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

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

betterment

improvement:

Several changes have been made for the betterment of the sport.

strategic

adjective us

The hill was of strategic importance for control of the countryside.

strategically

adverb us

The cameras are strategically placed in areas with the most criminal activity.

strategize

to think of a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport:

People gathered together in his office to strategize.

strategic weapon

vu khi chien luoc

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

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.*

melt

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.*

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.*

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.

a couple of times

một vài lần

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

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.*

handle

giải quyết, xư lý

to buy and sell goods:

a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object:

the handle of a shovel

proverb

**a short sentence, etc., usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice:**

appreciate

**to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it:** *There's no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn't appreciate them.* **greatly appreciated**