have He’s obsessed by
(v) Obsessional mind so that you can’t somebody/ sth tendency to obsess with computer.
(adj) think of anything else - Be obsessed with computer game
Obsessionally somebody/sth
(adv)
3 Chill Collocation To relax cpmpletely, Synonym: unwind (v) I’m just chilling out in I want to chill out
out (slang) or not allow thing to Wind down Loosen up front of the TV. in the beach after
upset you a long day.
4 Frustrat Frustrate (v) Feeling annoy or less Are you feeling When presenting
ed (a) confident because you frustrated in your in front of a large
can’t achieve what present job? group of people, I
you want always frustrate.
5 Prevalen Prevalent (n) Existing very Prevalent among sb Another hobby which is Although the
t (a) Prevalently commonly or Prevalent in sb/ sth prevalent known as effort to eliminate
(adv) happening often travelling. stereotypes, some
prevalent ones
still remain.
6 Intellect a Relating to your I like detective
ual ability to think and Looking after a baby at stories and
understand things, home all day is nice but romances -
especially it doesn't provide much nothing too
complicated ideas. intellectual stimulation. intellectual.
7 Amateur a taking part in an He was an amateur He was an
activity for pleasure, singer until the age of amateur
not as a job 40, when he turned archaeologist.
professional.
8 Ramble Ramble (n) to walk for pleasure, Ramble on (about sth/ I love to ramble through I used to go for a
(a) Rambler (n) especially in the sb) the fields and lanes in ramble through
countryside -go for a ramble this part of the country. the field when I
was young.
9 Lucrativ a (especially of a The merger
e business, job, or The merger proved to be proved to be very
activity) producing a very lucrative for both lucrative for both
lot of moneya job: companies. companies.
10 Cosplay Cosplay (n) the hobby of dressing cosplay (as) They cosplay as She’s fond of
(v) Cosplayer (n) as and pretending to somebody/something videogame characters. cosplaying
be a character from a
film, TV programme,
comic book, etc
Topic: Objects
11 Subtle - subtly (adv) not very obvious or - subtle colours / The room was painted a Your message is subtle
(a) Subtleness (n) easy to notice flavours/smells,.. subtle shade of pink
- subtle differences
12 Cutting - a very modern and with - At/on What we are planning is This shipyard is at the
edge all the newest features the cutting edge (of cutting-edge technology cutting edge of world
sth) never seen in Australia shipbuilding
- Leading-edge: = before. technology.
cutting-edge but less
common
- Bleeding-edge:
newer, more extreme,
and riskier than
technologies on the
cutting/leading edge.
13 Aestheti -Aesthetically made in an artistic Aesthetic The new building has We’d like to stay in
c (a) (adv) way and beautiful to appeal/pleasure/beaut little aesthetic appeal. aesthetic hotels
- Esthetic look at y/quality
(American
English)
14 Embark collocation Start sth new or Embark on/ upon I will embark upon Our team is going to
on/ upon important campaign/ career/ plan/ playing musical embark a project about
sth programme/ project. instrument such as studying
violin, piano or guitar.
15 Texture the way a surface, -In texture Aloe Vera is used in The cloth was rough in
(n) substance or piece of - with a … texture moisturisers to give them texture.
cloth feels when you a silky texture.
touch it, for example
how rough, smooth,
hard or soft it is.
16 Knit v to make clothes by knit (something) knit She loves knitting baby I usually knit when
using two long somebody something clothes. being free
needles to connect knit something for
wool or another type somebody
of thread into joined
rows
17 Lightwei - Lightweight made of thinner Lightweight material I need a lightweight We need something
ght (a) (n) material and less jacket for the summer lightweight, it’s too
heavy than usual evenings. heavey!
18 Handy a easy to use or to do -Handy for sth/doing The wire brush is very Take your penknife—
sth handy for cleaning up you never know when
- Come in handy old iron and steel. it might come in handy.
(idiom): (informal) to
be useful.
19 Concrete n a very hard building The bomb shelter has The foundation of the
material made by concrete walls that are house is built from
mixing together three metres thick. rubble overlaid with
cement, sand, small concrete.
stones, and water
20 Cresent Crescent (adj) (something with) A cresent moon The moon was The legend says when
(n) a curved shape that a brightly shining there is a cresent moon,
has crescent. it means it’s being
two narrow pointed en eaten by a bear
ds, like
the moon when it is
less than half of
a circle
WEEK: 8
TOPIC: SPECIAL EVENT & PAST EXPERIENCE
NO NEW WORD PART OF DEFINITION COLLOCATIONS/ ORGINAL MY SENTENCE
SPEECH SENTENCE
PREP
WORD
FAMILY
1 Worthwhile adj important, pleasant, + Worthwhile to do We all felt we had The time and expense
/ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/ interesting, etc.; worth something/ doing done something involved in keeping up to
spending time, money or something worthwhile for the date with all the changes has
effort on local community. been worthwhile.
+ Worthwhile for
somebody to do
something
2 Carnival adj a public festival, usually The carnival takes There is a local carnival
/ˈkɑː.nɪ.vəl/ one that happens at a place in Rio every year.
regular time each year, annually.
that involves music and
dancing in the streets,
for which people wear
brightly coloured
clothes
3 Headliner N the main performer or As often seems the The band are among the
act in a show case these days, the headliners for the music
/ˈhedlaɪnər/ opening acts are of festival next month.
more interest than
the headliner.
4 Jubilant adj feeling or expressing The fans were in Thousands of students and
great happiness, jubilant mood after teachers will be jubilant at
/ˈdʒuː.bəl.ənt/
especially because of a the victory. the additional festival.
success
5 Take a Phr to remember past I would take a stroll Every so often I like to find
trip/walk down events, especially happy down memory lane my photo albums from
memory lane ones. (road) where my college and take a trip down
(idiom) – [C2] wife and I used to memory lane.
walk with our
children on Sundays
to their grandparents
who lived on Alwen
Avenue in Birkby.
6 Stamp on Idm If a particular event, etc. The messages with My graduation day will be
one’s memory is stamped on someone's ex-girlfriend will be stamped on his memory
memory, the person will stamped on his forever.
always remember it memory forever
7 In the air Idm everywhere; able to be Spring is in the air, The excitement of chilling
(idiom)- C1 noticed or felt. the birds are out with is in the air at the
chirping and the party.
trees are blooming.
8 On the edge of Idm very excited, and giving He could no longer The excitement of the finale
one’s seat all your attention to keep his eyes open had you on the edge of my
(idiom) something, because you to watch any of the seat.
want to know what is videos which, until
going to happen. quite recently,
would have kept him
on the edge of his
seat.
9 Thrilled to bits Idm extremely pleased She was thrilled to He was thrilled to bits about
(idiom) bits with her present. the prize.
10 (Down) in the Idm unhappy She’s down in the She's a bit down in the
dumps (idiom) dumps because all dumps because she couldn’t
– C2 her friends are out of hang out with friends.
town.
11 Blissfully adv Very/extremely I know you’ll be We were young and still
blissfully happy blissfully in love.
together.
12 Bitterly adv Deeply disappointed is I was bitterly He was bitterly disappointed
also common disappointed not to buy the tickets.
recently when a
friend let me down
badly.
13 Liven (sth) up Verb to become more She was subdued to The party livened up as soon
interesting and exciting, start with, but after a as he arrived.
or to make something while she livened
become like this up.
14 Temper n the tendency to become He's got a really bad temper.
angry very quickly:
15 Flood back Verb if memories or feelings When he told me his When I came across these
flood back, you name, it all came old photos, it all came
suddenly remember flooding back. flooding back.
them very clearly
16 spring to mind Verb to come quickly into Say the word When it comes to an
your mind "Australia" and a unforgettable event of my
vision of beaches life, my graduation day
and blue seas immediately springs to
immediately springs mind.
to mind.
17 pay off Adj If something you have All her hard work I couldn’t help but feel
done pays off, it is paid off in the end, proud of myself because my
successful and she finally efforts over the past four
passed the exam. years finally paid off.
18 mark v to make a mark on A dark carpet won't The reason why my
something or someone mark as easily as a graduation day is one of my
light one. most memorable events is
that it marked the transition
from my university life to
working life
19 Throw a party Verb to have a party Janelle threw a She threw a party every
party for Brad's 18th Saturday night.
birthday.
20 Pull yourself Verb to become calm and Just pull yourself Taking part in a party can
together behave normally again together. There's no pull yourself together.
after being angry or point crying about it.
upset:
WEEK: 10
TOPIC: COMMUNICATION
SPEECH/
WORD PREP
FAMILY
1 dip into sth v to read small parts It's the kind of book you Well, I'm actually
of a book or can just dip into. not the type of
magazine people who dip into
their daily
newspapers.
2 Ubiquitous adj found or existing The mobile phone, that the presence of the
everywhere most ubiquitous of Internet is pretty
/juːˈbɪk.wɪ.təs/
consumer-electronic much ubiquitous
appliances, is about to nowadays.
enter a new age.
3 Column [B2] n a piece of writing in She writes a weekly Magazines are
a newspaper or fashion/gossip column becoming
/ˈkɒl.əm/
magazine, usually for the Evening increasingly
on a particular Standard. appealing to young
subject, that is people for their
always written by attractive visuals nd
the same person and interesting columns.
appears regularly
4 Myriad n a very large number There are myriad ways It is obvious that
of something to find new information, there is a myriad of
/ˈmɪr.i.əd/
newspaper is one of websites.
choices.
5 On a regular Phr frequently, regularly I had little desire to People use websites
basis serve on a regular on a regular basis
basis. for different
reasons.
6 Category noun a type, or a group of It is not useful to divide From the front page,
things having some schoolchildren into you can notice that
/ˈkæt.ə.ɡri/
features that are the separate categories. videos are put in
same different categories.
7 A social n Refers to an John is such a social He is a social
butterfly extroverted person butterfly! He’s out every butterfly person, he
who loves to night of the week and is socially dynamic,
socialize. knows everyone in this networking,
city. I don’t know how charismatic.
he has so much energy!
8 scroll down v To move down the Students scroll down a You should have
screen(for example timeline or explore a scrolled down to see
when using a map, then make a the image at the
smartphone) selection. bottom of the
document.
9 Tabloid n a newspaper with The tabloids often I can’t understand
fairly small pages attract readers with why people buy
mostly containing sensational headlines tabloids because
stories about famous they don’t contain
people and not much real news, just
serious news gossip.
10 eye-catching Adj a picture or layout Both performances were I was noticed by an
which catches a eye-catching for their eye-catching poster.
person’s eye maturity
11 in-depth Adv with many details We will be providing Tonight’s
in-depth coverage of the programme is an in-
election as the results depth look at the
come in. long-term effects of
unemployment.
12 attention- n a news story which An attention-grabbing It is an attention-
grabbing draws public remark or activity is one grabbing marketing
attention that is intended to make campaign.
people notice it.
13 paparazzi n a freelance That is basically what The paparazzi
photographer who most of these people do, pursue Son Tung
follows celebrities whether journalists or wherever he travels.
paparazzi.
14 sensational n news which causes Joe Biden become the Sensational news
news public excitement or new president of USA is impacts our lives
interest a sensational news every day without
today. many even realizing
it, but in reality, this
practice is hurtful
not just to the
journalism industry
but also to the
public.
15 hot off the Phr news that has just The latest edition of the Back in my day,
press been printed and is student newspaper is you could tell when
very recent hot off the press, and a newspaper was
my class is going to hot off the presses
distribute it at lunch. because it was
actually still hot!
16 eye contact n contact that occurs Lack of eye contact In the workplace,
when two people during a conversation is your posture and
look directly at each sometimes thought to be eye contact can
other an indicator that the send co-workers a
person is lying. message.
17 Browse[B2] v to look through a I was browsing through Whenever I have
book or magazine fashion magazines to spare time, I enjoy
without reading find a new hairstyle. browsing the
everything, or to websites to catch up
walk around a shop on the up-to-date
looking at several news
things without
intending to buy any
of them
18 techie n somebody who has To run a successful IT I can say that I am a
an interest in team, you need to be techie, I do research
technology more than just a techie. about computer and
internet all the time
19 Wireless n a network where A wireless network is a Setting up wireless
network users can access the computer network that network will be
internet without the uses wireless data really convenient,
use of fixed cables connections between because you can
network nodes connect to the
internet anytime and
anywhere in your
home.
20 the Internet age Phr A description of the In the Internet age, In the Internet age,
modern period in wh information travels it seems to have no
ich the manipulation around the world in distance between
of information has b seconds and is made people since
ecome a major globa available to people in everyone can keep
l industry. more countries than ever in touch with each
before. other through online
devices.
Week: 11
TOPIC: Transport
NO NEW WORD PART OF DEFINITION COLLOCATION ORGINAL SENTENCE MY SENTENCE
SPEECH/ S/
WORD FAMILY PREP
1 Emission Noun the act of sending Vehicle emission Bioluminescence is the These health risks are caused
out gas, heat, light, emission of light from living by vehicle emissions.
Greenhous
etc... organisms.
emission
2 Enviromentall Adj Not harmful to the There are a growing number We should use
y-friendly enviroment of investors backing firms that environmentally-friendly
are environmentally-friendly. products to save our world.
3 Tram Noun an electric vehicle I hopped off the tram near the Travelling by tram is the
that transports park. way convinent.
people, usually in
cities, and goes
along metal tracks
in the road
4 Air pollution Noun harmful substances Diesel exhaust is a major The biggest threat to health
in the air, often contributor to air pollution. from air pollution comes
consisting of waste from vehicles.
from vehicles or
industry:
5 Carpool verb to travel together in Ron's father carpooled to They can carpool, or use
someone's car, work each day to a chemical public transportation.
making a regular plant an hour away.
journey to work or
school
6 Traffic jam Noun a large number of The snow caused traffic jams I was stuck in a traffic jam
vehicles close all over the city. for an hour yesterday.
together and unable
to move or moving
very slowly
7 Overpass Noun a bridge that The actuarial evaluation of its We should now be beginning
carries a road or liabilities is considerably to construct an underpass or
railway over overpassed by the value of its overpass.
another road assets.
8 Service road Noun a small road next to Repairs will begin on our In that case, we should not
a bigger, faster store on the I-10 service road need the alternative service
road, that you use this spring. road.
to drive to houses
and shops that
cannot be reached
using the fast road
9 High-speed Adj used to describe a high-speed The emission spectra of the High-speed rail between the
something that train/ferry/rail impacts were observed with two cities is still a long way
moves or operates high-speed spectrometer from happening.
high-speed data
very quickly:
transmission
10 Coach Noun a long motor The coach stopped for us to We're going to the airport by
vehicle with eat lunch but within half an coach.
comfortable seats, hour we were on our way
used to take groups again.
of people on
journeys:
11 Commute Verb to make the same It's exhausting commuting He commuted every day,
journey regularly from Brighton to London back and forth, an hour and
between work and every day. 20 minutes each way.
home:
12 autonomous Adj an autonomous Autonomous The company's divisions, An autonomous car can go
machine or system vehicle which have been largely anywhere a traditional car
is able to operate autonomous up to now, will goes and do everything that
without being be centralized under the an experienced human driver
controlled directly newly appointed CEO. does.
by humans
13 Yatch Noun a vessel used for The yacth rig can also be I’ve never tried travel by
private cruising, described as a Bermuda rig, yatch before
racing, or other Bermudian rig or Marconi rig.
noncommercial
purposes.
14 Bumper to Idm with so many cars The traffic was bumper to By eight o'clock the traffic
bumper that are so close bumper all the way home. was bumper to bumper.
that they are almost
touching each
other:
15 Hit the road Idm To begin a trip I'd love to stay longer but I Let’s hit the road
must be hitting the road.
16 backseat Noun a passenger in a car It is expected that the former Don't be a backseat driver in
driver who keeps giving CEO will be a backseat driver your life!
the driver advice (= have a controlling
that he or she has influence on what happens)
not asked for: on the company's board.
17 Beat the Verb To leave early to Beating the traffic is a good Oh, I think we should leave
traffic avoid traffic jam solution for punctuality now to beat the traffic
18 Hitch a lift Idm a temporary Due to a slight technical hitch The ceremony went off
difficulty that the concert will be starting without a hitch.\
causes a short half an hour late.
delay:
19 forklift Noun a vehicle with two He put himself through He has a job as a forklift
bars in the front for college by operating a forklift truck driver.
moving and lifting at night.
heavy goods
20 Schooner Noun a sailing ship with By 1890 the newly launched One one the most interesting
two or more masts large sailing ships gradually transportation I’ve never
and with its sails changed in rigging from tried is schooner.
parallel to the barque to schooner.
length of the ship,
rather than across it

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