BÀI 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

Vocabulary:

Word	Transcript	Class	Meaning	Example
ASEAN	/ˈasɪən/	n	Hiệp hội các nước Đông Nam Á	Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1995.
Buddhism	/ˈbʊdɪz(ə)m/	n	đạo Phật	Buddhism is the official religion in Thailand.
compulsory	/kəmˈpʌls(ə)ri/	adj.	bắt buộc	English is a compulsory second language in Malaysia.
currency	/ˈkʌr(ə)nsi/	n	tiền, hệ thống tiền tệ	The unit of currency in the USA is the Dollar.
federation	/fɛdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/	n	liên đoàn, liên bang, hiệp hội	The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.
ghost	/gəʊst/	n	ma quỷ, con ma, bóng ma	She was afraid of ghosts when she was a child.
Hinduism	/ˈhɪndʊɪz(ə)m/	n	đạo Hin-đu, Ấn Độ giáo	Hinduism is one of the religions in Malaysia.
in addition (to smt)	/i:n əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/	pre	ngoài ra, thêm vào	In addition to beautiful sight-seeing, Hanoi is famous for its food.
Islam	/ɪzˈlɑːm/	n	đạo Hồi	Islam was created by Muhammad.
Malay	/məˈleɪ/	n	Tiếng Ma-lai-xi-a	Malay is widely spoken in this country.
mausoleum	/ˌmɔːsəˈlɪəm/	n	lăng, lăng tẩm, lăng mộ	Uncle Ho's mausoleum was built in the 1960s.
monster	/ˈmɒnstə/	n	quái vật, yêu quái	The man said that he saw a giant monster yesterday.
prehistoric monsters	/priːhɪˈstɒrɪk 'mɒnstə/	n	những quái vật thời tiền sử	I am curious about the prehistoric monsters.
mosque	/mɒsk/	n	nhà thờ Hồi giáo	We don't see any mosque in this area.
optional	/ˈɒpʃ(ə)n(ə)l/	adj.	tùy ý lựa chọn, không bắt buộc	This exercise is optional; you don't have to do it.
outline	/ˈaʊtlʌɪn/	n	đề cương, dàn bài	You'd better write down the outline of the essay.
partner	/ˈpɑːtnə/	n	cộng sự, bạn cùng học (làm, chơi)	The teacher asked us to work with our partners on this task.
pioneer	/pʌɪəˈnɪə/	n	người tiên phong	They are the pioneers in applying this technology.
population	/pɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/	n	dân số, dân cư	What is the population of your country?
primary school	/ˈprʌɪm(ə)ri skuːl/	n	trường tiểu học	Children at primary schools have to study English as a compulsory subject.
puppet	/ˈpʌpɪt/	n	con rối, bù nhìn	Water puppets are very famous around the world.
ringgit	/ˈrɪŋgɪt/	n	ring-git (đơn vị tiền tệ của Ma-lai-xi-a)	The ringgit is the basic monetary unit of Malaysia.
secondary school	/ˈsɛk(ə)nd(ə)ri/	n	trường trung học	Mary met many new friends on her first day of school.
soccer	/ˈsɒkə/	n	môn bóng đá	Most Americans do not like soccer very much.
soccer hooligan	/ˈsɒkə /ˈhuːlɪg(ə)n/	n	côn đồ bóng đá	Soccer hooligans have ruined a lot of matches.
soccer violence	/ˈsɒkə ˈvʌɪəl(ə)ns/	n	bạo lực trong bóng đá	We are faced with spreading soccer violence.
Tamil	/ˈtamɪl/	n	tiếng Ta-min	Tamil is spoken in Southern India.
consist (of)	/kənˈsɪst/	v	bao gồm, gồm có	The committee consists of ten members.
correspond	/kɒrɪˈspɒnd/	v	trao đổi thư từ	How often do you correspond?
impress	/ɪmˈprɛs/	v	gây ấn tượng, để lại ấn tượng	She was really impressed by the beauty of the city at night.
take turns	/teɪk tə:ns/	v	luân phiên	We took turns driving home.
vs (= versus)	/ˈvəːsəs/	pre.	chống lại, đấu với	Today there is a Manchester versus Liverpool match.

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