word patterns

Afraid of sth/sb/doing

Sợ, lo lắng về cái gì

I’m afraid of heights.

He’s afraid of making mistakes.

Appear to be + adj/n

Appear to + Vinf

Có vẻ như, dường như

He appears to be tired.

She appears to be the best candidate for the job.

They appear to know each other.

Seen to be

Ít trang trọng hơn appear to be, cách dùng y chan

Look like + n/pron

Look like + clause

Thiên về phần nhìn hơn

Arrange sth (with sb)

Arrange for sb to do

Thu xếp, bàn bạc

I’ll arrange for a taxi to pick you up at 8 a.m.

I’ve arranged a meeting with the manager.

Arrive in/at a place

Arrive here/ there

In: tp, qg, khu vực lớn

At: nhỏ hơn như sân bay, trường học…

Continue sth/doing

Continue to do

Continue with sth

Let’s continue with the next question

She continued to work until midnight

Differ from sth/sb

Khác với

This plan differs from the one we discussed yesterday.

Dream about sth/sb/doing

Dream of sth/sb/doing

1. Mơ thấy cái gì

2. Ước mơ, khát khao điều gì

Keen to do

Keen on sth/sb/doing

Ước muốn, khát khao, mong mỏi làm điều gì

Đam mê, thích thú khi làm gì, thích ai, thích cái gì

Live in/at a place

live on sb: sống nhờ vào…

Live for": Sống vì ai

Regret doing

Regret to tell/in4 you

Hối tiếc

I regret leaving early.

I regret to say you failed.

I regret my actions.

Think of sth/sb/doing

Think about

think of: Nghĩ ra, nhớ đến, có ý kiến

I can’t think of a better idea.

think about: Suy nghĩ kỹ, cân nhắc

I’m thinking about changing jobs.

Write about sth/sb/ v_ing

Write sth to sb

Write sb sth

Write sth down

write about Viết về chủ đề/ai đó Write about your hometown

write sth to sb Viết cái gì cho ai Write a letter to her

write sb sth Viết cho ai cái gì (rút gọn) Write her a note

write sth down Ghi lại Write down the address