VOCABULARY SET 38: INVENTIONS
Vocabulary:
1. ancient era (np): th i cờ ổ đ iạ
ặ ề ề t ngả 2. cornerstone (n): viên đá đ t n n, n n
ườ ậ ộ i / b ph n / t ổ ứ ươ ngứ ch c t ng 3. counterpart (n): ng
ổ ế ắ tán 4. disseminate (v) dissemination (n): gieo r c, ph bi n, phát
5. diversity (n) diverse (adj): đa d ngạ
ề ệ ạ gì 6. enable somebody to do something (collocation): cho phép/t o đi u ki n cho ai làm
ờ ỷ nguyên ờ ạ 7. era (n): th i đ i, th i kì, k
ễ ậ ti nệ 8. facilitate (v): làm cho d dàng, làm cho thu n
ạ hệ 9. get in touch with (collocation): liên l c, liên
10. hydropower (n): th yủ đi nệ
ờ ạ nghi pệ 11. industrial era (np): th i đ i công
ặ ề ấ ề đó 12. lay a foundation for (collocation): đ t n n móng cho v n đ gì
ầ l aử 13. locomotive (n): đ u máy xe
ngượ 14. solarpowered (adj) animalpowered (adj) humanpowered (adj): sử d ngụ năng l m tặ tr iờ
ứ ộ ử ụ ứ ườ ậ ử ụ s d ng s c đ ng v t s d ng s c ng i
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. translator / facilitate / conversation / immigrant / attorney.
2. they / work / peace / during / long / era / conflict.
3. he / still / continue / fruitless / effort / get in touch / her
4. one / organisation / aims / disseminate / information / disease.
5. good / attitude / foundation / life / success.
Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English
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ộ ầ ử ổ ổ ế ề ể ề ế ấ ố ờ 2. Sau cu c b u c t ng th ng, không m t quá nhi u th i gian đ truy n thông ph bi n k t qu đ n ả ế t ngừ
ế ớ phòng khách trên toàn th gi i.
ộ ườ ử ụ ượ ướ ấ ố ầ ớ ộ ườ ươ ứ i dân s d ng l ng n c g p b n l n so v i m t ng ng ng i t
ỹ ộ ạ 3. T i M , trung bình m t ng ạ Ấ t i n Đ .
ố ủ ứ ữ ầ ạ ề ắ ộ 4. Mang đ y tính đa d ng, khu ph c a tôi dung ch a nh ng con ng ườ ừ i t nhi u s c t c khác nhau.
ứ ẻ ạ ầ ộ
ở ấ ở 5. B i các trang m ng xã h i cho phép cá nhân chia s tin t c nhanh chóng, nhu c u dành cho báo gi y tr nên th p ấ h n.ơ
Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
There have been many inventions in human history, such as the wheel. Some people think the most
important thing is the internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
In the 1 , today's printing technology. Later on, in the 3
,the human race discovered how to create fire, invented the wheel and ,they built more complex 2 machinery and started to use motorised vehicles. Although all these facilities have proved their great significance to all mankind throughout history, some state that the single most important invention is the Internet. From my perspective, such a statement is an exaggeration, despite some benefits of the Internet.
In this digital era, the Internet helps store, communicate and 4
, the 7
, information in a fast and convenient way. As a key method of storing data, there is an increasingly high number of people uploading their files onto the Internet. Microsoft's OneDrive, for example, is a cloud storage that provide file storage services for tens of millions of people. Furthermore, as an important means of , their friends easily. This can be clearly seen in the case of communication, the Internet 5 SnapChat, a messaging application with millions of users monthly. Finally, the Internet serves as an important tool that 6 , of information. An excellent example of this is Facebook, a social network that acts as a virtual platform helping one spread their ideas whenever and wherever they want.
Although the power of the Internet cannot be overstated, I firmly believe that there are even more
valuable inventions.Thefirst is electricity, without which almost all electronic devices cannot function. In
, of facilities, from the old 9
, aeroplanes. If there were no engines, people would have to use 11 , vehicles, which are often much slower than their motorised 13
other words, the Internet could be of no use if there were no electricity. The second is engines, which can , to today's luxury be seen in a great 8 , or 10 12 . To illustrate, the top pace of an average camel is 30 miles per hour, half that of a car on a highway. The final and most important discovery, from my point of view, is mobile phones, which are the physical platform for various forms of digital communication. Today, billions are using mobile phones to make calls and send text messages on a daily basis, a much greater number than that of those using the Internet for the same purpose.
To sum up, the Internet has some enormous advantages for the human race, but there are even more significant discoveries, including electricity, engines and mobile phones. I predict that along with the Internet, these three inventions will still be the 14 , of future humanity.
431 words, written by Tu Pham
Key:
Task 1:
1. The translator will facilitate the conversation between the immigrant and the attorney.
2. They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict.
3. He still continues the fruitless efforts to get in touch with her.
4. One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease
5. Good attitude lays a foundation for life successes.
Task 2: Answers may vary
1. Because trust is the cornerstone of a healthy marriage, it's essential for spouses to have faith in each other.
2. After the presidential election, it would not take long for the media to disseminate the results to living rooms around the world.
3. In the United States, the average individual usesfourtimesas much water as his counterpart in India.
4. Filled with diversity, my neighbourhood contains people of many different races.
5. Because social media websites enable individuals to share news quickly, the demand for newspapers is low.
Task 3
In the 1 ancient era, the human race discovered how to create fire, invented the wheel and (2) laid the foundation for today's printing technology. Later on, in the (3) industrial era, they built more complex machinery and started to use motorised vehicles. Although all these facilities have proved their great significance to all mankind throughout history, some state that the single most important invention is the Internet. From my perspective, such a statement is an exaggeration, despite some benefits of the Internet.
In this digital era, the Internet helps store, communicate and (4) disseminate information in a fast and convenient way. As a key method of storing data, there is an increasingly high number of people uploading their files onto the Internet. Microsoft's OneDrive, for example, is a cloud storage that provide file storage services for tens of millions of people. Furthermore, as an important means of communication, the Internet (5) enables people to get in touch with their friends easily. This can be clearly seen in the case of SnapChat, a messaging application with millions of users monthly. Finally, the Internet serves as an important tool that (6) facilitates the (7) dissemination of information. An excellent example of this is Facebook, a social network that acts as a virtual platform helping one spread their ideas whenever and wherever they want.
Although the power of the Internet cannot be overstated, I firmly believe that there are even more valuable inventions. The first is electricity, without which almost all electronic devices cannot function. In other words, the Internet could be of no use if there were no electricity. The second is engines, which can be seen in a great (8) diversity of facilities, from the old (9) hydropower locomotives to today's luxury (10) solarpowered aeroplanes. If there were no engines, people would have to use (11) animal powered or (12) humanpowered vehicles, which are often much slower than their motorised (13) counterparts. To illustrate, the top pace of an average camel is 30 miles per hour, half that of a car on a highway. The final and most important discovery, from my point of view, is mobile phones, which are the physical platform for various forms of digital communication. Today, billions are using mobile phones to make calls and send text messages on a daily basis, a much greater number than that of those using the Internet for the same purpose.
To sum up, the Internet has some enormous advantages for the human race, but there are even more significant discoveries, including electricity, engines and mobile phones. I predict that along with the Internet, these three inventions will still be the (14) cornerstones of future humanity.
431 words, written by Tu Pham
