Collocation in use intermediate unit 1

fast cars

(adj/adv everyday English) → xe tốc độ cao

Ví dụ: He is interested in _____.

fast food

(adj everyday English) → đồ ăn nhanh

Ví dụ: Teenagers often eat too much _____.

a quick glance

(adj spoken/writing English) → cái liếc nhìn nhanh Ví dụ: She gave me _____ and left.

a quick meal

(adj everyday English) → bữa ăn nhanh

Ví dụ: I had _____ before class.

take a photo

(n/v very common English) → chụp ảnh

Ví dụ: Tourists were _____ everywhere.

make an effort

(n academic + everyday English) → nỗ lực

Ví dụ: You need to _____ to improve your English.

keep to the rules

(formal/school English) → tuân theo luật lệ

Ví dụ: Students must _____.

stick to the rules

(common spoken English) → tuân thủ nghiêm túc luật lệ

Ví dụ: Drivers should _____.

watch TV

(v/n everyday English) → xem TV

Ví dụ: My grandfather _____ every evening.

a very powerful engine

(descriptive English) → động cơ rất mạnh

Ví dụ: This car has _____. It can do 200 km an hour.

ancient monuments

(academic/travel English) → di tích cổ

Ví dụ: Egypt is famous for its _____.

make a few mistakes

(very common English) → mắc vài lỗi

Ví dụ: I _____ in the test.

car park

(British English) → bãi đỗ xe

Ví dụ: The _____ is full today.

narrow-minded (adj)

(negative description) → hẹp hòi, cứng nhắc (ko sẵn lòng nghe ý kiến mới/ ngkh)

Ví dụ: Some people are too _____ to accept new ideas.

shoelaces (n)

(everyday vocabulary) → dây giày

Ví dụ: Your _____ are untied.

teapot (n)

(household vocabulary) → ấm trà

Ví dụ: She bought a beautiful _____.

pass the buck (idiom)

(idiom informal English) → đùn đẩy trách nhiệm Ví dụ: Many politicians _____ when problems arise.

strictly forbidden

(formal notices) → bị cấm nghiêm ngặt

Ví dụ: Smoking is ____ here.

bitterly cold (adj)

(descriptive English) =verry cold, lạnh buốt

Ví dụ: It was _____ last night.

pitch dark

(spoken + descriptive English) → tối đen như mực

Ví dụ: The street was _____ after the power cut.

poverty causes crime

(academic English) → nghèo đói gây ra tội phạm

Ví dụ: Some people believe _____.

poverty breeds crime

(academic/formal English) → nghèo đói làm nảy sinh tội phạm

Ví dụ: Many sociologists argue that _____.

a substantial meal

(formal/writing English) → bữa ăn thịnh soạn

Ví dụ: We had _____ after work.

post office

bưu điện

Ex: I need to go to the______ in order to receive my goods.

forbidden (adj)

/fəˈbɪdn/

cấm đoán, bị cấm

Ex: The _____fruit in the garden was so tempting, it seemed even more delicious than usual.

precise (adj)

/prɪˈsaɪs/

chính xác, tỉ mỉ (Rất rõ ràng và chính xác theo cách trực tiếp và dễ hiểu)

poverty (n)

nghèo đói

breed (v)

nhân giống, sinh sản

substantial (adj)

/səbˈstænʃl/

Lớn, đáng kể (giá trị, số lượng,..)

Ex: The company made ____profits last year.

substantial damage

She received a _____salary increase.

a storm in a teacup (idiom)

chuyện bé xé ra to.

Ex: Their argument was just a storm in a teacup.

live music

nhạc sống.

Ex: We enjoyed live music at the café last night.

checkpoint (n)

trạm kiểm soát (Nơi đặc biệt ở biên giới giữa hai quốc gia)

Ex: We had to stop at a police checkpoint.

key ring

móc chìa khóa.

Ex: I keep my house keys on a key ring.

pull somebody's leg (idiom)

trêu ai, đùa ai.

Ex: Don't be angry—I was just pulling your leg.

Are you serious or are you pulling my leg?

heavy snow

tuyết rơi dày, tuyết lớn.

Ex: The school was closed because of heavy snow.

valid passport

hộ chiếu còn hiệu lực.

+ vaild (adj): hợp lệ, chính thức, có hiệu lực

Ex: You need a valid passport to travel abroad.

The contract is not valid until both parties have signed it.

bitterly disappointed

vô cùng thất vọng.

Ex: He was ____ when he failed the exam.

make breakfast

làm bữa sáng, chuẩn bị bữa sáng.

Ex: I usually ____ for my family on Sundays.

leave university

tốt nghiệp/rời trường đại học.

Ex: She ____ at the age of 22.

make a decision

đưa ra quyết định.

Ex: You need to ___ soon.

take up a profession

theo đuổi một nghề.

Ex: He ____ the teaching ___.

play the guitar

chơi đàn ghi-ta.

Ex: My sister can ____ guitar very well.

write song

sáng tác bài hát.

Ex: She ____ in her free time.

make some recording

thực hiện các bản thu âm.

Ex: The band ____ in a small studio.

heavy cold

cảm nặng.

Ex: I stayed at home because I had a ____.

become famous

trở nên nổi tiếng.

Ex: He _____famous after the TV show.

get a job

kiếm được/xin được một công việc.

Ex: She ___ a job at a local bank.