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VOCABULARY LIST

VOCABULARY

DEFINITION

EXAMPLE / ILLUSTRATION

ADVERTISEMENTS
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pop-up ads (n)

a machine, book, etc. which

UK ['ppp]

has parts that push out from a

US ['pp-]

surface or from inside ni ln

thnh mt hnh 3 chiu khi

commercial (n)

m ra
s qung co trn v tuyn

[k'm:l]
billboard (n)

truyn hnh hay truyn thanh

a very large board on which

['blb:d]

advertisements

are

shown,

especially at the side of a road

Pano dn qung co
ngoi tri

subscribe (v)

to

pay

money

[sb'skrab]

organization in order to receive women's magazines.

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to

an She

subscribes

to

several

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product,

regularly

use
or

service

support

the

organization t mua di
subscriber (n)

hn
someone who subscribes to a Cable television companies have

[sb'skrabr]

product, service or organization launched major campaigns to

ngi t mua di hn

increase

their

number

of

subscribers.
subscription (n)

an amount of money that you We bought our niece an annual

[sb'skrpn]

pay regularly to receive a subscription to the tennis club.

product or service or to be a
member of an organization

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refurnish (v)

Trang b li c

[ri'f :n ]
mileage (n)

the distance that a vehicle has

['mald]

travelled or the distance that it

mileage charge

can travel using a particular

waive (v)

amount of fuel ph cp xe
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to not demand something you The bank manager waived the, as

[wev]

have a right to, or not cause a we

rule to be obeyed t b, thi
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were

customers.

old

and

valued

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WEATHER
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breezy (adj)

with wind that is quite strong It was a breezy day, just right for

['bri:zi]

but pleasant gi hiu hiu

mild (adj)

n ha

[mald]
freezing (adj)

extremely cold lnh cng

['fri:z]

sailing.

It's freezing in here - can I close

the window?

typhoon (n)

a violent wind which has a The 169 000-ton vessel went

[ta'fu:n]

circular movement, found in down during a typhoon in the

= tropical

the West Pacific Ocean bo South China Sea.

windstorm
blizzard (n)

nhit i, bo to
a severe snow storm with We once got stuck in a blizzard

['blzd]
showers (n)

strong winds bo tuyt

Ma ro

for six hours.

[ar]
chilly (adj)

Cold lnh

I felt a bit chilly so I put on a

['tli]

jacket.

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misty (adj)

In misty weather, there is mist The morning will start off misty.

['msti]

in the air which makes it

difficult to see into the distance
y, b che ph bi sng
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precipitation (n)

m
water which falls from the The forecast is for dry, cloudy

[pr,sp'ten]

clouds towards the ground, weather with no precipitation

especially as rain or snow s expected.
ri xung ca ma, ma
tuyt, tuyt, hoc ma ,
lng ma

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harsh (adj)

unpleasant, unkind, cruel or

[h]

unnecessarily severe khc

typical (adj)

nghit
in hnh

Its not a typical day of fall.

['tpkl]

NEWS
realtor (n)

estate agent ngi kinh

US ['ri:lt:r]
fiscal (adj)

doanh nh t
connected with (public) money

['fskl]
accelerate (v)

lin quan n cng kh

to happen or make something Inflation is likely to accelerate

[k'selret]

happen sooner or faster this year, adding further upward

fiscal policy

chuyn ng nhanh hn, xy pressure on interest rates.

drought (n)

ra sm hn
a long period when there is This year (a) severe drought has

[drat]

little or no rain hn hn

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ruined the crops.

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reservoir (n)

a place for storing liquid, - The universities constitute a

['rezvwr]

especially a natural or artificial reservoir of expert knowledge.

lake providing water for a city or
other area h cha
a large supply of something
ngun cung cp hoc tch tr
ln v ci g

water consumption

vic tiu th nc

(n)
['w:tr
kn'smpn]

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distribute (v)

to give

something

out to The books will be distributed

[d'strbju:t]

several people, or to spread or free to local schools.

supply something phn pht,

spirit (n)

phn phi
a particular way of thinking, The players have a very strong

['sprt]

feeling or behaving, especially team spirit.

a way that is typical of a
particular group of people, an
activity, a time or a place
tinh thn
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donate (v)

to give money or goods to help An anonymous businesswoman

['do.net,

a person or organization cng donated one million dollars to the

d'net]
unwrap (v)

hin, hin tng

charity.
to remove the paper or other Aren't you going to unwrap your

[n'rp]

covering from something presents?

unwrapped item khng gi, bc

(n)

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innovative (adj)

using new methods or ideas She was an imaginative and

['nvtv]

a ra hoc p dng kin, innovative manager.

feature (n)

k thut mi
one of the parts of someone's Her eyes are her best feature.

['fi:tr]

face that you notice when you

look at them nt; c trng

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snowfall (n)

the amount of snow that falls in The annual snowfall for this

['snofl]

a particular area during a region is 30 centimeters.

particular period, or a fall of
snow ma tuyt; lng

remain (v)

tuyt ri
* to stay in the same place or in - The bank will remain open

[r'men]

the same condition vn

while renovations are carried

* to continue to exist when

out.

other parts or other things no - Only a few hundred of these

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longer exist cn li

animals remain today.

salted (adj)

containing or covered in salt salted peanuts

['sltd]
worsen (v)

c mui, p mui
to become worse or to make As

['w:sn]

something become worse tr problems

nn xu hn, ti hn, t hn

the

company's
worsened,

financial
several

directors resigned.

clearing crew (n)

a group of people who work - The aircraft has/carries a crew of

[kru:]

together, especially all those seven.

who work on and operate a
ship, aircraft, etc. mt nhm
nhng ngi lm vic cng

surrounding region

nhau
khu vc ln cn

(n)
[s'rand
'ri:dn]

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cultural

exchange hp ng trao i vn ha

agreement (n)
cultural minister

B trng vn ha

(n)
['kltrl
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'mnstr]
press conference

hi ngh bo ch

(n)
['knfrnts]

RECORDED ANNOUNCEMENTS
vacancy (n)

* a space or place which is - We wanted to book a hotel room

['vekntsi]

available to be used ch

in July but there were no

trng

vacancies.

* a job that no one is doing and - There is a vacancy for a shop

is

therefore

available

for

assistant on Saturdays.

someone new to do cng vic

citizenship (n)

cn trng
the state of being a member of He

['stznp]

a particular country and having citizenship.

proof of

rights because of it quyn

citizenship (n)

cng dn; t cch cng dn

was

granted

Canadian

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lobby (n)

tin snh, phng ngoi; hnh

['lbi]
accompany (v)

lang
to go with someone or to be The

['kmpni]

provided or exist at the same accompanied by four cassettes.

time as something i cng
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course

books

are

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vi ai, ci g

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bricklayer (n)

a person who builds walls or Bricklaying is a skilled job.

['brk,ler ]

buildings

wage (n)

especially as a job th xy
a fixed amount of money that is The smaller shops pay very low

[wed]

paid, usually every week, to an wages.

using

bricks,

employee tin cng, tin

lng

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annual (adj)

happening once every year, or Companies publish annual reports

['njul]

relating to a period of one year to inform the public about the

hng nm

previous year's activities.

clubhouse (n)

a building where members of a

['klbhas]

club meet and have social

events
ta nh do mt cu lc b
th thao s dng (nht l
CLB gn)

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patron (n)

a person or group that supports The Princess Royal is a wellan activity or organization, known patron of several charities.
especially by giving money
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ngi bo tr, ngi u

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promptly (adv)

quickly, without delay, or at We try to answer readers' letters

['prmptli]

the arranged time mt cch as promptly (= quickly) as we

postal code
purchase (v)

nhanh chng

can.

postcode m th tn
to buy mua, tu

Tickets must be purchased two

['p:ts]

weeks in advance.

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