UNIT 6: LEARNING AND DOING

TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST

WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. achieve (v) to succeed in reaching a They have both achieved - đạt được
/əˈtʃiːv/ particular goal, status or great results.
standard, especially by
making an effort for a long time
2. brain (n) /breɪn/ the organ inside the head that The human brain is a complex - não
controls movement, thought, organ.
memory and feeling
3. clever (adj) She gave me clear and - thông minh,
/klɪə(r)/ precise directions. khóe léo
4. concentrate (v) to give all your attention to I can't concentrate with all - tập trung
/ˈkɒnsntreɪt/ something and not think about that noise going on.
anything else
5. consider (v) to think about something I'd like some time to consider. - xem xét, cân
/kənˈsɪdər/ carefully, especially in order to nhắc
make a decision
6. course (n) /kɔːs/ a series of lessons or lectures I want to do a course in art - khóa học
on a particular subject and design.
7. degree (n) /dɪ the qualification obtained by My brother has a master's - bằng đại học
ˈɡriː/ students who successfully degree from Harvard.
complete a
university or college course
8. experience (v, n) the knowledge and skill that My lack of practical experience - kinh nghiệm, trải
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ you have gained through was a disadvantage. nghiệm
doing something for a period
of time; the process of
gaining this
9. expert (n, adj) a person with special She is a world expert on - chuyên gia, tài
/ˈekspɜːt/ knowledge, skill or training butterflies. giỏi
in something
10. fail (v) /feɪl/ to not be successful in achieving I tried to cheer her up, but - thất bại
something failed miserably.
11. guess (v) /ɡes/ to try and give an answer or I don't really know. I'm just - đoán
make a judgement about guessing.
something without being sure
of all the facts
12. hesitate (v) to be slow to speak or act He seemed to hesitate a second. - do dự
/ˈhezɪteɪt/ because you feel uncertain
or nervous
13. instruction (n) detailed information on how to There are instructions that - sự hướng dẫn,
/ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ do or use something tell you where everything chỉ dẫn
goes.
14. progress (n) a series of things that are done Repeat this process until the - quá trình, quy
in order to achieve a particular entire area is tiled. trình
result
15. mark (v, n) to give marks to students’ work I hate marking exam papers. - chấm điểm, điểm
/mɑːk/
16. mental (adj) connected with or happening in The elderly woman has the - thuộc về tinh
/ˈmentl/ the mind; involving the mental capacity of a child. thần,
 process of thinking đầu óc, trí tuệ
17. pass (v) /pɑːs/ to achieve the required I'm not really expecting to pass - qua, vượt qua
standard in an exam, a test, first time.
etc.
18. qualification an exam that you have passed He left school with no - trình độ
(n) or a course of study that you formal qualifications. chuyên môn
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ have
successfully completed
19. remind (v) to help somebody remember I loved her and wanted to - nhắc, gợi nhắc
/rɪˈmaɪnd/ something, especially something remind her of that.
important that they must do
20. report (n) a written or spoken account of Are these news reports true? - bài báo cáo
/rɪˈpɔːt/ an event, especially one that is
published or broadcast
21. revise (v) to prepare for an exam by I can't come out tonight. I - ôn tập
/rɪˈvaɪz/ looking again at work that have to revise.
you have done
22. research (v, n) a careful study of a subject, They are raising money for - bài nghiên cứu,
/ˈriːsɜːtʃ/ especially cancer research. nghiên cứu
in order to discover new facts
or information about it
23. skill (n) /skɪl/ The job requires skill and an eye - kĩ năng
the ability to do something well
for detail.
24. smart (adj) intelligent Why do smart people do such - thông minh
/smɑːt/ stupid things?
25. subject (n) an area of knowledge studied in Biology is my favourite subject. - môn học
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ a school, college, etc.
26. talented (adj) having a natural ability to do Some of these young musicians - tài năng
/ˈtæləntɪd/ something well are incredibly talented.
27. term (n) /tɜːm/ the fixed period of time that He served a short term for - học kì
something lasts for drunk driving.
28. wonder (v) to think about something ‘Why do you want to know?’ - băn khoăn, tự hỏi
/ˈwʌndər/ and try to decide what is ‘No particular reason. I was
true, what will happen, what just wondering.’
you should do, etc.
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. cross out - draw a line through sth written If you think it's wrong, - gạch bỏ
cross it out and write it
again.
2. look up - try to find information in a book, I looked it up in the - tra cứu
etc dictionary.
3. point out - tell sb important information He pointed out the - chỉ ra
dangers of driving alone.
4. read out - say sth out loud which you are He read out all names. - đọc lớn tiếng
reading
5. rip up - tear into pieces I ripped up the letter. - xé thành mảnh
6. rub out - remove with a rubber He rubbed out his - tẩy xóa
painting.
7. turn over - turn sth to the other side is I turned over the - lật sang trang
towards you paperback.
8. write down - write information on a piece of I wrote down some - viết ra
paper fomulas.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
 WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. by heart I learned the poem by heart. - ghi nhớ, học thuộc
2. for instance What would you do, for instance, if you found a - ví dụ
member of staff stealing?
3. in conclusion In conclusion, I still live alone. - kết luận
4. in fact He was in fact near death by the time they reached - thực ra
him.
5. in favour of I'm all in favour of equal pay for equal work. - tán thành, ủng hộ
6. in general In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and - nhìn chung
breakdowns are rare.

WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

1. capable of I am capable of working effectively. - có thể
2. talented at She is talented at singing. - có tài năng
3. cheat at/in He cheated in the final exam. - gian lận
4. confuse sb with I confused him with my old friend. - nhầm lẫn ai với
5. continue with She continued with my research. - tiếp tục với
6. cope with I tried to cope with the upcoming problems. - đương đầu, đối phó
7. help (sb) with My mom helped with my cooking. - giúp ai với
8. know about They knew about private life. - biết về cái gì
9. learn about She's very keen to learn about Japanese - học về cái gì đó
culture.
10. succeed in I am trying to succeed in life. - thành công trong
11. an opinion about/of She has an opinion about bullying. - quan điểm về
12. a question about I have a question about wild animals. - câu hỏi về, băn khoăn về
WORD FORMS

1. begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ (v) bắt đầu

2. began /bɪˈɡæn/ (v) động từ V2 của begin

3. begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ (v) động từ V3 của begin
4. beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ (n) sự bắt đầu, sự khởi đầu
5. beginner /bɪˈɡɪnər/ (n) người mới bắt đầu
6. brave /breɪv/ (adj) can đảm
7. bravery /ˈbreɪvəri/ (n) sự can đảm
8. correct /kəˈrekt/ (adj) đúng, chính xác
9. incorrect /ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/ (adj) không chính xác
10. correction /kəˈrek.ʃən/ (n) sự chính xác
11. divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (v) chia, phân chia
12. division /dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ (n) sự phân chia
13. educate /ˈedʒ.u.keɪt/ (v) giáo dục
14. education /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (n) sự giáo dục
15. instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ (v) hướng dẫn
16. instruction /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ (n) sự hướng dẫn
17. instructor /ɪnˈstrʌk.tər/ (n) người hướng dẫn
18. memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ (n) khả năng ghi nhớ
19. memorise /ˈmem.ə.raɪz/ (v) ghi nhớ
20. memorial /məˈmɔː.ri.əl/ (adj) tưởng nhớ
21. refer /rɪˈfɜːr/ (v) ám chỉ
22. reference /ˈrefrəns/ (n) sự ám chỉ
23. silent /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ (adj) yên lặng
24. silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ (n) sự yên tĩnh/lặng
25. silently /ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/ (adv) một cách yên lặng
26. simple /ˈsɪm.pəl/ (adj) đơn giản
27. simplify /ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/ (v) làm cho đơn giản
28. simplicity /sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/ (n) sự đơn giản