UNIT 1.
FAMILY LIFE
Part of
No. Word Pronunciation Meaning
speech
1 According To phrase /əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː/ theo như
2 Achieve v /əˈtʃiːv/ đạt được
3 Achievement n /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ thành tựu
4 Appreciate v /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ trân trọng
5 Bond n /bɒnd/ sự gắn kết
trụ cột gia đình, người kiếm
6 Breadwinner n /ˈbrɛdˌwɪnər/
tiền chính
7 Celebrate v /ˈselɪbreɪt/ kỷ niệm, tổ chức, tôn vinh
8 Character n /ˈkærɪktər/ tính cách
9 Characteristic n /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/ đặc điểm
10
Damage v /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ phá hỏng
11
Depend on phrase /dɪˈpend ɒn/ phụ thuộc vào
12
Dependence n /dɪˈpendəns/ sự phụ thuộc
13
Develop v /dɪˈveləp/ phát triển
14
Divide v /dɪˈvaɪd/ chia, phân chia
15
Earn money v /ɜːrn ˈmʌni/ kiếm tiền
16
Encourage v /ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ khuyến khích
17
Encouragement n /ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/ sự khuyến khích
18 một cách công bằng, bình
Equally adv /ˈiːkwəli/
đẳng
19
Exchange v /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ trao đổi
20 /ɡet ˈɪntuː ˌjuːnɪ
Get into University phrase vào đại học
ˈvɜːsəti/
21
Grateful a /ˈɡreɪtfl/ biết ơn
22
Gratitude n /ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/ lòng biết ơn
23
Groceries n /ˈɡroʊsəriz/ hàng tạp hóa
24
Homemaker n /ˈhoʊmˌmeɪkər/ nội trợ
25 /ˈhaʊshoʊld
Household Chores n công việc nhà
tʃɔːrz/
26
Housework n /ˈhaʊswɜːrk/ việc nhà
27
Laundry n /ˈlɔːndri/ giặt là
28
Lifting v /ˈlɪftɪŋ/ nâng lên
29
Manage v /ˈmænɪdʒ/ quản lý
30
Management n /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ sự quản lý
31
Necessary a /ˈnesəsəri/ cần thiết
32
Opinion n /əˈpɪnjən/ ý kiến
33
Personal a /ˈpɜːsənl/ cá nhân
34
Prepare v /prɪˈpeər/ chuẩn bị
35
Proud of a /praʊd ɒv/ tự hào về
36
Put out the rubbish phrase /pʊt aʊt ðə ˈrʌbɪʃ/ đổ rác
37
Quality n /ˈkwɒləti/ chất lượng, phẩm chất
38
Raise v /reɪz/ nuôi dưỡng
39
Regularly adv /ˈreɡjələli/ thường xuyên
40
Respect v /rɪˈspekt/ tôn trọng
41
Responsibility n /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ trách nhiệm
42
Responsible a /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ có trách nhiệm
43
Routine n /ruːˈtiːn/ thói quen hàng ngày
44
Sports Field n /spɔːrts fiːld/ sân thể thao
45 Support v /səˈpɔːrt/ hỗ trợ
46
Take Care Of phrase /teɪk keər ɒv/ chăm sóc
47
Useful a /ˈjuːsfl/ hữu ích
48
Value n /ˈvæljuː/ giá trị
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
1. My mother always takes care of the housework and the ___________.
A. groceries B. quality C. character
2. Jane is a dedicated ___________ who takes care of her family and
household.
A. housework B. homemaker C. star player
3. Showing ___________ for others' help is an important virtue.
A. achievement B. gratitude C. responsibility
4. Maria is very ___________ of her work and always gives her best effort.
A. respectful B. proud C. trustful
5. Tim helps with the ___________ by mowing the lawn every weekend.
A. chores B. laundry C. breadwinner
6. ___________ between family members is essential for a strong family.
A. Appreciation B. Bond C. Parenting
7. My father always ___________ me to do my best in school.
A. raises B. encourages C. puts out
8. It's ___________ to show respect to your elders in our culture.
A. necessary B. success C. achievement
9. My grandfather has a wealth of ___________ that he loves to share
with us.
A. experiences B. chores C. benefits
10. They’ll need good grades to_________________.
A. proud B. get into top university C. achievement
Exercise 2: Make sentences with words
1. Việc chăm sóc những thành viên lớn tuổi trong gia đình là một trách
nhiệm quan trọng.
................................the family's elderly members is a
important............................in many cultures.
2. Những giá trị gia đình vững chắc có thể chuẩn bị cho trẻ em một cuộc
sống hạnh phúc.
Strong................................can........................children for a happy life.
3. Trong gia đình tôi, không có khoảng cách giữa thế hệ này và thế hệ
khác.
............................, there is no ........... between one ....................
and ............................
4. Nấu ăn là một kỹ năng cần thiết mà bà tôi đã dạy tôi.
..................... is a ........................that my grandmother .................. me.
5. Không gian cá nhân rất quan trọng trong gia đình chúng tôi; tất cả
chúng tôi đều tôn trọng nhu cầu riêng tư của nhau.
.................. space is important in our family; we all .................... each other's
need for privacy.
6. Cha mẹ thường chăm sóc sức khỏe và việc học hành của con cái mình.
Parents often ........................... their children's well-being and education.
7. Khi lớn lên, chúng ta trở nên độc lập hơn và học cách tự đưa ra quyết
định.
As we grow up, we become more ...................... and learn to make our own
decisions.
8. Làm việc nhà giúp các em phát triển những kỹ năng sống.
Doing ...................... helps them ........................... life .....................
9. Trẻ con có thể làm hỏng đồ vật khi làm việc nhà.
................. may ................. things when ...............................................
Exercise 3: Match the words with their meanings.
a. a person who manages a home and often raises children
1. breadwinner
instead of earning money
2. housework b. someone who earns the money to support their family
3. groceries c. picking up and carrying heavy objects
d. work around the house such as cooking, cleaning or washing
4. homemaker
clothes
5. heavy lifting e. food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket
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Exercise 4. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.
Mrs Lam is a housewife. Every day, she (1. do) ______________ most of the house work. She cooks,
washes the clothes, and cleans the house. But today is Mother's Day. So Mrs Lam (2. not do)
______________ any housework. At the moment, she (3. watch) ______________ her favourite TV
programme. Her children (4. do) _________________the cooking and her husband (5. tidy up)
_______________ the house. Everybody (6. try) ______________ hard to make it a special day for Mrs
Lam.
Exercise 5. Listen and fill in the correct word
Introduction:
Welcome to our talk show. Tonight our topic is '_____________' and our guest speaker is Le Minh
Hieu. Hieu is a twelfth-grader. He's just ________ a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad.
He'll tell us about ______ family life and how his family have ________ him __________ success in his
studies.
Conversation:
Hieu: Good evening. Well, I live with my parents and my brother. And I must say that all my
_____________ are the result of their _____________.
Host: Do your __________ help you with your studies?
Hieu: My parents are farmers. They know little about physics. But they __________ in me. They always
__________ to me and cheer me up whenever I have _______________.
Host: So they encourage you to try harder?
Hieu: That's right. Their love and _________ give me strength to carry on.
Host: How about your brother?
Hieu: My brother is my best friend. He _________ his happy and sad moments with me, and is always
there for me when I need help.
Host: You're so lucky to have a ___________ family. Do you ________ a lot of time together?
Hieu: Yes. My parents have created some family _________ so that every week we can spend some
time together although we're all very busy.
Host: Family routines? Can you tell us more about that?
Hieu: Well, family routines are...
