UNIT 8

COLLOCATIONS/EXPRESSIONS

WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

put put a stop to sth She has to put a stop to this - dừng lại
waste

put pressure on sb My teacher always puts - tạo áp lực lên ai đó

pressure on me

put blame on sb Peter puts blame on - đổ lỗi cho ai đó

everyone but himself

put effort into I used to put a lot of effort - cố gắng làm gì

into studying Maths

set set fire to sth A group of students set fire - phóng hỏa
to the school after getting
scolded by their teacher

set an example You should set an example - làm gương tốt

for your children

set the table Don’t forget to set the table - chuẩn bị bàn ăn
before his family members
come to our home

set foot in Hani has never set foot in - đi đến đâu đó

South Africa

set the alarm clock I set the alarm clock for - đặt báo thức
6am everyday

set standards As a team leader, setting a - đặt tiêu chuẩn

standard is an important
thing to gain a good result

set eyes on My friends hate Ms An as - trông thấy ( lần đầu

soon as they set eyes on )
her

set sbd the task Her boss sets her the task - phân công cho ai đó
of typing the essays công việc

set free He was set free after 10 - thả tự do

years in prison
 set a date Do you set a date for the - định ngày tháng
meeting next year? cho việc gì đó

shake shake hands with sb She wanted to shake hands - bắt tay với ai đó
with her idols but failed

shake sbd’s head Peter’s mother shakes her - lắc đầu ( thất vọng )
head disappointingly when
he said “I got 2 in Maths”

leave leave a message Please leave a message - để lại tin nhắn

when you come home

lose lose interest in After being an F0, I lose - mất hứng thú về
interest in sleeping việc gì đó

lose a competition I lost a competition because - thua cuộc thi

of his big mistakes

lose money Her director lost a lot of - mất tiền

money last night, but he
was still optimistic

lose weight Although she wants to be - giảm cân

pretty, she doesn’t try to
lose weight

lose one’s job I lost my job because of - mất việc

being mad at my boss

lose contact She lost contact with her - mất liên lạc
boy friend after he got rich

lose control (over) My sister loses control over - mất kiểm soát việc
her life gì đó

lose one’s temper He lost his temper and - tức giận

shouted at me.

lose patience I tend to lose patience - mất kiên nhẫn

when I have to wait too
long

lose one’s way Because Nene installs - lạc đường

google map in her phone,
she never loses her way
miss miss a chance He missed a chance of - bỏ lỡ cơ hội
taking part in this contest

miss a person I seldom miss a person - nhớ một người

whom I live with for a short
time

miss a class My friend couldn’t catch the - trễ lớp

bus, so she missed a class
today

miss a train/plane Owing to heavy rain, he - nhỡ chuyến

etc missed a train tàu/bay ….

miss a/one’s turn In this game if you give the - bỏ lỡ lượt

wrong answer you have to
miss a turn.

miss a meeting The manager told me the - bỏ lỡ cuộc họp

wrong time, so I missed a
meeting

miss a match Rooney missed many - bỏ lỡ trận đấu

matches due to injuries.

miss an opportunity Don’t miss this opportunity - bỏ lỡ cơ hội

to see Korean celebrities

way out of the way You can relax when this - hoàn thành/được
term paper is out of the giải quyết
way

under way Our train was already - bắt đầu tiến hành
under way.

by the way By the way, do you come to - nhân tiên

Hani’s birthday party

on the way Their ship is on the way to - Trên đường đi

South Africa

way ahead i'm way ahead of you - biết trước ai đó

one way or another You have to pay the bills - bằng bất cứ giá nào
one way or another
 there’s no way I’m sorry there’s no way to - không còn cách nào
solve this problem

make one’s way to We make our way to the - đi đến đâu đó

beach

have it one’s way You always have it your - làm theo ý ai đó

way and don’t care about
our feelings

come a long way Lily has come a long way - đạt nhiều tiến bộ
since she had a boyfriend

way of thinking To my way of thinking, it is - cách nghĩ

a bad idea from the start

way of life Sleeping 10 hours a day is - cách sống

my ideal way of life

SENTENCE LINKERS

ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

furthermore The house is beautiful. - thêm vào đó/hơn

Furthermore/What is more/Besides, nữa
what is more it's in a great location.

besides

nevertheless Nevertheless, accidents still occur. - tuy nhiên

yet He's overweight and bald, yet

somehow, he's attractive.

not only She is not only beautiful, but she is - không chỉ
also kind

otherwise You should go home quickly, - nếu không thì

otherwise it will rain

to be more specific My teacher is also my beloved - chi tiết hơn

person. To be specific, she is my mom

to tell you the truth To tell you the truth, I am not his - thật ra
 sister but just a friend

similarly Her father is a good person. - tương tự

Similarly/Likewise, her mother is
likewise very kind too

PHRASAL VERBS

WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

Put put on (1) You should put on a - mang/mặc (1)

coat, it’s cold outside - tăng (2)
(2) I put on a lot of
weight after Tet holiday

put up with Why do you have to put - chịu đựng

up with your mean
friend?

put off The match has been put - hoãn lại

off until tomorrow
because of bad weather.

put oneself through She put herself through - chịu đựng

all the hostility of your
family

put away His mother said “Put - đặt lại chỗ cũ

away your toys before
going to bed”

put sth aside I have to put money - tiết kiệm

aside to buy a car the
next month

put out Luckily, the rescue - dập tắt

services put out the fires
successfully

put sbd up Sally is putting me up for - cho ai đó ở nhà vài

the weekend. ngày

put sbd through Please put me through to - kết nối điện thoại đến
your father right now ai đó
 put sth into The government appears - cống hiến điều gì đó
to be putting more vào việc gì đó
money into education

lay lay down My class monitor laid - thiết lập

down her principles as
soon as she appeared

lay out The garden is laid out in - bố trí

a formal pattern.

set set up (1) The staff started to - bố trí/sắp đặt (1)

set up the restaurant - thành lập (2)
before the customers
came
(2) My boss set up her
own business on her
own

set off/out I’ll set off early to avoid - bắt đầu cuộc hành
the traffic. trình

set out My nephew is just - bắt đầu làm gì đó

setting out on a career in
journalism.

set sbd back Illness had set me back a - làm chậm tiến trình
couple of weeks. của ai đó

settle into It takes a few months to - quen với cái gì

settle into life at college.

settle down The children soon - bắt đầu cuộc sống ổn

settled down and định
started their work

WORDS WITH PREPOSITIONS

WORDS ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

of afraid of I am afraid of failing the - sợ điều gì đó

exam

(in)capable of She is incapable of driving - (không) có khả năng

the car làm điều gì
 confident of My director is confident of - tự tin về điều gì đó
succeeding in this project

free of sth My bottle of milk is free of - không chứa

sugar

polite of It is polite of you to greet - lịch sự

the elderly first

hope of She has a hope of being - hi vọng điều gì đó

rich in the future

a result of I failed the exam as a - kết quả của điều gì

result of my laziness đó

for come in handy for A pocketknife can come in - sẽ hữu ích

handy for you one day

reputation for Judge Kelso has a - nổi tiếng vì điều gì

reputation for being strict đó
but fair.

about (give) advice about My doctor gives me advice - cho lời khuyên về
about my situation of điều gì đó
illness

protection from We need protection from - bảo vệ/né tránh

bad or incompetent
doctors.

choose from You can choose from a - chọn giữa nhiều cái
wide range of vehicles.

prevent sb from sth We were prevented from - ngăn chặn ai từ điều

entering the site. gì đó

result from My failure resulted from - bắt nguồn từ

her carelessness

between choose between two For pudding we could - chọn giữa 2 cái
choose between ice cream
and apple tart

in specialist in an attorney who is a - chuyên viên trong

specialist in banking law việc gì đó

result in Deforestation results in - dẫn đến việc gì

the loss of the following
 ecosystem services

against advise sb against sth I’d advise you against - khuyên ai đó tránh
saying anything to the làm gì
press.

upset with sb She’s always upset with - khó chịu với ai đó

with her parents

collaborate with My company collaborates - kết hợp/hợp tác với

with hers to increase our ai đó
strength

communicate with Covid19 prevents me from - giao tiếp với ai đó

communicating with
human

cope with My computer can cope - giải quyết/đương

with huge amounts of data. đầu với điều gì đó

to connect to Click here to connect to - liên quan/kết nối

the Internet. đến

explain sth to sb My brother explained the - giải thích điều gì đó

assignments to me last cho ai
night

listen to sth I love listening to music at - nghe cái gì đó

night

mention to sth Don’t mention to my fault - đề cập đến

any more

occur to sb It occurs to me that you - chợt nảy ra ý nghĩ

might like to come round
this evening

point to sth The doctor points to the - chỉ ra rằng

fact that she is not his
daughter

prepare to do sth Sarah prepared to go for a - chuẩn bị làm gì đó

picnic with her class

refer to sth This paragraph refers to - ám chỉ điều gì đó

the events of last year
 prefer sth to sth He prefers playing football - thích cái gì hơn cái gì
to playing badminton

WORDS EASILY CONFUSED

ENGLISH MEANING EXAMPLE VIETNAMESE MEANING

Choose Chọn (quyết định trên chất
Choose whichever of them you like lượng vượt trội)
best.
Pick Nhặt ra (đồ vật), chọn người
One of my sisters has been picked for (thân mật)
the Olympic team.
Gather Tụ tập, tập hợp
Gather round, children, and I'll tell
you a story.
Collect Thu thập
The dustmen haven't collected the
rubbish yet.
Choice Lựa chọn (đơn thuần là
Sometimes love is not a feeling but a hành động dựa trên 2
choice. phương án có sẵn)
Collection Sự thu thập, bộ sưu tập
He has a collection of rare insect
specimens.
Selection lựa chọn (nhấn mạnh quá
We left the selection of the team to trình, có nhiều bước)
the captain .
Election Sự bầu cử
I wouldn't bet on them winning the
next election.
Variety Nhiều
The restaurant offers a wide variety
of local specialities.
Option lựa chọn (ám chỉ đến nhiều
Another option is to rent somewhere khả năng được đưa ra hoặc
for six months. để giải quyết một vấn đề gì
đó, có thể có nhiều option.)
Consult tham khảo
Consumers should consult a doctor
before making any changes in their
medication.
Advise khuyên ( một người có kiến
Some doctors advise setting aside a thức chuyên môn, kinh
certain hour each day for worry. nghiệm, hay quyền hành cho
ai đó lời khuyên )
 Suggest Đưa ra một ý nghĩ (không
Whatever I suggest, he always trang trọng)
disagrees.
Propose đề xuất (đưa ra một kế
Scientists have proposed a bold hoạch; đưa ra một ý nghĩ
hypothesis. một cách trang trọng)
Recommend khuyến nghị (đưa ra suy
He recommends wearing safety nghĩ của bản thân về việc
equipment. mà ai đó nên làm.)
Tip lời khuyên (nhỏ hơn so với
Do you have any tips on buying a advice )
second-hand car?
Clue Manh mối
So far, the police haven't got any
clues as to the motive for the crime.
Advice You should listen to the advice of Lời khuyên ( mang tính giải
your elders. quyết lớn )

Information Thông tin

All information will be treated as
strictly confidential.
Reliable Đáng tin cậy
You have to demonstrate that you
are reliable.
Responsible Có trách nhiệm
All pilots are responsible for their
passengers' safety.
Reasonable Hợp lý
The prosecution has to prove beyond
reasonable doubt that he is guilty of
murder.
Respectable Đáng tôn trọng
He was respectable and no one
questioned.
Mention đề cập (đến điều gì không có
My grandfather mentioned me in his trong chủ đề)
will.
Refer đề cập (đến điều gì có trong
The index refers the reader to pages chủ đề)
in the text.
Express Thể hiện, bày tỏ
His views have been expressed in
numerous speeches.
Comment Bình luận
He commented favourably on the
proposals.
 Report Báo cáo, tường thuật
They reported a sudden outbreak of
the disease in the south of the
country.
Announce Thông báo (rộng rãi)
We announced a decision formally
recognizing the new government.
Inform Thông báo cho ai đó (cụ thể)
I've just been informed that my
luggage had already arrived.
Confess Thú nhận
Mollie confesses she is rather partial
to pink.
Introduce Giới thiệu
She was introduced to me as a well-
known novelist.
Reveal Tiết lộ
Experts revealed that the painting
was a fake.
Publish Xuất bản
The first edition of this book was
published in 1765.
Ensure đảm bảo khả năng việc gì đó
I will ensure that the car arrives by xảy ra là cao.
six o'clock.
Insure Bảo hiểm, hỗ trợ tài chính
Have you insured your house against khi có điều không may xảy
fire? ra
Reassure Trấn an
The doctor reassured him that there
was nothing seriously wrong.
Make sure Kiểm tra cho chắc chắn
Make sure the letter is properly
addressed.
Confirm X-rays have confirmed that he has Xác nhận điều gì là đúng
not broken any bones.

Agree Đồng ý, ưng thuận (được

The government agreed to enter into yêu cầu làm, hành động hay
negotiations. quan điểm)
Accept Chấp nhận (yêu cầu, lời
I had no alternative but to accept his mời)
offer.
Admit Thừa nhận
She was reluctant to admit she was
wrong.