DIVERSIFICATION

vocabs

school hall

hội trường

qualification

an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc.:

reflect on

If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it:

youth

the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young:

force

She slapped his face with unexpected force. VŨ LỰC

domestic

*domestic airlines/flights* *Domestic opinion had turned against the war.* ADJ AND NOUN

instructor

**a person whose job is to teach people a practical skill:**

*an aerobics instructor*

*a driving/ski/swimming instructor*

association

a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose:

The Football Association

The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete

ban

**to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially:** *The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown NOUN AND VERB

eyesight

**the ability to see:** *good/bad/poor eyesight* *You need to have your eyesight tested.* **Từ đồng nghĩa** vision (ABILITY) NOU

operation

**the fact of operating or being active:** *There are several reactors of the type* ***in*** *operation (= working) at the moment.*

operate

VERB VẬN HÀNH

operating

ADJ KIỂU LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN DOANH NGHIỆP

relating to the main business activities of a company:

The membership fees are enough to cover the operating costs of the health club.

The company aims to make at least £100 million in operating profits in its next financial year.

victim

**someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness or chance:**

*to provide financial aid to hurricane/flood, etc. victims*

*victims of crime*

*The children are the innocent/helpless victims* ***of*** *the fighting.*

essential

There is essential work to be done before the building can be re-occupied.

Water is essential for/to living things.

ADJ AND NOUN

hunger

the feeling you have when you need to eat:

By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger.

I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat) in the middle of the afternoon. VERB AND NOUN

standard

**a level of quality:** *This essay is not* ***of*** *an acceptable standard - do it again.* *This piece of work is* ***below*** *standard/is not* ***up to*** *standard NOUN AND ADJ

carry out

**to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do:** *Dr Carter is carrying out research on early Christian art.*

commit

**to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong:** *He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.* *to commit adultery/murder* VERB

commitment

sự cam kết NOUN

aim

a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve:

My main aim in life is to be a good husband and father.

distraction

the state of being very bored or annoyed:

His lessons bore me to distraction.

That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction.

C1 [ C or U ]

something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else:

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

distract

VERB GÂY XAO NHÃNG

distracted

ADJ MANG TÍNH XAO NHÃNG

admire

to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at:

We stood for a few moments, admiring the view.

I was just admiring your jacket, Delia.

B2

to respect and approve of someone or their behaviour:

I admired him for his determination.

I really admire people who can work in such difficult conditions.

admiration

NOUN sự ngưỡng mộ

admirable

ADJ MANG TÍNH NGƯỠNG MỘ

enroll

**to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group:** *Is it too late to enroll* ***at*** *the college?* *I enrolled* ***for/in/on*** *the modern art course.VERB

enrollment

NOUN sự tham gia , nhập học

strategy

**a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations:** *The president held an emergency meeting to discuss military strategy with the Pentagon yesterday.* *

adjust

**to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:**

*If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you.*

*As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children.*

adjustment

sự điều chỉnh NOUN

adjustable

ADJ có thể điều chỉnh

identify

**to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is:** *Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.* *The gunman in Wednesday's attack has been identified as Lee Giggs, an unemployed truck driver.* VERB

identification

NOUN sự nhận biết identity

identification

**the act of recognizing and naming someone or something:**

*Most of the bodies were badly burned, making identification almost impossible.*

come up with

**to suggest or think of an idea or plan:** *She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.*   **to manage to find or produce something that is needed, usually money:**

deliver

**to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:** *Mail is delivered* ***to*** *our office twice a day.* *The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday.* VERB GIAO HÀNG TRÌNH BÀY

deliverance

NOUN SỰ GIẢI THOÁT the state of being saved from a painful or bad experience:

deliverance from We pray for deliverance from our sins.

effort

**mental activity needed to achieve something:** \[ + to infinitive \] *If we could all* ***make*** *an effort* ***to*** *keep this office tidier it would help.

climate change

biến đổi khí hậu

biodiversity

đa dạng sinh học

ecosystem

hệ sinh thái

heatwave

a period of time such as a few weeks when the weather is much hotter than usual SÓNG NHIỆT

consequence

**a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient:** *Not making a will can have* ***serious*** *consequences for your children and other family members. hậu quả

respiratory

*Her respiration was slow and difficult.* *The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration* HỆ HÔ HẤP ADJ

respiratory disease

bệnh về hệ hô hấp

upset

**to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry:**

*It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.*

*Don't upset your****self*** *by thinking about what might have been.*

ice melting

đá , băng tan

movement

**a change of position:**

*He* ***made*** *a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.*

*For a long time after the accident, he had no movement* ***in*** *(= was unable to move) his legs.*

*Her movements were somewhat clumsy.*

territory

**(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person:**

*He was shot down in enemy territory.*

*The UN is sending aid to the* ***occupied*** *territories.*

territorial waters

vùng nước lãnh thổ

draw

lôi kéo , thu hút verb

field trip

**a visit made by students to study something away from their school or college:**

*a geography field trip*

packaging

**the materials in which objects are wrapped before being sold:**

*All our packaging is biodegradable.*

coral reef

a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships:

a dangerous offshore reef

a coral reef

trek

**to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:** *We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains.* informal *I trekked (= walked a long and tiring distance) all the way into town to meet him and he didn't even turn up.* VERB

open-top

An open-top car, bus, etc. does not have a roof, or has a roof that you can fold back

up-close

**a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture:** *She* ***took*** *a stunning up-close of him

trail

a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose:

a forest/mountain trail

a walking/snowshoeing/cross-country skiing trail

profit

  **money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services:** *She* ***makes*** *a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.* NOUN and verb

make a profit

tạo ra lợi nhuận

floating market

chợ nổi

souvenir

**something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event:**

*He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir* ***of*** *his trip to London.*

*We brought back a few souvenirs from our holiday in Mexico.*

cardiologist

a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the heart

vet

**a person with a medical degree trained to take care of the health of animals:**

*The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow.*

neurologist

a doctor who studies and treats diseases of the nerves

specific

**to one thing and not others; particular:** *The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.* *The money is intended to be used for specific purposes.* formal *The disease seems to be specific* ***to*** *(= only found in) certain types of plant. re*ADJ

candidate

a person who is competing to get a job or elected position:

There are three candidates standing in the election.

a person or thing considered likely to receive or experience something:

The English Department is a likely candidate for staff cuts.

unemployed

**not having a job that provides money:** *He's been unemployed for over a year.* ADJ NOUN

the unemployed

những người thất nghiệp

harbor

**an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the ocean by a thick wall, where ships and boats can shelter:**

*Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbor.*

shoreline

**the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river:**

*Oil from the wrecked tanker polluted more than 40 miles of the Normandy shoreline.*

lack

the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it:

Her only problem is a lack of confidence.

Lack of sleep had made him irritable.

If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= he has certainly tried).

We won't be going away this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.

nomad

**a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time:**

*a tribe of Somalian desert nomads*

a couple of times

một vài lần

self-betterment

**the improvement of your own situation, education, position, etc.:** *People emigrated in search of livelihoods, social freedom, and self-betterment.*

vague

**not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:** *I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.* *ADJ

vagueness

NOUN SỰ MƠ HỒ vaguely

assume

to accept something to be true without question or proof:

We mustn't assume the suspects' guilt.

[ + (that) ] I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.

assume responsibility

to take or begin to have responsibility, sometimes without the right to do so:

If you leave your belongings here, we cannot assume responsibility for what happens to them.

gather up

**to prepare to make a great effort to be strong or brave:** *I spent a week gathering the courage to say no.* *She paused briefly to gather her strength.*

client

a customer or someone who receives services:

Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years.

We always aim to give our clients personal attention.

prejudice

NOUN

prejudice someone against someone/something His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her. VERB

prejudicial

ADJ ĐỊNH KIẾN

convert

to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character:

Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

conversion

NOUN SỰ CHUYỂN ĐỔI

dust

**in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances:**

*The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs.*

*A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past.*

trimmer

tông đơ

identity

**a person's name and other facts about who they are:** *The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with their enquiries.* *I cannot reveal the identity of my source.* *The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.* NOUN

macroeconomics

kinh tế vĩ mô

flow

especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily: VERB and NOUN

profitability

NOUN SỰ LỢI NHUẬN

profitable

ADJ CÓ THỂ LỢI NHUẬN

harsh

**unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary:** *harsh criticism* *The children had had a harsh upbringing.* *We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence.* *"There is no alternative," she said in a harsh voice.* ADJ

harshness

NOUN SỰ KHẮC NGHIỆT

suffer

**to experience physical or mental pain:**

*I think he suffered a lot when his wife left him.*

*She suffers in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff.*

*She's been suffering* ***from*** *(= been ill with) cancer for two years.*

sufferance

NOUN SỰ CHỊU ĐỰNG

base on

**If you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or ideas to develop it:**

*The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.*

drowsy

**being in a state between sleeping and being awake:** *The room is so warm it's making me feel drowsy.* **Từ đồng nghĩa** sleepy (PERSON) ADJ