*Destination C1-C2*

TOPIC VOCABULARY: CHANGE

Adapt (v) Thích nghi
 A large organization can be slow to adapt to
change).
 The company was able to adapt to the
conditions and enhance ít position).
Adjust (v) Điều chỉnh
 This button is for adjusting the volume.
Thích nghi
=adapt
 You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life.
Alternate (a) Luân phiên, thay thế
 Alternate layers of fruit and cream
If something happens on alternate days, nights, etc. it
happens on one day, etc. but not on the next
 John has to work on alternate Sundays.
Alternative (n) Sự lựa chọn giữa 2/nhiều khả năng
 Does this offer a viable alternative to the
existing system?
Amend (v) Sửa đổi, thay đổi 1 văn kiện pháp lí
 Parliament(nghị viện) will vote to amend the
constitution(hiến pháp).
Conservative (a, n) Bảo thủ
 They were deeply conservative in their
outlook.
(of an estimate) thấp hơn thực tế
 At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning
£50 000.
Người bảo thủ
Convert (v) Biến đổi
 The hotel is going to be converted into a
nursing home.
 We've converted from oil to gas central
heating.
Thay đổi tôn giáo, đức tin
 He converted from Christianity to Islam.
Thay đổi ý kiến, thói quen
 I didn't use to like opera but my husband has
 converted me.
Decay (n, v) Sự phân hủy
 The landlord had let the building fall into
decay.
Sự suy đồi(quá trình 1 xã hội, thể chế, hệ thống bị hủy
loại dần dần)
economic/moral/urban decay
 The decay of the old industries
Deteriorate (v) Trở nên tồi tệ hơn
 Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died
shortly afterwards.
Distort (v) Bóp méo (Shape, appearance, sound)
 The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
Xuyên tạc (Sự thật)
 Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the
truth.
Dynamic (a) (of a person) Tràn đầy năng lượng, cá tính mạnh mẽ
 He was a dynamic young advertising executive.
(of a process, relationship or system) Luôn thay đổi,
phát triển
 These countries are characterized by highly
dynamic economies.
(of a force or power) Gây ra chuyển động
Endure (v) Chịu đựng
 The pain was almost too great to endure.
Tồn tại lâu dài, trường tồn
=last
 The torn flag has endured as a symbol of
freedom.
Evolve (v) Phát triển
 The company has evolved into a major
chemical manufacturer.
Influence (v,n) Sự ảnh hưởng
 He had considerable influence on younger
sculptors.
Innovation (n) Sự đổi mới
 Too strict a regulatory system will stifle(kiềm
hãm) innovation.
Innovative (a) Sáng tạo
  There will be a prize for the most innovative
design.
Last Cuối cùng
 Our house is the last one on the left.
(of time, period, event, etc) mới nhất, gần đây nhất
 I went shopping last Sunday.
Sau cùng, cuối cùng
 This is my last chance to take the exam.
(only before a noun) không thích hợp
 He’s the last person to be trused with money.
Maintain (v) Duy trì
= preserve
 The two countries have always maintained
close relations.
Mature (a) Trưởng thành
on mature reflection/consideration
After thinking about something carefully and for a
long time
 She tries to look mature and sophisticated(tinh
tế).
Modify (v) Điều chỉnh, thay đổi đôi chút
 The law has been significantly modified since
that ruling.
Novel (a) Độc lạ
 It was an American who came up with the novel
idea of drive-in restaurants.
Persist (v) Kiên trì
 He persisted with his questioning).
Tiếp tục tồn tại
 The belief that the earth was flat persisted for
many centuries.
Potential (a) Tiềm năng
= possible
potential customers/buyers/investors/clients
 The potential benefits of European integration.

Progress (v, n) Quá trình phát triển

 I think we’re making progress.
 There's been no sign of progress on this issue.
 Phát triển
 He soon progressed from the basics to more
difficult work.
Radical (a) Căn bản
= far-reaching
 The need for radical changes in education.
Cấp tiến
 A radical solution to the problem.
Refine (v) Loại bỏ tạp chất, làm tinh khiết
 The process of refining oil produces several
useful chemicals.
Trau chuốt, cải tiến bằng cách thay đổi những chi tiết
nhỏ
 She has refined her playing technique over the
years.
Reform (v) Sửa đổi, cải cách
 far-reaching/major/sweeping reforms
 A government committed to reform.

Remain (v) linking verb to continue to be something (vẫn)

 Energy prices might remain high.
Còn lại
 Very little of the house remained after the fire.
to still need to be done, said or dealt with( còn đề làm,
để nói...)
 The puzzle remains of what happened to the
ship.
Revise (v) Sửa đổi, cải tiến
 The book has been revised for this new edition.
Ôn tập
 I spent the weekend revising for my exam.
Revolution (n) Cuộc cách mạng
 The shooting and killing of thirty people started
a revolution.
 A revolution in information technology is
taking place.
Shift (n) Sự thay đổi quan điểm, thái độ, chính sách.
 With the shift of power in the Senate, the bill's
fate is in doubt.
Sự thay đổi về phương hướng
 A shift in the wind.
Ca làm việc
day/night shift 
Nhóm công nhân làm cùng ca
 The night shift has/have just come off duty.

Đổi chỗ, dời chỗ

 The action of the novel shifts from Paris to
London.
(of a situation, an opinion, a policy etc)Thay đổi quan
điểm,chính sách...
 Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted
over the past 50 years.
Spoil (v) Làm hỏng
= ruin
 Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.
Làm hư do quá nuông chiều
=overindulge
 She spoils those kids of hers.
Status quo (n) Hiện trạng
 defend/restore the status quo
 Conservatives who want to maintain the status
quo.
Steady (a, v) Đều đặn
 We've had five years
of steady economic growth.
Không thay đổi
=regular
 They set off at a steady pace.
Không dao động, không rung chuyển
 He held the boat steady as she got in.
Giữ vững
 She steadied herself against the wall.
Substitude (n) Người/vật thay thế
 The course teaches you the theory but there's
 no substitute for practical experience.
Sustain (v) Duy trì
=maintain
 She manage to sustain everyone’s interest until
the end of the speech.
Switch (v) Thay đổi, chuyển đổi
 We're in the process of switching over to a new
system of invoicing.
Transform (v) Biến đổi
=convert
 The way we work, play and communicate every
day has completely transformed from a decade
ago.
Trend (n) Xu hướng
 There is a growing trend towards later
retirement.
Uniform (a) Đồng dạng, đồng nhất
 Growth has not been uniform across the
country.
TOPIC VOCABULARY: TECHNOLOGY
Breakthrough (n) Sự dột phá
make/achieve a breakthrough
 Scientists are hoping to make a
breakthrough in cancer researc.
Broadband (n) Dải băng rộng (a way of connecting to the
internet that allows you to receive information,
including pictures, etc., very quickly and that is
always active).
 Plans to provide rural areas with fast
broadband.
Click (v) Trở nên thân thiết ngay lập tức
 We met at a party and clicked
immediately.
(vấn đề) trở nên rõ ràng dễ hiểu ngay
 Pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked
together.
Hợp tác, làm việc tốt cùng nhau
 The team don't seem to have clicked yet.
(computer)Nhấn vào một nút trên con chuột để
 chọn 1 chức năng trên máy tính.
Tạo ra tiếng lách cách
Complex (a, n) Phức tạp
=complicated
 We live in an increasingly
complex world.
Khu liên hợp
 A complex of buildings covering about
300 square metres.
Consumer electronics Điện tử dân dụng
 The economic outlook is good for
most manufacturers of consumer electro
nics.
Craft Nghề thủ công
 The men practised various traditional
crafts, such as carving toys out of bone.
All the skills needed for a particular activity
 Chefs who learned their craft in top
hotels
Thuyền / tàu
 Hundreds of small craft bobbed around
the liner as it steamed into the harbour.
Data (n) Dữ liệu
 All this data is stored on hundreds of
servers in San Francisco.
Download (v, n) Tải xuống
 The series is now available to download.
File (n) Tệp
 You can transfer and edit files on your
smartphone.
Tệp đựng hồ sơ
 I keep paper copies of all my invoices in
this file.
(games) console (n) Máy chơi game.
Manual (a) Thao tác bằng tay
 My camera has manual and automatic
functions.
Network (n) Mạng lưới
 The new rail services will form a network
 connecting the capital and major cities.
Nuclear (a) Hạt nhân
 China and India only produce a very
small percentage of their electricity
from nuclear facilities.
Offline (a) Ngoại tuyến
 For offline orders, call this number.
Online (a) Trực tuyến
 The online community is a place where
customers with similar interests meet to
interact.
Primitive (a) Nguyên thủy
 Primitive man lived in caves and hunted
wild animals.
Thô sơ, không phát triển
 The washing facilities in the camp were
very primitive.
Programmer (n) Lập trình viên
 He used to work as
a computer programmer for
a software company.
Resource (n) Nguồn (tài nguyên)
 They promote the use of renewable
resources like soybean oil.
Technique (n) Kỹ thuật
 The artist spent years perfecting his
technique
Upload (v) Đăng tải
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