Unit 24 — Từ vựng C1-C2
📘 Giải thích tiếng Việt
Chủ đề: Con người & các mối quan hệ
Bài xoay quanh từ vựng về quan hệ gia đình và xã hội. Danh từ chỉ người: acquaintance (người quen sơ), spouse (vợ/chồng), sibling (anh chị em ruột), guardian (người giám hộ), stepmother (mẹ kế), companion (bạn đồng hành), introvert/extrovert (người hướng nội/hướng ngoại), ancestor/descendant (tổ tiên/hậu duệ).
Động từ chủ đề
Chú ý sắc thái gần nghĩa: distinguish (phân biệt) vs differ; contradict (phản bác), liken to (ví như), identify with (đồng cảm), integrate (hòa nhập), negotiate (thương lượng), merge (sáp nhập), comprise (chiếm/gồm). Tính từ: compatible (hợp nhau), intimate (thân mật), mutual (đôi bên).
Phrasal verbs
Cụm động từ về quan hệ: break up (chia tay), take after (giống - về ngoại hình/tính cách), bump into (tình cờ gặp), open up (cởi mở tâm sự), pick on (bắt nạt), answer back (cãi lại), fight back / fire back (đáp trả), sound out (dò ý).
Thành ngữ (idioms)
on the same wavelength (cùng quan điểm), flesh and blood (ruột thịt), two peas in a pod (giống nhau như đúc), see eye to eye (đồng quan điểm), born with a silver spoon in your mouth (sinh ra trong nhung lụa), get on like a house on fire (hợp nhau ngay), in someone's bad books (bị ai đó ghét).
Cấu tạo từ (word formation)
Luyện đổi gốc từ theo ngữ cảnh: SEPARATE→inseparable, PERCEIVE→perceptive, INHERIT→inheritance, RACE→racist, LOYAL→disloyal, INDIVIDUAL→individuality, PARENT→parenthood, APPRECIATE→appreciation. Chú ý tiền tố phủ định (in-, dis-) và hậu tố tạo danh từ trừu tượng (-hood, -ance, -ity).
A. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
B. Choose the correct answer.
C. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
Relate
When people are in (1) , it can often help to talk to someone outside the relationship. When the (2) that holds people together weakens and arguments break out, the (3) calm of a counsellor's office can make a big difference. Relate is a registered charity in the UK that exists to give advice to couples. It started life as the Marriage Guidance Council in 1943 and was founded by Herbert Gray, who was concerned at the increase in (4) . They have dealt with a (5) range of problems over the years, from couples who feel that their personalities aren't (6) to couples who have problems being (7) with each other. Getting people to (8) with each other on rebuilding the relationship and encouraging (9) respect often helps. Often, people need to learn that they can't have exactly what they want and that (10) is necessary.
D. Complete using the words in the box.
E. Select the correct word.
F. Write one word in each gap.
G. Complete using a phrasal verb with a word from box A in the right form and a word from box B.
H. Complete the sentences using the words in the box in the correct form.
Some phrasal verbs with back, such as answer back, have meanings connected to responding to other people.
I. One word in each sentence is incorrect. Underline the incorrect word and write the correct word on the line.
J. Write one word in each gap.
Arranged marriages
The usual western idea of marriage is that you meet someone, (1) in love, and then decide to marry each other. For those born (2) some cultures, however, marriage may have quite a different meaning. In an arranged marriage, it is parents who choose the partner and it's possible (3) the young person getting married not to meet their future bride or groom (4) person until the day of the wedding. Indeed, a young person might be promised to another (5) a child, many years before the wedding day. Amongst communities that practise arranged marriage, it's not unusual for a generation (6) to open up between parents and children, with many young people refusing to accept an arranged marriage. However, if the partners treat each other (7) respect and recognise that they are both (8) equal value, there doesn't seem to be any real barrier to having a happy married life.
K. For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences.
When my mum and dad met, my mum says it was at first sight.
Travelling comes from the fact that we moved around a lot when I was young.
The architect told us that it was practice to start building before getting all the permits.
There are some words which are to a number of the languages spoken in the area.
People came from and far to attend the celebrity wedding of the year.
We just about managed to get to the airport on time, but it was a thing.
Of course we argue, but I don't think we're any different from other couples in that .
Todd lost a lot of people's when they saw how he treats his wife.
In order to find the woman's missing husband, the police asked if he had any distinguishing .
I was quite impressed by the safety on Bill's new car.
My father Chelsea, and so did his father before him, so it was only natural that I would too.
When I saw the results of the survey, I was quite surprised by the number of people who the death penalty.
L. Write one word in each gap.
M. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals.
N. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
Becoming a parent
Very little in our lives prepares us for (1) . (PARENT) Suddenly, your life is turned upside down and all sorts of (2) demands are placed on you. (FAMILIAR) How we ourselves were treated by our parents in our (3) can have an (4) effect on who we become as parents. (YOUNG) (APPRECIATE) Our own (5) of how our parents responded to us creates a model of parenting that is (6) into the kind of parents we become. It's not uncommon for people to show the same child-rearing (7) as their own parents. If your father was an (8) figure who always seemed too busy to care about how you felt, then there's a chance you will repeat the same behaviour. If your mother was utterly (9) in her devotion to her children, there's a chance that you too will be equally giving and do all that is (10) possible for your offspring.
