UNIT 8: A TASTE OF IT

site /saIt/ noun [count] a place used for a particular purpose: địa điểm deliver the materials to a building site: giao vật liệu tới một địa điểm xây dựng site verb [transitive] to put s

UNIT 8: A TASTE OF IT

3 LISTENING

1 commercial /kC’mE:Sl/ (adj) [usually before noun] relating to business: dành cho thương mại

This land is zoned commercial use

commercially /kC’mE:SCli/ adv về mặt thương mại

a commercially successful publication

2 statistics /stC’tIstIks/ [plural] a group of numbers that represent facts or describe a situation: thống kê

New statistics show the economy is continuing to grow

statistic on: statistics on household expenditure

3 site /saIt/ noun [count] a place used for a particular purpose: địa điểm

deliver the materials to a building site: giao vật liệu tới một địa điểm xây dựng

site verb [transitive] to put something in a particular place: định chỗ

A radio tower has been sited on top of the school

4 chip /tSIp/ [usually plural] AMERICAN a very thin round piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten cold British crisp: khoai

tây chiên

Would you like some chips with your sandwich?

5 order /’c:dC(r )/ verb [transitive] to ask for a product to be made for you or delivered to you: đặt hàng

order something for someone/something: I’ve ordered some more books for the school library.

order noun [count] a request for a product to be made for you or delivered to you: đơn đặt hàng

order for: A major order for six new ships will guarantee the company’s future.

6 specific /spC’sIfIk/ (adj) exact and detailed: cụ thể

For specific instructions on loading the software, please refer to the guide

specifically /spC’sIfIkli/ (adv) một cách rõ ràng, cụ thể

7 guidelines /’gaIdlaInz/ noun [plural] official instructions or advice about how to do something: hướng dẫn

guidelines on/for: strict guidelines on the training and arming of police officers

8 load /lCUd/ noun [count] the goods that a vehicle carries: vật chở

load of: She drove back from the farm with a full load of hay.

load or load up [intransitive or transitive] to put a load onto or into something such as a vehicle or container: chất

hàng

They are loading the truck now

unload /,Vn’lCUd/ verb [intransitive or transitive] to take goods off a vehicle such as a truck or ship: dở hàng

It was my job to unload the boxes from the van

9 overall /,CUvCrc:l/ (adj) including everything: tất cả, toàn bộ

the overall costs of the project

overall (adv) when everything is counted or included: toàn bộ, nói chung

Overall, 53 percent of cities had higher crime rates

overalls [plural] AMERICAN a piece of clothing consisting of pants and a part covering your

chest that is attached to STRAPS that fit over your shoulders: bộ áo quần may liền

10 reject /rI’dZekt/ verb [transitive] to refuse to take something, for example because it is damaged or is not what you

wanted: loại bỏ

The company rejected the entire shipment

reject noun [count] something or someone that is not accepted because they have not reached the necessary

standard: người hoặc vật bị loại bỏ

It’s so cheap because it’s a reject

11 peel /pi:l/ verb [transitive] to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable: gọt vỏ

First peel the potatoes and cut them in half

peel noun [count or uncount] the skin of a fruit or vegetable: vỏ

an orange peel

12 inspect /In’spekt/ verb [transitive] to look at something carefully in order to check that it is correct or good enough:

EXAMINE: kiểm tra

Engineers will inspect the site later today

inspection /In’spekSn/ noun [uncount] an action of looking at something carefully, especially in order to check that it

is satisfactory: việc kiểm tra

The documents are available for public inspection

13 slice /slaIs/ verb [transitive] to cut something into flat pieces: cắt thành lát mỏng

I’ll slice some bread

slice noun [count] a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger: lát mỏng

slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese

14 fry /fraI/ verb [transitive] to cook food in hot oil or fat: chiên

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes

15 salt /sOlt/ verb [transitive] to add salt to food: rắc muối, ướp muối

salt noun [uncount] a white substance that is often added to food before or after cooking to improve its flavor: muối salty /’sOlti/ (adj) containing salt or tasting like salt: có muối, mặn

The soup’s a little salty

16 cool /ku:l/ or cool down verb [intransitive or transitive] to become cooler, or make something cooler: làm nguội đi

Allow the cake to cool completely

We opened the windows to cool the room

cool (adj) food that is cool is no longer hot: nguội

When the cookies are cool, brush them with melted chocolate

17 seasoning /’si:zCnIN/ noun [count or uncount] salt, pepper, or other SPICES that you add to food to improve the taste:

gia vị

18 flavor /’fleIvC/ noun [count] the particular taste that food or drink has: hương vị

have a flavor: The drink has a strong citrus flavor.

flavor verb [transitive] to add something to food or drink that changes it taste: cho gia vị, thêm gia vị.

Meat is strongly flavored with pepper

19 package /’pAkIdZ/ verb [transitive] to put things into boxes or wrap them so that they can be sold: đóng gói

a company that manufactures and packages medicines

package noun [count] AMERICAN a box, bag, or plastic wrapping containing food that has been weighed ready to be

sold, or the food that this contains British packet: thùng hàng

package of: an 8oz package of cream cheese

20 case /keIs/ noun [count] a container or cover for keeping or protecting something: hộp, hòm, thùng

Have you seen my glasses’ case anywhere?

case of: We bought a case of wine.

4 VOCABULARY: FOOD PREPARATION AND COOKING

21 recipe /’resCpI/ noun [count] a set of instructions for cooking or preparing a particular food: công thức làm món ăn

a recipe for apple pie

22 teaspoon /’ti:spu:n/ noun [count] a small spoon used for eating, for adding sugar to tea or coffee, or when cooking, for

adding small amounts of a liquid or powder: muỗng cà phê

23 cinnamon /’sInCmCn/ noun [uncount] a brown powder or small stick made from the BARK of a tree and used for giving a

special taste to food, especially sweet food: quế

24 mix /mIks/ verb [transitive] to combine two or more substances so that they become a single substance: trộn, pha, hòa lẫn

mix something with something: Mix the flour with the eggs and butter.

mix noun [singular] a particular combination of objects, qualities or substances: mixture: hỗn hợp

mix of: He has just the right mix of youth and experience.

mixture of: Her face showed a mixture of fear and excitement.

25 bake /beIk/ verb [intransitive or transitive] to make bread, cakes, etc using an oven: nướng

I’m baking a cake for Tom’s birthday

26 boil /bcIl/ verb [transitive] to cook food in water that is boiling: luộc

How long does it take to boil an egg?

27 chop or chop up /tSOp/ verb [transitive] to cut something such as food or wood into pieces: chặt thành khúc, thái thành

miếng nhỏ

chop something into something: Chop the meat into small cubes.

28 mayonnaise /,meIC’neIz/noun [uncount] a thick white sauce made from eggs and oil, eaten especially with salads and

cold food: xốt mayome

29 chill /tSIl/ verb [intransitive or transitive] if you chill food or drink or it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or

drink: làm lạnh, ướp lạnh

Chill the dessert in the refrigerator for about two hours

7 LANGUAGE IN ACTION: EXPLAINING AND GIVING REASONS

30 apart from /C’pa:rt frOm/ in addition to someone or something: ngoài ra

Apart from providing humanitarian aid, the U.N is also supposed to enforce agreements

31 consume /kCn’sju:m/ verb [transitive] to eat or drink something: dùng, tiêu thụ

Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they consume

consumer noun [count] someone who buys and uses goods and services: người tiêu dùng

more choice for the consumer

32 beverage /’bevCrIdZ/ noun [count] FORMAL a drink: đồ uống

Hot beverages include tea, coffee and hot chocolate

33 emperor /’empCrC(r)/ noun [count] a man who rules an EMPIRE: hoàng đế

empire /’empaIr/ noun [count] a number of countries ruled by one person or government: đế chế

the collapse of the Soviet empire

34 legend /’ledZCnd/ noun [count] an old story about famous people and events in the past Legends are not usually true:

truyền thuyết

35 variety /vC’raICtI/ noun [count] a type of plant or thing: chủng loại

Which varieties of tomato grow well here?

36 sample /’sAmpl/ noun [count] a small amount of a product given to people to try: mẫu thử

They gave me lots of free samples of their make-up

sample verb [transitive] to test a small amount of something in order to get information about the whole thing: lấy

mẫu

We sampled opinion among the workers about changes in working methods: Chúng tôi đã lấy một số người trong công nhân làm mẫu để hỏi ý kiến họ về những thay đổi trong phương pháp làm việc

37 muslin /’mVzlIn/ noun [uncount] a light thin cotton cloth used for making dresses, curtains, and sheets: vải muxơlin

38 per /pE:(r)/ (pre) used for stating the rate or cost for each unit of time, quantity, distance, etc.: cho mỗi (đơn vị thời gian,

chiều dài…)

£2 per person: 2 pao mỗi ngườI

8 LISTENING

39 dearly /’dIClI/ (adv) very much: rất nhiều

He dearly wants to win

40 name /neIm/ verb [transitive]

1 to give someone or something a name: đặt tên

Have you named the baby yet?

2 to choose someone for a particular job, position, or prize: chỉ định, bổ nhiệm

name someone as something: Weston was named as captain of the Varsity football team: Weston được bổ nhiệm

làm đội trưởng đội tuyển Varsity

name noun [count] a word or set of words by which a person or thing is usually known: tên

name for: I think it’s a great name for a band.

41 wander /’wo:ndC/ 1 [intransitive or transitive] to travel from place to place, especially on foot, without a particular

direction or purpose: đi lang thang, đi thơ thẩn

My sister likes wandering around the city at night

wander noun [singular] a short relaxed walk without a particular direction or purpose: cuộc đi thơ thẩn (để thư giản)

go for/take/have a wander: She went for a little wander round the park: Cô ấy đi thơ thẩn một lát quanh công

viên

wanderer /wo:ndCrC(r)/ noun [count] người hay vật đi lang thang

42 send away phrasal verb [transitive] to order someone to leave a place: đuổi

His lawyer was sent away by the security guards

43 live happily ever after to be happy for the rest of your life: sống hạnh phúc đến cuối đời

44 the salt of the earth an ordinary person who is respected because they are honest and good: người tử tế

You can trust him; he is the salt of the earth

45 take something with a grain/pinch of salt to doubt the truth or value of something: nghi ngờ

If I were you, I’d take his advice with a grain of salt

46 be worth one’s salt respected by other people because you do your job well: có uy tín

Any politician worth their salt will keep their campaign promises

9 VOCABULARY

47 class /klo:s/ noun [count] a group of things, animals, or people with similar features or qualities: nhóm ngườI hoặc vật

cùng đặc điểm hay tính chất

class of: The race has competitions for ten classes of boat.

48 liquid /’lIkwId/ noun [count or uncount] a substance that can flow, has no fixed shape, and is not a solid or gas: chất lỏng

a glass of colorless liquid

liquid (adj) in the form of a liquid: dạng lỏng

liquid detergent

49 solid /’sOlId/ noun [count] a substance that is not a liquid or a gas: chất rắn

solid (adj) a solid substance is firm and hard and is not a liquid or a gas: dạng rắn

It remains solid at room temperature

50 abstract /Ab’strAkt/ (adj) abstract ideas exist as thoughts in the mind, and are not related to physical objects or real

events and actions: trừu tượng

They are not interested in abstract notions like “equality” or “freedom.”

51 luggage /’lVgIdZ/ noun [uncount] bags and suitcases that you take on a trip: hành lý

52 transportation /,trAnspC’teISn/ noun [uncount] the activity of moving people or things from one place to another, or

the system used for doing this: sự vận chuyển

public transportation (= buses, trains, etc that are operated by the local government): In New York, most people

rely on public transportation to get to work

transport /trAn’spc:rt/ verb [transitive] to move people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle: vận chuyển

We will need a big truck to transport all the boxes

53 pasta /’pAstC/ noun [count or uncount] an Italian food made from flour and water, and sometimes eggs: món ăn làm

bằng bột mì, nước và trứng, ví dụ spaghetti (mì sợi), macaroni (mì ống)…

54 wool /wUl/ noun [uncount] thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals: len

woolen /’wUlCn/ (adj) [usually before noun] made from wool: bằng len

a woolen hat

55 luck /lVk/ noun [uncount] an influence that seems to make things, especially good things, happen to people for no

particular reason: vận may rủi

good/bad luck: He’s had nothing but bad luck since moving to New York.

lucky (adj) if you are lucky, something good happens to you as a result of luck: FORTUNATE: may mắn

be lucky to do something: You’re really lucky to be alive.

56 linguistics /lIN’gwIstIks/ noun [uncount] the study of language and how it works: ngôn ngữ học

11 READING

57 ostrich /’OstrItS/ noun [count] a large African bird with a long neck and long legs that runs very fast but cannot fly: đà

điểu

58 swallow /’swOlCU/ verb [intransitive or transitive] to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat

and into your stomach: nuốt

She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee

swallow noun

59 happen to do something to do something by chance: tình cờ

I happened to meet an old friend in town

60 digest /daI’dZest/ verb [transitive] when your stomach digests food, it changes it into the substances that your body

needs: tiêu hóa (thức ăn)

Cheese can be difficult to digest

digestion /daI’dZestSn/ noun [uncount] the process of changing food into the substances that your body needs: sự tiêu hóa

digestive /daI’dZestIv/ (adj)

the digestive process: quá trình tiêu hóa

61 temper /’tempC(r)/ noun [singular or uncount] a particular emotional state or mood: tính khí

in a good / bad temper: vui vẻ hòa nhã / bực tức cáu kỉnh

-tempered (tạo nên tính từ ghép): có bản tính

a hot-tempered man: một người tính khí nóng nảy

62 bite /baIt/ (past tense bit /bIt/; past participle bitten /’bItCn/) verb [intransitive or transitive] to use your teeth to cut or

break something, usually in order to eat it: cắn

I was bitten by mosquitoes in the night

bite [count] an act of cutting or breaking something using your teeth in order to eat it: sự cắn

63 handler /’hAndlXC(r)/ noun [count] someone whose job is to train and take care of an animal, especially a dog: người

huấn luyện và điều khiển một con vật, nhất là chó

a dog handler

handle /’hAndl/ verb [transitive] to control an animal or a vehicle using your hands: điều khiển con vật hoặc một chiếc xe bằng tay

She handled the pony very confidently

64 sparrow /’spArCU/ noun [count] a small brown bird that is common in the U.S and northern Europe: chim sẻ

65 distance /’dIstCnts/ noun [count or uncount] the amount of space between two people or things: khỏang cách

at a distance of: Altair, at a distance of 17 light-years, is one of the closest of the bright stars.

at/from a distance: từ xa

I’ve only ever seen him at a distance

distant (adj) [usually before noun] far away from the place where you are: xa

Her eyes scanned the distant hills

66 agriculture /’AgrIkVltSC(r)/ noun [uncount] the work, business, or study of farming: nông nghiệp

Most of the population is employed in agriculture and fishing

agricultural /,AgrI’kVlt(C)rCl/ (adj) relating to farming: liên quan đến nông nghiệp

agricultural products: nông sản

67 craze /kreIz/ noun [count] something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time: mốt

craze for: the craze for Irish music

68 adorn /C’dc:n/ verb [transitive] DECORATE: trang trí

The dancer was adorned with flowers

adornment /C’dc:nmCnt/ noun [count or uncount]: vật trang trí, sự trang trí

69 extravagance /Ik’strAvCgCnts/ noun [uncount] the practice of spending a lot of money, especially more than you

should: sự phung phí

His extravagance explains why he is always in debt

extravagant /Ik’strAvCgCnt/ (adj) spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable: phung phí

an extravagant present

extravagantly /Ik’strAvCgCntli/ (adv)

70 worth /wE:T/ (adj) having a value in money: trị giá

a Gucci watch worth $1,500

The building itself must be worth a fortune

worth noun [uncount] the financial value of something: giá trị

Houses are being sold at prices far below their true worth

worthless /’wE:TlCs/ (adj) not having any value, or not useful: vô giá trị

The country’s currency is nearly worthless

71 elaborate /I’lAbCrCt/ (adj) very detailed and complicated: tỉ mỉ, công phu, cầu kỳ

The government’s new healthcare plan is the most elaborate yet

elaborateness noun [uncount]

72 mansion /’mAntSn/ noun [count] a large house, especially a beautiful one: lâu đài

73 palace /’pAlCs/ noun [count] a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or

important religious leader: cung điện

the presidential palace

74 show off phrasal verb [transitive] to show people something you are very proud of so they will admire it: khoe, phô trương

Young musicians will get the chance to show off their musical skills

75 wealth /welT/ noun [uncount] a large amount of money and other valuable things: sự giàu có

They used some of their wealth to build magnificent town halls

wealthy /welTI/ (adj) a wealthy person, organization, or country is one that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things: RICH: giàu có

Many wealthy businessmen contribute to political parties

76 marble /’mo:bl/ [uncount] a hard smooth stone used for building and making STATUES Marble is usually white with dark

lines that are not regular in shape: đá hoa, cẩm thạch

a marble floor

77 ruin /’ru:In / verb [transitive] to destroy or severely damage something: làm hỏng, hủy hoại

You’ll completely ruin the flowers if you touch them

ruin noun [count or uncount] the state of something that has been destroyed or severely damaged: sự đổ nát, sự tiêu

tan

in ruins: An earthquake left the whole town in ruins: Một trận động đất đã làm thành phố bị tàn phá nặng nề.

78 peak /pi:k/ (adj) a peak level of something is when it is highest: tốI đa, nhộn nhịp hoặc mãnh liệt nhất

peak periods: thời kỳ cao điểm

peak production: sản xuất tối đa

peak noun [count]

1 the time when something is at its highest or greatest level: cao điểm

The city’s population is about 400,000, down from a peak of 750,000 in the late 1960s

2 the top of a mountain: đỉnh núi

snow-covered peaks