Lesson 21

I Vocabulary

4 spirituality n /ˌspɪrɪtʃʊˈælɪti/ tính chất tinh thần

11 intermarry v /ˌɪntəˈmæridʒ/ kết hôn với người khác tôn giáo, khác

17 uniformity n /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti / sự đều, tính chất giống nhau

30 supplementary a /ˌsʌplɪˈmentri / bổ sung vào, thêm vào

33 globalization n /ˌɡlobələˈzeɪʃən / sự toàn cầu hóa 34 intimidating a /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ / kinh hãi, đáng sợ

36 context- specific a /'kɒntekstpəˈsifik / trong văn cảnh cụ thể

37 obscurity n /əbˈskjʊərɪti / sự không có tên tuổi, ít người biết đến, sự mờ nhạt

41 exacerbate v /ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt / làm trầm trọng hơn, làm tồi tệ hơn

43 multi- national a /.mʌlti'næʃənəl/ đa quốc gia

II Structures

2 finish the backlog of = get through with xử lí hết

4 in jeopardy = at risk/at stake = in danger gặp nguy hiểm

(một chương trình trải nghiệm tại nước ngoài, thường kéo dài từ sáu tháng đến một năm và dành cho mọi đối tượng từ 17 tuổi trở lên.) 11 addict to = hook on = absorb in say mê, say sưa

15 be on first-name terms with sb có mối quan hệ tốt với ai/ hòa thuận với ai = have a good relationship with sb

= get on well with sb = get along with sb

= be/keep on good terms with sb

III Practice exercise 21

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1: I have so much to do that I can't stay on schedule to complete my work.

A carry on with B put up with C keep up with D come up with

Question 2: She finally finished the backlog of emails that had accumulated over the vacation period.

A put up with B go on with C carried on with D got through with

Question 3: Even though English is a hard language to master, you must keep trying !

A stand up to it B face up to it C stick to it D talk back to it

Question 4: Teachers are in the business of molding our youth into the citizens that will eventually run

this country.

A fitting closely to the shape of B influencing the way one develops C changing the appearance of someone D transforming the state of spirituality

Question 5: Vernico comes to i dolize his new teacher, who is also known as "el maestro" as a sign of

respect and affection.

Question 6: Ideally, I'd like to work at home but there is no way my boss agrees with that.

Question 7: Many of the immigrants have intermarried with the island's original inhabitants

Question 8: When it comes to diversity , language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for

creating and maintaining divisions across differences.

Question 9: Local people believe that the festival is an opportunity to teach younger generations aboutp atriotism and bravery.

Question 10: Steve Kootenay-Jobin, Aboriginal housing coordinator at Mount Royal University, notes that many Indigenous students who move to the city for education, encounter culture shock.

Question 11: Changes in attitudes, family values, generational status can occur in both the majority and minority cultures as the two interact; however, typically one culture dominates.

Question 12: Komodo dragons are f ierce hunters and can eat very large preys.

Question 13: A.I techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between medications that put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect.

Question 14: Lucy has just finished her A levels and she has got a place at university, but she would

really like a break from the academic world Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around

the world!

A a year off B a year out C a year away D a year's trip

Question 15: You ought to spend two hours as a minimum in the fresh air every day.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 16: During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after a night.

Question 17: The best hope of avoiding d own-market tabloid TV future lies in the pressure currently

being put on the networks to clean up their act.

Question 18: If we continue to d eplete our planets natural resources, we will damage the environment

Question 19: Teenagers can become addicted to social networking if they can't control they spend online.

A dependent on B hooked on C indifferent to D exhausted by

Question 20: This is especially important in the age of globalization, where countries face a d aunting

challenge to preserve their own cultural identities.

Question 21: The Indigenous experience, like with any form of belonging, is highly fluid and context- specific, meaning there are c ountless examples of what such cultural pluralities can look like.

Question 22: They fear that with the enactment event taken off, the festival may fade away in obscurity

Question 23: Launched by the federations and foundations, Group's brands find local expression through the promotion of social solidarity and culture.

Question 24: He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone

Question 25: Kootenay-Jobin says the cultural integration experience can be e xacerbated by challenges

such as racism and housing.

Question 26: It is urgent that these governments work out a solution to the problem that they are all facing.

Question 27: Kurzweil believes that there could be tiny robots called nanobots i mplanted into our

brains to improve our memory.

A inserted in B fixed in C removed from D replaced with

Question 28: I've been working here for over ten years now and I'm on first-name terms with everyone,

even the CEO.

C having an informal/friendly relationship D losing in touch

Question 29: Jane used to be very excellent as a child and now she's the CEO of a big multi-national company However, her brother is a blue-collar worker in a small local factory.

A mental B low-paid C manual D regular

Question 30: Ponce de Leon searched in vain for a means of rejuvenating the aged.