Unit 21: Sending and receiving
Từ vựng Sending and receiving
📘 Giải thích tiếng Việt
Chủ đề: Gửi và nhận thông tin
Bài này gom từ vựng về giao tiếp và truyền thông: broadcast (phát sóng), announcement (thông báo), signal (tín hiệu), channel (kênh), viewer (khán giả), media (truyền thông), report (bản tin/báo cáo), accent (giọng, chất giọng).
Nhóm động từ hành động: type (gõ phím), click (nhấp chuột), link (kết nối), whisper (thì thầm), interrupt (ngắt lời), pronounce (phát âm), persuade (thuyết phục).
Phrasal verbs – Cụm động từ
Nhớ nghĩa: call back (gọi lại), come out (được xuất bản), cut off (bị ngắt kết nối), fill in (điền vào đơn), hang up (gác máy), log on(to) / log off (đăng nhập / thoát), print out (in ra giấy).
Giới từ đi kèm
Học thuộc cụm: by e-mail/phone/letter, nhưng on the Internet / the news / the phone / the radio / TV. Ví dụ: keep in touch by phone, I saw it on TV.
Word formation & word patterns
Đổi dạng từ để hợp ngữ cảnh: predict → prediction, communicate → communication, connect → connection, certain → certainly. Các mẫu từ hay gặp: comment on, reply to, communicate with, translate ... into, send sth to sb, information about.
Tổng điểm: 0/63
Theory
Topic vocabulary
| Word | Type |
|---|---|
| accent | n |
| announcement | n |
| broadcast | v, n |
| channel | n |
| clear | adj |
| click | v |
| contact | v, n |
| file | n |
| formal | adj |
| image | n |
| informal | adj |
| Internet | n |
| interrupt | v |
| link | v, n |
| media | n |
| mobile phone | n phr |
| online | adj, adv |
| pause | v, n |
| persuade | v |
| pronounce | v |
| publish | v |
| report | v, n |
| request | v, n |
| ring | v |
| signal | n |
| swear | v |
| type | v |
| viewer | n |
| website | n |
| whisper | v, n |
Phrasal verbs
| Phrasal verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| call back | ring again on the phone |
| come out | be published |
| cut off | disconnect (phone, electricity, etc) |
| fill in | add information in the spaces on a form, etc |
| hang up | put the receiver down to end a phone call |
| log off | disconnect from the Internet/a website |
| log on(to) | connect to the Internet/a website |
| print out | make a paper copy of sth on a computer |
Prepositional phrases
by e-mail / phone / letter •
on the Internet • on the news • on the phone • on the radio • on TV
Word formation
| Base word | Related forms |
|---|---|
| certain | certainly, certainty |
| communicate | communication |
| connect | connection, disconnect |
| deliver | delivery |
| express | expression, expressive |
| inform | informative, information |
| predict | prediction, (un)predictable |
| secret | secretly, secrecy |
| speak | spoke, spoken, speaker, speech |
| translate | translation, translator |
Word patterns
| Type | Pattern |
|---|---|
| verbs | comment on • communicate with • glance at • receive sth from • reply to • send sth to sb • talk (to sb) about • tell sb about • translate (from sth) into • write (to sb) about |
| nouns | information about • a letter (from sb) about |
Exercise A
A Score: 0/12
Complete using a word formed from the letters given.
1
You can tell Martin is from Denmark by his __________. (N C E C T A)
accent
2
Did the __________ say that our plane was delayed or cancelled? (E U N T N E C M A N O N)
announcement
3
We've got relatives in Canada, but we don't have much __________ with them. (T T A C N C O)
contact
4
You need to save what you've written as a __________ and then send it to me by e-mail. (E I L F)
file
5
The first __________ that was sent by radio from New York to London was a picture of the American president. (A I E G M)
image
6
The __________ started in the 1980s and now it connects millions of computers around the world. (T N R T N E I E)
Internet
7
You need to __________ the computers together and then you can send things directly from one to the other. (N I K L)
link
8
You shouldn't believe everything you read or hear in the __________. (D E A I M)
media
9
According to the __________ on the TV news, the Prime Minister is coming to our town soon. (T O E P R R)
report
10
You can't listen to the radio when you're on the underground because the __________ isn't strong enough. (A N G S I L)
signal
11
If you're a regular __________ of our programme, then you'll know that we often interview ordinary people. (I E V R E W)
viewer
12
I got the information from a __________. Hang on and I'll give you the address. (I B E S W T E)
website
Exercise B
B Score: 0/8
Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
broadcastclickinterruptpausepublishringsweartype
1
You have to __________ on the picture by pressing the left button on your mouse.
click
2
Writing and sending e-mails is a lot faster if you learn how to __________ properly.
type
3
I couldn't believe it when Greg __________ in front of the head teacher!
swore
4
The man on the telephone __________ for a moment and then said, 'Tell no one!'
paused
5
This programme was first __________ in 1967 and hasn't been shown on TV since then.
broadcast
6
Please don't __________ me. Let me finish what I wanted to say.
interrupt
7
Our school might __________ a weekly magazine to keep parents and students informed about what's happening.
publish
8
You should __________ Michael and let him know about the plan for this evening.
ring
Exercise C
C Score: 0/5
Circle the correct word or phrase.
1
What John said on the phone wasn't very clear / online so I asked him to repeat it.
clear
2
Sandy waited until the teacher was looking the other way. 'Meet me after school,' he whispered / requested quietly in my ear.
whispered
3
How do you persuade / pronounce your name?
pronounce
4
You should use formal / informal language when you're writing to someone you don't know personally.
formal
5
Why do you keep on switching channels / mobile phones? I'm trying to watch this film!
channels
Exercise D
D Score: 0/8
Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
call backcome outcut offfill inhang uplog offlog on(to)print out
1
I've got an e-mail from Mick! Wait a second and I'll ______ it ______ so you don't have to read it on the screen.
print … out
2
I was talking to Matt on the phone when the train went into a tunnel and we were __________.
cut off
3
You just have to __________ this form and we'll send the money for you.
fill in
4
My favourite magazine, Teen Scene, __________ every Friday.
comes out
5
Len was talking on the phone, but when I entered the room he __________.
hung up
6
I can't __________ because I can't remember my password.
log on
7
I'm afraid Mr Brown isn't here. Could you __________ in an hour?
call back
8
Tom surfed the Internet for hours and __________ at three in the morning!
logged off
Exercise E
E Score: 0/7
Write one word in each gap.
News travels fast
These days, there's no excuse for not knowing what's happening in the world. (1) __________ TV and on (2) __________ radio, news programmes keep us up to date with all the important events. We read about problems on the other side of the world (3) __________ the Internet as soon as they happen, and we see live pictures (4) __________ the news 24 hours a day. Even personal news travels fast today. Whether we keep in touch (5) __________ phone or e-mail, we're never more than a few seconds away from friends and family. The days when the only means of communication was (6) __________ letter are gone forever. So, the next time you're (7) __________ the phone, just remember how things have changed.
1
_______ TV
On
2
on _______ radio
the
3
_______ the Internet
on
4
_______ the news
on
5
keep in touch _______ phone or e-mail
by
6
_______ letter
by
7
you're _______ the phone
on
Exercise F
F Score: 0/6
Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.
1
My __________ is that one day all phone calls will be free. PREDICT
prediction
2
Politicians often have a __________ with them when they go to other countries. TRANSLATE
translator
3
I would hate to give a __________ in front of hundreds of people! SPEAK
speech
4
Who knows what means of __________ will be invented in the future? COMMUNICATE
communication
5
There's something wrong with my __________ to the Internet, so I can't send and receive e-mails. CONNECT
connection
6
The mobile phone has __________ made life a lot easier. CERTAIN
certainly
Exercise G
G Score: 0/5
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
The Secret Message
I was walking down the street when a woman appeared in front of me. 'Please! You must help me!' she cried. I could tell from her (1) __________ that she was frightened. She (2) __________ English with a Russian accent. She put a piece of paper into my hand. 'This contains important (3) __________. I can't say any more, but there will be a (4) __________ tonight.' She started to leave. 'Contact the person in the message. But do it (5) __________! No one must know!' I looked at the message but didn't understand. When I looked up, she was gone. That was how my adventures began …
Words: 1 EXPRESS • 2 SPEAK • 3 INFORM • 4 DELIVER • 5 SECRET
1
EXPRESS →?
expression
2
SPEAK →?
spoke
3
INFORM →?
information
4
DELIVER →?
delivery
5
SECRET →?
secretly
Exercise H
H Score: 0/6
Write one word in each gap.
1
I didn't read the newspaper properly. I just glanced __________ it, really.
at
2
I've got an e-mail in Spanish. Could you translate it __________ English for me?
into
3
My grandma says people don't talk __________ each other like they used to.
to
4
You should receive a letter __________ our company in the next few days.
from
5
Press this button to reply __________ the e-mail.
to
6
I got a letter from Alex __________ her new job. It sounds interesting.
about
Exercise I
I Score: 0/6
Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1
Did Olivia say anything about your website? comment
Did Olivia __________ your website?
Did Olivia __________ your website?
comment on
2
Carl described his new mobile phone to me. told
Carl __________ his new mobile phone.
Carl __________ his new mobile phone.
told me about
3
This website describes the history of communication. information
This website has __________ the history of communication.
This website has __________ the history of communication.
information about
4
Remind me to send Nigel a letter about our plans. write
Remind me to __________ our plans.
Remind me to __________ our plans.
write to Nigel about
5
Some chimpanzees use sign language to talk to people. communicate
Some chimpanzees __________ people through sign language.
Some chimpanzees __________ people through sign language.
communicate with
6
Could you tell Gail about the party by e-mail? send
Could you __________ Gail about the party?
Could you __________ Gail about the party?
send an e-mail to
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