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TỪ VỰNG CH0 10 CHỦ ĐỀ PHỔ BIẾN NHẤT

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Contents
TOPIC 1. THE INTERNET ....................................................................................................................................... 4
TOPIC 2. FAST FOOD ............................................................................................................................................... 6
TOPIC 3. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM ............................................................................................................. 7
TOPIC 4. IMMIGRATION ........................................................................................................................................ 9
TOPIC 5. JOBS AND GENDER ............................................................................................................................ 11
TOPIC 6. CIGARETTE SMOKING .................................................................................................................... 13
TOPIC 7. ENDANGERED SPECIES ................................................................................................................... 14
TOPIC 8. RURAL DEPOPULATION ................................................................................................................. 16
UNIT 9. DISTANCE WITHIN MODERN FAMILIES .................................................................................... 18
TOPIC 10: DECLINING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ............................................................................ 19

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TOPIC 1. THE INTERNET
CÂU
BAND The Internet has dramatically changed
5+ our lives in recent times
BAND The Internet has brought significant
7+ changes to our lives in recent years.
The Internet has dramatically altered our
lives over the past few decades
But people still disagree about whether
the effect of the Internet has been good
or bad.
Yet, there remains some disagreement as
to whether the overall effect of this
technology has been positive or negative
First, most people would agree that the
Internet has improved the way we
communicate.
First of all, it is an indisputable fact that
the Internet has revolutionised the way
we communicate.
It is true that spending too much time
using the Internet is dangerous because it
can cause social problems. However,
email and internet chat programs like
MSN Messenger have helped most of us.
Despite the risk of social isolation – a
problem occasionally seen in people who
spend too much time at their computer
terminal rather than relating to people in
the real world – most of us have benefited
greatly from email and internet chat
programs like MSN Messenger.
But I feel that this free movement of
information has been a very positive
trend.
Nonetheless, I would contend that this
free flow of information has generally
been a very positive development.
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TỪ/CỤM TỪ CẦN HỌC
• Change = alter (v): thay đổi
• Have brought significant changes to…: đã mang lại
những thay đổi lớn cho…
• In recent years: trong những năm gần đây
• Over the past few decades: trong suốt vài thập kỷ trở
lại đây
• Yet = However: tuy nhiên
• There remains some disagreement as to: vẫn có một
vài sự bất đồng ý kiến về việc gì.
• Revolutionise (v): cách mạng hóa cái gì (=thay đổi
cái gì cho tốt hơn).
• It is an indisputable fact that ….: Một thực tế không
thể phủ nhận được rằng…
• Despite + danh từ/cụm danh từ: mặc dù
• The risk of + danh từ/cụm danh từ: nguy cơ bị cái gì
• Social isolation: sự cô lập XH (do dùng internet
nhiều thay vì đi ra ngoài gặp gỡ mọi người).
• Computer terminals: các thiết bị máy tính
• Have benefited greatly from…:đã hưởng lợi ích rất
lớn từ cái gì.
• Nonetheless = However: tuy nhiên
• The movement of … = the flow of …: sự chuyển
động/ sự lưu thông của…
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First, most people would agree that the
Internet has improved the way we
communicate
First of all, it is an indisputable fact that
the Internet has revolutionised the way
we communicate
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• Revolutionise (v): cách mạng hóa cái gì (=thay đổi
cái gì cho tốt hơn).
• It is an indisputable fact that ….: Một thực tế không
thể phủ nhận được rằng…
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TOPIC 2. FAST FOOD
Fast food is now much more widely
available than it was 50 years ago.
The past 50 years have seen a dramatic
increase in the availability of fast food
Some people feel that this kind of food
plays a positive role in the world because
it is convenient and cheap.
Some people believe that this kind of
food has a positive role to play in the
world because of its convenience and low
cost.
But I believe that this kind of food is bad
for the people who eat it and also for
society.
However, I would argue that this kind of
food is detrimental to both the individuals
that consume it and to society at large.
As everybody knows, fast food is very
unhealthy.
It is an undeniable fact that eating fast
food to excess results in serious health
problems.
Food like fried chicken, hamburgers and
chips contain large amounts of fat and
salt. They cause illnesses like high blood
pressure, weight problems and heart
disease.
Foods such as fried chicken, hamburgers
and chips which are incredibly high in fat
and salt are responsible for such ailments
as high blood pressure, obesity and hear
diseas.
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• The past 50 years: 50 năm qua  dùng hiện tại hoàn
thành.
• 50 years ago: cách đây 50 năm  Dùng quá khứ đơn
• Have seen a dramatic increase in…: đã nhìn thấy sự
gia tăng đáng kể trong ….
• Play a positive role: đóng 1 vai trò tích cực
• Have a positive role to play: có 1 vai trò tích cực
• Convenient (adj): tiện lợi
• Convenience (n): sự tiện lợi
• Cheap (adj): rẻ
• Low cost (n): chi phí thấp
• I would argue that: tôi muốn tranh luận rằng…
• Tobe detrimental to…: có hại cho…
• Eat = consume: ăn/tiêu thụ
• It is an undeniable fact that: có 1 thực tế không thể
phủ nhận được rằng….
• Unhealthy (adj): không lành mạnh
• To excess: quá mức
• Result in(v): gây ra
• Serious health problems: các vấn đề sức khỏe
nghiêm trọng.
• Contain large amounts of: chứa lượng …rất lớn
• Tobe incredibly high in…:có hàm lượng …rất cao
• illness = ailment(n): bệnh tật
• Weight problems:các vấn đề về cân nặng
• Obesity (n): béo phì
• High blood pressure: cao huyết áp
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TOPIC 3. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

International tourism has increased • Have seen a considerable increase in…: đã nhìn thấy
considerably in the last 50 years sự gia tăng đáng kể trong ….
The past 50 years have seen a • International tourism = global tourism: du lịch quốc
considerable increase in global tourism. tế

I now discuss two of the main problems • The primary drawbacks: những hạn chế chính yếu
caused by international tourism • associated with: gắn liền với
Two of the primary drawbacks associated
with this trend are as follows

Because of only rich people have enough • Travel overseas/abroad: đi du lịch nước ngoài
money to travel overseas, poorer • The playground: sân chơi
countries like Thailand and Indonesia • Tourist (n): du khách
have become the playgrounds of richer • More affluent: giàu có hơn
ones. • Afford (v): có khả năng chi trả
Since it is only the wealthy who can
afford to travel abroad, developing
countries like Thailand and Indonesia
have become the playgrounds of tourists
from more affluent ones.

In many of these countries, this • The influx of…: làn sóng ….

increasing number of visitors (mostly • Prostitution (n): mại dâm
from western countries) has caused • Alcoholism (n): nghiện rượu
problems like prostitution, alcoholism • Drug abuse(n): việc lạm dụng thuốc (ma túy, các
and drug abuse. chất kích thích)
In many such nations, this influx of
mainly western tourists has brought with
it problems such as prostitution as well as
alcoholism and drug abuse.

However, the damage that global tourism • Even more disturbing, though, : thậm chí còn đáng lo
has caused to the environment in many ngại hơn nữa.
places is even more worrying. • the environmental degradation: sự thoái hóa môi
Even more disturbing, though, is the trường
environmental degradation that
international tourism has caused in many
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They are certainly not impossible to
overcome, but I believe that these
problems will probably continue for some
time.
Although they are by no mean
insurmountable, it is highly unlikely that
they will be resolved in the foreseeable
future.
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• Are by no mean insurmountable: không phải là
không giải quyết được
• it is highly unlikely that: rất khó có khả năng….
• Resolve (v): giải quyết
• in the foreseeable future = in the near future
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TOPIC 4. IMMIGRATION
First, if we want society to run smoothly,
immigrants must follow the rules of their
new country.
Firstly, it is vitally important that
newcomers observe the laws of their
adopted country.
So immigrants should follow the rules in
their new country even if laws in their
home country are different.
It is, therefore, necessary for all
immigrants to ensure that they obey the
law in their new country regardless of
any differences to laws in their home
country.
It is true that different cultures make a
country more interesting, but I believe
that too much difference makes it weak
by making people feel that they do not fit
in there.
Of course, having a mixture of different
cultures and traditions gives a country
colour and vibrancy; however, I would
contend that too much cultural diversity
undermines a society by alienating people
from each other.
I believe that things we have in common
bring us together, but differences pull us
apart
It is my belief that similarities unite
people, whereas differences have a
tendency to divide.
I think this question will be even more
important in the future because the lines
between countries are slowly
disappearing.
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• Follow the rule: tuân theo quy định
• Observe the laws: tuân thủ pháp luật
• Immigrant = newcomers: những người nhập cư/mới
đến
• It is vitally important = it is very important
• Obey the law: tuân thủ pháp luật
• Regardless of: bất kể, không kể đến
• Fit (v): phù hợp
• A mixture of….: sự kết hợp/hòa trộn…
• Vibrancy: sự sống động
• Cultural diversity: sự đa dạng văn hóa
• Undermine sth: làm suy yếu cái gì
• Alienate people from each other: làm người ta xa
lánh nhau.
• Unite (v): gắn kết
• Similarities (n): sự giống nhau
• Divide (v): chia rẽ
• Have in common: có điểm chung
• Pull s.th/sb apart: chia rẽ thứ gì/ai đó
• Bring s.th/sb together: mang cái gì/ai đó lại gần nhau
• Border (n): đường biên giới
• Blur (v): mờ đi
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I believe that this issue is likely to

become even more important in the future
as borders between countries become
increasingly blurred.

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TOPIC 5. JOBS AND GENDER

There are many different opinions about • Perspective (n): quan điểm, ý kiến
whether or not men and women are
equally good at all jobs.
There are a variety of different
perspective on the question of whether or
not men and women are equally good at
all jobs.

Some people with more traditional view • Hold to the conservative view that: giữ quan điểm
think that women should do some jobs bảo thủ rằng…
and men should do others, but I believe • Perform (v): thể hiện
that both men and women can do any job • People of either sex: người bất kể giới tính nào
well. • Tobe capable of + V-ing: có khả năng làm gì
While some still hold to the conservative
view that certain jobs are better
performed by men and others by women,
it is my personal belief that people of
either sex are capable of doing any job
effectively.

First, we should not base our opinions on
traditional ideas about men and women
because these ideas are often wrong.
First of all, I believe it is a mistake to
base our views on broad generalisations
about the characteristics of men and
women as such stereotypes are often
inaccurate.
• View (n): quan điểm
• It is a mistake to: thật sai lầm khi ….
• Base A on B: đặt A dựa vào B.
• Generalisations: những khái quát chung chung
• The characteristics of…: những đặc điểm của…
• Stereotype(n): khuôn mẫu
• Inaccurate (adj): không chính xác

If a man wants to do a job which is
usually done by women or a woman
wants to do a man’s job, I think he or she
should be given a chance to show that he
or she can do it.
If a woman desires to persue a career
which is traditionally reserved for the
opposite sex or vice versa, I believe that
he or she should be provided the
opportunity to prove him/herself capable.
• Persue a career: theo đuổi một sự nghiệp
• Be given a chance to…. = be provided the
opportunity to…: được cung cấp cơ hội để làm gì
• The opposite sex: người khác giới
• Vice versa: ngược lại.
• Prove oneself capable: chứng minh mình làm được.

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Instead of seeing these differences as • See s.th as…=view s.th as…: xem xét/đánh giá cái gì
weaknesses, I believe we should see them như là….
as chances to find new and better ways to • Chance = opportunity(n): cơ hội
work. • Innovation (n): sự sáng tạo, đột phá
Rather than judging these differences to • The discovery of (n): sự khám phá ra cái gì
be weaknesses, I feel that we should view
them as opportunities for innovation and
the discovery of more effective and
efficient work practices.

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TOPIC 6. CIGARETTE SMOKING

One thing that I think is very important is • Absolutely pivotal: cực kỳ then chốt
that tobacco is a drug.
One point which I believe to be
absolutely pivotal is the fact that tobacco
is a drug.

This is especially true because doctors • Marijuana (n): cần sa

could use some illegal drugs, like heroin • Treat (v): chữa trị
and marijuana, to treat sick people if they • have legitimate medical applications: có các ứng
were not banned. dụng y tế hợp pháp
This is particularly so given the fact that • illicit drugs : thuốc bất hợp pháp
some currently illicit drugs – including
heroin and marijuana – have legitimate
medical applications while tobacco has
none.

But may be the best reason to ban
smoking is that it is bad for our health.
However, perhaps the strongest argument
in favour of banning cigarettes and other
tobacco products is that of public health.
• cigarettes and other tobacco products: thuốc lá và các
sản phẩm thuốc lá
• the strongest argument in favour of: Luận cứ mạnh
mẽ nhất cho việc gì
• public health: sức khỏe cộng đồng

It is a proven fact that smoking causes
lung cancer and other serious illnesses.
It is an irrefutable fact that smoking leads
to lung cancer and other such potentially
fatal diseases.
• It is an irrefutable fact that: một sự thật không thể
phủ nhận được rằng…
• Potentially fatal diseases: các bệnh có nguy cơ chết
người

So I think that there are a number of very • Ban = prohibit (v): cấm
good reasons to ban smoking. • Be entirely justified: hoàn toàn hợp lý
Hence, I feel that laws prohibiting
smoking would be entirely justified.

Of course, the fact that smoking probably • In reality: trong thực tế

will not be banned for many years to • The widespread prohibition of…: lệnh cấm …rộng
come. rãi
In reality, of course, the widespread
prohibition of smoking is unlikely in the
near future.

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TOPIC 7. ENDANGERED SPECIES
Some people say that we should let these
animals die out just like the dinosaurs did
because they are not useful, but I think
they should be saved.
Despite the arguments of some people
that such animals serve no useful purpose
and should be allowed to die out just as
many othes (including the dinosaurs)
have in the past, it is my personal belief
that they should in fact be preserved.
When an animal disappears or a new one
is introduced, it disturbs the balance of
nature and negatively affects other plants
and animals by breaking the food chain
and changing their natural environment.
The disappearance or introduction of any
animal species disrupts the balance and
adversely impacts other plants and
animals by breaking the food chain and
altering the habitat in which they live.
Imbalances like this often come back and
cause unexpected problems in the future.
Such imbalances frequently return to
haunt us in unexpected ways.
Clearly, we should save endangered
species because environment change is
dangerous to us and also to the world we
live in.
Since ecological change constitutes a
potential risk to us and our environment,
it is clearly our own interest to protect
endangered species.
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• Die out = disappear (v): biến mất
• Dinosaur (n): khủng long
• Serve no useful purpose: không có mục đích hữu ích
nào
• Preserve (v): bảo tồn
• The disappearance of…: sự biến mất của…
• The introduction of….: sự xuất hiện của….
• Disrupt the balance: làm gián đoạn sự cân bằng
• Negatively affect … = adversely impact…: ảnh
hưởng tiêu cực đến…
• Break the food chain: phá vỡ chuỗi thức ăn.
• Change = alter: thay đổi
• Habitat (n): môi trường sống
• Imbalance (n): sự mất cân bằng
• Haunt (v): làm ám ảnh
• Unexpected (adj): bất ngờ, không đoán trước được
• Ecological change(n): sự biến đổi sinh thái
• Constitute a potential risk to…: gây ra các nguy cơ
tiềm ẩn cho…
• Save = protect(v): bảo vệ
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Also, because we are destroying the • Be responsible for: chịu trách nhiệm cho việc gì
homes of many rare animal species, we • Natural habitat (n): môi trường sống tự nhiên
should try to save them. • Make every possible effort to…: thực hiện mọi nỗ
Further, given that humans are lực để…
responsible for destroying the natural
habitat of many endangered animals, we
should make every possible effort to save
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TOPIC 8. RURAL DEPOPULATION
It is surprising to note that cities often
experience the most serious effects of
migration away from the country.
Surprisingly, the most serious
consequences of rural depopulation are
often felt in urban areas.
Cities everywhere are having more and
more environmental problems like air,
water and noise pollution because they
are overcrowded.
As a result of overcrowding, cities
throughout the world today are increasing
prone to environmental issues such as air,
water and noise pollution.
Overcrowding in cities also caused
problems like high unemployment and
crime.
Further, the uncontrolled growth of cities
also gives rise to social problems such as
high unemployment, crime and in less
affluent countries, the creation of slums.
If we want to prevent people from
moving to the city we must resolve the
causes of the problem.
In order to stem the tide of rural
depopulation, I believe we must first
address its root causes.
The main cause of the problem is that
services and facilities in the country are
different from services and facilities in
the city.
At the heart of the matter is the disparity
between services and facilities in the
country and those in the city.
One other way to get people to live in the
country would be for the government to
give money to companies and workers
who move to the country
One further method of attracting people
to the country would be for the
government to provide financial
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• Surprisingly = it is suprising to note that: đáng ngạc
nhiên là
• Consequence (n): hậu quả
• Rural depopulation: sự suy giảm dân số nông thôn
• urban areas: các khu vực thành thị.
• Tobe increasing prone to: ngày càng bị ảnh hưởng
bởi
• As a result of…: bởi vì
• Give rise to = cause: gây ra
• The uncontrolled growth of…: sự phát triển không
kiểm soát của…
• Less affluent countries: những nước kém phát triển
• The creation of…: việc tạo ra….
• Slum(n): nhà ổ chuột
• Stem the tide of….: ngăn chặn dòng chảy của….
• Root cause: nguyên nhân gốc rễ
• Resolve = address(v): giải quyết
• At the heart of the matter is…: trọng tâm của vấn đề
là…
• The disparaty between A and B: sự chênh lệch giữa
A và B
• Services and facilities: các dịch vụ và tiện ích
• Provide financial incentives to…: cung cấp các trợ
cấp về tài chính cho….
• Willingly (adv): sẵn sàng làm gì
• Rural areas = the countryside (n): khu vực nông thôn
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incentives to businesses and professtional

workers who willingly relocate to rural
areas.

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UNIT 9. DISTANCE WITHIN MODERN FAMILIES
Divorse and family breakdown were very
unusual in the past.
Divorse and family breakdown were
virtually unheard of just 100 years ago.
The modern way of life is the main cause
of this problem.
Chief among the causes of this problem is
the modern lifestyle.
However, double income families have
become more common recently.
Recently, though, double income families
have become the norm.
So more and more children grow up
without their parents at home.
Consequently, an increasing number of
children now grow up in a parentless
environment.
So it is not surprising that they do not feel
close to their families.
Little wonder, then, that they feel
alienated from their families.
One other cause of this problem is
modern entertainment.
Another contributing factor is the passive
and solitary nature of many modern
forms of entertainment.
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• Be virtually unheard of: hầu như chưa từng xảy ra
• Divorse (n): cuộc chia tay
• Family breakdown (n): sự tan vỡ gia đình
• Way of life = lifestyle: lối sống
• Chief among the causes of this problem is: nguyên
nhân chính yếu của vấn đề này là….
• Double income families: gia đình có hai nguồn thu
nhập
• Become the norm = become more common.
• Parentless environment: môi trường không có cha mẹ
• Consequently: hậu quả là
• Little wonder: ít thắc mắc rằng
• feel alienated from their families: cảm thấy xa lạ với
gia đình
• Another contributing factor is: một yếu tố khác là….
• The passive and solitary nature of….: tính thụ động
và cô lập của….
• modern forms of entertainment: những hình thức giải
trí hiện đại.
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TOPIC 10: DECLINING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

The falling quality of education is a very • Education standards: những tiêu chuẩn giáo dục
important matter in the world today. • The quality of education: chất lượng giáo dục
The issue of falling educational standards • Tobe of great importance: cực kỳ quan trọng
is of great importance in the world today.

If students spend more time learning to • The more time sb spends V-ing, the less time sb
paint, they spend less time learning to spends V-ing: thời gian càng nhiều dành cho việc
read. này, thời gian càng ít dành cho việc kia.
The more time a student spends learning
how to paint, the less time they spend
learning how to read.

Many people in the world today believe
that the quality of education is falling.
There is a widely held perception in
many parts of the world today that
educational standards are in decline.
• There is a widely held perception that…:có 1 nhận
thức rộng rãi rằng…
• Tobe in decline: đang bị suy giảm

In my opinion, what prevents students • prevent sb from V-ing: ngăn cản ai đó làm gì
from learning in schools today is that • lack of s.th: việc thiếu cái gì
they are not disciplined. • obstacle (n): chướng ngại, thử thách
From my perspective, one of the most
significant obstacles to learning in
schools today is lack of discipline.

These subjects are interesting. However, • Concentrate on: tập trung vào cái gì
they just prevent students from • Distract sb from…: làm sao nhãng ai đó khỏi cái gì
concentrating on more important and
practical subjects like mathematics and
English.
Interesting though they may be, these
subjects simply serve to distract students
from more important and practical
subjects like mathematics and English.

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