Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Hướng dẫn task achievement

Đầu tiên xin được "múa rìa qua mắt thợ" vì list friend fb có khá nhiều các anh/chị/bạn/em đang đi dạy tiếng Anh. Có gì sai sót mong các anh/chị/bạn/em góp ý nhẹ nhàng.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Tập chữa bài IELTS Writing task 2 (phần 2)

As well as making money, businesses should have social responsibilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?
There is heated controversy over the principal obligations of big firms. Personally, while I accept that large companies should prioritize their making-money objective, I believe that they are advised to get involved in the development of society.

Tập chữa bài IELTS Writing Task 2

Should retirement be compulsory at 65 years of age?
It’s popular in many countries that aged people have to cease working at a certain later age. The case, however, is still controversial, depending on each individual’s perspectives. This essay is going to give a closer look into the various aspects of the particular case.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Các trang web tiếng Anh

1- http://youpronounce.it/search.jsp?q=outstanding
Tìm từ phát âm trên youtube
2- http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/outstanding
Synonym và các example trên news, fiction...

Sunday, August 30, 2015

paraphrase (tiếp theo))

Ảnh hưởng tích cực
Exert/Create/Make favourable|positive|beneficial Influences|Impacts|effects
Động lực phát triển
Give renewed impetus|force|drive|momentum to
To impel|urge|drive sb to do st
Ảnh hưởng tiêu cực/Gây nguy hại

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Paraphrasing (medical care)

Some people think citizens should be totally responsible for their own health costs. Others think it is better to have a health care system which provides free health services for all. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.take out private health insurance| health insurance premiums

  • be privately insured>> the privately insured are entitled to ...privately insure their health
  • pay their own medical bills
  • afford= pay= cover = take out free medical care = Free health coverage = providing free medical services
  • provide= be made available toa safety net in the form of a basic free health care system
  • >> government spending/expenditure= the allotment of governments' funds
  • make medical treatment affordable
  • the unemployed| the disadvantaged| the less well-off | the impoverished| the underpriviledged

some people regard increasing business and cultural contacts as a positive development,while others feel these are leading to loss of national identities
loss|disappearance|extinction|demise|death of national|unique ethnic identities|attributes|traits|features|characteristics
= erode|vanish people's understanding| comprehension of their own food tradition|heritage|inheritance|legacy|custom
>> promote cross-cultural understanding= remove cultural barriers
cultural contacts= cultural exchanges= cross-cultural exposure= cultural interaction= cultural interface
>> international/trans-national/global interaction/communication/contacts
some people think that governments should provide assistance to all kinds of artists including painters, musicians and poets. Others, however, think this is a waste of money

  • government expenditure|spending|investment|allotment|allocation
  • >> spending a significant amount of the government budget|fund
  • >> musical institutions/places

Phân tích bài flowchart band 9



Thursday, August 20, 2015

Cách phân tích 1 bài writing task 2

Chú trọng vào tiêu chí paraphrasing để phân tích vì thứ nhất, đây là tiêu chí 8+ và thứ 2, mình học hỏi được luôn
B1: Paraphrasing lại hook sentence nếu có
+ liệt kê các key word trong topic
+ xem paraphrase các key words
B2: State opinions
B3: Check the conclusion xem có giống với introduction không
B4: Xem topic sentence của mỗi đoạn
B5: Xem số ideas của mỗi body, 3-3 là fully cho band 9, còn 2-2 là adequate cho band 8
B6: Xem cách triển khai ý của mỗi ideas, chú ý mỗi ideas phải có hợp lý không, có extended (dùng các mệnh đề...), mỗi đoạn phải có supported (For example, such as, to be more precise, ... in particular)
B7: Xem diễn đạt có logic hoặc rõ ràng không
B8: Check lỗi ngữ pháp: mạo từ, danh từ số ít số nhiều, động từ, mệnh đề quan hệ có đúng không
B9: Sửa cách diễn đạt bằng cách dịch theo nghĩa của mình, nếu ok thì sửa từ vựng band cao.
B10: Ghép lại và rà soát lần cuối.
Ví dụ minh họa

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Từ điển cho điện thoại máy tính

I. Máy tính
Nếu dùng window thì cài Lingoes portable
Bước 1: Link download: click đây
Note: Bản Portable là bản dùng được mọi lúc, không cần cài đặt nên không nặng máy. Nếu dùng portable bạn nên tạo shortcut ra màn hình để dùng cho tiện.
Bước 2: Cài đặt
Bước 3: Download những từ điển định cài về: click đây
(nên dùng
1. Longman Dictionary of Comtemporary English,
2. Cambridge Advanced Learner' Dictionary
3. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
4. Concise English Synonym & Antonym Dictionary
5. Longman Language Activator
Bước 4: Dùng phần mềm winrar giải nén những từ điển vừa download
Bước 5: Để cài những từ điển cần dùng, bật Lingoes lên rồi click lần lượt như trong ảnh (chỉ nên cài một số từ điển hay dùng chứ không nên cài hết tất cả từ điển)

Nếu dùng iMac thì có Wedict Pro

II. Điện thoại
1. Android
Tượng tự như Lingoes có  
Blue Dict: click đây
Golden Dict: click đây
File dữ liệu tương tự như Lingoes: click đây
2. iPhone, iPad
Dùng Gurudict (mua 20k) hoặc cài offline: click đây
Link các từ điển recommend dùng: click đâyĐọc hướng dẫn dùng: click đây
3. Windowphone
Dùng Wedict: click đây
Dữ liệu cho các ngôn ngữ khác ngoài english: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ovdp/files/Stardict/ hoặc google :))


Saturday, August 15, 2015

Task achievement


"All parts of the task" + "Present a clear position"
Intro: Câu 1 para, câu 2 state opinions
Body 1+2: triển khai theo
Conclusion: Para lại câu 2 của Intro
>> Nếu ko có conclusion/ unclear conclusion/repetitive conclusion thì band 5
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"Fully"/"Adequately"/ko nói gì
Fully thì mỗi body 3 ideas, hoặc đoạn ko đồng ý thì 2, còn đoạn ok sẽ 3 ideas
Adequately thì mỗi body 2 ideas
Band 6 thì body 1 ideas, có body 2 ideas
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Về ideas:
Fully Extended/Extended: results/conditional sentences. Fully thì extended cho từng ideas
Fully Supported/Supported: examples cho từng body, rồi mỗi ý ko có examples thì nên "such as/,including...,/, X in particular/ To be more precise|specific..."
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Bị off-topic " address the task only partially"/"the format is inappropriate": band 5

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Grammar

Grammatical structures
Band 7 chỉ dừng ở "a variety of complex structures"; band 8 thì là "a wide range of structures"; band 9 thì "a wide range of structures with full flexibility and accuracy"
>> khái niệm "flexibility" ko có định lượng rõ ràng,
bản thân thấy 1 số ví dụ cho "flexibility" như
- "câu điều kiện" chuyển sang "inversion";
- mệnh đề tính từ của which thì "reduced clauses", followed by...
- không lặp các loại câu
- không lặp thứ tự nếu cùng 1 loại câu, ví dụ "When...." thì câu sau ".... when...."
- thay vì cho "for instance" đứng đầu thì cho ở giữa "Many students, for instance, will have to leave their families, live in halls of residence and meet new friends."

>> "
a variety of complex structures" và "a wide range of structures" nghĩa là ngoài các câu "complex sentences" (although, while, because, when....) thì cần các cấu trúc khác như inversion, conditional sentences, the more...the more...

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Punctuation chú ý dấu của whereas, as, including, confined to và các conjunctions
Trong task 1, lúc đưa số liệu thì thêm dấu "," đằng trước,
VD Equipment reached its peak in 2001, at 23%
Workers' wages fell steadily over the 20-year period, from 28% of the budget in 1981 to only 15% in 2001.
In second place on the all-time medals chart is the Soviet Union, with just over 1,000 medals.
How about: "I love her, she loves another guy"?
>> "
I love her, but she loves another guy"

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Các lỗi ngữ pháp khác
- mạo từ:

  • "Car is a social symbol in VN"
  • "The car/A car is a social symbol in VN"
- số ít số nhiều
- không dùng sở hữu trong 1 câu
  • After students give feedback on teachers’ performance, they may find it fair, but this action can jeopardize the relationship between teachers and students
  • After giving feedback on their teachers’ performance, students may find it fair, but this action can jeopardize their relationship with their teachers.
- tenses trong task 1
>> nếu mắc nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp thì rơi vào band 5, còn nếu có nhiều cấu trúc giúp thì rơi vào band 6

  • >> đọc thêm
1- http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/writing-coherence.html
2- https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/gram_conj_adv.html
3- http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/sentences.htm

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Từ đồng nghĩa chọn lọc

Con người chủ ngữ
chú ý tới
pay attention to
take notice of
give priority to
place/put an emphasis on >> concentrate on/emphasise on
không chú ý
pay no attention to
take no notice of
neglect| overlook| ignore
khi đề cập ai đó thì "cảm giác": suffer from| experience|encounter| undergo|go through a sense/feeling of
(frustration/exhaustion/satisfaction/dissatisfaction/disappointment...)
học kiến thứcgain|obtain|attain|acquire|arrive at an in-depth|complete|clear understanding|comprehension of st
>> enhance/sharpen/enrich/broaden/advance a clear understanding of...
học kỹ năng
>> master/hone/advance the much-needed/crucial/vital skills
Vật chủ ngữ
play a pivotal|crucial|vital| essential| fundamental role/part in
enhance/promote/boost/bolster/advance
facilitate| be a role of facilitator(, who...)| provide sb with assistance|
>> useful/helpful for their (skill/knowledge/career) advancement/betterment/development/improvement/progress

Sentence Structures

Không giữ được ý nhưng ăn điểm grammatical ranges
Tóm tắt nội dung bài:
- bài viết thường 13 câu, đoạn 1 2 ý, đoạn 2 sẽ 3 ý

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Para task 1




Paraphrase câu

[Writing Trick No 2]. Hướng dẫn paraphrase câu đơn giản ( Chưa dùng liên từ các thể loại). Khi câu phức tạp thêm chút thì có rất nhiều cách paraphrase lại, hôm nay dừng lại ở câu simple.
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Ví dụ: Everyone should try their best to reduce crime. (Khi viết bài bạn nên giải thích rõ nên làm gì đằng sau cho nó cụ thể, ta chi xét câu trên)

IELTS speaking and writing Corner
*Phân tích cấu trúc câu*
Everyone (Subject)+ should try(Verb) their best (Adv) to (Purpose)+ reduce (V)+ crime (Object)
>>Câu này là S+V ko có object. Thật ra try one's best là idiom, tuy nhiên coi là verb cho dễ
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Paraphrase level 1: chỉ chuyển thành từ đồng nghĩa, cấu trúc giữ nguyên, dạng này không qúa khó. Còn nhiều dưới chỉ là ad ghi đại khái thôi nhé
(a) Subject: everyone>> all citizens/individuals/the entire population/all members of society/ ordinary citizens/......
(b) try one's best>> do one's utmost/ make every possible effort/ join hands in/ contribute their strength to/.....
(c) reduce crime(khỏi cũng dc)>>reduce crime rate/lower crime incidence/ deter prospective criminals/halt the possibility of future crime/ tackle crime from reoccurring....
(d) should>> be advisable that/ be supposed to/ have the responsibility for/ have the obligation to........
>>Công việc lắp ráp, chú ý ngữ pháp, từ (a),(b),(c) ta có: (giống toán ghê)
Sample 1: all citizens are supposed to do their utmost to help reduce crime incidence
Sample 2: It is advisable that every individual make every possible effort to help tackle crime from reoccurring....(nhớ là make ko có S là thể subjunctive)
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Paraphrase level 2: level này đòi hỏi thay đổi cấu trúc, Chỉ dành cho my students :)).
Cho 1 vài ví dụ nè:
Sample 1: Tackling crime requires the commitment of nearly all members of society.
Sample 2: Crime prevention is not the sole responsibility of governments but the entire population as well.
Để ghi được level 2 đòi hỏi rất nhiều yếu tố, phải khổ luyện mới thành tinh được nhé

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Para

Education=schooling
  • Người
students= learners= qualification seekers =>> graduates=college leavers
university students= undergraduate= students/learners studying at a university
Young people= young individuals= the youth= youngsters= juveniles= young adults= adolescents= individuals in their young age|early lives
Children= youngsters= young people= young generation= the youth= teenagers= juveniles
Nếu children= kids= young adolescents= young juveniles= young teenagers= young teens
Children btw 7 and 11=young teenagers= young delinquents= young children
With the ageing of a society= the aged/retired/ageing population= the older|senior people|employees >< young employees= mandatory retirement= to be forced out of employment= an older society= the old generation= workers approach/reach age 65 and in years beyond= workers reach/approach the retirement age

Children= wards= offspring= youngsters
Parents= biological parents=folks= their family (=working couples)
Teachers= educational authorities= instructors= tutors 
Friends= fellow students= peers= cohorts
 
University = university authorities= academy|college authorities= the university administration
Society= the general public=the populace= the entire population= the human society =the human race = human beings = humans =man = mankind = humanity = humankindThe society= the general public= the community= humankind=mankind= human beings
Adults=grown-up people= mature people= people coming of age= people reaching/growing to/approaching/coming to maturity
>> the life circumstance in which they grew up/became adults
Some groups= the disadvantaged= the underpriviledged=the deprived= the needy= students from the disadvantaged areas/backgrounds/conditions
Poor people= impoverished people= people living in poverty= people living below the poverty line
People from rural areas= people living|residing|dwelling|settling in rural/underdeveloped/poor/developing areas|regions= people living in the countryside
People=individuals=eaters=consumers= customers
Criminals= Delinquents= wrongdoers=lawbreakers= people breaking/violating laws/regulations/rules

Professional workers= professionals= well-educated/well-trained employees =  any person who earns their living from a specified activity= commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work= members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills
People in the field/area/activities of sports= athletes= sports stars
People in the field/area/activities of entertainment= celebrities= entertainment stars
(fields= aspects=sides= facets= dimensions)
Doctors= healthcare professionals= physicians= general practitioners
The workers= job holders= the staff= employees=
Employers= recruiters= managers= the company authorities/administration
Prospective/potential/ideal/appropriate job candidates/applicants/ jobseekers
Good citizens and workers= productive members of society= have excellent personality as inhabitants and employers
  • Vật
Junk food= snack food= food with little nutritional value
company= corporation= firm= enterprise= organisation (plants=manufacturers=factories)
>> the business leader= the company authorities/administration= entrepreneurs= 

Individuals= workers=
Society= the people= the community=>> plants/manufacturers
>> Personal use of machines 
>> Industrial use of machines 
Historical objects/relics/items= historical collections

works of art= art works= art-related/artistic products
People= a high population
Agricultural/village areas= rural areas= rural environments
Cities= metropolitan|urban|municipal areas/environments/regions/zones >> modernised|industrialised|developed areas

Countries=nations= states >> government leaders of several countries….
public museums= concrete museums
Art galleries=
Workplaces = vocations= jobs/(particular) careers/professions>> employers
the success of career= a thrive and robust career = a satisfying/brilliant/distinguished/glittering career
>> devote much more time in working life=  the effort in a vocation= occupational endeavor

External influence= factors external to the family =  social factors= social factors outside of the family= other environmental factors
Family life= >> fine/poor upbringing/rearing/education >> nurtured/reared/ brought up in a positive enriching environment >> a dysfunctional home/ family problems
>> parent-child relationships
Parental influences/impacts/effects
Boarding school= residential schools= schools with residential houses/buildings/halls
>> these educational institutions
>> boarders
>> Send sb to boarding schools = place….into=put...into=
Charities and organisations= not-for-profit organisations= non-profit organisations= charitable organizations 
  • Sự phát triển của trẻ
Children's development= child development/growth= a child’s development= the development of children= the way that their child develops as they get older
(>> skills, behaviors, awareness, intellectual well-being)

future adult life= future adulthood= they come of age= become maturity= children’s future life= children’s future development/growth= the development of the offspring/youngsters
  • Sự di chuyển, chuyển giao

Movement= transition=>> geographic relocation/moving/resettlement/repositioning
>> the inflow/influx/arrival of new inhabitants/residents/dwellers/citizens
>> migrate/shift/leave
>> the rural populace
  • Khoảng cách địa lý
beyond the physical boundaries of their officelocation constraints (blur/transcend/exceed)


  • Dẫn đến, bởi vì

Cause= is the root of= result in= lead to= give rise to= contribute to
Because of = due to= owing to
As a result= By dint of
to stem from| provoke| arise from 

  • Thời gian
in the past= in history= some time ago= in earlier times= previously
Recently=lately= in recent years= in the last/past few years
Nowadays= today= these days= currently=at present = at the present time = in current/modern/contemporary/present-day society= In this age of change= In this day and age
 >> the current trend/circumstance
In the (near/distant/foreseeable) future= in the years ahead= in the years to come >> in due course
  • Số lượng
various = numerous= countless = a wide range of =a wide variety of =a wide array of =a host of =a multitude of =a vast number of =a myriad
Everyone=individuals at all ages
all= the whole/entire number/quantity of
All the lawbreakers= the entire/whole number|quantity of lawbreakers/criminals| delinquents|law-breakers|law-violators|law-offenders|offenders|wrongdoers

>> perpetrators ˈpɜː.pə.treɪ.təʳ (penetrate into: thấm qua hoặc penetrate=understand)
More and more= a growing|increasing|ever-increasing number|figure|quantity= an upsurge in= a surge in
Only=merely=exclusively=solely
Not enough= inadequate=insufficient
>> number/quantity
All mothers and fathers= the entire number/quantity of parents= each couple
Common things= widely-used= commonplace ways
Most common= prevalent= widely-used= major= key=

The development= the trend= the tendency= the phenomenon >> be widely promoted/recognised
Become increasingly popular=>> gaining/growing in popularity>> this trend/tendency/phenomenon >> a growing number of>>  shift attention/attention/focus onto the trend of sending their kids to...
The most important thing= one of the utmost/greatest jobs
Gender imbalance=gender inequality= the tension/conflict between sex=gender prejudice= gender favouritism= gender preference= gender discrimination
Gender balance= gender equality= a gender-fair environment= the balance between men and female
The underpresentation= females are underrepresented= considered unable/incapable/unqualified of any university subject= a shortage of| the inadequacy| the insufficiency| in the absence of|without a adequate/sufficient number of females
The ascendancy/ the dominance/the superiority of women= the prominent positions of women= women-dominated profession= fields which have been traditionally dominated by females= the women only profession= the exclusive| sole right of females to work in the field
Employ= hire
equal numbers of men and women workers= the same number of male and female as an employee= the  equal numbers of both sexes
workers having equal proportions of each gender = Having the same number of men and women= equal numbers of males and females
>> construction workers + distinct discrepancies in physical and mental health

>> no sexual discrimination|favouritism|preference as well as dramatic promotion of women's social status + family income boosts

  • Lợi, hại, vấn đề, giải pháp, khó khăn
benefits=merits=advantages=plus points=virtues= stand them in good stead
Problems=disadvantages=drawbacks=shortcomings= demerits= limitations=restrictions
Problems= issues= this phenomenon= this trend= this tendency
Serious= enormous= grave= acute= severe=harsh= great
Problems= issues= situations= (add) (major) complications= challenges=
Measures= actions= methods= approaches= tactics= instruments…

Solve= overcome= deal with= tackle= cope with= combat/fight against= address= prevent= deter= suppress
Deal with= well prepare= cope with= tackle= combat= fight against= struggle with= prevent= deter= suppress= hamper= hinder= obstruct= impede
Limit= restrict= restrain (restraint (n))= curb= curtail= inhibit
>> impose/place a limitation/restriction on
Outweigh=surpass=exceed=
The way= method= approach= technique= strategy= tactics=measure
Impossible= a complex task= an unachievable aim= a persistant/lasting/permanent problem= hurdles/difficulties/...
Difficult= have a hard time= experience difficulties in= struggle "to do st"/with
Eliminate=  put an end to= eradicate= curb
Banned= prohibited= forbidden fəˈbɪd= put/place a ban on
Introduce= enact= adopt= pass= impose= place
A law= a regulation= a restriction

Reasons=factors=causes= explanations
Case= situation= circumstance
  • Tự do 

Compulsory=mandatory
Optional= voluntary = elective (Ame)
>> be given/allowed/permitted/enjoyed unrestricted freedom to choose/select/opt 
  • Sự xa lánh của bố mẹ

Parental alienation/separation
>> a feeling of isolation/elimination/exclusion/segregation/seclusion
>> feel excluded/expelled/isolated
  • Ý kiến 
Opinion: in my opinion= from my perspective= it seems to me that= I believe that= I think that= I argue that
Agree= accept=approve of
Disagree= beg to differ on st=object that/ to do st

  • Mục đích
For= in order to= for the sake of= for the purpose of= in view of
(perform/serve/fulfill) Functions (of) =roles=tasks=(reach/attain/fulfil/achieve) objectives=targets=aims
Main= chief= primary= prime= principal

Purpose= object= aim= goal= objective= target= role=function= intention= with intent to

  • Model verb
Should= be advised to= be supposed to= be expected to= be anticipated to
Should not be required/forced/compelled/obliged= under an obligation to do st
Be made to = be forced to = 
Responsible for= bear/shoulder/take responsibility for= in charge of 
Has the right= to be licensed to do st= hold/have a licence to do st

Can=be able to= be capable of= be equipped to do= have the ability to do
Tend to= be likely to= have potential for= increase/raise the likelihood/odds of
Always= get accustomed to/tend to
  • Các cấp học
In formal education= in an academic environment=  in the university=in the university environment= at colleges= at modern colleges= in some subjects on campuses

primary schools= elementary schools

Higher education= tertiary education= third level education= post-secondary education= formal learning after secondary education=further  education= continuing education = postgraduate education

  • Đi học
Study= learning process= knowledge acquisition= learning effort
Learn= acquire= obtain= gain= attain
Study= gain|acquire a deep/complete/proper/in-depth understanding|comprehension of their subjectsStudy=engage in=…=gain|acquire an clear understanding of
Learn= acquire = >> language acquisition|proficiency|fluency
Get access to university education= follow|chase|pursue university education| higher education

Receive=obtain=attain=achieve=gain=earn education in class= attend/participate in/engage in/sign up formal classes= formal courses= go to university to further education…= commute to school campus

School= educational institutions
Studying at university= attend college

In school= academic activities=


In schools and with teachers= formal classes/ formal courses/channels = with the direct/face-to-face assistance of teachers/trainers/instructors/tutors= formal education= traditional form of university education= attend in education in person
School subjects= school lessons

The training courses= the training programs/classes
Childcare= acquire general ideas about parenting
>> transforming childcare into a formal subject of academic studies
>> compelled to join childcare training

>> parents' participation in care training is advisable/recommendable
Lessons= academic exercises= instructions=lectures
Science subjects= science courses
>> scientists/researchers
>> causes/reasons/factors/impetus

>> cause/result in/ lead to/ give rise to

A foreign language= a foreign dialect

Educate= provide sb with needed information= help sb realise importance of healthy|sensible|balanced diets/meals/dishes (=train=instruct=teach=inform >> informative=instructive=educational)
Provide them with better education= educate= instruct= train
(education=schooling= useful/informative/instructional guidance= instruction)


start school at the age of seven= allowed to stay at home and play until they are six or seven years old
As early as possible= at/from an early age
Start schools= attend schools
>> going to school from younger ages
>>  send their children to school at a young age
>> enrol their children in schools at an early age

>> go to school at the earliest possible age
Subjects= fields= areas= courses
>> required courses
>> receive a rounded education
  • Mua mới, thay thế

Throw… and buy= replace their electronic equipment or household appliances with the latest/up-to-date version of these products| devices| items= purchase new products instead of repairing/fixing and reusing old ones
>> buy= purchase= comsume frequently/constantly
>> frequent purchasing habit/behaviour= unrestrained consumption
>> increases in people's income/provide citizens with more disposable income
Replace obsolete machinery/machines/equipment
  • Thải ra

Throw away= discard= discharge=dump= dispose= release= emit
>> contaminate//taint water and soil when toxic chemicals are leaked >> environment contamination
>< decontaminate= purify= cleanse
>> speeds up/accelerate/stimulate the consumption of natural resources
  • Ở cộng đồng
In the community= in the society= in the local areas
  • Tại nhà

Home= the place of residence= the living/inhabited place
>> home-working
  • Trên thế giới

Around the world= on the global scale= at the international level
  • Làm việc

Work= do/perform jobs= carry out/conduct/perform/fulfil/accomplish/complete/succeed in tasks
work is Done= performed= completed= accomplished
  • Chăm sóc

Care=take care of= look after= pay attention to= take notice of
be uninformed about= ignorant of= unaware of
  • Sử dụng công nghệ

Using= utilising= applying= adopting= employing=exploiting=taking advantage of
Modern technology= technological progress/development/achievement/ breakthroughs/advances= advances/breakthroughs in technology

>> mechanisation vs labour/manual work
Machines= modern technology= robots= intelligent machines= automated system 
Using computers=employing  modern technologies= the widespread of computer technology=  the Internet technology
>> visit the museums and galleries online website
>> real objects >> careful inspection/examination
>> virtual images | digital signals (video/texts)
>> visitors
  • Đi học nước ngoài
Go to another country = travel to another nation/country= study overseas= study abroad
>> pursue/follow/chase/quest educational opportunities overseas
>> pursuit of/quest for
>> studying abroad/overseas
>> overseas trips/students

  • Học từ xa
Distance-learning programs|courses= distance learning=e-learning= this state-of-the-art education model= online courses= televised teaching= virtual schools
>< conventional/traditional/physical schools
Mode/method of teaching
Internet >>computer-based learning/distance learning
Television=the small screen
 >> to broadcast/televise/screen/air/launch/show

  • Tự học
Self-study= study on their own way= study by themselves

 let children independently read= read books or find other kinds of entertainments by themselves|on their own
  • Ở nhà
Home=the place of residence
Live=settle=reside=inhabit=dwell
  • Ở nơi khác

Live with= stay with= reside in/settle in/dwell in different cities
Live away from= choose to migrate to other cities= leaving home as a young adult= move away from home >> going universities away from home

>> ease the transition| movement
In different cities= located/situated/placed in other cities=
>> living overseas/abroad
  • Dạy học
Modes/methods/methodologies of teaching
Not exist= non-existent= be on/stand on/hover on the brink/verge/edge of extinction| death

“for teaching students to judge what is right and wrong”
>> moral education| ethics
>> teaching moral and social values in schools
>> to correct students’ behaviours and improve their moral values
>> the moral development of young people
>> ethical principles and moral values as well as a collection of ideals
>> standards of morality
>> unethical| immoral| dishonourable people
>> studying and analyzing right from wrong| the right thing to do
>> distinguish/differentiate btw acceptable and accusable| detestable behaviours

Teach = impart|convey|deliver knowledge of a given field to students= obtain/receive a good education
Translate knowledge of a subject into course materials and impart them to students
Judge= analyse = assess= evaluate= examine
Behave well= well-behaved= well-mannered= behave in a polite way
>> modification in young people’s behaviours

  • có năng khiếu
Have talent for it= excel at= adept at= proficient in= be competent to do st
Best at= excel at= succeed in=
  • Cân bằng cuộc sống

A balance between their work and lives=the balance between an individual's work and personal life=  the balance between family/life and work= a balance between their studies/schoolwork and the workload= a balance between their work and relaxation= a balance between campus and off-campus life >>Life balance >>
Work/life balance
>> 
providing means for working mothers and fathers to better balance their work-life commitments

>> imbalanced=  work-life conflict
  • Các hoạt động khác
Concentrate on= focus on= emphasise on= pay attention to = take notice of
Get involved in= attend in= engage in
Other activities= non-academic activities= non-compulsory activities= non-required activities
In school= academic activities=
After school= extracurricular activities
Balance between campus and off-campus life
Encouraged= motivated= inspired= supported= urge= impel= give momentum|drive|force to do st= provide st with …
Prepare=assist=help=provide|offer assistance|aid to students
Make it easy= assist= provide them with assistance=offer assistance to them
Learn some skills= acquire/develop/master/hone/sharpen/improve/upgrade certain skills
Work as= get|land|take a job= follow/pursue job/employment/career opportunities as
Do some work= engage in working=land/get/take certain jobs=gain/obtain/secure/take up employment
To serve society=for societal developments= contribute to society= make a major contribution to N
Make great contribution= contribute to= exert favourable influences on the development|progress|growth|betterment of
Create a better world to live in= make greater contributions
>> build|construct|form|formulate|devise a happier world 
 >> the traditional value-based society
>> not only the older members of the family but also members of the community looked after the children
Employment=a job placement
Useful for their future careers= helpful for their future employment/jobs= useful for their career development/advancement
= secure high-paid jobs/employment opportunities/career opportunities= advance their careers=
 useful=advantageous=beneficial=practical= of major importance
Pay more= receive/obtain/gain/attain/earn higher/larger/handsome/competitive/huge/tremendous/enormous salaries/wages/pays/compensation
Labour market= in the workforce= in the work place= in the working environment= in the office
Life will become meaningless= contribute to a meaningful life= making their life inspirational
>> escape their mundane/tedious/routine/dull lives
>> provide an escape/pastime for sb
>> happiness/well-being/satisfaction

>> make their life even more meaningful beyond work
Doing active or creative things= get involved in physical/outdoor/after-school/extracurricular/recreational/leisure activities

See= view= observe= appreciate= 
Turn...into= transform ...into= change/alter/modify ...into
Benefit them as individuals=building individuals=individual training= build my capacity=instinctively individual abilities and goals that need to be identified and targeted

Give special names to particular days= create particular names for special days
make their activities publicized= draw  the general public's attention
Particular= notable=uncommon=unusual=peculiar=odd=strange

  • Phạm tội, vào tù
Become criminals= engage/involve/participate in criminal/delinquent/unlawful/illegal/prohibited activity/wrongdoing = break/violate/offend the law= commit crimes
Prevent= deter= restrain= suppress= thwart= discourage= impede= hold back
Prison=imprisonment=put sb in prison/in gaol/ in jail
Sent into the jail= put the whole/the entire number of delinquents into prison= imprison all criminals >> imprisonment
put all individuals breaking the law|violating the law|offending the law in jail
be/get thrown in jail
send every breaker of laws to prison|gaol
turn every breaker of laws into prisoners
sentence law-breakers in prison

jail sb for st
  • Tuân thủ luật

Obey= cling to= adhere to= conform to= stick to= follow
Rules=regulations= disciplines= laws= codes of conduct (=principles= instructions)
Set= establish= construct= formulate=devise (create)
Control (v)= monitor= manage=
>> parental controls, school controls

  • Thời gian
Long time= long hours= most of their time
Expect sb to spend long time= desire sb to devote their time >> push to study harder
>> focus on/concentrate on/emphasise on/place an emphasis on academic programs for a long time
>> time= hours
>> study= acquire >> knowledge acquisition/ academic activities/study
>> engage in academic activities
>> in the pursuit of academic objectives
"long time"= most of their time= the majority of their time
>> prolong/lengthen/extend their study time
less free time= less spare time= unable to attend in extracurricular/outdoor/after-school activities= incapable of developing their pastimes
>>  consumes a significant portion of children's free time

read or tell stories to children= indulge themselves to tell the stories to children= have time to read story or tell story for their children
Spend too much time watching TV and/or play video games=
Control= limit their children’ s TV and computer screen time= monitor their children’s use of TV and computers closely

Working hours= hours of work= the number of hours worked= hours worked= working length
For employees= for each person/individual= per employment week
>>  punish the illegal overtime work

>>  exploiting the workers and compelling them to uninterruptedly work over 10 even 12 hours a day with low overtime fee
  • Trả phí
Pay all the cost of studies= cover/bear/meet/afford the entire/whole fees/charges/expenses/expenditures
Fund=sponsor >> allocate money for /invest money in
Pay/cover/meet the costs
Student loans/borrow money from banks/student debts 
(tuition fees)
Spend= allocate= devote
Governments= the government|central|national|governmental administration|authorities|leaders|officials
Tiêu tiền= allocate/allot "tiền chính phủ" for= invest money in= provide sb with "financial support/aid/assistance"
Tiền chính phủ= "chính phủ" funding/budgets= public finances= public funds= government grants
Education= schooling >> educational systems= educaional facilities/buildings/infrastructures/structures
Health= well-being >> medication >> medical amenities
Spending a huge amount of money= the expenditure= the costs= the expenses= the huge sum
>> allot/allocate…for; invest… in
Support= render/provide/deliver direct assistance to participants in
Spend the money on children=  bringing up new stars
Sports competitions= these prestigious (sports) events

>> place an emphasis on …
  • Miễn phí
Free= free of charge= without asking/requiring tuition fees

  • Khả năng tài chính
Financial background= financial condition= economic background

  • Quan trọng, hiệu quả, 
Important=crucial=vital=critical=essential
>> of  profound/immense (ko phải immerse)/key/major importance
>> play a vital/crucial/pivotal...role in

The most= key=decisive=vital=crucial= be of utmost importance

>> play a vital part in our lives
Effectively=advantageously=fruitfully=suitably=appropriately=properly (improper nhưng inappropriate)
Effective= compelling= useful= practical=pragmatic
Not good= inefficient= futile= fruitless=unsystematic
Does not Work= ineffective= disadvantageous= fruitless=unproductive= in a weak position= at a disadvantageous
Interesting= favourable=intriguing=fascinating= desirable
Become cheaper= at affordable prices= be low cost
Accessible= gain access= be available

Benefit >> feel privileged/advantaged/honoured
Are not needed= unnecessary= non-essential= unimportant= trivial= insignificant
Cheap= low-cost = at affordable prices >> cost reduction/saving >> a reduction in cost
Accessible= available=reachable
  • Sự ích kỷ và cá nhân

Greed and selfishiness= avarice and egoism
>> society plagued|troubled|afflicted|beleaguered|harassed by avarice and egoism
>> This modern attitude of self-interest 
Traditional values= cultural values= moral values >> local customs/traditions
>> cling to
>> retrace the golden times when we valued traditions and respected the family and community 
>> create a new society which has both material wealth and prosperity, and respect for the family and community as well
>> selfishness and excessive desire is pervaded everywhere
>> please himself with material acquisitions and possessions
>> acquiring wealth
>> greed and individualism

Tìm hiểu về lịch sử, quá khứ
Root-seeking trend
Retrace the heritage
the popularity of root-seeking 
Seeking the root of one's family has been gaining in popularity
>> discover/explore/ unearth/ reveal/ recognise/uncover/ detect family history
>> the sense of belonging(the family tree/the records of family history for past generations>> forebears/ancestors/decendants)
>> recovering the traditions/traditional values (respect the elderly relatives)
  • Lựa chọn
Choose= select=opt to do= opt for >> selection/choice/preference/appetite
A good way for them= an decent/qualified/appropriate alternative/choice/selection/preference=a optimal/ultimate/ideal/impeccable method/methodology/mode of learning

Sunday, July 26, 2015

6 bước

Bước 1: Đọc đề, xác định dạng, tìm các ideas (perspectives), 3-3 thì fully, còn 2-2 chỉ adequately, 2-3 (cái nào ủng hộ sẽ nhiều hơn, ko ủng hộ cho ít đi) thì ko rõ, chắc 8.5
Bước 2: Xác định synonyms cho topic sentences, lưu ý phải đủ 3-4 synonyms để dùng cho paraphrase "mở bài", "kết bài" và "các topic sentence"
Bước 3: Viết mở bài và kết bài đầu tiên
Bước 4: Viết các body, lưu ý forms cho topic sentences
Bước 5: Học các loại câu khác nhau
Bước 6: đọc lại soát lỗi, nếu paraphrase kiểu "Apart from...." thì triển khai tiếp

Lexical resource và grammatical

Lexical resource
- từ viết không bị sai
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có 2 loại từ là từ cho topics
band 6: "adequate", band 7 là "sufficiently", band 8 là "a wide range"
"uses a wide range of vocabulary for the task"
từ cho topic nhưng "less common" + "collocations"; band 7+8 cần "collocations" cho "less common words"
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less common words được hiểu là từ academic, hoặc big words...
VD: environment >> ecology, nếu collocation thì vd "disrupt/damage the natural ecology"
band 8 cần "skilfully" cho "collocations", band 9 cần "sophisticated"
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>> khi học, cần hỏi "less common words" và "collocations"

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Grammatical
band 6: ƒ uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms
band 7: uses a variety of complex structures
band 8:  uses a wide range of structures
band 9: uses a wide range of structures with full flexibility and accuracy
>> "a wide range" thì chắc cần "which", "which" rút gọn (để lên đầu hoặc để cuối câu để tạo flexibility), câu điều kiện, since/as/because of, due to, despite, câu đảo ngữ (inversion),
>> flexibility thì không có lặp cấu trúc câu hoặc đổi vị trí, ví dụ không dùng "because" 2 lần trong 1 bài...
+punctuation thì lưu ý: compound sentences
"including" hoặc "as" hoặc "whereas" hoặc "in particular" có dấu comma, nhưng "such as", "since", "while" thì không có

Coherence and Cohesion

- có 2 yếu tố quan trọng gồm dùng cohesive devices và paraphrasing
+ paraphrasing
band 6: uses paragraphing, but not always logically
band 8: uses paragraphing sufficiently and appropriately
band 9: skilfully manages paragraphing
>> phát triển "synonyms", "skillfully" thì có thể hiểu "In addition to + paraphrasing cho ý trước" thay vì nói mỗi "In addition," Hoặc trước mỗi ý lớn có thể nói "From the economic perspective,..."/"On the safety ground,..." hoặc thay vì dùng synonyms có thể dùng "diễn đạt bằng clauses",
>> "sufficiently" thì có thể hiểu số lượng "key words" không bị lặp
>> "appropriately" nghĩa là paraphrase ko sai
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+ cohesive devices: gồm reference và linking words
band 6: "may not always use referencing clearly or appropriately"
>> dùng "this", "it"...>> nên thay bằng "this form of art" (nghĩa là paraphrase lại từ đó)
band 6: " uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical"
>> dùng sai hoặc bỏ cohesive devices đi câu vẫn giữ nguyên ý nghĩa
>> "mechanical" cũng có thể "bị lặp"
band 7: "uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use"
>> "over-use" là sử dụng quá nhiều "linking words", nên hạn chế dùng linking words và thay thế bằng các "reference"
>> "under-use" là ko có "linking words" hoặc "reference",
band 8: " manages all aspects of cohesion well"
>> phần lớn dùng "reference", "tăng cường paraphrase các main ideas: in addition to...",
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yếu tố "logically và sequence" dễ dàng đạt được nếu có dàn bài sẵn

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Cấu trúc phức hoặc complex trong map

- Beginning in the westernmost section of the island, the beach has offered a swimming area.
>> Tận dụng từ "offer" cho the town, city... rồi cộng thêm từ chỉ vị trí hướng
VD: The town has offered a car park, located in the south of the hotel. (câu trước đã nói hotel rồi)
- Looking southward from the reception area, the pier can be seen extending into the ocean into a T shape.
>> Áp dụng cấu trúc này phải thay được từ "extending" bằng động từ khác, thấy có từ "running"/"moving" hoặc thấy vật X ở trong vật Y (a boat in a river)
>> Looking southward from the reception area, we can observe that small huts have been constructed to (từ chỉ chức năng) accommodate visitors to the island.
- The new facilities on the island include a pier, where boats can dock.
>> từ chỉ chức năng làm adj clause:
+ road:
crossing|passing this area from west to east;
running from the south east of the city to the north west;
connecting the pier with the reception and restaurant
+ houses:
accommodate visitors...
There were two school buildings, accommodating 600 students altogether, separated by a path running from the main entrance to the sports field in the east.
In 1968, this area was underdeveloped, with only one road oriented to the city and a shipside on the west river bank.
The entrance and the toilets will exchange their places, with the former directly leading to an oval reception.
Ten years ago, in the southwest of the center was situated the entrance, through which people had access to a reception are, with a coffee bar and the toilets lying to its east.

** các cấu trúc về sự thay đổi
- cranes, which were used in 1980, no longer exist now.
- a sailing club has been erected at the position where the crane used to be.
- in place of the lobby and office areas, which are shown on the existing plan, the new gallery plan displays an education an education area and a small storage area.
- on the south of the river, the warehouse has been transformed into apartments, which are located in the middle of a parking area and a new hotel.
>> South of the river is apartments, which are transformed from the warehouse. >> google ko thấy cách này
** whereas, while, but
Vị trí
A farmland occupied the northeast corner, while a forest park was established south to the farmland.
There were residential houses in the northwest corner, but those houses were demolished in 1980 to make way for a car park and a science block.
Farmland was also destroyed and replaced by a sports field, while the playground in the southeast area still existed.
From 1980 to 2010, the car park was dramatically extended, and the sports field was moved a little to the east, forcing the playground to become smaller.
On the north of the river, the warehouse on the west has been converted into the education centre while the one on the east has been removed to make way for a kids' playing area.
** and (compound)
From 1980 to 2010, the car park was dramatically extended, and the sports field was moved a little to the east.
There is also a short road linking the pier with the reception and restaurant, and footpaths connect the huts.
** cấu trúc lạ
Entering the centre by the entrance, people would see the No.2 court on the right hand.
North to the park located tennis courts numbered from 3 to 14.
Opposite the bushes saw a giant court at the northeast corner.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Maps- para

Areas
- a housing/residential/inhabited|populated estate/zone/region/area/place
>> the lodging
>> a small-scaled residential area/ a residential area with a great scale
- an industrial|trading estate/zone/park/area
- a commercial|business|office area/park
Roads: là thứ có thể viết hay nhất trong bài
nouns:
the well-suited traffic facilities
(major) transportation|transport links|routes|networks|infrastructure
the transport infrastructure was improved
main roads= arterial roads= major roads
>> có 2 main roads thì "one of the main roads|the eastbound road| the west-east road|the road running south-north"
a railway line
>> thay thế intersection: all major roads terminate at the centre' outer edge.
no traffic zone
>> there is a no traffic zone, so there would be no access to X by car.
>> lacks of transportation| the absence of transportation
>> The railway was shortened.
>> The old path will then connect these to the new building number 3,no longer running to the main entrance
tòa nhà
a block of shops had been opened on the river bank
some entertainment facilities
accommodation buildings
>> other (physical) structures|infrastructure
>> bungalows= small huts (nhà 1 tầng)
cảng biển
tàu ra vào: cruise liners busying to and fro the harbour|the port
the river functioned as a port where goods were stored and transported
tàu neo đậu: freight ships moored in the northeast dock
cần cẩu: cranes were equipped on the north bank to lift heavy goods and upload the ships which anchored on the water

river
a north-to-south river with a branch flowing from the west to east
a foot bridge has been built across the river
the new district expanded to the opposite side of the river
opposite to the woods, there was a small-scaled residential area on the east (river) bank
verbs:
run through/cross/pass/orient to/be built/intercross with each other|connect/link st to/with st
run through the entire town form the northwest to the southeast.
a railway goes across it
be accessible by train or by parking on the edge of the central business district
access to this shopping centre will be by either car or train
( ko dungf "get to X by car")
a road is built south to the existed one/to the south of...
Two main roads with different directions of north-south and east-west intercrossed with each other in the west of the old district