Exercise 1

1. Spoilt
A spoilt child
An only child -> to get whatever you want
To have a rather weak-minded mother
2. Domineering
= trying to control other people without considering their opinions or feelings
To have a cold and domineering father
A domineering manner
Sb to have exceedingly high expectations of sb
3. Live up to
The event didn’t live up to expectations
4. Follow
An eminent lawyer
To want nothing more than for sb to follow in one’s footsteps
To encourage sb to win at everything and to be ultra-competitive
5. Pushy
= trying hard to get what you want
6. Pressure
To put too much pressure on sb
7. Interests
She was acting entirely in her own interests
To act in one’s best interests
8. Rebelled
To rebel against your upbringing by V-ing/becoming thoroughly apathetic at school
9. Struck out
To strike out = start being independent
I knew it was time I struck out on my own
10. Sheltered
To come from very similar backgrounds
To be running away from sth / a very sheltered upbringing
To have two very over-protective parents
11. Hit it off
To hit it off with sb = to have a good friendly relationship with sb
12. Plucked up
I was young and I needed space
To be too immature to handle the give and take of a relationship
13. Commitment
To be afraid of commitment
14. Patch
= difficult time
To go through a bad/difficult/sticky patch
15. Trial
To have a trial separation for a couple of months
Exercise 2
1
To register with the police
2. 3
3. 1
4. 3
5. 3
To campaign for better facilities for the elderly
6. 1
7. 1
An eligible bachelor = one that many people want to marry esp because he is rich
8. 2
9. 3
10. 2
Exercise 3
Conscientious
Sharon works very hard and is extremely conscientious
2. Solitary
3. Devoted
4. Prejudiced
Jim has extreme views, and is prejudiced against all immigrants
5. Apathetic
To be apathetic about sth
e.g He’s totally apathetic about politics
7. Aggressive
To look rather young, to have mature attitude
8. Attentive
To be very attentive to the needs of sb
9. Extrovert
10. Insensitive
2. B
3. J
4. H
5. F
6. C
7. A
8. E
9. D
10. I
To neglect sb
2. Scolded
To scold sb for = to tell sb off
3. Offended
4. Adopted
5. Separated
6. Quarrelled
7. retired
Jack retired on his 65th birthday and received his pension
8. Criticized
9. Abandoned
Julie’s parents abandoned her when she was a few months old and she grew up in a children’s
home
10. Humiliated
To utterly humiliate sb in front of sb
2. Kept in touch
3. Grew up
4. Went out together
5. Fell out
6. Got on well with
7. Ran away from
8. Stood him up
To stand sb up = to deliberately not meet sb
9. Moved in with
10. Got to know
Took
Barry was a very complicated individual who easily took offence
I took to the job immediately and felt like I’d been doing it all my life
After 36 days of fighting, the invading forces finally took the city
2. Close
To quarrel with sb -> to be close to tears
In such sweltering heat, it was unbearably close (= stuffy) and humid on the underground
3. Shook
To be shaking/trembling/speechless with rage
Events in oil-producing countries shook the confidence of investors
4. Steady
To go steady with sb = have a romantic relationship with sb
Steady on = careful
There has been a steady decline in the number of male applicants
5. Leading
She emerged from the stable leading a beautiful black horse

TOTAL: 63
Homework:
1. 1 ngữ pháp + 1 nghe ( + nghe phiếu)
2. Dat cau sieu tu te
3. Chep dich bai 1
4. Chep va tap doc bai 3, 5, 7
5. Tìm đọc một bài báo ( có chụp ảnh gửi bt) tìm least 15 interesting phrases or sentences
( phải gạch chân phrases trong câu)