BỘ TỔNG HỢP VOCABULARY FOR IELTS

SPEAKING THEO 20 CHỦ ĐỀ QUEN THUỘC

(TRỌN BỘ TÀI LIỆU TỰ HỌC IELTS)

1. Topic Advertising ........................................................................................................ 2

2. Topic Environment ..................................................................................................... 5
3. Topic Shopping ........................................................................................................... 8
4. Topic Weather ........................................................................................................... 11
5. Topic Music ............................................................................................................... 15
6. Topic Towns and Cities ............................................................................................ 18
7. Topic People – Physical Appearance ...................................................................... 21
8. Topic Business ........................................................................................................... 24
9. Topic People – Personality and Character ............................................................. 27
10. Topic Clothes and Fashion ................................................................................... 30
11. Topic Accommodation .......................................................................................... 34
12. Topic Books and Films .......................................................................................... 37
13. Topic Health ........................................................................................................... 41
14. Topic Work ............................................................................................................ 44
15. Topic Education ..................................................................................................... 47
16. Topic Food.............................................................................................................. 50
17. Topic Sport ............................................................................................................. 53
18. Topic Technology .................................................................................................. 56
19. Topic Relationships ............................................................................................... 59
20. Topic Holidays ....................................................................................................... 62

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 1. Topic Advertising
● advertising agency: công ty quảng cáo

Ví dụ: Val works for an advertising agency.

● advertising budget: ngân sách quảng cáo

Ví dụ: The company trimmed ￡46,000 from its advertising budget.

● brand awareness: sự nhận biết thương hiệu

Ví dụ: Create brand awareness and visibility by embedding and imprinting your brand
logo into the video.

● brand loyalty: sự trung thành với thương hiệu

Ví dụ: Mass advertising creates brand loyalty for a product.

● buy and sell: mua và bán

Ví dụ: The company was set up to buy and sell shares on behalf of investors.

● call to action: kêu gọi hành động

Ví dụ: Your site needs to have a simple, clear and effective call to action to get them
moving.

● celebrity endorsement: sự chứng thực của người nổi tiếng

Ví dụ: The celebrity endorsement has started since a long time ago.

● classified ads: quảng cáo đã phân loại

Ví dụ: A couple who watch the classified ads can make some outstanding furniture buys.

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 ● to cold call: cuộc điện thoại được thực hiện nhằm tiếp cận khách hàng tiềm năng,
với hy vọng rằng họ sẽ quan tâm đến sản phẩm hoặc dịch vụ

Ví dụ: When you cold call a prospect, what obstacles do you expect the clerical staff to
put in your way?

● commercial break: giờ giải lao dành cho quảng cáo

Ví dụ: Nothing must clash with a commercial break or run into the news.

● commercial channel: kênh quảng cáo

Ví dụ: Denmark's first commercial channel went on air on June 1, 1987.

● to go viral: trở nên nổi tiếng

Ví dụ: There's no surefire way to make a given video go viral, even if it features a
celebrity.

● junk mail: thư rác

Ví dụ: I throw junk mail straight in the bin without reading it.

● to launch a product: giới thiệu một sản phẩm mới

Ví dụ: We've learned dozens of invaluable lessons on how to launch a product with our
courses.

● mailing list: danh sách tên và chi tiết thông tin liên lạc mà công ty sử dụng để gửi
thông tin cũng như quảng cáo

Ví dụ: I asked to be put on their mailing list.

● mass media: phương tiện thông tin đại chúng

Ví dụ: The event was widely covered by the mass media.

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 ● niche product: một loại mặt hàng được nhắm đến một nhóm đối tượng khách
hàng nhất định

Ví dụ: Liu acknowledges that AsiaSurf is still a niche product.

● to place an advert: đặt một cái quảng cáo

Ví dụ: The simplest way is to place an advert in something like the classified ads section
of a local paper.

● press release: thông cáo báo chí

Ví dụ: If there is no response to your press release, follow it up with a phone call.

● prime time: thời điểm vàng trên TV, nhiều người xem

Ví dụ: The interview will be broadcasted during prime time.

● sales page: trang bán hàng

Ví dụ: I want it to go at the top of my product sales page, it's only a short 30 second clip
with sales talk and someone chatting...

● to show adverts: chiếu quảng cáo

Ví dụ: We show adverts on My5 so that we can provide our shows to you to watch for
free.

● social media: mạng xã hội

Ví dụ: Social media is a forum to engage and build relationships, so it shouldn't be used
to deliver a non-stop commercial message.

● spam email: thư rác

Ví dụ: Spam emails are truly annoying.

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 ● target audience: đối tượng nhắm đến, khán giả mục tiêu

Ví dụ: The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.

● word of mouth: sự truyền miệng

Ví dụ: The news was spread by word of mouth.

2. Topic Environment
● air quality: chất lượng không khí

Ví dụ: The recent hot, humid weather is affecting air quality.

● to become extinct: trở nên tuyệt chủng

Ví dụ: Pandas could become extinct in the wild.

● to be under threat: dưới sự đe doạ

Ví dụ: The tribe's traditional way of life is under threat.

● climate change: sự thay đổi khí hậu

Ví dụ: Climate change could have disastrous effects on Earth.

● to die out: dần trở nên tuyệt chủng

Ví dụ: How did the dinosaurs die out?

● endangered species: các loài có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng

Ví dụ: The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes.

● energy conservation: sự bảo tồn năng lượng

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Ví dụ: Energy conservation reduces your fuel bills and helps the environment.

● environmentally friendly: thân thiện với môi trường

Ví dụ: Electric buses are a clean, environmentally friendly way to travel.

● exhaust fumes: khói bụi

Ví dụ: Exhaust fumes are bad for your health.

● flash floods: lũ quét

Ví dụ: Summer flash floods destroyed the crops.

● fossil fuels: năng lượng hoá thạch

Ví dụ: The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.

● future generations: thế hệ tương lai

Ví dụ: The forest will be preserved for future generations.

● to get back to nature: sống gần gũi với thiên nhiên

Ví dụ: When you're camping, you can get back to nature.

● global warming: sự nóng lên toàn cầu

Ví dụ: Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested.

● heavy industry: các ngành công nghiệp nặng

Ví dụ: Heavy industry pollutes our rivers with noxious chemicals.

● humanitarian aid: viện trợ nhân đạo

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Ví dụ: Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.

● loss of habitat: sự mất đi môi trường sống

Ví dụ: The greatest danger to tigers now is through loss of habitat.

● man-made disaster: thảm họa do con người tạo ra

Ví dụ: There's no doubt that the fires were a man-made disaster.

● natural disaster: thảm họa thiên nhiên

Ví dụ: The 1987 hurricane was the worst natural disaster to hit England for decades.

● natural environment: môi trường tự nhiên

Ví dụ: We must preserve our natural environment.

● the natural world: thế giới tự nhiên

Ví dụ: His curiosity about the natural world is insatiable.

● oil spill: tràn dầu

Ví dụ: The oil spill has spoilt the whole beautiful coastline.

● poaching: săn bắt trái phép

Ví dụ: Fred was caught poaching hares.

● pollution levels: mức độ ô nhiễm

Ví dụ: City dwellers suffer higher pollution levels.

● pressure group: nhóm gây áp lực để nâng cao nhận thức về một vấn đề nào đó

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Ví dụ: The pressure group has won a number of concessions on environmental policy.

● toxic waste: chất thải độc hại

Ví dụ: Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish.

● wildlife conservation: sự bảo tồn thiên nhiên

Ví dụ: Strong science-based strategies for wildlife conservation have emerged over the
last one hundred years.

3. Topic Shopping
● advertising campaign: chiến dịch quảng cá

Ví dụ: Several leading creatives are involved in the advertising campaign.

● big brand names: tên nhãn hàng lớn

Ví dụ: Then he starts buying large consumer stocks and big brand names.

● to be careful with money: chi tiêu cẩn thận

Ví dụ: She's extremely careful with money.

● carrier bag: túi đựng đồ

Ví dụ: He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries.

● customer service: dịch vụ chăm sóc khách hàng

Ví dụ: The firm has an excellent customer service department.

● to get into debt: sợ tiền

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Ví dụ: She cited three reasons why people get into debt.

● to give someone the hard sell: làm áp lực lên ai đó để mua một thứ gì đó

Ví dụ: Brittan was giving the hard sell to a farmer.

● high street names: các cửa hàng nổi tiếng

Ví dụ: I can say the restaurants we are looking at are big high street names, at not the
usual fast-food culprits.

● independent stores: các cửa hàng độc lập

Ví dụ: Independent stores are businesses that operate with a single retail outlet, or are
structured as a small chain with no more than three locations.

● local shops: cửa hàng địa phương

Ví dụ: Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.

● loyalty card: thẻ thành viên tích điểm

Ví dụ: He had read her Sainsbury's loyalty card account.

● must-have product: các sản phẩm đặc trưng phải có

Ví dụ: You must learn to sell a must have product to be successful.

● to be on a tight budget: đang có một ngân sách giới hạn

Ví dụ: We decorated the house on a tight budget.

● to be on commission: được thưởng hoa hồng

Ví dụ: Most of the salespeople are on commission.

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 ● a pay in cash: trả bằng tiền mặt

Ví dụ: Can I cancel a “Pay in cash” transfer?

● to pay the full price: trả đầy đủ giá

Ví dụ: Patients who can pay the full price for services -- known as the "retail rate" -- have
become highly desirable.

● to pick up a bargain: mua một món đồ rẻ hơn do trả giá

Ví dụ: She picked up some real bargains in the sale.

● to run up a credit card bill: mua đồ bằng cách sử dụng thẻ tín dụng

Ví dụ: We probably spend a bit too much on food and pet care, but we don't run up credit
card bills to do it.

● to shop around: đi mua sắm nhiều nơi

Ví dụ: A great travel tip is to shop around online for the best hotel deal.

● shop assistants: nhân viên bán hàng

Ví dụ: It is hard to unionize shop assistants.

● to shop until you drop: mua sắm rất nhiều

Ví dụ: It's so cheap, you can shop until you drop.

● to slash prices: giảm giá

Ví dụ: Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging
yesterday.

● to snap up a bargain: mua ngay một món đồ với giá tốt

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Ví dụ: Digital cameras are not as expensive as they used to be, either. You can snap up a
bargain for as little as $100 (665 yuan).

● summer sales: giảm giá mùa hè

Ví dụ: We did not reach our summer sales targets.

● to try something on: thử đồ

Ví dụ: My girlfriend wants to try all red dress in the stores on.

● to be value for money: xứng đáng với giá tiền

Ví dụ: The car offers value for money, comfort and dependability.

● window shopping: chỉ dạo xem cửa hàng mà không mua

Ví dụ: I love going window shopping.

4. Topic Weather
● to be below freezing: dưới 0 độ C

Ví dụ: Temperatures can drop well below freezing in midwinter.

● bitterly cold: rất lạnh

Ví dụ: It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.

● a blanket of snow: phủ đầy tuyết

Ví dụ: The hill was covered with a blanket of snow.

● boiling hot: rất nóng

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Ví dụ: We don't usually have such boiling hot weather.

● changeable: hay thay đổi

Ví dụ: The weather is very changeable at the moment.

● a change in the weather: một sự thay đổi của thời tiết

Ví dụ: There's going to be a change in the weather.

● clear blue skies: trời xanh ngắt

Ví dụ: The day was idyllic, with clear blue skies and temperatures up in the shirt-sleeves.

● to clear up: mây và mưa tan

Ví dụ: The rain held up and there's no sign to clear up.

● to come out (the sun): xuất hiện, đến

Ví dụ: The sun ultimately came out after 3 consecutive days of raining.

● a cold spell: một khoảng thời gian lạnh ngắn

Ví dụ: Vietnam's capital city is experiencing a biting cold spell with temperatures falling
below 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit).

● to dress up warm: mặc đồ để giữ ấm

Ví dụ: At the risk of sounding like your mother, you'd better dress up warm.

● a drop of rain: một ít mưa

Ví dụ: We've seen scarcely a drop of rain for over six months.

● a flash flood: lũ quét

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Ví dụ: The campsite was deluged by a flash flood.

● freezing cold: rất lạnh

Ví dụ: It was raining and freezing cold outside.

● to get caught in the rain: mắc mưa

Ví dụ: I get caught in the rain when going for work today.

● to get drenched: ướt nhẹp

Ví dụ: You open the spokes, put them over your head, walk out into the rain, and you get
drenched.

● heatstroke: sốc nhiệt

Ví dụ: What kind of symptom heat stroke have?

● a heatwave: làn sóng nhiệt

Ví dụ: Britain bakes in a Mediterranean heatwave.

● heavy rain: mưa lớn

Ví dụ: Lake Erie is filling with the heavy rain.

● long-range forecast: dự báo thời tiết cho dài hạn

Ví dụ: The long-range forecast prophesies Mean temperatures and azure skies.

● mild climate: khí hậu ôn hoà

Ví dụ: The mild climate and the many different habitats support a wide variety of birds
and flowers, butterflies and moths.

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 ● mild winter: mùa đông dễ chịu, ôn hoà

Ví dụ: We've had a mild winter this year.

● not a cloud in the sky: trời trong xanh, không mây

Ví dụ: There's not a cloud in the sky.

● to pour down: đổ mưa

Ví dụ: The rain continued to pour down.

● to be rained off: hoãn lại hay huỷ việc vì mưa

Ví dụ: The match was rained off.

● thick fog: sương dày

Ví dụ: We got lost in the thick fog.

● torrential rain: mưa xối xả

Ví dụ: The torrential rain may flood the low - lying land out.

● tropical storm: bão nhiệt đới

Ví dụ: A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.

● weather forecast: dự báo thời tiết

Ví dụ: The weather forecast says there will be rain.

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 5. Topic Music
● adoring fans: người hâm mộ cuồng nhiệt

Ví dụ: Adoring fans crowded around the stage.

● background music: nhạc nền

Ví dụ: The soft background music made her feel sleepy.

● a catchy tune: một giai điệu bắt tai

Ví dụ: The song has a catchy tune.

● classical music: nhạc cổ điển

Ví dụ: She listens to classical music for relaxation.

● to download tracks: tải bài nhạc

Ví dụ: She loves to download tracks from a well-known musical website.

● to have a great voice: có một giọng hát tốt

Ví dụ: Taylor Swift definitely has a great voice.

● to go on tour: đi trình diễn sân khấu

Ví dụ: The band plans to go on tour this year.

● a huge following:lượng người theo dõi lớn

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Ví dụ: Australian rugby league enjoys a huge following in New Zealand.

● live music: nhạc “sống” -trực tiếp

Ví dụ:

● live performance: trình diễn nhạc sống

Ví dụ: A lot of bars have live music.

● a massive hit: một bản hit lớn

Ví dụ: The song became a massive hit in 1945.

● a music festival: lễ hội âm nhạc

Ví dụ: The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour.

● musical talent: tài năng âm nhạc

Ví dụ: Her musical talent has been a little overstated.

● to be/sing out of tune: hát lạc tông

Ví dụ: I always sing out of tune, you see.

● a piece of music: tác phẩm âm nhạc

Ví dụ: He played a piece of music of his own composition.

● to play by ear: chơi nhạc bằng tai

Ví dụ: No one could play by ear.

● to read music: đọc nốt nhạc

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Ví dụ: She was able to read music from early childhood.

● a rock band: nhóm nhạc rock

Ví dụ: He was a drummer in a rock band.

● to sing along to: hát theo

Ví dụ: You can also sing along to the songs if you wish.

● a sing-song: một bài hát chung nhiều người

Ví dụ: The party finished with a sing-song.

● a slow number: bài hát có tiết tấu chậm

Ví dụ: The last song she sang had a slow number.

● to take up a musical instrument: bắt đầu học nhạc cụ

Ví dụ: My younger brother decided to take up a musical instrument when he was really
young.

● taste in music: sở thích âm nhạc

Ví dụ: Her taste in music was wide.

● to be tone deaf: không có khả năng nhạc cảm

Ví dụ: Being face blind is a bit like being tone deaf and unable to distinguish one musical
note from another.

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 6. Topic Towns and Cities
● boarded up shops: shops that are no longer doing business

Ví dụ: Instead, landlords are looking to repurpose some of their boarded-up shops that are
proving difficult to re-let in the current environment.

● chain stores: chi nhanh cửa hàng đồ hiệu

Ví dụ: The streets are dominated by chain stores.

● to close down: ngừng hoạt động

Ví dụ: Their factory had to close down for good.

● fashionable boutiques: cửa hàng thời trang

Ví dụ: She loves window shopping at fashionable boutiques.

● to get around: đi loanh quanh

Ví dụ: Cycling is a cheap way to get around.

● high-rise flats: căn hộ nhiều tầng

Ví dụ: Tenants moved into those high-rise flats with joy.

● inner-city: vùng nội thành

Ví dụ: Children living in inner-city areas may be educationally disadvantaged.

● in the suburbs: trong vùng ngoại ô

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Ví dụ: I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs.

● lively bars/restaurants: quán bar, nhà hàng sinh động

Ví dụ: Working in a lively bars may have certain disadvantages.

● local facilities: cơ sở vật chất địa phương

Ví dụ: Villagers have organized a lobby for improved local facilities.

● multi-story car parks: bãi đậu xe nhiều tầng

Ví dụ: Van Hanh Mall has a multi-story car park.

● office block: toà nhà văn phòng

Ví dụ: The office block was built as a speculative venture.

● out of town shopping centre/retail park: khu trung tâm mua sắm ngoài nội thành

Ví dụ: There is no out of town shopping centre in my city.

● pavement cafe: quán ăn vỉa hè

Ví dụ: It's very pleasant to linger in a pavement cafe here and just watch the world go by.

● places of interest: địa điểm du lịch thu hút

Ví dụ: There are many places of interest around Oxford.

● poor housing: nhà cửa tồi tàng

Ví dụ: Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems.

● public spaces: không gian công cộng

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Ví dụ: The government announced its move to ban smoking in public spaces.

● public transport system: hệ thống giao thông công cộng

Ví dụ: The public transport system was absolutely hopeless.

● residential area: khu dân cư

Ví dụ: There is a large market in the residential area.

● run down: xuống cấp

Ví dụ: The south side of town is pretty run down.

● shopping centre: trung tâm mua sắm

Ví dụ: The policeman directed me to the shopping centre.

● shopping malls: khu trung tâm thương mại

Ví dụ: American shopping malls and supermarkets are palaces of consumerism.

● sprawling city: thành phố lớn

Ví dụ: Portland is a sprawling city on the banks of the Willamette River.

● tourist attraction: địa điểm du lịch

Ví dụ: The indoor flower market is a big tourist attraction.

● traffic congestion: kẹt xe

Ví dụ: Traffic congestion in large cities seems to be an insoluble problem.

● upmarket shops: cửa hàng đồ hiệu

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Ví dụ: Upmarket shops in my city attract millions of customers each year.

7. Topic People – Physical Appearance

● to bear a striking resemblance: có sự giống nhau nổi bật

Ví dụ: My brother bears a striking resemblance to my father.

● cropped hair: tóc ngắn

Ví dụ: Her newly cropped hair gives her a fashionably gamine look.

● disheveled hair: tóc rối bù

Ví dụ: His disheveled hair was dirty.

● to dress up to the nines: ăn mặc đẹp đẽ

Ví dụ: You don't need to dress up to the nines to go to the pub.

● fair hair: tóc vàng hoe

Ví dụ: He's tallish, with fair hair and glasses.

● to be fair-skinned: làn da trắng

Ví dụ: Fair-skinned people burn easily in the sun.

● to get done up: ăn mặc thông minh

Ví dụ: My aunt always gets done up.

● to be getting on a bit: già dần

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Ví dụ: I'm nearly 31 and that's getting on a bit for a footballer.

● to go grey: có tóc bạc dần

Ví dụ: Her hair is starting to go grey.

● to be good looking: nhìn thu hút

Ví dụ: Peter is strong, good looking, and very sexy.

● to grow old gracefully: già đi một cách duyên dáng

Ví dụ: My grandmother starts to grow old gracefully.

● to be hard of hearing: khó nghe

Ví dụ: This programme will be broadcast with subtitles for the hard of hearing.

● in his/her 30s/40s: tuổi 20, 30

Ví dụ: My uncle is going to be in his 40s next week.

● scruffy: lôi thôi

Ví dụ: His scruffy appearance does not reflect his character.

● to look young for your age: trẻ hơn tuổi thật

Ví dụ: Jane always looks young for her age.

● to lose one’s figure: mất đi đặc điểm đặc trưng

Ví dụ: As she is getting fatter, she starts to lose her figure.

● complexion: nước da

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Ví dụ: She has a pale complexion.

● make up: trang điểm

Ví dụ: I do not like to make up.

● medium height: chiều cao trung bình

Ví dụ: He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.

● middle-aged: tuổi trung niên

Ví dụ: A middle-aged woman answered the door.

● to never have a hair out of place: luôn có tóc hoàn hảo, chỉnh chu

Ví dụ: My brother is a near person he never has a hair out of place.

● to be overweight: thừa cân

Ví dụ: Sally was fifty pounds overweight.

● pointed face: gương mặt nhọn

Ví dụ: Now Draco Malfoy, in Madam Malkin's the first time: " a boy with a pale, pointed
face. "

● shoulder-length hair: tóc ngang vai

Ví dụ: He was white, with brown shoulder-length hair and a moustache.

● slender figure: mảnh khảnh

Ví dụ: She's got a beautiful slender figure.

● slim figure: ốm
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Ví dụ: She's got a lovely slim figure.

● thick hair: tóc dày

Ví dụ: The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.

● to wear glasses: mang kính

Ví dụ: I wear glasses for driving.

● to be well-built: cơ bắp

Ví dụ: Jed was a powerful, well-built man.

● to be well turned-out: trông thông minh

Ví dụ: He is described as not being particularly well turned-out and who has excessive
amounts of facial hair.

● youthful appearance: ngoại hình trẻ

Ví dụ: She has managed to maintain her youthful appearance.

8. Topic Business
● to balance the books: cân bằng chi tiêu

Ví dụ: We are now considering new taxes to balance the books.

● to be self-employed: tự làm chủ

Ví dụ: Many self-employed people are heavily taxed.

● cut throat competition: sự cạnh tranh về giá

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Ví dụ:Combination, conspiracy, and cut throat competition are all means to the end of
reducing competition and escaping its regulatory powers.

● to do market research: nghiên cứu thị trường

Ví dụ: So, you will have to do market research; ideally order book.

● to draw up a business plan: lên kế hoạch cho một doanh nghiệp

Ví dụ: How do you draw up a business plan?

● to drum up business: thúc đẩy kinh doanh

Ví dụ: The organization is using the event to drum up business.

● to earn a living: để nhận tiền

Ví dụ: Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.

● to go bust: phá sản

Ví dụ: About 60,000 business go bust each year in the United States.

● cash flow: dòng tiền mặt

Ví dụ: The company is having cash flow problems.

● to go into business with: hợp tác kinh doanh với

Ví dụ: I'd never go into business with him. He seems squirrely to me.

● to go it alone: tự mở doanh nghiệp

Ví dụ: Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.

● to have a web presence: có một trang mạng trực tuyến về doanh nghiệp
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Ví dụ: Even without the stats to back it up, you can probably envision all on your own
why it's so important to have a web presence these days.

● to launch a product: ra mắt sản phẩm

Ví dụ: We've learned dozens of invaluable lessons on how to launch a product with our
courses.

● to lay someone off: đuổi việc

Ví dụ: Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred
workers.

● to make a profit: tạo ra lợi nhuận

Ví dụ: Did you make a profit on your house when you sold it?

● niche business: thị trường ngách

Ví dụ: If you think of a specific product that serves one of your unique needs, you can
probably classify it as a niche business idea.

● to raise a company profile: nâng cao sự nhận biết doanh nghiệp

Ví dụ: The importance of networking is to raise a company's profile.

● to run your own business: sự làm doanh nghiệp riêng

Ví dụ: If you run your own business, you should consider a limited liability business
entity.

● sales figures: số liệu bán hàng

Ví dụ: Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.

● to set up a business: bắt đầu doanh nghiệp

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Ví dụ: They set up a business with the help of a bank loan.

● stiff competition: sự cạnh tranh gây gắt

Ví dụ: Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs.

● to take on employees: thuê người

Ví dụ: Many employers prefer to take on employees who know at least one foreign
language.

● to take out a loan: mượn tiền

Ví dụ: I had to take out a loan to pay for the medical expenses.

● to win a contract: giành được hợp đồng

Ví dụ: In the naval sector Oto Melara hopes to win a contract for the supply of its naval
guns, while Wass is a finalist for a contract concerning the delivery of 100 heavy
torpedoes.

● to work for yourself: tự làm chủ

Ví dụ: It is very beneficial to work for yourself, but there are trade-offs.

9. Topic People – Personality and Character

● to be the life and soul of the party: một người vui vẻ, trung tâm của mọi cuộc
chơi

Ví dụ: James is always the life and soul of the party.

● to bend over backwards: cố gắng để giúp ai đó

Ví dụ: I've bent over backwards to help him.

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 ● broad-minded: tư duy mở

Ví dụ: I like to think I'm broad-minded.

● easy-going: dễ tính

Ví dụ: Paul's an easy-going sort of fellow.

● extrovert: người hướng ngoại

Ví dụ: Extrovert prefer lively conversation to brood on the meaning of life.

● fair-minded: đối xử bình đẳng với mọi người

Ví dụ: She is one of the most fair-minded people I know.

● fun-loving: tính tình vui vẻ

Ví dụ: Kim is gregarious and fun-loving.

● to hide one’s light under a bushel: che dấu tài năng, năng khiếu

Ví dụ: For far too long you've been hiding your light under a bushel.

● good sense of humour: khiếu hài hước

Ví dụ: She has a really good sense of humour.

● introvert: người hướng nội

Ví dụ: That young man is an introvert.

● laid-back: dễ tính, dễ chịu

Ví dụ: He is famed for his laid-back attitude.

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 ● to lose one’s temper: dễ mất kiểm soát tính khí

Ví dụ: He loses his temper quickly.

● narrow minded: tư duy hẹp, cổ hủ

Ví dụ: She says that some people are narrow minded.

● painfully shy: ngại ngùng

Ví dụ: He is painfully shy of women.

● to put others first: nghĩ về người khác hơn là bản thân

Ví dụ: He does not care much about himself but putting others first.

● quick-tempered: dễ nổi nóng

Ví dụ: My father was quick-tempered and often drunk.

● reserved: ngại

Ví dụ: He was unemotional, quite quiet, and reserved.

● self-assured: tự tin

Ví dụ: She is experienced and self-assured.

● self-centred: chỉ biết nghĩ về bản thân

Ví dụ: He's a glib, self-centred man.

● self-confident: tự tin về bản thân

Ví dụ: At school he was popular and self-confident, and we weren't surprised at his later
success.
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 ● to take after: giống với ai đó

Ví dụ: Your daughter doesn't take after you at all.

● thick-skinned: không dễ bị tác động

Ví dụ: He was thick-skinned enough to cope with her taunts.

● trustworthy: đáng tin cậy

Ví dụ: He is a trustworthy and level-headed leader.

● two-faced: 2 mặt, không thật lòng

Ví dụ: He had been devious and two-faced.

10. Topic Clothes and Fashion

● to be on trend: hợp xu hướng

Ví dụ: The diagrammatic representation and Laplace method are presented on trend test
of test-fix.

● casual clothes: trang phục bình thường

Ví dụ: The guests wore casual clothes.

● classic style: phong cách cổ điển

Ví dụ: It is a classic style of Gothic buildings.

● designer label: hàng hiệu

Ví dụ: He'll only wear clothes with a designer label.

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 ● dressed to kill: ăn mặc rất đẹp

Ví dụ: The young woman is dressed to kill.

● to dress for the occasion: mặc đồ phù hợp với các dịp

Ví dụ: She wore a flamboyant drop-dead designer dress for the occasion.

● fashionable: hợp thời trang

Ví dụ: Short skirts are fashionable now.

● fashion house: công ty chuyên về các phong cách mới

Ví dụ: She runs a fashion house now.

● fashion icon: biểu tượng thời trang

Ví dụ: Only Marilyn has proved as enduring a fashion icon.

● fashion show: sự kiện thời trang trình diễn

Ví dụ: She designed new dresses for the fashion show.

● to get dressed up: ăn diện

Ví dụ: People get dressed up in caps and gowns.

● to go out of fashion: lỗi thời

Ví dụ: Some styles never go out of fashion.

● hand-me-downs: đồ để lại từ người này sang người khác

Ví dụ: She refused to wear hand-me-downs.

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 ● to have an eye for (fashion): có mắt thẩm mỹ

Ví dụ: If they have an eye for fashion, pet owners can dress their pets in stylish clothes.

● to have a sense of style: có khả năng phối đồ theo phong cách

Ví dụ: My close friend has a good sense of style.

● the height of fashion: rất hợp thời

Ví dụ: She was dressed in the height of fashion.

● to keep up with the latest fashion: cập nhật thời trang hiện đại nhất

Ví dụ: She is a model so she always keeps up with the latest fashion.

● to look good in: trông đẹp trong…

Ví dụ: You look good in that shirt.

● to mix and match: phối đồ

Ví dụ: They can mix and match their uniform, wearing either a sweatshirt or blouse with
trousers or a skirt.

● must-have: món đồ nhất định phải có

Ví dụ: The must-have item for many of these shoppers: long underwear.

● off the peg: đồ may sẵn

Ví dụ: He buys his clothes off the peg.

● old fashioned: lỗi thời

Ví dụ: Howards End is old fashioned film-making at its best.

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 ● on the catwalk: trình diễn trên sàn thời trang

Ví dụ: All the outfits on the catwalk were made up from clothes donated to its charity
shops.

● a slave to fashion: tín đồ thời trang

Ví dụ: Sue's a slave to fashion.

● smart clothes: quần áo lịch lãm

Ví dụ: She always wears smart clothes.

● to suit someone: hợp với ai đó

Ví dụ: Cut your coat to suit your cloth.

● to take pride in one’s appearance: chăm chút về bản thân

Ví dụ: Take pride in your health and your appearance.

● timeless: vượt thời gian

Ví dụ: Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.

● vintage clothes: phong cách cổ

Ví dụ: Vintage clothes typically sell at low prices for high end name brands.

● well-dressed: ăn mặc đẹp

Ví dụ: He was a tall, well-dressed African.

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 11. Topic Accommodation

● (all the) mod cons: những vật dụng hiện đại trong nhà

Ví dụ: I have all mod cons and Mrs B. All I have to do is relax.

● apartment block: toà căn hộ

Ví dụ: Eventually, in 1997, the apartment block was demolished

● back garden: vườn sau

Ví dụ: We replanted the old elm in our back garden.

● detached house: nhà riêng lẻ

Ví dụ: Our new house is a two bedroom semi detached house.

● to do up a property: sửa chữa một căn hộ cũ

Ví dụ: They plan to do up a property to move in next month.

● dream home: một căn nhà trong mơ

Ví dụ: They found their dream home on the shore of a lake.

● first-time buyer: khách hàng lần đầu tiên mua sản phẩm

Ví dụ: Not everyone is a first-time buyer with a deposit already saved in the bank.

● fully-furnished: nội thất đầy đủ

Ví dụ: Your decision to pick between a semi-furnished and a fully-furnished rented

apartments is primarily driven by your budget.

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 ● to get on the property ladder: mua tài sản với mục đích bán lại để mua tài sản
lớn hơn

Ví dụ: She hopes to get on the property ladder before too long.

● hall of residence: kí túc xá

Ví dụ: Rincewind's room number in his hall of residence had been 7a.

● home comforts: sự thoải mái khi ở nhà

Ví dụ: She desperately missed her home comforts while camping.

● house-hunting: tìm nhà

Ví dụ: We've been house-hunting for months.

● house-warming party: tiệc tân gia

Ví dụ: On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.

● ideal home: căn nhà ý tưởng

Ví dụ: Draw up a wish list, defining the requirements for your ideal home.

● to live on campus: trong trong nội khu trường học

Ví dụ: They are demanded to live on campus.

● mobile home: nhà di động

Ví dụ: In the summer her mobile home heats up like an oven.

● to move into: bắt đầu chuyển đến sống

Ví dụ: You may move into the house on completion.

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 ● to own your own home: sở hữu căn nhà riêng

Ví dụ: At the age of 25, she has got her own home.

● to pay rent in advance: trả trước tiền thuê

Ví dụ: Should I let my tenants pay rent in advance?

● permanent address: địa chỉ cố định

Ví dụ: Please write downbound your permanent address.

● property market: thị trường tài sản

Ví dụ: The property market has been in the doldrums for months.

● to put down a deposit: đặt cọc

Ví dụ: We put down a deposit on a house last week.

● rented accommodation: chỗ ở thuê

Ví dụ: The cost of rented accommodation keeps going up.

● single room: phòng đơn

Ví dụ: I'd like a single room, please.

● spacious room: phòng rộng rãi

Ví dụ: I see a spacious room in a domed building.

● student digs: kí túc xá

Ví dụ: I spent three years in student digs.

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 ● the suburbs: ngoại ô

Ví dụ: They prefer living in the suburbs.

● to take out a mortgage: mượn tiền mua nhà

Ví dụ: They find a house, agree a price, and take out a mortgage through their building
society.

● terraced house: nhà liền kề

Ví dụ: It's a terraced house built in 1897.

12. Topic Books and Films

● an action movie: phim hành động

Ví dụ: I like a lowbrow action movie once in a while.

● to be engrossed in: mải mê với

Ví dụ: He seemed completely engrossed in his book.

● bedtime reading: đọc sách trước khi ngủ

Ví dụ: Brodkey's book is worthy bedtime reading.

● to be a big reader: một người mê đọc sách

Ví dụ: Ever since childhood, Susan Olding has been a big reader, never without a book on
the go.

● to be based on: dựa trên

Ví dụ: Her books are often based on folklore and fairy-tales.

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 ● a box office hit: một bộ phim cháy vé

Ví dụ: Her last movie was a surprise box-office hit.

● to be heavy-going: khó hiểu

Ví dụ: My friend found “Truyen Kieu” heavy-going.

● a blockbuster: bom tấn

Ví dụ: There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.

● to catch the latest movie: xem phim kh vừa ra mắt

Ví dụ: We need to hurry up if we want to catch the latest movie.

● the central character: nhân vật chính

Ví dụ: The central character of the novel is a sort of underworld figure.

● to come highly recommended: được đánh giá cao

Ví dụ: She had come highly recommended, her latest play having run for six months in
London.

● couldn’t put it down: không thể ngừng (đọc/xem)

Ví dụ: The latest book of Marie was so intriguing that I couldn’t put it down.

● an e-book: sách điện tử

Ví dụ: This e-book reminds you that you don't have to be a worker bee.

● an e-reader: thiết bị để đọc sách điện tử

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Ví dụ: This dual screen e-reader fixes that problem, making the whole experience another
step closer to reading a good old-fashioned paper book.

● to flick through: đọc lướt

Ví dụ: I had a quick flick through your report.

● to get a good/bad review: có sự đánh giá tốt/xấu

Ví dụ: His newly-released movie has got a good review.

● to go on general release: được chính thức ra mắt

Ví dụ: Avatar 2 has been gone on general release this week.

● a historical novel: tiểu thuyết lịch sử

Ví dụ: He is writing a historical novel about nineteenth-century France.

● a low budget film: phim với ngân sách thấp

Ví dụ: A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no
funding from a major film studio or private investor.

● on the big screen: màn hình lớn

Ví dụ: She was last seen on the big screen in the comedy 'Jawbreaker'.

● a page turner: một cuốn sách mà bạn cứ muốn đọc mãi

Ví dụ: A page-turner is often necessary for musicians who are playing complex pieces
and prefer not to play from memory.

● plot: kịch bản

Ví dụ: The film had an exciting plot.

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 ● to read something from cover to cover: đọc từ đầu đến cuối

Ví dụ: He read the book from cover to cover.

● sci-fi: khoa học viễn tưởng

Ví dụ: I enter the sci-fi disco den.

● to see a film: xem một bộ phim

Ví dụ: I go to see a film once a week.

● showings: công chiếu

Ví dụ: There are three showings a day.

● soundtrack: nhạc phim

Ví dụ: The soundtrack is fuzzy in places.

● special effects: hiệu ứng đặc biệt

Ví dụ: The special effects were so realistic.

● to take out (a book from the library): mượn sách từ thư viện

Ví dụ: He usually takes a book out from the local library once a week.

● to tell the story of: kể chuyện

Ví dụ: They tell the story of a life lived in the public eye, but now 45 are up for sale.

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 13. Topic Health
● aches and pains: nhức mỏi và đau

Ví dụ: You get more aches and pains as you get older.

● to be a bit off colour: cảm thấy không khoẻ

Ví dụ: I'm fine, thank you, but Elinor's a bit off colour at the moment.

● to be at death’s door: cận kề cái chết

Ví dụ: If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and
likely to die.

● to be on the mend: phục hồi

Ví dụ: He's had flu, but he's on the mend.

● to be over the worst: vượt qua giai đoạn khắc nghiệt

Ví dụ: I think we're over the worst of the crisis now.

● to be under the weather: cảm thấy không khoẻ

Ví dụ: I was still feeling a bit under the weather.

● a blocked nose: nghẹt mũi

Ví dụ: I've got a sore throat and a blocked nose.

● to catch a cold: mắc cảm lạnh

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Ví dụ: The old are apt to catch a cold.

● a check-up: kiểm tra sức khoẻ

Ví dụ: Visit your dentist twice a year for a check-up.

● a chesty cough: họ khan

Ví dụ: A chesty cough means phlegm is produced to help clear your airways.

● cuts and bruises: đứt tay và bầm

Ví dụ: Several police officers received medical treatment for cuts and bruises.

● to feel poorly: cảm thấy yếu

Ví dụ: Sometimes, I feel poorly.

● as fit as a fiddle: hoàn toàn khoẻ mạnh

Ví dụ: I'm as fit as a fiddle — with energy to spare.

● to go down with a cold: bị cảm lạnh

Ví dụ: During winter, more people go down with a cold.

● to go private: sử dụng dịch vụ tư nhân

Ví dụ: Dentists go private to avoid a pay cut.

● GP: bác sĩ đa khoa (bác sĩ gia đình)

Ví dụ: He retired as a GP last year.

● to have a filling: trám răng

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Ví dụ: I have a filling in the tooth.

● to have a tooth out: nhổ răng

Ví dụ: Last week, I had my tooth out.

● a heavy cold: cảm lạnh nặng

Ví dụ: She's in bed with a heavy cold.

● to make an appointment: đặt hẹn

Ví dụ: I'd like to make an appointment with Doctor Evans, please.

● to make a speedy recovery: hồi phục nhanh chóng

Ví dụ: We hope you make a speedy recovery.

● to phone in sick: hoãn công việc vì bệnh

Ví dụ: Knowing when to phone in sick was never so easy.

● prescription charges: phí khám chữa bệnh

Ví dụ: Children under 16 are exempt from prescription charges.

● to pull a muscle: kéo cơ

Ví dụ: We've probably all heard the term “pull a muscle” before, but do you actually
know what it means and what to do if it happens?

● a runny nose: sổ mũi

Ví dụ: I have a runny nose.

● a sore throat: đau họng

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Ví dụ: Rachel had a sore throat and runny nose all day yesterday.

14. Topic Work

● to be called for an interview: được gọi đi phỏng vấn

Ví dụ: After a month of finding job, Susan finally was called for an interview in a logistic
company.

● to be your own boss: tự làm chủ

Ví dụ: Being your own boss is one of the attractions of owning your own business.

● a dead-end job: một công việc không có cơ hội thăng tiến

Ví dụ: He's in a dead-end job in the local factory.

● to do a job-share: chia sẻ một công việc

Ví dụ: We are no less ambitious or any less committed because we are choosing to do a
job-share.

● a good team player: một người có thể dễ dàng làm việc nhóm với người khác

Ví dụ: Good team player is the one who has strong interaction skills.

● full-time: công việc toàn thời gian

Ví dụ: She works full-time and has two kids.

● a heavy workload: lượng việc rất nhiều

Ví dụ: She's struggling to cope with the heavy workload.

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 ● a high-powered job: một công việc quyền lực, quan trọng

Ví dụ: I had a very high-powered job in publishing.

● holiday entitlement: quyền được nghỉ lễ

Ví dụ: The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.

● job satisfaction: sự hài lòng trong công việc

Ví dụ: My current level of job satisfaction is pretty low.

● manual work: công việc tay chân

Ví dụ: He clearly regarded manual work as beneath his dignity.

● maternity leave: thời gian nghỉ thai sản

Ví dụ: Are you eligible for early maternity leave?

● to meet a deadline: đáp ứng được đúng thời hạn công việc

Ví dụ: Working under pressure to meet a deadline had a motivating effect.

● a nine-to-five job: một công việc 8 tiếng bình thường

Ví dụ: She'd had a typical nine-to-five job in the civil service before she worked in the
theatre.

● one of the perks of the job: một trong những đặc quyền của công việc

Ví dụ: I only eat here because it's free - one of the perks of the job.

● part-time: công việc bán thời gian

Ví dụ: Many women are in part-time jobs.

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 ● to run your own business: điều hành công việc kinh doanh riêng

Ví dụ: If you run your own business, you should consider a limited liability business
entity.

● to be self-employed: tự làm chủ doanh nghiệp của mình

Ví dụ: If you're self-employed, your travel expenses are tax-deductible.

● sick leave: nghỉ phép do bệnh

Ví dụ: I have been on sick leave for seven months with depression.

● to be stuck behind a desk: cảm thấy không vui vẻ trong một công việc văn phòng

Ví dụ: My teacher has told me to look up this phrase: "to feel stuck behind the desk" but I
couldn't find it.

● to be/get stuck in a rut: kẹ trong một công việc chán nhưng lại khó để từ bỏ

Ví dụ: There are many ways that we can get stuck in a rut, but there is only one cause:
humans are wired to avoid pain and seek pleasure.

● to take early retirement: nghỉ hưu non

Ví dụ: Susan is going to take early retirement.

● temporary work: công việc tạm thời

Ví dụ: Other team members seek more temporary work.

● voluntary work: công việc tự nguyện, tình nguyện

Ví dụ: She does a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.

● to be well paid: được trả lương cao

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Ví dụ: Kate was well paid and enjoyed her job.

● working conditions: điều kiện làm việc

Ví dụ: Working conditions are susceptible of improvement by legislation.

● to work with your hands: làm công việc bằng tay

Ví dụ: Heavy work with your hands will help to work off your anger.

15. Topic Education

● to attend classes: tham gia vào lớp học

Ví dụ: There are no compulsions on students to attend classes.

● bachelor's degree: bằng cử nhân

Ví dụ: He earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education.

● boarding school: trường nội trú

Ví dụ: I was sent to boarding school, where I spent six years of unremitting misery.

● distance learning: học từ xa

Ví dụ: I'm doing a theology degree by distance learning.

● face-to-face classes: lớp học trực tiếp

Ví dụ: Face-to-face classes are more common in the countryside.

● to fall behind with your studies: bị bỏ lại, theo không kịp trong việc học

Ví dụ: No students want to fall behind with their studies.

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 ● to give feedback: đưa ra đánh giá

Ví dụ: Women often get so lost in their sexual arousal that they forget to give feedback.

● a graduation ceremony: lễ tốt nghiệp

Ví dụ: Mark's whole family attended his graduation ceremony.

● higher education: đại học, cao đẳng

Ví dụ: Higher education is a continuing developmental process.

● an intensive course: một khoá học tăng cường

Ví dụ: It's an intensive course, highly satisfying, and it works very well.

● to keep up with your studies: theo kịp việc học

Ví dụ: You need to spend more time in practicing exercises to keep up with your studies.

● to learn something by heart: học thuộc lòng

Ví dụ: You should learn these words by heart.

● a mature student: một học sinh trưởng thành

Ví dụ: The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student.

● masters degree: bằng thạc sĩ

Ví dụ: I am currently working on Master Degree in International Commercial law at Fu

Dan University

● to meet a deadline: kịp đúng hạn

Ví dụ: Working under pressure to meet a deadline had a motivating effect.

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 ● to play truant: cúp học

Ví dụ: I'll never fatten my students into playing truant.

● private language school: trường học tư

Ví dụ: Joining private language school to get a certificate is recommended.

● public schools: trường công

Ví dụ: The scholarship commits students to teaching in public schools.

● a single-sex school: trường học dành cho một giới tính

Ví dụ: I went to a single-sex school.

● to sit an exam: làm một bài kiểm tra

Ví dụ: At the end of the term, all students have to sit an exam.

● state school: trường công lập

Ví dụ: Did you go to a state school or a private school?

● subject specialist: chuyên gia chủ đề/ môn học

Ví dụ: Where possible a subject specialist who has worked with an ESL tutor or team is
also involved.

● to take a year out: dành một năm để du lịch, nghĩ ngơi mà không đi học

Ví dụ: The timing was opportune because Ned was able to take a year out from his
university course.

● tuition fees: học phí

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Ví dụ: Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees.

● to work your way through university: làm việc để chi trả học phí

Ví dụ: Many students choose to work part-time to work their way through university.

16. Topic Food

● to be full up: quá no

Ví dụ: I'm full up. I can't eat anything else.

● to be starving hungry: rất đói

Ví dụ: I feel like a prisoner of war I'm starving hungry.

● to bolt something down: ăn rất nhanh

Ví dụ: Don't bolt your food down like that.

● to be dying of hunger: đói gần như sắp chết

Ví dụ: Three hundred people in this town are dying of hunger every day.

● to eat a balanced diet: ăn một chế độ ăn uống cân bằng

Ví dụ: It is important to eat a balanced diet.

● to eat like a horse: ăn rất nhiều

Ví dụ: If you are very hungry, you can eat like a horse.

● to follow a recipe: theo một công thức nấu ăn

Ví dụ: I can follow a recipe pretty well.

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 ● to foot the bill: trả tiền hoá đơn thanh toán

Ví dụ: He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!

● a fussy eater: một người ăn uống kén chọn

Ví dụ: She's such a fussy eater.

● to grab a bite to eat: ăn vội

Ví dụ: I'll grab a bite to eat in town.

● to have a sweet tooth: hảo ngọt

Ví dụ: Add more honey if you have a sweet tooth.

● home-cooked food: đồ ăn nhà làm

Ví dụ: Home-cooked food is always better than ordered one.

● the main meal: bữa chính

Ví dụ: Dinner is the main meal of the day for most people.

● to make your mouth water: làm cho bạn cảm thấy đói bụng

Ví dụ: Deep-fried shrimp pancakes, tofu pudding, candied fruit, fish ball soup, and oyster
omelets are a few local dishes that will make your mouth water.

● processed food: thực phẩm đã qua chế biến

Ví dụ: Remember, processed food is usually full of salt and sugar.

● a quick snack: bữa ăn nhẹ, nhanh

Ví dụ: You can enjoy a quick snack while your children cavort in the sand.
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 ● a ready meal: bữa ăn đã chế biến

Ví dụ: You can dish up lavish meals without doing anything more than popping a ready
meal in the microwave.

● a slap up meal: bữa ăn thịnh soạn

Ví dụ: Her Uncle Tom is delighted and arranges to take her out for a slap up meal.

● to spoil your appetite: ăn một thứ gì đó để ngăn cơn đói khi đến giờ ăn

Ví dụ: Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.

● a take away: đồ ăn mang đi

Ví dụ: Let's get some take-away snacks in the market.

● to tuck into: ăn một cách thích thú

Ví dụ: Next time you tuck into a freshly roasted turkey, give thanks to high-energy
physics.

● to wine and dine: chiêu đãi ai đó

Ví dụ: Our hosts wined and dined us very well.

● to work up an appetite: thực hiện các hoạt động để tăng cảm giác thèm ăn, đói
bụng.

Ví dụ: She went for a long walk to work up an appetite.

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 17. Topic Sport

● an athletics meeting: một sự kiện thể thao điền kinh

Ví dụ: Golden Spike is an athletics meeting held in Ostrava since 1961.

● an athletics track: đường chạy điền kinh

Ví dụ: Through our athletics track construction services, McArdle Sport Tec offer a range
of porous and non porous surfaces which fully comply with IAAF standards.

● an away game: một trận đấu trên sân khách

Ví dụ: We lost the away game but won both the home games.

● a brisk walk: một cuộc đi bộ nhanh

Ví dụ: She went for a brisk walk to work off her frustration.

● to do judo: tập Judo

Ví dụ: I do judo once a week.

● a football fan: người hâm mộ bóng đá

Ví dụ: I'm not a big football fan.

● a fitness programme: chương trình thể dục

Ví dụ: I'm running three mornings a week - it's all part of my fitness programme.

● a football match: trận bóng đá

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Ví dụ: Today's football match is France versus Brazil.

● a football pitch: sân bóng đá

Ví dụ: The football pitch was absolutely sodden.

● a football season: mùa bóng đá

Ví dụ: The football season is from September to April.

● to get into shape: trở nên cân đối

Ví dụ: I've got to get into shape before summer.

● to go jogging: chạy bộ

Ví dụ: I go jogging every morning.

● a home game: một trận đấu trên sân nhà

Ví dụ: United are playing a home game this week.

● to keep fit: giữ thân hình cân đối

Ví dụ: She tries to keep fit by jogging every day.

● to be out of condition: không đủ sức khoẻ

Ví dụ: He has been out of condition for several weeks.

● a personal best: thành tích tốt nhất của bản thân

Ví dụ: She ran a personal best of 13.01 sec.

● to play tennis/football: chơi quần vợt/ đá bóng

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Ví dụ: I play tennis twice a week.

● to run the marathon: chạy marathon

Ví dụ: I'm not going to run the marathon just to prove a point.

● a season ticket: vé theo mùa

Ví dụ: We went to renew our monthly season ticket.

● to set a record: thiết lập một kỷ lục

Ví dụ: A design for a tapestry by Rubens set a record when it sold for ￡748,000.

● a sports centre: trung tâm thể thao

Ví dụ: Many attended the opening of the new sports centre.

● sports facilities: cơ sở thể thao

Ví dụ: The Centre offers a wide range of sports facilities.

● a squash/tennis/badminton court: sân chơi của bóng quần/ quần vợt/ cầu lông

Ví dụ: Can you book a squash court for tomorrow?

● strenuous exercise: bài tập kỹ năng

Ví dụ: Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.

● a strong swimmer: một người bơi giỏi

Ví dụ: She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.

● a swimming pool: hồ bơi

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Ví dụ: Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.

● to take up exercise: bắt đầu tập thể dục

Ví dụ: As more women take up exercise, there is an urgent need to know about its effects
on the outcome of pregnancy.

● to train hard: luyện tập chăm chỉ

Ví dụ: If you train hard, you'll make a good sportsman.

18. Topic Technology

● to access websites/email: truy cập trang web/email

Ví dụ: Tor is often used to access websites that are blocked by the country or region you
live in.

● to back up files: sao lưu tập tin

Ví dụ: Is there shareware available to help you back up files?

● to boot up: khởi động máy tính

Ví dụ: I can boot up from a floppy disk, but that's all.

● to bookmark a webpage: đánh dấu trang web để đọc lại sau

Ví dụ: I usually bookmark a webpage which I find fascinating.

● to browse websites: lướt web

Ví dụ: What is the difference among "browse websites", "surf websites" and "navigate
websites"?

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 ● a computer buff: một chuyên gia về máy tính

Ví dụ: Any competent computer buff should be able to do it for you in a few minutes.

● to crash: sập nguồn

Ví dụ: She was fatally wounded in a car crash.

● to cut and paste: cắt và dán

Ví dụ: You can cut and paste between different programs.

● a desktop PC: máy tính với ổ cứng

Ví dụ: Users can download their material to a desktop PC.

● digital editing: chỉnh sửa kỹ thuật số

Ví dụ: Promenade also boast a digital editing system to cater for DAT.

● download (podcasts): tải xuống

Ví dụ: You can download many free softwares from Internet.

● to enter a web address: nhập địa chỉ web

Ví dụ: Enter a web address if you want to visit it.

● a gadget: công cụ tiện ích

Ví dụ: The gadget can be attached to any vertical surface.

● to go online: lên mạng

Ví dụ: I'll just go online and look up her address.

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 ● high-spec (laptop): thiết bị với thông số kỹ thuật cao

Ví dụ: I am looking for a high-spec laptop to support my studying.

● Internet security: Sư an toàn sử dụng internet

Ví dụ: The RSA public key Cryptography is a core technology of modern internet
security technology.

● intranet: mạng nội bộ

Ví dụ: The organization's intranet system allows information to circulate rapidly.

● operating system: hệ thống hoạt động

Ví dụ: Our operating system can now interconnect with other networks.

● send an attachment:gửi tệp đính kèm

Ví dụ: Don't ever send an attachment of more than a few hundred kilobytes without prior
warning or agreement.

● social media: mạng xã hội

Ví dụ: Has HP published other social media research?

● to surf the web: lướt web

Ví dụ: Once connected to the Internet, you can surf the web by following hyperlinks you
see on a web page.

● a techie: người đam mê công nghệ

Ví dụ: To a techie, art is just content.

● to upgrade: cải tiến

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Ví dụ: It's quite simple to upgrade the indexing software.

● video conferencing: cuộc hội nghị sử dụng video

Ví dụ: In-flight video conferencing will also soon be available.

● wireless hotspot: điểm phát sóng không dây

Ví dụ: A cell phone that uses the wireless "hotspot" from the shoe would use much less
power than if connected to a wireless telephone network.

● wireless network: mạng không dây

Ví dụ: MartinBanks A wireless network system throughout the home could be the answer
to everyone's problems.

● word processing: xử lý văn bản

Ví dụ: I mostly use my computer for word processing.

19. Topic Relationships

● to break up: chia tay, kết thúc một mối quan hệ

Ví dụ: I want to break up.

● to drift apart: dần xa cách

Ví dụ: The distance grows, we drift apart. What is the use of eyes if they cannot see?

● to enjoy someone’s company: tận hưởng dành thời gian bên ai đó

Ví dụ: His classmate do not enjoy his company because he always backbite others.

● to fall for: si tình

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Ví dụ: She won't fall for such a stupid trick.

● to fall head over heels in love: yêu say đắm

Ví dụ: She falls head over heels in love with him.

● to fall out with: kết thúc mối quan hệ, ngưng làm bạn

Ví dụ: I don't like to fall out with my friends.

● to get on like a house on fire: rất thân thiết và hiểu nhau

Ví dụ: I'm sure you two will get on like a house on fire.

● to get on well with: hợp với ai đó

Ví dụ: A good leader should get on well with inferiors.

● to get to know: làm quen

Ví dụ: You'll like her once you get to know her.

● to go back years: biết ai đó từ lâu

Ví dụ: I have gone back years with Janes for more than a decade.

● to have a lot in common: có nhiều điểm chung

Ví dụ: I have a lot in common with my sister.

● to have ups and downs: có những thăng trầm

Ví dụ: If you have ups and downs , you experience a mixture of good things and bad
things.

● a healthy relationship: một mối quan hệ lành mạnh

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Ví dụ: As you've discovered, self-reliance and an inability to express feelings are not
conducive to a healthy relationship.

● to hit it off: nhanh chóng trở thành bạn

Ví dụ: These children hit it off well in the kindergarten.

● to be in a relationship: trong một mối quan hệ

Ví dụ: Are you in a relationship right now?

● to be just good friends: chỉ là những người bạn tốt

Ví dụ: 'We're just good friends,' she said coolly.

● to keep in touch with: giữ liên lạc với

Ví dụ: I keep in touch with my parents by emails.

● to lose touch with: mất liên lạc với

Ví dụ: he party cannot afford to lose touch with political reality.

● love at first sight: yêu từ cái nhìn đầu tiên

Ví dụ: The young couple fell in love at first sight.

● to pop the question: hỏi cưới

Ví dụ: Hasn't Bill popped the question yet?

● to see eye to eye: thoả thuận, đồng ý

Ví dụ: I don't see eye to eye with my wife.

● to settle down: ổn định cuộc sống

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Ví dụ: I'm not ready to settle down yet.

● to strike up a relationship: thiết lập một mối quan hệ

Ví dụ: Are you ready to strike up a relationship?

● to tie the knot: kết hôn

Ví dụ: I wish you to tie the knot, a harmonious union lasting a hundred years! A happy
newlywed, sweet sweet honey!

● to be well matched: rất hợp với nhau

Ví dụ: My parents were not very well matched.

● to work at a relationship: duy trì một mối quan hệ

Ví dụ: They tried their best to work at a relationship.

20. Topic Holidays

● all-in package/package holiday: du lịch trọn gói

Ví dụ: I prefer travelling independently to going on a package holiday.

● breathtaking view: quang cảnh ngoạn mục

Ví dụ: An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.

● charter-flight: chuyến bay thuê bao, giá rẻ

Ví dụ: Charter flight is a flight of a company that specializes in providing holiday

services booked to transport their customers to where they need to go.

● check-in desk: quầy làm thủ tục

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Ví dụ: I'll meet you at the check-in desk.

● departure lounge: khu vực ngồi chờ trước khi máy bay khởi hành

Ví dụ: We went through passport control and into the departure lounge.

● far-off destination: địa điểm xa xôi

Ví dụ: This outlook makes the prospect of high performance seem unduly remote, a far-
off destination the organization can only hope to reach.

● to get away from it all: du lịch để bỏ lại tất cả các áp lực trong cuộc sống

Ví dụ: You need to get away from it all for a couple of weeks.

● guided tour: hướng dẫn viên du lịch

Ví dụ: You will be taken on a guided tour of the palace.

● holiday brochure: tài liệu quảng cáo về kỳ nghỉ

Ví dụ: He regains his seat behind the mahogany counter, a holiday brochure in hand.

● holiday destination: địa điểm du lịch

Ví dụ: Spain is still our most popular holiday destination.

● holiday of a lifetime: kỳ nghỉ ấn tượng trong đời

Ví dụ: It was the holiday of a lifetime!

● holiday resort: khu nghỉ mát

Ví dụ: Weymouth is principally a holiday resort.

● hordes of tourists: đoàn khách du lịch

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Ví dụ: There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer.

● local crafts: hàng thủ công địa phương

Ví dụ: Don't be surprised when you visit Sapa to be approached by several locals all
trying to sell their local crafts.

● out of season: mùa thấp điểm của du lịch

Ví dụ: I spend my holiday out of season.

● picturesque village: làng đẹp như tranh

Ví dụ: They settled in Ronco, a picturesque village near the Italian frontier.

● passport control: kiểm tra hộ chiếu

Ví dụ: We had to queue for ages at passport control.

● places of interest: địa điểm du lịch

Ví dụ: There are many places of interest around Oxford

● wildlife safari: sở thú động vật hoang dã nhưng không nhốt trong chuồng

Ví dụ: Wildlife Safari is a safari park in Winston, Oregon, United States.

● self-catering: tự phục vụ

Ví dụ: I prefer to go on self-catering holidays.

● short break: kỳ nghỉ ngắn

Ví dụ: I'm going to France for a short break.

● to go sightseeing: đi ngắm cảnh

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Ví dụ: It's too hot to go sightseeing.

● stunning landscape: cảnh đẹp

Ví dụ: Vietnam has a lot of stunning landscapes.

● travel agent: dịch vụ lữ hành

Ví dụ: I made the booking through a travel agent.

● tourist trap: bẫy khách du lịch

Ví dụ: We went to this terrible tourist trap for coffee, a euphemism.

● youth hostel: nhà nghỉ

Ví dụ: My sojourn in the youth hostel was thankfully short.

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