UNIT 6: LEARNING AND DOING

TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST

WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE
MEANING
1. achieve (v) /ə to succeed in reaching a particular They have both achieved great - đạ t đượ c
ˈtʃiːv/ goal, status or standard, especially by results.
making an effort for a long time
2. brain (n) /breɪn/ the organ inside the head that The human brain is a complex organ. - nã o
controls movement, thought,
memory and feeling
3. clever (adj) easy to understand and not confusing She gave me clear and precise - dễ dà ng
/klɪə(r)/ directions.
4. concentrate (v) to give all your attention to I can't concentrate with all that noise - tậ p trung
/ˈkɒnsntreɪt/ something and not think about going on.
anything else
5. consider (v) /kən to think about something carefully, I'd like some time to consider. - xem xét, câ n nhắ c
ˈsɪdər/ especially in order to make a decision
6. course (n) /kɔːs/ a series of lessons or lectures on a I want to do a course in art and - khó a họ c
particular subject design.
7. degree (n) /dɪˈɡriː/ the qualification obtained by My brother has a master's degree - bằ ng đạ i họ c
students who successfully complete a from Harvard.
university or college course
8. experience (v, n) the knowledge and skill that you My lack of practical experience was a - kinh nghiệm, trả i
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ have gained through doing disadvantage. nghiệm
something for a period of time; the
process of gaining this
9. expert (n, adj) a person with special knowledge, She is a world expert on butterflies. - chuyên gia, tà i giỏ i
/ˈekspɜːt/ skill or training in something
10. fail (v) /feɪl/ to not be successful in achieving I tried to cheer her up, but failed - thấ t bạ i
something miserably.
11. guess (v) /ɡes/ to try and give an answer or make a I don't really know. I'm just guessing. - đoá n
judgement about something without
being sure of all the facts
12. hesitate (v) to be slow to speak or act because He seemed to hesitate a second. - do dự
/ˈhezɪteɪt/ you feel uncertain or nervous
13. instruction (n) detailed information on how to do or There are instructions that tell you - sự hướ ng dẫ n, chỉ
/ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/ use something where everything goes. dẫ n
14. progress (n) a series of things that are done in Repeat this process until the entire - quá trình, quy trình
/ˈprəʊses/ order to achieve a particular result area is tiled.
15. mark (v, n) to give marks to students’ work I hate marking exam papers. - chấ m điểm, điểm
/mɑːk/
16. mental (adj) connected with or happening in the The elderly woman has the mental - thuộ c về tinh thầ n
/ˈmentl/ mind; involving the process of capacity of a child.
thinking
17. pass (v) /pɑːs/ to achieve the required standard in I'm not really expecting to pass first - qua, vượ t qua
an exam, a test, etc. time.
18. qualification an exam that you have passed or a He left school with no formal - bằ ng cấ p
(n) /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ course of study that you have qualifications.
successfully completed
19. remind (v) /rɪ to help somebody remember I loved her and wanted to remind her - nhắ c, gợ i nhắ c
ˈmaɪnd/ something, especially something of that.
important that they must do
20. report (n) /rɪ a written or spoken account of an Are these news reports true? - bà i bá o cá o
ˈpɔːt/ event, especially one that is
published or broadcast
21. revise (v) /rɪ to prepare for an exam by looking I can't come out tonight. I have to - ô n tậ p
ˈvaɪz/ again at work that you have done revise.
22. search (v, n) a careful study of a subject, especially They are raising money for cancer - bà i nghiên cứ u,
/ˈriːsɜːtʃ/ in order to discover new facts or research. nghiên cứ u
information about it
23. skill (n) /skɪl/ the ability to do something well The job requires skill and an eye for - kĩ nă ng
detail.
24. smart (adj) intelligent Why do smart people do such stupid - thô ng minh
/smɑːt/ things?
25. subject (n) an area of knowledge studied in a Biology is my favourite subject. - mô n họ c
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ school, college, etc.
26. talented (adj) having a natural ability to do Some of these young musicians are - tà i nă ng
/ˈtæləntɪd/ something well incredibly talented.
27. term (n) /tɜːm/ the fixed period of time that He served a short term for drunk - họ c kì
something lasts for driving.
28. wonder (v) to think about something and try to ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No - bă n khoă n, tự hỏ i
/ˈwʌndər/ decide what is true, what will particular reason. I was just
happen, what you should do, etc. wondering.’

PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING
1. cross out - draw a line through sth written If you think it's wrong, cross - gạ ch bỏ
it out and write it again.
2. look up - try to find information in a book, etc I looked it up in the - tra cứ u
dictionary.
3. point out - tell sb important information He pointed out the dangers of - chỉ ra
driving alone.
4. read out - say sth out loud which you are reading He read out all names. - đọ c lớ n tiếng
5. rip up - tear into pieces I ripped up the letter. - xé thà nh mả nh
6. rub out - remove with a rubber He rubbed out his painting. - tẩ y xó a
7. turn over - turn sth to the other side is towards I turned over the paperback. - lậ t sang trang
you
8. write down - write information on a piece of paper I wrote down some fomulas. - viết ra

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

1. by heart I learned the poem by heart. - ghi nhớ , họ c thuộ c
2. for instance What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of - ví dụ
staff stealing?
3. in conclusion In conclusion, I still live alone. - kết luậ n
4. in fact He was in fact near death by the time they reached him. - thự c ra
5. in favour of I'm all in favour of equal pay for equal work. - tá n thà nh, ủ ng hộ
6. in general In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns - nhìn chung
are rare.

WORD PATTERNS
WORDS EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING
1. capable of I am capable of working effectively. - có thể
2. talented at She is talented at singing. - có tà i nă ng
3. cheat at/in He cheated in the final exam. - gian lậ n
4. confuse sb with I confused him with my old friend. - nhầ m lẫ n ai vớ i
5. continue with She continued with my research. - tiếp tụ c vớ i
6. cope with I tried to cope with the upcoming problems. - đương đầ u, đố i phó
7. help (sb) with My mom helped with my cooking. - giú p ai vớ i
8. know about They knew about private life. - biết về cá i gì
9. learn about She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. - họ c về cá i gì đó
10. succeed in I am trying to succeed in life. - thà nh cô ng 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. - câ u hỏ i về, bă n khoă n về

WORD FORMS
1. begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ (v) bắ t đầ u
2. began /bɪˈɡæn/ (v) độ ng từ V2 củ a begin
3. begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ (v) độ ng từ V3 củ a begin
4. beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ (n) sự bắ t đầ u, sự khở i đầ u
5. beginner /bɪˈɡɪnər/ (n) ngườ i mớ i bắ t đầ u
6. brave /breɪv/ (adj) can đả m
7. bravery /ˈbreɪvəri/ (n) sự can đả m
8. correct /kəˈrekt/ (adj) đú ng, chính xá c
9. incorrect /ˌɪn.kəˈrekt/ (adj) khô ng chính xá c
10. correction /kəˈrek.ʃən/ (n) sự chính xá c
11. divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (v) chia, phâ n chia
12. division /dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/ (n) sự phâ n chia
13. educate /ˈedʒ.u.keɪt/ (v) giá o dụ c
14. education /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (n) sự giá o dụ c
15. instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ (v) hướ ng dẫ n
16. instruction /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ (n) sự hướ ng dẫ n
17. instructor /ɪnˈstrʌk.tər/ (n) ngườ i hướ ng dẫ n
18. memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ (n) khả nă ng ghi nhớ
19. memorise /ˈmem.ə.raɪz/ (v) ghi nhớ
20. memorial /məˈmɔː.ri.əl/ (adj) tưở ng nhớ
21. refer /rɪˈfɜːr/ (v) á m chỉ
22. reference /ˈrefrəns/ (n) sự á m chỉ
23. silent /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ (adj) yên lặ ng
24. silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ (n) sự yên tĩnh/lặ ng
25. silently /ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/ (adv) mộ t cá ch yên lặ ng
26. simple /ˈsɪm.pəl/ (adj) đơn giả n
27. simplify /ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/ (v) là m cho đơn giả n
28. simplicity /sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/ (n) sự đơn giả n