Unit 10: People And Society Phần 1: Vocabulary In Contrast Words English Meaning Example Vietnamese Meaning
Unit 10: People And Society Phần 1: Vocabulary In Contrast Words English Meaning Example Vietnamese Meaning
1. Relationship   the way in which two        - The relationship          (n)Mối quan hệ (giữa
                  people, groups or           between the police and      hai người, nhóm hay
/rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
                  countries behave            the local community has     đất nước)
                  towards each other or       improved.
                  deal with each other
2. Connection     something that connects - Scientists have               (n) Mối liên hệ, liên
/kəˈnekʃn/        two facts, ideas, etc.      established a connection    quan
                                              between cholesterol
                  SYNONYM link                                            (dữ liệu, ý tưởng…)
                                              levels and heart disease.
3. Blame          responsibility for doing    - Why do I always get       (n) việc đổ lỗi, chịu
                  something badly or          the blame for everything    trách nhiệm
/bleɪm/
                  wrongly; saying that        that goes wrong?
                  somebody is
                  responsible for
                  something
                                              - Why is he blaming
                  (v) to think or say that                                (v) đổ lỗi
                                              others for his problems?
                  sb/sth is responsible for
                  something bad
4. Fault          the responsibility for      - Why should I say sorry    (n) Lỗi
                  something wrong that        when it's not my fault?
/fɔːlt/
                  has happened or been
                  done.
5. Old            having lived for a long     - She was a woman           (adj) Già, cũ
                  time; no longer young       grown old before her
/əʊld/
                                              time (= who looked older
                                              than she was).
6. Ancient    very old; having existed   - Archaeologists are        (adj) Cổ, xưa
/ˈeɪnʃənt/    for a very long time       excavating the ruined
                                         temples of this ancient
                                         civilization.
7. Crowd      large number of people     - A small crowd had         (n) Đám đông
/kraʊd/       gathered together in a     gathered outside the
              public place, for          church.
              example in the streets
              or at a sports game
8. Audience   the group of people        - The audience was/were     (n) Khán giả
              who have gathered to       clapping for 10 minutes.
/ˈɔːdiəns/                                                           (trong rạp)
              watch or listen to
              something (a play,
              concert, somebody
              speaking, etc.)
10. Please    to make somebody           - Children are usually      (v) Làm ai đó hài lòng
              happy                      easy to please.
/pliːz/
11. Support   to help or encourage       - The majority of           (v) Hổ trợ, giúp đỡ, ủng
              somebody/something         ordinary citizens did not   hộ, nuôi
/səˈpɔːrt/
              by saying or showing       support the war.            (gia đình)
              that you agree with        - He struggles to support
              them/it                    his family.
              SYNONYM back ( ủng
              hộ)
13. Kind      caring about others;       - He was kind enough to     (adj) Tử tế, tốt bụng
              gentle, friendly and       take time out of his busy
/kaɪnd/          generous                   schedule to come here
                                            today.
14. Polite       having or showing good - Our waiter was very            (adj) Lịch sự
                 manners and respect for    polite and helpful.
/pəˈlaɪt/
                 the feelings of others
SYNONYM courteous
15.Sympathetic   kind to somebody who       - She was very               (adj) Thông cảm, cảm
                 is hurt or sad; showing    sympathetic when I was       thông
/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
                 that you understand and    sick.
                 care about their
                 problems
16. Likeable     pleasant and easy to       - She’s warm, friendly       (adj) Dễ mến, dễ chịu
                 like                       and likeable.
/ˈlaɪkəbl/
17. Nervous      anxious about              - I felt really nervous      Hồi hộp, lo lắng
                 something or afraid of     before the interview.
/ˈnɜːvəs/
                 something
18.              often angry; in an angry   - She gets very bad-         (adj) Nóng tính
                 mood                       tempered when she's
Bad-tempered
                                            tired.
/ˌbæd ˈtempəd/
19. Sensitive    aware of and able to       - She is very sensitive to   (adj) Nhạy cảm
                 understand other people    other people's feelings.
/ˈsensətɪv/
                 and their feelings
20. Sensible     able to make good          - She's a sensible sort of   (adj) Sáng suốt, lí trí,
                 judgements based on        person.                      thực tế
/ˈsensəbl/
                 reason and experience
                 rather than emotion;
                 practical
21. Company      the fact of being with     - He's very good             (n)sự đồng hành, bạn
                 somebody else and not      company.                     đồng hành
/ˈkʌmpəni/
                alone
23. Popular     liked or enjoyed by a      - This is one of our most    (adj) Được yêu thích
                large number of people     popular designs.
/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/
24. Famous      known about by many        - The actor was one of       (adj) Nổi tiếng
                people                     many famous faces at the
/ˈfeɪməs/
                                           party.
25. typical     having the usual           - This meal is typical of    (adj) Điển hình, tiêu
/ˈtɪpɪkl/       qualities or features of a local cookery.               biểu
                particular type of
                person, thing or group
                SYNONYM
                representative
26. usual       that happens or is done    - This is the usual way of   (adj) Bình thường, như
                most of the time or in     doing it.                    thường lệ
/ˈjuːʒəl/
                most cases .
                SYNONYM normal
27. ordinary    not unusual or different   - She was a perfectly        (adj) Bình thường
                in any way                 ordinary little girl.
/ˈɔːdnri/
28. close       knowing somebody           - She is very close to her   (adj) Gần gũi
                very well and liking       father.
/kləʊz/
                them very much
29. near        at a short distance away   - Do you live near here?     (prep) Gần
                from
/nɪə(r)/                                                                (khoảng cách)
                somebody/something
30. unknown        not known or identified      - The man's identity           (adj) Chưa được biết
                                                remains unknown.               đến, chưa được xác
/ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
                                                                               định
31. infamous       well known for being         - The list included the        (adj) Khét tiếng
                   bad or evil                  infamous George Drake,
/ˈɪnfəməs/
                                                a double murderer.
                   SYNONYM notorious
1. ask for         Ask for news about           Tell your father I was Hỏi thông tin về
                                                asking after him.
2. bring up        Look after a child until She        brought       up   five Nuôi dưỡng
                   he/ she becomes an children.
                   adult
3. fall for        Fall    in    love    with; They fell for each other Yêu// tin vào 1 trò đùa,
                   believe                      instantly.                     1 lời nói dối
( a trick, a lie….)
4. fall out with   Have an argument with Apparently, Gina fell out Tranh cãi với ai, cãi
                   and stop being friends.      with Dave last week, and nhau
                                                now they're not talking to
                                                each other at all.
                                                She's never really got on
5. get on (with)   Have          a       good                                  Có mối quan hệ tốt
                                                with her sister.
                   relationship with
7. look down on Think what you are She                 looks     down      on Coi thường
                  better than                        people who haven't been
                                                     to college.
10. pass away     Die                                -   His     mother   passed Mất, qua đời
                                                     away last year.
11. pick on       Keep treating someone - She was picked on by Đối xử tệ, k công bằng
                  badly or unfairly                  the other girls because of
                                                     her size.
12. put down - Criticise, - The boss is always - Phê bình ai,
                  - make someone feel putting me down in front - làm ai cảm thấy ngu
                                      of everyone in the office. ngốc,
                  stupid
13. settle down   Become           calm       after - When are you going to Bình tĩnh, ổn định, định
                  being upset…; stay in get married and settle cư
                  one place or get married
                      and live quitely             down?
14. stand up for Support in an argument - You must stand up for ủng hộ
                      or fight                     your rights.
15. take aback        Surprise     (     passive - Brendan was taken Làm cho ai ngạc nhiên
                      voice)                       aback by her sudden (thường chia ở dạng bị
                                                   question.           động)
Approval         1. show/ give ( your) - The IMF is unlikely to give Bày tỏ sự tán thành
                 approval of/ for sth          its approval.
                 2.    meet      with    sb's - Does the wine meet with Có được sự tán thành
                 approval                      your approval? (= Do you của ai
                                               like the wine?)
Argument         3. have an argument - We had an argument with Tranh cãi với ai về vấn
                 with sb ( about sth)          the waiter about the bill.       đề gì
                 4.     win/     lose     an   - The party hopes to win the Thắng / thua trong cuộc
                 argument                      argument        about   how   to tranh luận
                                               reform the health system.
                                               - The first one who resorts to
                                               violence is usually the one
                                               who’s lost the argument.
Care             5. take care of sb/ sth       - Who’s taking care of the Chăm sóc ai/ cái gì
                                               dog while you’re away?
                 7. care about                 - It is good to know that there Thích hoặc yêu ai, lo
                                               is someone who cares.            lắng cho người đó
Courage    8. have the courage to - They had the courage to Có can đảm làm gì
           do                           stand up and fight for what
                                        they believed in.
           9. It takes courage to - It takes courage to sing in Lấy hết can đảm làm gì
           do                           public.
Disguise   10. in disguise              -   The        star   travelled   in Trong tình trạng hóa
                                        disguise        (=    wearing     a trang
                                        disguise)
           12. disguise yourself        - She disguised herself as a Hóa trang bản thân
           13. disguised as sth/ boy.                                        Hóa trang như là
           sb                           - She was cleverly disguised
                                        as a policewoman.
Family     17.   have/        start   a - Do they plan to start a Lập gia đình, có con
           family                       family (= have children)?
           18. nuclear family           - Not everybody nowadays Gia đình hạt nhân
                                        lives     in    the   conventional    gia đình gồm ba mẹ và
                                        nuclear family.                      con cái)
         19. one-parent/single- - Henry liked the idea of Gia đình gồm 1 cha/ mẹ
         parent family            being a single-parent family.
         20. extended family      - She grew up surrounded by Gia đình nhiều thế hệ
                                  a large extended family.
Favour   21. do/ owe sb a - Could you do me a favour ủng hộ, giúp đỡ/nợ ai
         favour                   and pick up Sam from school đó 1 ân huệ
                                  today?
                                  - I'll ask Steve to take it. He
                                  owes me a favour
Friend   23. make/ become/ be/ - Simon finds it hard to make Làm bạn
         stay friends (with sb)   friends with other children.
         24. best friend          - There were a few occasions Bạn thân/ bạn tốt nhất
                                  of participants wanting to
                                  choose the same as their best
                                  friend.
Love     25. be/ fall in love - They fell in love with each Yêu ai
         with sb                  other.
Mood     26. in a good/ bad - She's in a good mood today Tâm trạng tốt/ xấu
         mood                     (= happy and friendly).
         27. in the wrong/ right - She sat humbly in the cold Tâm trạng xấu/ tốt
         mood                     church, making some effort to
                                  get into the right mood for the
                                  service.
         28. in the mood for sth - I'm just not in the mood for Có tâm trạng làm gì
                                  a party tonight.
Pity     29. pity sb              - He pitied people who were Cảm thấy đáng tiếc cho
                                  stuck in dead-end jobs.           ai
                   30. take a pity on sb       - I took pity on her and lent Thương hại ai
                                               her the money.
                   31. feel pity for sb        - I could only feel pity for Cảm thấy tiếc cho ai
                                               what they were enduring.
                   32. it's a pity that        - It's a pity that you can't stay Thật đáng tiếc
                                               longer.
1. Agree with/ on/ - You can't expect them to agree on Đồng ý về điều gì
to sth                   everything.
2. agree with sb         - He agreed with them about the need for Đồng ý với ai
                         change.
5. allow sb to do        - His parents won't allow him to stay out Cho phép ai làm gì
                         late.
9. ask sb sth - She asked the students their names. Hỏi/ yêu cầu ai điều gì
10. ask sb to do sth - Anyone with information is asked to Yêu cầu ai làm gì
(for you)              contact the police.
11. ask about/ for - He asked about her family.                     Hỏi về/ hỏi xin
sth                    - Don't be afraid to ask for help.
12. ask if/ whether - I'll ask if it's all right to park here. Hỏi liệu rằng
13. attack sth         - Terrorists attacked several targets across Tấn công
                       the city.
14. attack sb for - He was publicly attacked for his Tấn công ai vì điều gì
sth/ doing             political views.
15. an attack on - The recent series of deadly terrorist 1 cuộc công ai/ cái gì
sth/ sb                attacks on European cities
16. ban sb from - a campaign to ban sugary drinks from Cấm ai làm gì
sth/ doing             schools
17. ban sth            - The law effectively bans smoking in all Cấm cái gì
                       public places.
18. convince sb of - You'll need to convince them of your Thuyết phục ai về điều gì
(sth)                  enthusiasm for the job.                      Thuyết phục ai làm gì
19. convince sb to - I've been trying to convince him to see a
do                     doctor.
20.     convince   sb - I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.    Thuyết phục ai rằng
that
22. force sb into -         Ill health forced him into early Ép buộc ai vào việc gì
sth/ doing             retirement.
24. let sb do sth - Let me help you with that. Cho phép ai làm gì
25. object to sth/ - I really object to being charged for Phản đối ai làm gì
doing                  parking.
29. rely on sth/ sb    - They had to rely entirely on volunteer Phụ thuộc ai
                       workers.
19. correspond /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd/ (v) tương tự, tương thích, viết thư
EXERCISE
2. Mary seems to go out with a different _________ of friends almost every night.
3. People can become very _________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
     7. When my parents got divorced, my best friend was very _________ and listened to all
my   problems.
8. Rita's very _________ and easily gets upset when people criticise her.
9. Police were called in when the _________ of people began to get violent.
10. My dad says he once met Robbie Williams when he was still _________.
1. These days, many parents find it difficult to assist / support a large family.
3. My grandma doesn't have any close / near family her own age left.
4. In ancient / old times, people had a very different view of the world.
6. Don't you know it's kind / polite to close your mouth when you are eating?
7. Nathan's parents were very enjoyed / pleased when they saw him in the school play.
     C. Complete using the words below. You need to use one word twice.
                          get    make    put      look   bring   fall   grow
Personality
          Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to (1) ___look___ down on
everyone around them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others (2) _make__ up and
forgive easily. As we (3) _grow_ up, our personality develops and we find that we (4) __get__
on with certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, but
is also influenced by those who (5) __bring_ us up. If we (6) __look__ up to our parents or other
family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to (7)
___look__(put)____ us down all the time and we (8) __fall__ out with them a lot, then perhaps
we will develop quite different personalities.
          D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. And any
other words you need.
1. The doctor said that the old woman had died _passed away__ peacefully in her sleep.
3. Tony seems to have really fallen in love with ___fallen for___ Vanessa.
          4. Mark is such a bully and treats badly __looked down on____ the younger boys at
school.
5. I was surprised __took aback_ when Michaela said I'd hurt her feelings.
          6. Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live
quietly          __settle down___ in Australia.
          7. I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and she asked for news about __asked after__
you.
2. I don't have many ambitions, but I'd like to graduate and then _have___ a family.
          3. As we walked down the street, Helen ___took_____________ pity on the beggar and
gave him some money.
      4. Nadia's hair looked awful, but I didn't __had____ the courage to tell her.
5. My dad can't stand _loosing_ an argument and always has to have the last word.
7. Can you __take__ care of your little sister for a minute while I go to the shop?
8. When you first __fall___ in love, the whole world seems a beautiful place.
9. I don't really ____make____ friends very easily because I'm quite shy.
10. I didn't recognize Ed when I saw him because he was __in___ disguise.
      12. If you keep ___breaking_____________ your promises, people won't trust you
anymore.
13. I _had___ a really strange dream last night about my best friend.
1. The government is trying to convince people ________ the need for higher taxes.
A. to B. from С. with D. on
3. Local residents object ________ the new power station in their area.
4. Do you think they should ban people ________ smoking in public places?
A. from B. that С in D. of
5. The MP asked ________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem.
A. on B. to С. with D. that
      7. I don't think people should rely ________ the state, even if they are unemployed.
       A. to            B. with          С on             D. by
1 Hell, said Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people, and whether you agree with
2 or not, we are all have to learn to live together. We may not always
3 approve of that other people's behaviour, but we do have to live with it.
5 they should behave. Of course, the law bans from all kinds of behaviour
6 and if you can convince to enough people, you might be able to get the
7 government to pass a new law. Mostly, though, you have to let off people
8 live their own lives, in the same way you expect them to allow you for to
9 live your life.You don't have to pretend it that you like how some other
10 people live, but letting them to be themselves is often the only choice .
H. Word formation
       I had a really stupid (1. argue) ____argument______ with my best friend the other day. It
       all started because we were talking about a (2. marry) ___marriage_________ and
having a       family. I said that (3. polite) __politeness___________ is important when you are
married and    she said that she thought (4. kind) ____kindness___________ is much more
important. Well,        we were (5. able) ____unnable_____________ to agree and, in the end,
she left without saying           goodbye.      I   do   hope    it    doesn’t   spoil   our   (6.   friend)
_____friendship_________.
        I. Word formation
6. Ignore what Sharon says about you. It's just ____jealousy________ (JEALOUS).
        8. Brenda blames her __unhappiness______ (HAPPY) on being single, but I'm not so
sure.
        9. Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real _____achievement______
        (ACHIEVE).
        10. Kevin's so sensitive that you have to be very ___careful_ (CARE) what you say to
him.