Vocab - Unit 1 - Class 12

ENGLISH 12 - Unit 1: LIFE STORIES
Part 1: Vocabulary Practice

1A. GETTING STARTED
 waver between A and B /ˈweɪvə/ (v) to hesitate; to be unable to decide
 have an impact on sth / 'ɪmpækt/ (v) to have an influence on sth
 innovation /ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃn/ (n) a new idea or method
 innovate /ˈɪnəʊveɪt/ (v) to introduce changes and new ideas
 innovative /ˈɪnəvətɪv/ (adj) using new methods or ideas
 inspire sb /ɪnˈspaɪə/ (v) to make sb feel that they want to do sth and can do it
 inspiration /ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃn/ (n) cảm hứng
 influential /ˌɪnfluˈentʃl/ (adj) having a lot of influence on sb/ sth
 trophy /ˈtrəʊfi/ (n) a prize, such as a gold or silver cup
 determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ (v) to decide
 determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ (n) quyết tâm
 determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ (adj) having made a firm decision to do it and not letting
anyone prevent you
 distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt/ (adj) very successful and admired by other people
 respectable /ris'pektəbl/ (adj) regarded by society as acceptable, proper & correct
1B. READING
Passage 1
▪ humble /ˈhʌmbļ/ (adj) having a low rank or social position
▪ bring sb up (v) to raise sb
▪ vow /vaʊ/ (v) to make a determined decision or promise to do sth
▪ emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ (v) to appear
▪ hand sth out to sb / hænd/ (v) to give sth to each person in a group or place
▪ reveal /rɪˈviːl/ (v) to make sth known to sb
▪ identity /aɪˈdentɪti/ (n) the characteristics that distinguish sb from others (cá tính/
bản sắc cá nhân)
▪ generosity /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪti/ (n) willingness to give sb money, gifts, time or kindness freely
▪ anonymous /əˈnɒnɪməs/ (adj) made or done by sb whose name is not known or not
made public
▪ diagnose sb with sth /'daɪəgnəʊz/ (v) to say exactly what an illness is
▪ claim one’s life / kleɪm/ (v) to cause one’s death
Passage 2
▪ pass away /pɑːs/ US/pæs/ (v) to die
▪ amputate /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ (v) to cut off a part of the body
▪ hospitalise /ˈhɒspɪtlaɪz/ (v) to take sb to hospital and keep him there for treatment
▪ hospitalization /ˌhɒspɪtlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ (n) the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
▪ relieve one’s pain /rɪˈliːv/ (v) to reduce one’s pain
▪ as a result, S + V / rɪ'zʌlt/ kết quả là
▪ launch /lɔːntʃ/ US/lɑːntʃ/ (v) to start
▪ launch a campaign (v) bắt đầu một chiến dịch, một chương trình
/ programme
▪ alive /ə'laɪv/ (adj) continuing to exist
1C. SPEAKING, LISTENING AND WRITING
▪ strategist /ˈstrætədʒɪst/ (n) a person who is skilled at planning things, especially
military activities
▪ free /friː/ (v) to release
▪ invader /ɪnˈveɪdə/ (n) an army or a country that enters another country by force
in order to take control of it
▪ dedication /dedɪ'keɪʃn/ (n) the hard work and effort that sb puts into an activity or
purpose (sự tận tâm)
▪ lead to sth /liːd/ (v) to cause sth
▪ nominate /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ (v) đề cử
▪ celebrity /sɪˈlebrɪti/ (n) a famous person
▪ curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ (adj) interested in learning about people/things around you
▪ overloaded with sth /ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/ (adj) having too much of sth
▪ damage sb’s reputation /ˌrepjʊˈteɪʃn/ (v) hủy hoại danh tiếng
▪ benefit from sth (v) hưởng lợi từ
▪ misfortune /mɪsˈfɔːrtʃən/ (n) bad luck, or an unlucky event
▪ perseverance /ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns/ (n) the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim
despite difficulties
▪ abandon /əˈbændən/ (v) to leave a place, thing or person forever.
▪ orphanage /'ɔːfənɪdʒ/ (n) a place where orphans live and are looked after
▪ bring sb up (v) raise sb
▪ foster mother /ˈfɒstə/ (n) mẹ nuôi
▪ adopt a child / ə'dɒpt/ (v) nhận nuôi 1 đứa trẻ
▪ adopted child (n) một đứa trẻ được nhận nuôi
▪ prosthetic leg /prɒs'θetɪk/ (n) chân giả
▪ be obsessed with / əb'sest/ (adj) unable to stop thinking about sth; too interested in or
worried about sth
▪ make progress / 'prəʊgres/ (v) tiến bộ
▪ athlete /ˈæθliːt/ (n) vận động viên
▪ parathlete (n) vận động viên khuyết tật
▪ Paralympic Games thế vận hội dành cho người khuyết tật
▪ motto /ˈmɒtəʊ/ (n) a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or
purpose (khẩu hiệu)
▪ do odd jobs for a living (v) làm việc vặt để kiếm sống
▪ babysitting /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɪŋ/ (n) the job or activity of taking care of babies or children for a
short time while their parents are out
▪ turning point (n) bước ngoặt
1D. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
 physician /fɪˈzɪʃn/ (n) a doctor
 prosperous /ˈprɒsprəs/ (adj) successful, usually by earning a lot of money
 vivid / 'vɪvɪd/ (adj) very clear and detailed
 spark / spɑːk/ (v) to cause sth to start or develop
 spark sb’s khơi gợi, kích thích sự tưởng tượng
imagination
 surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒn/ (n) a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations
 initially /ɪˈnɪʃl/ (adv) at the beginning
 memoirs /ˈmemwɑːz/ (n) an account written by somebody, especially somebody famous,
about their life and experiences (hồi ký)
 poem /ˈpoʊəm/ (n) bài thơ
 journalist /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/ (n) a person whose job is to collect and write news stories for
newspapers, magazines, radio or television
 fantasy / 'fæntəsɪ/ (n) a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen
 fantasy novel (n) tiểu thuyết hư cấu
 statue /ˈstætʃuː/ (n) a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal

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Part 1: Vocabulary Practice

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