Science and technology

Vocabulary in Contrast

1. electric / electricity

   • electric <adj> thuộc về điện
     → I’ve just bought an electric toothbrush before it on sales.

   • electricity <adj> điện tử
     → My teacher lets us to use electricity calculator in exam

2. Progress / development

   • progress tiến bộ
     → Tell me the progress of the project - said the manager

   • development phát triển
     → The development of shopping online will let us shopping much easier

3. artificial / false

   • artificial (adj) nhân tạo
     → the grower use both natural and artificial light

   • false (adj) giả

     → He is wearing a false beard

Phrasal Verb

Phrases and Collocation

1. attempt

   • make an attempt (at sth/ doing/to do) = try, cố gắng làm gì
     → I make an attempt reading book everyday
     → In other words, hear, understand and make an attempt to do better next
     time.
     

   • attempt to do tự do (sự nỗ lực làm vc gì)
     

   • in an attempt to do trong quá trình nỗ lực làm việc gì
     → I am in an attempt to study IELTS, I wil take exam on July 2025
     → The company reduced its prices in an attempt to attract more customers.
     
     

2. beginning

   • beginning with bắt đầu với
     → Beginning with do yoga as soon as you get up, I will get a healthy digestion
     

3. cause

   • be / find / look for the cause of sth
     

4. conclusion

   • come to / reach the conclusion (that) đi đến kết luận rằng
     → Researchers have reached the conclusion that your personality is affected by you genes
     → → Researchers have come to conclusion that your personality is affected by you genes
     

   • in conclusion kết luận lại
     

5. experiments

   • do/perform/carry out an experiments (on th)

   • experiment with sth/doing
     

6. fact

   • as a matter of fact sự thật là
     (spoken used when adding more details about what you have just said)
     →  ‘Have you had many visitors yet?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact you’re the first.’
     →  I knew him when we were in college – as a matter of fact we were on the same course.
     → As a matter of fact that I love him so much
     

   • face the fact đối diện với sự thật
     → You need to face the fact that he does not love you anymore
     → Let’s face facts - we are destroying the environment and we need to do something now
     

7. introduction

   • with the introduction of sth với sự xuất hiện của
     → With the introduction of the high-speed Acela Express this year, those numbers are growing.
     → Many lives were saved with the introduction of antibiotics.
     

   • an introduction to sth/sb sự giới thiệu với
     → Let me introduce you to my teacher
     

8. phone call

   • make/receive/get a phone call
     → Would you mind that I will make a quick phone call?
     

9. research

   • carry out/do research (on/ into sh)

Word pattern

1. consider

   • consider sb for sth xem xét ai đó về việc gì
     → She is being considered for the job

2. discuss

   • discuss sth/doing(with sb)

3. know

   • know(about) sth/doing biết ai về điều gì

   • know of sb có biết về ai, có nghe về ai
     → Do you know of a good doctor?

   • be known as sth được biết như điều gì
     → The kangaroo has been known as a symbol of Australia since

4. possible

   • find sth possible

5. result

   • result of sth/doing có kết quả của điều gì, việc gì
     → Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales.

   • result in sth gây ra một tình huống cụ thể xảy ra
     → The fire resulted in damage to their property.

     result in (your) doing có kq trong việc gì của bạn

   • result from sth/doing nguyên nhân ( có kq từ điều gì, việc gì )
     → His difficulty in walking results from a childhood illness.

   • as a result of sth because of sth, như kết quả của điều gì
     

6. wonder

   • wonder about sth/doing

Word Formation

1. appear

   • apparently nhìn bề ngoài
     → Apparently it's going to rain today.
     → She looks about ten, but apparently she's 14.

2. introduce

   • introduction

   • introductory thuộc giới thiệu
     → an introductory chapter một chương giới thiệu

     → I'd like to make some introductory remarks before beginning the lecture.
     

3. possible

   • (im)possibility (n)
     → Is there any possibility (that) you could pick me up from the station?

   • (im)possibly (adv)
     → "Will he come?" "Possibly not."
     

4. psychology

   • psychologist nhà tâm lý

   • psychological(ly) (adj) thuộc về tâm lý
     → We are concerned with the physical and psychological well-being of our employees.

     (Chúng tôi quan tâm đến sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần của nhân viên.)
     → He claims that the constant aircraft noise has a bad psychological effect on the residents.
     (Ông cho rằng tiếng ồn liên tục của máy bay có ảnh hưởng xấu đến tâm lý của người dân.)
     

5. revolution

   • revolutionary (adj) có tính cách mạng
     → Penicillin was a revolutionary drug.
     → The 20th century brought about revolutionary changes in our lifestyles.

   • revolution (n)
     → a technological revolution
     → Penicillin produced a revolution in medicine.
     

6. technology

   • technological(ly) về công nghệ

   • technical(ly) kỹ thuật

   • technician kỹ thuật viên

   • technique kỹ thuật

7. wood

   • wooden làm bằng gỗ
     → Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon.
     → The house was surrounded by a tall, wooden fence

8. science

   • scientifically 1 cách khoa học
     → The Powertop has been scientifically designed to fit a lot of computing power in your palm
     ( Powertop được thiết kế khoa học để chứa được nhiều sức mạnh tính toán trong lòng bàn tay của bạn)

     → What is Thinking and Working Scientifically

     (làm việc 1 các khoa học)

   • scientific (adj) khoa hoc
     → a scientific discovery/experiment/theory
     → scientific data/evidence/research