Student name:___________________________ Thuc Hanh High School – Grade 10

Unit 2: School talks

A. READING (textbook pp.22-24)
No. New word Meaning & example(s) Derivative(s)
____________ (n) a conversation or a speech ____________ (v) <~ ______/_______ sb ________ sth>
1
/tɔːk/ The school supervisor wants to have a _______ ____/___ you _____ something. _____________ (a): talking a lot; _________ (n): sb who talks a lot
____________ (n) the science of numbers and of shapes, including algebra, geometry, & arithmetic ______________ (a) /ˌ
mæθəˈmætɪkl/; _________________ (adv)
2
/mæθ/ Is 10.3’s form teacher a ____________ teacher? _______________ (n) /ˌmæθəməˈ
tɪʃn/: a specialist in the subject
____________ (n) the study of physical objects & substances, & of natural forces (light, heat, movement) _____________ (a) /ˈ
fɪzɪkl/: connected with real things
3
/ˈ
fɪzɪks/ Who is your class’s ____________ teacher? _______________ (adv)
____________ (n) the study of the structure of substances, how they change/combine with each other _____________ (a)(n) /ˈ
kemɪkl/; _______________ (adv)
4
/ˈ
keməstri/ Is 10.4’s form teacher a ____________ teacher? ____________ (n): (1) a specialist in the subject, (2) = pharmacist
the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals
____________ (n) _____________ (a) /ˌ
baɪəˈ
lɑːdʒɪkl/ ; _________________ (adv)
5 ____________ can be divided into 2 smaller branches which are botany and
/baɪˈ
ɒlədʒi/ ________________ (n) /baɪˈ ɑːlədʒɪst/: a specialist in the subject
zoology.
__________ (a): related to history; _______ (a): important in history
____________ (n) the study of past events as a subject in school or university
6 ______________ (n) /hɪˈ stɔːriən/: a specialist in the subject
/ˈ
hɪstəri/ When does your class have a ____________ lesson?
_____________ (n) /ˌpriːˈ
hɪstri/: the time b4 things was recorded

____________ (n) the study of the earth’s surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc. _______________ (a) /ˌ
dʒiːəˈ
ɡræfɪkl/
7
/dʒiˈ
ɒɡrəfi/ In ____________ class, students learn to read maps and graphs. _______________ (n) /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfər/: an expert in the subject
____________ (a) connected with or involving two or more countries
8 _______________ (v) /ˌ
ɪntərˈ
næʃnəlaɪz/: to make sth international
/ˌ
ɪntərˈ
næʃnəl/ Have anyone here studied in an ____________ school?
____________ (v) to get pleasure from something, to like, love sth ______________ (a) /ɪnˈ
dʒɔɪəbl/: ; _______________ (adv)
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/ɪnˈ
dʒɔɪ/  ~ doing sth/~ sth: I ____________ every minute of learning English. ______________ (n) /ɪnˈ
dʒɔɪmənt/: (feeling/sth giving that feeling)
(n) (1) the vehicles that are on a road (e.g. _______ congestion = _______ jam)
____________ (n)
(2) the secret buying and selling of illegal goods
10 (v) ___________ (v) – ____________ /ˈ
træfɪkt/ – ____________
(v) to buy and sell something/somebody illegally
/ˈ
træfɪk/
He had made a fortune by ____________ young women and drugs.
____________ (a) (a) not wide (a long narrow road/a narrow view of life) ____________ (adv) /ˈnærəʊli/; ______________ (n) /ˈnærəʊnəs/
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(v) /ˈ
næroʊ/ (v) ≠ w_______; to make sth not wide anymore (I __________ my eyes in doubt.) ____________ (pl.n) /ˈ
nærəʊz/: a narrow part of water body
__________ (n)(v) /kraʊd/: (n) many people, (v) to fill up a space
____________ (a) too full of people or things ≠ ________________ (a)
12 _________________ (a) /ˌəʊvərˈkraʊdɪd/: too crowded
/ˈ
kraʊdɪd/  ~ ______ sth: The narrow roads were ____________ ______ holiday traffic.
 ___________________ (n) /ˌ əʊvərˈ
kraʊdɪŋ/ (situation)
____________ (n) a job that needs a high level of education and training _______________ (a) /prəˈ
feʃənl/ ≠ ________________ (a)
13
/profession/ Nursing is a caring ____________. ________________ (adv) /prəˈ
feʃənəli/ ≠ ________________ (adv)

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Unit 2: School talks Thuc Hanh High School – Grade 10
B. SPEAKING (textbook pp.24-25)

C. LISTENING (textbook pp.26-27)

No. New word Meaning & example(s) Derivative(s)
____________ (n) = term; one of the two periods that the school or college year is divided into
1
/sɪˈ
mestər/ His fall-__________ grades were abysmal.
(n) the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind
____________ (n)(v)
2 You shouldn’t go outside in this terrible __________.
/ˈ
weðər/
(v) to be affected by the weather over time
____________ (v)(n) /ˈ kʌmfərt/: (v) to make sb feel relaxed, (n)
____________ (a) (of clothes, furniture, etc.) making you feel physically relaxed to use ≠ _____~ (a)
3 (1) (feeling), (2) = comforter
/ˈ
kʌmftəbl//ˈ
kʌmfərtəbl/ These shoes are not very comfortable. Can I get the bigger size?.
________________ (n): sb/sth making you relaxed & calm
____________ (v) to go from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
4 _____________/____________ (n) /ˈ
trævələr/: (person)
/ˈ
trævl/ When I finished college, I travelled my country for six months.

D. WRITING (textbook pp.27-28)

No. New word Meaning & example(s) Derivative(s)
____________ (n) a particular time when something happens or a special event ________________ (a) /əˈ
keɪʒənl/: happening sometimes
1
/əˈ
keɪʒn/  on an ~: I've met him _____ several ____________ _________________ (adv) /əˈ
keɪʒnəli/ = sometimes
____________ (n) an official document with spaces where you write information
2
/fɔːrm/  to fill in/out a ~: Please ___________ this application _________.
____________/____________ to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course
3 (v)  ~ on/for (BrE) = ~ in (AmE): He suggests ____________ ____ a yoga ______________/_______________ (n) /ɪnˈ
rəʊlmənt/ (the act)
/ɪnˈroʊl/ class.
= supply; to give something to somebody or make it available for them to use
 ~ sth for sb: We are here ____________ a service ____________ the ____________ (n) /prəˈvɪʒn/: the act of giving sth to sb
____________ (v)
4 public. ____________ (pl.n) /prəˈ
vɪʒnz/: food & drink for a long journey
/prəˈ
vaɪd/
 ~ sb with sth: We are here ____________ the public ____________ ____________ (n) /prəˈvaɪdər/ (person)
a service.
connected with marriage or with the relationship between a husband and wife
____________ (a) ____________ (v) /ˈ
mæri/
5 Single, married, separated, divorced, and widowed are 5 types of
/ˈ
mærɪtl/ ____________ (n) /ˈ
mærɪdʒ/
____________ status.
____________ (v) to write your name on a document, letter, etc. _____________ (a) /ˌ
ʌnˈ
saɪnd/: not having been signed yet
6
/saɪn/ After finish the booking form, please ________ your name at the bottom of it. _______________ (n) /ˈ
sɪɡnətʃər/ (your name)
____________ (n) /dɪˈ
liːʃn/ [C] (the act) (e.g. You should
____________ (v) to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer
7 sometimes make ____________ to unused apps on your
/dɪˈ
liːt/ You can ____________ any files that are no longer required.
phone.)

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to make a formal request, usually written, for something
____________ (n) /ˌ
æplɪˈ
keɪʃn/ (the act) <~ ____________
____________ (v)  ~ for sth: She ____________ a job with the local newspaper.
8 swhr ____________ sth>
/əˈ
plaɪ/  ~ to swhr: I ____________ 4 universities and was accepted by them
____________ (n) /ˈ
æplɪkənt/ (person) <~ ____________ sth>
all.
____________ (n) /ˌ spesɪfɪˈ
keɪʃn/: a clear statement of what is
____________ (v) to state something in an exact and detailed way needed or wanted
9
/ˈ
spesɪfaɪ/ The rules clearly ____________ that competitors must not accept payment. e.g. Make sure you’ve looked at the job ____________ before
applying for a position.

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS (textbook pp.29-31)

No. New word Meaning & example(s) Derivative(s)
_______________ (a) = fantastic, splendid; extremely good, wonderful __________________ (adv) /ˈmɑːrvələsli/
1
/ˈ
mɑːrvələs/ It's _______________ what modern technology can do. ________________ (n) /ˈ
mɑːrvl/ (person/thing) = wonder
to think or believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth
______________ (v) _______________ (a) /ɪkˈ
spektɪd/: ≠ _________________ (a)
2  ~ + to inf: You can't (~/master) ________________ a language in
/ɪkˈ
spekt/ ___________________ (n) /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/
days.
to prevent sth bad from happening or try not to do sth
_______________ (v) ________________ (a) /əˈ
vɔɪdəbl/: ≠ _______________ (a)
3  ~ + N/gerund: You should (~/ask) _______________ him about his
/əˈ
vɔɪd/ _______________ (n) /əˈ
vɔɪdəns/: [U] (the act) <~ + of sth>
marriage.
_______________ (a) /ˈ præktɪst/ = skilled
____________/ to do an activity regularly to improve a skill
4 <be ~ in sth = be skilled in sth>
____________ (v) /ˈ
præktɪs/  ~ + N/gerund: I need to (~/speak) _____________ Eng for the oral test.
________________ (n) /ˈ præktɪs/ (act)
_________________ (a): large
_______________ (v) to think about something carefully to make a decision. _________________ (a) = thoughtful
5
/kənˈ
sɪdər/  ~ + N/gerund: We're (~/buy) _______________________ a new car. ____________________ (n) /kənˌ sɪdəˈ
reɪʃn/: the act of thinking
carefully
_______________ (v) to say that you will cause somebody trouble if you do not get what you want ______________ (n) /θret/ (the act/sb/sth)
6
/ˈ
θretn/  ~ + to inf: The attacker (~/kill) ____________________ me if I moved. ________________ (a) /ˈ
θretnɪŋ/; __________________ (adv)

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GERUNDS and INFINITIVES

In English, some verbs are followed by a gerund, while some are followed by an infinitive.
Some can be followed by both with little change in meaning, while some have a big change in meaning.
Below is the reference list of common verbs that go with gerunds and/or infinitives

VERB + GERUND/INFINITIVE (no/little change in meaning)

 begin   continue  hate  intend  like  love

VERB + GERUND/INFINITIVE (big change in meaning)

 forget  remember  stop  regret  try  mean

VERB/PHRASE + GERUND

 admit (to)  consider  enjoy  have difficulty  It’s worthwhile/worth

 miss  suggest
 advise  deny  feel like  have problems  keep
 recommend  understand
 avoid  discuss  finish  have trouble  look forward to
 quit  waste time
 can’t help  dislike  give up  imagine  mention
 spend time  work at
 can’t stand  end up  go on  It’s no use  mind

VERB/PHRASE + INFINITIVE

 afford  ask  expect  learn

 prepare  refuse  wait
 agree  care  fail  manage
 pretend  seem  want
 appear  decide  forget  offer
 promise  volunteer  wish
 arrange  demand  hope  plan

VERB/PHRASE + NOUN + INFINITIVE

 advise  cause  convince  force  order  remind  urge

 allow  challenge  expect  instruct  pay  teach  want
 ask  command  forbid  invite  permit  tell  warn

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