Unit 24: People and daily life
Từ vựng People and daily life
📘 Giải thích tiếng Việt
Chủ đề: Con người và đời sống thường ngày
Bài này gồm từ vựng về xã hội, pháp luật và sinh hoạt hằng ngày. Danh từ: government (chính phủ), society (xã hội), community (cộng đồng), tradition (truyền thống), routine (nề nếp/thói quen), habit (thói quen cá nhân). Tính từ: illegal (bất hợp pháp), responsible (có trách nhiệm), familiar (quen thuộc), typical (điển hình).
Nhóm tội phạm và pháp luật: commit a crime (phạm tội), steal (ăn trộm), rob (cướp), arrest (bắt giữ), admit (thừa nhận), court (tòa án), criminal (tội phạm).
Cụm động từ (phrasal verbs)
break into = đột nhập; get away with = thoát tội, không bị phạt; catch up with = theo kịp; get up / wake up = ra khỏi giường / thức dậy; wash up = rửa bát; put away = cất đồ về chỗ cũ; move in = dọn đến ở.
Cụm giới từ và mẫu từ
Ghi nhớ: against the law (trái luật), in public (nơi công cộng), in touch with (giữ liên lạc với), at the age of (ở tuổi). Mẫu động từ + giới từ: accuse sb of, blame sb for, punish sb for, forgive sb for.
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Theory
Topic vocabulary
| Word | Word | Word |
|---|---|---|
| admit (v) | habit (n) | routine (n, adj) |
| arrest (v) | identity card (n phr) | schedule (n) |
| charity (n) | illegal (adj) | situation (n) |
| commit (v) | politics (n) | social (adj) |
| community (n) | population (n) | society (n) |
| court (n) | prison (n) | steal (v) |
| criminal (n, adj) | protest (v, n) | tradition (n) |
| culture (n) | resident (n) | typical (adj) |
| familiar (adj) | responsible (adj) | vote (v, n) |
| government (n) | rob (v) | youth club (n phr) |
Phrasal verbs
| Phrasal verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break in(to) | enter illegally |
| catch up (with) | reach the same point/level as |
| get away with | escape punishment for |
| get up | leave your bed |
| move in | start living in a new house, etc |
| put away | return sth to where it belongs |
| wake up | stop being asleep |
| wash up | wash plates, cups, cutlery, etc |
Prepositional phrases
against the law • at the age of • in public • in response to • in touch (with) • in your teens/twenties/etc
Word formation
| Base | Derivatives | Base | Derivatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| agree | agreement, disagree | life | live, alive |
| belief | believe, (un)believable | nation | nationality, (inter)national |
| courage | courageous | peace | peaceful(ly) |
| elect | election | prison | prisoner |
| equal | equality, unequal | shoot | shot, shooting |
Word patterns
| Type | Pattern |
|---|---|
| adjectives | angry (with sb) about • guilty of |
| verbs | accuse sb of • blame sb for • blame sth on • criticise sb for • forget about • forgive sb for • invite sb to • punish sb for • share sth with • smile at |
Exercise A
A Score: 0/5
Circle the correct word.
1
Is it _______ to drive without wearing a seatbelt?
illegal
2
Rob is very _______. You can trust him completely.
responsible
3
The area where I live has a lot of _______ problems.
social
4
Her face looked _______ but I wasn't sure who she was.
familiar
5
It was just another _______ day at the office.
typical
Exercise B
B Score: 0/17
Complete the crossword. Write the answer for each clue.
Across
2→
If you've broken the law, you're a _______. (8 letters)
criminal
7→
A new _______ is elected every four years. (10 letters)
government
9→
Are you a _______ or are you just visiting? (8 letters)
resident
10→
How much money do you give to _______? (7 letters)
charity
12→
I really feel part of the local _______. (9 letters)
community
14→
The _______ of our village is decreasing. Soon there will be no one living here at all. (10 letters)
population
16→
It's a _______ in my family to go for a walk on New Year's Day. (9 letters)
tradition
Down
1↓
Biting your fingernails is a horrible _______! (5 letters)
habit
3↓
The police officer asked to see my _______ card. (8 letters)
identity
4↓
I've had to change my _______ now I start work earlier. (7 letters)
routine
5↓
She's got a very busy _______ today. (8 letters)
schedule
6↓
Let's go to the _______ club after school! (5 letters)
youth
8↓
He was sent to _______ for six years. (6 letters)
prison
10↓
The judge entered the _______ and everyone stood up. (5 letters)
court
11↓
I'm in a very difficult _______. I should tell my parents that I lost the money, but I'm afraid they'll be angry! (9 letters)
situation
13↓
In a democratic _______, people have the right to vote. (7 letters)
society
15↓
My brother is very interested in _______. He'd like to be a member of parliament one day. (8 letters)
politics
Exercise C
C Score: 0/7
Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
admitarrestcommit
protestrobstealvote
1
You've never _______ a crime, have you?
committed
2
Most people who _______ banks get caught eventually.
rob
3
I think we should _______ about the council's plans to close the playground.
protest
4
John finally _______ that he had broken the window after all.
admitted
5
If you didn't have enough money for food, would you _______ from a supermarket?
steal
6
A man has been _______ in connection with the bank robbery last Tuesday.
arrested
7
Are you going to _______ in the local elections next week?
vote
Exercise D
D Score: 0/8
Match to make sentences. Write the correct letter (A–H).
A up with the rest of the class quite quickly.
B those plates up, aren't you?
C up when the alarm clock rang this morning.
D up, I realised I was late for school.
E into my car and stolen the CD player.
F all these clothes away?
G away with this!
H in next door today.
B those plates up, aren't you?
C up when the alarm clock rang this morning.
D up, I realised I was late for school.
E into my car and stolen the CD player.
F all these clothes away?
G away with this!
H in next door today.
1
Someone has broken _______
E
2
I missed a few lessons but I'm catching _______
A
3
You'll never get _______
G
4
I didn't want to get _______
C
5
Our new neighbours moved _______
H
6
Do you want me to help you put _______
F
7
When I woke _______
D
8
You're going to wash _______
B
Exercise E
E Score: 0/9
Write one word in each gap.
Dear Sir,
I am writing (1) _______ response (2) _______ the letter from Mrs A Taylor, which was published in the last issue of The Village Times.
Mrs Taylor spoke quite rudely about the young people who hang around in the park after school and at weekends. She seems to suggest that a group of teenagers meeting and having fun (3) _______ public is (4) _______ the law. Well, it isn't! She should try to remember what she was like (5) _______ the age (6) _______ fifteen. I know several people (7) _______ their teens who like to spend time in the park. They are polite, honest and helpful, and I am proud to have them in the village. Perhaps I could put Mrs Taylor (8) _______ touch (9) _______ them. They might teach her not to be so rude and unpleasant in future.
Yours,
Wendy Partridge
1
I am writing _______ response
in
2
response _______ the letter
to
3
having fun _______ public
in
4
is _______ the law
against
5
she was like _______ the age
at
6
the age _______ fifteen
of
7
several people _______ their teens
in
8
put Mrs Taylor _______ touch
in
9
touch _______ them
with
Exercise F
F Score: 0/10
Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.
1
Running after that thief was very _______ of you! COURAGE
courageous
2
You looked so _______ when you fell asleep on the sofa. PEACE
peaceful
3
All four of my grandparents are still _______. LIVE
alive
4
Did you vote in the last _______? ELECT
election
5
It can be very difficult for _______ when they leave prison and go back into the community. PRISON
prisoners
6
At the end of the film, you hear a single _______ and then Al Pacino falls to the ground. SHOOT
shot
7
It's _______! I've lost my glasses again! BELIEVE
unbelievable
8
I think we're all in _______ that something must be done about the problem. AGREE
agreement
9
Should I write 'British' or 'English' as my _______? NATION
nationality
10
We'll only have real _______ when women earn as much money as men. EQUAL
equality
Exercise G
G Score: 0/6
Circle the correct word.
1
Don't blame the theft _______ Tim. He didn't steal anything!
on
2
I'll share these sandwiches _______ you, if you like.
with
3
They accused Tonya _______ telling lies, but she was telling the truth.
of
4
Are you still angry _______ me?
with
5
I'd completely forgotten _______ the party. I'm not ready!
about
6
Trudy is such a lovely baby. She always smiles _______ you when you sing to her.
at
Exercise H
H Score: 0/7
Write one word in each gap.
1
You can't blame me _______ the bad weather!
for
2
You shouldn't criticise people _______ the way that they look.
for
3
I'm thinking of inviting Eliot _______ the barbecue.
to
4
You're not angry _______ what I said, are you?
about
5
The head teacher is going to punish us _______ being late for class.
for
6
Ronald Jennings, you have been found guilty _______ murder.
of
7
I'll never forgive you _______ what you've done!
for
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