Basic (Part 3) Flashcards
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I can talk about my country
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enormous
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very big
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3,000 kilometers long
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3,000 km from one end to other
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3,000 meters high
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3,000 m from top to bottom (A mountain is high)
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capital
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a city where a country has its government.
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inland
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not near the sea
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major
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large and important
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famous
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if something is famous, many people know about it. (Rio is famous for Carnival).
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beach
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area of sand next to the sea
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popular
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if something is popular, many people like it.
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north
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south
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west
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east
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Brazil is enormous. The Atlantic coast is more than 3,000 kilometers long, and in the north, south, and west, there are borders with ten different countries. The longest river is the Amazon and Pico is about 3,000 meters high: it is the highest mountain in Brazil. The capital, Brasilia, is inland, but many of major cities are on the coast. The most famous is Rio, which has Sugar Loaf mountain, Corcovado, and some great beaches. It is very popular with tourists.
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I can talk about my town
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buildings and places in a town
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castle
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palace
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statue
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square
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cathedral
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church
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temple
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mosque
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market
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bridge
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park
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museum
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building
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place
we can use 'place' as a general word for a town, part of a town, a hotel, ect.
Prague is a nice place.
The Ritz is a great place to stay.
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Fasts
a piece of true information
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size
how big or small something is
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city
a very large town
Ex: 2 million people
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town
smaller than a city
Ex: 30,000 people
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village
smaller than a town
Ex: 1,000 people, and in the countryside
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location
the place where something is,
Ex: 50 km from Rome
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population
the number of people who live in a place
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over 1 mile
more than 1 mile
OPP under
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just under
a little under (also just over)
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modern
of the present
OPP old
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industrial
having a lot of industry
Ex: making cars or steel
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historic
important in history
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big/large
it is a big/large city
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medium-sized
it is a medium-sized town
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small
it is a small village
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it is in the north-east of Poland 50 km west of Moscow on the coast on a river
North-west
south-west
north-east
south-east
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it is over 10,000
It is about 10,000
It is just under 10,000
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it is famous for its cathedral.
it is modern.
it is industrial.
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it has lots of historic buildings.
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opinion
your opinion is what you think about something; it is not a fact.
Ex: what is your opinion of the new cathedral? ~ I think it's wonderful.
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busy
If a place is busy, it is full of people, cars, and activity.
OPP quiet
Ex: it is busy in the summer when the tourists arrive.
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crowded
full of people or too full of people.
Ex: The bars get very crowed in the evenings.
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polluted
dirty
a polluted place has dirty air, water, ect.
OPP clean
Ex: It's very polluted because of all the industry. The buildings are very dirty.
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cosmopolitan
having people from many different, countries living there
Ex: London and New York are very cosmopolitan cities.
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there's lots to do
= there are many activities and places to visit
OPP there's nothing to do
Ex: There's lots to do in the evening - discos, cinemas, and so on.
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nightlife
places to go in the evening: bars, clubs, ect.
Ex: the nightlife in my town is very good
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safe
free from danger. If a town is safe, you don't need lots of police.
OPP dangerous
Ex: it is safe during the day but can be dangerous at night.
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I can describe the countryside
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sky
the night sky
bầu trời
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wood
an area of trees, smaller than a forest
a large wood
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hill
an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain
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farmer
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valley
an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it; the land that a river flows through
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tree
The branches of trees sway in the wind.
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field
He planted a field of beans.
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farm
the house and fields
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lake
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horse
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boat
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grass
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dog
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path
Follow the path through the woods.
Đi theo con đường xuyên rừng.
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own
if you own something, it is yours.
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grow
farmer grow potatoes, rice, ect. to sell
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a few
some, not a lot
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crop
a plant a farmer grows and sells, eg: rice, apples
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Jack is a farmer. he owns Eatwell farm. He grows fruit and a few other crops.
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area
a part of a town, country of the world
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the countryside
a place with fields, woods, farms, ect. that is outside towns or cities
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bird
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wonderful
very good
OPP terrible
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flower
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fresh food
food is taken from the tree or plant; not old or from a tin
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healthy
if something is healthy, it helps to keep you well. If a person is healthy, they are well.
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public transport
system of buses and trains
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bike (also bicycle)
you ride a bike or go somewhere by bike
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look after
if you look after an animal, you give it food and see that it is healthy.
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alone and lonely
alone and lonely mean 'not with other people'.
If you are lonely, you aren't happy about it. If you are alone, you can be happy or unhappy.
She likes living alone.
She's lonely = she would like to have more friends.
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I can talk about shops
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noun + shop
For many shops, we often use noun + shop: shoe shop, clothes shop, bookshop, music shop (for CDs and DVDs), fruit and vegetable shop, ect.
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market
a number of stalls, outdoors or indoors
They sell food, sometimes furniture, CDs, books, flowers.
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shopping center
a number of shops, usually indoors.
They sell everything.
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department store
a large shop
they sell almost everything, but not usually food: beds, books, televisions, clothes, perfume
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supermarket
a large shop
they sell food, drinks, cleaning products for the house, shampoo, things for the kitchen
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hypermarket
the same as a supermarket, but also clothes, TVs, furniture. Hypermarkets are outside towns.
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butcher's
meat
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baker's
bread and cakes
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chemist's/pharmacy
medicine
Ex: aspirin, also soap, shampoo
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deli (canteen)
sandwiches, bread, cheese, ham, coffee
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paper shop OR newsagent's
newspapers, chocolates, cigarettes
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convenient
easy and quick to use
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get
buy
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do (the) shopping
buy food and things you need often
Eg: soap
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queue
wait in a line of people
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checkout
the place in a supermarket where you pay
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choose
decide which thing you want
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prefer
like something or someone more than another
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fill
make something full (The trolley in the picture is full)
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trolley
xe đẩy (siêu thị)
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basket
giỏ xách (siêu thị)
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deliver
take things to a person or a place
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Hypermarkets are so convenient - you can get everything in one place
convenient
get
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I do the supermarket shopping on Thursdays when it's quiet.
do the....shopping
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Supermarkets are so busy at the weekend. I don't like queueing at the checkout!
queueing
checkout
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you can choose from a lot of different things in a supermarket, but I prefer markets. They're friendlier.
choose
prefer
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There are six of us in my family, so I fill two trolleys every week!
fill
trolleys
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I get a lot of things on the internet, they always deliver to you home.
get
deliver
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I can talk about my home
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flat
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(on) the top floor
tầng áp mái
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(on) the second floor
tầng dưới tầng áp mái
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(on) the first floor
tầng trên của tầng 1/tầng sát với mặt đất
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(on) the ground floor
tầng 1/tầng sát với mặt đất
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garden
vườn
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steps
bước/
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(in) the basement
(trong) tầng hầm
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rubbish (danh từ số nhiều không đếm được)
rác
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front door
cửa trước
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stairs
cầu thang
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lift/elevator
thang máy
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flat
căn hộ
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balcony
ban công
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I live in a block of flats near the town center, in an area called Montpellier. I really like the flat, and my neighbour, Simon, is very friendly.
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house
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modern
of the present time
OPP old
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view
what you see from the house
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utility room
a room where you do the washing, ironing, ect.
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upstairs
tầng trên
OPP downstairs
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outside
not in a house or other building
OPP inside
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garage
a building where you park your car
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parking (uncountable noun)
a place where you can park (leave) your car
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Modern family house in this quiet village with lovely views of the countryside. Large living room, dining room, study, modern kitchen and utility room. Upstairs there are four good-sized bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside there is a large garden, a garage, and further parking for two cars.
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flat, house and home
A flat is a number of rooms on one floor of a building.
A house is a building with rooms on two or more floors.
Home is where you live (in a flat or a house).
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I can describe a kitchen
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shelf
plural shelves
supermarket shelves
I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom.
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tap (turn the tap on/off)
vòi (tắt, bật cái vòi nước)
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cup (s)
tách
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microwave
lò vi sóng
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frying pan
cái chảo
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freezer
ngăn đá/tủ đông
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sink
bồn rửa (bát)
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saucer (s)
đĩa để dưới tách
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hob
the top part or surface of a cooker on which pans can be heated:
Most domestic hobs have four gas or electric rings.
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saucepan
xoong nồi
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(rubbish) bin
The bin is full
OPP empty
thùng rác
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oven
lò nướng
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fridge
tủ lạnh (ngăn mát)
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washing machine
máy giặt
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cupboard
a cabinet or small recess with a door and typically shelves, used for storage.
a kitchen cupboard
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dishwasher
máy rửa bát
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cooker
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top
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do the shopping
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put the shopping away
= in the cupboards, fridge, ect)
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put the dirty clothes in the washing machine; turn it on
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clean
clean the cooker
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take the washing (= the clothes) out of the washing machine
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make a sandwich
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empty the bin
vứt rác
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do the ironing
là quần áo
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cook
cook lunch for the family
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do the washing-up
do the washing-up means to wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal.
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do + noun
These phrases are very common in spoken English: do the shopping, do the washing-up, do the housework, do the ironing.
Be careful!
housework = clean the house
homework= work teachers give students to do after class
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International student house
Our room are all newly furnished, and includes: a single bed, bedside table, desk and chair, chest of drawers, and wardrobe.
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there are three bathrooms on each floor: each has a bath, shower, washbasin, mirror, toilet, and bidet.
we provide blankets, but students must bring their own sheets and towels.
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In the bathroom
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have a wash, you use soap
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clean your teeth, you use toothpaste and a toothbrush.
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wash your hair, you use shampoo
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when you...
have a shave, you use a razor or an electric razor.
do your hair, you use a brush or a comb.
put on or take off make-up, you use make-up and tissues.
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you can also put on or wear perfume
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have + noun
Notice these phrases with have:
I have a shower every day.
I don't have a bath very often.
Do you have a shave every morning?
I have a wash after work.
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I can describe a living room
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window
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light
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ceiling
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wall
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curtains
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TV/television
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picture
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bookshelves
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radiator
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cushion
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DVD player
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lamp
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armchair
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coffee table
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fireplace
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floor
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sofa
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rug
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carpet
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An armchair, a sofa, and a coffee table are furniture, or pieces of furniture.
armchair, sofa, coffee table, furniture, pieces of furniture.
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chemistry
hoá học
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physics
vật lý
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biology
sinh học
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maths
toán
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ICT
information communication technology
Công nghệ thông tin và truyền thông
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geography
địa lý
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history
lịch sử
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literature
văn học
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music
âm nhạc
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art
nghệ thuật
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PE
physical education
thể dục
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design and technology
thiết kế và công nghệ
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modern languages
những ngôn ngữ hiện đại
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RE
religious education
giáo dục tín ngưỡng
môn học này là một mục trong môn giáo dục công dân
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be good at something
If you are 'good at' something, you do it well.
If you are 'terrible' at it, you do it very badly.
I'm (quite) good at languages.
I'm terrible at maths.
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the education system
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start school
go to a new school for the first time
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state school
a school where education is free
OPP private school
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stay at school
go to school for a period of time (also continue at school)
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until
up to that time ('I was there until 3.00, 'mean' after 3.00, I went away').
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College
place where you can study after you leave school
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leave school
stop going to school
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get a job
find a job
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uniform
special clothes that children wear in a school
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at (the age of)...
Children go to school at 5 (or at the age of 5)
= Children go to primary school when they are five (years old)
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Start nursery school at 3
=> go to primary school at 5
=> go to secondary school at 11 (state school or private school)
=> leave school at 16 => get a job/go to college
=> stay at school until 18 => get a job/go to university
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Some 'pupils' (= schoolchildren up to the age of 16) wear a 'uniform'
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Exam (examination)
An exam is an important test at the end of a period of study.
Take an exam = sit down and write your answers in the exam.
Pass an exam = take an exam and do well, e.g. grade A or 85%
Fail an exam = take an exam and do badly, e.g. grade D or 35%
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lesson
a period of time (about an hour) in school when you are learning something
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do homework
do work the teacher has given you to do at home
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work hard
work a lot
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result
what you get in an exam, e.g. 80%, A, or 8/10
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(the) worst
superlative of bad
OPP (the) best superlative of 'good'
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grade
you 'get a grade' (e.g A or B) or mark (e.g. 15/20) in an exam
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do well
be good at something and get better at it
OPP do badly
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When I was at secondary school, I went to all the lessons and did my homework, but I didn't work very hard. So, when I took exams at 16, my results weren't fantastic. I passed six, which was good, but I failed maths. My worst result was physics - I got a grade E, which was terrible. After that, I went to a sixth form college where I worked hard and did well. I passed all my exams at 18 and went to university. That's where I am now.
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de a degree
study at university for three or four years
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course
a number of classes on a subject, e.g. an English course
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term
a period of study, usually about ten weeks
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library
a place where you can read and borrow books
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undergraduate
a student doing a first degree (a graduate has a degree)
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write an essay
do a piece of writing an a subject
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again
one more time
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fortunately
we say fortunately when we give good news
OPP unfortunately
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BA/BSc
Bachelor of Arts/Science
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MA/MSc
Master of Arts/Science
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do research
study a subject for a long time to learn new information
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PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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how long does it last?
To last is to continue for a period of time.
How long does the film last? ~ two hours.
The Masters course lasts two years.
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I started university two years ago, when I was nineteen, and I'm doing a degree in Spanish and French. The course lasts three years, and there are three terms a year. I work in the library a lot because - like many undergraduates - I have to write lots of essays. I also have to take exams, and last term I failed one and had to take it again. I got the result two weeks ago; fortunately I passed this time. When I've got my degree - a BA - I want to do research for a PhD.
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Degree subject: medicine
Person: a doctor
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Degree subject: psychology
Person: a psychologist
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Degree subject: economics
Person: an economist
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Degree subject: law
Person: a lawyer
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Degree subject: politics
Person: a politician
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Degree subject: engineering
Person: an engineer
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Degree subject: architecture
Person: an architect
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Degree subject: computer science
Person: an IT manager a software engineer
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Degree subject: journalism
Person: a journalist/a reporter
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Degree subject: business studies
Person: a businessman/woman
a manger
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I can name jobs
what do you do? = what is your job?
I'm...
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a/an with jobs
We use a/an when we say what people's jobs are.
He's a builder.
She is a teacher and he is an engineer.
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a police officer
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a shop assistant
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a builder
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a businessman/businesswoman
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a nurse
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a teacher
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a secretary
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a hairdresser
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a chef
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a dentist
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a soldier
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a cleaner
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a vet
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a pilot
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a lorry driver
also a train/bus/taxi driver
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self-employed
working for yourself, not for a comany
Ex: Are you self-employed?
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unemployed
with no job, but wanting to work
Ex: I'm unemployed, but I'm looking for a job.
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retired
my grandfather has stopped work because he is over 65.
Ex: My grandfather is retired now.
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housewife or househusband
a woman or a man who looks after the house and family and doesn't go out work
Ex: she is housewife now, but she was a lawyer
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boss
a person who tells people what to do in their jobs.
Ex: who's the boss in this company?
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I can describe a job
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Basic information
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where does he work?
He works in...
an office
a factory
a hospital
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who does she work for?
She works for...
a car company, e.g. Toyota
an airline, e.g. Cathay Pacific
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What hours does he work?
He's got...
a full-time job, e.g. 40 hours a week
a part-time job, e.g. 15 hours a week
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What hours does he work?
He works...
long hours, e.g. 12 hours a day from nine to five
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how much does she earn?
She earns a lot. Her salary is $80,000 a year.
He doesn't earn very much. He gets low wages.
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earn
receive money for the work that you do
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salary
money you receive every month for the work that you do
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wages
money you receive every week for the work that you do
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low
if you earn low wages, you earn less than is normal
OPP high
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what do you have to do?
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have to do something
must do something
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client
a person who pays an architect, lawyer, ect. for his or her work help
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discuss something
talk about something
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colleague
a person who works with you
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report
a piece of writing giving information about work you have done
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send
you write a letter, then you send it to the person
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organize
if you organize a meeting, you find a time and a place when everybody can go it
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answer the phone
pick up the phone when it rings and speak
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Daniel, architect
I design buildings, but I also have to:
- meet clients and discuss problems with them.
- go to meetings with colleagues
- write reports
- I spend a lot of time talking to people.
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Daniel, architect
I design buildings, but I also have to:
- meet clients and discuss problems with them.
- go to meetings with colleagues
- write reports
- I spend a lot of time talking to people.
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Eliane, secretary
I only work part-time now. I have to:
- make phone calls
- send letters, faxes and emails
- organize meetings for my boss
- type reports
I spend a lot of time answering the phone.
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spend time doing something
Spend time means to do something for a period of time:
I spend a lot of time working and traveling.
I spent a week writing the report.
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I can talk about using a computer
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keep
keep means 'to put something in a place so that you know where it is'.
where do you keep your passport? ~ I keep it in a box under the bed.
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webcam
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printer
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laptop
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hard drive
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screen
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monitor
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disk
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mouse
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hard copy/printout
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memory stick
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speaker
There's no sound coming out of the right-hand speaker.
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keyboard
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mouse mat
thảm lót chuột
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word processing
xử lý văn bản
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icon
biểu tượng
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document
tài liệu
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cut
cắt
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paste
dán
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save
lưu
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print
in
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folder
thư mực
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copy
copy
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beginning
the first part of something
OPP end
(the middle is between the beginning and the end).
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move something
take something and put it in another place
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click on something
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a backup copy
a copy of a document or folder that you can use if you lose the first one (you make a backup copy).
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I opened a new document and typed a letter.
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I cut a sentence from the beginning of the letter.
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I moved it to the end.
(I clicked on the 'paste' icon).
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I saved the document in my 'letters' folder.
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I printed it out.
OR I did a printout.
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I made a backup copy on a disk.
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I can use email and the internet
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check your emails
look and see if you have any email messages
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send
PT sent
if you send someone an email, you write it, and then send it to the person.
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get an email
if someone sends you an email, you get it.
(also receive)
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reply to an email
write an answer to a message and send it
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Jan: Have you checked your emails this morning?
Lucy: yes, Karl me an email with an attachment, and I have to forward it to Mark.
And I got an email from Alice about her new car. I'll reply to it later.
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on the internet
what do you buy things on the internet?
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web address = internet address
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broadband
with a broadband connection, you can get information from the internet very fast.
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fast
(also quick)
OPP slow (150 kph for cars is fast; 20 kph is slow).
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online
on the internet
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chatroom
a place on the internet where people read and reply to messages, usually about a subject, e.g. cars, music (the verb is chat).
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download
if you download information from the internet, you copy it to your computer. (the infirmation is called data)
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MP3 player
a small machine you can listen to music on, e.g. an ipod
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I can say what I like
love it or hate it?
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Theo mức độ
1. I love football
2. I really like it.
3. I like it.
4. I quite like it.
5. I think it is ok.
6. I don't like it very much.
7. I don't like it.
8. I hate football.
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like/love/hate + v-ing
after 'like, love, and hate, use a noun, a pronoun, or -ing form.
I like/love/hate football.
I like/love/hate playing football/learning English.
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It is my favorite thing
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wonderful/fantastic
very good
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fun
if something is fun it makes you happy
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favorite
your favorite thing or person is the one you like most.
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enjoy doing something
if you enjoy doing something, you like it a lot and it makes you happy. (The adjective is enjoyable).
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boring
OPP interesting
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prefer...to...
like someone or something more than another person or thing
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be keen on something
like or be interested in something
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interesting/interested
I think modern art is interesting means
'I'm interesting in modern art'.
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work
I work for a TV company.
It's a wonderful job - love it.
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study
I'm learning to play the guitar.
It's good fun and my teacher's fantastic.
372
Sports
my favorite sport is tennis, but I also enjoy playing football.
373
TV/cinema
I don't watch TV - it's very boring, but I'm interested in old films from the 1960s. I prefer old films to modren ones, in fact.
374
Music
I'm very keen on jazz; I go to a club every Friday.
375
interesting/interested
I think modern art is interesting means
'I am interested in modern art'.
NOT I'm interesting in modern art'.
376
I can talk about sport
377
game
378
place
379
equipment
special things you need for the game
380
score
the number of points or goals you have
381
football
pitch
goal
football
1-0 one nil
2-1 two one or two goals to one
382
rugby
pitch
rugby ball
10-6 ten six or ten points to six
383
ice hockey
rink
goal
stick
puck
3-2 three two or three goals to two
384
volleyball
court
net
15-10 fifteen points to ten
385
tennis
court
net
racket
tennis
6-3 six three or six games to three
6-2 is one set in tennis
386
basketball
court
basket
60-44 sixty points to forty-four
387
match
a game between two teams
388
against
one player or team plays
against another player or team.
389
score
get a goal or points in a game
390
top of the table/league
number one in the table/league
391
lead
be in front of others ina game or sport
392
half-time
a period of rest between the first and second half
393
first half/second half
the game is in two halves
(each half is 45 minutes long)
394
final score
the number of goals at the end of a game. e.g. 3-2
395
On Friday, AC Milan won their important match against Inter Milan. Khaladze scored the only goal in the 70th minute. This means they are still top of the table but now lead Inter by five points. On Saturday, Cagliari could only draw their match with Torino. At Palermo, Roma were leading 3-0 at half-time, but Palermo came back in the second half to make the final score 3-3. Lazio beat Livorno 3-1, while Treviso lost 3-1 to Fiorentina.
396
win
PT won
we won 2-1 against Sampdoria.
397
beat
PT beat
We beat Sampdoria 2-1
398
draw
PT drew
PP drawn
we drew 3-3 with Roma.
399
lose to someone
PT lost
we lost 1-0 to Milan
