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BỘ TÀI LIỆU: SIÊU TỪ VỰNG - 30 CHỦ ĐỀ

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I. TỪ VỰNG CƠ BẢN
1. CHỦ ĐỀ: COMMON ADJECTIVES
Word Pronunciation Meaning Notes
Clever (adj) /ˈklev.ər/ Thông minh
Angry (adj) /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ Giận dữ
Kind (adj) /kaɪnd/ Ân cần
Lazy (adj) /ˈleɪ.zi/ Lười biếng
Terrible (adj) /ˈter.ə.bəl/ Dở tệ
Beauty (n) /ˈbjuː.ti/:

Beautiful (adj) /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ Xinh đẹp
Nhan sắc
Famous for her

Famous (adj) /ˈfeɪ.məs/ Nổi tiếng beauty: nổi tiếng vì
sắc đẹp của cô ấy
Single (adj) /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ Độc thân
Lucky (adj) /ˈlʌk.i/:

Unlucky (adj) /ʌnˈlʌk.i/ Kém may mắn
May mắn
Special (adj) /ˈspeʃ.əl/ Đặc biệt
There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my older sister and me. My father is
an engineer. He’s very clever and he can fix almost everything around the house, although he can
get really angry when we break something. My mom is the opposite. She’s really kind and
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usually doesn’t mind our little mistakes too much. As long as we aren’t too lazy and try to help
with the housework, she’s happy. Also, my mother is a good cook, unlike her husband who is
simply terrible in the kitchen. Then there’s my older sister. She’s a beautiful girl with big eyes
and long black hair. Actually, she’s kind of famous for her beauty because every time I see her,
she’s always with many other boys. But somehow she’s still single. I guess she’s a bit unlucky.
Or maybe she’s waiting for a really special man to show up.
good, nice, lovely

clever, beautiful, kind, happy, lucky,
bad, awful, terrible
lazy, mean, silly, selfish angry
married single special famous
2. CHỦ ĐỀ: ANIMALS

Spider (n) /ˈspaɪ.dər/ Con nhện
Dolphin (n) /ˈdɒl.fɪn/ Cá heo
Elephant (n) /ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ Con voi
Horse (n) /hɔːs/ Con ngựa
Monkey (n) /ˈmʌŋ.ki/ Con khỉ
Bear (n) /beər/ Con gấu
Cow (n) /kaʊ/ Con bò sữa
Parrot (n) /ˈpær.ət/ Con vẹt
Chicken (n) /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ Con gà
Rabbit (n) /ˈræb.ɪt/ Con thỏ
Animal quiz
1. Which animal has 8 legs and its name is also the name of a superhero?
2. Which is the most intelligent fish?
3. Which animal has a really long nose and uses it to drink water?
4. Which animal can you ride on that runs very fast?
5. Which animal is like us but with a long tail?
6. Which animal goes to sleep for most of winter?
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7. Which animal gives us milk to drink?

8. Which animal can speak like humans?
9. Which animal sings in the morning like a clock?
10. Which animal loves eating carrots?
Animals bear bird cat cow dog dolphin elephant fish horse monkey spider
Cat
Dog
3. CHỦ ĐỀ: PLACES
Countryside (n) /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/ Miền quê, nông thôn
Field (n) /fiːld/ Đồng, cánh đồng
Lake (n) /leɪk/ Hồ
- North (n) /nɔːθ/:

Hướng Bắc
- South (n) /saʊθ/:
West (n) /west/ Hướng Tây
Hướng Nam
- East (n) /iːst/:
Hướng Đông
River (n) /ˈrɪv.ər/ Dòng sông
Hill (n) /hɪl/ Đồi
Village (n) /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ Làng
Forest (n) /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ Rừng
Path (n) /pɑːθ/ Con đường
Area (n) /ˈeə.ri.ə/ Khu vực
Describe an interesting place that you visited as a tourist. You should say:
• where this place is
• why you went there
• what you did there
and explain why you thought this place was interesting.
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Last summer holiday I went to Mai Chau with my family. It was such a beautiful place. Unlike in
the city with buildings everywhere, the {{countryside}} only had a few houses - instead, there
were open green {{fields}} as far as the eyes could see. Next to these fields were huge {{lakes}}
- way bigger than {{West}} Lake in Hanoi where I live - and also long beautiful {{rivers}} with
water so clear you could see the bottom. But Mai Chau wasn’t just a flat area of land. Just
outside the window of our hotel room, there was a large {{hill}} rising hundreds of meters above
the ground. The hill was completely covered by trees, and during our trip we got to join the
{{village}} people in going into the {{forest}} to pick up fruits. The {{path}} going up the hill
was difficult but when we got to the top, we could see the entire {{area}} just like looking down
from a plane. All in all, we had a wonderful trip and I can’t wait to go back to Mai Chau again.
Area
Beach
Field
Forest rain forest
Hill grass
Island
Lake
river
Mountain
Path
Sea
Sky
Village
Wood
Plant
Star
Air
Autumn winter spring summer
Desert
Countryside
East west south north
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4. CHỦ ĐỀ: EVERYDAY LIFE 1
/ɡəʊ.əˈweɪ.ɒn.ə.trɪ
Go away on a trip Đi nghỉ mát
p/
Go by car /ɡəʊ.baɪ.kɑːr/ Đi bằng ô tô Go on foot
Go Go to work/
Đi tới một địa
Go to school /ɡəʊ.tuː.skuːl/ Go to the market/
điểm
Go to Canada
Go shopping/ Go
Go swimming /ɡəʊ.ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ Đi bơi
sightseeing
/kʌm.frɒm.ˈtʃaɪ.nə Đến từ Trung

Come from China
/ Quốc
Come out of the /kʌm.aʊt.əv.ðə.ha

Ra khỏi nhà Come in
Come house ʊs/
Come home /kʌm.həʊm/ Trở về nhà
Come back from Trở về từ Nha

/kʌm.bæk.frɒm/
Nha Trang Trang
Earlier this year, my family planned on going away on a trip to Nha Trang. Everything was
ready and we were just about to leave when there was news that our flight was stopped because
of a “new disease” that came from China. At first we thought okay, we would go by car instead
but then we heard that our hotel in Nha Trang was closed as well, along with every other hotel in
the country. And it didn’t stop there. For the next 3 months, we would not be able to come out of
our house at all. My parents couldn’t go to work. I couldn’t go to school or go swimming on
the weekend as usual. The only thing allowed was going to the market to buy food, and you
would still have to come home right away. But we were still lucky I guess because most tourists
couldn’t come back from places like Nha Trang for weeks.
go
x go to work/ go to the market/go to Canada
x go by car/ go on foot
Go into the house/ go out of the house
x Go away
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x Go shopping/ Go swimming/ Go sightseeing ->
come
Come in/ come out, come out of
come back/ come home
come from
5. CHỦ ĐỀ: EVERY DAY 2

Do the /du.ðə.ˈhaʊs.wɜː
Làm việc nhà
housework k/
Do the /du.ðə.ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪ
Làm vườn
gardening ŋ/
Do
Do the dishes /du.ðə.ˈdɪʃɪz/ Rửa bát
Làm hết sức

Do my best /du.maɪ.best/
mình
Do exercises /du.ˈek.sə.saɪzɪz/ Tập thể dục
Make my bed /meɪk.maɪ.bed/ Dọn giường
Make money /meɪk.ˈmʌn.i/ Kiếm tiền
Make a phone /meɪk.ə.fəʊn.kɔːl

Make Gọi điện thoại
call /
Make a mistake /meɪk.ə.mɪˈsteɪk/ Mắc sai lầm
Make a cake /meɪk.ə.keɪk/ Làm bánh
Describe a person you admire

You should say:
Who the person is
What he or she is like
Why you admire him or her
My mother is the most hardworking person that I know. At home, she would do all the
housework by herself, from preparing meals and washing the dishes, to taking out the trash. And
we have a large house so there are even more chores to do than usual, such as gardening,
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although she does enjoy watering and taking care of the plants. Anyways, she says she doesn’t
mind the hard work because she wants her children to focus on studying: there were many times
when she wanted me to do something small like making my bed in the morning or doing the
dishes after dinner. But then she saw that I was doing homework and didn’t ask anymore. And
that’s just at home. Of course she still has to go to work and make money. She’s a
businesswoman and her job can be very tiring, having to make many phone calls a day. Despite
all of that, she worries more about me than herself. She always wants me to do my best, never
stop telling me to do more exercises to stay healthy, study hard to get a good job and have a
happy life. When I make mistakes, she would not scold me, but help me realize what I did
wrong and how I can improve. I can never thank her enough and, oh, her birthday is coming -
I’m going to make a cake for her to celebrate!
Do + task
x do the housework
x do the gardening
do the washing; do the dishes
x do some exercises
x do your best
do business with
do an exam
make
x make dinner/ make coffee/ a cake
make a photocopy
x make a phone call
x make some money
make a film
make a noise
x make my bed
make an appointment with (so sánh với have)
x make a mistake/ make a lot of mistakes
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6. CHỦ ĐỀ: FAMILY TREE
Link family tree:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1koJ-g4LKInCFNEfnRqVoEwBZxOvDePG-/view?fbclid=IwAR
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Grandfather (n) /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ Ông
Grandmother (n) /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər/ Bà
Grandparent (n) /ˈɡræn.peə.rənt/ Ông bà
Mother (n) /ˈmʌð.ər/ Mẹ
Father (n) /ˈfɑː.ðər/ Bố
Parent (n) /ˈpeə.rənt/ Bố mẹ
Brother (n) /ˈbrʌð.ər/ Anh/em trai Older brother: anh

trai
Younger brother: em
trai
Sister (n) /ˈsɪs.tər/ Chị/em gái Older sister: chị gái

Younger sister: em
gái
Sibling (n) /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ Anh em ruột
Daughter (n) /ˈdɔː.tər/ Con gái
Son (n) /sʌn/ Con trai
Uncle (n) /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ Chú/bác
Aunt (n) /ɑːnt/ Cô/dì
Niece (n) /niːs/ Cháu gái
Nephew (n) /ˈnef.juː/ Cháu trai
Cousin (n) /ˈkʌz.ən/ Anh em họ
Nuclear family (n) /ˈnjuː.klɪər.ˈfæm.əl.i// Gia đình hai thế hệ

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Speaking Part 1:
1. Do you have a large family or a small family?
I live in a nuclear family with my parents and my older sister. But we also live right next to
my uncle’s house so growing up, I always played with my cousins.
2. Can you tell me something about them?

Sure. Both my parents are really kind and loving. They work in the family business and they
share the housework too. I’m also very close to my sister, even though she’s 10 years older than
me. She got married last year and just recently, her baby boy was born. I guess that makes me an
aunt now, and I'm so lucky to have the cutest nephew in the world!
1. Grandfather /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðɚ/ ông

2. Grandmother /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ɚ/ bà
3. Grandparents /ˈɡræn.per.ənt/ ông bà
4. Mother /ˈmʌð.ɚ/ mẹ
5. Father /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/ bố
6. Parents /ˈper.ənt/ bố mẹ/phụ huynh
7. Brother /ˈbrʌð.ɚ/ anh/em trai
8. Sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ chị/em gái
9. Sibling /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ anh /chị /em ruột
10. Daughter /ˈdɑː.t̬ ɚ/ con gái ruột
11. Son /sʌn/ con trai ruột
12. Granddaughter /ˈɡræn.dɑː.t̬ ɚ/ cháu gái
13. Grandson /ˈɡræn.sʌn/ cháu trai
14. Grandchild/ Grandchildren /ˈɡræn.tʃaɪld/ / ˈgræn.ʧɪl.drən/ cháu
15. Uncle /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ chú/bác
16. Aunt /ænt/ cô/dì
17. Niece /niːs/ cháu gái (cháu họ)
18. Nephew /ˈnef.juː/ cháu trai (cháu họ)
19. Cousin /ˈkʌz.ən/ anh/ chị /em họ"
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3. CHỦ ĐỀ: IN THE ROOM
Quiet (adj) /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ Yên tĩnh
Wide (adj) /waɪd/ Rộng
Double (adj) /ˈdʌb.əl/ Đôi, kép Double bed: Giường

đôi
Glass (n) /ɡlɑːs/ Kính, thủy tinh
Grey (adj) /ɡreɪ/ Màu xám
Yellow (adj) /ˈjel.əʊ/ Màu vàng
Orange (adj) /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/ Màu da cam
Low (adj) /ləʊ/ Thấp
Wood (n) /wʊd/ Gỗ Wood flooring: lát

sàn gỗ
Hard (adj) /hɑːd/ Cứng
Speaking Part 1
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
2. What do you like most about your house/apartment?

Well firstly I like how quiet it is. My old house was right next to a building site and I
could never sleep well at night because of the noise. Then there’s the size. My new
apartment is very wide so there’s enough space for a bigger sofa and a double bed for me
and my roommate, just like I wanted. Finally, there are a number of glass windows so the
house is very bright during the day even if you don’t turn on the lights.
3. Is there anything about it that you would like to change?

Well, right now the walls in my room are all grey. This looks really sad so I will want a
brighter paint like yellow or orange. I’m going to have air conditioning too because the
ceiling fan is so low that I can almost touch it. Oh and it would be great if I could have
brown wood floors. I like the colour brown and I need a hard floor because I tend to
drop things a lot.
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Materials
cotton glass gold leather metal paper plastic silver wood wool
Adjs
double hard high little long low narrow quiet single soft wide
Colors
black blue brown green grey orange pink purple red white yellow
8. CHỦ ĐỀ: A PERSON’S BODY
Head (n) /hed/ Đầu
Neck (n) /nek/ Cổ
Body (n) /ˈbɒd.i/ Thân thể
Arm (n) /ɑːm/ Cánh tay
Back (n) /bæk/ Lưng
Hand (n) /hænd/ Bàn tay
Finger (n) /ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/ Ngón tay
Leg (n) /leɡ/ Chân
Foot (n) /fʊt/ Bàn chân Feet (n) /fiːt/: Số

nhiều của foot
Face (n) /feɪs/ Khuôn mặt
Hair (n) /heər/ Tóc
Ear (n) /ɪər/ Tai
Eye (n) /aɪ/ Mắt
Nose (n) /nəʊz/ Mũi
Mouth (n) /maʊθ/ Miệng

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How do you tell if you have a fever? The thing that everyone usually thinks of is when you feel
hot, but there are times when you can have a high body temperature and not be sick, such as in
summer. So what else should you look out for? To check for a fever, doctors advise that we
should look out for these signs:
- Headache: if you feel great pain in your head, and the pain keeps getting worse, you may
have a fever
- Feeling cold: unlike what most people think, when you have a fever, your body is hot but
you will often feel cold. One of the biggest signs of a fever is having cold feet, so
remember this.
- A red nose: can’t breath as well as you usually do? Better get some medicine because you
may have a fever.
- Dry mouth: do you find yourself drinking a lot of water but your mouth and skin still feel
really dry? Then you may have a fever.
- Feeling weak: it shouldn’t be a surprise that when you have a fever, you’re not as strong
as usual. You may find it really difficult to move your arms and legs, and even opening
your eyes can be hard to do.
"Arm back ear eye foot hair hand head leg mouth neck nose
Short small big tall thin.”
9. CHỦ ĐỀ: SPORTS
Swimming (n) /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ Bơi Go swimming: đi bơi
Sailing (n) /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ Đi thuyền Go sailing: đi thuyền
Catch (v) /kætʃ/ Bắt Catch fish: bắt cá
Coach (n) /kəʊtʃ/ Huấn luyện viên
Club (n) /klʌb/ Câu lạc bộ
Competition (n) /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ Cuộc thi
Race (v) /reɪs/ Đua Racing against

others: đua với người
khác
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Team (n) /tiːm/ Đội
Prize (n) /praɪz/ Giải thưởng
Climbing (n) /ˈklaɪ.mɪŋ/ Leo núi Mountain climbing:

leo núi
Skiing (n) /ˈskiː.ɪŋ/ Trượt tuyết Go skiing: đi trượt

tuyết
Speaking Part 1
What hobbies do you do regularly?
As someone who lives close to the sea, I love everything that has to do with water. I go
swimming almost every day, in the sea or in the pool near my house. Sometimes, I also go
sailing with my dad. We will go out to sea and catch fish to sell. I’m not really good at it, but my
dad is a pro and watching him find a big fish never gets boring.
What benefits can people get from their hobbies?

I think having hobbies has a lot of benefits. When I go swimming, for example, I get to meet a
lot of nice people like my coach who teaches me how to swim really fast. He also invites me to
join his swimming club along with his students and practice for competitions. I used to think
that I only liked swimming for fun but thanks to him, I found that I enjoy racing against others
as well. Last year, our team with me and two other friends got first place in a city competition
and received a big prize, so I guess your hobbies can help you make money as well!
Which new hobby would you like to try?

Well, as a sporty person, I always look forward to trying new sports. I’m already used to the
water so maybe I’ll try something above the ground like mountain climbing. And in winter when
there’s a lot of snow, when you get to the top you can go skiing down the mountain as well.
"ball club. coach. goal. kit. player.

racket.
badminton. baseball. basketball. cricket cycling.
fishing. football. football player riding. rugby sailing.
volleyball
table tennis
hockey. golf
bicycle. bike boat.
catch. climb. rest ride throw. walk watch
win. winner
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skate. skateboard.
ski skiing. snowboard. snowboarding swim swimming
swimming. swimming costume. swimsuit. / bathing suit
windsurfing.
prize. race competition
enter a competition
team
tennis. tennis player. trainer
"
10. CHỦ ĐỀ: GOING TO WORK
Motorbike /ˈməʊ.tə.baɪk/ Xe máy
Car /kɑːr/ Ô tô
Catch /kætʃ/ Bắt Catch a bus: bắt xe

Bus /bʌs/ Xe buýt buýt
Cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ Đạp xe
Bicycle /ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/ Xe đạp
Taxi /ˈtæk.si/ Xe taxi
Helicopter /ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər/ Trực thăng
Fly /flaɪ/ Bay
Train /treɪn/ Tàu hỏa
Speaking Part 1
1. How do you usually travel to work or college? Why?
I usually go to work by motorbike. This is the most popular way to travel in Vietnam
because not many people are rich enough to own a car. Most Vietnamese people have
their own motorbike around the age of 18.
2. Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way? Why/Why not?
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No, I used to catch a bus to work everyday because the tickets were really cheap. And
when I was in university, I used to cycle everywhere as I didn’t have enough money for a
motorbike.
3. What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?

I like travelling by motorbike because it’s fast and easy. I often see people in cars stay in
one place on the roads, while motorbikes are smaller so it’s easy to move between other
vehicles and keep on going. Honestly though, I prefer to travel by bicycle because it lets
me exercise and it is also better for the environment.
4. What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college? Why?
Well I would go to work by taxi if it was cheaper so I don’t have to worry about the sun
or the rain. But then there’s still the problem of traffic jams so… maybe in the future
when I’m rich I can have my own helicopter and fly over the city! Oh or if they can
finish building the sky train in Hanoi soon, I’ll be happy to take it to work.
"Transport
airport bicycle (bike) boat bus car coach helicopter horse plane
ship taxi train
Verbs
board catch drive fly get(on/off) park ride sail take off
"
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II. TỪ VỰNG TRUNG CẤP
1. CHỦ ĐỀ: Weather & Climate
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form Word pattern
Drizzle (v)(n) /ˈdrɪz.əl/ Mưa phùn
Shower (v)(n) /ʃaʊər/ Mưa rào
Mưa nặng hạt

Pour (v) /pɔːr/ = rain cats and dogs
= rain heavily
Drought (n)
/draʊt/ Hạn hán
Precipitation (n) /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn/ Lượng mưa
Gây ra
Cause (v) /kɔːz/ Cause sth: gây ra cái gì
= lead to sth
Cơn gió mạnh

Gale (n) /ɡeɪl/
>< breeze: cơn gió nhẹ
Block the road (v) /blɒk/ Gây cản trở đường
Unpredictable/
Predict (v) dự đoán
Changeable weather/
Prediction (n) sự dự đoán
Unpredictable (adj) /ˌʌn.prɪˈdɪk.tə.bəl/ Không thể dự đoán được behaviour: thời tiết/ cách
Predictable (adj) có thể dự
cư xử không thể dự đoán
đoán được
được
Affected (adj) bị ảnh

hưởng; không tự nhiên
Affect sth/sb
Ví dụ:
heavily/greatly: Ảnh
Affect (v) /əˈfekt/ Ảnh hưởng Affected area: khu vực bị
hưởng ai đó/ cái gì rất
ảnh hưởng
mạnh
Affected smile: nụ cười
không tự nhiên
Humid air/climate:
Humid (adj) /ˈhjuː.mɪd/ Ẩm thấp Humidity (n) độ ẩm
không khí/ khí hậu ẩm
Khoảng thời gian, đợt A spell of wet weather:

Spell (n) /spel/
(thời tiết) đợt thời tiết ẩm
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English Dịch nghĩa
Reading: “Types of rain”

Bài đọc: “Các kiểu mưa”
There are different types of rain depending on seasons. In Có nhiều kiểu mưa khác nhau phụ thuộc vào mùa. Vào mùa
spring, when it rains in very small drops, it is a xuân, khi trời mưa những giọt nhỏ, đó là MƯA PHÙN. Vào
DRIZZLE. In summer, rain lasts for a short period of mùa hè, cơn mưa kéo dài trong thời gian ngắn được gọi là
time, which is called SHOWER. When it is raining a lot, MƯA RÀO. Khi mưa rất nhiều, ta có thể nói rằng “MƯA
we can say “it is POURING”. Heavy rain increases NẶNG HẠT”. Mưa lớn làm tăng LƯỢNG NƯỚC MƯA và
PRECIPITATION and CAUSES floods. On the contrary, gây ra lũ lụt. Ngược lại, HẠN HÁN là một khoảng thời gian
a DROUGHT is a long period without rain. dài không có mưa.
Reading: “Weather in the UK”

Bài đọc: “Thời tiết ở nước Anh”
The UK has very UNPREDICTABLE weather. In the UK Nước Anh có thời tiết KHÔNG THỂ DỰ ĐOÁN ĐƯỢC. Ở
the weather from one day to the next can be completely nước Anh, thời tiết từ ngày này sang ngày khác có thể hoàn
different. The weather can change from being rainy to toàn khác biệt. Thời tiết có thể thay đổi từ mưa sang nắng
sunny the next day, or from GALES in the morning to ngày tiếp theo, hoặc từ GIÓ MẠNH đến tuyết vào buổi
snow in the afternoon. Heavy snow can BLOCK THE chiều. Tuyết rơi dày có thể GÂY CẢN TRỞ ĐƯỜNG PHỐ
ROAD at night. vào buổi tối.
Reading: “Weather in Japan”

Bài đọc: “Thời tiết ở nước Nhật Bản”
The wind AFFECTS Japanese weather a lot. In summer, Gió ẢNH HƯỞNG đến thời tiết Nhật Bản rất nhiều. Vào
it blows from the Pacific Ocean, causing hot and mùa hè, gió thổi từ Thái Bình Dương, gây ra thời tiết nóng và
HUMID weather. In winter, however, the winds from ẨM. Tuy nhiên, vào mùa đông, những cơn gió từ Siberia rất
Siberia are very cold, and it snows heavily in the lạnh, và tuyết rơi dày trên núi. Từ tháng 6 đến giữa tháng 7
mountains. Between June and mid-July, there is a SPELL có một ĐỢT thời tiết ẩm. Sau đó, có ít mưa lớn hơn, nhưng
of wet weather. After that, there is less heavy rain, but the không khí vẫn ẩm. Mùa thu, tuy vây, khô ráo và dễ chịu.
air is still humid. Autumn, however, is drier and pleasant.
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2. CHỦ ĐỀ: HOME
Communal kitchen/
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ Chung
Communal (adj) space: Căn bếp/ không
/kəˈmjuːnl/ = shared
gian chung
Oven (n) /ˈʌv.ən/ Lò nướng
Blend with sth: trộn lẫn

Blender (n) /ˈblen.dər/ Máy xay sinh tố
với cái gì
Tủ lạnh
Refrigerator (n) /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ər.eɪ.tər/
= fridge
Dishwasher (n) /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃ.ər/ Máy rửa bát
Spaciousness (n) sự
Spacious (adj) /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/ Rộng rãi
rộng rãi
Set the alarm clock for:

Đặt báo thức lúc mấy giờ
Alarm clock (n) /əˈlɑːm ˌklɒk/ Đồng hồ báo thức The alarm clock goes off
at: Đồng hồ báo thức đổ
chuông lúc mấy giờ
Dresser (n) /ˈdres.ər/ Tủ ngăn kéo
Tắt
Switch off (v) /swɪtʃ/ >< switch on/turn on
= turn off
Do the vacuuming (v) /ˈvæk.juːm/ Hút bụi
Bed sheet (n) /ˈbed ʃiːt/ Khăn trải giường
Tidy up (v) /ˌtaɪ.diˈʌp/ Sắp xếp gọn gàng Tidy (adj) gọn gàng
Tip học từ:

Dish: đĩa
Wash: rửa
=> Dishwasher: Máy rửa bát
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Question: You will hear a talk about “Our kitchen”

Câu hỏi: Bạn sẽ nghe bài nói về “Căn bếp của chúng tôi”
This is the COMMUNAL kitchen for every student. We Đây là căn bếp CHUNG cho mọi học sinh. Chúng tôi có thể
can use the OVEN to bake cake, mix different kinds of dùng LÒ NƯỚNG để nướng bánh, trộn các loại nước hoa
juices with a BLENDER and store it in the quả bằng máy xay sinh tố và cất nó vào trong TỦ LẠNH.
REFRIGERATOR. There is also a DISHWASHER to Ngoài ra còn có MÁY RỬA BÁT để rửa đĩa, cốc bẩn. Bởi vì
wash dirty dishes, cups,... Because the kitchen is căn bếp rất RỘNG RÃI, chúng tôi tập hợp để tổ chức tiệc ở
SPACIOUS, we gather to have parties here every month. đây mỗi tháng
Question: Describe your favourite room in the house

Câu hỏi: Mô tả căn phòng yêu thích của bạn trong ngôi nhà
Trích trong IELTS Speaking Part 2
I spend most of my night time in the bedroom. On Tôi dùng phần lớn thời gian buổi tối trong phòng ngủ. Vào
weekdays, after studying, I set the ALARM ngày trong tuần, sau khi học xong, tôi đặt BÁO THỨC, để
CLOCK, put it on the DRESSER, SWITCH OFF nó lên TỦ NGĂN KÉO, TẮT đèn và đi ngủ sớm. Vào cuối
the light and go to sleep early. On weekends, when I tuần, khi tôi có nhiều thời gian rảnh, tôi thường HÚT BỤI để
lấy đi những bụi bẩn, giặt GỐI, KHĂN TRẢI GIƯỜNG
have more free time, I often DO THE
and SẮP XẾP căn phòng gọn gàng.
VACUUMING to collect dirt, wash the PILLOW,
BED SHEET and TIDY the room UP.
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3. CHỦ ĐỀ: OPINIONS AND FEELING
Bảng từ sau đây sẽ có (các) context - ngữ cảnh sử dụng tương ứng bên dưới, đã được xây dựng
để học sinh dễ đoán được nghĩa chuẩn của từ, hiểu được cách sử dụng từ trong ngữ cảnh và có
phần dịch nghĩa tiếng Việt tương ứng. Từ đó, các bạn có thể ghi nhớ từ vựng nhanh chóng, dễ
dàng, hiểu chính xác nghĩa của từ trong từng văn cảnh và có thể nắm được cách áp dụng trong
bài thi IELTS.
Persuasion (n) sự thuyết

phục
thuyết phục Persuasive (adj) mang tính
Persuade Persuade sb to V: thuyết phục ai làm gì
/pɚˈsweɪd/ (= convince, talk
(v) thuyết phục
sb into sth)
Persuasiveness (n) tính
thuyết phục
Assure sb of sth: đảm bảo với ai về điều gì

Assure Assurance (n) sự đảm bảo Totally rest assured that: hoàn toàn yên tâm
/əˈʃʊr/ đảm bảo
(v)
rằng
Confess Confess to sb: thú nhận với ai

/kənˈfes/ thú nhận Confession (n) sự thú nhận
(v) Confess to doing sth: thú nhận đã làm gì
Remind Reminder (n) ghi nhớ/ nhắc Remind sb of sth/sb: gợi ai nhớ về cái gì
/rɪˈmaɪnd/ nhắc nhở
(v) nhở Remind sb to V: nhắc nhở ai làm gì
Justify biện minh, chứng Justification (n) sự biện Justify oneself to sb: chứng minh bản thân
/ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪ/
(v) minh minh/chứng minh với ai
Debate whether to V: tranh luận có nên làm

gì
Debate Debate (n) cuộc tranh luận
/dɪˈbeɪt/ tranh luận Debate on/about/over sth: tranh luận về cái
(v) Debater (n) người tranh luận
gì
To be under debate: được tranh luận
Conflict between A and B (over

Conflict Conflict (n) sự xung đột something): xung đột giữa A và B về cái gì
/kənˈflɪkt/ xung đột
(v)
Conflict with sb: xung đột, cãi nhau với ai
Approve Disapprove (v) phản đối

/əˈpruːv/ tán thành Approve of sb/sth: tán thành ai/cái gì
(v) Approval (n) sự tán thành
Assess /əˈses/ đánh giá Assessment (n) sự đánh giá Assess sb/sth: đánh giá ai/cái gì
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(v) Assessor (n) người đánh giá
Oppose Opposing (adj) đối lập Oppose sb/sth: phản đối ai/cái gì
/əˈpoʊz/ phản đối
(v) Opposition (n) sự phản đối Oppose doing sth: phản đối làm gì
Hold Hold a belief/view that: có niềm tin, quan

/hoʊld/ có /giữ
(v) điểm
Criticism (n) sự chỉ trích

Criticize Critic (n) nhà phê bình Criticize sb/sth (for sth/doing sth): chỉ trích
/ˈkrɪt̬ .ɪ.saɪz/ chỉ trích
(v) Critical (adj) có tính chỉ ai vì làm gì
trích, phê phán
Claim Claim (n) Claim to be/ to do sth: khẳng định là làm gì

/kleɪm/ khẳng định
(v)
Question: Popular hobbies and interests change over time Câu hỏi: Các sở thích và mối quan tâm phổ biến thay đổi
and are more a reflection of trends and fashions than an theo thời gian và phản ánh những xu hướng và sự thời
indication of what individuals really want to do in their thượng, hơn là chỉ ra những gì các cá nhân thực sự muốn
spare time. làm trong thời gian rảnh rỗi.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Bạn đồng ý hay không đồng ý với quan điểm này tới mức
độ nào ?
Answer (Context): Câu trả lời:
There have been several DEBATES about whether Đã có một số cuộc tranh luận về việc liệu những sở
famous hobbies show trends or our real passion. Several thích nổi tiếng cho thấy xu hướng hay niềm đam mê thực sự
leisure activities become popular for a short time, whereas của chúng ta. Một số hoạt động giải trí trở nên phổ biến trong
others seem to be well-known for a long time. I can therefore một thời gian ngắn, trong khi những hoạt động khác dường
partly APPROVE of the idea that hobbies reflect changing như luôn phổ biến. Do đó, tôi chỉ có thể tán thành một phần
fashions rather than our true interests. ý kiến rằng sở thích phản ánh sự thời thượng luôn thay đổi
On the one hand, many people CONFESS that they hơn là sở thích thực sự của chúng ta.
change their hobbies for the level of fame. People follow and Một mặt, nhiều người thú nhận rằng họ thay đổi sở
do famous activities to show that they are up to date with the thích vì mức độ nổi tiếng. Mọi người theo dõi và thực hiện
latest trends; however, they do not truly have a passion for it. các hoạt động phổ biến để chứng tỏ rằng họ luôn cập nhật các
For example, going to the gym has become popular in xu hướng mới nhất; tuy nhiên, họ không thực sự đam mê. Ví
Vietnam lately, and numerous individuals are persuaded to go dụ, việc đi tập thể dục gần đây đã trở nên phổ biến ở Việt
to the gym because of the media’s ASSURANCES and Nam và nhiều cá nhân đang bị thuyết phục đi tập gym vì sự
CLAIMS. While some people hit the gym regularly because đảm bảo và tuyên bố của truyền thông. Trong khi một số
they enjoy the activity, others are only doing it to show that người đến phòng tập thể dục thường xuyên vì họ thích hoạt
they are fashionable people. động này, những người khác chỉ tập để thể hiện rằng họ là
On the other hand, there are still a large number of hobbies những người thời thượng.
that have stood the test of time. They REMIND us that many Mặt khác, vẫn còn rất nhiều sở thích đã vượt qua thử
people pursue their favorite pastimes because they take a thách của thời gian. Chúng nhắc nhở chúng ta rằng nhiều
great interest in these activities. They do not OPPOSE or người theo đuổi các thú tiêu khiển yêu thích của họ vì họ có
CRITICIZE the current trends but never follow what is in hứng thú với những hoạt động này. Họ không phản đối hay
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fashion only for their popularity. For example, jogging, chỉ trích các xu hướng hiện tại nhưng không bao giờ chạy
reading, drawing, etc are ASSESSED as always favored by theo chỉ vì sự phổ biến của nó. Ví dụ như chạy bộ, đọc sách,
many people from different generations and genders. vẽ,… được đánh giá là luôn được nhiều người thuộc các thế
In conclusion, it is JUSTIFIED that people's hobbies hệ và giới tính khác nhau yêu thích.
and interests sometimes change. To a certain extent, I agree Tóm lại, có thể chứng minh là sở thích của mọi
that some people change their hobbies because they want to người đôi khi thay đổi. Ở một mức độ nào đó, tôi đồng ý rằng
follow the trends, but there are others who CONFLICT with một số người thay đổi sở thích của họ vì họ muốn chạy theo
this idea. They change their interest because they like the new xu hướng, nhưng có những người khác lại mâu thuẫn với ý
activity. I personally hold the belief that hobby is a personal kiến này. Họ thay đổi sở thích vì họ thích hoạt động đó. Cá
matter, and we should not follow what is popular in public nhân tôi tin rằng sở thích là một vấn đề cá nhân, và chúng ta
and should do things that we really like. không nên làm theo những gì phổ biến nơi cộng đồng mà nên
làm những điều mà chúng ta thực sự thích.
4. CHỦ ĐỀ: HAVING FUN
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form/ Phrases Word pattern
Life jacket
/ˈlaɪf dʒækɪt/ phao cứu sinh
(n)
Helmet
/ˈhelmɪt/ mũ bảo hiểm
(n)
Leisure center
(n)
/ˈliːʒər sentər/ trung tâm giải trí
Individuality (n) tính khác biệt, cá

Individual
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/ cá nhân nhân
(adj)
Individualist (n) người khác biệt
Registration process (n) quá trình

Registration form /ˌredʒ.əˈstreɪ.ʃən Register to do sth: đăng
đơn đăng ký đăng ký
(n) fɔːrm/ ký làm gì
Register (v) đăng ký
Membership card (n) thẻ thành

viên
Membership
/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/ tư cách thành viên Member (n)
(n)
Membership fee (n) phí thành
viên
Form of recreation (n) hình thức

Recreation giải trí
/ˌriː.kriˈeɪ.ʃən/ sự giải trí
(n) Recreational (adj) thuộc về/liên
quan đến giải trí, tiêu khiển
Opponent Oppose sb/sth: phản đối

/əˈpoʊ.nənt/ đối thủ Oppose (v) phản đối
(n) ai/cái gì
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Scoreboard
/ˈskɔːrbɔːrd/ bảng điểm
(n)
Wander around
Wander Wanderer (n) người nay đây mai
/ˈwɑːndər/ đi dạo somewhere/sth: đi dạo
(v) đó
quanh đâu/cái gì
Question: (IELTS Speaking part 1 topic “Hobby”) Câu hỏi: (IELTS Speaking part 1 chủ đề “Sở thích”)
1. How do you usually spend your weekends? 1. Bạn thường dành thời gian cho cuối tuần như thế
2. Are there some other hobbies or sports you would nào?
like to try? 2. Có các sở thích hoặc môn thể thao nào bạn muốn
thứ không?

1. It depends on how much free time I have. A few 1. Điều đó phụ thuộc vào lượng thời gian rảnh mà tôi
weeks ago, I would go to the leisure center to do có. Cách đây vài tuần, tôi thích đến trung tâm giải
sports and other activities because the registration trí để chơi thể thao và một vài hoạt động khác vì quá
process is simple and fast, and so I became a member trình đăng ký đơn giản và nhanh chóng, và vì thế tôi
with a monthly membership. I swam in a deep trở thành thành viên với tư cách tháng. Tôi bơi ở cái
swimming pool there, of course with a life jacket to bể bơi sâu ở đó, tất nhiên là với áo phao để có thể
help me float. But these days, I’m just too busy that nổi được. Nhưng những ngày này, tôi quá bận rộn
my only form of recreation is walking or wandering nên hình thức giải trí duy nhất của tôi là đi bộ hoặc
slowly around my garden. đi dạo chậm quanh vườn.
2. Yes, recently I have been attracted to hockey. It is 2. Có, gần đây tôi bị thu hút bởi khúc côn cầu. Nó khá
pretty dangerous so it requires wearing a helmet, but nguy hiểm vì vậy nó bắt buộc người chơi phải đội
the fun is a whole lot. The results don’t rely on the mũ bảo hiểm, nhưng niềm vui từ môn thể thao là rất
individuals but a team, and I’d love to challenge the lớn. Kết quả không dựa vào các cá nhân mà là cả
opponents physically as well as see our wins on the một đội; và tôi muốn thách thức đối thủ về mặt thể
scoreboard. chất cũng như xem chiến thắng của chúng tôi trên
bảng điểm.
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5. CHỦ ĐỀ: Sports, Art & Music
Artwork Tác phẩm nghệ thuật

/ˈɑːrt.wɝːk/
(n) (= work of art)
Sculpt sth in sth: điêu

Sculpture Sculpt (v) điêu khắc
/ˈskʌlp.tʃɚ/ Tác phẩm điêu khắc khắc cái gì vào/lên cái
(n) Sculptor (n) nhà điêu khắc
gì
Abstract
/ˈæbstrækt/ Trừu tượng Abstraction (n) tính trừu tượng
(adj)
Conductor Conduct (v) chỉ huy, chỉ dẫn

/kənˈdʌk.tɚ/ Nhạc trưởng
(n) Conduct (n) sự chỉ huy, chỉ dẫn
Orchestra
/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/ Dàn nhạc
(n)
Portraiture (n) nghệ thuật vẽ chân

Portrait of
Portrait dung
/ˈpɔːr.trɪt/ Chân dung somebody: chân dung
(n) Portraitist (n) họa sĩ chân dung
của ai
Self-portrait (n) chân dung tự họa
Ballerina (n) nữ vũ công ba lê

Male ballet dancer (n) nam vũ công
Ballet
/bæˈleɪ/ Ba lê ba lê
(n)
Balletic (adj) duyên dáng, uyển
chuyển
Classic (n) /ˈklæs.ɪk/ Tác phẩm kinh điển Classical (adj) cổ điển/kinh điển A
Be on exhibition:
được triển lãm, trưng
Exhibition Exhibit (n) vật được trưng bày
/ˌek.səˈbɪʃ.ən/ Triển lãm bày
(n) Exhibit (v) trưng bày
An exhibition of sth:
sự trưng bày cái gì
Masterpiece Kiệt tác

/ˈmæstərpiːs/
(n) (=masterwork)
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IELTS Reading IELTS Reading

Topic: The work of art Chủ đề: Tác phẩm nghệ thuật
The ability to create an ARTWORK is one of the most Khả năng tạo ra một TÁC PHẨM NGHỆ THUẬT là
creative things anyone can do. It doesn't matter, whether it is a một trong những điều sáng tạo nhất mà một người có thể làm
painter creating an ABSTRACT painting that uses shapes, được. Cho dù đó là một họa sĩ tạo ra một bức tranh TRỪU
colors, and forms to describe visuals, a SCULPTOR carving TƯỢNG sử dụng hình dạng, màu sắc và hình thức để mô tả
a marble statue, or a CONDUCTOR directing an thị giác, NHÀ ĐIÊU KHẮC khắc một bức tượng bằng đá
ORCHESTRA that plays many instruments together. This is cẩm thạch, hay một NHẠC TRƯỞNG chỉ đạo một DÀN
because all artists share the same passion for capturing a NHẠC chơi nhiều nhạc cụ. Điều này là do tất cả các nghệ sĩ
moment in their life that has inspired them. đều có chung niềm đam mê ghi lại khoảnh khắc mà cuộc
sống đã truyền cảm hứng cho họ.
Some famous artworks that almost everyone knows are
the PORTRAIT “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo de Vinci, which Một số tác phẩm nghệ thuật nổi tiếng mà hầu như ai
represents her in a very detailed way, the BALLET “Swan cũng biết là BỨC CHÂN DUNG "Mona Lisa" của Leonardo
Lake” in which the dancers did an amazing job of using de Vinci đã thể hiện nàng một cách rất chi tiết, vở BA LÊ
movements to tell a story of a swan princess, and many other "Hồ thiên nga" mà các vũ công đã khi sử dụng chuyển động
CLASSICS. These artworks have set standards for others and một cách tuyệt vời để kể câu chuyện về công chúa thiên nga,
may forever stand the test of time. và còn nhiều TÁC PHẨM KINH ĐIỂN khác. Những tác
phẩm nghệ thuật này đã thiết lập tiêu chuẩn cho những tác
Some artists keep their art at home, whereas others try to phẩm khác và mãi vượt qua thử thách của thời gian.
earn a living from it. You can take a visit to the local
EXHIBITION of artwork to purchase one. If you are Một số nghệ sĩ giữ tác phẩm của họ ở nhà, trong khi
fortunate, you may find yourself a bargain. Who knows which những người khác kiếm sống từ nó. Bạn có thể ghé thăm
artist may be the next Picasso or Vincent Van Gogh, who TRIỂN LÃM nghệ thuật địa phương để mua một tác phẩm.
created MASTERPIECES that influenced the world? Nếu may mắn, bạn có thể tìm được cho mình một món hời.
Ai biết được nghệ sĩ nào có thể là Picasso hay Vincent Van
Gogh tiếp theo, người tạo ra những KIỆT TÁC tác động tới
cả thế giới?
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6. CHỦ ĐỀ: SHOPPING
Pharmacy
/ˈfɑːr.mə.si/ cửa hàng dược phẩm Pharmacist (n) dược sĩ
(n)
Jewelry (n) trang sức

Jeweller’s
/ˈdʒuː.ə.lər/ tiệm trang sức Jeweler (n) người
(n)
làm/bán/sửa trang sức
Takeaway
/ˈteɪkəweɪ/ đồ mua về nhà
(n)
Cashier Cash register (n)

/kæʃˈɪr/ thu ngân
(n) máy thu tiền
Clinical (adj) liên quan đến

chữa bệnh/lâm sang
Clinic
/ˈklɪn.ɪk/ phòng khám Clinically (adv) về phương
(n)
diện lâm sàng
Clinician (n) bác sĩ
Travel agency đại lý du lịch Travel agent (n)

/ˈtræv.əl ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/
(n) ( = travel agent’s) người đại lý du lịch
Drugstore
/ˈdrʌɡ.stɔːr/ nhà thuốc
(n)
Grocery Grocer (n) người bán tạp

/ˈɡroʊ.sɚ.i/ cửa hàng tạp hóa
(n) hóa/chủ cửa hàng tạp hóa
Discount Get/offer a discount Discount on sth: giảm

/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ giảm giá
(n) at a discount giá cái gì
Stock In/out of stock (sẵn

/stɑːk/ nguồn cung hàng hóa
(n) hàng/không sẵn hàng)
Salesman/ /ˈseɪlz.mən/ On sale: giảm giá

Salesmanship (n)
Saleswoman /ˈseɪlzˌwʊm.ən/ người bán hàng For sale: sẵn (hàng) để
nghệ thuật bán hàng
(n) bán
Trolley
/ˈtrɑː.li/ xe đẩy
(n)
Butchery (n) quá trình chuẩn

Butcher’s
/ˈbʊtʃ.ɚs/ hàng bán thịt bị thịt để bán
(n)
Butcher (n) người bán thịt
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Tips học từ:

Cash - tiền => cashier: người thu tiền (thu ngân)
Lưu ý:
- Phân biệt drugstore và pharmacy:
Pharmacy Drugstore
Chỉ bán thuốc Thường bán cả những đồ khác như

báo, mỹ phẩm, quà tặng, vv.
Question: (IELTS Speaking part 1) Câu hỏi: (IELTS Speaking part 1)

1. What types of shops do you visit regularly? 1. Bạn thường đến các loại cửa hàng nào?
1. About twice a week, I go to the supermarket for my 1. Khoảng hai lần một tuần, tôi đi siêu thị để mua hàng
groceries, but all of my meat is from the local tạp hóa, nhưng tất cả thịt tôi mua là từ cửa hàng
butcher’s. When I go into town, I always visit the bán thịt địa phương. Khi đi vào thị trấn, tôi luôn ghé
jeweller’s to buy rings, the drugstore to buy vào cửa hàng trang sức để mua nhẫn, nhà thuốc để
cosmetics or the pharmacy for my medicines. mua mỹ phẩm hoặc cửa hàng dược phẩm để mua
thuốc.

2. What changes have you seen in those shops in the 2. Những thay đổi nào mà bạn thấy ở những cửa
past few years? hàng đó trong một vài năm gần đây?
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2. I think that there are more goods in the supermarket 2. Tôi nghĩ rằng có nhiều hàng hóa hơn trong siêu thị
so they’re never out of stock. I also believe that the nên chúng không bao giờ bị hết hàng. Tôi cũng tin
main difference in the town’s stores is an rằng sự khác biệt chính ở các cửa hàng thị trấn là sự
improvement in their customer service. The salesmen cải thiện trong dịch vụ khách hàng. Nhân viên bán
help me a lot in selecting suitable goods and the hàng giúp tôi rất nhiều trong việc lựa chọn hàng hóa
cashiers always make me feel comfortable paying my phù hợp và thu ngân luôn khiến tôi cảm thấy thoải
bill. They also help me wheel the shopping trolley mái khi thanh toán. Họ cũng giúp tôi đẩy xe đẩy khi
because I am pregnant. mua sắm vì tôi đang mang thai.

3. Do you like shopping on the internet? 3. Bạn có thích mua sắm qua mạng không?
3. Yes, I really love shopping online. I often buy food 3. Có, tôi thực sự thích mua sắm trực tuyến. Tôi thường
online because it’s even more convenient than getting mua đồ ăn qua mạng vì nó thậm chí còn tiện hơn việc
takeaways from restaurants. I can also get discount mua đồ ăn mang về từ nhà hàng. Tôi cũng có thể
vouchers for many services I use, for example, the nhận được phiếu giảm giá cho nhiều dịch vụ tôi sử
clinic vouchers for regular health check-ups, the dụng. Ví dụ như phiếu giảm giá phòng khám để
travel agency to make travel arrangements, or even khám sức khỏe tổng quát thường xuyên, đại lý du
the grocery to buy food. lịch để sắp xếp các chuyến du lịch, hoặc thậm chí cả
cửa hàng tạp hóa để mua đồ ăn.
7. CHỦ ĐỀ: EDUCATION
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form Notes
Geological features/
Geology Geological (adj) thuộc về địa
/dʒiˈɑː.lə.dʒi/ địa lý characteristics (n) đặc điểm địa
(n) lý
lý
Algebra
/ˈæl.dʒə.brə/ đại số
(n)
Social science
/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈsaɪəns/ khoa học xã hội
(n)
Philosopher (n) nhà triết học

Philosophy Philosophical problem/issue (n)
/fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/ triết học Philosophical (adj) liên quan
(n) vấn đề triết học
đến triết học
Economics /ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪks/ kinh tế học Economy (n) nền kinh tế

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(n) Economic (adj) thuộc về

kinh tế
Economical (adj) tiết kiệm
Humanity
/hjuːˈmæn.ə.t̬ i/ nhân loại học/nhân loại Human (n) con người
(n)
Academic Academic debate (n) tranh luận

/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/ có tính học thuật Academy (n) học viện
(adj) học thuật
Physical education /ˌfɪz.ɪ.kəl

giáo dục thể chất PE (viết tắt)
(n) ed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Dramatic increase/
Drama Dramatic (adj) kịch tính/bất
/ˈdræm.ə/ kịch development (n) sự tăng/phát
(n) ngờ, mạnh mẽ
triển kịch tính
Đối nghĩa với compulsory (adj):

Optional bắt buộc
/ˈɑːp.ʃən.əl/ tự chọn Option (n) sự lựa chọn
(adj) Optional/compulsory subject
(n) môn học tự chọn/ bắt buộc
Question: Câu hỏi:

1. What did you like the most about your school? 1. Bạn thích điều gì nhất về trường của bạn?
1. Well, if you’re talking about my high school, the 1. Chà, nếu bạn đang nói về trường cấp ba của tôi, điều
number one thing I liked was my teachers, especially mà tôi thích nhất là các giáo viên, đặc biệt là giáo
my geology teacher because she taught me a lot about viên địa chất vì cô ấy dạy tôi rất nhiều về các phần
parts of the Earth and how our country was formed. của Trái Đất và cách đất nước chúng tôi được hình
Also, my algebra teacher was amazing too. Thanks thành. Ngoài ra, giáo viên đại số của tôi cũng tuyệt
to him, I thought more logically and got better at vời nữa. Nhờ thầy ấy, tôi suy nghĩ logic hơn và tốt
calculating. hơn với việc tính toán.
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2. What were your best subjects in school? 2. Bạn học tốt nhất những môn gì ở trường?
2. I wasn’t good at many subjects, but I was quite good 2. Tôi không giỏi nhiều môn đâu, nhưng tôi khá giỏi về
at social science because I thought it’s related to our khoa học xã hội vì tôi nghĩ nó liên quan nhiều đến
real society a lot. I also studied philosophy well xã hội thực của chúng ta. Tôi cũng giỏi triết học tốt
because topics like existence, values, or principles are vì chủ đề như sự tồn tại, giá trị hay nguyên lý thì dễ
easy for me. I even read a book about Karl Marx, one dàng với tôi. Tôi thậm chí đã đọc một cuốn sách về
of the greatest philosophers of all time and I really Karl Marx, một trong những nhà triết học vĩ đại
impressed the teacher. nhất mọi thời đại và tôi đã thực sự gây ấn tượng với
giáo viên.

3. What were your least favorite subjects? 3. Những môn học bạn ít yêu thích nhất là gì?
3. I’m just interested in physical education, you know, 3. Tôi chỉ hứng thú với giáo dục thể chất, bạn biết đấy,
I get to run and play, so I actually hate any academic tôi được chạy và chơi, vì vậy tôi thực sự ghét bất kỳ
subject. In particular, economics was the worst môn học thuật nào. Cụ thể là, kinh tế học là môn tệ
subject for me because I had to remember endless nhất với tôi vì tôi phải nhớ vô số phương trình và
equations and the production of goods. And việc sản xuất hàng hóa. Và môn nhân loại học cũng
humanity as well. Studying types of human vậy, việc nghiên cứu các kiểu tương tác giữa con
interactions was really a waste of my time. người với nhau thực sự rất lãng phí thời gian của tôi.
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4. What is the best thing about your school? 4. Điều tuyệt vời nhất về trường học của bạn là?
4. I love my high school. The atmosphere, the people, 5. Tôi yêu trường trung học của tôi. Bầu không khí, con
and the classes I take are all amazing. Recently, we người và các lớp học tôi tham gia đều tuyệt vời. Gần
have a drama class which is new and everybody is đây, chúng tôi có một lớp kịch mới và mọi người đều
excited about role-playing and acting. Besides, there hào hứng với việc nhập vai và diễn xuất. Ngoài ra
are also many interesting optional classes that I can còn có nhiều lớp học tùy chọn thú vị mà tôi có thể
choose from. chọn lựa nữa.
8. CHỦ ĐỀ: WORKING
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form Word pattern/Notes
Professional (adj) chuyên

nghiệp To enter/go into/join a
Profession
/prəˈfeʃ.ən/ nghề nghiệp Professionalism (n) sự profession: tham gia/bắt đầu
(n)
chuyên nghiệp một nghề nghiệp
Professor (n) giáo sư
Occupation Occupational (adj) liên

/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/ nghề nghiệp
(n) quan/thuộc về nghề nghiệp
Salary
(n)
/ˈsæləri/ lương Earn a salary: nhận lương
Wage
(n)
/weɪdʒ/ lương Earn/get a wage: nhận lương
Pay (v) (hành động) trả Make a payment: trả/tiêu tiền

Pay
/peɪ/ lương Payment (n) (số lượng) tiền Meet/miss a payment: đúng/lỡ
(n)
được trả hạn một thanh toán
Income Income from sth: thu nhập từ

/ˈɪn.kʌm/ thu nhập
(n) cái gì
A career in sth: sự nghiệp trong

Career ngành/lĩnh vực nào đó
/kəˈrɪr/ sự nghiệp
(n) Career prospect (n) triển vọng
sự nghiệp
Employment Employ (v) tuyển dụng Employment with sb/sth:

/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ công việc
(n) Employer (n) nhà tuyển Employment in something: có
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dụng việc làm trong lĩnh vực nào đó

Employee (n) nhân viên In employment: đang có việc
làm
White-collar
/ˌwaɪt ˈkɑːlər/ lao động văn phòng
(adj)
Blue-collar
/ˌbluːˈkɑː.lɚ/ lao động tay chân
(adj)
Tip học từ: Nhân viên văn phòng thường đặc trưng bởi màu áo sơ mi trắng nên được gọi là white-collar,
còn blue-collar là từ dùng để chỉ những người lao động chân tay, làm việc trong nhà máy, v.v.
Lưu ý 1: Phân biệt pay, salary, wage, income:
Pay Salary Wage Income
Meaning Số tiền một người Số tiền mà nhân Số tiền nhận được Số tiền mà 1
nhận được cho viên được trả cho cho công việc, người, 1 vùng, 1
việc làm 1 công công việc của họ được trả theo quốc gia kiếm
việc gì đó thường (thường là hàng giờ/ngày/tuần; được từ việc làm,
xuyên. tháng). thù lao. từ việc đầu tư hay
kinh doanh (thu
nhập).
Example I was promised a Jake’s monthly My wages are Tourism is a

27.5% pay salary is quite paid on Monday. major source of
increase next low compared to (Thù lao của tôi income for Da
year. (Tôi được his abilities. được trả vào thứ Nang. (Du lịch là
hứa tăng 27.5% (Lương hàng hai) nguồn thu nhập
lương năm sau) tháng của Jake chính của Đà
khá thấp so với Nẵng).
năng lực)
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=> Với nghĩa này, income rộng hơn so với pay, salary, wage và không chỉ dùng cho thu nhập cá nhân mà
nó còn được dùng để nói đến thu nhập của một công ty, một quốc gia hay một vùng.
Lưu ý 2: Phân biệt occupation, profession, employment, career
Occupation Profession Employment Career
Meaning Nghề nghiệp, Nghề nghiệp, Công việc, việc Sự nghiệp hoặc
thường ám chỉ đến công việc đòi hỏi làm được trả công việc mà bạn
việc gắn liền với kỹ năng và trình lương, mục đích đã làm trong một
cuộc đời một độ học vấn, giáo chính là để kiếm thời gian dài, có
người. (được dùng dục cao. sống. thể bao gồm nhiều
trên các đơn từ, tài nghề (jobs).
liệu)
Example Please fill in your He reached the A fall in the He had a long
name, address, heights of his numbers of and brilliant
and occupation. profession at the part-time career in math.
(Hãy điền tên, địa age of 35. employment is (Ông có một sự
chỉ và nghề (Anh ấy đạt đỉnh worrying the nghiệp lâu dài và
nghiệp) cao sự nghiệp ở people who wish rực rỡ trong lĩnh
tuổi 35) to make more vực toán học)
money.
(Sự giảm sút trong
số lượng công
việc toàn thời gian
làm lo lắng những
người có mong
ước kiếm được
nhiều tiền hơn)
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Question: You will hear a man who organizes job fairs at university giving an overview of job fairs to inform students.
Câu hỏi: Bạn sẽ nghe một người đàn ông tổ chức các hội chợ việc làm tại trường đại học giới thiệu tổng quan về hội
chợ việc làm để đưa thông tin đến cho sinh viên.
Phỏng theo transcript IELTS Listening section 4
Although a small percentage of college graduates will Mặc dù một tỷ lệ nhỏ sinh viên đại học vẫn sẽ thất
still be unemployed six months after graduating, a large nghiệp sau sáu tháng sau khi tốt nghiệp, một số lượng lớn
number of them will be in employment by then. Many of trong số họ cũng sẽ có việc làm vào thời gian đó. Nhiều
these will even have been offered a job while at university, as người trong số này thậm chí được giới thiệu công việc khi
a result of visiting job fairs. This is very good for their career còn học đại học nhờ vào việc đi các hội chợ việc làm. Điều
when they apply for other jobs later on. này rất tốt cho sự nghiệp của họ khi họ xin việc khác sau
Job fairs are held at universities each year. Companies này.
come along to advertise jobs and the benefits that go with Hội chợ việc làm được tổ chức tại các trường đại học
them, for example, the salary of how much employees will be hàng năm. Các công ty đến để quảng cáo việc làm và những
paid if that’s a full-time job and wage if it’s a part-time job, lợi ích đi kèm với chúng, chẳng hạn như mức lương mà nhân
etc. Most of the companies there will offer white-collar jobs viên sẽ được trả nếu đó là công việc toàn thời gian và thù
in offices instead of blue-collar which is physical. lao nếu đó là công việc bán thời gian, v.v. Hầu hết các công
When you go to the job fair, dress professionally to ty ở đó sẽ cung cấp các công việc văn phòng ở các cơ quan
feel more confident. When being interviewed, you can get thay vì tay chân, có nghĩa là liên quan đến thể chất.
asked questions like: “What are the occupational goals that Khi đến hội chợ việc làm, hãy ăn mặc thật chuyên
you want to achieve in your career?”, “What can cause the nghiệp để cảm thấy tự tin hơn. Khi được phỏng vấn, bạn có
differences between the yearly income of people who want to thể được hỏi những câu như: "Mục tiêu nghề nghiệp mà bạn
make a living?” muốn đạt được trong sự nghiệp của mình là gì?", "Điều gì có
Going to job fairs is an effective way to get interview thể gây ra sự khác biệt giữa thu nhập hàng năm của những
experiences and be more prepared when you graduate, so try người có mong muốn kiếm sống?"
it out! Tham gia hội chợ việc làm là một cách hiệu quả để
có kinh nghiệm phỏng vấn và chuẩn bị kỹ càng hơn khi tốt
nghiệp, vì vậy hãy thử đi các hội chợ này nhé!
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9. CHỦ ĐỀ: Environment & The Natural World
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form & Notes
Leopard
/ˈlep.ɚd/ báo hoa mai
(n)
Cheetah
/ˈtʃiː.t̬ ə/ báo săn
(n)
Creature
/ˈkriː.tʃɚ/ sinh vật
(n)
Giraffe
/dʒɪˈræf/ hươu cao cổ
(n)
Breed Breeding (n) sự chăn nuôi, gây giống

/briːd/ giống/loài
(n) Breed (v) sinh sản
Kangaroo
/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈruː/ kang-ga-ru/ chuột túi
(n)
Wallaby
ˈwɑː.lə.bi/ chuột túi
(n)
Endanger (v) đe dọa

Endangered
/ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒɚd/ có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng Endangered species: loài có nguy cơ tuyệt
(adj)
chủng
Donkey
/ˈdɑːŋ.ki/ con lừa
(n)
Lưu ý: Phân biệt các loại động vật sau

Kangaroo: Kích cỡ to Wallaby: Kích cỡ bé hơn.
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Leopard: lông vàng, đốm đen Cheetah: lông vàng-nâu, đặc trưng bởi khả năng
chạy hàng đầu giới động vật.
Hãy đọc reading passage được phỏng theo bài IELTS Reading chủ đề “Zoos” sau đây:
Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and Sở thú là điểm tham quan cực kỳ phổ biến cho cả người
children alike. But are they actually a good thing? lớn và trẻ em. Nhưng chúng có thực sự là một thứ tốt đẹp
On the one hand, people who criticize zoos would argue không?
that animals often suffer physically and mentally by being Một mặt, những người chỉ trích vườn thú sẽ cho rằng
enclosed. Some zoos make animals behave unnaturally. động vật thường bị tổn thương về thể chất và tinh thần khi bị
“Zoochosis” is a condition in which animals act strangely and giam cầm. Một số vườn thú khiến động vật cư xử không bình
even hurt themselves out of boredom and frustration. For thường. “Zoochosis” là tình trạng động vật hành động kỳ lạ
example, leopards and cheetahs will pace back and forth và thậm chí tự làm tổn thương mình vì buồn chán và tức giận.
instead of running or hunting for food. These creatures may Ví dụ, báo hoa mai và báo săn sẽ di chuyển tới lui thay vì
die decades earlier than their wild relatives, and some even try chạy hoặc săn tìm thức ăn. Những sinh vật này có thể chết
to commit suicide. sớm hơn nhiều thập kỷ so với họ hàng hoang dã của chúng,
On the other hand, by bringing people and animals và một số thậm chí còn tự tử.
together, zoos have the potential to educate the public about Mặt khác, bằng cách gắn kết con người và động vật với
conservation issues and inspire people to protect animals and nhau, các vườn thú có tiềm năng giáo dục công chúng về các
their habitats. For instance, many breeds of giraffes have vấn đề bảo tồn và truyền cảm hứng cho mọi người bảo vệ
been provided with leaves from trees with suitable height in động vật và môi trường sống của chúng. Ví dụ, nhiều giống
zoos. Some zoos provide a safe environment for animals that hươu cao cổ đã được cung cấp lá từ những cây có chiều cao
have been mistreated in circuses, or pets which have been phù hợp trong các vườn thú. Một số vườn thú cung cấp môi
abandoned. Kangaroos and their smaller relatives, wallabies trường an toàn cho những động vật bị ngược đãi trong rạp
also have been protected from slaughter. xiếc hoặc những thú cưng bị bỏ rơi. Kanguru và những họ
One of the most important modern functions of zoos is hàng nhỏ hơn của chúng, chuột túi cũng đã được bảo vệ khỏi
supporting international breeding programs, particularly for sự tàn sát.
endangered species that may go extinct. In the wild, some of Một trong những chức năng hiện đại quan trọng nhất
the rarest species have difficulty in finding mates and của vườn thú là hỗ trợ các chương trình nhân giống quốc tế,
breeding, and they might also be threatened by poachers, loss đặc biệt đối với các loài có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng. Trong tự
of their habitat, and predators. A good zoo will enable these nhiên, một số loài quý hiếm nhất gặp khó khăn trong việc tìm
species to live and breed to increase the number in a secure kiếm bạn tình và sinh sản, và chúng cũng có thể bị đe dọa
environment. In addition, as the numbers of some wild bởi những kẻ săn trộm, mất môi trường sống và những kẻ săn
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species drop, breeding programs provide a safeguard: mồi. Một vườn thú tốt sẽ tạo điều kiện cho những loài này
zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase sống và sinh sản để tăng số lượng trong một môi trường an
genetic diversity. For example, a hinny is the offspring of a toàn. Ngoài ra, khi số lượng của một số loài hoang dã giảm
male horse and a smaller type of horse with long ears - a xuống, các chương trình nhân giống cung cấp một biện pháp
female donkey, and this will increase the diversity of the bảo vệ: động vật được lai tạo trong vườn thú có thể được thả
environment. vào tự nhiên để tăng tính đa dạng di truyền. Ví dụ, một con
So, are zoos good for animals or not? Perhaps it all hinny là con của ngựa đực và một loại ngựa nhỏ hơn với đôi
depends on how well individual zoos are managed, and the tai dài - lừa cái, và điều này sẽ làm tăng tính đa dạng của môi
benefits of zoos can surely outweigh their harmful effects. trường.
However, it is understandable that many people believe Vậy, các vườn thú có tốt cho động vật hay không? Có lẽ
imprisoning animals for any reason is simply wrong. tất cả phụ thuộc vào cách các vườn thú được quản lý, và lợi
ích của các vườn thú chắc chắn nhiều hơn tác hại của chúng.
Tuy nhiên, có thể hiểu được rằng nhiều người tin rằng việc
cầm tù động vật vì bất kỳ lý do gì đều là sai trái.
10. CHỦ ĐỀ: PLACES
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form Notes
Sunbathe
/ˈsʌn.beɪð/ tắm nắng Sunbathing/ Sunbath (n)
(v)
Budget Budgetary (adj) thuộc về ngân Budgetary problem: vấn

/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ ngân sách
(n) sách đề ngân sách
High season in /during high season

/ˌhaɪ ˈsiː.zən/ mùa cao điểm
(n) >< in/ during off-season
Holidaymaker người đi nghỉ mát

/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪˌmeɪ.kɚ/
(n) (= vacationer)
Holiday package chuyến đi nghỉ mát

/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ ˌpæk.ɪdʒ/
(n) trọn gói
Go on a sightseeing tour/
Sightsee trip: chuyến đi ngắm cảnh
/ˈsaɪt.siː/ ngắm cảnh Sightseeing (n)
(v) Go sightseeing: đi thăm
quan, ngắm cảnh
Hitchhike Hitch (v) + a ride: đi xe nhờ

/ˈhɪtʃ.haɪk/ đi nhờ
(v) Hitchhiker (n) người đi nhờ xe
Seaside At/by the seaside: bên bờ

/ˈsiː.saɪd/ cạnh biển Seaside (n) khu vực bên biển
(adj) biển
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Backpacker (n) người đi du lịch

Backpack
/ˈbæk.pæk/ du lịch bụi bụi
(v)
Backpacking (n) du lịch bụi
Describe a holiday you would like to take in the future. Mô tả một kỳ nghỉ mà bạn muốn đi trong tương lai.
You should say: Bạn nên nói:
When and where you would like to go Khi nào và nơi bạn muốn đi
Who you would like to go with Bạn muốn đi cùng ai
What you would like to do on this holiday Bạn muốn làm gì vào kỳ nghỉ này
Why you would like to take the holiday Tại sao bạn muốn đi kỳ nghỉ đó
I am a family person, so the perfect holiday would be Tôi là con người của gia đình, vì vậy kỳ nghỉ hoàn hảo sẽ là
one spent with my parents. I guess my ideal place to go to is a một kỳ nghỉ bên cha mẹ. Tôi đoán nơi lý tưởng để đến của tôi
seaside city and Hoi An with the beautiful beach is just that là một thành phố biển và Hội An với bãi biển xinh đẹp chính
city. My family’s usually very busy but this autumn, we are là thành phố đó. Gia đình tôi thường rất bận rộn nhưng mùa
going to make it to avoid the high season when many tourists thu này, chúng tôi sẽ đi để tránh mùa cao điểm khi có rất
visit at the same time. nhiều du khách đến thăm vào cùng một lúc.
I actually like things to happen naturally and my budget Thực sự tôi thích mọi thứ diễn ra tự nhiên và ngân sách của
is a bit tight this year, so I wouldn’t use the holiday package tôi hơi eo hẹp trong năm nay, vì vậy tôi sẽ không sử dụng kỳ
that many travel agencies offer because it’s kind of expensive nghỉ trọn gói mà nhiều đại lý du lịch cung cấp vì hơi đắt và
and the activities are fixed. It’s only a 2-day stay so I think we các hoạt động bị cố định. Chỉ là 2 ngày ở lại nên tôi nghĩ
would go backpacking. Coming to Hoi An, nothing’s better chúng tôi sẽ đi du lịch bụi. Đến Hội An, không gì tuyệt hơn
than sunbathing. Just lying under the sun and relaxing is là được tắm nắng. Chỉ cần nằm dưới ánh nắng và thư giãn là
enough for me. But apart from that, the city also offers many đủ đối với tôi rồi. Nhưng bên cạnh đó, thành phố cũng có rất
beautiful sceneries to go sightseeing. And the locals are also nhiều cảnh đẹp để đi tham quan. Và người dân địa phương
very nice and often offer free rides for visitors, so I guess cũng rất tốt bụng và thường cung cấp các chuyến đi miễn phí
we’ll try hitchhiking there? cho khách du lịch, vì vậy tôi đoán chúng tôi sẽ thử đi nhờ xe
I am so in need of this vacation as I want to escape from ở đó chăng?
the work pressure for a while and spend time with my family. Tôi rất cần kỳ nghỉ này vì muốn thoát khỏi áp lực công việc
I really miss being a holidaymaker. một thời gian và dành thời gian cho gia đình. Tôi thực sự nhớ
việc được làm một người đi nghỉ mát.
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III. TỪ VỰNG NÂNG CAO
1. CHỦ ĐỀ: TIME
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Word Pronunciation Meaning Word form Collocation
Monthly (adj.,
/ˈmʌn.θli/ Hàng tháng Month (n.): tháng
adv.)
Frequent (adj.): Reduce the frequency of sth: giảm tần

thường xuyên suất của cái gì đó
Frequency (n.) /ˈfriː.kwən.si/ Tần suất Frequently (adv.): Do sth with great/increasing frequency:
một cách thường làm một việc gì đó với tần suất lớn/tăng
xuyên lên
Occasionally Occasion (n.)

/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ Thỉnh thoảng
(adv.) Occasional (adj.)
Barely (adj.) /ˈbeə.li/ Gần như không Bare (adj.)
Spare (adj.) /speər/ Rảnh rỗi Have spare time: có thời gian rảnh
Weekly (adj.,
/ˈwiː.kli/ Hàng tuần Week (n.)
adv.)
IELTS speaking Part 1 question

How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
Original version Upgraded version
In the past few years, I haven't been able to devote much In the past few years, I haven't been able to devote much
time to my family because of my work and study. I've time to my family because of my work and study. I've been
been living far away from my home city, where my living far away from my home city, where my parents and
parents and siblings are still living now, since I started siblings are still living now, since I started college. During
college. During my first few years, when I was still in my first few years, when I was still in college, I travelled
college, I travelled back home QUITE OFTEN, back home MONTHLY to visit my family. But the
ABOUT EVERY MONTH to visit my family. But the FREQUENCY got reduced when my working life began to
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NUMBER OF TIMES I VISITED HOME got get in the way. I can only get home OCCASIONALLY
reduced when my working life began (get in the way). I such as for New Year or Tet holiday. Although I BARELY
can only get home SOMETIMES BUT NOT VERY tell my mom and dad how much I miss them and I am
OFTEN such as for New Year or Tet holiday. Although I homesick from time to time, I do sometimes wish I could
ALMOST NEVER tell my mom and dad how much I have more SPARE TIME to be with my beloved ones. I
miss them and I am homesick from time to time, I do hope we can have WEEKLY family outings, when we can
sometimes wish I could have EXTRA HOURS to be try new things together such as going on a day trip or trying
with my beloved ones. I hope we can have family time out a new restaurant in town.
together EVERY WEEK, when we can try new things
together such as going on a day trip or trying out a new
restaurant in town.
Ngắn hạn
Short-term
/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/ >< trái nghĩa: short-term memory: trí nhớ ngắn hạn
(adj.)
permanent
Lately (adv.) /ˈleɪt.li/ Gần đây late (adj.): muộn
Brief/short duration: thời hạn ngắn

Duration (n.) /djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ Thời hạn durable (adj.): bền
duration of: thời hạn của cái gì
Passing (adj.) /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ Trôi qua pass (v.): qua, đỗ passing day: (mỗi) ngày trôi qua
daily/ frequent/regular occurrence

Occurrence
/əˈkʌr.əns/ Sự việc xảy ra occur (v.): xảy ra >< rare occurrence: sự việc xảy ra hàng
(n.)
ngày/thường xuyên ><
Presently
/ˈprez.ənt.li/ Hiện tại present (adj.): hiện tại
(adv.)
With exact/precise/perfect/impeccable
timing: với thời điểm chính xác/hoàn hảo
Timing (n.) /ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/ Thời điểm time (n.): thời gian
get the timing right: căn giờ chính xác
a matter of time: vấn đề thời gian
Nowadays
/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ Ngày nay
(adv.)
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Meantime /'mi:ntaim/ trong khi đó in the meantime: trong lúc đó
IELTS Speaking Part 2

Describe a person who looked after you when you were a child.
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Original version Upgraded version

I'm going to talk about my grandma who is one of the I'm going to talk about my grandma who is one of the
dearest people to me in the world. She took care of me when dearest people to me in the world. She took care of me
my mom and dad were away a lot because of their business, when my mom and dad were away a lot because of their
when I was only a little girl. business, when I was only a little girl.
I love my grandma a lot. It's a bit sad to me as recently, my I love my grandma a lot. It's sad to me as recently, my
grandma has shown some symptoms that SHE CANNOT grandma has shown some symptoms of
REMEMBER WELL. She is 75 now and RECENTLY, SHORT-TERM MEMORY loss. She is 75 now and
she's become more forgetful. There was a time that she LATELY, she's become more forgetful. There was a
asked me to get her an orange and one minutes later, she time that she asked me to get her an orange and one
repeated exactly the same thing while the orange was still in minutes later, she repeated exactly the same thing while
her hand. Doctor said that the LENGTH of her memory the orange was still in her hand. Doctor said that the
will become poorer each day GOES BY and eventually, she DURATION of her memory will become poorer each
may not even be able to recognise some familiar daily PASSING day and eventually, she may not even be able
EVENTS including her own habits and family members. to recognise some familiar daily OCCURRENCES
Unfortunately, NOW there is no utmost cure for this including her own habits and family members.
disease. Unfortunately, PRESENTLY there is no utmost cure
My heart was burdened when hearing the news, but I know for this disease.
it's THE TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS to My heart was burdened when hearing the news, but I
her and it's something inevitable in the aging process. A lot know it's her TIMING and it's something inevitable in
of the elderly are facing the same problems the aging process. A lot of the elderly are facing the
TODAY.THESE DAYS, there’s only one thing I know that same problems NOWADAYS. In the MEANTIME,
I need to do my best which is to appreciate the time with my there’s only one thing I know that I need to do my best,
grandma more. which is to appreciate the time with my grandma more.
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2. CHỦ ĐỀ: APPEARANCE
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1:
Identical Virtually identical: giống nhau

/aɪˈdentɪkl/ Giống hệt nhau
(adj) hoàn toàn
Differentiate Different (adj) Make a noticeable difference:

/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ Phân biệt
(v) Difference (n) tạo ra một sự khác biệt lớn
Distinctive
/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ Đặc biệt Highly distinctive: rất đặc biệt
(adj)
Distinguish
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ Phân biệt
(v)
Fabulous
/ˈfæbjələs/ Tuyệt vời
(adj)
Outfit (n) /ˈaʊtfɪt/ Trang phục
Colourful
/ˈkʌləfl/ Nhiều màu sắc Colour (n)
(adj)
Delicate/ Coarse fabric: vải

Fabric (n) /ˈfæbrɪk/ Vải
mềm/xơ
Embroidery/ Sewing thread:

Thread (n) /θred/ Sợi chỉ
chỉ thêu
Grace (n) /ɡreɪs/ Sự duyên dáng Graceful (adj)
Twist (n) /twɪst/ Điểm bất ngờ
Tip học từ:

1. Outfit:
Out: ở bên ngoài
Fit: vừa vặn, liên quan đến quần áo
-> Outfit: trang phục mặc ở bên ngoài
2. Colourful:
Colour: màu sắc
-ful: nhiều, tràn đầy
-> Colourful: nhiều màu sắc
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Question in IELTS Speaking Part 2:

Describe a person who you like a lot.
You should say:
● Who that person is
● What relationship you have to that person
● What that person is like
● Why you like that person
Original version: Upgraded version:

Today I would like to share with you about someone I Today I would like to share with you about someone I
really admire. That is my best friend, Sarah, who has really admire. That is my best friend, Sarah, who has
also been my neighbor for as long as I can remember. also been my neighbor for as long as I can remember.
She has a twin sister, and they look very SIMILAR . She has a twin sister, and they look virtually
It took me a long time before I could RECOGNIZE IDENTICAL. It took me a long time before I could
between them. However, they have very different DIFFERENTIATE between them. However, they
characteristics, and I feel more comfortable around have completely different characteristics, and I
Sarah. definitely feel more comfortable around Sarah.
Sarah has a SPECIAL taste in fashion. You can easily Sarah has a highly DISTINCTIVE taste in fashion.
FIND her among other people just for the You can easily DISTINGUISH her from other people
BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES she wears. Sarah always just for the FABULOUS OUTFITS she wears. Sarah
puts on clothes WITH MANY COLOURS with fine always puts on COLOURFUL clothes with delicate
MATERIALS, and every PART of her clothes FABRICS, and every THREAD on her clothes
complements her SMOOTH moves even more. She complements her GRACEFUL moves even more.
also makes some CHANGES in her clothing choices, She also adds her own little TWISTS in her clothing
which makes it impossible to guess what she would be choices, which makes it impossible to guess what she
wearing the next time you meet her. would be wearing the next time you meet her.
She has helped me a lot with my fashion taste, and has She has helped me a lot with my fashion taste, and has
also been a great inspiration for me. Thanks to Sarah, also been a great inspiration for me. Thanks to Sarah,
I was admitted into the Fashion Club of my school. I was admitted into the Fashion Club of my school.
That is why I am full of admiration for her. That is why I am full of admiration for her.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2:
Golden (adj) /ˈɡəʊldən/ Làm bằng vàng Gold (n)
Naked (adj) /ˈneɪkɪd/ Trần trụi The naked eye: mắt trần
Fake (adj) /feɪk/ Giả

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Make/ Draw a crucial

Distinct (adj) /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ Khác biệt Distinction (n) distinction: tạo ra sự khác biệt
lớn
Admiring gaze: ánh nhìn

Gaze (n) /ɡeɪz/ Ánh nhìn Gaze (v)
ngưỡng mộ
Oval-shaped
/əʊvl-ˈʃeɪpt/ Hình ovan
(adj)
Magnificent Magnificence Absolutely magnificent: cực kỳ

/mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ Tráng lệ
(adj) (n) tráng lệ
Sexy (adj) /ˈseksi/ Hấp dẫn Incredibly sexy: cực kỳ hấp dẫn
Tip học từ:

1. Golden:
Gold: vàng
-en (mistaken, darken, lengthen, sharpen,...): trở lên
-> Golden: làm bằng vàng
Question in IELTS Speaking Part 2:

Describe your favourite piece of accessories.
You should say:
● What it is
● It is yours or someone else’s
● Why you like it

To be honest, I don’t know a lot about jewellery. To be honest, I don’t know a lot about jewellery.
However, I can think of one great example: my However, I can think of one great example: my
girlfriend’s necklace. girlfriend’s necklace.
It is a necklace that was MADE FROM GOLD that It is a GOLDEN necklace her father bought for her
her father bought for her on her eighteenth birthday, on her eighteenth birthday, and I can tell immediately
and I can tell immediately that it is real gold. The that it is real gold with only my NAKED eye. Unlike
necklace has a CLEAR color under direct sunlight. FAKE gold, the necklace has a DISTINCT color
Because of this, it usually catches the ATTENTION under direct sunlight. Because of this, it usually
of others every time she walks outside. catches the admiring GAZE of others every time she
walks outside.
One SPECIAL PART is a small diamond attached to
the front of the necklace, which finishes its overall One crucial DISTINCTION is a small
BEAUTIFUL look. Because of this, my girlfriend OVAL-SHAPED diamond attached to the front of the
looked so PRETTY when wearing the necklace with necklace, which finishes its overall MAGNIFICENT
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her gorgeous white gown on our prom night. look. Because of this, my girlfriend looked incredibly
SEXY when wearing the necklace with her gorgeous
I really love it every time my girlfriend wears the white gown on our prom night.
necklace, it is just one of the needed finishing touches
to really accentuate her beauty. However, it would I really love it every time my girlfriend wears the
probably be a very challenging task for me to find a necklace, it is just one of the needed finishing touches
better piece of jewellery to gift her anytime soon. to really accentuate her beauty. However, it would
probably be a very challenging task for me to find a
better piece of jewellery to gift her anytime soon.
3. CHỦ ĐỀ: HEALTH
Mỗi bảng từ sau đây sẽ có (các) context - ngữ cảnh sử dụng tương ứng bên dưới, được chia làm
2 bản: Bản Original gồm những từ/ cụm từ đồng nghĩa với từ khóa thuộc bảng từ nhưng ở level
thấp hơn; Bản Upgraded gồm những từ/ cụm từ khóa thuộc bảng từ và ở level cao hơn. Từ đó
giúp các bạn dễ dàng nâng cấp vốn từ, nhìn rõ ngữ cảnh và cách sử dụng chúng hiệu quả trong
IELTS.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Cluster A disease cluster: cụm dịch, ổ dịch

/ˈklʌs.tər/ Cụm, đám
(n) A cluster of sth: cụm của cái gì
Severe illness/ disease: dịch bệnh

Severely Severe (adj): trầm trọng
/sɪˈvɪə.li/ Trầm trọng
(adv) trầm trọng Severe damage: thiệt hại nghiêm
trọng
Fever To catch/ get a fever: bị sốt

/ˈfiː.vər/ Sốt
(n)
Robust Khỏe, tráng

/rəʊˈbʌst/
(adj) kiện
Fatal
/ˈfeɪ.təl Chết chóc Fatal disease: dịch bệnh chết chóc
(adj)
Immune to sth: miễn dịch

Immune Immunity (n): sự Herd immunity: miễn dịch cộng
/ɪˈmjuːn/ Miễn dịch
(adj) miễn dịch đồng
Immune system: hệ miễn dịch
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Infection: sự lây
Infect
/ɪnˈfekt/ Lây nhiễm nhiễm Be infected with sth: bị lây nhiễm
(v)
(n)
Undergo Undergo a surgery: trải qua cuộc

/ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/ Trải qua
(v) phẫu thuật
Transmit Transmission
/trænzˈmɪt/ Truyền nhiễm
(v) (n): truyền nhiễm
Confine Strictly confine sth to sth: hạn chế

/kənˈfaɪn Hạn chế
(v) thứ gì
Isolate sth/ sb from sth/ sb: cách

Isolate Isolation (n): sự ly ai/cái gì khỏi ai/ cái gì
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ Cô lập, cách ly
(v) cô lập Isolation ward/ hospital: khu cách
ly (dành cho bệnh truyền nhiễm)
Healthcare
/ˈhelθ.keər/ Y tế Healthcare worker: nhân viên y tế
(n)
Diagnosis A diagnosis of: sự chẩn đoán của

/daɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/ Sự chẩn đoán
(n) cái gì (ví dụ: bệnh gì)
Tip học từ:

+) healthcare: - health là sức khỏe, care là chăm sóc
-> healthcare: chăm sóc sức khỏe = y tế
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Dưới đây là 1 bài đọc về chủ đề dịch bệnh. Trong IELTS Reading, việc các từ được paraphrase hoặc sử dụng
synonyms, antonyms luôn xuất hiện trong các bài đọc.

Covid-19 is an ongoing pandemic that broke out from a Covid-19 is an ongoing pandemic that broke out from a
small GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO GOT COVID-19 in small DISEASE CLUSTER in Wuhan, China. As of 7
Wuhan, China. As of 7 December 2020, more than 67 December 2020, more than 67 million cases have been
million cases have been confirmed, with more than 1.53 confirmed, with more than 1.53 million deaths attributed to
million deaths attributed to COVID-19. Symptoms of the COVID-19. Symptoms of the Covid-19 virus are highly
Covid-19 virus are highly variable, ranging from mild variable, ranging from mild symptoms to SEVERE
symptoms to SERIOUS ILLNESS. Those common ILLNESS. Those common symptoms might include
symptoms might include FEVER, cough, and breathing FEVER, cough, and breathing difficulties. People infected
difficulties. People infected with Covid 19 might have with Covid 19 might have different symptoms, and their
different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over symptoms may change over time. While Covid-19 infects
time. While Covid-19 infects people of all ages, even people of all ages, even people with ROBUST health, it
people with GOOD health, it could be a DEADLY could be a FATAL DISEASE for two groups of people:
DISEASE for two groups of people: older people and older people and those with weak IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
those with WEAK HEALTH. Moreover, experts at the Moreover, experts at the University of Birmingham reveal
University of Birmingham reveal that PATIENTS WITH that COVID-19 INFECTED PATIENTS who
COVID-19 who GO THROUGH SURGERY experience UNDERGO SURGERY experience worse outcomes than
worse outcomes than would be expected for similar would be expected for similar patients who do not have
patients who do not have SARS-CoV-2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 infection.
COVID-19 spreads from person to person mainly through COVID-19 spreads from person to person mainly through
the respiratory route after an infected person coughs, the respiratory route after an infected person coughs,
sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. The closer people sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. The closer people
interact, and the longer they interact, the more likely they interact, and the longer they interact, the more likely they
are to SPREAD COVID-19. Another way to spread the are to TRANSMIT COVID-19. Another way to spread the
disease is through the air, which can particularly occur disease is through the air, which can particularly occur
indoors, in high-risk locations, such as in restaurants, indoors, in high-risk locations, such as in restaurants,
choirs, gyms, nightclubs, offices, and religious venues, choirs, gyms, nightclubs, offices, and religious venues,
often when they are crowded. It also occurs in hospitals, often when they are crowded. It also occurs in hospitals,
often when medical procedures are performed on often when medical procedures are performed on
COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 patients.
To RESTRICT the transmission of the virus to a small To CONFINE the transmission of the virus to a small area,
area, people with Covid-19 infection are SEPERATED people with Covid-19 infection are ISOLATED FROM
FROM others in an AREA WHICH IS SPECIALLY others in an ISOLATION WARD. People who believe
DESIGNED FOR THEM. People who believe that they that they may be infected with Covid-19 are strongly
may have Covid-19 are strongly advised to contact a advised to contact a HEALTHCARE provider or the
MEDICAL SERVICE provider or the Ministry of Health Ministry of Health and come to the hospital to get the most
and come to the hospital to get the most accurate accurate DIAGNOSIS. Others are recommended to wear a
EXAMINATION. Others are recommended to wear a mask in public, regularly wash hands with soap and
mask in public, regularly wash hands with soap and sanitizer.
sanitizer.
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BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Indication Indicator (n): vật biểu

/ˌɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Dấu hiệu
(n) thị
Clinical (adj): liên quan

đến phòng khám
Clinic /ˈklɪn.ɪk/ Phòng khám
Clinician (n): bác sĩ lâm
(n)
sàng
Therapist Bác sĩ điều trị Therapy (n): điều trị,

/ˈθer.ə.pɪst/
(n) chuyên khoa liệu pháp
Instruction (n): sự chỉ

dẫn Instruct sb to do sth: chỉ dẫn ai làm gì
Instruct
/ɪnˈstrʌkt/ Chỉ dẫn Instructive (adj): Be particularly/ highly instructive for
(v)
Instructor (n): người sb: đặc biệt mang lại thông tin cho ai đó
chỉ dẫn
Be easily discouraged from sth: dễ dàng

Discourage (v): làm nản
bị nản chí
Discouraged chí
/dɪˈskʌr.ɪdʒd/ Làm nản lòng To strongly/ firmly discourage sb from
(adj) Discouraging (adj): làm
sth: mạnh mẽ/kiên quyết làm nản lòng ai
nản lòng
khỏi cái gì
Cope
/kəʊp/ Đương đầu To cope with sth: đương đầu với cái gì
(v)
Survivor A sole/only survivor: người sống sót duy

/səˈvaɪ.vər/ Người sống sót
(n) nhất
Surgical ward: phòng mổ

Surgical oncologist: bác sĩ phẫu thuật ung
Surgical Liên quan đến Surgeon (n): bác sĩ phẫu
/ˈsɜː.dʒɪ.kəl/ thư
(adj) phẫu thuật thuật
Plastic surgeon: bác sĩ phẫu thuật chỉnh
hình
Preliminary
/prɪˈlɪm.ɪ.nər.i/ Sơ bộ
(adj)
Removal
/rɪˈmuː.vəl/ Sự loại bỏ Remove (v): loại bỏ The removal of sth: sự loại bỏ cái gì
(n)
Tissue
/ˈtɪʃ.uː/ Mô
(n)
To completely/ partially/ quickly heal:

Heal /hiːl/ Hồi phục
phục hồi hoàn toàn/một phần/nhanh chóng
Nursing /ˈnɜː.sɪŋ/ Sự điều dưỡng Nursing care: sự chăm sóc, điều dưỡng
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(n)
To believe in/ pray for/ expect miracle:

Miracle
/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/ Điều kì diệu tin vào/ cầu nguyện/ mong chờ điều kì
(n)
diệu
Question:
IELTS Speaking part 2: Tell a story about a person who you know that have survived cancer

Amy was an assistant principal in Long Island, New York. Amy was an assistant principal in Long Island, New York.
She lived a beautiful life there with her husband and three She lived a beautiful life there with her husband and three
wonderful children. One day in September 2015, she felt a wonderful children. One day in September 2015, she felt a
lump in her left breast. Amy knew that this might be a lump in her left breast. Amy knew that this might be an
SIGN of cancer, so she went to the hospital to meet her INDICATION of cancer, so she went to the CLINIC to
DOCTOR, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR meet her THERAPIST. During the exam, her doctor
TREATING THIS PARTICULAR ILLNESS. During agreed that something was not right and INSTRUCTED
the exam, her doctor agreed that something was not right her to see a doctor for diagnosis. The very next day, she
and TOLD her to see a doctor for diagnosis. The very next met her doctor and then she had to wait a couple days for
day, she met her doctor and then she had to wait a couple the results. A few days later, while she was at work, the
days for the results. A few days later, while she was at doctor’s office called and told her that “it was cancer”.
work, the doctor’s office called and told her that “it was
cancer”. She barely remembers the rest of the phone call. She was
DISCOURAGED because none of her relatives had to
She barely remembers the rest of the phone call. She was COPE WITH cancer before. So Amy felt like it would be
DISAPPOINTED because none of her relatives had to great if she had her treatment early so she did some
DEAL WITH cancer before. So Amy felt like it would be research. Then she called her friend who is a cancer
great if she had her treatment early so she did some SURVIVOR. Her friend encouraged her to check out the
research. Then she called her friend who Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia.
SUCCESSFULLY BEAT cancer. Her friend encouraged
her to check out the Cancer Treatment Center of America The next day, a representative from the CLINIC called her
in Philadelphia. and scheduled her initial evaluation. The representative
then took care of her medical records and instructed her to
The next day, a representative from the hospital called her meet the SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST. At CTCA, Amy
and scheduled her initial evaluation. The representative had a blood test, and by the end of the day, she found out
then took care of her medical records and instructed her to that she had breast cancer. So she told her SURGEON to
meet the DOCTOR WHO TREATS CANCER. At start her treatment immediately. She went back and forth
CTCA, Amy had a blood test, and by the end of the day, between home and the hospital. What was nice was that
she found out that she had breast cancer. So she told her while Amy was home, she still had the support of the
DOCTOR to start her operation immediately. She went CLINICIANS at CTCA. If any concerns arose, she could
back and forth between home and the hospital. What was call her care nurse at any time.
nice was that while Amy was home, she still had the
support of the DOCTORS at CTCA. If any concerns After completing her PRELIMINARY treatment, Amy
arose, she could call her care nurse at any time. met with a PLASTIC SURGEON for the REMOVAL of
her breast. She had multiple meetings with the plastic
After completing her FIRST treatment, Amy met with a surgeon, and he spent hours explaining it all, making sure
DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN REBUILDING she made the best choice.
body’s parts, to have her breast CUT OFF. She had
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multiple meetings with the doctor, and he spent hours In April 2016, she underwent a double mastectomy, in
explaining it all, making sure she made the best choice. which both her breasts were removed, and tissue flap
reconstruction. The tissue flap procedure used TISSUE
In April 2016, she underwent a double mastectomy, in from other parts of her body to rebuild the breast shape.
which both her breasts were removed, and tissue flap The two procedures were done at the same time, and the
recreation. The tissue flap procedure used TISSUE from surgery was over 15 hours long. She was in the ICU for
other parts of her body to rebuild the breast shape. The two five days to HEAL.
procedures were done at the same time, and the surgery
was over 15 hours long. She was in the ICU for five days Throughout her treatment, she received much support from
to RECOVER. the clinicians and the NURSING CARE from CTCA.
Today, every moment is emotional, and she cherishes each
Throughout her treatment, she received much support from one. Her husband and children are the most important
the clinicians and the PATIENT SERVICES from CTCA. people in her life. Amy’s child’s spring concert brought her
Today, every moment is emotional, and she cherishes each to tears because it was a MIRACLE for her to be there. To
one. Her husband and children are the most important Amy, health is a valuable asset that people don’t truly
people in her life. Amy’s child’s spring concert brought her appreciate until it’s in jeopardy. Her life has a new
to tears because she was so LUCKY to be there. To Amy, perspective, and she feels so blessed to have this time with
health is a valuable asset that people don’t truly appreciate her friends and family.
until it’s in jeopardy. Her life has a new perspective, and
she feels so blessed to have this time with her friends and
family.
4. CHỦ ĐỀ: LIFE STAGES

Mỗi bảng từ sau đây sẽ có (các) context - ngữ cảnh sử dụng tương ứng bên dưới, được chia làm
2 bản: Bản Original gồm những từ/ cụm từ đồng nghĩa với từ khóa thuộc bảng từ nhưng ở level
thấp hơn; Bản Upgraded gồm những từ/ cụm từ khóa thuộc bảng từ và ở level cao hơn. Từ đó
giúp các bạn dễ dàng nâng cấp vốn từ, nhìn rõ ngữ cảnh và cách sử dụng chúng hiệu quả trong
IELTS.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Parent (n.): bố/mẹ Parental advice/influence/choice: lời

Parental (adj.) /pəˈren.təl/ (Thuộc) cha mẹ Parenting (n.): việc khuyên/sự ảnh hưởng/lựa chọn của cha mẹ
làm cha mẹ Parenting skills: các kỹ năng làm cha mẹ
Retirement (n.) Take (early) retirement: nghỉ hưu (sớm

/rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/ Sự nghỉ hưu Retire (v.): nghỉ hưu
Retirement age: tuổi nghỉ hưu
Be/feel inclined to pursue sth: muốn theo

đuổi cái gì đó
Pursue (v.) Pursuit (n.): sự theo Vigorously/doggedly pursue sth: theo
/pəˈsjuː/ Theo đuổi
đuổi đuổi mạnh mẽ/kiên cường cái gì đó
Academic/recreational pursuit: sự theo
đuổi học thuật/giải trí
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Infantile (adj.) như trẻ Early infancy = new-born infant

con (= childish) Sudden infant death syndrome: hội
Infantilize (v.) đối xử chứng trẻ sơ sinh chết đột ngột (trong khi
Infant (n.) /ˈɪn.fənt/ Trẻ nhỏ sơ sinh với ai đó như một đứa ngủ)
trẻ Premature/stillborn infant: trẻ sơ sinh
Infancy (n.): tuổi sơ thiếu tháng/chết khi sinh
sinh
Crawl on one’s hands and knees: bò rạp

Crawl (n., v.) Crawler (n.): em bé người xuống
/krɔːl/ Bò
đang tập bò Be/slow down to a crawl: bị tắc nghẽn, đi
chậm như bò
Subsequently Subsequent (adj.):

/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ Sau đó
(adv.) sau đó
Adolescence (n.): tuổi

Reach/hit/enter adolescence/puberty:
thanh thiếu niên/dậy
Adolescent (n.) bước vào tuổi thanh thiếu niên
/,ædə'lesnt/ Thanh thiếu niên thì = puberty
The age/onset of puberty: tuổi/khởi đầu
Adolescent (adj.):
dậy thì
thanh thiếu niên
IELTS Speaking Part 2 question:

Describe the stage/part of your life that you enjoyed the most.

The period that is the most enjoyable for me was my The period that is the most enjoyable for me was my
childhood when I lived with my grandparents. Though on childhood when I lived with my grandparents. Though
those days, I could not see my parents very often, with I could not see my parents very often on those days,
grandparents' love and care, I think I still grew up with grandparents' love and care, I think I still grew up
happily. My grandma always sang me to sleep or told me happily. My grandma always sang me to sleep or told
bedtime stories every night. She was such a rich source of me bedtime stories every night. She was such a rich
Vietnam's traditional folktales and lullabies. My grandpa source of Vietnam's traditional folktales and lullabies.
loved to take me to the park to show me the world around My grandpa loved to take me to the park to show me
me. I think they did their best to play the roles OF the world around me. I think they did their best to play
PARENTS to me in the time my parents were absent, and the PARENTAL roles to me in the time my parents
I’m so thankful for that. were absent, and I’m so thankful for that.
After LEAVING THEIR JOB DUE TO OLD AGE, my After TAKING THEIR RETIREMENT, my
grandparents stayed at home, so they had enough time to grandparents stayed at home, so they had enough time
look after me while my parents were away quite often, to look after me while my parents were away quite
because they wanted to FOLLOW their career to make a often because they WANTED TO PURSUE their
living. I had stayed with my grandparents when I was just career to make a living. I had stayed with my
A FEW-MONTH-OLD CHILD. My grandma said I grandparents when I was just an INFANT. My
was such a curious child back then. Even though I grandma said I was such a curious child back then.
couldn't walk, I liked to MOVE AROUND WITH MY Even though I couldn't walk, I liked to CRAWL
HAND AND KNEES anywhere I could reach to explore anywhere I could reach to explore things around me.
things around me. AFTERWARDS, my grandparents SUBSEQUENTLY, as grandparents could not always
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made fences at some areas in the house to restrict me as keep their eyes on me, they made fences at some areas
they could not always keep their eyes on me. in the house to restrict me.
I started to live separately from my grandparents when I I started to live separately from my grandparents when
BECAME A TEENAGER around 9th grade. That was I ENTERED ADOLESCENCE at around 9th grade.
when I almost finished secondary school, our parents That was when I almost finished secondary school, our
could afford their own house and our family moved to the parents could afford their own house and our family
new place, while grandparents remained in theirs. moved to the new place, while grandparents remained
in theirs.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Attend a family/church funeral: tham dự

Funeral (.) /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/ Lễ tang
một lễ tang gia đình/nhà thờ
A group of lads: một nhóm thanh niên

Lad (n.) /læd/ Chàng trai trẻ
trai tráng
Be buried in a local/private/public
Cemetery (n.) /ˈsem.ə.tri/ Nghĩa trang cemetery: được chôn cất ở nghĩa trang địa
phương/tư/công
Grave (n.) /ɡreɪv/ Mộ On a grave: trên mộ
IELTS Speaking Part 2:

Describe an important occasion or event you have attended.
● when and where you attended this occasion.
● who else attended this occasion or event
● what you did
and explain how you feel about it.

It may be a bit unusual if the most recent event I’ve It may be a bit unusual if the most recent event I’ve
attended and I’m going to talk about is neither a wedding attended and I’m going to talk about is neither a wedding
nor a happy celebration, but a CEREMONY FOR A nor a happy celebration, but a family FUNERAL. It was
DEAD PERSON. It was the CEREMONY of my the FUNERAL of my grandpa’s brother, one of the people
grandpa’s brother, one of the people I have a huge I have a huge admiration for.
admiration for.
My grandpa’s brother was 93 when he passed away. He led
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My grandpa’s brother was 93 when he passed away. He one of the most amazing lives that I’d ever heard of. He
led one of the most amazing lives that I’d ever heard of. used to serve in the army when he was just a LAD. That
He used to serve in the army when he was just a YOUNG means he also took part in the Vietnam war, experienced
MAN. That means he also took part in the Vietnam war, and witnessed all the hardship and danger brought about by
experienced and witnessed all the hardship and danger the war. He also experienced some near-death moments.
brought about by the war. He also experienced the Maybe because of that, he was a very tough yet positive
near-death moment. Maybe because of that, he was a very person. I once told him I didn't truly have any passion in
tough yet positive person. I once told him I didn't truly life, he encouraged me to never give up on the quest to
have any passion in life, he encouraged me to never give discover the thing that I would be passionate about because
up on the quest to discover the thing that I would be that would make my life more meaningful.
passionate about because that would make my life more
meaningful. There were many people showing up on the day of the
funeral because he had quite a good reputation on the days
There were many people showing up on the day of the he was alive. They came to the local CEMETERY of
ceremony because he had a quite good reputation on the GRANDPA'S BROTHER and put a lot of funeral wreaths
days he was alive. They came to AN AREA OF ON HIS GRAVE to show respect and tribute.
GROUND WHERE MY GRANDPA'S BROTHER
WAS BURIED and put a lot of wreaths on THE PLACE
WHERE HIS BODY WAS BURIED to show respect
and tribute.
5. CHỦ ĐỀ: Personal Characteristics and Qualities
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Unfortunate
(adj), It is fortunate that + S + V : Thật
Fortunate (adj) /ˈfɔːtʃənət/ May mắn
(Un)fortunately may mắn rằng
(adv), Fortune (n)
Soulmate (n): bạn Have a soulmate: có một người bạn

Mate (n) /meɪt/ Người bạn
tâm giao tâm giao
Share memorable moments with

Memorable (adj) /ˈmemərəbl/ Đáng nhớ Memorably (adv) someone: chia sẻ những khoảnh khắc
đáng nhớ với ai
Show one’s extreme vulnerability:

Vulnerability (n) /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ Sự dễ tổn thương Vulnerable (adj)
thể hiện sự dễ tổn thương của ai
Without embarrassment : không một

chút xấu hổ
Embarrassed
Embarrassment (n) /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ Sự xấu hổ (Much) to someone’s
(adj)
embarrassment: trước sự bối rối của
ai
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To giggle with slight embarrassment:

cười ngượng
To become emotionally/physically
mature: trở nên trưởng thành về mặt
cảm xúc/thể chất
Maturity (n)
Mature (v, adj) /məˈtʃʊə(r)/ Trưởng thành To leave something to mature: để cái
Immature (adj)
gì đó gi lên men (phomai), cũ đi
To mature into something: trưởng
thành thành cái gì
To be devoid of/drained of emotion:

no emotion
Emotional (adj)
Emotionally (adj) /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ (Một cách) xúc động To provoke/arouse intense/strong
Emotion (n)
emotion: khơi gợi cảm xúc mãnh liệt
/ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r)/, Give reassurance to someone: trấn an

Reassure (v) Trấn an Reassurance (n)
/ˌriːəˈʃɔː(r)/ ai đó
To expose/reveal/highlight the
fundamental/fatal/serious flaw: phơi
Flaw (n) /flɔː/ Khiếm khuyết Flawed (adj)
bày/làm lộ ra/nổi bật khiếm khuyết căn
bản/chết người/nghiêm trọng.
To be filled with/have deep

compassion towards/for someone: có
Compassionate lòng trắc ẩn dành cho ai
Compassion (n) /kəmˈpæʃn/ Lòng trắc ẩn
(adj) To treat someone with great
compassion: đối xử với ai bằng lòng
trắc ẩn sâu sắc
Eager (adj) /ˈiːɡə(r)/ Háo hức, hào hứng Eagerly (adv)
Eagerness (n)
Have a long-lasting companionship

Companionship (n) /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/ Tình bằng hữu Companion (n) (with someone): có một tình bằng hữu
lâu dài (với ai)
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Generally, are friendships important to people?

Definitely. People say that friends are the family you Definitely. People say that friends are the family you
choose and lots of people know them as well or even better choose and lots of people know them as well or even better
than their families do. It is LUCKY to have a BEST than their families do. It is FORTUNATE to have a
FRIEND that you can share UNFORGETTABLE SOULMATE that you can share MEMORABLE
moments with and show your great WEAKNESS without moments with and show your extreme
any SHAME. I think not having any friends would be a VULNERABILITY without any EMBARRASSMENT. I
real struggle. think not having any friends would be a real struggle.

How can friends help each other?

I think there are many ways that friends can help each I think there are countless ways that friends can help each
other. It could be something simple like hanging out or other. It could be something simple like hanging out or
helping out some course work. Or it could be something helping out some course work. Or it could be something
more serious like becoming a MENTAL support and more serious like becoming an EMOTIONAL support and
listening to our problems. A friend doesn’t need to be a listening to their problems. A friend doesn’t need to be a
GROWN-UP problem solver, they just need to be a friend MATURE problem solver, they just need to be the buddy
who can HAPPILY give us encouragement and who can EAGERLY give us encouragement and
RECOGNITION, no matter how IMPERFECT we are. REASSURANCE, no matter how FLAWED we are.
SYMPATHY is the foundation of having a long-lasting COMPASSION is the foundation of having a long-lasting
FRIENDSHIP. COMPANIONSHIP.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Giới (được nhìn nhận

Gender (n) /ˈdʒendə(r)/ trong mối quan hệ xã Gender equality: bình đẳng về giới
hội)
Compel someone’s interest: thu

Compel (v) /kəmˈpel/ Thu hút, ép buộc Compelling (adj)
hút sự chú ý của ai
Compel an astonishing degree of

someone’s interest: thu hút sự chú
Astonishing Astonished (adj),
/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ Đáng kinh ngạc ý của ai đó một cách đáng kinh ngạc
(adj) astonishment (n)
To someone’s (utter)
astonishment: theo như sự bất ngờ
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của ai
Powerful reinforcement: sự thúc

đẩy mạnh mẽ
Reinforce (v) /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/ Thúc đẩy Reinforcement (n) Call in/call for/send in
reinforcements: gửi thêm người chi
viện (quân sự)
Sự tranh chấp, tranh Become a point of contention : trở

Contention(n) /kənˈtenʃn/ Contentious (adj)
cãi thành tâm điểm của sự tranh cãi
Sexual (adj),
Sexuality (n) /ˌsekʃuˈæləti/ Tính dục sexualize (v), sex
(n)
Lesbian community: cộng đồng

Lesbian (adj) /ˈlezbiən/ Đồng tính nữ
đồng tính nữ
Đồng tính nam

Gay community: cộng đồng đồng
Gay (adj) /ɡeɪ/ (nghĩa cũ) vui vẻ, sáng
tính nam
sủa
Be an inherent part of something:

Vốn có , gắn liền với là một phần vốn có của cái gì đó
Inherent (adj) /ɪnˈherənt/ Inhere (v)
(= intrinsic) To inhere in something (phrasal
verb): là một phần của cái gì đó
IELTS Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from the article “LGBT Politics, Queer Theory, and International Relations”
Lưu ý: Một số (cụm) từ vựng được dùng cố định để miêu tả giới, giới tính và xu hướng tình dục và không có từ thay thế. Các bạn cần
chú ý và ghi nhớ những (cụm) từ này.
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The politics surrounding what is generally described as The politics surrounding what is generally described as
‘sexual orientation and identity as MALE OR FEMALE’ ‘sexual orientation and GENDER identity’ (SOGI) have
have RECEIVED an UNBELIEVABLE degree of public COMPELLED an ASTONISHING degree of public and
and international attention in recent years. Countries across international interest in recent years. Countries across the
the globe have implemented substantial equality provisions globe have implemented substantial equality provisions in
in order to prove that they are ‘modern’ or ‘Western’ order to prove that they are ‘modern’ or ‘Western’ enough,
enough, while others responded with pushback in the form while others responded with pushback in the form of
of homophobic legislation and persecution. To complicate homophobic legislation and persecution. To complicate
matters further, much of the homophobia in those states matters further, much of the homophobia in those states
was institutionally APPLIED by the same colonizing was institutionally REINFORCED by the same colonizing
powers that now lead the way in LGBT rights promotion. powers that now lead the way in LGBT rights promotion.
Sexual rights have become a HEATED ARGUMENT, Sexual rights have become points of CONTENTION,
eliciting domestic culture wars and international eliciting domestic culture wars and international diplomatic
diplomatic rows. The status of politics RELATED TO rows. The status of SEXUALITY politics in international
PEOPLE’S SEXUAL DESIRES in international relations relations (IR) has not only been elevated, but also impacted
(IR) has not only been elevated, but also impacted apparently SOGI-unrelated policies (such as foreign policy,
apparently SOGI-unrelated policies (such as foreign policy, health care, or labor markets) and thus created new avenues
health care, or labor markets) and thus created new for looking at the construction of conventional IR concepts.
avenues for looking at the construction of conventional IR A forthcoming volume on the impact of LESBIAN, GAY,
concepts. A forthcoming volume on the impact of bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities
LESBIAN, GAY, bisexual, transgender, and queer claims on IR (Picq & Thiel 2015) argues that such
(LGBTQ) community claims on IR (Picq & Thiel 2015) perspectives are not only an INHERENT part of world
argues that such perspectives are not only a BASIC part of politics, but can also influence IR theory-making.
world politics, but can also influence IR theory-making.
6. CHỦ ĐỀ: Personal feelings
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Remain utterly/truly dedicated to

Dedicated (adj) /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ Tâm huyết Dedication (n) something: hết lòng tâm huyết cho
cái gì đó
Critique of one’s performance:

những lời phê bình về màn trình diễn
Criticism (n): sự chỉ
của ai
Critique (n) /krɪˈtiːk/ Bài phê bình trích
To receive severe criticism from
Criticize (v)
someone: nhận sự chỉ trích gay gắt
từ ai
Barely (adv) /ˈbeəli/ Hầu như không Bare (adj)

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Disappointment (n) A sense of disappointment: cảm

Disappointed (adj): giác thất vọng
Disappoint (v) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ Gây thất vọng cảm thấy thất vọng To someone’s great
Disappointing (adj): disappointment: Trước sự thất vọng
đáng thất vọng lớn của ai đó
Virtuous (adj) = To live an entirely virtuous life:

Virtue (n) /ˈvɜːtʃuː/ Đức hạnh
Irreproachable (adj) sống một cuộc đời vô cùng đức hạnh
Provoke serious disturbance: gây

ra sự phiền nhiễu nghiêm trọng
Disturbing Disturbance (n) Cause a slight/minor/considerable
/dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/ Gây khó chịu
(adj) Disturb (v) disturbance to something: gây ra sự
rối loạn nhẹ/không nghiêm
trọng/đáng kể cho cái gì
Publicly insult someone: công khai

xúc phạm ai
Insult (n) An ultimate/deliberate/personal
Insult (v) /ˈɪnsʌlt/ Xúc phạm
Insulting (adj) insult to sb/sth: lời xúc phạm
nghiêm trọng/cố ý/cá nhân tới ai/cái
gì
To prove highly significant for

something: chứng minh có ý nghĩa
quan trọng cho cái gì đó
To have
(In)significant (adj)
Significance (n) /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ immense/enormous/profound
(In)significance (n)
significance to/for something: có
một ý nghĩa quan trọng cho cái gì đó
To be of little/no significance to/for
something = insignificant
Skillful (adj)
Có kỹ năng, khéo To be exceptionally skilled: có kỹ
Skilled (adj) /skɪld/ Skill (n)
léo năng đặc biệt
Skillfulness (adj)
Be potentially capable of doing

Capable (adj), something: có tiềm năng làm gì đó
Capability (n) /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ Khả năng
Incapable (adj) = Have potential capability for doing
sth
Somehow or other: dùng để diễn tả

Somehow (adv) /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ Bằng cách nào đó
điều gì không chắc chắn
To pose/present an
Challenging Thử thách, gian
/ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ Challenge (n) enormous/radical challenge: đưa ra
(adj) nan
một thử thách lớn/căn bản

What kinds of people become famous these days?
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I think that there are two kinds of people who are able to I think that there are two kinds of people who are able to
become famous these days. Firstly, there are real talents; become famous these days. Firstly, there are real talents;
they are artists who HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD they are artists who HAVE BEEN UTTERLY
for cultivating and perfecting their ability. They DEDICATED TO cultivating and perfecting their ability.
acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses through They acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses through
COMMENTS of their performance and strive for CRITIQUES of their performance and strive for
excellence. These people have gone a long way to stardom excellence. These people have gone a long way to stardom
and they NEVER LET THEIR LOVING FANS DOWN. and they BARELY DISAPPOINT their loving fans. The
The second kind are the ones who are famous because of second kind are the ones who are famous because of
scandals. Probably, they have beauty, money or good scandals. Probably, they have beauty, money or good
relationships; however, they are lacking talent, a relationships; however, they are lacking talent, a
BLAMELESS life and motivational spirit, and VIRTUOUS life and motivational spirit, and
unfortunately, they desire their fame. Therefore, they will unfortunately, they desire their fame. Therefore, they will
do whatever it takes, even the most ANNOYING things do whatever it takes, even the most DISTURBING things
like involving in a sexual affair, or publicly SAYING like involving in a sexual affair, or publicly INSULTING a
SOMETHING RUDE about a predecessor to get their predecessor to get their names in the front-page news.
names in the front-page news.
IELTS Speaking Part 3

Is this different from the kind of achievement that made people famous in the past? In what way?

As far as I am concerned, the kind of accomplishment that As far as I am concerned, the kind of accomplishment that
made people well-known in the past is VERY different made people well-known in the past is SIGNIFICANTLY
from the one these days. You know, people in the modern different from the one these days. You know, people in the
age have much more ABILITY and opportunities for modern age have much more potential CAPABILITY and
thriving than the ones in the past. Therefore, if people opportunities than the ones in the past. Therefore, if people
today want to become celebrities they have to be today want to become celebrities they have to be
exceptionally GOOD and talented. Hence the road to fame exceptionally SKILLED and talented. Hence the road to
and success nowadays is IN SOME WAYS more fame and success nowadays is SOMEHOW more
DIFFICULT than it used to be in the past. For instance, in CHALLENGING than it used to be in the past. For
the past, Isaac Newton became famous for his three laws of instance, in the past, Isaac Newton became famous for his
motion; but nowadays most people all know and apply the three laws of motion; but nowadays most people all know
three laws of motion but they do not become renowned at and apply the three laws of motion but they do not become
all. renowned at all.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Vibrant cities: những thành phố sôi

Vibrant (adj) /ˈvaɪbrənt/ Sôi động
động
To be inclined to do something: muốn

làm gì đó
By inclination: theo thiên hướng
Inclined (adj) /ɪnˈklaɪnd/ Mong muốn Inclination (n)
To show the (slightest) inclination to
do something: thể hiện (một chút)
khuynh hướng làm gì đó
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In despair: trong sự tuyệt vọng

To push someone Into the depths of
Despair (n) despair: chìm trong sự tuyệt vọng
Desperately (adv) /ˈdespərətli/ Tuyệt vọng
Desperate (adj) To be utterly desperate about
something: cảm thấy rất tuyệt vọng về
cái gì đó
Creative (adj)
Scope for creativity: không gian/phạm
Create (v)
vi sáng tạo
Creativity (n) /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/ Sự sáng tạo Creator (n)
Inhabit/stifle creativity: phát
Creation (n): sự tạo
triển/bóp nghẹt sự sáng tạo
thành
Make an assumption: đưa ra một giả

thiết
On the
Assumption (n) /əˈsʌmpʃn/ Giả thiết, giả định Assume (v)
fundamental/underlying/implicit
assumption that … : với một giả thiết
căn bản/tiềm ẩn/tiềm tàng rằng
To be bound to do something: có khả

Bound (adj) /baʊnd/ Có khả năng
năng làm gì đó
Show great/ remarkable tolerance

Tolerance (n),
towards someone/something: thể hiện
Tolerate (v) /ˈtɒləreɪt/ Chịu đựng (in)tolerably (adv),
sự chịu đựng đáng kinh ngạc cho ai/cái
(in)tolerable (adj)
gì
Attend an online forum on

Forum (n) /ˈfɔːrəm/ Diễn đàn something: Tham gia diễn đàn trực
tuyến về chủ đề gì
Out of curiosity: vì tò mò
To awake/arouse insatiable curiosity:
khơi gợi sự tò mò không thể thỏa mãn
Curious (adj) /ˈkjʊəriəs/ Tò mò Curiosity (n)
được
An idle curiosity = no particular
reason
To be biased towards
something/someone: thiên vị cái gì/ai
Biased, unbiased đó
Bias (n) /ˈbaɪəs/ Sự thiên vị
(adj) A biased information/sources/press
reports: thông tin/nguồn tin/thông cáo
báo chí mang tính thiên vị
= vulgar (adj)
Crude (n)
Crude (adj) /kruːd/ Thô tục Crude jokes/language: những trò
Crudely (adj)
đùa/lời nói thô tục
Intimate issues: những vấn đề nhạy

cảm
Intimate (adj) /ˈɪntɪmət/ Thân mật Intimacy (n)
To be on intimate terms with
someone = have a close relationship
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with sb
Lưu ý:
Intimate (adj): thân mật
Imitate (v): nhái lại, sao chép lại

What are the good things about being famous? Are there any disadvantages?

I will definitely say that being famous has both upsides and I will definitely say that being famous has both upsides and
downsides. On the positive end, famous people like downsides. On the positive end, famous people like
performers are generally wealthy. They can gain VIP performers are generally wealthy. They can gain VIP
access to luxurious places in the most EXCITING cities access to luxurious places in the most VIBRANT cities
and they are generally treated very well. And if they and they are generally treated very well. And if they are
WANT to support charities and social causes, famous INCLINED to support charities and social causes, famous
people can take advantage of their reputation to raise people can take advantage of their reputation to raise
awareness of these issues among the general public. On the awareness of these issues among the general public. On the
other hand, celebrities often have little privacy and can be other hand, celebrities often have little privacy and can be
hounded by the paparazzi. Even when they just want to go hounded by the paparazzi. Even when they just want to go
for a walk or get a cup of coffee, they have to TIREDLY for a walk or get a cup of coffee, they have to
hide from fans’ camera flashes. Being famous is also a DESPERATELY hide from fans’ camera flashes. Being
burden for some artists’ CREATIVITY. Many people famous is also a burden for some artists’ CREATIVITY.
THINK that being an artist is easy but in fact, the Many people ASSUME that being an artist is easy but in
underlying pressure is mentally draining. Thus, they are fact, the underlying pressure is mentally draining. Thus,
LIKELY to suffer from mental illnesses such as they are BOUND to suffer from mental illnesses such as
depression and drug abuse. depression and drug abuse.

How does the media in your country treat famous people?

Journalists and famous people always have an Journalists and famous people always have an
interdependent relationship. However, the media interdependent relationship. However, the media
sometimes abuse their power to highlight shortcomings in sometimes abuse their power to highlight shortcomings in
others’ private lives IN AN UNACCEPTABLE WAY. others’ private lives INTOLERABLY. They make up
They make up unreal stories in online tabloids or unreal stories in online tabloids or FORUMS to attract
FORUMS to attract readers who like gossip. Therefore, CURIOUS readers. Therefore, their articles are usually
their articles are usually ONE-SIDED and way too RUDE BIASED and way too CRUDE when talking about
when talking about celebrities’ SENSITIVE issues. celebrities’ INTIMATE issues. Unfortunately, these are
Unfortunately, these are things a famous person has to things a famous person has to compromise with the
compromise with the general public. general public.
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7. CHỦ ĐỀ: Opinions and Arguments
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
To express one’s considerable

Disagree (v), disagreement over something:
Disagreement (n) /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt/ Sự không đồng ý
disagreeable (adj), diễn tả sự phản đối sâu sắc của ai
về vấn đề nào đó
Reason (v)
The reasoning behind something:
Reasoned (adj): có
lập luận cho cái gì đó
Reasoning (n) /ˈriːzənɪŋ/ Lập luận biện luận chặt chẽ
To reason with something: lập
Reasonable (adj):
luận với cái gì đó
hợp lý
A sound argument: một lý lẽ có

cơ sở
Sound (adj) /saʊnd/ Đúng đắn, có cơ sở Soundly (adv) To be theoretically sound: có cơ
sở lý thuyết
Safe and sound (idiom): bình an
To speculate about/on/as to
something: suy đoán về/tới/như
một cái gì đó
Speculation (n),
Speculate (v) /ˈspekjuleɪt/ Nghiên cứu, suy xét To speculate all the possible
speculative (adj)
scenarios for something: suy xét
đến tất cả những viễn cảnh có thể
xảy ra cho cái gì đó
Coi là, cho rằng, Reckoned (adj), To be reckoned as: được coi như
Reckon phỏng đoán (một reckoning (n): tính là
/ˈrekən/
(v) cách không chắc toán một cách không A name to reckon with =
chắn) chính xác well-known
Odds and ends: những đồ lặt vặt

The odds are that ...: Có khả năng
Odds (n) /ɒdz/ Tỷ lệ, khả năng rằng
The odds are in one’s favour: lợi
thế đang thuộc về ai
Tình cảm, sự đa cảm, Sentimental (adj), To be overly sentimental: quá ủy

Sentiment (n) /ˈsentɪmənt/
ủy mị sentimentalist (n) mị
Literal (adj),
literacy (n): sự biết
Thật vậy, theo nghĩa
Literally (adv) /ˈlɪtərəli/ đọc, literalness (n):
đen
sự hiểu theo nghĩa
đen
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Logical (adj), To be insufficiently logical:

Logic (n) /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ Lý trí
illogical (adj) không đủ lý trí
Illusionist (n), To be under the illusion that ...:

Illusion (n) /ɪˈluːʒn/ Ảo giác
illusive (adj) hiểu lầm rằng
Primary (adj): sơ
cấp, nguyên thủy
Primarily (adv) /praɪˈmerəli/ Phần lớn, hầu hết
Primary (n): điều
quan trọng nhất
To be linearly proportional to
Linear (adj) /ˈlɪniə(r)/ Tuyến tính Linearly (adj)
something: tỷ lệ thuận với cái gì
Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from the article “Emotional intelligence: a blessing or a curse?”.

AN HISTORICAL EXCURSUS AN HISTORICAL EXCURSUS
This year, emotional intelligence (EI) celebrates its 30th This year, emotional intelligence (EI) celebrates its 30th
anniversary. It was 1990 when Peter Salovey and John anniversary. It was 1990 when Peter Salovey and John
Mayer published the first scientific article on EI where Mayer published the first scientific article on EI where they
they defined it as ''The ability to monitor one's own and defined it as ''The ability to monitor one's own and others'
others' feelings, to discriminate among them, and to use feelings, to discriminate among them, and to use this
this information to guide one's thinking and action.” Over information to guide one's thinking and action.” Over the
the last 25 years, EI has been the subject of a fervent last 25 years, EI has been the subject of a fervent debate in
debate in the scientific arena with detractors trying their the scientific arena with detractors expressing their
best to SAY NO to the emerging idea of pairing considerable DISAGREEMENT over the emerging idea
intelligence with emotions by claiming that individuals of pairing intelligence with emotions by claiming that
cannot EXPLAIN emotions, and hence that EI was an individuals cannot REASON with emotions, and hence
invalid concept - and supporters defending its legitimacy that EI was an invalid concept - and supporters defending
by arguing that EI research was theoretically CORRECT its legitimacy by arguing that EI research was theoretically
and based on evidence, alive and well. SOUND, alive and well.
Several issues surrounding the validity of EI have been Several issues surrounding the validity of EI have been
EXAMINED , and although some claims about its benefits SPECULATED, and although some claims about its
are REGARDED AS primarily flawed, EI has proven benefits ARE RECKONED AS primarily flawed, EI has
merits in domains as varied as health, teachers’ well-being, proven merits in domains as varied as health, teachers’
interpersonal effectiveness, and job performance. well-being, interpersonal effectiveness, and job
performance.
EXPLORING POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF EI
Despite the burgeoning literature showing the positive EXPLORING POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF EI
effects of EI, counterintuitive results about the effect of Despite the burgeoning literature showing the positive
high levels of EI on several outcomes have been found. It effects of EI, counterintuitive results about the effect of
is highly POSSIBLE that University students having high high levels of EI on several outcomes have been found.
EI would easily suffer depression, suicidal ideation and The ODDS are that University students having high EI
helplessness. Also, individuals with high EI and high would easily suffer depression, suicidal ideation and
testosterone showed stronger stress reactions in a situation helplessness. Also, individuals with high EI and high
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of social pressure. testosterone showed stronger stress reactions in a situation

of social pressure.
Another potential downside of EI was brought up in an
engaging debate about whether people in leadership roles Another potential downside of EI was brought up in an
need emotional intelligence. Individuals with high EI engaging debate about whether people in leadership roles
might be too EMOTIONAL in a way that would need emotional intelligence. Individuals with high EI
ACTUALLY hamper their effectiveness as leaders in the might be overly SENTIMENTAL in a way that would
workplace. This effect was called the “curse of emotion,” LITERALLY hamper their effectiveness as leaders in the
the idea being that high EI leaders might have insufficient workplace. This effect was called the “curse of emotion,”
LOGIC THINKING when having to deal with the idea being that high EI leaders might be insufficiently
controversial issues, thus compromising their ability to LOGICAL when having to deal with controversial issues,
function effectively. thus compromising their ability to function effectively.
WHY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE? THE LOGIC WHY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE? THE LOGIC
OF FEELINGS OF FEELINGS
The REASON for the alleged impairing function of The REASONING behind the alleged impairing function
emotions in leadership echoes from the of emotions in leadership echoes under the ILLUSION
MISUNDERSTOOD CONCEPT that emotion and that emotion and reason are opposite forces, which
reason as opposite forces, which dominated in business and dominated in business and in pop culture until the 90s.
in pop culture until the 90s. Things have changed since Things have changed since then, but some still struggle to
then, but some still struggle to accept the ‘emotional’ side accept the ‘emotional’ side of intelligence. We know that
of intelligence. We know that emotions have survived emotions have survived throughout human evolution
throughout human evolution because of their adaptive because of their adaptive function: The ability to interpret
function: The ability to interpret emotional signals, such as emotional signals, such as understanding whether an
understanding whether an adversary reacted with fear adversary reacted with fear rather than anger, which is
rather than anger, which is proportional IN THE WAY UP LINEARLY proportional to the chances of survival.
to the chances of survival. Furthermore, there is clear Furthermore, there is clear evidence of how emotional and
evidence of how emotional and cognitive processes are cognitive processes are intertwined in human functioning,
intertwined in human functioning, including in including in decision-making and judgment.
decision-making and judgment.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
To be eligible to do/for something: đủ

Eligible (adj) /ˈelɪdʒəbl/ Đủ tư cách, thích hợp Eligibility (n)
tư cách để làm/cho cái gì
Elegant (adj) /ˈelɪɡənt/ Thanh lịch, tao nhã Elegance (n)
To make a stance on something: Đưa

ra lập trường về cái gì đó
Adopt/maintain a rigid stance
Stance (n) /stæns/ Lập trường, quan điểm
towards/against something : tiếp
nhận/giữ quan điểm cho/chống lại cái gì
đó
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Propose (v),
proposal (n): kế
Lời đề xuất, vấn đề, mục Tough political proposition: vấn đề
Proposition (n) /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/ hoạch đề xuất
tiêu chính trị phức tạp
Proposer (n):
người đề xuất
Reluctance (n), To be reluctant to do something: chần

Reluctant (adj) /rɪˈlʌktənt/ Chần chừ
reluctantly (adv) chừ làm gì đó
Ensure the continuing relevance of

something: đảm bảo sự liên hệ tiếp diễn
với cái gì đó
Irrelevance (n),
Have
Relevance (n) /ˈreləvəns/ Sự liên quan irrelevant (adj),
considerable/contemporary/dubious
relevant (adj)
relevance to something: Có sự liên hệ
sâu sắc/đương thời/không rõ ràng tới cái
gì đó
Liberally (adj),
Rộng rãi, hào phóng, To hold liberal attitudes: giữ thái độ
Liberal (adj) /ˈlɪbərəl/ liberal art (n):
không thành kiến không thành kiến
khoa học nhân văn
Neutral comments: những bình luận

Neutrally (adv), trung lập
Neutral (adj) /ˈnjuːtrəl/ Trung lập
neutral (n) To remain broadly/basically neutral:
giữ được sự trung lập
Quyền được nói, quyền

Say (n) /seɪ/ To have a say: có quyền được nói
được quyết định vấn đề
IELTS Speaking part 2:

Describe a leader or politician who you admire
You should say:
Who is he/ she?
What is so appealing about him?
What type of leader is he/ she
And explain why you admire him /her.

I would like to talk about Mr David Cameron, the former I would like to talk about Mr David Cameron, the former
Prime Minister of the UK and I do believe that he is one of Prime Minister of the UK and I do believe that he is one of
the most QUALIFIED political leaders that I have ever the most ELIGIBLE political leaders that I have ever
known in my life. known in my life.
On the subject of his appearance, I must confess that I was On the subject of his appearance, I must confess that I was
struck by his powerful and NICE look the first time I saw struck by his powerful and ELEGANT look the first time I
him. He was so charismatic and confident that everyone saw him. He was so charismatic and confident that
wanted to listen to him when he was talking about his everyone wanted to listen to him when he was making his
OPINIONS about important decisions as well as debating STANCE on critical decisions as well as debating with
with others over tough political ISSUES. As well as that, others over tough political PROPOSITION. As well as
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he was always cool-headed because he was never that, he was always cool-headed because he was never
AFRAID to weigh up the pros and cons before making RELUCTANT to weigh up the pros and cons before
any decision instead of jumping to a WRONG conclusion. making any decision instead of jumping to an
IRRELEVANT conclusion.
There are several reasons why I really admire Mr
Cameron. First, he led his party in a democratic way. You There are several reasons why I really admire Mr Cameron.
know, he was always A GOOD LISTENER to everyone’s First, he led his party in a democratic way. You know, he
opinions and gave comments to them ON MANY always held LIBERAL ATTITUDES to everyone’s
PERSPECTIVES. He believes everyone should have a opinions and gave NEUTRAL comments to them. He
right to GIVE THEIR OPINIONS to the local believes everyone should have a right to HAVE THEIR
government. Second, with his contributions to many areas, SAY in local government. Second, with his contributions
ranging from medicine to social welfare, the UK has to many areas, ranging from medicine to social welfare, the
become the fifth strongest economy globally. UK has become the fifth strongest economy globally.
For all these reasons, I want to reaffirm that David For all these reasons, I want to reaffirm that David
Cameron is the most honorable leader that I have ever Cameron is the most honorable leader that I have ever
known. And in the future, if I have a chance, I will go back known. And in the future, if I have a chance, I will go back
to the UK to meet him. to the UK to meet him.
8. CHỦ ĐỀ: Entertainment
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Opera
/ˈɒp.ər.ə/ Nhạc kịch
(n)
Theatrical To visit a packed/ open-air theatre: thăm

/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/ Thuộc về sân khấu Theatre (n): nhà hát
(adj) quan nhà hát chật kín/ mở cửa tự do
Orchestral (adj):
Orchestra To lead a professional orchestra: chỉ huy
/ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/ Dàn nhạc liên quan đến dàn
(n) dàn nhạc chuyên nghiệp
nhạc
To be renowned as something: nổi tiếng

Renowned Renown (n): danh như là gì
/rɪˈnaʊnd/ Nổi tiếng
(adj) tiếng To be renowned for something: nổi tiếng
vì cái gì
Trio
/ˈtriː.əʊ/ Tam tấu
(n)
To stimulate/ bring about the cultural/

Revival
/rɪˈvaɪ.vəl/ Sự tái hiện Revive (v): tái hiện religious revival: kích thích/ mang lại sự
(n)
phục hưng văn hóa/ tôn giáo
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Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from an article on LumenLearning
Overview of Classical Opera Overview of Classical Opera
OPERA is an art form in which singers and musicians OPERA is an art form in which singers and musicians
perform a dramatic work combining text (libretto) and perform a dramatic work combining text (libretto) and
musical score, usually in a setting RELATED TO musical score, usually in a THEATRICAL setting. Opera
THEATRE. Opera incorporates many of the elements of incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such
spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes
sometimes includes dance. The performance is typically dance. The performance is typically given in an opera
given in an opera house, accompanied by a LARGE house, accompanied by an ORCHESTRA or smaller
GROUP OF PEOPLE PLAYING VARIOUS musical ensemble.
INSTRUMENTS or smaller musical ensemble.
Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera,
Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera, until Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his
until Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his “reform” “reform” operas in the 1760s. Today the most
operas in the 1760s. Today the most FAMOUS AND RENOWNED figure of late-eighteenth-century opera is
RESPECTED figure of late-eighteenth-century opera is Mozart, who began with opera seria but is most famous for
Mozart, who began with opera seria but is most famous for his Italian comic operas, especially The Marriage of Figaro
his Italian comic operas, especially The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro), Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, as
(Le Nozze Di Figaro), Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, as well as The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), a landmark in
well as The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), a landmark in the German tradition.
the German tradition.
Operatic Terminology Operatic Terminology

The words of an opera are known as the libretto (literally The words of an opera are known as the libretto (literally
“small book”). Some composers, notably Richard Wagner, “small book”). Some composers, notably Richard Wagner,
have written their own libretti; others have worked in close have written their own libretti; others have worked in close
collaboration with their librettists—e.g., Mozart with collaboration with their librettists—e.g., Mozart with
Lorenzo Da Ponte. Duets, TRIOS and other ensembles Lorenzo Da Ponte. Duets, TRIOS and other ensembles
often occur, and choruses are used to comment on the often occur, and choruses are used to comment on the
action. action.
Origins of Opera Origins of Opera

Dafne by Jacopo Peri was the earliest composition Dafne by Jacopo Peri was the earliest composition
considered opera, as understood today. It was written considered opera, as understood today. It was written
around 1597, largely under the inspiration of an elite circle around 1597, largely under the inspiration of an elite circle
of literate Florentine humanists who gathered as the of literate Florentine humanists who gathered as the
“Camerata de’ Bardi”. Significantly, Dafne was an attempt “Camerata de’ Bardi”. Significantly, Dafne was an attempt
to BRING BACK the classical Greek drama, part of the to REVIVE the classical Greek drama, part of the wider
wider REVIVAL of antiquity characteristic of the REVIVAL of antiquity characteristic of the Renaissance.
Renaissance. The members of the Camerata considered that The members of the Camerata considered that the “chorus”
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the “chorus” parts of Greek dramas were originally sung, parts of Greek dramas were originally sung, and possibly
and possibly even the entire text of all roles; opera was thus even the entire text of all roles; opera was thus conceived
conceived as a way of “restoring” this situation. as a way of “restoring” this situation.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Rock Heavy/ punk rock gig: buổi biểu diễn

/rɒk/ Nhạc rock
(n) nhạc heavy rock/ punk rock
Super
/ˈsuː.pər/ Cực kì tốt
(adj)
Vocal Vocalist (n): ca

/ˈvəʊ.kəl/ Giọng hát
(n) sĩ
Outstanding To be particularly outstanding: cực kì

/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ Nổi bật
(adj) nổi bật
Thought-provoking
/ˈθɔːt.prəˈvəʊk.ɪŋ/ Khơi gợi suy nghĩ
(adj)
Thường dùng số nhiều

Lyric Lyrical (adj):
/ˈlɪr.ɪk/ Lời bài hát Thought-provoking/ meaningful
(n) say mê
lyrics: lời bài hát khơi gợi suy nghĩ/
nhiều ý nghĩa
IELTS Speaking part 2 question:

Describe a singer that you like

I love listening to music from Celine Dion. She was born I love listening to music from Celine Dion. She was born in
in 1968 in Canada. She had a struggling career and now 1968 in Canada. She had a struggling career and now she is
she is one of the most famous singers in the world. one of the most famous singers in the world.
Celine Dion is a pop singer but her songs are also Celine Dion is a pop singer but her songs are also
influenced by several genres like ROCK, classical, etc. influenced by several genres like PUNK ROCK, classical,
Nonetheless, she is famous all over the world for her etc. Nonetheless, she is famous all over the world for her
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EXTREMELY GOOD voice and singing style. She is SUPER voice and singing style. She is also considered as
also considered as the most influential and popular voice in the most influential and popular voice in the history of pop
the history of pop music. She is also popular for her music. She is also popular for her VOCALS in the theme
VOICE in the theme track of Titanic movie - My Heart track of Titanic movie - My Heart Will Go On. Her
Will Go On. Her popularity is skyrocketing and she won popularity is skyrocketing and she won five Grammy
five Grammy Awards for her WONDERFUL Awards for her PARTICULARLY OUTSTANDING
performance. performance.
Celine Dion is popular among the people who have Celine Dion is popular among the people who have crossed
crossed their 20s. In fact, to realize the meaning of her their 20s. In fact, to realize the meaning of her
MEANINGFUL LYRICS, a listener needs to be of a THOUGHT-PROVOKING LYRICS, a listener needs to
certain age. Accordingly, she has become a popular singer be of a certain age. Accordingly, she has become a popular
and I am also a fan of her for some reasons. The most singer and I am also a fan of her for some reasons. The
important thing about being her fan is her voice. It attracts most important thing about being her fan is her voice. It
me. Besides, her devotion to her musical career also attracts me. Besides, her devotion to her musical career also
requires attention. All such reasons have made her my requires attention. All such reasons have made her my
favourite to me. favourite to me.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 3
Evoke Evocation (n) To clearly/ vividly evoke sth: gợi nhớ cái
/ɪˈvəʊk/ Gợi nhớ
(v) Evocative (adj) gì một cách rõ ràng/ sinh động
Filmmaker
/ˈfɪlmˌmeɪ.kər/ Nhà làm phim Film-making (n)
(n)
Shocking Shockingly (adv): vô To find sth extremely shocking: thấy cái

/ˈʃɒk.ɪŋ/ Gây choáng
(adj) cùng, hết sức gì cực kỳ gây choáng
Distortion (n): sự làm

Distort méo mó To cause/ avoid distortion of sth: gây ra/
/dɪˈstɔːt/ Làm méo mó
(v) Distorted (adj): méo tránh sự làm méo mó cái gì
mó
Footage
/ˈfʊt.ɪdʒ/ Đoạn phim
(n)
Animated (adj): hoạt

hình
Animator (n): nhà làm
Animation
/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ Hoạt hình phim hoạt hình
(n)
Animate (v): làm sống
động, làm phim hoạt
hình
A certificate of authenticity: giấy chứng

Authentic Authenticate (v):
/ɔːˈθen.tɪk/ Đích thực nhận tính xác thực của cái gì
(adj) chứng thực
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Authentication (n): sự To cast doubt on/ verify authenticity of

chứng thực sth: nghi ngờ/ xác minh tính xác thực của
Authenticity (n): tính cái gì
xác thực
Making Quá trình làm ra

/ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ The making of sth: sự tạo ra cái gì
(n) cái gì
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Describe your favorite movie.
You should say:
What is it
What is the story of it
When you watched it
And explain why this is your favorite movie

As a movie lover, I could mention countless animated As a movie lover, I could mention countless animated
movies which I have enjoyed. Amongst those, the recently movies which I have enjoyed. Amongst those, the recently
remade version of “The Lion King” really took my breath remade version of “The Lion King” really took my breath
away and BROUGHT BACK my beautiful childhood away and EVOKED my beautiful childhood memories.
memories. Disney was the PRODUCER and in charge of Disney was the FILMMAKER and in charge of
publishing it. publishing it.
So basically, the plot was nearly identical to the original in So basically, the plot was nearly identical to the original in
1994. It’s about Simba - a young lion prince that is next in 1994. It’s about Simba - a young lion prince that is next in
line to the throne. After the SUDDEN death of his father line to the throne. After the SHOCKING death of his
(Mufasa), his evil uncle Scar is left to rule. Scar LIES that father (Mufasa), his evil uncle Scar is left to rule. Scar
Mufasa’s death was Simba’s own fault and tells him to CAUSES DISTORTION OF the truth that Mufasa’s death
leave and never return. Simba leaves and meets Timon and was Simba’s own fault and tells him to leave and never
Pumbaa, a meerkat and a warthog, on the journey to prove return. Simba leaves and meets Timon and Pumbaa, a
that he is worthy for the throne. Years later, he eventually meerkat and a warthog, on the journey to prove that he is
returns and takes back what is rightfully his. worthy for the throne. Years later, he eventually returns and
takes back what is rightfully his.
The combination of the stunning SCENES created by CGI,
along with new soundtracks really bring the MOVING The combination of the stunning FOOTAGE created by
IMAGES to a new level. To me, the graphics are so CGI, along with new soundtracks really bring the
spectacular that I almost believe that they used REAL ANIMATION to a new level. To me, the graphics are so
animals when PRODUCING the film. spectacular that I almost believe that they used
AUTHENTIC animals in the MAKING of the film.
Despite my overall love of the film, I would say there are
some obvious flaws. I found it harder to read the Despite my overall love of the film, I would say there are
expressions of the characters than in the original movie. some obvious flaws. I found it harder to read the
expressions of the characters than in the original movie.
9. CHỦ ĐỀ: Culture and Religion
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
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Thần học (nghiên

Theology Theological (adj): A dogmatic theology: thuyết thần học độc
/θiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ cứu về bản chất
(n) thuộc về thần học đoán
tôn giáo)
Devil Devilish (adj): quỷ To worship/ be possessed by devil: thờ/

/ˈdev.əl/ Quỷ
(n) quái bị chiếm hữu bởi quỷ dữ
Angel Angelic: (thuộc về) A guardian/ fallen angel: thiên thần canh
/ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ Thiên thần
(n) thiên thần gác/ sa ngã
To be plagued by demon: bị quấy rầy bởi

Demon Demonic (adj): ma quỷ
/ˈdiː.mən/ Ma quỷ
(n) thuộc ma quỷ
To exorcise demon: xua đuổi quỷ dữ
Divine Divinely (adv): tuyệt

/dɪˈvaɪn/ Thuộc thần thánh
(adj) trần
To commit a venial sin: phạm phải tội lỗi

không nghiêm trọng
Sin
/sɪn/ Tội lỗi
(n) To commit a besetting sin: phạm phải tội
lỗi ám ảnh
To advocate/ formulate an orthodox

Doctrine Doctrinal (adj): (về)
/ˈdɒk.trɪn/ Học thuyết doctrine: ủng hộ/ diễn đạt học thuyết
(n) học thuyết
chính thống
To become remarkably diverse: trở nên

Diversify (v): đa đặc biệt đa dạng
Diverse dạng hóa
/daɪˈvɜːs/ Đa dạng
(n) Diversification (n): To become ethnically diverse: đa dạng về
sự đa dạng hóa chủng tộc
Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from an article on The Gospel Coalition:
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Upgraded version:
Where have we gotten our THEOLOGY about the DEVIL, ANGELS, and DEMONS?
Both the Old and New Testaments provide a DIVINE revelation about angels, Satan, and demons, so the earliest
Christians developed their understanding of these spiritual beings from Scripture. Additionally, in their curiosity to know
more about these creatures, these Christians also engaged in significant speculation about their nature, attributes, powers,
identities, and functions.
More THEOLOGICAL guesswork followed. Augustine conjectured that the angels were created when God spoke light
into existence: “The light is the holy community of the angels who are spiritually radiant with the truth. The opposing
darkness is the toxic pollution of the spiritual condition of those angels who are turned away from the light of
righteousness”. He anticipated restoration of the harmony that existed in the created realm before SIN entered into both
the spiritual world and the physical world.
Beyond Scripture
The greatest contribution to the early church’s DOCTRINE of angels was made by Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite.
He offered an elaborate description of ANGELIC beings. Dionysius did not hesitate to describe in great detail the
hierarchy that exists among the angels.
Furthermore, Thomas Aquinas dedicated a significant amount of space to a discussion of that hierarchical order among
the angels. Relying heavily on Dionysius and John of Damascus, along with several biblical passages, Aquinas
constructed a “map” of the spiritual realm. He positioned the many DIVERSE spiritual beings (as found in Scripture) in
an elaborate three-tiered hierarchy with detailed “job descriptions” to identify and distinguish them all.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
Pastor Pastoral (adj): (thuộc

/ˈpɑː.stər/ Mục sư
(n) mục sư)
To silently vow to sth/ to do sth: thề

Vow
/vaʊ/ Lời thề trong im lặng với cái gì/ thề để làm
(v)
gì
Congregation To address the congregation: diễn

/ˌkɒŋ.ɡrɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ Giáo đoàn Congregate (v): tụ tập
(n) thuyết cho giáo đoàn
Preacher (n): nhà

Preach To listen to an eminent preacher:
/priːtʃ/ Thuyết giáo thuyết giáo
(v) lắng nghe nhà thuyết giáo nổi tiếng
Bishop To appoint sb as a bishop: bổ

/ˈbɪʃ.əp/ Giám mục
(n) nhiệm ai làm giám mục
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Parish
/ˈpær.ɪʃ/ Giáo xứ
(n)
Saint To canonize a saint: phong thánh

/seɪnt/ Vị thánh
(n) cho ai đó
Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from an article on 12Stone:
A brief history of John Wesley A brief history of John Wesley
In late 1735, a ship made its way to the New World from In late 1735, a ship made its way to the New World from
England. Onboard was a young Anglican minister, John England. Onboard was a young Anglican minister, John
Wesley, who had been invited to serve as a MINISTER IN Wesley, who had been invited to serve as a PASTOR to
CHARGE OF CHRISTIAN GROUP to British colonists British colonists in Savannah, Georgia. When the weather
in Savannah, Georgia. When the weather went sour, the went sour, the ship found itself in serious trouble. Wesley,
ship found itself in serious trouble. Wesley, also chaplain of also chaplain of the vessel, feared for his life.
the vessel, feared for his life.
Wesley was born into a strong Anglican home: his father,
Wesley was born into a strong Anglican home: his father, Samuel, was priest, and his mother, Susanna, taught
Samuel, was priest, and his mother, Susanna, taught religion and morals faithfully to her 19 children. Wesley
religion and morals faithfully to her 19 children. Wesley attended Oxford, proved to be a fine scholar, and was soon
attended Oxford, proved to be a fine scholar, and was soon ordained into the Anglican ministry. At Oxford, he joined a
ordained into the Anglican ministry. At Oxford, he joined a society (founded by his brother Charles) whose members
society (founded by his brother Charles) whose members took VOWS to lead holy lives, take Communion once a
took SERIOUS PROMISES to lead holy lives, take week, pray daily, and visit prisons regularly. Besides, they
Communion once a week, pray daily, and visit prisons spent three hours every afternoon studying the Bible and
regularly. Besides, they spent three hours every afternoon other devotional material.
studying the Bible and other devotional material.
From this "holy club" (as fellow students mockingly called
From this "holy club" (as fellow students mockingly called it), Wesley sailed to Georgia. His experience proved to be a
it), Wesley sailed to Georgia. His experience proved to be a failure. When he tried to enforce the discipline of the "holy
failure. When he tried to enforce the discipline of the "holy club" in his church, the CONGREGATION rebelled. A
club" in his church, the GROUP OF WORSHIPPERS bitter Wesley returned to England.
rebelled. A bitter Wesley returned to England.
On May 24, 1738, he had an experience that changed
On May 24, 1738, he had an experience that changed everything. He described the event in his journal:
everything. He described the event in his journal: "In the evening, I went very unwillingly to a society in
"In the evening, I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface
Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine,
to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in
while he was describing the change in which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely
the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warm. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation,
warm. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my
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and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and
sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death." Meanwhile, another former member of the "holy
death." Meanwhile, another former member of the "holy club," George Whitefield, was having remarkable success
club," George Whitefield, was having remarkable success as a PREACHER, especially in the industrial city of
as a PERSON WHO GIVES SPEECHES, especially in Bristol. Hundreds of working-class poor, oppressed by
the industrial city of Bristol. Hundreds of working-class industrializing England and neglected by the church, were
poor, oppressed by industrializing England and neglected experiencing emotional conversions under his fiery
by the church, were experiencing emotional conversions preaching.
under his fiery preaching.
Though Wesley scheduled his itinerant preaching so it
Though Wesley scheduled his itinerant preaching so it wouldn't disrupt local Anglican services, the BISHOP of
wouldn't disrupt local Anglican services, the SENIOR Bristol still objected. Wesley responded, "The world is my
PRIEST of Bristol still objected. Wesley responded, "The PARISH"—a phrase that later became a slogan of
world is my PARISH"—a phrase that later became a Methodist missionaries. Wesley, in fact, never slowed
slogan of Methodist missionaries. Wesley, in fact, never down, and during his ministry he travelled over 4,000
slowed down, and during his ministry he travelled over miles annually, preaching some 40,000 sermons in his
4,000 miles annually, preaching some 40,000 sermons in lifetime.
his lifetime.
An indication of his organizational genius, we know
An indication of his organizational genius, we know exactly about Wesley’s legacy: 294 preachers, 71,668
exactly about Wesley’s legacy: 294 preachers, 71,668 British members, 19 missionaries (5 in mission stations),
British members, 19 missionaries (5 in mission stations), and 43,265 American members with 198 preachers. Today
and 43,265 American members with 198 preachers. Today Methodists number about 30 million worldwide. He is also
Methodists number about 30 million worldwide. He is also commemorated in the Calendar of Saints (the traditional
commemorated in the Calendar of Saints (the traditional Christian method of organizing a church year by
Christian method of organizing a church year by associating each day with one or more SAINTS) of the
associating each day with one or more HOLY PRIEST) of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 2 March with
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 2 March his brother Charles. The Wesley brothers are also
with his brother Charles. The Wesley brothers are also commemorated on 3 March in the Calendar of Saints of the
commemorated on 3 March in the Calendar of Saints of the Episcopal Church, and on 24 May in the Anglican
Episcopal Church, and on 24 May in the Anglican calendar.
calendar.
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 3
Blessing Bless (v): ban To ask for blessings: cầu xin phúc
/ˈbles.ɪŋ/ Phúc lành
(n) phước lành
To set off a firework: bắn pháo hoa

Firework
/ˈfaɪə.wɜːk/ Pháo hoa
(n) Firework show/ display: trình diễn
pháo hoa
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Offering
/ˈɒf.ər.ɪŋ/ Đồ cúng To make offerings: làm đồ cúng
(n)

Describe a festival in your country

I will talk about Tet Holiday, which is also known as the I will talk about Tet Holiday, which is also known as the
Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam. Tet holiday in Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam. Tet holiday in
Vietnam is usually in honour of the departure of the Vietnam is usually in honour of the departure of the
previous year and an occasion to welcome the new year previous year and an occasion to welcome the new year
with much LUCKY AND HAPPINESS. On Tet holiday, with many BLESSINGS. On Tet holiday, we will have
we will have family unions to catch up with each other. family unions to catch up with each other. Besides, some
Besides, some families enjoy this festival by preparing families enjoy this festival by preparing traditional food
traditional food such as Vietnamese square cake, dried such as Vietnamese square cake, dried candied fruit, etc.
candied fruit, etc. and decorating the house with peach or and decorating the house with peach or apricot blossoms.
apricot blossoms.
Especially for children, I think they look forward to Tet
Especially for children, I think they look forward to Tet holiday because they can receive lucky money from adults
holiday because they can receive lucky money from adults and watch the FIREWORK DISPLAY. For adults, it is an
and watch the FIREWORK SHOW. For adults, it is an occasion on which they can do the spring cleaning and
occasion on which they can do the spring cleaning and make OFFERINGS to worship the ancestors.
cook FOOD to worship the ancestors.
Whenever this holiday comes, I feel a strong sense of
Whenever this holiday comes, I feel a strong sense of belonging because it reminds me of how diverse our culture
belonging because it reminds me of how diverse our can be with different rituals and food.
culture can be with different rituals and food.
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BẢNG TỪ SỐ 4
To bequeath/ receive legacy from

sb: truyền lại/ nhận di sản từ ai
Legacy Leave a legacy for sb: để lại một di

/ˈleɡ.ə.si/ Di sản
(n) sản cho ai
A heir to a legacy: người thừa kế di

sản
Secular Secularism (n): To be purely secular: hoàn toàn trần

/ˈsek.jə.lər/ Trần tục, không thiêng liêng
(adj) chủ nghĩa thế tục tục
Cult A religious cult: một giáo phái tôn

/kʌlt/ Sự thờ cúng, tôn thờ
(n) giáo
Mosque
/mɒsk/ Đền thờ Hồi Giáo
(n)
A(n) ancient/ religious myth: huyền

thoại cổ/ tín ngưỡng
Myth
/mɪθ/ Huyền thoại
(n)
To dispel a myth: xua tan những lời
đồn
Reading:
Read the following passage extracted from an article:

Religions and beliefs oftentimes are passed on by previous Religions and beliefs oftentimes are passed on by previous
generations as a type of family PROPERTY. In many generations as a type of family LEGACY. In many places,
places, traditionally religious practices got adapted even to traditionally religious practices got adapted even to the life
the life of NON-RELIGIOUS practitioners. Some of the of SECULAR practitioners. Some of the most common
most common domestic religious activities are festivals, domestic religious activities are festivals, feasts, prayer and
feasts, prayer and funerary services. funerary services.
In contrast to their popularity nowadays, many religions, In contrast to their popularity nowadays, many religions,
such as Baptism and Christian, were considered such as Baptism and Christian, were considered
RELIGIOUS GROUPS in their early stages of RELIGIOUS CULTS in their early stages of development.
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development. The religious movements that eventually The religious movements that eventually stood the test of
stood the test of time were ones that are widely known and time were ones that are widely known and approved in
approved in many aspects. These processes of selection many aspects. These processes of selection have been
have been existing for thousands of years and now result in existing for thousands of years and now result in an
an extensive variety of legitimate groups. extensive variety of legitimate groups.
From BUILDINGS of Muslims, churches of Christians to From MOSQUES of Muslims, churches of Christians to
synagogues of Jewish people, there always are ANCIENT synagogues of Jewish people, there always are MYTHS,
STORIES, tales and legends surrounding the history of tales and legends surrounding the history of such places. In
such places. In most cases, the people that live in or most cases, the people that live in or regularly take care of
regularly take care of houses of worship, like friars, monks houses of worship, like friars, monks or pastors, would be
or pastors, would be the best ones to hear from. the best ones to hear from.
10. CHỦ ĐỀ: Travel and Transport
BẢNG TỪ SỐ 1
Overseas >< indigenous (adj): Overseas students/ visitors: học sinh/

/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/ (ở) nước ngoài
(adj, adv) bản xứ, bản địa khách nước ngoài
Documentation
(n) /ˌdɒk.jə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/ Giấy tờ
Visa To extend/ apply for transit/ travel visa:

/ˈviː.zə/ Thị thực
(n) gia hạn/ xin thị thực quá cảnh/ du lịch
Transit point/ lounge: điểm/ phòng chờ

Transit
/ˈtræn.zɪt/ Quá cảnh quá cảnh
(n,v)
In transit: trong quá trình di chuyển
To be scheduled/ due to depart from

somewhere for somewhere: lên lịch khởi
Depart Departure (n): sự hành từ đâu đến đâu
/dɪˈpɑːt/ Khởi hành
(n) khởi hành To make a hasty departure from
somewhere for somewhere: khởi hành vội
vàng từ đâu đến đâu
Lengthy Extremely/ fairly lengthy: cực kì/ hơi dài

/ˈleŋ.θi/ Dài/dài dòng Length (n): độ dài
(adj) dòng
Jet Máy bay phản Commercial/military jet: máy bay dân

/dʒet/
(n) lực sự/ quân sự
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Foreigner Người nước To feel/ seem distinctly foreign: cảm thấy

/ˈfɒr.ə.nər/ Foreign (adj): xa lạ
(n) ngoài xa lạ
Incorporation (n): sự
hợp nhất Corporate To gradually/ effectively incorporate sth
Incorporate
/ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪt/ Hợp nhất (v): tập thể into sth: hợp nhất từ từ/hiệu quả cái gì với
(v)
Corporation (n): hội cái gì
đồng, tập đoàn
A temporary diversion: sự chuyển hướng

Divert Diversion (n): sự tránh tạm thời
/daɪˈvɜːt/ Chuyển hướng
(v) chuyển hướng To be diverted from sth to/ into/ onto
sth: bị chuyển hướng từ cái gì thành cái gì
Gear Thiết bộ, bộ

/ɡɪər/
(n) phận
To be about/ ready to embark: chuẩn bị/

sẵn sàng lên tàu
Embark Lên tàu hoặc Embarkation (n): sự
/ɪmˈbɑːk/
(v) máy bay lên tàu/máy bay
To embark on/upon sth = start sth new
or difficult: bắt đầu cái gì mới/ khó khăn
Descend Descent (n): sự hạ To quickly/ rapidly descend: hạ xuống

/dɪˈsend/ Hạ xuống
(v) xuống nhanh chóng
Landing To manage to safely land at somewhere:

/ˈlæn.dɪŋ/ Sự hạ cánh Land (v): hạ cánh
(n) hạ cánh an toàn tại đâu
Transportation Public transportation: phương tiện công

/ˌtræn.spɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/ Vận tải = transport
(n) cộng
Tip học từ:

over: vượt qua, quá; sea: biển
⇒ overseas: vượt qua biển = hải ngoại, ở nước ngoài

Describe a time you traveled overseas.
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2 years ago, I went to the USA to study high school. It was 2 years ago, I went to the USA to study high school. It was
not my first time travelling ABROAD but I was so nervous. I not my first time travelling OVERSEAS but I was so
had to prepare countless PAPERS CONTAINING nervous. I had to prepare countless DOCUMENTATION
INFORMATION including my current high school including my current high school transcript. The student
transcript. The STAMP IN PASSPORT THAT GIVES VISA was also a mandatory document that I was also
STUDENT PERMISSION was also a mandatory document required to apply for. The next step is to look up the plane
that I was also required to apply for. The next step is to look tickets. Since there were no direct flights to the USA, I had
up the plane tickets. Since there were no direct flights to the to TRANSIT through Japan.
USA, I had to MOVE through Japan.
My flight to Japan was scheduled to LEAVE at 1 in the My flight to Japan was scheduled to DEPART at 1 in the
morning, so I went to the airport 3 hours prior to the morning, so I went to the airport 3 hours prior to the
LEAVING time. I just didn’t want to be late for the flight. At DEPARTURE time. At the airport, I had to go through an
the airport, I had to go through a VERY LONG process of extremely LENGTHY process of checking in and
checking in and screening at the airport. Finally, at half past screening at the airport. Finally, at half past 2, the JET took
2, the PLANE took off to Japan. The plane was packed, and off to Japan. The plane was packed, and there were
there were numerous PEOPLE FROM OTHER numerous FOREIGNERS. The airline has just
COUNTRIES. The airline has just ADDED several successfully INCORPORATED several entertaining
entertaining features so I was hype to try it. Unfortunately, features so I was hype to try it. Unfortunately, after just 30
after just 30 minutes in the sky, the pilots announced that the minutes in the sky, the pilots announced that the flight
flight would FLEW BACK to Hanoi due to technical issues would be DIVERTED to Hanoi due to technical issues
regarding the front WHEELS AND OTHER PARTS. regarding the front landing GEAR. Everyone was so
Everyone was so frustrated. In fact, we had to wait for 2 frustrated. In fact, we had to wait for 2 hours waiting for
hours waiting for them to fix it and the crew to COME ON them to fix it and the crew to EMBARK. Eventually, at 5
BOARD. Eventually, at 5 in the morning, we were able to in the morning, we were able to take off again. This time, I
take off again. This time, I was so tired that I quickly fell was so tired that I quickly fell asleep. As I woke up, the
asleep. As I woke up, the plane had already CLIMBED plane had already DESCENDED. We were about to
DOWN. We were about to ARRIVE ON THE GROUND LAND so the flight crew told us to buckle our seat belts
so the flight crew told us to buckle our seat belts and lift up and lift up the window.
the window.
After we landed in Japan, I immediately went through
After we landed in Japan, I immediately went through security and headed to the next flight. I only had 2 hours to
security and headed to the next flight. I only had 2 hours to transit so I was really in a hurry. In total, it took me 30
transit so I was really in a hurry. In total, it took me 30 hours hours to get to the USA.
to get to the USA.
Because my school is located near the airport, I decided to
Because my school is located near the airport, I decided to take PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION instead of private
take PUBLIC BUSES OR TRAINS instead of private cars. cars. The weather there was freezingly cold, and the snow
The weather there was freezingly cold, and the snow was was thick. Soon after I arrived at the campus, I went for a
thick. Soon after I arrived at the campus, I went for a nap nap because I was so exhausted.
because I was so exhausted.
This trip is always meaningful to me, and I am genuinely
This trip is always meaningful to me, and I am genuinely grateful to my parents for this opportunity that I had to
grateful to my parents for this opportunity that I had to study study abroad.
abroad.
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BẢNG TỪ SỐ 2
To be fairly/ geographically
distant: kha khá xa/ xa về khoảng
Distant Distance (n):
/ˈdɪs.tənt/ Xa cách cách địa lý
(adj) khoảng cách
The distance from A to B : khoảng
cách từ A đến B
Auto
/ˈɔː.təʊ/ Xe ô tô
(adj)
Harbour To come into/ leave the harbour:

/ˈhɑː.bər/ Bến tàu, cảng
(n) đến/ rời cảng
Rail timetable: thời gian biểu của

Rail Railway (n): tàu hỏa
/reɪl/ Đường ray
(n) đường sắt
Rail traveller: hành khách đi tàu
Halfway
/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ Nửa chừng
(adv)
To get into/ out of the first-class/

Carriage non-smoking carriage: lên/ xuống
/ˈkær.ɪdʒ/ Toa hành khách
(n) toa hành khách hạng nhất/ không hút
thuốc
Forth Đi ra khỏi 1 nơi

/fɔːθ/ Pace back and forth: đi tới đi lui
(adv) Trở đi, về sau
Mainland Mainland Europe/ Asia: đất liền

/ˈmeɪn.lænd/ Đất liền
(n) Châu Âu/ Châu Á
Highway A four-lane/ national highway:

/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/ Đường cái, quốc lộ
(n) đường quốc lộ 4 làn
Parallel To be parallel to sth: song song với

/ˈpær.ə.lel/ Song song
(n,adj) cái gì
Lane A narrow/ dusty lane: làn đường

/leɪn/ Đường nhỏ, làn
(n) hẹp/ đầy bụi
Toll To collect/ charge toll: thu phí cầu

/təʊl/ Phí cầu đường
(n) đường
Cargo ship: tàu chở hàng

Cargo
/ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/ Hàng hóa To load /discharge bulk/ valuable
(n)
cargo: chất/ dỡ hàng hóa lớn/ có giá
trị
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Cruise ship: tàu du lịch

Cruise
/kruːz/ Chuyến dạo chơi trên biển
(n) To go on a luxury cruise: đi chuyến
dạo chơi trên biển sang chảnh

Describe your father’s job

My father worked on a VERY FAR island. He worked for My father worked on a DISTANT island. He worked for a
a logistics company that imports parts OF THE CARS. logistics company that imports AUTO parts. Every
Every morning he arrives at the SHELTER FOR SHIPS morning he arrives at the HARBOUR to organize and
to organize and monitor the operation of the company. monitor the operation of the company.
My father frequently TRAVELS BY TRAIN, because My father is a frequent RAIL PASSENGER, because there
there is a railway station WHICH IS EQUALLY FAR is a railway station HALFWAY between our house and the
FROM our house and the harbour. Every morning, he harbour. Every morning, he drives to the train station and
drives to the train station and leaves the car there. Then, leaves the car there. Then, my father gets on a train to the
my father gets on a train to the coast. He always has his coast. He always has his breakfast prepared in the morning
breakfast prepared in the morning and then eats it in the and then eats it in the railway CARRIAGE. At the coast,
railway CARRIAGE. At the coast, he continues his he continues his journey by ferry. This ferry carries people
journey by ferry. This ferry carries people TO the island BACK AND FORTH between the island and the
and BACK to the MAIN AREA OF LAND. In total, this MAINLAND. In total, this trip takes my father almost 3
trip takes my father almost 3 hours to get to work. hours to get to work.
My father prefers driving on the freeway than on a normal My father prefers driving on the freeway than on a normal
PUBLIC ROAD because it has 6 PARALLEL SMALL HIGHWAY because it has 6 PARALLEL LANES on
SECTIONS OF ROAD on each side, and is also faster. each side, and is also faster. However, drivers who use the
However, drivers who use the freeway must pay the A freeway must pay the TOLL, so it is much more expensive
SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, so it is much more than driving on a normal road.
expensive than driving on a normal road.
I have been to harbour once or twice before. There were
I have been to harbour once or twice before. There were many types of ships, such as CARGO ships, or the
many types of ships, such as ships THAT TRANSPORT CRUISE ships.
GOODS ONLY, or the ships THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL
ON. My father shows a lot of passion for his job, and that’s why
he has never been late for work. I learn a lot from his
My father shows a lot of passion for his job, and that’s attitude because he has never given up even when he is
why he has never been late for work. I learn a lot from his unsatisfied with the job.
attitude because he has never given up even when he is
unsatisfied with the job.

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BỘ TÀI LIỆU: SIÊU TỪ VỰNG - 30 CHỦ ĐỀ

1. CHỦ ĐỀ: COMMON ADJECTIVES

Word Pronunciation Meaning Notes

Clever (adj) /ˈklev.ər/ Thông minh

Angry (adj) /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ Giận dữ

Kind (adj) /kaɪnd/ Ân cần

Lazy (adj) /ˈleɪ.zi/ Lười biếng

Terrible (adj) /ˈter.ə.bəl/ Dở tệ

Beauty (n) /ˈbjuː.ti/:

Famous for her

Single (adj) /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ Độc thân

Lucky (adj) /ˈlʌk.i/:

Special (adj) /ˈspeʃ.əl/ Đặc biệt

good, nice, lovely

2. CHỦ ĐỀ: ANIMALS

Spider (n) /ˈspaɪ.dər/ Con nhện

Dolphin (n) /ˈdɒl.fɪn/ Cá heo

Elephant (n) /ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ Con voi

Horse (n) /hɔːs/ Con ngựa

Monkey (n) /ˈmʌŋ.ki/ Con khỉ

Bear (n) /beər/ Con gấu

Cow (n) /kaʊ/ Con bò sữa

Parrot (n) /ˈpær.ət/ Con vẹt

Chicken (n) /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ Con gà

Rabbit (n) /ˈræb.ɪt/ Con thỏ

7. Which animal gives us milk to drink?

3. CHỦ ĐỀ: PLACES

Word Pronunciation Meaning Notes

Countryside (n) /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/ Miền quê, nông thôn

Field (n) /fiːld/ Đồng, cánh đồng

Lake (n) /leɪk/ Hồ

- North (n) /nɔːθ/:

River (n) /ˈrɪv.ər/ Dòng sông

Hill (n) /hɪl/ Đồi

Village (n) /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ Làng

Forest (n) /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ Rừng

Path (n) /pɑːθ/ Con đường

Area (n) /ˈeə.ri.ə/ Khu vực

4. CHỦ ĐỀ: EVERYDAY LIFE 1

Word Pronunciation Meaning Notes

Go by car /ɡəʊ.baɪ.kɑːr/ Đi bằng ô tô Go on foot

/kʌm.frɒm.ˈtʃaɪ.nə Đến từ Trung

Come out of the /kʌm.aʊt.əv.ðə.ha

Come home /kʌm.həʊm/ Trở về nhà

Come back from Trở về từ Nha

x Go shopping/ Go swimming/ Go sightseeing ->

5. CHỦ ĐỀ: EVERY DAY 2

Làm hết sức

Do exercises /du.ˈek.sə.saɪzɪz/ Tập thể dục

Make my bed /meɪk.maɪ.bed/ Dọn giường

Make money /meɪk.ˈmʌn.i/ Kiếm tiền

Make a phone /meɪk.ə.fəʊn.kɔːl

Make a mistake /meɪk.ə.mɪˈsteɪk/ Mắc sai lầm

Make a cake /meɪk.ə.keɪk/ Làm bánh

Describe a person you admire

6. CHỦ ĐỀ: FAMILY TREE

Link family tree:

Word Pronunciation Meaning Notes

Grandfather (n) /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ Ông

Grandmother (n) /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər/ Bà

Grandparent (n) /ˈɡræn.peə.rənt/ Ông bà

Mother (n) /ˈmʌð.ər/ Mẹ