Le Hong Phong Highschool Teacher-in-charge: Nguyen Thuy Lien

ELT Department
Le Hong Phong Highschool Teacher-in-charge: Nguyen Thuy Lien
ELT Department
1. nature (n) /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/: thiên nhiên, bản chất  high / low / extreme temperature
 …NATURAL……...... (adj) /ˈnætʃrəl/: thuộc về  have a temperature: bị sốt
thiên nhiên  temperature rises ≠ temperature drops/falls
 ……NATURAL…..……….. (adj): bình thường ≠ 11. coast (n): bờ biển  …COASTAL……….……..
unnatural / abnormal (adj)
 ………NATURALLY……………… (adv): 1 cách tự 12. expect (v)  ……
nhiên EXPECTATION………………………….. (n)
 natural resources: tài nguyên thiên nhiên  ……UNEXPECTED…………….…… (adj): bất ngờ
 natural disasters: thiên tai  unexpectedly (adv): 1 cách bất ngờ
2. disaster (n) = catastrophe (n): thảm họa  life …EXPECTANCY…………………..…… : tuổi thọ
 ……DISASTROUS…………………… (adj)  an ……EXPECTANT……………….….. mother/father
 ……DISASTROUSLY……………………… (adv) 13. highlands (n): cao nguyên
 thunderstorm (n) 14. delta (n): đồng bằng

 snowstorm (n) 15. prepare …FOR…….. Sth = make

 sandstorm (n) preparationS for Sth

 earthquake (n) = quake (n)  ……PREPARATION…………………… (n)
 typhoon (n): bão lớn (in Asia)  preparatory (adj)
 hurricane (n) ): bão lớn (in North and South  prepared (adj) ≠ …UNPREPARED……………………
America) (adj)
 cyclone (n) (in Australia): bão lớn 16. picnic (n)  ……PICNICKERS……………. (n):

 flood (n) người đi cắm trại

 drought (n): hạn hán  go …PICNICKING…… / …FOR……….. a picnic
 famine (n):  go picnicking
 tidal wave = tsunami  picnic site (n): địa điểm cắm trại
 volcano (n) 17. bring …ALON……… Sth/Sb : đem theo /

 avalanche (n) : sạt lở tuyết dẫn theo

 landslide (n) 18. trust (v) ≠ distrust (mistrust)

 forest fire (n)  …TRUSTWORTHY………………..… (adj) =

 tornado (n): lốc xoáy dependable ≠ untrustworthy (adj)
3. volcano (n)  volcanos / volcanoes 19. (just) in case + SV: phòng trường hợp

 ……VOLCANIC……………… (adj) in case of + Noun

20. laugh …AT………… Sb = tease Sb: chế giễu
 volcanic eruption (n)
 lava (n): dung nham  ……LAUGHTER………………. (n): tiếng cười
21. …CANNED…………… food: thức ăn đóng
4. weather (n)
 ……WEATHERMAN……………… / weather girl (n) hộp
= weathercaster (n) = weather forecaster (n) can (v): đóng hộp, lon
5. FOREcast (v) – …FORECAST………… – …
can (n): lon
22. bucket (n): xô, chậu
FORECAST…………… (forecasted)
23. leak (n) & (v): rò rỉ  ……
 forecast (n)
 weather forecast (n) LEAKY...................... (adj)  gas/oil leak (n)
24. door latches: then cài cửa
 weather forecaster (n)
25. fixtures (n): đồ đạc cố định
6. turn …UP….. the volume ≠ turn down the
26. occur (v) – …OCCRRED…………… – …
volume
7. north /nɔːθ/ (n)  …NORTHERN…………….
OCCURING………………
 ……OCCURENCE…………………….. (n)
/ˈnɔːðən/ (adj)
27. Pacific Rim
8. south /saʊθ/ (n)  …SOUTHERN….………..
28. a huge earthquake struck/hit the city of Kobe
/ˈsʌðən/ (adj)
29. Percent (%)+Plural Noun+ ..PLURAL.
9. sunny (adj) / cloudy / windy / stormy / Verb
foggy / rainy / humid Sing. Noun +
10. temperature (n) /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
….SINGULAR…... Verb
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e.g. 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific
Rim.
70% of the water is polluted.
30. a large number of + ……PLURAL……..
Noun + …PLURAL…… Verb
e.g. A large number of people were killed.
31. highway (n): đường cao tốc
32. collapse (v) & (n): sập
e.g. Find the mistake in the following sentence
‘Hundreds of houses were collapsed during the
storm.’
33. abrupt (adj) = sudden and unexpected
 …ABRUPTLY…………………..….. (adv)
 ………ABRUPTNESS………………… (n)
34. shift (n) IN Sth = change
 shift (v) = change
35. move (v): di chuyển/làm ai cảm động
 …MOVEMENT………………..………. (n)
 ……MOVED…. (adj):cảm thấy xúc động
 ………MOVING………. (adj): gây xúc động
36. tropics (n): vùng nhiệt đới  …TROPICAL.
(adj)
37. predict (v)  ……PREDICTION…… (n)
 predictable (adj) ≠ ……
UNPREDICTABLE……………. (adj)
38. erupt (v): phun trào  …ERUPTION (n)
39. save (v)  ……SAVINGS………. (n): tiền dành
dụm
40. warn Sb ABOUT / OF Sth
 warn Sb not to do Sth = warn Sb against Sth /
doing Sth
 warn Sb that + SV
 …WARNING…………………….. (n)
 ……WARNING…………………. (adj)
41. funnel-shaped (adj): có hình phễu
42. suck up: cuốn đi
43. lift (v) = raise: nâng lên
44. baby carriage: nôi
45. safe (adj) ≠ ……UNSAFE…………… (adj)
 …SAFELY……. (adv)  ……SAFTY……. (n)
 ……SAFE…………. (n): két sắt
 ………SAFETY…………..belt: dây an toàn
46. do / cause severe / extensive damage
…….. Sb/Sth
 damaging (adj): gây tàn phá
47. chew (v): nhai
48. swallow (v): nuốt
49. experience (v): trải qua
e.g. HCMC will experience temperatures between
35oC and 38oC.
 experience (U): kinh nghiệm
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 experiences (C): những việc đã trải qua
 experienced (adj): có kinh nghiệm ≠ …
INEXPERIENCED………. (adj)
 ……INEXPERIENCE…….. (n): sự thiếu kinh
nghiệm
50. cloud (n)
 ……CLOUDY………….. (adj) ≠ …CLOUDLESS…..
(adj)
51. forget (v)
 ……FORGETFUL……….... (adj): đãng trí  ………
FORGETFULNESS….. (n)
 ……UNFORGETTABLE….. (adj): không thể quên
52. sun (n)
 ……SOLAR………….. (adj): có nắng
 ……SUNNY……………. (adj): thuộc về mặt trời
 ……SUNLESS…………… (adj) = dark
 sunlit (adj): có ánh sáng mặt trời
 sunrise (n) ≠ …SUNSET………………. (n)
53. block (v): tắc nghẽn
 blockage (n): sự tắc nghẽn
54. drill (v) & (n): luyện tập
55. death (n)
 ……DIE……..……… (v)
 ……DEAD…………….. (adj): chết
 the …DEAD…………………(n): người chết
 ……DEADEN…………….. (v): làm dịu lại
 ………DEADLY…………… (adj): gây chết người
56. destroy (v)
 ……DESTRUCTION……………….. (n): sự tàn phá
 …DESTRUCTOR………….. (n): kẻ/vật tàn phá
 …DESTRUCTIVE…………………… (adj)
 …DESTRUCTIVELY……………………… (adv)
57. shelter (n) & (v): trú ẩn
 shelter (v) from Sb/Sth
58. overland (adj) & (adv)= across land
59. behave (v) ≠ …MISBEHAVE…………………. (v)
 behavior (n) ≠ ……MISBEHAVIOR……………………
(n)
WORD FORM:
1. A …DISASTROUS………(adj)………. oil spill killed
all water life along 40 miles of the coast.
(disaster)
2. My mother is making …PREPARATIONS…………
(n)………….for Tet. (prepare)
3. He was dismissed two days later due to his ……
INEXPERIENCE……………(n)……………
(experience)
 dismiss (v): đuổi việc/ due to = because of
4. Car accidents are a common …
OCCURRENCE………..(n)………….. in this area.
(occur)
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5. A ……DISASTROUS……(adj)………. tornado has
destroyed the whole seaside town .(disaster)
6. If you want other people to trust you, you have
to be a …TRUSTWORTHY……(adj)…. person.
(trust)
7. We had lots of great experiences and the trip
was……UNFORGETTABLE (adj)…….(forget)
8. The tsunami struck the………COASTAL (adj)
…..area and made hundreds of people ……
HOMELESS (adj)……………. (coast / home)
9. ……CANNED (adj)……..……….food is preferable
for camping trips. (can)
10. To our ……DISSAPOINMENT (n)........…….,
……PICNICKERS (n)…………… are not allowed
to camp by the river. (disappoint/picnic)
11. Despite our…WARNINGS………(n)……………..,
they set off at midnight. (warn)  set off: khởi hành
12. She was admired for her ability to speak
English……NATURALLY (adj)……………...
(nature)
13. Durians are the best…TROPICAL (adj)…fruits
that I’ve ever tasted. (tropics)
14. Adults should improve children’s awareness of
water……SAFETY (n)………………(safe)
 awareness (n): sự nhận thức
15. Water vapor occurs…NATURALLY (adv)
…………………in the air. (nature)  water vapor: hơi
nước
16. The …ERUPTION……(n)……. of the volcano was
predicted in advance, so no one was injured.
(erupt)
17. She spent almost all her…SAVINGS (n)………on
a trip around the world. (save)
18. His success was beyond our…EXPECTATION
(n) (expect)
19. It’s …SAFE (n)………to drink water that hasn’t
been boiled. (safety)
20. More and more people buy………CANNED (adj)
…………..food these days. (can)
21. …………………………ash is good for the soil.
(volcano)  ash (n): tro bụi
22. We set off on a beautiful ………………….
morning. (cloud)
23. Look at the ...............sky! It's going to rain.
(cloud)
24. He was punished for his …………………….
(behave)  punish (v): phạt
25. My house is always full of …………………….
(laugh)
26. The weather here is …………………….You can
never tell. (predict)
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27. Climate change could………………………affect the
earth. (disaster)
28. I’ll cook some more food in case some guests
come ………………………..(expect)
29. My friend Tuan is said to be…………….........You
can’t count on him. (trust)
30. The flight was delayed due to the ..................
weather. (storm)
31. This dessert needs very little........................
(prepare)
32. Habitat………………..……will lead to the
extinction of many species. (destroy)
33. The older she gets, the more …………………..…..
she is. (forget)
34. Sugar is the ………………………of healthy teeth.
(destroy)
35. The tsunami hit the area so …………………that
hundreds of people were killed. (abrupt)
36. After the explosion, the ……………….were buried
and the injured were taken to hospital. (die)
 bury (v): chôn
37. She’s a young and ….....………………….teacher.
She can’t expect such a problem. (experience)
38. Sometimes I have difficulty understanding
……………………accent. (north)
39. You must wear …………..……..belt while driving.
(safe)
40. More and more people die of …………………..
diseases like cancer. (die)
41. Driving …………….. in bad weather conditions
can lead to accidents and injuries. (safe)
42. We enjoyed a perfect day at the beach with a
cloudless sky above us. (cloud)
43. Careless driving can have ………………………..
consequences, leading to accidents and loss of
life. (destroy)
44. The new employee struggled with the software
due to his …………………… with the company's
technology. (experience)
45. The weather here can change …………………..,
from bright sunshine to sudden downpours
within minutes. (predict)
46. The lifeguard blew the whistle as a
………………….. to swimmers about the strong
currents in the ocean. (warn)
47. Sudden weather ………………………….., like
unexpected storms, can affect our everyday
life. (occur)
48. She felt ………………………. for the surprise test
and struggled to answer the questions.
(prepare)
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49. The …………………………. of his decision to leave 20. I’ll buy a new pair of shoes since my old ones
took us by surprise. (abrupt) have worn …………
50. The price of the house includes all bathroom CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORDS
1. A large number of fishermen were killed when
………………………….. (fix)
the storm ……… (arrived/struck/erupted/collapsed)
51. Long exposure to sunlight can be
2. Many people were injured when the building
………………………. to the color of the furniture.
……… (destroyed/occurred/collapsed/erupted)
(damage) 3. Never stand under a tree during a lightning
52. The hurricane acted as a natural ………..(earthquake/disaster/storm/tsunami)
……………………… (destroy), causing widespread 4. The……..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
………………. (destroy) along the ………………… (occurrence/disaster/eruption/damage)
(coast) regions. 5. The church caught fire when it was struck
53. Better health care has contributed to an by………(hurricane/lightning/thunder/tornado)
increase in life …………………………….. (expect) 6. We got up early to watch the …………..….
54. The sudden ………………. of a loved one left the (sunlight/sunshine/sunset/sunrise)
7. When the fire………….., I was fast asleep.
family in shock and grief. (die)
(erupted/destroyed/occurred/damaged)
55. The volcano showed signs of …………………
8. According to the weather forecast, Hue will
activity, with plumes of smoke and ash rising …………………temperatures between 22oC and 25oC.
from the crater. (erupt) (meet / turn / experience / reach)
PREPOSITIONS / PARTICLES: 9. Most of the earthquakes in the world ……. in the
1. I’m busy preparing……………..a picnic with some Ring of Fire. (take place/happen/occur/arise)
friends…………..mine. 10. The event …………………in mid June. (takes
2. My Grandma never misses a single news place/happens/occurs/arises)
program ……...TV. 11. A bomb …….……at a bus station early this
3. You should bring a raincoat just……..….case it morning, killing 5 people.
rains. (erupted/exploded/damaged/struck)
4. I dislike being laughed…………by my friends. 12. Tsunamis are one of the most threatening
5. I used to live ………. a small village ………. the natural …….. (destructions/damages/
Southern coast. disasters/eruptions)
6. The storm didn’t do much damage…………our 13. Bats …………little damage to people, livestock or
village. crops. (make/do/have/give)
7. Don’t turn……….the volume. I’m enjoying the 14. The change was so …………that we couldn’t tell
music. you in advance. (great/fast/enormous/abrupt)
8. If you feel hot, turn ……………the fan a bit. 15. We need to conserve water in case of a ………….
9. These buckets must be filled………………… water (famine/drought/tsunami/war)
for future use. 16. Fifty percent of the students in this class …………
10. The place where most earthquakes occur is Chinese. (is/are/was/were)
known……………….the ‘Ring of Fire’. 17. A fire has caused………..damage to their flat.
11. Tornadoes can suck………………anything that is (enormous / severe / several / strict)
…………….. their path. 18. Don’t forget to………..along your umbrella in
12. The word ‘typhoon’ comes…………… Chinese. case it rains. (take / come / bring / get)
13. Hundreds of people died though scientists had 19. My brother enjoys watching talk shows on TV.
warned them …………………the eruption. He doesn’t ……….. a single one. (forget / miss / lose /
14. According to the weather forecast, areas around watch)
the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds …………….the 20. The south-central coast of Vietnam often
day. ………… thunderstorms in October. (expects / reaches /
15. Hue will experience temperatures …………… 25oC turns / prepares)
and 30oC. GUIDED CLOZE:
16. Don’t forget to bring….……a raincoat in case it FLOOD IN DOCHESTER
rains. (1)……….six o’clock yesterday evening, the River
17. Paris is ……………the river Seine. Thames burst its bank and flooded a (2)……..area. By
18. Don’t worry about me. I can look ………..myself. nine o’clock the floods (3)……….. the town of
19. She tried the shoes …………..but they didn’t fit Dorchester. The main street was soon (4)………..3 feet
her. of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to (5)……… away
the water, but heavy rain (6)……. their job very difficult.
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Mrs Rose Willow, a lady nearly 80 years old, and living
alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (7)……..three
hours. (8)............, firemen were able to rescue her with
ladders and a small boat. “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with
me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “She (9)…………me a
lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and
the weather forecast is good, (10) ……..the floods have
done a great deal of (11)……... “Luckily, nobody was
(12)……………..or injured,” Chief Fire Office Hawkins (13)
………………..reporters, “but (14)……. will take a long
time to (15)....... up the mess.”
(1) In / At / To / Until
(2) total / whole / big / wide
(3) Reached / had reached / has reached / would reach
(4) Over / under / through / between
(5) Bump / pump / dump / litter
(6) Turned / got / became / made
(7) For / during / since / at
(8) Finally / Last / At the end / Lastly
(9) Told / worried / bored / helped
(10) But / so / however / because
(11) Damage / destruction / ruin / death
(12) Burnt / cut / hurt / drowned
(13) Said / asked / told / spoke
(14) They / it / she / we
(15) move / clear / throw / burn