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Unit 1: FEELINGS I. VOCABULARY - advice /əd'vaɪs/ (n) : lời khuyên - advise /əd'vaɪz/ (v) : khuyên ai - to advise sb to do sth : khuyên ai làm gì Example: Doctors advised the patient to have surgery. - argue /'ɑ:gju:/ (v) : tranh luận - argument /'ɑ:gjumənt/ (n) : sự tranh luận - ask somebody out : mời ai đi chơi, mời ai đó đi hẹn hò Example: At first he was too shy to ask her out. (Lúc đầu anh ấy quá nhút nhát đến mức không thể mời cô ấy đi chơi.) - to ask sb for sth : hỏi (xin) ai cái gì Example: I ask my teacher for his advice. (Tôi hỏi giáo viên của tôi xin lời khuyên) - blood /blʌd/ (n) : máu - bleed /bli:d/ (v) : chảy máu (= to loose blood) - bruise /bru:z/ (n) : vết thâm tím, vết bầm - burn /bɜ:n/ (v) (n) : (v) cháy, làm bỏng; (n) vết bỏng - cross /krɒs/ (adj) : bực mình, cáu gắt (= annoyed; angry) - be cross with : khó chịu, giận dữ với ai Example: My Mom gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess. (Mẹ tôi sẽ cáu gắt nếu tôi để nhà bếp bừa bộn.) - childish /'tʃaɪl.dɪʃ/ (adj) : thuộc trẻ con, như trẻ con Example: Don't be so childish. (Đừng trẻ con như thế.) - cruel /'kru:.əl/ (adj) : độc ác, tàn nhẫn - scare /skeə(r)/ (v) : làm ai hoảng sợ (= to frighten sb) - scary /'skeəri/ (adj) : đáng sợ (= frightening) - disguise /dɪs'gaɪz/ (v) : cải trang Example: He disguised himself by wearing a false beard. (Anh ta cải trang bang cách đeo râu giả.) - excuse /ɪk'skju:s/ (n) : lời biện hộ, lời bào chữa - to make an excuse : bào chữa hay lấy cớ cho việc gì Example: - I don’t want to make an excuse right now. (Tôi không muốn bào chữa ngay bây giờ). - He might sometimes make an excuse to sit next to you. (Đôi khi anh ta có thể lấy một cái cớ để ngồi bên cạnh bạn). - enormous /ɪ'nɔ:.məs/ (adj) : to lớn, khổng lồ (= extremely large) - falư trip/ slip over : vấp phải Example: Sam came into the house and fell over a kitchen chair. (Sam đi vào nhà và vấp phải một cái ghế ở nhà bếp.) - good manners /gʊd'mæn ərz/ (n) : cách cư xử tốt - good quality /gʊd 'kwɒl.ə.ti/ (n) : phẩm chất, đức tính tốt - to have a word with somebody : nói ngắn gọn/ nói nhanh với ai Example: I will have a word with him before he goes home tonight. (Tôi sẽ nói chuyện với anh ấy trước khi anh ấy về nhà tôi nay.) - hard- working /'hɑrd'wɜr.kɪŋ/ (adj) : chăm chỉ
VOCABULARY PRACTICE Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box. There are more words than needed. enormous bruise predictable frightened pain reserved ashamed pranks relieved moving made tell exciting fell over exhausted suspected advice childish sense of humour injured 1. I __________ that there was something wrong with the engine. 2. Her husband was clearly __________ when we offered to pay for the damage. 3. They are very __________ people, the English. It takes some time to get to know them. 4. I felt __________ because it was dark in the house and I was alone. 5. She was seriously __________ in a riding accident. 6. He has an __________ amount of work to finish before Friday. 7. Her grandmother slipped on the ice and __________ . 8. I’ve got a big black __________ where I banged my arm. 9. He used to play __________ on his friends when he was young. 10. Is it always wrong to __________ a lie? 11. I __________ an excuse and left the party early. 12. I don’t find computer games very __________ . 13. My teacher once gave me some useful __________ . 14. He said he wouldn't go out with us if Jerry was going too - he's so __________ ! 15. The drug is usually effective but unfortunately the side effects are not always _______. 16. I’ve got a __________ in my shoulder. 17. I felt __________ of the things I’d said to him. 18. We all cried at the end of the film - it was so __________ . 19. He was so __________ that he slept for hours. 20. It’s vital to have a __________ in this job. Exercise 2. Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 1. I’ve got a difficult, important exam tomorrow. I’m feeling a little bit worried. A. happy B. relieved C. anxious D. relaxed 2. Our mother will be angry when she finds out about the broken vase. A. comfortable B. cross C. generous D. confused 3. She frightened the hell out of me when she said she had to go into hospital. A. amused B. disappoints C. confused D. scared 4. I see people who have opportunities I don't have, and I get jealous. A. envious B. satisfied C. amused D. suspicious 5. I kept on struggling forward, even though I knew it was hopeless. A. hopeful B. scared C. disappointing D. useful Exercise 3. Choose the word which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 1. To be fair, she was a good- hearted woman who tried to do her best. A. humane B. cruel C. kindhearted D. kind 2. His body was covered in tiny red spots.
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