Thẻ ghi nhớ: 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 _____.

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

(negative description) → hẹp hòi Ví dụ: Some people are too _____ to accept new ideas.

shoelaces

(everyday vocabulary) → dây giày Ví dụ: Your _____ are untied.

teapot

(household vocabulary) → ấm trà Ví dụ: She bought a beautiful _____.

pass the buck

(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

(descriptive English) → 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.