BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY NO 04

Quay trở lại với chuyên mục trộm cắp :)

1. robber: someone who takes money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence

2. pickpocket: someone who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd 

3. thief = stealer: someone who steals something. 

4. shoplifter: a person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours 

5. burglar: someone who enters a building illegally in order to steal things 

Đấy, trộm cũng có 5, 7 loại. Vậy loại trộm nào sẽ đúng để điền vào từng câu dưới đây? 

Top 3 bạn trả lời nhanh và đúng nhất sẽ được thưởng 2 GP nhé. 

BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY 05

Collocation - Cụm từ cố định là 1 phần rất quan trọng trong tiếng Anh. 

Ví dụ, chúng ta nói "go fishing" chứ không bao giờ dùng "do fishing". 

Câu hỏi dưới đây là một ví dụ cơ bản về cách chúng ta dùng cụm từ cố định. 

TOP 3 bạn trả lời nhanh và đúng nhất sẽ được thưởng 2GP nhé!

Fill in the blanks using the given words in the box. 

BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY NO 03

Đa số các em khi học chỉ biết con mèo gọi chung là "cat", nhưng những con non đều có cách gọi riêng. 

Ví dụ:   'baby cat' được gọi là 'kitten'. Tương tự như vậy, các em hãy đoán cách gọi của các con vật sau nhé. 

3 bạn trả lời nhanh và đúng nhất sẽ được cộng 2 GP. 

Read the Study Strategy. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Compare your ideas with a partner's and try to remember the best sentences.

1. I enjoy myself when I ___________________.

2. When I’m older, I’m going to travel around ________________ and other countries.

3. I want to take up a sport like ________________.

4. Don’t waste time _____________________.

5. To look after yourself, you should _________________.

IV. Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.

Puzzles can increase intelligence

Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows for the first time. While previous studies have suggested that number puzzles can improve memory and crosswords
can expand vocabulary, scientists (1)­­_______ now proved that mental exercise really does (2)

 ­­_______ us more quick-witted. A Swiss-American team reports in a leading scientific journal

how computer-based mental exercises were used (3) ­­______improve          overall problem-solving

ability.

(4) ­­_______ team gave 35 volunteers a series of mental exercises designed to improve their memory. A control group of 35 subjects did not take these tests. Members of the first group were shown a different type (5) ­­_______ square every three seconds and asked if a certain square matched (6) ­­_______ shown earlier. Participants also heard a series of spoken letters and had to decide (7) ­­_______ each was the same as one presented two or three steps earlier in the sequence. If they did well, the task became harder and if they did badly, (8) ­­_______became easier. They repeated the exercises for between eight (9) ­­_______  nineteen   days.

Their problem-solving ability was then compared with the group who (10) __________ not done the exercises.

The results of the studies, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that the group who took part (11) ­­_______ the brain training exercises had a significantly better problem-solving ability than the other group. Moreover, the more the participants trained, the more problems (12) _____________ could solve.

Your answers:

a/ You need to (rich) your vocabulary everyday. It’s good way to (2.broad) ................................................... your (3. know) ........................................ language.

b/ This (4. pass) ...............................................  is too difficult for me to understand.

c/ What are you doing this afternoon ? I think I’ll do some (5. garden) .................................... 

d/ Their (6. marry) ......................................... would (7. probable) ....................................break down soon as their (8. argue) ........................................... gradually increase. 

e/ I feel (9. hope) ........................................... that we’ll find a (10. suit) .......................... house soon.