Vocabulary
Presented by group 8
Class 16tb
1.

Trương Thiên Kim

2.

Nguyễn Đức Ân

3.

Võ Như Ngọc

4.

Huỳnh Thị Tâm

PART I
INSIDE READING 3
UNIT 8
CHILD PRODIGIES

1
Challenge
/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
(n)
sự thách, điều thách thức

Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face.

2
Concentrate
/ˈkɒnsntreɪt/
(v)
Tập trung, cô đặc (hóa chất)

We need to concentrate resources on the most run-down areas.

3
Considerable
/kənˈsɪdərəbl/
(Adj)
Đáng kể, to tát, lớn

The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.

4
Enormous
/ɪˈnɔːməs/
(Adj)
To lớn, lớn lao, khổng lồ

His papers were sensational in form and contents and had an enormous
popular circulation.

5
environment
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
(n)
Môi trường

Children learn best in their home environment.

6
expert
/ˈekspɜːt/
(n),(adj)
chuyên gia, chuyên viên (n)
thành thạo (adj)

Dietrich von Bothmer is an expert on ancient Greek vases.(n)
He is expert in cooking good cheap meals.(adj)

7
focus
/ˈfəʊkəs/
(n),(v)
tụ điểm, tiêu điểm, điểm trung tâm (n)
Tập trung, làm nổi bật (v)
The focus on my camera isn't working properly.(n)
If you focus the sun's rays through a magnifying glass on a dry leaf, it will start
to burn.(v)

8
intelligence
/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
(n)
sự thông minh, tình báo

The FBI and the CIA need to share intelligence on terrorism.

9
normal
/ˈnɔːml/
(Adj)
bình thường

The skin surface is resistant to infection under normal circumstances.

10
pursue
/pəˈsjuː/
(v)
đuổi theo, đuổi bắt, truy nã, truy
kích, theo đuổi

I decided the matter was not worth pursuing further.

11
resource
/rɪˈsɔːs/ (n)
/ rɪˈzɔːs/ (n)
Phương kế, nguồn, tài nguyên

Although Vietnam is relatively rich in natural resources, the country's
protracted state of war has precluded their proper exploitation.

12
reveal
/rɪˈviːl/
(v)
Tiết lộ, bộc lộ, biểu lộ, khám phá

Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack.

13
technology
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
(n)
công nghệ học, kỹ thuật học

We need to exploit existing technologies more fully.

14
utilize
/ˈjuːtəlaɪz/
(v)
dùng, sử dụng

Concrete had long been utilized as a bonding and covering material.

15
factor
/ˈfæktə(r)/
(n)
nhân tố, đại lý doanh nghiệp

Money proved to be the deciding factor.

PART II
INSIDE WRITING 3
UNIT 8
FINDING A FORMULA
FOR MOTIVATION

1
clarify
/ˈklærəfaɪ/
(v)
làm sáng tỏ, gạn lọc (thường nói về
bơ)

The 1880s saw a major attempt to clarify the law and simplify court procedure.

2
conform
/kənˈfɔːm/
(v)
Làm hợp với, tuân
theo,

The toys fail to conform to current safety standards.

3
contrary
/ˈkɒntrəri/
(Adj)

trái ngược

Despite all the contrary evidence, they still believed that the Earth was flat.

4
differentiate
/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/
(v)
Phân biệt

Teachers should differentiate clearly between different kinds of correction

5
ethnic
/ˈeθnɪk/
(Adj)
dân tộc, mang màu sắc dân tộc

Most of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam live in the mountainous areas in the
north, near the Chinese border to the mountains Truan Son in central Vietnam.

6
formula
/ˈfɔːmjələ/
(n)
công thức, phương
thức, cách thức

No one has a magic formula for keeping youngsters away from crime.

7
impose
/ɪmˈpəʊz/
(v)
đánh (thuế), áp
đặt

New technology cannot be used successfully if it is simply imposed on an
unwilling workforce.

8
parameter
/pəˈræmɪtə(r)/
(n)
tham số và tham biến,đặc
điểm giới hạn

The central office sets the parameters that guide policy at the local level.

9
passive
/ˈpæsɪv/
(Adj)
bị động, thụ động, đờ
đẫn

She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn't care what
happened.

10
precede
/prɪˈsiːd/
(v)
đến hoặc đi trước (cái gì) về thời
gian, thứ tự, thứ bậc

His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation.

11
principle
/ˈprɪnsəpl/
(n)
nguyên lý, nguyên tắc, (số nhiều)
nguyên tắc xử thế,(số ít)

There's no reason in principle why people couldn't travel to Mars.

12
rational
/ˈræʃnəl/
(Adj)
có lý trí, hợp lý, lẽ
phải

With children working from the age of ten, large families were economically
rational.

13
successor
/səkˈsesə(r)/
(n)
người kế vị

The former newsreader is being tipped as a possible successor to the outgoing
Head of Broadcasting.

14
valid
/ˈvælɪd/
(Adj)
có giá trị, hợp lý,đúng đắn, có cơ
sở/căn cứ vững chắc

These discounts are valid for travel within the continental United States.