→ have/take a lesson

2. Activity /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ (n): the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are moving around

→ active /ˈæk.tɪv/ (adj): busy with a particular activity; involved in a particular activity ≠ inactive /ɪnˈæk.tɪv/ (adj): doing nothing

→ activate /ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/ (v): to cause something to start ≠ deactivate /ˌdiˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/ to cause something to be no longer active

→ activation /ˌæk.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ (n): the act of making something start or making it start working ≠ deactivation

3. Homework /ˈhəʊm.wɜːk/ (n): work that teachers give their students to do at home

-> schoolwork /ˈskuːl.wɜːk/ (n): work done at school

→ housework /ˈhaʊs.wɜːk/ (n): the work of keeping a house clean & tidy

→ do housework/homework/schoolwork

4. Feedback /ˈfiːd.bæk/ (n): give comments over someone’s work to improve it; opinion about something

→ give feedback

→ have feedback from

positive feedback ≠ negative feedback

5. Uniform /ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ (n): the same clothes students have to where to school

→ military/school uniform (n)

→ in uniform

6. Discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ (n): training that makes people obey or more able to control themselves, often in form of rules, and punishments if it is broken. For example: parental/military/school discipline

→ self discipline

→ disciplinary /ˌdɪs.əˈplɪn.ər.i/ (adj): relating to discipline; connected with the punishment of people who break the rules

7. Instructor /ɪnˈstrʌk.tər/ (n): a person whose job is to teach people a practical skill. For example: an aerobics instructor, a driving/ski/swimming instructor

→ instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ (v): to order or tell someone to do something, esp in a formal way; to teach someone how to do something

→ instruction /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ (n): something that someone tells you to do. on/under instruction; follow the instruction; give instruction. Or the teaching of a particular skill or subject

8. Resource /rɪˈzɔːs/ (n): the materials given to achieve something; a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person

→ have inner resources (idiom)

~ Infrastructure (n)

9. Attendance /əˈten.dəns/ (n): the present of someone; the number of people who go to an event, meeting → check attendance

→ attend /əˈtend/ (v): to go to an event, place, etc.; to give attention to what someone is saying

→ attentive /əˈten.tɪv/ (adj): listening carefully

10. Rule (n): an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are

→ class rules

→ break the rule ≠ follow/obey/observe the rules 

→ rules & regulations

→ rules are made to be broken

11. Compulsory /kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/ (adj): must do it ≠ optional 

→ compulsion /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ (n): a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control

→ compel /kəmˈpel/ (v): to force someone to do something

12. Punishment /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ (n): the act of punishing someone; rough treatment

→ punish /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/ (v): to cause someone who has done something wrong to suffer

→ punishing /ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ (adj): very difficult and making you feel tired. For example: Currently, she has a punishing schedule of 5 presentations a day.

13. Major /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ (adj): more important, bigger than others of the same type ≠ minor /ˈmaɪ.nər/ (adj): having little important than others of the same type

→ majority /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ (n): the larger number or part of something ≠ minority /maɪˈnɒr.ə.ti/ (n): a smaller number or part

14. Absent /ˈæb.sənt/ (adj): not in the place where you are expected to be; not existing

→ absent from

→ absence /ˈæb.səns/ (n): the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be

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Homework

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndV87XpkWg

Watch the video above, and prepare yourself a short speech to summarize it.

Here are some instructions for you to do your homework 😌

• Pick up words that you think are important, write it down and look up their meanings.

• Outline the important parts in the video, and write a short description of what the part is about.

• Read the comment section to better grasp other people view points on the video's content.

1. Well rounded /wel ˈraʊn.dɪd/ (adj): involving or having experience in a wide range of ideas or activities

→ Parents want their children to be well-rounded.

2. Violin /vaɪəˈlɪn/ (n): a wooden musical instrument with four strings that is held against the neck and played by moving a bow across the strings

→ She practices the violin every day.

3. Concerned /kənˈsɝːnd/ (adj): worried

→ I'm a bit concerned about/for your health.

4. Helpful /ˈhelp.fəl/ (adj): willing to help, or useful

→ She's a helpful person.

5. Extra activities = Extracurricular /ek.strə.kəˈrɪk.jə.lɚ/ (adj): an extracurricular activity or subject is not part of the usual school or college course:

→ Popular extracurricular activities include soccer, chess, tennis, and swimming.

6. Interest /ˈɪn.trɪst/ (n): the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or wanting to discover more about something:

→ I have an interest in drawing and dancing.

7. Ballet /bælˈeɪ/ (n): a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea.

→ He is a ballet dancer.

8. Soccer /ˈsɑː.kɚ/ (n): a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal.

→ Did you play soccer at school?

9. A treat /triːt/ (n): something special you buy because it makes you feel happy or brings happiness to someone else.

10. Invest (v): to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage.

→ She invests a lot of energy in her work.

11. Enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ (v): to get pleasure from something.

→ I'm enjoying the book.

12. Force /fɔːrs/ (v): to make something happen or make someone do something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual, especially by threatening or not offering the possibility of choice.

→ You can't force her to do that.

13. Practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ (n): the act of doing something regularly or repeatedly to improve your skill.

→ I practice drawing every day.

1. Family /ˈfæməli/ (n): a group of one or two parents and their children.

-> My family enjoys holidays.

2. Nuclear family /ˌnuːkliər ˈfæməli/ (n): a family that consists of father, mother, and children.

-> Not everybody nowadays lives in the nuclear family.

3. Parent /ˈperənt/ (n) (usually plural): a person’s father or mother.

-> He's still living with his parents.

4. Biological parents /ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪkl ˈperənt/: natural parents, not the people who adopted him/her.

-> They're her biological parents.

5. Child /tʃaɪld/ (n): a young human who is not yet an adult.

-> She is a child.

6. Father /ˈfɑːðər/ (n): a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child

-> He's my father.

7. Mother /mʌðər/ (n): a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child

→ She is a wonderful mother.

8. Aunt /ænt/ (n): the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle or aunt.

→ My aunt lives in Canada.

9. Uncle /ˈˈʌŋkl/ (n): the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt or uncle.

→ I'm going to visit my uncle.

10. Grandparent /ˈɡrænperənt/ (n): the father or mother of your father or mother.

-> We are going to visit our grandparents during the Tet holiday.

11. Elderly /ˈeldərli/ (n): used as a polite word for ‘old’.

-> an elderly couple

12. Single-parent family /ˌsɪŋɡl ˌperənt ˈfæməli/ (n): a family in which the children live with one parent rather than two.

-> Some kids have a family with just one parent. These are called single-parent families.

13. Extended family /ɪkˌstendɪd ˈfæməli/ (n): a family group with a close relationship among the members that includes not only parents and children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents,...

-> She grew up in a large extended family.

14. Blended family /ˌblendɪd ˈfæməli/ (n): a family that consists of two people and their children from their relationship and previous ones.

-> A blended family is two single-parent families joining together to make a bigger family.

15. Adopt /əˈdɑːpt/: to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s).

-> She adopted three children.

16. Foster /ˈfɑːstər/: to take another person’s child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents.

-> We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.