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UNIT 2: PHƯƠNG PHÁP HỌC TỪ LOẠI (1)

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1. responsible

Word Meaning Example

responsible (Adj) chịu trách nhiệm A drunk man cannot be held fully
+ for sth responsible for his actions
+ to sb/sth

irresponsible (Adj) vô trách nhiệm Tom is an irresponsible person

responsibility (N) sự trách nhiệm Women bear children and take

responsibility for childcare

irresponsibility (N) sự vô trách nhiệm They thought that the explosion was an act
of irresponsibility

2. special

Word Meaning Example

special (Adj) đặc biệt She’s a very special person.

specially (Adv) đặc biệt She has a wheelchair that was specially
made for her.

speciality (N) nét đặc trưng, Unkind remarks are one of his specialities.
chuyên môn

specialist (N-p) chuyên gia My doctor has referred me to a specialist

for a second opinion on the results of my
blood test.

specialize (V) + in chuyên về That restaurant specializes in seafood.

specialization (N) sự chuyên môn hóa My main specialization was literature.

3. eat

Word Meaning Example

eat (V) ăn Jane never eats breakfast.

edible (Adj/N) có thể ăn Only the leaves of the plant are edible.
được(không độc)
/thức ăn (số nhiều

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eatable (Adj) ăn được Food that is eatable is good enough to eat,

but not excellent.

eater (N-p) người ăn I’m still a big eater.

4. person

Word Meaning Example

person (N) con người Who was the first person to swim the
số nhiều: English Channel?
people

personal (Adj) cá nhân, riêng tư The book describes his sporting career and
gives little information about his personal
life.

personally (Adv) đích thân, theo cá Personally, I think the show is going to be
nhân a great success.

personalize (V) cá nhân hóa I don't want to personalize the issue

5. approve

Word Meaning Example

approve (V) + of tán thành, chấp thuận He doesn't approve of smoking.

approval (N) sự tán thành, sự chấp He showed his approval by smiling

thuận broadly.

disapprove (V) + of phản đối I strongly disapprove of underage

drinking.

disapproval (N) sự không tán thành, sự Although they said nothing, she could
phản đối sense their disapproval of her suggestion.

6. compare

Word Meaning Example

compare (V) + so sánh This road is quite busy compared to ours.
with/to

comparison (N) sự so sánh They made a comparison of different

countries' eating habits

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comparable (Adj) có thể so sánh The two experiences aren't comparable.

comparative (Adj) so sánh, tương đối "Fatter" is the comparative of "fat".

comparatively (Adv) tương đối Inflation was comparatively low

in comparison with so sánh với In comparison with the French, the British
eat far less fish.

7. frequent

Word Meaning Example

frequent (Adj) thường xuyên The most frequent cause of death is heart
disease.

frequency (N) tính thường xuyên Complaints about the frequency of buses
rose in the last year.

infrequent (Adj) không đều đặn His letters became infrequent, then
stopped completely.

infrequency (N) sự không thường She did notice and comment on the
xuyên infrequency of our visits.

8. history

Word Meaning Example

history (N) lịch sử I studied modern European history at
college.

historic (Adj) có tính chất lịch sử How many historic buildings are damaged
by fire each year?

historical (Adj) thuộc lịch sử She specializes in historical novels set in

18th-century England.

historically (Adv) về mặt lịch sử The film makes no attempt to be

historically accurate.

9. confident

Word Meaning Example

confident (Adj) tự tin, tin cậy, chắc I'm confident of his skills as a manager.
chắn

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confidence (N) sự tự tin, sự tin cậy She's completely lacking in confidence.

confidential (Adj) bí mật, riêng tư A person's medical records are

confidential.

confidentiality (N) sự cẩn mật, sự tin cẩn All replies will be treated with complete
confidentiality.

confide in sb giãi bày tâm sự, đủ tin As sisters, they have always confided in
để kể bí mật each other.

self–confident (Adj) tự tin về bản thân He is self-confident anywhere he goes.

10. recognize

Word Meaning Example

recognize (V) nhận ra, thừa nhận I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but I
recognized her immediately.

recognizable (Adj) có thể nhận ra The Eiffel Tower in Paris is an instantly

recognizable landmark.

recognition (N) sự nhận ra, sự thừa His work was slow to gain recognition.
nhận

unrecognizable (Adj) không thể nhận ra, His voice was muffled by his collar and
không thể thừa nhận unrecognizable.

PRACTICE

1. The judge told him it was _______ to drink and drive and banned him for a year.

A. responsible B. irresponsible C. responsibility D. irresponsibility

2. Most doctors are _________ after they learn general medicine.

A. special B. specialists C. especially D. specialist

3. Peter’s gained so much weight because he can’t stop ______.

A. eat B. edible C. eatable D. overeating

4. The sun and the moon are often ________ in poetry.

A. person B. personal C. personalize D. personified

5. She wants to be an actress but her parents ________ of her intention.

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A. approve of B. approval C. disapprove D. disapproval

6. In the Middle Ages, salt was very valuable so that slaves were _______ with it.

A. compare B. comparable C. comparative D. incomparable

7. The ________ of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.

A. frequent B. frequency C. infrequent D. infrequency

8. It is usually forbidden to destroy _______ buildings.

A. history B. historic C. historical D. historically

9. This matter is very _______. Don’t discuss it outside the office.

A. confident B. confidential C. confidence D. confide

10. I didn’t know who she was with a mask on. She was completely ________.

A. recognize B. recognizable C. recognition D. unrecognizable

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