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LESSON 2 - FAMILY LIFE STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings 1 Join hands = work together chung tay 2 Give sb a hand = help sb Give a hand with doing st/st = help sb to do/do st giúp ai giúp với việc gì 3 Take/assume the responsibility for st/doing st = To be in charge of st/doing st = Take charge of st/doing st = To be responsible for st/doing st chịu trách nhiệm với cái gì/làm gì 4 Make sure đảm bảo 5 To be in a hurry = hurry(v) In a hurry vội vã, khẩn trương vội vàng hối hả, gấp rút, dễ dàng 6 To be ready = prepare chuẩn bị 7 To be willing to do st sẵn lòng làm gì 8 To be in one's attempt to do st = make an effort to do st = try/attempt to do st cố gắng làm gì 9 Try/do one’s best to do st cố gắng hết sức để làm gì 10 Win a place vào được, giành được vị trí ở đâu 11 To be under pressure chịu áp lực 12 Put pressure on sb/st gây áp lực lên ai/cái gì 13 Men build the house and women make it home đàn ông xây nhà, đàn bà xây tổ ấm 14 Lay the table dọn bàn 15 Divide/split household chores phân công việc nhà 16 Heavy lifting việc nặng nhọc 17 Do the laundry giặt rũ 18 Do the washing up rửa bát 19 Do the shopping mua sắm 20 Do the household chores làm việc nhà 21 Shop for groceries mua thực phẩm 22 Handle the chores quán xuyến việc nhà 23 Household finances tài chính gia đình 24 Homemaker người nội trợ 25 Breadwinner trụ cột gia đình 25 Set a good example for sb tạo gương tốt cho ai 26 Follow one's example noi gương ai 27 Take turns in doing st thay phiên nhau làm gì 28 Household duties/chores trách nhiệm gia đình 29 Earn/make money kiếm tiền 30 East or West, home is best ta về ta tắm ao ta (không đâu tốt bằng ở nhà)
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences Question 1: Everyone in my community_______to help those impacted by the hurricane. A. joined hands B. joined hand C. gave hand D. gave a hand Question 2: After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good_______with her mother-in-law. A. association B. relation C. friendship D. relationship Question 3: We always split the housework equally - my mom cooks, my dad cleans the house and I do the washing-up. A. join B. break C. share D. pickup Question 4: She decided to find a job to earn money instead of just living at home and being a housekeeper. A. lend B. make C. borrow D. raise Question 5: Every individual should take responsibility for participating to protect environment. A. give B. assume C. make D. create Question 6: It is advisable that everyone in family share the household duties. A. views B. ideas C. jobs D. Chores Question 7: We take_________in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers. A. turn B. out C. around D. turns Question 8: To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good_________for her. A. role B. behaviour C. example D. action Question 9: Make_________he's honest before you lend him any money. A. sure B. believe C. haste D. ready Question 10: My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for_________at weekends. A. cook B. groceries C. the chores D. heavy lifting Question 11: Today is a day I shall not forget in a_________. A. hurry B. debt C. huff D. flutter Question 12: When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the sole_________. A. housemaid B. housekeeper C. father D. breadwinner Question 13: You've been so kind to me that I ought to be_________to make any sacrifice for you. A. glad B. willing C. pleased D. happy Question 14: _________is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family. A. Breadwinner B. Homemaker C. Servant D. Houseman Question 15: My parents always wish me to win a place at this university, but they never put pressure_________me. A. under B. on C. at D. in
Question 16: Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household_________. A. financial B. financially C. finances D. financier Question 17: My wife is going on her business next week so I have to_________most of the chores around the house. A. distribute B. hold C. take D. handle Question 18: In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the_________lifting. A. strong B. hard C. heavy D. huge Question 19: There are many people that:" men build the house and women make it_________" but I don't agree with them. A. the home B. house C. home D. the house Question 20: I wish you’d_________the effort to get on with her. A. make B. try C. attempt D. do