Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 17 Home vs dormitories

VOCABULARY SET 17: HOME VS DORMITORIES

Vocabulary:

1. all-round (adj): toàn diện

2. assume (v): đảm nhận, giành lấy, giả sử, cho rằng

3. be exposed to + N/Ving: tiếp xúc với

4. concentrate on (collocation): tập trung

5. dilemma (n): tình thế khó xử, tiến thoái lưỡng nan

6. distinct (adj): khác biệt, rõ ràng, dễ nhận thấy

7. evidently (adv): hiển nhiên, rõ ràng

8. financial management (np): quản lý tài chính

9. foster (v): bồi dưỡng, khuyến khích

10. home management (np): quản lý gia đình

11. multi-culture (n) - multi-cultural (adj): đa dạng văn hóa

12. over-reliant (adj): dựa dẫm

13. problem-solving (n-Ving): giải quyết vấn đề

14. residence (n) - resident (n): nơi cư trú - người cư trú

15. responsibility (n) - responsible (adj): trách nhiệm

16. self-reliant (adj) - self-reliance (n): tự lực

Exercises:

Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.

1. sales chart / show / distinct / decline / past / few month.

2. audience / evidently / not / enjoy / show / and / some / begin / leave.

3. president / clearly / in a dilemma / how / tackle / crisis.

4. financial management / define / as / deal / and / analyse / money / investment / for / person / or / business / help / make / business decision.

5. problem-solving / often / carry on / by / process / visualisation.

Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English

1. Cô ấy đang phải đối mặt với một tình huống nan giải giữa việc cãi lại cha mình hoặc đánh mất chàng trai mà mình yêu.

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2. Những kẻ khủng bố giành được quyền kiểm soát máy bay và bắt buộc hạ cánh tại sa mạc.

3. Đây là một bộ phim hay, nhưng cốt truyện rất phức tạp nên người xem cẩn phải thực sự tập trung.

4. Ngài thủ tướng nhận toàn bộ trách nhiệm về vụ thảm họa và từ chức.

5. Những ai được tiếp xúc với ngôn ngữ nước ngoài từ nhỏ có thể phát âm giống người bản xứ của ngôn ngữ đó.

Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases

It is better for college students to live in schools than live at home with their parents. Do you agree or disagree?

Many students are faced with the 1 of whether to live in a university dormitory or at home with their parents. From my perspective, a dormitory is 2 the better option for most students. Firstly, there is a common belief that living with their parents is better for students'personal development. Many people argue that students living at home may fully 3 their academic studies because their parents are likely to support them in various ways, such as by doing household tasks. However, I believe some students may become 4 on their parents as a result, and thus do not develop the ability to live independently in the future. By contrast, students who live in dormitories must 5 in all aspects of life. Therefore, they may acquire the skills necessary for 6 , ranging from 7 and 8 to meal planning and 9 , all of which are essential to 10 the 11 personal development of this group of students.

In addition, there are several 12 advantages of choosing on-campus 13 . The most evident advantage is that students who choose this type of accommodation would have easy access to libraries and various learning resources that are readily available at university. Another clear benefit is

foster (v)

home management (np)

multi-culture (n) - multi-cultural (adj)

over-reliant (adj)

problem-solving (n/Ving)

residence (n) - resident (n)

responsibility (n) - responsible (adj)

self-reliant (adj) - self-reliance (n)

all-round (adj)

assume (v)

be exposed to + n/Ving

concentrate on (collocation)

dilemma (n)

distinct (adj)

evidently (adv)

financial management (np)

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