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UNIT 2: Review
Lesson 1: Review Unit 1 & 2

Pre-class

Exercise 1.

1. man-made a. made or caused by human beings.

2. excellent look h. magnificent view

3. hours of sunshine f. exposure to sunlight

4. leisure facilities b. swimming pools, gyms

5. large in size or area d. spacious

6. teach the skills e. train

7. do not succeed in a competition c. lose

8. popular g. enjoyed or liked by a lot of people

Exercise 2:
2. A gym instructor has to be fitter (fit) than a journalist.
3. A bus driver needs to be a better (good) driver than a miner.
4. A miner has a more dangerous (dangerous) job than a businessperson.
5. A journalist has a more interesting (interesting) job than a bank manager.
6. A teacher needs to be friendlier (friendly) than a shop assistant.
7. A factory worker works longer (long) hours than a gym instructor.
8. Being a police officer is more stressful (stressful) than being a factory worker.

Exercise 3:

1. C 4. D

2. A 5. A

3. B 6. A

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In-class

Exercise 1.

1. material (n) nguyên liệu

2. accommodation (n) nơi ở

3. spectacular (a) đẹp mắt, ngoạn mục

4. equipped (adj) được trang bị đầy đủ

5. architecture (n) kiến trúc

6. skyscraper (n) tòa nhà chọc trời

7. extravagant (adj) xa hoa, đắt đỏ

8. interior (n) phía bên trong, nội thất

Exercise 2:

1. BASKETBALL (n): bóng rổ

2. DEFEAT (n,v): thua cuộc, đánh bại
3. FOOTBALL (n): bóng đá
4. KARATE (n): võ ka-ra-tê
5. KICKBOXING (n): môn thể thao kết hợp giữa karate, muay Thái và quyển anh
6. MEDALS (n): huy chương
7. SCORE (n,v): điểm, ghi điểm
8. TRAINING (n): đào tạo, huấn luyện
9. WEIGHT LIFTING (n): cử tạ

Exercise 3:

Key Explanation

● Stood at ● Stood at: dừng ở

● Plunge to - Fell/dropped ● Plunge to - Fell/dropped dramatically/sharply:

dramatically/sharply giảm mạnh, nhanh

● Rose/increased steadily - ● Rose/increased steadily - rose/increased

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rose/increased gradually gradually: tăng nhẹ, từ từ

● Rose/increased dramatically ● Rose/increased dramatically: tăng nhanh,

mạnh

● Fluctuated ● Fluctuated: dao động

● Rose/increased dramatically ● Rose/increased dramatically: tăng nhanh,

mạnh

● Peaked at/reached a high of ● Peaked at/reached a high of: đạt đến đỉnh, đạt
đến mức

● Plunged to - Fell/dropped ● Plunged to - Fell/dropped

dramatically/sharply dramatically/sharply: giảm mạnh, nhanh

● Reach a trough of/ Hit a low ● Reach a trough of/ Hit a low of: Đạt đến điểm
of thấp nhất ở...

● Rose/increased steadily - ● Rose/increased steadily - rose/increased

rose/increased gradually gradually: tăng chậm, từ từ

● Remained ● Remained constant/unchanged/stable at -

constant/unchanged/stable Leveled off/evened out at: Ổn định, đều, không
at - Leveled off/evened out thay đổi, giữ nguyên
at


Exercise 4:

1. The most noticeable feature of the chart was the sharp fall in theater attendances.
● noticeable (a) đáng chú ý

2. The graph shows the increase in the market share of Modern TEC compared to the
other two sites.

3. Shopper numbers fluctuated over most of the year , but the last three months were
less erratic.
● fluctuated (v) dao động

4. There was a surge in visitors to the site during the holiday period with numbers almost
doubling.
● surge (n) sự tăng lên (nhanh, đột ngột)

5. The amount of energy used remained steady throughout the first nine months and
then it began to increase.

6. Sales plummeted in September, hitting a low for the year.

● plummeted (v) giảm mạnh

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7. There was a gradual decline in profits over last year.

8. The trend for two of the sites was upward, with the other being clearly downward.
● downward (a) đi xuống

9. There was very little difference between trends in sales for all five companies, with
the exception of Iran Khodro.

10. The chart provides a breakdown of the number of passenger miles travelled
according to different modes of transportation.
● breakdown (n) sự phân chia, sự phân ra


Exercise 5:

1. was

2. trebled

3. were having

4. is increasing

5. did not change

6. grows

7. were exercising, were playing

8. declined

Exercise 6:

The chart shows changes in Irish school enrolment figures 1 over a 30-year period.

2. Between 1980 and 2010, there were always more students at primary level than at
secondary level. About 550,000 students were studying at primary level 3.in 1980, and
this figure remained stable 4. over the next ten-year period.

Enrolments fell 5. by 100,000 after that, then rose gradually 6.to 500,000 at the end of
the first decade of the 21st century. Enrolments in secondary education fluctuated
slightly during this time period. 7. from 1980 to 2000, there was an increase 8. of 50,000
students, and numbers reached 350,000. The next five years showed a slight decrease 9.
in numbers, and since 2005, numbers have remained stable 10 at 325,000 . Overall, while
primary school numbers have fallen slightly, secondary school enrolments have risen.

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Exercise 7:
1. The world population grew dramatically between 1960 and 2000.

2. The world population experienced a dramatic growth between 1960 and 2000.

3. Worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives climbed steeply during the first half of the year before
falling sharply in August.

4. There was a steep climb in worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives during the first half of the
year before a sharp fall in August

5. Diesel consumption showed a slight increase between 2010 and 2011.

6. Diesel consumption increased slightly between 2010 and 2011.

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Post-class

Exercise 1:

1. mountains (n) núi

2. city centre (n) trung tâm thành phố
3. countryside (n) vùng quê
4. suburbs (n) ngoại ô
5. materials (n) nguyên liệu
6. architecture (n) kiến trúc
7. monuments (n) đài tưởng niệm
Exercise 2:
2. more quickly
3. best
4. most complicated
5. funnier 6.
bigger
7. most successful
8. safer
Exercise 3:
2. a wild fluctuation
3. a dramatic fall
4. There was a sharp increase
5. There was a slight decrease
6. There was a slight fluctuation
7. There was a steady rise
8. There were – steep drops

Exercise 4:
a. More females than males chose the bicycle.
b. The bicycle was more popular than any other invention.
c. The car was less popular among females than males.
d. The least popular invention among both genders was the TV.
e. More women than men voted for the mobile phone.

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f. The most popular invention among both genders was the bicycle.
g. Fewer males than females picked the radio.
h. The computer was less popular for women than for men.
i. More people selected the bicycle than any other invention.
j. The TV was less popular than any other invention.

Exercise 5:
1. C 6. F 11. B 16. K
2. Q 7. A 12. H 17. J
3. E 8. I 13. L 18. O
4. M 9. R 14. P 19. S
5. D 10. N 15. G

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