Unit 2 relationships

UNIT 2: RELATIONSHIPS (CÁC MỐI QUAN HỆ) A VOCABULARY New words Meaning Picture argument tranh cãi, tranh Example I have just had an argument /ˈɑːɡjumənt/ (n) luận with my son Tôi vừa tranh luận với trai attractive hấp dẫn, quyến She is one of the most /əˈtræktɪv/ (adj) rũ attractive girls in my class Cô cô gái hấp dẫn lớp be in a relationship có quan hệ Are you in a relationship /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/ tình cảm with a boy? Bạn có quan hệ tình cảm với bạn trai phải không? betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ (v) phản bội She trusted him, but he betrayed her trust Cô tin tưởng anh ta, lại phản bội niềm tin cô break up chia tay, kết thúc She has just broken up with (with somebody) (ph.v) mối quan hệ her boyfriend caring quan tâm, săn My classmates are kind and /ˈkeərɪŋ/ (adj) sóc caring Cơ vừa chia tay bạn trai Các bạn lớp tốt bụng chu đáo counselor /counsellor người tư vấn If you get trouble, ask for the counselor's help /ˈkaʊn-sə-lər/ (n) Nếu bạn gặp rắc rối, nhờ người tư vấn giúp đỡ date hẹn hò He has got a date with Lan tomorrow /deɪt/ (n) Anh có hẹn hò với Lan vào ngày mai disappointed thất vọng /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ (adj) She was deeply disappointed because her parents didn't understand her feelings Cô thất vọng bố mẹ khơng thấu hiểu cảm xúc drop out bỏ học /drɒp aʊt/ (ph.v) initiative You shouldn't drop out of school Bạn không nên bỏ học chủ động Take the initiative and engage them in friendly /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ (n) conversations Hãy chủ động thu hút họ vào trò chuyện thân thiện judge đánh giá /dʒʌdʒ/ (v) You shouldn't judge other people by their looks Bạn không nên đánh giá người khác qua vẻ bề lend an ear lắng nghe My mother always lends an ear to me if I have problems Mẹ ln ln lắng nghe tơi tơi gặp khó khăn /əˈpəʊz/ (v) chống đối, phản đối They oppose changing the rule Họ phản đối việc thay đổi điều luật psychologist nhà tâm lý She spent 10 years as an educational psychologist (phrase) oppose /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ (n) Cô làm nhà tâm lý học giáo dục 10 năm reconciled /ˈrekənsaɪl/ làm lành, làm hòa They were reconciled with each other Họ làm lành với (with somebody) (adj) romantic tình cảm lãng /rəʊˈmỉntɪk/ (adj) mạn Many parents are worried about their children getting involved in romantic relationships Nhiều phụ huynh lo lắng việc họ có mối quan hệ tình cảm strict nghiêm khắc Our teacher is strict with us Giáo viên chúng tối nghiêm khắc cảm thông My parents are sympathetic, so I usually tell my problems or secrets to them /strɪkt/ (adj) sympatheric /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ (adj) Bố mẹ thông cảm cho tôi, tơi thường kể vấn đề bí mật cho họ upset buồn , thất vọng I am upset because my parents donˈt understand me /ʌpˈset/ (adj) Tơi buồn bố mẹ khơng hiểu tơi B GRAMMAR I LINKING VERBS Định nghĩa Động từ nối (Linking verbs) động từ dùng để diễn tả trạng thái / chất chủ ngữ thay miêu tả hành động chủ ngữ Cấu trúc Form: S + linking verbs + Complement (Adj/ N) Ví dụ E.g: - Hung looks happy ("look" động từ nối; "happy" tính từ làm bổ ngữ cho chủ ngữ "Hung") - The football match was exciting ("was" động từ nối; "good" tính từ làm bổ ngữ) - Lan becomes the president of this club ("become" động từ nối, "the president of this club" cụm danh từ làm bổ ngữ) Những động từ nối thường gặp là: be (thì, là, ở) become (trở nên) remain (vẫn) stay (vẫn) appear (dường như) seem (dường như) sound (nghe có vẻ) taste (có vị) feel (cảm thấy) look (trơng có vẻ) smell (có mùi) get (trở nên) prove (tỏ ra) Lưu ý grow (trở nên) turn (trở nên) - Phía sau động từ nối tính từ trạng từ E.g: She feels unhappy - Động từ nối không chia dạng tiếp diễn - Một số động từ phía làm chức động từ nối (linking verbs) động từ thường (ordinary verbs) E.g 1: - She looks angry (Cơ trơng tức giận) ⇒ "look" động từ nối - She looks at the man angrily (Cơ nhìn vào người đàn ơng cách giận dữ.) ⇒ "look" động từ thường E.g 2: - The food tastes delicious (Thức ăn ngon quá.) ⇒ "taste" động từ nối - They tasted the food (Họ nếm thức ăn.) ⇒ "taste" động từ thường E.g 3: - This house smells musty (Ngơi nhà có mùi mốc.) ⇒ "smell" động từ nối - The woman is smelling the flowers gingerly (Người phụ nữ ngửi hương thơm hoa cách thận trọng.) ⇒ "smell" động từ thường ■ BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN Bài 1: Underline the linking verb in each sentence At the hospital, the sick woman's face turned blue These potatoes tasted awful The boy was injured during the soccer match My parents sounded unhappy after the news At the park, I feel happy looks sounds tastes become feel Bài 2: Fill in the blanks with the suitable words below I The food Lan uncomfortable when living here delicious very nice in that pink skirt - Lisa: How about going to the movies tonight? - Mark: That I want to great! a talented football player like Messi Bài 3: Decide whether the underlined part in each of the following sentences is an "ordinary verb" or a "linking verb" Miss Lan is smelling the flowers that her students has just given to her My mother tasted this soup carefully Alex looks more beautiful when wearing this shirt Mary's grandmother used to look after her carefully when she was a child I want to become a good doctor after graduating from university 6 The weather here is getting worse and worse If you want to stay healthy, you should take exercise regularly I decide to stay at a friend's house in Nha Trang for several days When my son grows older, he will understand what I for him 10 My father seems exhausted after a long working day on the farm Bài 4: Choose the best answer in the brackets complete the sentences What's wrong with you? You look (unhappy/unhappily) today He (sudden/ suddenly) appeared in the meeting I taste the soup very careful/carefully Don't worry! My wife appeared (calm/ calmly) after the news He is shouting at his son He seemed very (angry/angrily) I think the food smells (terrible/terribly) You should throw it away This plant grows (quickly/quick) if it absorbs enough water His resignation was very (surprising/ surprisingly) The doctor checked my legs (carefully/careful) to see if there were any injuries 10 She is looking at the picture (attentive/attentively) Bài 5: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences Can you help me? I A look for my shoes now B am looking The sky C looked brighter after the storm A is growing B grows At the moment, he A remains C grow calm B remained C is remaining To determine who is the winner of the competition, the examiners A taste She B tasted upset after hearing the exam result A seem B seems Listen! His story A sounds She A will stay He A gets The situation A is remaining 10 The boy A is C are tasting C is seeming interesting B is sounding C sound at a hotel when she visits Vietnam B stays C stayed really unhappy when you mention his baldness B got C is getting unchanged in the past few years B remained C has remained sad today B was C is being candidates dishes now II CLEFT SENTENCES Câu chẻ (Cleft sentences) dùng để nhấn mạnh thành phần câu chủ ngữ, tân ngữ hay trạng từ It cleft sentences (Câu chẻ với it) * Form: It + be (is/ was) + emphasized word/ phrase (từ/ cụm từ nhấn mạnh)+ relative clause (that/who/which clause) E.g: It was in 2008 that we first met each other (Chính vào năm 2008 chúng tơi gặp lần đầu tiên.) Note: Các đại từ who, which dùng để thay cho "that" When where sử dụng (informal English), how why khơng thể thay cho "that" câu chẻ E.g: It was last Saturday that/ when we played badminton It was in New York that/ where she met him a Emphasis on subject (Nhấn mạnh vào chủ ngữ) E.g: Tom took Mary to the party on Sunday ⇒ It was Tom that took Mary to the party on Sunday b Emphasis on object (Nhấn mạnh vào tân ngữ) E.g: Tom took Mary to the party on Sunday ⇒ It was Mary that Tom took to the party on Saturday c Emphasis on adverbial (Nhắn mạnh vào trạng ngữ) E.g: Tom took Mary to the party on Sunday ⇒ It was on Sunday that Tom took Mary to the party d Emphasis on prepositional phrase (Nhấn mạnh vào cụm giới từ) E.g: Tom took Mary to the party on Sunday ⇒ It was to the party that Tom took Mary on Sunday Wh_ cleft sentences * Form: Wh_clause (What clause) + be + emphasized word/ phrase E.g: They gave me some gifts ⇒ What they was some gifts All he wanted to as he was growing up was play tennis (= the only thing he wanted to do): Điều muốn làm trưởng thành chơi quần vợt ⇒ Thỉnh thoảng dùng "all" thay cho "what" What ~ The thing(s) that Sau mệnh đề what, động từ to be thường chia dạng số (is/ was) Tuy nhiên, hình thức số nhiều (are/ were) sử dụng trước danh từ số nhiều E.g: What I hope to see is/ are children who are successful in their studies - Chúng ta đặt mệnh đề what đầu cuối câu E.g: What makes me happy is his love / His love is what makes me happy (Điều mà làm tơi hạnh phúc tình u anh ấy.) Để nhấn mạnh vào hành động (action), dùng cấu trúc: What + S + hình thức động từ + be + (to) + infinitive E.g: What Tom did was (to) Mary to the party Other types of cleft sentences Chúng ta sử dụng wh_clause (why/ where/ who/ when), phía trước mệnh đề phải có danh từ có nghĩa liên quan đến từ để hỏi E.g: The reason (why/that) I left here early was that I was feeling tired The place (where/that) you should read books is a reading room The day (when/ that) he left was the saddest day of her life ■ BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN Bài 6: Rewrite each sentence to emphasize the underlined phrase Mr David saw that I could also take part in the contest ⇒ It I didn't invite them ⇒ It I began to think about everything at that moment ⇒ It His attitude towards other people really annoys me ⇒ It I didn't decide to postpone the match ⇒ It The candidates didn't start the trouble ⇒ It The computer gives me a headache ⇒ It My uncle came on Monday ⇒ It Bài 7: Rewrite each sentence to emphasize the underlined phrase, starting with It was Look carefully at the underlined words in the last two questions She liked the smell of garlic the best She found studying Math most difficult at school H e first heard about it from Mary She got the job because she was the best qualified Mike first met Jenny when they were both studying in London I only realized who he was when he started speaking I didn't hear about it until yesterday Bài 8: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 1 (A) That (B) was Tim (C) who (D) went to hospital last week It was (A) in Nha Trang (B) that I first (C) meet (D) my wife It (A) is (B) in 2010 (C) that I (D) graduated from university It (A) was (B) on New Year's Eve (C) who my sister (D) broke up with her boyfriend It (A) was her husband (B) who (C) dropped out of his university and (D) setted up his business Bài 9: Complete each gap with one of the words in the box Where necessary (but only where day person place reason thing way necessary) add that The you really need to speak to is Mike, the guy standing by the fire One I've asked you here today is to talk about last week's sales The really got my goal was that he never even apologized The main I want to talk to you is to discuss your future The it works is that you press this button here and hey presto! The we got married was the happiest day of my life One I'll never forget is Ba Na Hills The you need to remember is that he's only a child The impressed me the most was Mary; she really knew her stuff 10 One to get it through the door is to put it on its end 11 The made the most lasting impression was the Temple of Literature 12 The works best for me is to write down new words in context Bài 10: Rearrange the words to make a complete sentence missed/ what/ friends/ old/ I/ was/ all/ my/ ⇒ my/ what/ was/l/ that/ passport/ happened/ lost/ ⇒ the/ most/ that/ me/ surprised/ was/ thing/ price/ the/ ⇒ it/ only/ relax/ I/ weekends/ is/ at/ that/ the/ can/ ⇒ happened/ apologize / that/ all/ was/ had I to/ I ⇒ ■ BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP NÂNG CAO Bài 11: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions What's the matter with you? You look A happily B sadly C unhappy D unhappily I have been very luggage immediately A impatiently Sarah grew a long vacation up to this point, but I am going to lose my temper if you don't find my B impatient C patient D patiently from the hours of overtime at work It became quite A tired/obvious B tired/obviously C tiredly/obvious D tiredly/obviously These watermelons were A excepting sweet B exception C exceptional D exceptionally You can't blame an automaker for wanting to design a car that looks what it takes under the hood A fast B fastly The young girl sing C quickness , even if it doesn't have D quickly A amazing good B amazing well C amazingly good D amazingly well She said she would become a actress A famous/quick B famous/quickly C famously/quick D famously/quickly The skies became that she needed as the moon moved between the Earth and the Sun A surprising dark B surprising darkly C surprisingly dark D surprisingly darkly Healthy relationships allow both partners to feel supported and connected but still feel A dependence B dependent C depending D independent 10 Talking to professional counsellors who are trained to help people to process feelings, can be most A beneficial B beneficially C beneficiary D benefit Bài 12: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions The chef (A) tasted the meat (B) cautious before (C) carefully serving it to his (D) special guest The doctor (A) checked the leg (B) carefully to (C) see if there were any (D) brokenly bones After (A) being closed for (B) a long period of time, the house (C) became dirty and (D) smelled awfully Tim (A) has lived in Vietnam (B) for several years He (C) knows the culture (D) very good I (A) feel both (B) excited and (C) nervously because I have got a (D) date with Daisy tomorrow The (A) humid weather (B) made it (C) difficultly to enjoy the (D) tropical beach It was in a (A) warm and cosy coffee shop (B) in where they (C) had their (D) first date Tom's parents (A) are not pleased because he (B) does not study (C) hardly and (D) seriously enough The food was (A) good with (B) reasonable price, (C) but the service was (D) slowly 10 (A) It is his dishonesty (B) what I (C) dislike (D) the most Bài 13: Choose the best answer in the brackets to complete the sentences Tom spoke (confident/confidently) to the audience urging them to elect him president of the union He knew he had a (good/well) chance of winning the election Alex (quick/ quickly) ate her lunch She knew the meeting was (important/ importantly) and she didn't want to be late The entrance examination is (extreme/ extremely) challenging Very few people make it into the (prestigious/ prestigiously) medical school Although Lisa speaks (soft/ softly) and seems quite (timid/ timidly), she is the leading expert in her field Don't underestimate her abilities After the medieval cathedral was (tragic/ tragically) burnt down last year, the city (quick/ quickly) rebuilt it stone for stone It looks exactly the same as it did before the fire The tomato plants grew (quick/ quickly) in the rich soil Mrs Brown intended to use the homegrown tomatoes to make her (delicious/ deliciously) tempting lasagna Mr Michael (generous/ generously) donated $ 1,000,000 to the law school's scholarship fund With this money, they will be able to help low-income students cope with the (increasing/ increasingly) cost of education Tim is (good/ well) known for his sense of humor Last Saturday, when he told the joke about the fireman and the school teacher, everybody there started laughing (uncontrollable/ uncontrollably) Bài 14: Fill each gap with ONE suitable word a What I liked most about the movie b What she c d What (1) the music (2) was (4) I said (3) look for another job (5) that she was a bit late and she bit my head off (6) then (7) that all hell broke loose e All that has happened is f g All I h What (8) the police (10) really annoys me (12) (9) given me a warning (11) that he's always right (13) to ask for a clean cup, and the waiter went berserk (14) happened was that she'd completely forgotten about it i Your attitude is exactly (15) I wanted to talk to you about Bài 15: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given in bold We just need minutes to fix it (all) ⇒ I'm not questioning her dedication, (isn't) ⇒ Those men are totally ruthless, (what) ⇒ We inherited everything except the garden, (only thing) ⇒ You know the shop assistant told me exactly the same thing, (that's) ⇒ We're cleaning the house, (doing) ⇒ Bài 16: Complete the sentences as cleft sentences focusing on the underlined phrases and including any words in bold After It's, only use that where necessary I really enjoy a long walk in the country ⇒ It's ⇒ What ⇒ (is) A long walk I dislike his rudeness the most ⇒ What ⇒ (what) His rudeness ⇒ It's His sense of irony makes me laugh ⇒ (what) His ⇒ It's ⇒ What ... cụm từ nhấn mạnh)+ relative clause (that/who/which clause) E.g: It was in 20 08 that we first met each other (Chính vào năm 20 08 gặp lần đầu tiên.) Note: Các đại từ who, which dùng để thay cho "that"... looks at the man angrily (Cơ nhìn vào người đàn ơng cách giận dữ.) ⇒ "look" động từ thường E.g 2: - The food tastes delicious (Thức ăn ngon quá.) ⇒ "taste" động từ nối - They tasted the food... parents sounded unhappy after the news At the park, I feel happy looks sounds tastes become feel Bài 2: Fill in the blanks with the suitable words below I The food Lan uncomfortable when living here