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3. Do you think it is important to have a daily routine for your study?
If I don’t actively schedule something in, it will, more likely than not, not get done.
Therefore, it is imperative for me to regiment my day, or I will slack off and neglect my
daily studying.
A. Vocabulary
1. Actively schedule something in: ch động lên lch cho việc gì đó
2. More likely than not: nhiu kh năng là
3. It is imperative: nó là bt buc
4. To regiment my day: sp xếp thi gian trong ngày
5. Slack off: chnh mng
6. Neglect: b
B. Tập đặt câu
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4. What part of your day do you like best?
My favourite part of the day is undoubtedly the evenings when I can chill out and take my
mind off my daily troubles. It’s so lovely to get cosy with a good book or watch a film or
even meet up with some friends for a drink.
A. Vocabulary
1. Favourite part of the day is undoubtedly: phn yêu thích trong ngày chc chn
2. Chill out: thư giãn
3. Take my mind off my daily troubles: trút b nhng mun phin hàng ngày
4. Get cosy: thưng thc
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Ch đề s 37: Mobile/cell phones
1. What was your first mobile phone?
My first phone was ancient. It was a flip-phone that had buttons instead of a touch screen.
Looking back, I’m shocked at how I could survive without a smartphone. I use my iPhone for
so many daily tasks that I can’t imagine life without it.
A. Vocabulary
1. Ancient: c xưa, cũ kĩ
2. Flip-phone: đin thoi gp
3. Looking back: nhìn li thì
4. I can’t imagine life without it: tôi không th ng tượng cuộc đời thiếu nó
B. Tập đặt câu
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2. Do you often use your mobile phone for texting or calls?
Each and every day. My mobile forms the basis of just about all of my social interaction
that isn’t face-to-face. I use my phone to call my mum every other day and to message my
friends and colleagues when I want to organise things.
A. Vocabulary
1. Each and every day: hàng ngày
2. Forms the basis: tạo thành cơ sở cho
3. Social interaction: s tương tác xã hội
4. Face-to-face: trc tiếp
B. Tập đặt câu
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3. Will you buy a new one in the future?
Technology is improving so quickly nowadays that if you don’t manage to keep up, you might
get left behind. Every year, the mobile giants like apple and android release new models that
have all the bells and whistles. It can be very expensive but nonetheless important to keep
with the times.
A. Vocabulary
1. If you don’t manage to keep up: nếu bn không c gng theo kp
2. Mobile giants: nhng hãng khng l v điện thoại di đng
3. All the bells and whistles: đầy đủ tính năng tuyệt vi
4. Nonetheless important: dù sao cũng quan trọng
5. Keep with the times: theo kp thời đại
B. Tập đặt câu
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4. How has your mobile phone changed your life?
My phone has affected my life in more ways than I can count. It puts so much computing
power right in the palm of my hand. I can sort all my banking and emails out while I’m
travelling instead of needing to sit down in front of a computer. And I can contact my friends
and family at any given moment, in case of emergency for example.Lost and Found.
A. Vocabulary
1. More ways than I can count: theo nhiu cách mà tôi không th đếm được
2. Computing power: sc mnh tính toán
3. In the palm of my hand: ngay trong lòng bàn tay
4. At any given moment: o bt c thời điểm nào
5. In case of emergency: trong trường hp khn cp
B. Tập đặt câu
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5. What will you do if you find something lost by others?
The right thing to do in such situations is, of course, to return the lost item to its rightful
owner. I have been unfortunate enough to lose my belongings in the past and I would have
been most appreciative if someone had returned the item to me. As they say, treat others
as you would wish to be treated.
A. Vocabulary
1. The right thing to do: điều đúng đắn cn làm
2. Such situations: các tình huống như vậy
3. Rightful owner: người ch s hu hp pháp
4. Been unfortunate enough: đã không đủ may mn
5. Most appreciative: rt biết ơn
6. Treat others as you would wish to be treated: đối x với người khác theo cái
cách mà bn muốn được đi x
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6. Do you report to the police when finding something lost by others? Why?
Not usually. My normal course of action is to hand the item in where I have found it, so for
example, if I was in a restaurant and I found a phone, I would hand it in to the people who run
the restaurant so the owner could collect it in their own time.
A. Vocabulary
1. Course of action: hành động
2. Hand the item: giao nộp món đồ
3. In their own time: trong thi gian riêng ca h
B. Tập đặt câu
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7. Have you ever lost things?
I think everyone has lost something at some time or other. For example, I once lost my phone
when I was in a bar and my heart stopped because it had my cards in the phone case so I
would have no way of getting a taxi home. But luck was on my side because someone had
handed it in to Lost and Found.
A. Vocabulary
1. At some time or other: lúc này hay lúc khác
2. My heart stopped: tim tôi như ngừng đập
3. Luck was on my side: may mắn đã đứng v phía tôi
4. Lost and found: khu đồ b mt
B. Tập đặt câu
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8. Will you post on social media if you lose your item?
I don’t think so. I think the likelihood of one of my friends having found something is so minute
that there isn’t much point in it. If I lose something, I will usually try to retrace my steps in
the hopes that I’ll get lucky and remember where I left it or hope that it has been handed in
somewhere.
A. Vocabulary
1. The likelihood of: kh năng
2. Minute: nh
3. There isn’t much point in it: không có ý nghĩa nhiều trong đó
4. To retrace my steps: tìm li, truy du vết
5. Get lucky: có may mn
B. Tập đặt câu
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