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Reading 4 Group 2

Teacher: Ms Trương Khánh Mỹ

Merry Group

1

• Phạm Thị Lan Nhi

• Lê Thị Thiên Lý

• Hà Thị Tâm

• Hoàng Lê Phương Dung

• Trần Như Quỳnh

I Vocabulary

II Practice

Unit 2: Dreams never die

I Vocabulary

1 Obstacle /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/ (N) vật trở ngại, sự cản trở

Definition: something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made       more difcult 

Synonyms : barrier, difculty

Examples: The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road

2 Torment /ˈtɔː.ment/ (N) sự đau khổ, sự dày vò

Definition: great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain

Synonyms : suffering, pain

Examples: He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do

3 Yearn /jɜːn/ (V) mong mỏi, ao ước

Definition: to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difcult to have

Synonyms : desire, want

Examples: Sometimes I just yearn to be alone

4 Dilapidated /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/ (Adj) đổ nát, xiêu vẹo

Definition: old and in poor condition

Synonyms : poor, sparse

Examples: The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated

5 Sordid /ˈsɔː.dɪd/ (Adj) bẩn thỉu, dơ dáy

Definition: dirty and unpleasant

Synonyms : dirty, disgusting

Examples: There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas

7 Threadbare /ˈθred.beər/ (Adj) xác xơ, mòn xơ cả chỉ

Definition: Threadbare material or clothes have become thin or damaged because they have been used a lot

Synonyms : worn-out, thin

Examples: I don’t wear that shirt anymore because it’s too threadbare

6 Misery /ˈmɪz.ər.i/ (N) sự đau đớn, khổ sở, những bất hạnh

Definition: great unhappiness

Synonyms : sadness, depression

Examples: Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery

8 Meager /ˈmi·ɡər/ (Adj) sơ sài, đạm bạc, nghèo nàn

Definition: very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable

Synonyms : miserable, small

Examples: The food at my grandmother's house was meager and barely edible

9 Adolescent /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ (N/Adj) thanh thiếu niên

Definition: a young person who is developing into an adult

Synonyms : teenager

Examples: Adolescents are easy to be led to commit a crime

10 Accuse /əˈkjuːz/ (V) buộc tội, kết tội

Definition: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

Synonyms : blame

Examples: He's been accused of robbery/murder

11 Betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ (V) phản bội, phụ bạc

Definition: to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies

Synonyms : be disloyal, hand over

Examples: He was accused of betraying his country during the war

12 Abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ (V) từ bỏ, bỏ rơi

Definition: to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever

Synonyms : discard, give up

Examples: As a baby he was abandoned by his mother

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