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UNIT : THINKING AND LEARNING I Topic Vocabulary : THINKING Assess (v) : đánh giá ( tình huống, người, vấn đề ) - Assess (v) : đánh giá giá cả, giá trị Assume (v) : giả định, khơng có Baffle (v) : gây trở ngại, khiến trở nên khó khăn, khó hiểu Biased (adj) : thiên vị Concentrate (v) : tập trung Consider (v) : cân nhắc trước định - Consider (v) : coi … Contemplate (v) : dự tính - Contemplate (v) : suy tư, ngẫm nghĩ thời gian dài Cynical (adj) : hay hoài nghi Deduce (v) : suy luận 10 Deliberate (v) : suy xét cẩn thận 11 Dilemma (n) : tình trạng khó xử 12 Discriminate (v) : phân biệt đối xử - Discriminate (v) : nhận khác 13 Dubious (adj) : không thành thực, khó tin - Dubious (adj) : mơ hồ, khơng chắn 14 Estimate (n) : số ước tính - Estimate (n) : thông tin cho khách hàng giá dịch vụ - Estimate (v) : ước tính (giá , thiệt hại …) 15 Faith (n) : tin tưởng tuyệt đối 16 Gather (v) : suy luận từ có 17 Genius (n) : thiên tài - Genius (n) : tài thiên phú 18 Grasp (v) = Understand 19 Guesswork (n) : đoán 20 Hunch (n) : linh cảm 21 Ideology (n) : hệ tư tưởng 22 Ingenious (adj) : (kế hoạch, ý tưởng, sáng chế) thông minh, khéo léo 23 Inspiration (n) : cảm hứng 24 Intuition (n) : trực giác 25 Justify (v) : biện hộ 26 Naïve (adj) : ngây thơ, tin 27 Notion (n) : quan niệm 28 Optimistic (adj) : lạc quan 29 Paradox (n) : nghịch lý 30 Pessimistic (adj) : bi quan 31 Plausible (adj) phù hợp 32 Ponder (v) : cân nhắc kỹ 33 Prejudiced (adj) : có định kiến 34 Presume (adj) : giả định 35 Query (n) : câu hỏi chất vấn - Query (v) : chất vấn nghi ngờ - Query (v) = ask 36 Reckon (v) tin vào 37 Reflect (v) : suy xét cẩn thận 38 Sceptical ( Skeptical ) (adj) : hoài nghi 39 Speculate (adj) + on/about : suy nghĩ nguyên nhân việc xảy 40 Suppose (v) : giả sử, cho II Topic Vocabulary : LEARNING Academic (adj) : liên quan đến giáo dục (trong trường đại học ) - Academic (adj) : thông minh ham học - Academic (adj) : trừu tượng, không thực tế - Academic (n) : giảng viện đại học, nghiên cứu sinh Conscientious (adj) : tận tâm Cram (v) : nhồi nhét cho thi cử Curriculum (n) : chương trình giáo dục Distance learning (n phr) : hệ thống giáo dục từ xa Graduate (n) : người có cấp tốt nghiệp - Graduate (v) : tốt nghiệp Ignorant (adj) + of sth : khơng biết, ngu dốt Inattentive (adj) : khơng tập trung Intellectual (n) : người trí thức - Intellectual (adj) : liên quan đến trí tuệ 10 Intelligent (adj) : thông minh 11 Intensive (adj) : chuyên sâu 12 Knowledgeable (adj) : hiểu biết nhiều 13 Lecture (n) + on sth : diễn thuyết (ở trường đại học) - Lecture (v) + on sth : diễn thuyết 14 Mock exam (n) : thi thử 15 Plagiarise (v) : ăn cắp ý tưởng, quay cóp 16 Self- study (v) : tự học 17 Seminar (n) : buổi nghiên cứu chuyên đề 18 Special needs (n) : nhu cầu đặc biệt cho người khuyết tật 19 Tuition (n) + in sth : việc dạy kèm 20 Tutorial (n) + on sth : buổi học thêm III Phrasal Verb Brush up (on) : cải thiện kĩ Come (a)round (to) : thay đổi ý kiến theo bị thuyết phục Come up with : nghĩ (ý tưởng, kế hoạch) Face up to : chấp nhận đối mặt (thử thách, khó khăn) Figure out : hiểu vấn đề Hit upon : nghĩ - Hit upon : phát cách tình cờ Make out : thấy nghe rõ - Make out = say Mull over = consider carefully Piece together : suy luận cách chắp thông tin lại 10 Puzzle out : giải vấn đề cách nghĩ cẩn thận 11 Read up (on/ about) : giành thời gian tìm hiểu 12 Swot up (on) = Study hard for an examination 13 Take in = Understand - Take in : chấp nhận - Take in : lừa tin vào khơng 14 Think over = Consider carefully 15 Think through : cân nhắc cẩn thận tất khả 16 Think up : nghĩ (cái cớ, lý do…) IV Phrases, Patterns and Collocations Account : - Account for : giải thích lý + Can anyone account for this mess? - Give an account of : thuật lại + Now just relax and give me an account of what happened - Take into account = Take account of : cân nhắc yếu tố + His plan did not take into account the possibility of rain - On account of = because of sth - By all account : theo nghe thấy đọc + She is, by all accounts, a decent young woman - On one’s account = because of sb + I'm not very hungry, so please don't cook on my account (= don't cook just for me) Associate - Associate sth with : liên kết với Balance : - (Hang) in the balance = uncertain + The success of this project is hanging in the balance - Strike a balance : tạo cân + We need to strike a balance between the quality and the price of the product - Upset/ Alter/ Redress the balance : lấy lại cân + In order to redress the balance, the club will have to sign a new goalkeeper to replace the one they’ve just sold - Balance between/of : cân giữa/ + You have to keep a balance between your work and your life + Both countries have a vested interest in maintaining the balance of power - On balance = everything considered + I would say that, on balance, it hasn't been a bad year - Off balance : cân bằng/ không chắn tương lai/ ngạc nhiên/ bối rối + He walked up and proposed, which really threw me off balance (= made me feel confused) Basis - Basis for : tảng cho - On a daily/ temporary/ etc basis : hàng ngày/ tạm thời/ etc + All seedlings were watered on a daily basis - On the basis of/ that : dựa trên… Belief : - Express belief : thể tín ngưỡng - Belief in/ that : niềm tin vào - Contrary to popular belief : ngược với niềm tin người + Contrary to popular belief, a desert can be very cold - Beyond belief = unbelievable - In the belief that… : với niềm tin rằng… + She wrote to him in the belief that he would help her - Popular/ widely held/ widespread/ firm/ strong/ growing belief : niềm tin phổ biến… Brain - Pick one’s brain: xin ý kiến từ người có kinh nghiệm + Can I pick your brain about this problem? - Rack your brain(s) = think hard + I racked my brain to remember her name - The brains behind : người đứng sau đạo + He was the brains behind the attack on the embassy - Brainless = stupid - Brainchild (of) : đứa tinh thần + This novel is his brainchild - Brainstorm : động não - Brainwash sb into sth : tẩy não ( làm tin vào ) - Brainwave : ý tưởng hay + I couldn't see how I could get home from the station - then I had a brainwave Conclusion - Bring sth to a conclusion = complete sth + Although we had a lot of difficulties with the project, we were able to bring it to a conclusion - Come to/ arrive at/ reach a conclusion : đến kết luận + After discussing at length, the council have come to a conclusion - Jump/leap to conclusions : vội vàng kết luận + Don’t jump to conclusions when you have no evidence - In conclusion = To conclude (used in essays) - Logical conclusion : kết luận hợp lí + This is a logical conclusion of what has been going on in Belarus - Foregone conclusion : kết đoán trước cách chắn + The result of the election seems to be a foregone conclusion Consideration - Take into consideration = take sth into account = make allowance for - Give consideration to sth : xem xét cẩn thận + I’ll give some consideration to the matter and let you know my decision next week - Show consideration for : thể quan tâm tới + He has never shown consideration for his wife’s need - Under consideration : xem xét + Your application is under consideration now - For sb’s consideration = for you to read and respond to + I enclose a proposed draft for your consideration - Out of consideration for : tơn trọng …., nể đó… + I'm willing to overlook the incident this once out of consideration for your father, but I won't hesitate to put you in prison if it ever happens again Doubt - Doubt that : nghi ngờ - Have your doubts about : có lý riêng để nghi ngờ + He might be telling the truth, but I have my doubts - Cast doubt on = raise doubts : gây nghi ngờ + Such a significant error really cast doubt on all of the experiment's results - In doubt = open to doubt : không chắn + The success of the treatment is still in doubt - Beyond (any) doubt = without a doubt : khơng cịn nghi ngờ + Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow 10 Dream - Beyond your wildest dreams : vượt sức tưởng tượng + The plan succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - A dream come true : giấc mơ thành thực - In your dream = I don’t believe + Dave, buy you a car? In your dreams! - Work/ go like a dream : diễn suôn sẻ + The whole plan worked like a dream 11 Focus - Focus on : tập trung vào - The focus of/ for : trung tâm (sự ý ) + I think Dave likes to be the focus of attention - In focus : rõ nét >< Out of focus : mờ ( ảnh) - Focus group : nhóm nghiên cứu tập trung - Main/ primary/ major focus : điểm tập trung quan trọng 12 Impression - Have/ give the (false) impression that : có/ gây ấn tượng (sai lệch) - Do an impression (of) : bắt chước để gây cười + She does a really good impression of the president - Create/ make an impression (on sb) : gây ấn tượng cho - Under the impression that : có cảm tưởng - First impressions : ấn tượng 13 Mental - Make a mental note (of/about) : cố gắng nhớ kỹ + I made a mental note of her address - Mental arithmetic : phép tính nhẩm - Mental illness : bệnh tâm thần - Mental age : tuổi phát triển trí tuệ + Although Andrew is 25, he has a mental age of six - Mental health : tình trạng tinh thần ổn định + Laughing is good for your mental health 14 Mind - Make up your mind = decide - Cross / slip your mind : (suy nghĩ) thoáng qua - Have/ bear in mind = remember + Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other - Have an one-track mind : nghĩ vấn đề ( ám ảnh ) + My sister has a one-track mind, only thinking about how something can further her career - Take your mind off : ngừng nghĩ đó, phân tâm + Talking to him took my mind off the pain - Bring to mind : nhắc, gợi nhớ + That music brings to mind our first date - In two minds about : phân vân + I am in two minds about whether to accept his offer - On your mind : suy nghĩ + What ‘s on your mind? - State of mind : tâm trạng + I was not in the right state of mind to laugh at his jokes - Narrow-minded : thiển cận, nông cạn - Broad-minded : tư tưởng rộng rãi, phóng khống - Open-minded : sẵn sàng tiếp thu - Absent-minded : đãng trí 15 Misapprehension - Under the misapprehension that : hiểu nhầm 16 Perspective - Put into perspective : đưa vào so sánh tổng thể để đánh giá + To put this into perspective, investments this year were double those made in 2013 - From another/ a different/ sb’s perspective : từ quan điểm khác - In perspective : phù hợp so với tổng thể >< Out of perspective + That box in the background of your painting doesn’t seem to be in perspective - A sense of perspective = the ability to judge objectively and reasonably, to see a problem in context, to see the whole picture (nguồn : https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/sense-of-perspective.3473334/) + I felt I needed a break from the relationship in order to keep a sense of perspective 17 Principle - Have principles : có quy củ, phép tắc - Stand by/ stick to your principles : giữ vững nguyên tắc - In principle = In general - On principle : mặt nguyên tắc - A matter/ An issue of principle : vấn đề nguyên tắc + As a matter of principle, it was the spouses who were supposed to bring forward the witnesses to their nuptials - Against sb’s principles : ngược với nguyên tắc + Against the school’s principles, she played truant regularly - Set of principles : nguyên tắc 18 Question - Beg the question : không đề cập vấn đề thảo luận + Your proposal begs the question whether a change is needed at all - Raise the question (of) : đặt câu hỏi - In question : xem xét + The matter in question can be left till next week - Out of the question = Impossible - Without question = Beyond question = with no doubt = certainly - Awkward question : câu hỏi khó xử, rắc rối 19 Sense - See sense / see reason : trở nên thấu đáo phán đoán tốt + We talked to her for an hour, but we couldn't make her see sense - Make sense = reasonable - Make sense of sth = understand sth complicated - Have the sense to : phán đoán tốt để… + I hope they'll have the sense to shut the windows before they leave - Come to your senses : suy nghĩ hợp lí, minh mẫn + It’s time she came to her senses and got a job - A sense of : khả ( a sense of humour/direction…) - In a sense : khía cạnh + She claims that the system is at fault and she's right, in a sense - Common sense : lẽ thường 20 Side - Side with sb against sth : bênh vực + Thank you for always siding with me - Take sides : thiên vị, phe - See both sides (of an argument) : hiểu rõ ý kiến từ phía - Look on the bright side : lạc quan tình khó khăn + Look on the bright side - no one was badly hurt - On the plus/ minus side : xét mặt tốt / mặt xấu - By one’s side : bên cạnh - One one’s side : ủng hộ + We're all on your side, Jerry We just want to see this issue resolved as quickly and easily as possible - On either side of : phía + There were stone lions on either side of the door 21 Straight - Set/ put sb straight about : đảm bảo biết thật + Don't worry, I set him straight about this matter - Set/ put the record straight : viết nói để làm rõ thật + She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all - Get/ come straight to the point : thẳng vào ý - Get sth straight : hiểu rõ tình - ( Not ) Think/see straight : (khơng thể) nghĩ thống suốt/ khơng thể nhìn rõ + Turn the radio down – I can’t think straight - Straight talking : nói chuyện thẳng thắn - Straight answer : câu trả lời thẳng thắn 22 View ... at his jokes - Narrow-minded : thiển cận, nông cạn - Broad-minded : tư tưởng rộng rãi, phóng khống - Open-minded : sẵn sàng tiếp thu - Absent-minded : đãng trí 15 Misapprehension - Under the misapprehension... the lead - Follow sb’s lead : theo dẫn - In the lead : dẫn đầu 12 Link : - Link to : liên kết với - Link sth/sb to/with : liên kết với - Click on/ follow a link : truy cập vào đường link - (find/prove/establish)... good doing - What’s the use of doing? : lợi ích việc gì? 19 Web - Surf the web : lướt web - On the web : mạng - Website = Web page : trang web - Webcam : camera kết nối với internet - World Wide