Speaking Part 1 by Tran Hanh

Like

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:22:46 UTC

To be keen on
To be interested in
To be into
To be fond of

Dislike

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:23:38 UTC

X is not my cup of tea (not my favorite thing)

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:28:05 UTC

To be honest/Honestly,
Personally,
Well …
In fact/actually
I guess

Besides/Moreover/Additionally/What is more/Other than that(thay cho and)

Meanwhile (đưa ra ý đối lập)

In general (nói chung) >< In particular (nói riêng)

Students

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:33:59 UTC

Freshman = 1st-year student
Sophomore = 2nd-year student
Junior = 3rd-year student
Senior = 4th-year student

Reason

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:36:15 UTC

Because
There are some reasons why
The main reason why … is
It is because

Difficulties at school

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:43:36 UTC

Boring = tedious
Hard/difficult = complicated
Fast-paced => cannot keep up with (theo kịp)

Interesting

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Intriguing
Fascinating

To be good at

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-07 09:57:52 UTC

To have a genius for
X is something I can do in my sleep (can do without thinking because you have practiced so many times)
To have a flair for (natural ability, not by learning)

Exercise 1

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-14 09:39:10 UTC

News:
Fake news >< authentic news
Distorted information: thông tin bị bóp méo

Further study:
Higher education = tertiary education

Music
Relieve/brush away stress
Aesthetic: có thẩm mỹ, nghệ

Exercise 2

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-14 10:05:23 UTC

Equality: sự bình đẳng >< discrimination : sự phân biệt
Erase the gap between: xoá bỏ khoảng cách/sự phân hoá giữa…. = eliminate the divisions …
Increase confidence and respect
A symbol of professionalism/unity (sự thống nhất, đồng nhất)
Tedious: boring
Mix and match: phối đồ
Restrict freedom of expression (giới hạn sự tự do thể hiện bản thân)
Have a + adj + effect on self-image (có tác động abc lên hình ảnh cá nhân của xyz)

Exercise 3

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-14 10:15:20 UTC

Afford: to have enough money to pay for (or to willingly pay for)
Fast fashion => more waste into the environment => pollution
Lavish (lifestyle): phung phí
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Focus too much on appearance/ pay too much attention to appearance
Inner beauty (vẻ đẹp tiềm ẩn tìm mãi vẫn ẩn)
A man of culture/a cultured person: người có zăn hoá
Sensible: nhạy bén, có hiểu biết (able to know the pros and cons)
Have a keen/sharp eye for smth: có đôi mắt tinh tường
Dog-eat-dog world: môi trường cạnh tranh khốc liệt

To start

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-21 05:09:36 UTC

I am going to talk/tell you about
When it comes to …, I would like to talk about ….
Let me tell you about …

Optimistic

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• look on the bright side of something: find good things in bad situations
• Strive to get better: try hard to be a better person
• not judge/criticize oneself against other people’s beliefs: ko đánh giá bản thân mình dựa trên suy nghĩ của người khác
• not let past misfortunes determine their future success: ko để cho những điều không may mắn trong quá khứ quyết định đến thành công ở tương lai

How you feel:
• Energy is contagious: năng lượng có thể lan toả
• Feel better about myself
• Boost my mood
• love being around someone: thích ở cạnh ai
• be comfortable around someone

Admire

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-21 12:46:43 UTC

• (famous) acquire reputation as a ….
• set a good example by V-ing: làm gương qua việc …
• turn to someone for help/support/advice: tìm đến ai để được giúp đỡ/khuyên bảo ….
• I am impressed by/with something

Exercise 1

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-28 11:25:41 UTC

Natural disaster (earthquake, drought, flood, tsunami/tidal wave, storm, …), Climate change, global warming, air/water/noice/light pollution

Contaminate/pollute ( v): gây ô nhiễm -> Contaminate water/ the atmosphere.

Severely affect sth : ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng đến cái gì

Result from (v) gây ra bởi

Ex: Air pollution results from human activities.

Smog (n): khói bụi

Incineration: sự thiêu (đốt) cái gì đó

Exhaust fumes: khí thải

Factories realse/produce a huge amount of exhaust fumes.

Contribute to sth: góp phần vào việc gì đó

Ex: Smoking contributed to his early death.

Air pollution:

-the increasing number of vehicles using gas (cars, trucks, motorbikes, etc.), factories, waste incineration

⇒increases the exhaust emissions, especially in big cities such as HN, HCM cities => the air is polluted

⇒severely affects human health/causes respiratory diseases, nasal irritation, headache.

⇒Lead to global warming => extreme weather condition (more frequent) => people and animals will suffer

- Encourage people to use public transport, minimize using plastic bags,…

⇒Contribute to a cleaner environment and better human health.

Exercise 2

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-28 11:28:05 UTC

•To litter (v) xả rác bừa bãi

•Dump waste (v)

•Degrade the environment (v)

•Cut down a tree

•Be harmful to the environment

Exercise 3

hanhttm312 — 2023-04-28 11:28:28 UTC

Recycle waste (v)

Reuse bottles => to plant trees, grow vegetables (small trees)

Avoid using plastic bags, bring your own paper bags when you go to the grocery stores, bring the flask to the café.

Expensive

hanhttm312 — 2023-05-12 10:51:16 UTC

Costly
High-priced
Extravagant or Exorbitant (extremely expensive)
A rip off (something that is grosslyoverpriced)
Ex: This is such a rip-off, I could have bought the same thing for 50k on Shopee
Cost an arm and a leg (to be very expensive)
Cost a fortune

Cheap

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inexpensive
affordable
low price = favorable/competitive price
Dirt cheap: super cheap
A bargain (something of very good price)

Become rich

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Get rich
Make a fortune
To be well-off

Life style/Habit

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shopaholic (addicted to shopping)
impulsive buying (shopping without planning)
lavish lifestyle (lối sống sang chảnh)

Difficult

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challenging
tough

Ex: learning a second language is challenging.

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Facilitate cross-cultural/ international communication: Tạo điều kiện giao tiếp giữa những nền văn hóa khác nhau

Language barrier: rào cản ngôn ngữ

Cultural identity: bản sắc văn hóa

Pick up new vocabulary: Học từ vựng mới

integrate into/adapt to a new culture: hòa nhập/thích nghi vào một nền văn hóa mới

hanhttm312 — 2023-05-19 09:51:00 UTC

minority languages: ngôn ngữ thiểu số

flowery language: ngôn từ hoa mỹ

coin a term: tự sáng tác ra một từ mới

to have a high level of proficiency in….: thành thạo ngôn ngữ nào đó

to be able to hold a conversation in…: có khả năng giao tiếp bằng ngôn ngữ nào đó

to adopt the dominant language: nói ngôn ngữ chiếm ưu thế

to be a vital part of…: là một phần thiết yếu của …

Review

hanhttm312 — 2023-05-26 10:56:47 UTC

Topic Language:

Do you like leaning languages?
Do you learn any foreign language?
Do you think learning languages is important?

Part 2: Describe the first time you used a foreign language to communicate.

What was the situation?
Where were you?
Who did you communicate with?
Why you used a foreign language in that situation

Topic Shopping

Do you like shopping?
Have you bought anything recently?
How important is money to you?

Part 2: Describe a shop that you often go to

What is the shop’s name?
Where is it?
How big is it?
Why do you often go there?

Topic Environment

Do you think pollution is a problem today?
Have you ever done anything to help the environment?
Do you think people are becoming more or less concerned about the environment these days?

Part 2: Describe an environmental problem in your hometown. You should say:

– What type of problem it is

– Why it had happened

– How the problem can be controlled

hanhttm312 — 2023-05-26 10:57:35 UTC