words B1

Page 1: Vocabulary

  • Words

    • On account of: because

    • Singular (a): của cá nhân, kì quặc, lạ thường

    • Celibate (n): người sống độc thân, người không lập gia đình, người không có quan hệ tình dục với ai

    • Acrobat (n): /ˈækrəbæt/ - diên viên xiếc

    • Circus (n): /ˈsɜːrkəs/ - rạp xiếc

    • Impressive feat (n): màn trình diễn/ chiến công/ chiến tích rất ấn tượng

    • Assume (v): trong rằng

    • Estimate (v): ước tính, ước lượng.

      • Example: during the first world war, an estimated 5 million people lost their lives

    • Endlessly (adv): without stop

    • Unreliability (n): không đáng tin cậy

    • Unsatisfactory (a): không hài lòng

    • Enthusiastic (a): /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/ - hăng hái, nhiệt tình

    • Downpour (n): cơn mưa rất lớn

    • Imprisonment (n): sự bỏ tù, sự tống giam, nhà phạt tù

      • Sô năm + imprisonment

    • Fortell (v): dự báo, dự đoán

    • Disused (a): bị vứt bỏ, không dùng tới

    • Quarry (n): mỏ đá

    • Timely (a): xảy ra đúng lúc, hợp thời.

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Page 2: Phrases and Writing Transforms

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  • Rebuke (v): khiển trách, quở trách /rɪˈbjuːk/

  • Fed up with + Ving: cảm thấy chán nản

  • Get on: Hòa thuận, suôn sẻ

  • A cure for

  • Put an end to something: decline

  • Go off = be stale

  • Wrong with

  • Approve of

  • Hold up = delay

  • Get over

  • Break up: stop

  • Regret Ving: diễn tả sự hối tiếc

  • Regret to Verb: bày tỏ sự hối tiếc

  • Addicted to

  • Reputation (n): tiếng tâm

  • Self-taught (n): tự học hỏi

  • Put someone up for: cho ai đó ở nhờ

  • Fails to notice: overlook

  • The strike (n): vụ đình công

  • Make up someone's mind = decide

Writing Exercises

  1. Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money when he died.

    • The singer...

Page 3: Writing Transformations

  1. She got down to writing the report as soon as she returned from her walk.

    • No sooner had she returned from her walk than she got down to writing the report…

  2. They were all arrested because of his incompetence.

    • Had...

  3. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement.

    • Much...

  4. When they told the Minister about the strike, he was very angry.

    • On...

  5. I just cannot decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)

    • I...

  6. You could always stay with us for a few days if necessary. (PUT)

    • We...

  7. Everyone who comes to the city notices the beauty of its architecture. (FAILS)

    • No one...

  8. She was so beautiful that I could not stop looking at her. (EYES)

    • I...

Page 4: Writing Exercises Continued

  1. Ann was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing machine. (LOOK)

  • Ann...