UNIT 3

Từ vựng

Phiên âm

Nghĩa tiếng Việt

Ví dụ

beat (v)

/biːt/

đánh bại

England needed to beat Germany to get to the final.

board game (n phr)

/bɔːd ɡeɪm/

trò chơi cờ bàn

I think that Trivial Pursuit is my favourite board game.

captain (n)

/ˈkæptɪn/

thuyền trưởng, đội trưởng

She was captain of the Olympic swimming team.

challenge (v)

/ˈtʃæləndʒ/

thách thức

The girls challenged the boys to a cricket match.

challenge (n)

/ˈtʃæləndʒ/

thử thách

I felt I needed a new challenge at work.

champion (n)

/ˈtʃæmpiən/

nhà vô địch

He finally became the world heavyweight boxing champion.

cheat (v)

/tʃiːt/

gian lận

Kids have always found ways of cheating in school exams.

classical music (n phr)

/ˈklæsɪkəl ˈmjuːzɪk/

nhạc cổ điển

I love classical music, like Beethoven.

club (n)

/klʌb/

câu lạc bộ

Why don’t you join a chess club?

coach (n)

/kəʊtʃ/

huấn luyện viên

After playing for ten years, Barry became a baseball coach.

competition (n)

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/

cuộc thi đấu

He’d entered a competition in the local newspaper.

concert (n)

/ˈkɒnsərt/

buổi hòa nhạc

Did you hear that the Rolling Stones did a concert in China?

defeat (v)

/dɪˈfiːt/

đánh bại

France defeated Italy 3–1.

defeat (n)

/dɪˈfiːt/

sự thất bại

England suffered a 2–0 defeat.

entertaining (adj)

/ˈentəteɪnɪng/

có tính giải trí

We saw a really entertaining programme on TV last night.

folk music (n phr)

/fəʊk ˈmjuːzɪk/

nhạc dân gian

What I like about folk music is the sound of the guitar.

group (n)

/ɡruːp/

nhóm nhạc

My brother has got his own group and they play in our local area.

gym (n)

/dʒɪm/

phòng/câu lạc bộ thể hình

I’m thinking of joining a gym.

have fun (v phr)

/hæv fʌn/

vui chơi

We haven’t had such fun for years.

interest (v)

/ˈɪntrəst/

khiến ai hứng thú

Photography has always interested me.

interest (n)

/ˈɪntrəst/

sự quan tâm, hứng thú

Tell us about your interests and hobbies.

member (n)

/ˈmembər/

thành viên

Are you a member of the golf club?

opponent (n)

/əˈpəʊnənt/

đối thủ

His opponent received only 36 percent of the vote.

organise (v)

/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/

tổ chức

Who’s organising the conference?

pleasure (n)

/ˈplɛʒər/

sự thư thái

He smiled with pleasure when she walked in.

referee (n)

/ˌrɛfəˈriː/

trọng tài

The referee blew his whistle and the game began.

rhythm (n)

/ˈrɪðəm/

nhịp điệu

This song has got a really great rhythm.

risk (v)

/rɪsk/

mạo hiểm

He risked a lot of money on the company.

risk (n)

/rɪsk/

sự rủi ro

There’s a serious risk of an accident on this road.

score (v)

/skɔːr/

ghi bàn

No one scored in the first half.

score (n)

/skɔːr/

điểm số

The final score was 4–3 to United.

support (v)

/səˈpɔːrt/

hỗ trợ

I support West Ham – who do you support?

support (n)

/səˈpɔːrt/

sự hỗ trợ

I hope all the students will support our plans to rebuild the school.

team (n)

/tiːm/

đội, nhóm

Are you in the hockey team this year?

train (v)

/treɪn/

luyện tập

The players train five days a week.

video game (n phr)

/ˈvɪdɪəʊ ɡeɪm/

trò chơi điện tử

I don’t like video games – I’d rather play outside.