6/4/2025 tvdh advanced reading 9/10 week 19

think of/about

GIỐNG NHAU**

được sử dụng tương đương nhau khi dùng để nói về việc lập kế hoạch (make plans) hoặc đưa ra quyết định (make decisions)
Ví dụ: I am —ing —-/ — changing my job. (Tôi đang nghĩ đến chuyện đổi việc.)
=> Trong trường hợp này, người nói chuẩn bị đưa ra 1 quyết định về công việc của mình

THINK OF

KHÁC NHAU*
1. = remember
Khi muốn nói đến ý "remeber" (nhớ) thì chỉ được dùng—
Ví dụ: Can anyone think — the name of the girl we met last night? (Có ai nhớ được tên của cô gái mà chúng ta gặp tối qua không?)
=> Không nói: Can anyone think — the name of the girl we met last night?

THINK ABOUT

= consider
Khi muốn nói đến ý "consider" (cân nhắc, xem xét) thì chỉ được dùng -
Ví dụ:
A: Are you going to travel to Hawaii?
B: I'm not sure. I'm —ing — it.
=> Không nói: I'm thinking — it.
.

think for yourself

to make your own decisions and form your own opinions, without depending on other people:

hoang bich diep You can't keep asking others all the time, Anna - you're going to have to learn to —

plan sth out

phrasal verbto plan something carefully, considering all the possible problems 

I’ll get the maps so we can p—-our route

in minute detail

very small details, usually important one

một cách chi tiết cặn kẽ chút một

go with the flow

to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do :

i ‘‘d rather every day —day in minute detail than have the freedom to —-flow, which gives me have a sense of safety

cho ai đó cảm giác an toàn

\( would rather v than v )

kind

ind of dùng để chỉ một nhóm có tính chất tương tự nhau hoặc một loại xác định.

Ví dụ "Vehicles use two —of fuel - petrol and diesel (Phương tiện giao thông dùng 2 loại nhiên liệu là xăng và dầu).

take down

to write something:

Did you t—n the telephone number?

(REMOVE)

B2

to remove something that is on a wall or something that is temporary:

I've —n the pictures —.

type

— of dùng để chỉ sự đa dạng của một thứ, ví dụ : — of car, — of bread..

sort of

=f chỉ một nhóm có cùng tính chất với nhau, ví dụ : "We both like the same sort of music" (Chúng tôi cùng thích một dòng nhạc).

this that

ả 3 thường có - hoặc — đứng trước và danh từ số ít theo sau. Một số ví dụ:

- His teacher does not tolerate ——kind of mistake (Thầy của anh ta không cho qua lỗi kiểu này).

these those

Kinds of, sorts of, types of sẽ đi với —hoặc —. Ví dụ:

- My teacher does not tolerate — kinds of mistakes (Thầy giáo tôi không bỏ qua những lỗi kiểu này).

make common cause with sb

3.: cùng làm vs ai đó để đạt dk điều j đó

ex:Environmental protesters have made common cause with local people to stop the motorway being built.

in common with sb/sth

1. giống ai, cái j

ex: —-many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.( giống như nhiều ng mẹ, cô ta cảm thấy bị rằng xé giữa gđ và công việc)

have sth in common

2.: có chung lợi ích, đặc điểm

ex:Jane and I have nothing —-n:

Jane và tôi không có chung điểm gì cả

preplan

verb

past tense: pre-planned; past participle:

1. plan in advance.

   "I —— a year's worth of content every winter"

agency

B1 [ C ]

a business that represents one group of people when dealing with another group:

an advertising/employment/estate/travel —

C1 [ C ]

a government organization:

an overseas aid —

a sense of

the ability to take action or to choose what action to take:

The protest gave us —-agency, a sense of our own power to make a difference.

do sb a favour

collocation

UK (US do someone a favor)

to do a kind action to help someone:

Could you —- would you feed my cat this weekend?

Please —and send me your email address.

DIY

do-it-yourself

noun [ U ]

/ˌduː.ɪt.jəˈself/ us

/ˌduː.ɪt.jɚˈself/

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→ /ˌdiː.aɪˈwaɪ/ us

/ˌdiː.aɪˈwaɪ/

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abbreviation for do-it-yourself: the activity of decorating or repairing your home, or making things for your home yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you:

a DIY enthusiast

( /ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/ us) time-consuming

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C1

A time-consuming task takes a lot of time to do:

Producing a dictionary is a very—- job.

be tiled to sth (/taɪ/ )

phrasal verb with tie verb

uk

present participle tying | past tense and past participle tied

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[ often passive ]

to force someone to stay in a place:

I felt ——the job while I had a mortgage to pay.

predetermined ( /ˌpriː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/ us)

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decided or arranged at an earlier time:

At a —time, we'll all shout "Happy birthday, David!"

/aɪˈtɪn.ər.ər.i/ us

/aɪˈtɪn.ə.rer.i/

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C1

a detailed plan or route of a journey:

The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary.

remote

far away in distance:

Australia is large, and —from the great centres of population of the world.

waɪld/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective    1 plants/animals [usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people OPP tame wild animals a field full of wild flowers

2 land not used by people for farming, building etc Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.

be wild with

3 emotions feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement 

 He was — —rage

Anh ấy đã điên cuồng vì cơn thịnh nộ.

wild look

behaviour behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way

 She was completely — in high school. 

Donny could be —

 There was a — about her (=she seemed a little crazy).

Get some help

: Tìm kiếm sự giúp đỡ" If you can just hold on, I'll go and get some help" (Nếu cậu có thể chờ một chút, tôi sẽ đi và tìm kiếm sự giúp đỡ nhé).

substitute for

They made the mistake of thinking that technology could ——customer service.

2. to perform the same job as another thing or person or to take their place:

substitute for (ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ )

●●○ AWL noun [countable]    1 (also sub informal) someone who does someone else’s job for a limited period of time, especially in a sports team or school

The coach has to find a —for Tim.

substitute for

2 a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have, because the usual one is not available a sugar —

be no substitute for

something

used to emphasize that something is not as good as another thing Vitamin pills are no — for a healthy diet.

seek sb/sth out (/siːk/)

phrasal verb with seek verb   formal

uk

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to look for someone or something, especially for a long time until you find him, her, or it:

While he was at the library, Steve decided to s—t some information on the history of the area.

seek out

Cụm từ "

" có nghĩa là tìm kiếm một cách chủ động, thường nhằm mục đích phát hiện hoặc tìm ra điều gì đó cụ thể.

Cụm này thường được sử dụng trong ngữ cảnh tìm kiếm thông tin, đối tác hoặc cơ hội

liberate sth from

to help someone or something to be free:

They said they sent troops in to —the people/the country —a dictator.

humorous

to steal something:

She — those spoons from a restaurant last week.

giving (it) sth a go

to attempt something:

Only a few people are successful as professional athletes, but it's worth—

If I got the opportunity I'd certainly give it a go.

downside

C1

a disadvantage of a situation or thing:

downside of The —of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.

downside ( /ˈdɑʊnˌsɑɪd/)

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the negative part of a situation:

It’s a great plan – the ——is that it’s going to cost a lot of money.

miserable ( /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ )

●●● S3 W3 adjective    1 extremely unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated

► see thesaurus at sad2 especially British English always bad-tempered, dissatisfied, or complaining 

He’s a —old devil.

( /ˈhɒstl $ ˈhɑː-/)hostel

●○○ noun [countable]    1 a place where people can stay and eat fairly cheaply

2 a youth hohostel

v

một nơi mà mọi người có thể ở và ăn khá rẻ 2 Một ký túc xá trẻ

(/ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl $ -ˈsoʊ-/) antisocial behaviour

adjective    1 antisocial behaviour is violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people 

She was finding it hard to cope with her son’s increasingly —r.Hành vi chống đối xã hội

antisocial

someone who is antisocial does not enjoy meeting or being with other people

OPP sociable

 If I don’t go tonight, everyone will accuse me of being —

unsocial hours

3 an activity or job that is antisocial does not give you the chance to meet other people SYN unsocial

work— lam vice gio cach li xa hoi

to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work

→ unsocial

be bored to death.

infml completely bored:

I pretended to listen, but I was —

spoil sth for sb

B1 [ T ]

to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something:

.

i haven't seen the film, so don't spoil it for me

make ends meet

to have only just enough money to buy the things you need When Mike lost his job, we could barely m—-meet.

Make no mistake

used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, especially when you are warning about something serious or dangerous

—this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.

feel sb out to do

to try to get information from someone or from a situation without asking direct questions:

Why don’t you — them —to see if they’ll invite me over too?

fall out

If a tooth or your hair falls out, it becomes loose and separates from your mouth or head:

Her baby teeth are starting to —

A side effect of the treatment is that your hair starts to —

fall out with sb over sth

B2 informal

to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them:

She'd fallen — her boyfriend — his ex-girlfriend. 😀

Low Point

(Điểm thấp nhất) là điểm thấp nhất của vòng swing.

make up my mind to do /about sth

to decide what to do or choose:

"Which one do you like best?" "I don't know – I can't —-."

She made up h— to call him again.

have a superior attitude

( /hæv ə suˈpɪriər ˈætəˌtud/)

  

VERB

arrogance

Có thái độ bề trên và hàm hồ là hành động hoặc lời nói của một người cho thấy họ cho rằng mình tốt hơn người khác.

1.

Ông sếp luôn luôn có thái độ bề trên và hàm hồ, coi thường nhân viên của mình.

The boss always has —de and talks down to their employees.

2.

Vận động viên có thái độ bề trên và hàm hồ, coi thường đối thủ của họ.

The athlete has— and looks down on their opponents.

self-assured

having confidence in your own abilities:

The interview showed her as a s— and mature student.

talk down to sb

to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important:

I wish politicians wouldn't talk —- to us as if we were idiots.