LESSON - FAMILY LIFE

STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings

1 Join hands = work together chung tay
2 Give sb a hand = help sb giúp ai
Give a hand with doing st/st = giúp với việc gì
help sb to do/do st
3 Take/assume the responsibility chịu trách nhiệm với cái gì/làm gì
for st/doing st
= To be in charge of st/doing st
= Take charge of st/doing st
= To be responsible for st/doing st
4 Make sure đảm bảo
5 To be in a hurry = hurry(v) vội vã, khẩn trương
In a hurry vội vàng hối hả, gấp rút, dễ dàng
6 To be ready = prepare chuẩn bị
7 To be willing to do st sẵn lòng làm gì
8 To be in one's attempt to do st cố gắng làm gì
= make an effort to do st
= try/attempt to do st
9 Try/do one’s best to do st cố gắng hết sức để làm gì
10 Win a place vào được, giành được vị trí ở đâu
11 To be under pressure chịu áp lực
12 Put pressure on sb/st gây áp lực lên ai/cái gì
13 Men build the house and women đàn ông xây nhà, đàn bà xây tổ ấm
make it home
14 Lay the table dọn bàn
15 Divide/split household chores phân công việc nhà
16 Heavy lifting việc nặng nhọc
17 Do the laundry giặt rũ
18 Do the washing up rửa bát
 19 Do the shopping mua sắm
20 Do the household chores làm việc nhà
21 Shop for groceries mua thực phẩm
22 Handle the chores quán xuyến việc nhà
23 Household finances tài chính gia đình
24 Homemaker người nội trợ
25 Breadwinner trụ cột gia đình
25 Set a good example for sb tạo gương tốt cho ai
26 Follow one's example noi gương ai
27 Take turns in doing st thay phiên nhau làm gì
28 Household duties/chores trách nhiệm gia đình
29 Earn/make money kiếm tiền
30 East or West, home is best ta về ta tắm ao ta (không đâu tốt bằng ở
nhà)

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

Question 1: Everyone in my community_______to help those impacted by the hurricane.
A. joined hands B. joined hand
C. gave hand D. gave a hand
Question 2: After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good_______with her mother-in-
law.
A. association B. relation
C. friendship D. relationship
Question 3: We always split the housework equally - my mom cooks, my dad cleans the
house and I do the washing-up.
A. join B. break C. share D. pickup
Question 4: She decided to find a job to earn money instead of just living at home and
being a housekeeper.
A. lend B. make C. borrow D. raise
Question 5: Every individual should take responsibility for participating to protect
environment.
A. give B. assume C. make D. create
Question 6: It is advisable that everyone in family share the household duties.
A. views B. ideas C. jobs D. Chores
Question 7: We take_________in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering
the flowers.
A. turn B. out C. around D. turns
Question 8: To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a
good_________for her.
A. role B. behaviour C. example D. action
Question 9: Make_________he's honest before you lend him any money.
A. sure B. believe C. haste D. ready
Question 10: My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for_________at
weekends.
A. cook B. groceries
C. the chores D. heavy lifting
Question 11: Today is a day I shall not forget in a_________.
A. hurry B. debt C. huff D. flutter
Question 12: When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the
sole_________.
A. housemaid B. housekeeper
C. father D. breadwinner
Question 13: You've been so kind to me that I ought to be_________to make any
sacrifice for you.
A. glad B. willing C. pleased D. happy
Question 14: _________is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and
family.
A. Breadwinner B. Homemaker C. Servant D. Houseman
Question 15: My parents always wish me to win a place at this university, but they never
put pressure_________me.
A. under B. on C. at D. in
Question 16: Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household_________.
A. financial B. financially C. finances D. financier
Question 17: My wife is going on her business next week so I have to_________most of
the chores around the house.
A. distribute B. hold C. take D. handle
Question 18: In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the_________lifting.
A. strong B. hard C. heavy D. huge
Question 19: There are many people that:" men build the house and women make
it_________" but I don't agree with them.
A. the home B. house C. home D. the house
Question 20: I wish you’d_________the effort to get on with her.
A. make B. try C. attempt D. do