READING 1: BASIC LEVEL IS GOOD.

-cost (v, n) -> costly (a)= expensive= dear (DEAR IS NOT USED BEFORE NOUN).

->COST (v) -> the dress costs 20 dollars. It’s not really expensive/ costly/ dear.
->cost (n) -> the plan is put (c3) aside due to the enormous cost. (the cost is so high/ big)

E’normous (a) tre’mendous/ ‘giant/ huge (very big)=> the internet brings ENORMOUS
BENEFITS.

-PUT SOMETHING ASIDE: you do not spend time doing it anymore.

->You have to PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE to FOCUS ON your studies.

-DUE TO / BECAUSE OF.

Due to: is used for “negative causes” only.

-FOCUS ON something: (v) pay attention to something

=CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING (V)
->I need you TO FOCUS MORE ON the lesson since/as/because/cause OUR TODAY
ENGLISH LESSON is really important.

->FOCUS (N)-> grammar is not the focus of a language.

->CONCENTRATION (N) ->some people say that online learning is not effective because the
LACK OF CONCENTRATION.

(the lack of something=> the lack of fresh water/ the lack of knowledge/ the lack of
confidence….)

-DEAR (DEAR IS NOT USED BEFORE NOUN).

You can say: AN EXPENSIVE HOUSE.
You CAN’T say: A DEAR HOUSE. => THE HOUSE IS SO DEAR (SO EXPENSIVE).

-EXPENSIVE (A)
Really expensive/ very expensive/ immensely expensive/ extremely expensive (a)

=>PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE / EXORBITANTLY EXPENSIVE: (a) too expensive and

not many people can buy.

Example: (c1 speaking part 2) YOU’RE HAVING A TRIP TO HN AND THERE ARE 3
OPTIONS FOR YOU: GO BY TRAIN/ GO BY PLANE/ GO BY BUS.

->I will not choose to go by plane SINCE/ AS/ BECAUSE it’s PROHIBITIVELY
EXPENSIVE.

-COST AN ARM AND A LEG: (VERB) EXPENSIVE.

-> I will not choose to go by plane SINCE/ AS/ BECAUSE IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG.
-When you have enough money to buy something => you can AFFORD (verb) it => it is
AFFORDABLE (a) TO YOU.
Ex: When you have enough money to buy A SMART PHONE. => you can AFFORD the smart
phone=> the smartphone is AFFORDABLE TO YOU.

- When you DON’T have enough money to buy something=> you canNOT AFFORD (verb) it=>
it is UNAFFORDABLE (a) TO YOU.

-BE OUT OF SOMEONE’S REACH

->the smartphone is OUT OF MY REACH. (YOU CANNOT BUY IT).

=>tôi là một sinh viên (college student/ univesity student), so tôi không thể chi trả (afford) được
cho những thứ quá đắt đỏ (things). Khóa học này là một ví dụ, nó hoàn toàn nằm ngoài tầm với
của tôi.

Prohibitively expensive (a)

=>I am a University student, so I cant afford prohibitively expensive things. This course is an
example, it’s totally/ completely OUT OF MY REACH.

Ex: yesterday, the dress cost 20 dollars, but today it’s about 100 dollars.
=>The dress is OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE (UNUSUALLY EXPENSIVE)

I USUALLY GO TO SCHOOL AT 6.

-LESS THAN USUAL / FEWER THAN USUAL?

I think you need to join more heathy activities.

I think this activity is just for less lonely girls.

A short paragraph about any topic (150 words) using at least 10 NEW WORDS in this file.

READING 2:

-Cheap: (a) unexpensive (a) reasonably-priced (a)

->I’ve just bought some reasonably-priced products.
->I’ve just thought ABOUT what happened yesterday= I’ve just thought about THINGS
HAPPENING YESTERDAY.

(I’m standing here talking about a very interesting topic).

Because most of the methods the students are learned in class come from the teachers’ or
people’s around without any scientific evidence to prove their effectiveness.

->Most of the methods which the students are learned in class coming from the …

This cat/ that cat

Cats

=>because/ since most of the study methods you have learned are from teachers’
experience and from people around you without any scientific evidence to prove their
effectiveness.
Teacher’s_ teachers’

-Price: (n) the amount of money you use to pay for something.
(the amount of money I have to use for this course is so much).

->It’s likely that the prices will increase (Tăng lên)

(it’s possible that……)

-PRICE (V) to fix the price of something at a particular level.

->be reasonably priced.
The basic course of Ms Anh is very reasonably-priced.

-I understand I met you at the WRONG TIME.

->She is the right person of my life.
->At that time, I knew that I met the right person.
->Everything in life happens at the right time.

when you meet the right person, everything is right. Otherwise, when you meet the wrong
person, everything is wrong.

-Mom, you got me the wrong colour already. I want to get the blue one.
(can you GET ME some chocolate?)

-ill (a) sick (a) ->illness / sickness (n)

=>I was seriously sick yesterday, so I couldn’t join the class.

Can’t-> couldn’t.

->I am sick /ill => I GET seriously sick / ill.

->If you don’t exercise regularly, you will get some illnesses.

Serious (a) = severe (a) Nghiem trong (extremely bad/ dangerous).

->se’verity (n)
->the danger (n)

Ex: some young children don’t have a deep understanding of the danger and severity of
social media. (correct).

Ex: some young children are not fully aware of the danger and the severity of social media.

Be aware of something (a) -> awareness (n)

You have to be fully aware of the problem.