Destination B1 - Unit 3

beat

(v) đánh bại

- He ________ me fair and square (= without cheating).

- She ______ her own record of three minutes ten seconds.

- Simon always ______ me at tennis.

- Holland _________ Belgium (by) 3–1.

board game

(n phr) trò chơi trên bàn cờ (cờ tỉ phú, cờ vua)

captain

(n) đội trưởng

- It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) ......... of a football team.

challenge

(v, n) thử thách

- Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest ______ faced by scientists today.

- Tina has ______ me to a game of poker

champion

(n) nhà vô địch

- an Olympic ______

- She is the world ........... for the third year in succession.

cheat

(v) gian lận

- He ........... at cards?

- She .......... in the test by copying from the boy in front.

I suspect he ............. on his taxes (= avoids paying as much tax as he should).

classical music

(n phr) nhạc cổ điển

club

(n) câu lạc bộ

coach

huấn luyện viên, xe khách ( nghĩa)

competition

(n) cuộc thi

-There's a lot of _____ between computer companies.

-The two ____ are in competition with each other.

concert

(n) buổi hòa nhạc

- The choir will be performing the Hallelujah Chorus at the______

defeat

(v, n) đánh bại

- Napoleon was _____ by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.

-They_____ the Italian team and reached the final.

entertaining

(adj) có tính giải trí

- an ____ story/movie

- His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always _____

folk music

(n phr) nhạc dân gian

group

(n) nhóm

- I'm meeting _____ of friends for dinner tonight.

- The car was parked near a small _____ of trees.

gym

(n) phòng tập thể dục

have fun

(v phr) vui chơi

- We ______ and games trying to bath the dog.

interest

(n) đam mê, mối quan tâm

(v) thu hút sự quan tâm

- He never seems to show any _____ in his children.

Unfortunately, I lost ____ half way through the film.

member

(n) thành viên

- a family _____

- a _____ of the older generation

opponent

(n) đối thủ

- a political ______

- In the second game, her _____ hurt her leg and had to retire.

organise

(v) tổ chức, sắp xếp

- They ______ a meeting between the teachers and students.

- She ____ a school reunion once a year.

pleasure

(n) niềm vui

- His visits gave his grandparents such ______

- Why do so many boys take _____ in torturing insects and small animals?

referee

(n) trọng tài

- The ______ whistled (thổi còi) and the game was over.

rhythm

nhịp điệu, sự nhịp nhàng

- Breathing and sleeping are examples of biological _____ in humans. (nhịp điệu sinh học)

- I've got no sense of ______, so I'm a terrible dancer.

risk

(v, n) rủi ro

- There's a high _______ of another accident happening in this fog.

score

(v) ghi điểm, ghi bàn

(n) bàn thắng, điểm số

- Tennant _____ (a goal) in the last minute of the game.

support

(v, n) ủng hộ

-The majority of people in the town strongly ______ the plans to build a new school.

team

(n) đội

- a _____ of investigators (nhà đầu tư)

train

(v) đào tạo

- She ____ed as a pilot.

video game

(n phr) trò chơi điện tử

basketball (n)

bóng rổ

whistle (n)

cái còi

=> blow the whistle: thổi còi

perform (v)

trình diễn

fair (n)

hội chợ

brilliant (adj)

tài giỏi

parachut jump (noun phrase)

cuộc nhảy dù

dream (n)

(n): giấc mơ

dream of sth (v): mơ về cái gì

local council (n phr)

chính quyền địa phương

armchairs (n)

ghế bành

afford (v)

(v) có đủ tiền để trả

Vd: I can afford a computer. (Tôi có đủ tiền để mua một chiếc máy tính).

can’t afford to: không đủ tiền để…

Vd: I can afford a computer. (Tôi có đủ tiền để mua một chiếc máy tính).

vegetarian (n)

người ăn chay

[vegetable (n): rau củ + đuôi -ian chỉ người => người ăn chay]

meat (n)

thịt

stadium (n)

sân vận động

fantastic (adj)

tuyệt vời

clap (n)

vỗ tay

professional (adj)

chuyên nghiệp

honest (adj)

thành thật

chase (v)

đuổi theo

kitten (n)

mèo con

skateboarding (n)

môn ván trượt

carry on

(phr v) continue

- Mr. Mung has ________ ribbing ( trêu ghẹo) his girl about her body since she got chubby (trở nên béo béo)

eat out

(phr v) eat at a restaurant

- Mr. Mung often take his girl to ______ at this hot pot restaurant.

give up

(phr v) stop doing sth you do regularly (từ bỏ)

- I ________ smoking 5 years ago.

join in

(phr v) participate, take part

- The discussion (buổi thảo luận) started between John and me, but then everyone _______

take up

(phr v) start (a hobby, sport, etc)

- I’m not very good at golf – I only ____ it __recently.

send off

(phr v) make a player leave a game (eg. football)

- he was ______ in the middle of the match because of a serious mistake.

turn down

(phr v) lower the volume of

- I'm studying, so please___ the music ___!

turn up

(phr v) increase the volume of

- I like this song, _____ it ____!

for a long time

(p phr) trong một thời gian dài

- Mr. Mung has been with his girl ________

for fun

(p phr) để cho vui

in the middle (of)

(p phr) ở giữa

- I often have nightmares (ác mộng) __________ the night.

in time (for)

(p phr) kịp giờ

- I came back ______ for Molly's party

on CD/DVD/video

(p phr) trên CD/DVD/video

on stage

(p phr) trên sân khấu

- Her daughter is an artist and her son is _________.

act

(n, v) hành động, hành vi, cử chỉ, đối xử

- Don't be so silly - you're ___ing like a child!

action

(n) hành động

- We must take _____ (= do something) to deal with the problem.

(in)active

(adj) năng động, có hiệu lực

- You have to try to keep ____as you grow older.

actor

(n) diễn viên nam

athlete

(n) vận động viên

- He became a professional a ____ at the age of 16.

athletic

(adj) thuộc về thể thao, khỏe mạnh

- an ________ team/club/meeting

athletics

(n) điền kinh

- an ____ team/club/meeting

collect

(v) sưu tầm

collection, collector

- She _______ dolls.

entertain

(v) giải trí

- We hired a magician (nhà ảo thuật )to ______ the children.

entertainment

(n) sự giải trí

- There's not much in the way of _________ in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.

hero

(n) anh hùng

heroic

(adj) anh hùng, dũng cảm

- a ___ act.

heroine

(n) (adj) nữ anh hùng, dũng cảm

- My grandmother is my _____

music

(n) âm nhạc

musical

(adj) thuộc về âm nhạc

(n) vở kịch nhạc, buổi nhạc hội

- musical instruments (nhạc cụ)

play

(v) chơi

player

(n) người chơi

-Each ___ takes three cards.

playful

(adj) ham chơi

- He was in a ____ mood.

sail

(n) buồm

(v) đi thuyền buồm

- The boat ____ed along/down the coast.

sailing

(n) sự đi thuyền

- She loves to go ______

sailor

(n) thủy thủ

sing

(v) hát

sang, sung, song, singer, singing

be bored with

(adj) chán với

- He was _____ with/of doing the same thing every day.

be crazy about

(adj) phát cuồng vì

- I'm _______ horror movies.

be good at

(adj) giỏi về

-She's very _____ at geography.

be interested in

(adj) quan tâm đến, hứng thú với...

- He wasn't very________ in what I was saying.

be keen on

(adj) say mê

- She's _____(playing) tennis.

be popular with

(adj) phổ biến với

- That song _______ with people from my father's generation.

feel like

(v) cảm thấy thích + V-ing

- I _____ eating Chinese food.

listen to

(v) nghe

- I love_______ jazz music.

take part in

(v) tham gia vào

- All the children ________ the Thanksgiving play.

a book (by sb) about

(n) cuốn sách (của ai) về

- _______ To Hoai _____ a cricket and his adventure has always been the best novel I've read.

a fan of

(n) người hâm mộ của

- I'm a big ___self-help books.

a game against

(n) trận đấu đấu với ai

- I always lose when I play _________ the computer.

salty

(adj) cay cú

I felt a bit _____ after losing a game of chess last night.

magician

(n) ảo thuật gia