TỔNG HỢP 100

COLLOCATIONS THEO
TOPIC – “PHÁ ĐẢO” IELTS

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 WEATHER

1. Freak weather condition: tình trạng thời tiết bất thường, diễn biến đột
ngột, không ngờ

Ex. Freak weather conditions resulted in the hurricane which devastated the area.

2. Soak up the sunshine: tắm nắng, tận hưởng những tia nắng mặt trời

Ex. We went to the beach and soaked up the sunshine all afternoon.

3. To pour down: mưa như trút nước

Ex. After nearly two weeks of drought, it was such a relief for the rain to come
pouring down again.

4. A drop of rain: mưa nhỏ từng giọt

Ex. Every day the hot sun blazed down upon the little village, and never not once
in many months did a drop of rain fall.

5. Gale-force winds: gió cường độ giật mạnh

Ex. Rain and sleet driven by gale-force winds caught many workers on their way
home the previous evening.

6. Freezing cold: rất lạnh (informal)

Ex. The night was freezing cold, and the full moon was shining through the
window.

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 7. Fresh snow: tuyết đầu mùa trong trẻo

Ex. The ground was coated with an icy blanket of fresh snow, but not enough for
the schools to close.

8. Light winds: gió thổi nhẹ

Ex. With the weather drying out a bit, we are hoping for a high cloud base
and light winds.

9. Mild winter: mùa đông không lạnh lắm

Ex. During unusually mild winter weather and during the summer, the jet stream
retreats northward into Canada.

10. To get drenched: bị ướt

Ex. She quietly opened the window and let herself get drenched in the raindrops
that the draught carried into the room.

11. A flash flood: lũ lụt lớn và bất ngờ

Ex. Police say it is a miracle no one was killed when a flash flood swamped an
English village.

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 EDUCATION

1. To work your way through university: vừa làm vừa học

Ex. Peter has had to work his way through university, thus he barely has free time.

2. Tuition fees: học phí

Ex. In order to pay for the tuition fees, I have been doing many part-time jobs.

3. To keep up with your study: bắt kịp chương trình học, không bị rớt môn

Ex. If you want to keep up with your studies at university, you have to spend more
time on self-study.

4. To fall behind with your studies: thua sút bạn bè trong việc học

Ex. Sara spent almost her time on going out rather than studying, which caused her
to fall behind with her studies, thus she failed the exam.

5. Distance learning: học từ xa, học trực tuyến

Ex. One benefit of taking distance learning course is the timetable will be flexible,
which means you can study whenever and wherever you want.

6. To learn something by heart: học thuộc lòng

Ex. The course requires me to learn a lot of things by heart, which is quite hard for
me.

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 7. State school: trường công lập

Ex. Because my budget is limited, then getting a scholarship and going to state
school is a great idea.

8. Private school: trường dân lập

Ex. A private school usually offers good educational facilities compared to a

public school.

9. Higher education: giáo dục đại học, giáo dục bậc cao

Ex. Lisa moved to American with the purpose of continuing her higher education.

10. To sit an exam: làm kiểm tra

Ex. The time when I have to sit an exam is really stressful, because I need to stay
up all night and have less time to relax.

11. To attend classes: đi đến lớp

Ex. In order to pass the final exam, it is suggested that you should attend all of the
classes.

12. Face to face classes: lớp học tương tác trực tiếp

Ex. When you take part in a face to face class, you will have an opportunity to
interact with teachers in person, then you can respond to the teacher immediately.

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 BUSINESS

1. Run my own business: làm kinh doanh riêng

Ex. I run my own business. Actually, I have an online business selling cosmetics.

2. Set up the business: bắt đầu kinh doanh

Ex. I set up a business 5 years ago.

3. Working for myself = be self-employed: làm việc cho chính mình

Ex. I’m really enjoying working for myself.

4. Go it alone: tự khởi nghiệp

Ex. I don’t think I’d enjoy working for a big company, I think I’d like to go it
alone.

5. Drawing up a business plan: phác thảo 1 kế hoạch kinh doanh

Ex. I’m not sure what area of business it would be but I think I’d enjoy the process
of drawing up a business plan and seeing if I could be successful.

6. Cut-throat competition: cạnh tranh khốc liệt

Ex. You haven’t been able to survive with such cut-throat competition.

7. Go bust = go under: đóng cửa, phá sản

Ex. It used to be a busy centre but lots of shops have gone bust.

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 8. Make a profit: tạo ra lợi nhuận

Ex. It must be very difficult to make a profit when you have huge supermarkets in
the area.

9. Niche business: thị trường ngách, kinh doanh nhỏ, ít ai làm

Ex. It’s a small niche business that runs courses in how to cook, especially bread.

10. Go into business with: hùn hạp làm ăn

Ex. The owner uses his kitchen for the courses and went into business with a local
community shop.

11. Lifestyle business: kinh doanh kiếm đủ sống, không phát triển hơn

Ex. It’s really a lifestyle business, we can’t earn more income from it.

12. Take on employees: tuyển dụng, thuê nhân viên

Ex. He doesn’t have plans to take on employees or expand into new areas.

13. Possess a golden selling point: ghi điểm với nhà tuyển dụng

Ex. Students who accumulate knowledge of this particular field at an early age
would possess a golden selling point to work for foreign enterprises.

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 HISTORY

1. An indispensable part of school’s curriculum: 1 phần không thể thiếu

trong chương trình học

Ex. Studying the history of their hometown is for sure an indispensable part of a
school's curriculum during students’ early education.

2. Have thorough insight into: hiểu biết cặn kẽ về cái gì

Ex. I believe having thorough insight into what happened in the past.

3. Develop one’s patriotism: nuôi dưỡng lòng yêu nước

Ex. History helps you feel connected with the past and develop your patriotism.

4. Defend their land against outside intruders: bảo vệ lãnh thổ khỏi quân
xâm lược

Ex. Children are taught about how their ancestors defend their land against outside
intruders.

5. Reclaim one’s sovereignty: đòi lại chủ quyền

Ex. They will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not we reclaim our
sovereignty.

6. Take pride in their origin: tự hào về nguồn cội của họ

Ex. Those young children would take pride in their origin and treasure the life they
have today.

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 7. Traditional values and identity: Những giá trị truyền thống và bản sắc
riêng

Ex. Students need to understand their hometown’s traditional values and identity.

8. Share equal importance as: có tầm quan trọng như..

Ex. Learning about world history shares equal importance as the local one.

9. Well-rounded perspective of life: cái nhìn toàn diện hơn về cuộc sống

Ex. Acquiring knowledge about the world’s past events equips students with a
more well-rounded perspective of life.

10. Enhance their understanding about: nâng cao sự hiểu biết về

Ex. Lessons about the World War or Feminism protest against women’s abuse and
discrimination would help learners enhance their understanding about various
aspects of the world.

11. Historical backgrounds: bối cảnh lịch sử

Ex. Being taught about other countries’ historical backgrounds would benefit
young learners in their future career.

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 SOCIAL PROBLEMS

1. Compelling reason: nguyên nhân chính

Ex. There should have been a compelling reason that college students became lazy
in the last few months.

2. State pension: chế độ hưu trí

Ex. My grandparents find it hard to live on their state pension.

3. Demand an explanation: cần sự giải thích

Ex. The teacher demands an explanation for the students’ absence.

4. Life expectancy: tuổi thọ

Ex. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is

expected to live, based on the year of their birth, their current age and other
demographic factors including sex.

5. The age of retirement: tuổi nghỉ hưu

Ex. The age of retirement for men in Vietnam is 60 and women are 55 years old.

6. A burden on society: gánh nặng xã hội

Ex. HIV/ AIDS is a burden on society.

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 7. A great deal of heated debate: nhiều vấn đề tranh cãi

Ex. Censorship is an issue which frequently generates a great deal of heated

debate, with supporters maintaining that it is vital in order to protect society.

8. Social advancement: tiến bộ xã hội

Ex. Gender equality may be the most important social advancement.

9. Recreational activity: hoạt động giải trí

Ex. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh, there are a wide range of recreational activities.

10. Parent-child relationship: quan hệ cha/mẹ với con

Ex. The parent-child relationship is qualitatively different than all of our other
relationships.

11. The escalation of social problems: sự leo thang của các vấn đề xã hội

Ex. The escalation of social problems has been the main problem to be concerned
about in the next meeting.

12. Juvenile delinquency: tình trạng vị thành niên phạm tội

Ex. Juvenile delinquency is defined as an individual under the age of 18 who fails
to abide by the laws.

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 13. Serious environmental degradation: sự suy thoái môi trường nghiêm
trọng

Ex. In some industrial zones, the production processes may result in serious
environmental degradation.

14. Irresponsible disposal of industrial waste: xử lý nước thải công nghiệp vô

trách nhiệm

Ex. Global warming stems from the irresponsible disposal of industrial waste.

15. Waste treatment systems: hệ thống xử lý chất thải

Ex. If factories installed waste treatment systems instead of discharging chemical

wastes into rivers, water pollution could be controlled.

16. Discharge chemical waste: xả chất thải hóa học

Ex. Nowadays, more and more company and industrial zones have been
discharging chemical waste into rivers, causing death to many fish and other
aquatic animals.

17. Litter the street: xả rác ra đường

Ex. Residents will consider newcomers dirty and ill-mannered if they litter the
street or spit gum in public places.

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 18. The emission of greenhouse gases: xả thải khí nhà kính

Ex. If all countries in over the world could decrease their energy consumption, this
will reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

ENVIRONMENT

1. Chemical fertilisers/weedkillers: phân bón hóa học/ thuốc diệt cỏ

Ex. Organic farmers do not pollute the water or the soil which result from the
application of chemical fertilisers and weedkillers.

2. Eco-friendly: thân thiện với môi trường

Ex. Countries such as Japan are leading the way, for example, in developing more
eco-friendly cars, buses and lorries.

3. To be spoiled by: bị hủy hoại bởi

Ex. Several famous beaches in Vietnam have been spoiled by this lack of respect
for the local environment.

4. Contamination of land, air or water: Ô nhiễm đất, không khí và nước

Ex. Contamination of land, air and water has reached alarming levels.

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 5. Illegal logging and deforestation: phá rừng bất hợp pháp

Ex. It should not be forgotten that illegal logging in the Amazon Basin is still a
major factor in climate change.

6. Burning fossil fuels: đốt cháy nhiên liệu hóa thạch

Ex. Individuals can make a small contribution by not burning wood and other
fossil fuels.

MEDIA

1. Mass media: phương tiện truyền thông đại chúng

Ex. The mass media has become one of the main instruments of political change.

2. Documentary television series: phim tài liệu trên TV

Ex. The documentary television series took a fresh look at the life of Darwin.

3. Lively animation: phim hoạt hình sống động

Ex. TV advertisements which have lively animation and interesting songs allow
young people to nurture their imagination.

4. Television appearance: xuất hiện trên TV

Ex. She recalled her first television appearance forty years ago.

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 5. Enlarge knowledge: mở rộng hiểu biết

Ex. Teenagers can enlarge their knowledge through watching some kinds of TV
shows.

6. Develop soft skills: phát triển kỹ năng mềm

Ex. Teenagers can enlarge their knowledge but also develop their soft
skills through watching some kinds of TV shows.

7. Narrow the generation gap: thu hẹp khoảng cách thế hệ

Ex. Entertainment programs give an opportunity to narrow the generation

gap between family members.

8. Strengthen the relationship between: củng cố mối quan hệ giữa

Ex. TV advertising can strengthen the relationship between parents and their
offspring.

9. Nurture essential skills: nuôi dưỡng những kỹ năng nền tảng.

Ex. Television should be encouraged in and out of the study environment as a

method of education to nurture essential skills for youngsters.

10. Nurture imagination: nuôi dưỡng trí tưởng tượng

Ex. TV advertisements which have lively animation and interesting songs allow
young people to nurture imagination.
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 11. Reach a wide audience: tiếp cận một lượng lớn khán giả

Ex. For media companies, advertising is perfect because it reaches a wide

audience.

12. Have good influences on/gives them moral messages: có ảnh hưởng
tốt/đưa ra những thông điệp đạo đức

Ex. Not only do TV advertisements have good influences on children’s emotion

and behavior, but it also gives them moral messages.

TRAVEL

1. To be in the middle of nowhere: Ở một nơi xa xôi hẻo lánh

Ex. Amazon river is not a kind of being in the middle of nowhere, it’s famous for
its wild scene, a wide variety of animals and attracts a lot of explorers every year.

2. Off the beaten track: Vùng xa, bí hiểm, chưa ai biết đến

Ex. Exploring the wood to some people is going to a place which is off the beaten
track, but to me, as a fan of exploring, I get used to it and like it.

3. Peak season/ Low season: mùa cao điểm/ mùa thấp điểm

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Ex. In peak season, costs of hotel and other services in scheduled places are getting
higher. Sometimes, if you don’t book in advance, you may not have any room to
stay.

4. Scheduled beach: bãi biển vắng người

Ex. But frankly speaking, I would rather enjoy the scheduled beach’s view than
anything else.

5. Tourist trap: Nơi thu hút đông khách du lịch

Ex. I have a feeling that being in a Tourist trap, I am inconvenient because of the
noise and the crowd there.

6. Have a thirst for adventure: niềm đam mê du lịch, khám phá

Ex. Having a thirst for adventure, I would like to explore a new place, which hasn’t
been known before.

7. Dominate the landscape: nơi cao nhất

Ex. Khalifa tower of Dubai dominates the landscape in the world.

8. To be an eye-opener: trải nghiệm giúp mở mang tầm mắt

Ex. That journey to the most far off the beaten track is an eye-opener to me, I have
learnt a lot from this experience.

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 9. Discover new culture and cuisine: Khám phá nền văn hoá, ẩm thực

Ex. Thailand is reputed for its unique culture and custom. Once you have time to
visit here, you should discover new culture and cuisine, try everything and make it
as your own memory.

10. Escape the daily routine: thoát khỏi cuộc sống thường nhật

Ex. When you have free time, you should escape the daily routine, stand up and go
travelling, adapt yourself to the adventure and relax.

11. Capture the beauty of: lưu giữ lại vẻ đẹp của

Ex. My Nikon is my best mate. He always accompanies and captures the beauty of
scenery or breathtaking views on my trip.

12. Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city: tránh khỏi ồn ào náo
nhiệt ở thành phố

Ex. Make best use of your time to free yourself from loads of work, get away from
the hustle and bustle of the city by going on a vacation with besties.

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