des b2 unit 10: People and Society

relationship

the way in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other

What was your relationship with your other like?

connection

a relationship between things or people

some journalists are saying that

blame

responsibility for an accident, problem or bad situation

Why do I always get the blame for everything?

fault

the fact of being responsible for a bad

It’s my fault - I forgot to give him the message.

old

st that is old has existed or been used for a long time

I’m meeting an old friend for lunch

ancient

relating to a period of history a very

The ancient Egyptians built pyramids for the dead bodies of the kings.

crowd

a large number of people in the same place

The boys disappeared into the crowd

audience

the people who watch or listen to a performance

His jokes offended many people in the audience

enjoy

to get pleasure from st

Did you enjoy your meal?

please

to make so feel happy and satisfied

He’ll do anything to please her

support

to provide so with the money, food, shelter or other things that they need in order to live

How can we support our families on such low wages?

assist

to help so or st

Her job is to assist the head chef

kind

behaving in a way that shows you care about other people and want to help them

Thank you, Mark, you’ve been very kind

polite

behaving towards other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society

It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food

sympathetic

willing to understand so’s problems and help them

You’re not being very sympathetic

likeable

pleasant, friendly and easy to like

I’ve always found Bill to be a very likeable person

nervous

feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid

Driving on mountain roads always makes me nervous

bad-tempered

made annoyed or angry very easily

I don’t like our new history teacher - she’s so bad-tempered

sensitive

likely to become upset very easily

Paul was always a very sensitive little boy

sensible

reasonable and practical

This seems to be a very sensible way of dealing with the problem

company

the activity of being with other people

I thought you might want some company tonight

group

several people or things that are together or that are related to each other in some way

Why don’t you join the local drama group?

popular

liked by many people

Jenny is one of the most popular girls in the school

famous

if so or st is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them

He dreamt of becoming a famous footballer

typical

behaving in a way that is usual for a particular person

She responded with typical enthusiasm

usual

typical of what happens is most situations, or of what people do in most situations

She gave us her usual polite smile

ordinary

normal or average, and not unusual or special

It was just an ordinary Saturday morning

close

related to you directly, for example by being your parent, child, brother or sister

All my close relatives live in Oxford

near

close to so or st

a group of students were standing near the entrance

unknow

if st is unknow, people do not know about it or do not know what it is

For some unknow reason, the plane landed at the wrong airport

infamous

well known for st bad

Al Capone was an infamous gangster

ask after

ask for news about

hói thông tin, hói tin tức

bring up

look after a child until he or she becomes an adult

nuôi dạy (cho đến khi trưởng thành)

fall for

fall in love with, believe (a lie/trick/etc)

yêu (lạc vào tình yêu), tin (vào trò đùa, chế giễu)

fall out (with)

have an argument with and stop being friends

cãi lộn với, tranh cãi với, nghỉ chơi với

get on (with)

have a good relationship (with)

hoà hợp với, thân thiết với, hoà đồng với

grow up

become older

lớn lên, phát triển

look down on

think that you are better than

xem thường, coi thường

look up to

admire and respect

tôn trọng, ngưỡng mộ

make up

become friends again after an argument

huề nhau, hết giận và làm bạn lại, chơi lại (bạn bè)

pass away

die

qua đời

pick on

keep treating so badly or unfairly

ngược đãi, đối xử ai đó không công bằng

put down

criticise, make so feel stupid

chỉ trích, phê phán

settle down

become calm after being upset, etc. stay in one place or get married and live quietly

an cư lập nghiệp, ổn định cuộc sống

stand up for

support in an argument or fight

đứng lên đấu tranh cho, bênh vực, ủng hộ

take aback

surprise (usually in passive voice)

bị làm cho ngạc nhiên