Unit 42: Problems and solutions
Từ vựng Problems and solutions
📘 Giải thích tiếng Việt
Chủ đề: Vấn đề và giải pháp
Bài này gồm từ vựng về phản ứng, ý kiến và cách xử lý vấn đề. Một số động từ quan trọng: deny (phủ nhận), refuse (từ chối), complain (phàn nàn), criticise (chỉ trích), praise (khen ngợi), warn (cảnh báo), encourage (khích lệ), convince (thuyết phục), assume (cho là/giả định).
Danh từ và tính từ hữu ích: cause (nguyên nhân), result (kết quả), rumour (tin đồn), sensible (hợp lý), serious (nghiêm trọng), ideal (lý tưởng).
Cụm động từ (phrasal verbs)
sort out / work out (giải quyết, tìm ra lời giải), run out (of) (hết, cạn), watch out (cẩn thận), share out (chia ra), put back (đặt lại chỗ cũ).
Cụm giới từ và cấu trúc đi kèm
Ghi nhớ theo cụm: in trouble (gặp rắc rối), under pressure (chịu áp lực), by mistake (do nhầm), in my view (theo tôi). Động từ đi với giới từ: deal with, rely on, believe in, advise against, a solution to.
Cấu tạo từ
Chú ý biến đổi từ loại: solve → solution, help → helpful/helpless, refuse → refusal.
Theory
Topic vocabulary
| accident (n) | encourage (v) | purpose (n) |
| assume (v) | get rid of (v phr) | refuse (v) |
| cause (v, n) | gossip (v, n) | result (v, n) |
| claim (v) | ideal (adj) | rumour (n) |
| complain (v) | insult (v, n) | sensible (adj) |
| convince (v) | investigate (v) | serious (adj) |
| criticise (v) | negative (adj) | spare (adj) |
| deny (v) | positive (adj) | theory (n) |
| discussion (n) | praise (v, n) | thought (n) |
| doubt (v, n) | pretend (v) | warn (v) |
Phrasal verbs
| Phrasal verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hang up | put clothes in a wardrobe, etc |
| pick up | lift something from the floor, a table, etc |
| put back | return something to where it was |
| run out (of) | not have any left |
| share out | give a part of sth to a group of people |
| sort out | solve a problem |
| watch out | be careful |
| work out | find the solution to a problem, etc |
Prepositional phrases
Word formation
| Base word | Derived forms |
|---|---|
| advice | advise, adviser |
| confuse | confused, confusion |
| except | exception |
| help | (un)helpful, helpless |
| luck | (un)lucky, (un)luckily |
| prefer | preference, preferable |
| recommend | recommendation |
| refuse | refusal |
| solve | solution |
| suggest | suggestion |
Word patterns
| Type | Patterns |
|---|---|
| adjectives | sure about/of |
| verbs | advise against • agree (with sb) about • approve of • believe in • deal with • happen to • hide sth from sb • insist on • rely on |
| nouns | an advantage of • a solution to |
Exercise A — Topic vocabulary
Match the statements with the verbs in the box.
Exercise B — Circle the correct word
Circle the correct word.
Exercise C — Anagram word formation
Complete using a word formed from the letters given.
Exercise D — Phrasal verbs (Match)
Match the pictures with the statements. Write the letter (A–H).
B Let's share this out.
C I'll hang this up.
D I'd better pick this up.
E I can't work this out.
F I think we've run out.
G I'll just put this back.
H Thanks for sorting that out.
Exercise E — Prepositional phrases
Write one word in each gap.
Exercise F — Word formation
Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
Personal shoppersDo you get (1) __________ about what to buy when you go clothes shopping? Do you feel (2) __________ when you have to choose between two pairs of jeans? Are you fed up with rude and (3) __________ sales assistants? Has the (4) __________ of your credit card caused you embarrassment? Everyone, without (5) __________, finds shopping stressful at times.
But you don't need to worry any more! (6) __________, now there's a (7) __________. You can have your own personal shopper. Personal shoppers work in several different ways. If you want someone to come shopping with you, they'll (8) __________ you about the best bargains and make (9) __________ and (10) __________ about what to buy.
However, many people who have personal shoppers find it (11) __________ not to go to the shops at all. They let their personal shopper do all the shopping for them. They trust their personal shopper to know their (12) __________ and to make the right decisions.
Exercise G — Word patterns (Match)
Match to make sentences. Write the letter (A–F).
B on Craig.
C in ghosts.
D to Tara.
E of people smoking.
F with you.
Exercise H — Word patterns (Choose)
Choose the correct answer.
