Giải đề thi IELTS reading The Motor Car

Questions 1-6

Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs (A-H). Which paragraphs concentrate on the following information?

Write the appropriate letters (A-H) in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

NB You need only write ONE letter for each answer. 

There are now over 700 million motor vehicles in the world - and the number is rising by more than 40 million each year. The average distance driven by car users is growing too - from 8 km a day per person in western Europe in 1965 to 25 km a day in 1995. This dependence on motor vehicles has given rise to major problems, including environmental pollution, depletion of oil resources, traffic congestion and safety.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

While emissions from new cars are far less harmful than they used to be, city streets and motorways are becoming more crowded than ever, often with older trucks, buses and taxis, which emit excessive levels of smoke and fumes. This concentration of vehicles makes air quality in urban areas unpleasant and sometimes dangerous to breathe. Even Moscow has joined the list of capitals afflicted by congestion and traffic fumes. In Mexico City, vehicle pollution is a major health hazard.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

Until a hundred years ago, most journeys were in the 20 km range, the distance conveniently accessible by horse. Heavy freight could only be carried by water or rail. The invention of the motor vehicle brought personal mobility to the masses and made rapid freight delivery possible over a much wider area. Today about 90 per cent of inland freight in the United Kingdom is carried by road. Clearly the world cannot revert to the horse-drawn wagon. Can it avoid being locked into congested and polluting ways of transporting people and goods?

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

In Europe most cities are still designed for the old modes of transport. Adaptation to the motor car has involved adding ring roads, one-way systems and parking lots. In the United States, more land is assigned to car use than to housing. Urban sprawl means that life without a car is next to impossible. Mass use of motor vehicles has also killed or injured millions of people. Other social effects have been blamed on the car such as alienation and aggressive human behaviour.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

A 1993 study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment found that car transport is seven times as costly as rail travel in terms of the external social costs it entails such as congestion, accidents, pollution, loss of cropland and natural habitats, depletion of oil resources, and so on. Yet cars easily surpass trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of personal transport. It is unrealistic to expect people to give up private cars in favour of mass transit.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

Technical solutions can reduce the pollution problem and increase the fuel efficiency of engines. But fuel consumption and exhaust emissions depend on which cars are preferred by customers and how they are driven. Many people buy larger cars than they need for daily purposes or waste fuel by driving aggressively. Besides, global car use is increasing at a faster rate than the improvement in emissions and fuel efficiency which technology is now making possible.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

One solution that has been put forward is the long-term solution of designing cities and neighbourhoods so that car journeys are not necessary - all essential services being located within walking distance or easily accessible by public transport. Not only would this save energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, it would also enhance the quality of community life, putting the emphasis on people instead of cars. Good local government is already bringing this about in some places. But few democratic communities are blessed with the vision - and the capital - to make such profound changes in modern lifestyles.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

A more likely scenario seems to be a combination of mass transit systems for travel into and around cities, with small 'low emission' cars for urban use and larger hybrid or lean burn cars for use elsewhere. Electronically tolled highways might be used to ensure that drivers pay charges geared to actual road use. Better integration of transport systems is also highly desirable - and made more feasible by modern computers. But these are solutions for countries which can afford them. In most developing countries, old cars and old technologies continue to predominate.

1. a comparison of past and present transportation methods

2. how driving habits contribute to road problems

3. the relative merits of cars and public transport

4. the writer's own prediction of future solutions

5. the increasing use of motor vehicles

6. the impact of the car on city development

Theatre Studies Course

Theatre study course 

 Questions 6-10 Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 6- 10.

Action

A. be on time 
B. get a letter of recommendation 
C. plan for the final year 
D. make sure the institution’s focus is relevant 
E. show ability in Theatre Studies 
F. make travel arrangements and bookings 
G. ask for help

Stages in doing the ‘year abroad’ option 

6. ..................... in the second year of the course 
7. ..................... when first choosing where to go 
8.  ..................... when sending in your choices 
9. ..................... when writing your personal statement 
10. ..................... when doing the year abroad
After listening and writing the correct answer into your paper.

Tiếng anh lớp 10

Unit 3: Do you have a milkshake?

Family and Friends giúp các con luyện 4 kỹ năng và cung cấp một nguồn tài liệu dồi dào cho các hoạt động trong lớp học thông qua tài liệu Học từ vựng tiếng anh family and friends lớp 3 special edition.

Unit 3:  Do you have a milkshake?

Do-you-have-a-milkshake
Do you have a milkshake?

Step 1. Remmenber vocabulary

Pictures Words
brush
bread
grapes
grass
frog
frisbee
ten
twenty
thirty
forty
fifty
Sixty
seventy
eighty
ninety
one hundred
salad
pizza
noodles
chicken

Step 2. Practice Grammar 

Pictures Sentences
Do you have noodles?
No. I don't.
Does she have a pizza?
No. She doesn't.
Do you have a milkshake?
Yes. I do.
Does he have a sandwich?
- Yes. He does.

Step 3: Practice Conversation

Pictures

Do you have a milkshake, Rosy?
Yes. I do.


Where's Billy?
He's behind the tree.


Does he have a sandwich? No. he doesn't. And he doesn't have his salad.


Here you are, Billy.
. Thank you.


Billy. Do you like the food?
Well, they like the food.
They?


Sorry, Mom. - Bad birds.
It's ok. We have more food.

Step 4: Think in English

family-and-friends-grade-3-unit3-practice


17 cụm từ hay để diễn tả cảm xúc trong ielts speaking

Khi tâm trạng của chúng ta đang cảm thấy nhiều cảm xúc vui vẻ,  phấn chấn, và hạnh phúc thì sẽ phải diễn tả bằng các tính từ chỉ cảm  xúc như thế nào? Ngoài từ “happy” hay  thông thường như từ fantastic, absorbing,...... 

Nhưng điều quan trọng là đa phần không biết thể hiện hoặc cảm thấy bối rối  khi nói những cảm xúc ấy thành câu văn tiếng anh hoàn chỉnh thì không được.

Hôm nay, Hãy cùng Thầy Hiếu tìm hiểu 16 cụm từ vựng tiếng Anh hay về cảm xúc. Nó không chỉ để đạt điểm cao trong kỳ thi IELTS speaking, hiểu được phim, truyện tiếng Anh dễ dàng hơn mà còn để biểu đạt cảm xúc của bản thân bạn.

What are you feeling now?

tu-vung-ielts-speaking-cam-xuc

1. I'm very interested in: 

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp: ‘Subject + (To be) + interested in + N/ Verb_ing …’
  • Nghĩa: Bày tỏ sự cảm xúc quan tâm, sở thích đến đối tượng nào đó
  • Ví dụ: 
    • I'm very interested in the book you lent me lastweek.
    • I'm very interested in the history
    • I'm very interested in this class in Spainish.
    • I'm very interested in this subject in Spainish
    • I'm very interested in soccer in Spainish
    • I'm very interested in this opportunity
    • I'm very interested in working in your company

2. ... seems fantastic

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  seems fantastic to  .......
  • Nghĩa của từ: cảm xúc  tuyệt vời ( seems extraordinary to me, seems sweat to me, seem remarkable to me,  seems unbilievable)
  • Ví dụ:
    • What to a biologist is perfectly reasonable seems fantastic to the untrained.
    • After the favela the debate seemed fantastic to the writer in its preoccupation with tax cuts and prosperity.
    • And it would have seemed fantastic to imagine that former Milosevic allies would have put the country on the path to accession.
    • The child's experiences of the world differ from yours and what might seem fantastic to you might be scratchy, noisy, overly bright, or painful for the child.
    • It seems fantastic today to think that injecting a gene could result in more fast-twitch muscle fibers, enabling a sprinter to run 100 meters in six seconds instead of just under 10.
    • If Captain Walton's first glimpse of a "being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature" sledding across distant ice floes seems fantastic, it is barely more than a prelude to the remarkable tale that follows.
    • "Sometimes you put a good swing on the ball and find a gap, and everything seems fantastic." Rollins said.

3. I'm fond of ..

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp: I'm fond of + N/V-ing
  • Nghĩa từ vựng: cảm xúc mê thích ........ 
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 
    • I'm happy of...
    • I'm delighted of......
    • I'm interested of....
    • I'm appreciative of.....
    • I'm proud of......
    • I'm glad of.....
    • I'm like of......
    • I'm pleased of.....
    • I'm much of....
  • Ví dụ:
    • I'm fond of Johnny although he behaves terribly.
    • I'm fond of you.
    • I'm fond of reading
    • I'm fond of you meaning in Hindi.
    • I'm fond of Autumn in the countryside it's so serene.
    • I'm fond of cooking

4. I am keen on ...

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp: I am keen on + N/V-ing
  • Nghĩa từ vựng: cảm xúc khá hứng thú ......
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 
    • I am happy on
    • I am  prone on
    • I am ready on
    • I am delighted on
    • I am inclined on
    • I am interested on
    • I am intent on
    • I am pleased on
    • I am concerned on

  • Ví dụ:
    • I am keen on walking in the rain.
    • I am keen on going camping.
    • I am keen on learning new things.
    • I am keen on applying.
    • "I'm not picking one particular candidate," he added, "but I am keen on Dean".
    • In the country I am keen on nature".
    • I am keen on open access advocacy not to be seen as a "movement" because in conservative rhetoric it is used to disqualify it as some kind of insurgent phenomenon.
    • And so to Major League Soccer – once a product only Americans bought, like Twinkies or line-dancing records – but now on such an upward trajectory that some wonder if it will eventually overtake Serie A. Before we go on, I should say that I am keen on MLS.
    • I'm not sure the acting is quite at the standard of Broadchurch, either, but I am keen on Jack (played by Nick Nolte), who runs the local marine observation society (no sea scouts in Gracepoint) and is the saltiest sea dog I've seen in a drama for some time.
    • "I am keen on it and a new Conservative government would deal with that".
    • "But it is something I am keen on so I will have to keep on.

5. That sounds like fun

  • Nghĩa từ vựng: cảm xúc vui đấy.
  • Ví dụ: 
    • Like at concerts. That sounds like fun. / Giống như ở buổi biểu diễn- Nghe vui thật.
    • And she said,"That sounds like fun. Can I come, / Rồi cô ấy nói," Nghe vui đấy, em tới được ko?".
    • That sounds like a lot of fun. / Nghe có vẻ vui lắm nhỉ.
    • That sounds fun, and we should do that sometime, but right now I gotta get back to floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. / Nghe vui ghê nhỉ, vậy thì lúc nào đó chúng ta sẽ chơi nhé, nhưng giờ tôi phải trở lại sàn đấu để di chuyển tựa bướm lượn và đánh mạnh như cú chích của ong.
    • That sound like fun to you? / Nghe có vẻ vui với chúng mày nhỉ?
    • Well, that sounds like fun. / Chà, nghe có vẻ thú vị đấy.
    • That sounds like fun. / Nghe hay đó.

6. ... would be really rewarding 

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  would be really rewarding + to V  /for - V-ing
  • Nghĩa từ vựng: cảm xúc được khen thưởng
  • Từ đồng nghĩa
    • it would be very rewarding
    • a lot of fun
  • ví dụ:
    • This scheme has been very rewarding indeed and we would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who has any kind of interest in entrepreneurial science.
    • However, it would probably be rewarding to entirely revamp the so-called 'ontologies'
    • Tutor's opinion. A It would be very rewarding for the student. 
    • it is very rewarding when we meet those Canadians.
    • “I think it would be very rewarding. We are now getting to a place where we can actually do some good for people.” Tomas nodded.
    • It's been very rewarding and very productive to that level . 
    • It would have been more rewarding to have taken it to the area of earthquake generation itself.

7. ... sounds more interesting than ...

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp: ... sounds more interesting than + N/V-ing/ Clause
  • Nghĩa của từ: cảm xúc  hứng thú hơn.....
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 
    • ....sounds more useful than it is .....
    • .....sounds more exciting than it is.....
  • Ví dụ: 
    • this list sounds more interesting than some of those I've seen posted here.
    • High quality example sentences with “sounds more interesting than it is” in context from reliable sources
    • More interesting than it sounds! 
    • a person making something sound more interesting than it actually is?
    • English is interesting for me because my friend speaks it."
    • Being an office temp sounds more interesting than being a sub teacher. 
    • Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping . 
    • Stop focusing on the dental rinse; it sounds more interesting than it is.
    • That rumor, I think, sounds more interesting than it probably is.
    • Put like that, it actually sounded more interesting than it was.
    • Liaison Committee sounds more interesting than usual in comparison.
    • Children come along, or your life partner's goals sound more interesting than yours did, or you discover what you first wanted was unsatisfying when you got there.

8. ... is so absorbing

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  .... (to be) is so absorbing/absorbed + in/ with + N/V-ing
  • Nghĩa của từ: cảm xúc rất hấp dẫn
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:
    • (to be) is so draining
    • (to be) is so compassing
    • (to be) is so attracting
    • (to be) is so commodating
  • Ví dụ:
    • Not everything in the show is so absorbing.
    • The artist's work is so absorbing you feel you are living in her world.
    • Either method would work, of course, but Tetris creates a world where action is quicker than thought – and this is part of the key to why it is so absorbing.
    • She is "so absorbed in her activity", points out the wall text, that she doesn't notice the satyrs getting their own pleasure by watching her.
    • Her husband, Howard, played with good-natured bluster by Scotty Watson, is so absorbed with running his hardware store and organizing projects for the fraternal Leopard Lodge that he totally misses his wife's burgeoning unrest.
    • Kate Winslet says she had no idea about the awards buzz surrounding her film, Labor Day, because she is "so absorbed in baby world".
    • She is so absorbed in picking out wine for a Jamberry party she'll be hosting later that evening that she ignores him.
    • Sometimes he is so absorbed in his compulsions that he finds no time for cooking or eating.
    • He was so absorbed in cyberspace, he hadn't noticed.
    • Our generation, the baby boomers, did not generate much history, we were so absorbed in ourselves.
    • I was so absorbed in myself, my own problems, I never looked around, took account.
    • I was so absorbed in analytical discussion that I had left without saying goodbye to her.
    • And the reason for that, she pointed out, was that she was so absorbed in working for the common good.
    • But Mr. Lueck said he was so absorbed in studies, student activities and work that Ms. Pekoe's interest barely registered.

9. I find it really helpful

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  I find it really helpful ...+ N/  to + V  / for + V-ing
  • Nghĩa của từ:  cảm xúc thực sự hữu ích
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:
    • really serviceable
    • genuinely helpful 
    • very helpful
    • actually helpful
    • certainly helpful
    • really actionable
    • really instrumental
    • absolutely helpful
    • really worthewhile
    • definitely helpful
    • really beneficial
    • really advantageous
    • indeed helpful
    • exactly helpful
  • Ví dụ: 
    • I find it really helpful if writers have a signature at the bottom of their e-mail telling me about them, the specialisms and where they live (and it's also often helpful if you can remind me at the beginning of an email who you are too).
    • I find it really helpful for working out problems.
    • So he treats its ancient narratives as "stories" but still practises meditation: "Buddhism doesn't really care… and so I meditate and I find it really helpful, and centring.
    • "I found it really helpful," Ms. Perez said.
    • I just said, "Really enjoyed your book and I found it really helpful," and he called me.
    • But because Helen was there so quickly, I found it really helpful.
    • I found freshers' week really helpful but I didn't go out.
    • What I've found is really helpful is to go and tell everybody your idea, over and over and over again.
    • I found all sorts of really helpful tips about rekindling the flame and winning back my man.
    • Whatever you perceived happen, they find it really helpful, as I would, to have a musician that's done it.
    • Some were considered prompt and helpful "I find them really good and easy to get along with.
    • As one mother noted: I found it [mindfulness] really helpful after I gave birth.
    • I find it really helpful to go back to basics.
    • Thus I found it very helpful to begin to start thinking and doing things for myself

10. ... seems pretty difficult

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:    ... seems pretty difficult + forr + N/V-ing  / + to + V
  • Nghĩa của từ:  cảm xúc có vẻ khá khó khăn
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 
    • find it very hard
    • find that very difficult
    • have a great deal of difficulty
    • have great difficulty
    • i find it very difficult
    • i find it very hard
    • i find that hard
    • it is very difficult
    • it is very hard
    • must have misunderstood
    • seem too difficult
  • Ví dụ: 
    • It's a pity this problem seems difficult for me
    • It seems very difficult to me to have a trip abroad
    • It seems difficult to me
    • It seems difficult for me to have a trip at present
    • It seems very difficult for Lan having a trip abroad. 
    • It's pretty hard to explain.

11. ... is rather complicated

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:   .. is rather complicated + N/ + for + N/V-ing
  • Nghĩa của từ: cảm xúc khá phức tạp
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 
    • quite complicated
    • very complicated
    • complicated enough
    • pretty complicated
    • pretty tricky
    • rather complex
    • very complex
    • hard enough
    • rather difficult
    • somewhat complicated
    • so complicated
    • too complicated
    • very difficult
    • pretty difficult
    • really complicated
    • bit complicated
    • bit tricky
    • exceedingly difficult
    • extremely challenging
    • extremely complex
    • extremely complicated
    • extremely difficult
    • extremely hard
    • fairly complicated
    • highly complex
    • highly complicated
    • incredibly complicated
    • incredibly difficult
    • kind of complicated
    • little complicated
    • little tricky
    • particularly difficult
    • rather hard
    • really difficult
    • really hard
    • too hard
    • very challenging
    • very hard
    • amazingly intricate
    • been complicated
    • bit difficult
    • completely obscure
    • completely unclear
    • difficult enough
    • enough challenging
    • entirely obscure
    • exceedingly complex
    • exceptionally difficult
    • extraordinarily complicated
    • extraordinarily difficult
  • Ví dụ:
    • Trees have a rather complicated relationship with people
    • The instructions were rather complicated.
    • The rules are rather complicated to follow. 
    • The relationship is a bit complicated.
    • In reading a book on political economy, I found a rather complicated sentence as follows: Given the basic features of capitalism as a mode of production and object of régulation-cum-governance, stable capital accumulation is inherently improbable, even within a specific geo-economic space, let alone at a world scale. 

12. ... was rather difficult

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp : ..... was rather difficult +  for 
  • Nghĩa của từ: cảm xúc khá khó khăn
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 

    • hard enough
    • pretty difficult
    • pretty tough
    • pretty hard
    • rather complicated
    • tough enough
    • difficult enough
    • very difficult
    • quite complicated
    • rather complex
    • complicated enough
    • pretty complicated
    • pretty tricky
    • really hard
    • very complicated
    • bit difficult
    • kind of hard
    • kinda hard
    • little difficult
    • little tough
    • little tricky
    • quite impossible
    • so hard
    • too difficult
    • too hard
    • very complex
    • very hard
    • bad enough
    • bit complicated
    • bit hard
    • bit of a handful
    • bit tough
    • bit tricky
    • completely obscure
    • completely unclear
    • entirely obscure
    • exceedingly complex
    • exceedingly difficult
    • exceptionally difficult
    • extremely challenging
    • extremely complex
    • extremely complicated
    • extremely hard
    • extremely tough
    • extremely tricky
    • fairly complex
    • fairly complicated
    • fairly difficult
    • highly complex
    • highly complicated
  • Ví dụ:

    • it would be rather difficult
    • Given Jenny's rather difficult chararcter, I would be very surprised if she were missed very much, even if her stay abroad takes longer than planned.
    • How well do you know Harry, Ron and Hermione? But we mean, how well do you *really* know them? This quiz is a difficult one.
    • Mr. Parkhill, who teaches English to foreigners, has a difficult time with a student, Mr. Kaplan, who has very little grasp of the English language.
    • The exam was rather difficult for me.
    • His French is roughly on a par with my Japanese, so communication was rather difficult.

13. .. . was much more difficult in compared with ...

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  ....was much more difficult in compared with  + n
  • Nghĩa của từ:  cảm thấy khó khăn để so sánh với điều gì đó
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:
    • much harder
    • far more difficult
    • more difficult
    • most difficult
    • even more challenging
    • even more difficult
    • increasingly difficult
    • much more challenging
    • much more complex
    • far more complex
    • much more complicated
    • far more complicated
    • increasingly sophisticated
    • all the more difficult
    • considerably more difficult
    • far harder
    • increasingly complex
    • lot harder
    • lot more difficult
    • lot tougher
    • much tougher
    • way harder
    • way more complicated
    • absolutely indistinguishable
    • absolutely undetectable
    • all the harder
    • all the more challenging
    • be a lot harder
    • be even more difficult
    • completely obscure
    • completely unclear
    • completely undetectable
    • completely unknown
    • completely unnoticeable
    • considerably harder
    • considerably more
    • enormously complex
    • entirely obscure
    • even greater challenge
    • even harder
    • even more complex
    • even more daunting
    • even tougher
    • exceedingly complex
    • exceedingly difficult
    • exceptionally difficult
    • extraordinarily complex
    • extremely challenging
    • extremely complex
    • extremely complicated
  • Ví dụ:
    • That was much more difficult in compared with  your experiences.
    • Lion's skill was much more difficult in compared with  Cat's skill.

14. ... sounds kind of boring

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp : sounds kind of boring + N
  • Nghĩa của từ: chỉ cảm xúc nhàm chám về điều gì đó
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:
    • bit annoying
    • bit boring
    • bit dull
    • bit irritating
    • bit tedious
    • kind of annoying
    • kind of lame
    • kinda lame
    • little annoyed
    • little annoying
    • little awkward
    • little bit boring
    • little boring
    • little dull
    • little old
    • little pissed off
    • little upset
    • little upsetting
    • pretty boring
    • pretty dull
    • quite boring
    • quite dull
    • rather annoying
    • rather boring
    • rather dull
    • really boring
    • very dull
    • kind of corny
    • kinda boring
    • little bit dull
    • little bored
    • little cheesy
    • little corny
    • little irritating
    • noisy little
    • pretty annoying
    • pretty lame
    • very bored
  • Ví dụ:
    • We live in a time where we are witnessing the decline of facts, when emotions rule and analysis, it's kind of boring, right?
    • The hardware is kind of boring
    • That sounds kind of boring.

15. .... doesn't interest me

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  S +  don't/doesn't interest me
  • Nghĩa của từ: chỉ cảm xúc không thích thú, không quan tâm
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:
    • do not care
    • i don't mind
    • no matter
    • couldn't care less
  • Ví dụ:
    • If I for instance listened to a piece of music and it it didn't interest me
    • That doesn't interest me/ That doesn't interest me at all. - I'm not interested. 
    • Life doesn't interest me. Does anyone else feel like this?
    • This topic doesn't interest me. - How to say in Vietnames?
    • Roller-skating doesn't interest me.

16. To be honest, I don't enjoy ...

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  To be honest, I don't enjoy  + N/V-ing
  • Nghĩa của từ: Chỉ cảm giác không thích tham gia về điều gì
  • Từ đồng nghĩa: 

    • dislike
    • don't like
    • don't love

  • Ví dụ:
    • i don't enjoy to the dentist
    • i don't enjoy driving very much
    • i don't enjoy going to the dentist

17. I've lost interest in ...

  • Cấu trúc ngữ pháp:  I've lost interest in ...  + N / V-ing
  • Nghĩa của từ: chỉ cảm giáo mất hứng thú với điều gì đó
  • Từ đồng nghĩa:

    • tired of
    • sick of
    • fed up
    • bored by
    • weary of
    • bored with
  • Ví dụ:
    • They caused him to lose interest in the truth, and he lost his relationship with Jehovah.
    • If you have lost interest in many of the things you once enjoyed, this may also be a sign you are depressed. 
    • my partner has lost interest in sex. I'm writing to you as someone on their last straw and seriously worried about my relationship.

Luyện thực hành IELTS Listening skills - lesson 1

Hãy thực hành 3 bước sau để luyện IELTS listening skills

 Step 1. Try to understand the text below.

Now we want all our visitors to have an exciting time when they come to the park but our first priority must be safety. Parents and guardians know their children’s behaviour and capabilities. But here at the park we have set certain conditions for each of the rides to ensure that all visitors get the maximum enjoyment out of the experience and feel secure at all times. There are four major rides at the park. Our newest ride is the River Adventure which is designed to reproduce the experience of white-water rafting. No amount of protective clothing would make any difference so only go on this ride if you’re prepared to get wet! Children under eight can go on this ride, but all under sixteens must have an adult with them.

Step  2. Execises: Choose the words in 1, 2, 3, 4 that are suitable for A, B, C, D,... so that they match the meaning of the passage above. 

  • 1. River Adventure:
  • 2. Jungle Jim Rollercoaster
  • 3 Swoop Slide
  • 4. Zip Go-carts
  • A:  Must be over a certain age
  • B:  Must use special safety equipment
  • C:  Must avoid it if they have health problems
  • D:  Must wear a particular type of clothing
  • E:  Must be over a certain height
  • F:  Must be accompanied by an adult if under 

Step 3. Listening and repeat.

Now we want all our visitors to have an exciting time when they come to the park but our first priority must be safety. Parents and guardians know their children’s behaviour and capabilities. But here at the park we have set certain conditions for each of the rides to ensure that all visitors get the maximum enjoyment out of the experience and feel secure at all times. There are four major rides at the park. Our newest ride is the River Adventure which is designed to reproduce the experience of white-water rafting. No amount of protective clothing would make any difference so only go on this ride if you’re prepared to get wet! Children under eight can go on this ride, but all under sixteens must have an adult with them.


Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - relationship

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - relationship

Relationship - vocabularies

to break up: to end a romantic relationship 
to drift apart: to become less close to someone 
to enjoy someone’s company: to like spending time with someone 
to fall for: to fall in love 
to fall head over heels in love: to start to love someone a lot 
to fall out with: to have a disagreement and stop being friends 
to get on like a house on fire: to like someone’s company very much indeed 
to get on well with: to understand someone and enjoy similar interests 
to get to know: to begin to know someone 
to go back years: to have known someone for a long time 
to have a lot in common: to share similar interests 
to have ups and downs: to have good and bad times 
a healthy relationship: a good, positive relationship 
to hit it off: to quickly become good friends with 
to be in a relationship: to be romantically involved with someone 
to be just good friends: to not be romantically involved 
to keep in touch with: to keep in contact with 
to lose touch with: to not see or hear from someone 
any longer love at first sight: to fall in love immediately you meet someone 
to pop the question: to ask someone to marry you 
to see eye to eye: to agree on a subject 
to settle down: to give up the single life and start a family 
to strike up a relationship: to begin a friendship 
to tie the knot: to get married 
to be well matched: to be similar to 
to work at a relationship: to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone

Relationship - Questions:



Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - sports

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts 

Sports - vocabularies

  1. an athletics meeting: hội thao an athletics track: đường chạy (quanh sân bóng) 
  2. an away game: trận đấu trên sân khách 
  3. a brisk walk: môn đi bộ nhanh 
  4. to do judo/ taekwondo/ meditation: (not go or play) tập các môn võ:… 
  5. a football fan: nguời hâm mộ bóng đá 
  6. a fitness programme: chương trình tập luyện 
  7. a football match: một trận đấu bóng đá 
  8. a football pitch/ field: sân bóng 
  9. a football season: mùa giải 
  10. to get into shape: trở nên rắn chắc 
  11. to go jogging: chạy bộ 
  12. a home game: một trận đấu trên sân nhà 
  13. to keep fit/ in shape: giữ dáng 
  14. to be out of condition: không rắn chắc 
  15. a personal best: thành tích cá nhân tốt nhất (to achieve a personal best) 
  16. a personal trainer: huấn luyện viên cá nhân (riêng) 
  17. to play tennis/football: (not do or go): chơi tennis/ bóng đá 
  18. to run the marathon: chạy marathon (42.195 Kilometers) 
  19. a season ticket: vé xem cả mùa giải. 
  20. to set a record: lập kỷ lục / 
  21. to break a record: phá kỷ lục 
  22. a sports center: trung tâm thể thao sports facilities: thiết bị thể thao 
  23. a squash/tennis/badminton court: sân bóng quần/ tennis/ cầu lông 
  24. strenuous exercise: bài tập nặng 
  25. a strong swimmer: vận động viên bơi giỏi 
  26. a swimming pool: hồ bơi 
  27. to take up exercise/ tennis: bắt đầu tập thể dục/
  28. tennis to train hard: nỗ lực tập luyện 
  29. to improve one’s flexibility: cải thiện sự dẻo dai 
  30. to build up/ maintain a relation: xây dựng/ duy trì một quan hệ 
  31. to refresh one’s mind: giúp thư giãn 
  32. to tie up a relation: thắt chặt quan hệ

Sports - questions 

  1. Do you do any sports?
  2. Do you participate in any sports? 
  3. What is your favourite sport and why?
  4. When you were a child, did you play any organizations?
  5. Do you do sports or play sports? 
  6. Do you do any sports meaning? 
  7. Do you love to play sports? 
  8. What sports you can do at home?
  9. Are you a fan of any sport teams?
  10. why Did you play sport as a child?
  11. What sport would you like to try in the future?
  12. are you a fan of any sport teams? why?
  13. What kind of sport you like ?
  14. Are you good at sport?
  15. Have you ever tried any dangerous sports?
  16. What sports can you play?
  17. What sports did you play when you were a child?
  18. Are you interested in sport?

Tiếng anh trẻ em - animals topic - part 2

 

Từ vựng tiếng anh trẻ em - animals topic - part 2

Tiếng anh trẻ em - animals topic - part 1

 


Tự vựng tiếng anh trẻ em - animals topic - part 1

Phát âm chuẩn cho trẻ

Family and friends 

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - Health

 
Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - health

Health - vocabularies:

  1. aches and pains: minor pains that continue over a period of time: nhức mỏi
  2. to be a bit off color: to feel a little ill: cảm thấy hơi mệt/ có vẻ bị bệnh
  3. to be at death’s door: (informal) to be very ill indeed: bệnh rất nặng/ sắp chết
  4. to be on the mend: to be recovering after an illness: đang phục hồi
  5. to be over the worst: to have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of an illness: đã qua cơn nguy kịch
  6. to be under the weather: (informal) to not feel well: không khoẻ/ hơi mệt
  7. a blocked nose: when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold = a stiffy nose: nghẹt mũi
  8. to catch a cold: to get a cold: bị cảm lạnh
  9. a check-up: a physical examination by a doctor: khám bệnh
  10. a chesty cough: a cough caused by congestion around the lungs: ho kèm tức ngực
  11. cuts and bruises: minor injuries: vết thương nhẹ (vết đứt và bầm)
  12. to feel poorly: to feel ill: cảm thấy mệt/ bệnh
  13. as fit as a fiddle: to be very healthy: rất khoẻ
  14. to go/ come down with (a cold): to become ill: ngã bệnh (cảm lạnh)
  15. to go private: to choose to be treated by commercial healthcare rather than by services offered by the state: khám dịch vụ
  16. GP: General Practitioner (family doctor): bác sĩ gia đình
  17. to have a filling: to have a tooth repaired: trám răng
  18. to have a tooth out: to have a tooth removed: nhổ răng
  19. a heavy cold: a bad cold: cảm nặng
  20. to make an appointment: to arrange a time to see the doctor: hẹn gặp
  21. to make a speedy recovery: to recover quickly from an illness: phục hồi nhanh
  22. to phone in sick: to call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness: gọi điện thoại báo bệnh
  23. prescription charges: money the patient pays for medicine authorised by a doctor: phí khám bệnh
  24. to pull a muscle: to strain a muscle: căng cơ
  25. a runny nose: a nose that has liquid coming out of it: bị sổ mũi
  26. a sore throat: inflammation that causes pain when swallowing: bị đau họng

Health - questions :

  1. What costs are involved when you are ill in your country?
  2. Have you got a relation you’re particularly fond of?
  3. What costs are involved when you are ill in your country 
  4. what are the most popular ways of keeping healthy in your country? 
  5. Do you do any sport?
  6. Is there anything you’re particularly afraid of?
  7. In your experience are people too quick to take time off work when they’re ill?
  8. Do women pay more attention to their health than men?
  9. Describe a time when you were ill
  10. Describe a health problem in your country Describe a change you have made to improve your health and that you would recommend to others 
  11. Talk about your health 
  12. Describe something you have done that is good for your health and that you would recommend to others 
  13. Is it easy to keep fit where you live 
  14. Does the lifestyle of a person affect his health IELTS IELTS Speaking Part 3 health 
  15. Is healthy eating important IELTS Speaking
  16. Describe a time when you were ill. You should say:  
  • when this was 
  • what your symptoms were 
  • how long the illness lasted

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - education


Education - vocabularies

  1. to attend classes: to go to classes (đi học) 
  2.  bachelor’s degree: an undergraduate course which usually lasts 3-4 years (bằng cử nhân) 
  3.  boarding school: a school where pupils live during term time (trường nội trú) 
  4.  distance learning: a way of studying where tuition is carried out over the Internet or by post (học từ xa) 
  5.  face-to-face classes: as opposed to distance learning the traditional way of studying in a classroom with colleagues and a teacher (học trực tiếp với giáo viên/ giảng viên) 
  6.  to fall behind with your studies: to progress less quickly than others (học chậm hơn bạn cùng lớp/ khóa) 
  7. to give feedback: to offer guidance on a student’s work (phản hồi) 
  8.  a graduation ceremony: an event where a successful student receives his or her academic degree (lễ tốt nghiệp) 
  9.  higher education: education, usually in a college or university, that is followed after high school or secondary school (học cao đẳng/ đại học) 
  10.  an intensive course: a course that offers lots of training in order to reach a goal in as short a time as possible (khóa học tập trung/ học nhiều) 
  11.  to keep up with your studies: to not fall behind (đuổi kịp chương trình) 
  12.  to learn something by heart: to memorize it (học thuộc lòng) 
  13.  a mature student: a student who is older than average and who has usually returned to education after a period at work (sinh viên đã trưởng thành – chỉ người từng đi làm trước khi trở lại học đại học) 
  14.  master’s degree: a period of study which often follows the completion of a bachelor’s degree or is undertaken by someone regarded as capable of a higher-level academic course (bằng cao học/ thạc sĩ) 
  15.  to meet a deadline: to finish a job or task in the time allowed or agreed (hoàn thành đúng hạn) 
  16.  to play truant: to stay away from classes without permission (cúp học/ trốn học) 
  17.  private language school: an independent school run as a business concern (trường tư) 
  18.  public schools: exclusive independent schools in the UK (trường công) 
  19.  a single-sex school: a school where only boys or girls attend (as opposed to a mixed-sex school) (trường chỉ có nam sinh hoặc nữ sinh học riêng biệt) 
  20.  to sit an exam: to take an exam (dự thi) state school: a school paid for by public funds and available to the general public (trường công lập) 
  21.  subject specialist: a teacher who has a great deal of knowledge about the subject they teach (giáo viên chuyên ngành) 
  22.  to take a year out: to spend a year working or travelling before starting university (nghỉ 1 năm) 
  23.  tuition fees: the money paid for a course of study (học phí)/ school fees/ school tuition 
  24.  to work your way through university: to have a paid job whilst studying to support yourself financially (làm việc bán thời gian để tự trang trải trong quá trình học)

Education - questions :

  1. Do all children get equal opportunities in education?
  2. Are you studying English at a school?Would you say you are a good student?  
  3. When you were younger did you enjoy your time at school?
  4. What qualities do you think a good teacher has?
  5. What are the advantages of studying on a distance learning course?
  6. Does everybody get equal opportunities to study? 
  7. Is there equality of educational opportunity? 
  8. Why all children should be offered the same opportunities?
  9. What does the equality of opportunity mean in the American Values?
  10. Describe a time during your education that you really enjoyed. You should say:  
  • when this period was 
  • where you were 
  • what you were studying at the time
  • and say why you were so happy.

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - holidays

Từ vựng luyện thi ielts - holidays 


Holidays - vocabularies:

  1. all-in package/package holiday: a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together ==> chuyến đi trọn gói (giá cả cố định, bao gồm chi phí vận chuyển, nơi ăn ở...)
  2. breathtaking view: an extremely beautiful view ==> cảnh đẹp ngoạn mục
  3. charter-flight: a cheaper form of flying than a scheduled flight ==> chuyên bay bằng máy bay thuê
  4. check-in desk: the place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage ==> bàn đăng ký
  5. departure lounge: where you wait for your flight to be called ==> phòng chờ khởi hành
  6. far-off destination: somewhere a long way away ==> điểm đến xa xôi
  7. to get away from it all: to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful lifestyle ==> thoát khỏi tất cả (đi du lịch để xả stress) 
  8. guided tour: an organised group shown around a place of interest by an expert ==> chuyến du lịch có hướng dẫn
  9. holiday brochure: a glossy publication with details of holiday packages ==> niên giám du lịch
  10. holiday destination: where you go for a holiday ==> điểm đến du lịch
  11. holiday of a lifetime: a special holiday that you are unlikely to repeat ==> chuyến đi để đời
  12. holiday resort: a place where lots of people go for a holiday ==> khu nghỉ dưỡng 
  13. hordes of tourists: crowds of tourists ==> nhiều du khách
  14. local crafts: objects produced locally ==> đồ thủ công địa phương 
  15. long weekend: an extended weekend holiday including Friday or Monday ==> kỳ nghỉ cuối tuần dài (cộng thêm ngày phép) 
  16. out of season: outside of the main holiday period ==> hết mùa du lịch
  17. picturesque village: very pretty village ==> ngôi làng đẹp như tranh
  18. passport control: the place where your passport is checked ==> khu kiểm tra an ninh
  19. places of interest: sites of interest to tourists ==> điểm khu vui chơi, du lịch
  20. wildlife safari: a holiday, often in Africa, to observe wild animals ==> công viên hoang dã
  21. self-catering: a holiday where you supply your own food ==> tour tự phục vụ ăn uống 
  22. short break: a short holiday ==> kỳ nghỉ ngắn ngày
  23. to go sightseeing:  to look around the tourist sites ==> đi tham quan
  24. stunning landscape: extremely beautiful countryside ==> vùng quê tuyệt đẹp
  25. travel agent: a shop that specialises in booking holidays ==> văn phòng du lịch
  26. tourist trap: somewhere where too many tourists go ==> khu vực đông khách
  27. youth hostel: a cheap form of accommodation ==> nhà nghỉ công đoàn (giá rẻ) 

Holidays - questions :

  1. What kind of holiday are you interested in?
  2. Where did you go for your last holiday?
  3. What is your favorite type of holiday?
  4. Who would you like to go on holiday with?
  5. What kind of holiday do you like?
  6. What is your favourite type of holiday?
  7. Which holiday do you enjoy the most?
  8. Do you like short holidays or long holidays?
  9. Describe a holiday you would like to go on.
  10. Would you prefer to go on holiday with your family or your friends why?
  11. What public holiday does your country have?
  12. Are holiday important to you?
  13. What do you like to do when you’re on holiday?
  14. Do you have many tourists in your country?
  15. What do you think has led to the growth in the tourism industry?
  16. How do people tend to choose a destination?
  17. People sometimes say flying is the most glamorous form of travel. Do you agree?
  18. Describe a beautiful place you once visited. You should say:
  • when you went to this place
  • where it was
  • who you went with
  • and say why you liked it so much.