[ Highlights : Quality Examination 2021 -2022 ]

- Keep up with sb/sth : move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else
+ ex : It is very important for a film or a company to keep up with the changes in the market
- Hot air (idiom) : empty , impractical talk (usually : full of hot air)
+ ex : My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never comes . His
promise is full of hot air!
- Keep still (phrase) : not move very much or at all
+ ex : He is the most annoying person I have ever met . He can’t keep still for a second
- Gain/obtain/acquire experience (phrase) : get knowledge / skills /… in a particular job or activity
A wide / broad / … range of sth : a lot of things that differ from each other
+ ex : Doing volunteer work is a good way to gain experience in a broad range of fields
- In essence : basically , emphasizing the most important feature
+ ex : This topic seems complicated but in essence it is quite simple
- Have (something) / nothing to do with sb/sth : relate to / not relate to sb/sth
+ ex : I have a lot to do with that problem / She said she had nothing to do with him
- Respectively (adv) in the same order as the people or things already mention ( regularly used in
IELTS Writing :>)
+ ex : Nam and Hoa , aged 10 and 11 respectively
- Emphasize ( on sth )= place an emphasis on sth : give special importance to sth
+ ex : He emphasized that she had to take care of herself without him
- Rocket (v) = soar (v) : increase dramatically (also used in IELTS Writing to show trend :>)
+ ex : The figure has rocketed to 100 million in the past 10 years soar
- Toot one’s own horn : talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows
pride or too much pride
+ ex : He’s always tooting his own horn
- Contamination (n) : = pollution (n)
+ ex : Contamination by herbicide makes vegetation harmful to human health
- Be critical of sb/sth : saying what you think is bad about somebody/something
+ ex : Despite of his achievements , his friends seem critical of him

[ Highlights : Kì thi khảo sát chất lượng 2021-2022]

- Keep up with sb/sth : bắt kịp với sb/sth
+ ex : Một bộ phim hay một công ty cần keep up with những thay đổi của thị trường
- Hot air (idiom) : lời nói sáo rỗng (thường thấy : full of hot air)
+ ex : Ông chủ của tôi luôn hứa tăng lương nhưng mãi vẫn chẳng thấy tiền đâu . Lời hứa của ông
ta chỉ là full of hot air!
- Keep still (phrase) : đứng im , bất động , ….
+ ex : Hắn ta là kẻ phiền phức nhất tôi từng gặp . Hắn không thể keep still một giây nào
- Gain/obtain/acquire experience (phrase) : thu thập kinh nghiệm
A wide / broad / … range of sth : hàng loạt / nhiều /… sth khác nhau
+ ex : Làm việc tình nguyện là một cách để gain experience in a broad range of ngành
- In essence : về cơ bản
+ ex : Chủ đề này trông có vẻ phức tạp nhưng in essence nó khá đơn giản
- Have (something) / nothing to do with sb/sth : liên quan / không liên quan đến sb/sth
+ ex : I have a lot to do with that problem / She said she had nothing to do with him
- Respectively (adv) lần lượt là / theo thứ tự là ( thường dung trong IELTS Writing :>)
+ ex : Nam và Hoa , 10 và 11 tuổi respectively
- Emphasize ( on sth )= place an emphasis on sth : nhấn mạnh
+ ex : Anh ấy emphasized rằng cô ấy phải tự chăm sóc chính mình mà không có anh ấy :<
- Rocket (v) = soar (v) : tang chóng mặt (sử dụng trong IELTS Writing để diễn tả xu hướng :>)
+ ex : Số liệu đã rocketed tới 100 triệu trong vòng 10 năm trở lại đây
- Toot one’s own horn : khoe khoang
+ ex : He’s always tooting his own horn
- Contamination (n) : ô nhiễm(n)
+ ex : Contamination bởi thuốc diệt cỏ khiến rau quả có hại cho con người
- Be critical of sb/sth : chỉ trích sb/sth
+ ex : Despite his achievements , his friends seems critical of him