unit 8 [12/6/25]

learning and doing

achieve [v]

đạt được

ex : we have achieved what we wanted to do

brain [n]

não bộ

clever [adj ]

lanh lợi

ex: I had to be a doctor , but Iam not clever enough

concentrate [v]

tập trung '

ex: just concentrate on your work

consider [v]

cân nhắc

ex: at one time I seriously considered leaving

course [n]

khóa học

ex: you could do a language course aboard

degree [n]

tấm bằng

ex: she ‘s doing a degree of Exeter university

experience [v,n]

trải nghiệm , sự trải nghiệm

ex: I ‘d love to experience being in a submarine

submarine [n]

tàu ngầm

experience [n]

kinh nghiệm

ex: do you have any previous experience wih children?

previous [adj]

trước đó m trước đây

ex I met her on a previous occasion

expert [n , adj ]

chuyên gia , có chuyên môn , thành tựu

ex: she ‘s a computer expert

fail [v]

thất bại

ex : I failed the maths exam

hesitate [v]

ngập ngừng

ex : he hesitated for a moment and then knocked on the door

instruction [n]

bản hướng dẫn , lời hướng dẫn

ex : I tried to follow her instructions but I get confused

make progress [v phr ]

tiến bộ

ex: my guitar teacher says Iam knew where to go

make sure [v phr ]

đảm bảo

ex: I just wanted to make sure you knew where to go

mark [v ,n ]

chấm điểm , điểm số

ex : I spent the evening marking essays

mental [adj]

về tinh thần , trí tuệ

ex ; scientists know a lot about the mental development of children

pass [v]

thi đỗ

ex : she passed her driving test

qualification [n]

tấm bằng ,chứng chỉ , trình độ chuyên môn

ex: Simon left school with no qualifications

remind [v]

nhắc nhở '

ex: Remind Jenny to bring my CD when she comes

report [n]

báo cáo

ex: we have to write a short report on the conference

take an exam [v phr ]

đi thi

ex: Iam taking the exam in JUNE

cross out [v phr ]

gạch bỏ

ex: Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly

look up [v phr ]

tra cứu

I had to look the word up in a dictionary

point out [v ph ]

chỉ ra

ex: He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner

read out [v phr ]

đọc to

ex: he read a list of names out

rip up [v phr ]

xé [thành vụn , từng mảnh thường là quần áo , vải với thái độ quyết liệt , tức giân ]

ex : rip up this pieces of paper when you ‘ve finished reading it

rub out [v phr ]

xóa , chùi

ex: i can’t rub it out because I wrote it in pen

turn over [v phr]

lật

ex: you may turn over your exam papers now

write down [v phr ]

viết ra

ex : do you want to write down my phone number ?

by heart

thuộc lòng

ex: i have learnt the song by heart

for instance

ví dụ như là

ex : may countries , for instance The Uk , don’t have identify cards

in conclusion

tóm lại , kết luận lại

ex : in conclusion, I believe that television is a positive invention

in fact

sự thật là

ex: many people think Greece is hot in the winter but , in fact , it sometimes snows

in favour of

thích

ex : are you in favour of school uniforms?

in general

nhìn chung

ex: in general , tv programmes are not educational

capable of

có khả năng

ex : are you capable of holding your breathe under water for two minutes?

talented at

có tài năng về

ex : Gilla is really talented at singing

cheat at /in

gian lận

ex : you should never cheat at cards

you didn’t cheat in exam , did you ?

confuse sth with

nhầm lẫn

ex: I think you have confused me with someone else

continue with

tiếp tục

ex: continue with your work and I ‘ll be back in a moment

cope with

đương đầu

ex: I can’t cope with all this homework

help sb with

giúp đỡ

ex: can I help you with that ?

know about

hiểu biết về

ex: do you know anything about astronomy ?

learn about

học về

ex: we ‘re learning about dinosaurs at school at the moment

succeed in

thành công trong

ex: I really hope you succeed in all your exams

an opinion about / of

ý kiến về

ex: what ‘s your opinion about / of classical

a question about

câu hỏi về

ex: can I ask you a question about the maths test ?