Le Hong Phong Highschool Teacher-in-charge: Nguyen Thuy Lien

ELT Department
Le Hong Phong Highschool Teacher-in-charge: Nguyen Thuy Lien
ELT Department
1. nature (n) /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/: thiên nhiên, bản chất  high / low / extreme temperature
 …NATURAL……...... (adj) /ˈnætʃrəl/: thuộc về  have a temperature: bị sốt
thiên nhiên  temperature rises ≠ temperature drops/falls
 ……NATURAL…..……….. (adj): bình thường ≠ 11. coast (n): bờ biển  …COASTAL……….……..
unnatural / abnormal (adj)
 ………NATURALLY……………… (adv): 1 cách tự 12. expect (v)  ……
nhiên EXPECTATION………………………….. (n)
 natural resources: tài nguyên thiên nhiên  ……UNEXPECTED…………….…… (adj): bất ngờ
 natural disasters: thiên tai  unexpectedly (adv): 1 cách bất ngờ
2. disaster (n) = catastrophe (n): thảm họa  life …EXPECTANCY…………………..…… : tuổi thọ
 ……DISASTROUS…………………… (adj)  an ……EXPECTANT……………….….. mother/father
 ……DISASTROUSLY……………………… (adv) 13. highlands (n): cao nguyên
 thunderstorm (n) 14. delta (n): đồng bằng

 snowstorm (n) 15. prepare …FOR…….. Sth = make

 sandstorm (n) preparationS for Sth

 earthquake (n) = quake (n)  ……PREPARATION…………………… (n)
 typhoon (n): bão lớn (in Asia)  preparatory (adj)
 hurricane (n) ): bão lớn (in North and South  prepared (adj) ≠ …UNPREPARED……………………
America) (adj)
 cyclone (n) (in Australia): bão lớn 16. picnic (n)  ……PICNICKERS……………. (n):

 flood (n) người đi cắm trại

 drought (n): hạn hán  go …PICNICKING…… / …FOR……….. a picnic
 famine (n):  go picnicking
 tidal wave = tsunami  picnic site (n): địa điểm cắm trại
 volcano (n) 17. bring …ALON……… Sth/Sb : đem theo /

 avalanche (n) : sạt lở tuyết dẫn theo

 landslide (n) 18. trust (v) ≠ distrust (mistrust)

 forest fire (n)  …TRUSTWORTHY………………..… (adj) =

 tornado (n): lốc xoáy dependable ≠ untrustworthy (adj)
3. volcano (n)  volcanos / volcanoes 19. (just) in case + SV: phòng trường hợp

 ……VOLCANIC……………… (adj) in case of + Noun

20. laugh …AT………… Sb = tease Sb: chế giễu
 volcanic eruption (n)
 lava (n): dung nham  ……LAUGHTER………………. (n): tiếng cười
21. …CANNED…………… food: thức ăn đóng
4. weather (n)
 ……WEATHERMAN……………… / weather girl (n) hộp
= weathercaster (n) = weather forecaster (n) can (v): đóng hộp, lon
5. FOREcast (v) – …FORECAST………… – …
can (n): lon
22. bucket (n): xô, chậu
FORECAST…………… (forecasted)
23. leak (n) & (v): rò rỉ  ……
 forecast (n)
 weather forecast (n) LEAKY...................... (adj)  gas/oil leak (n)
24. door latches: then cài cửa
 weather forecaster (n)
25. fixtures (n): đồ đạc cố định
6. turn …UP….. the volume ≠ turn down the
26. occur (v) – …OCCRRED…………… – …
volume
7. north /nɔːθ/ (n)  …NORTHERN…………….
OCCURING………………
 ……OCCURENCE…………………….. (n)
/ˈnɔːðən/ (adj)
27. Pacific Rim
8. south /saʊθ/ (n)  …SOUTHERN….………..
28. a huge earthquake struck/hit the city of Kobe
/ˈsʌðən/ (adj)
29. Percent (%)+Plural Noun+ ..PLURAL.
9. sunny (adj) / cloudy / windy / stormy / Verb
foggy / rainy / humid Sing. Noun +
10. temperature (n) /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
….SINGULAR…... Verb
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e.g. 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific  experiences (C): những việc đã trải qua
Rim.  experienced (adj): có kinh nghiệm ≠ …
70% of the water is polluted. INEXPERIENCED………. (adj)
30. a large number of + ……PLURAL……..  ……INEXPERIENCE…….. (n): sự thiếu kinh
Noun + …PLURAL…… Verb nghiệm
e.g. A large number of people were killed. 50. cloud (n)
31. highway (n): đường cao tốc  ……CLOUDY………….. (adj) ≠ …CLOUDLESS…..
32. collapse (v) & (n): sập (adj)
e.g. Find the mistake in the following sentence 51. forget (v)
‘Hundreds of houses were collapsed during the  ……FORGETFUL……….... (adj): đãng trí  ………
storm.’ FORGETFULNESS….. (n)
33. abrupt (adj) = sudden and unexpected  ……UNFORGETTABLE….. (adj): không thể quên
 …ABRUPTLY…………………..….. (adv) 52. sun (n)
 ………ABRUPTNESS………………… (n)  ……SOLAR………….. (adj): có nắng
34. shift (n) IN Sth = change  ……SUNNY……………. (adj): thuộc về mặt trời
 shift (v) = change  ……SUNLESS…………… (adj) = dark
35. move (v): di chuyển/làm ai cảm động  sunlit (adj): có ánh sáng mặt trời
 …MOVEMENT………………..………. (n)  sunrise (n) ≠ …SUNSET………………. (n)
 ……MOVED…. (adj):cảm thấy xúc động 53. block (v): tắc nghẽn
 ………MOVING………. (adj): gây xúc động  blockage (n): sự tắc nghẽn
36. tropics (n): vùng nhiệt đới  …TROPICAL. 54. drill (v) & (n): luyện tập
(adj) 55. death (n)
37. predict (v)  ……PREDICTION…… (n)  ……DIE……..……… (v)
 predictable (adj) ≠ ……  ……DEAD…………….. (adj): chết
UNPREDICTABLE……………. (adj)  the …DEAD…………………(n): người chết
38. erupt (v): phun trào  …ERUPTION (n)  ……DEADEN…………….. (v): làm dịu lại
39. save (v)  ……SAVINGS………. (n): tiền dành  ………DEADLY…………… (adj): gây chết người
dụm 56. destroy (v)
40. warn Sb ABOUT / OF Sth  ……DESTRUCTION……………….. (n): sự tàn phá
 warn Sb not to do Sth = warn Sb against Sth /  …DESTRUCTOR………….. (n): kẻ/vật tàn phá
doing Sth  …DESTRUCTIVE…………………… (adj)
 warn Sb that + SV  …DESTRUCTIVELY……………………… (adv)
 …WARNING…………………….. (n) 57. shelter (n) & (v): trú ẩn
 ……WARNING…………………. (adj)  shelter (v) from Sb/Sth
41. funnel-shaped (adj): có hình phễu 58. overland (adj) & (adv)= across land
42. suck up: cuốn đi 59. behave (v) ≠ …MISBEHAVE…………………. (v)
43. lift (v) = raise: nâng lên  behavior (n) ≠ ……MISBEHAVIOR……………………
44. baby carriage: nôi (n)
45. safe (adj) ≠ ……UNSAFE…………… (adj) WORD FORM:
 …SAFELY……. (adv)  ……SAFTY……. (n) 1. A …DISASTROUS………(adj)………. oil spill killed
 ……SAFE…………. (n): két sắt all water life along 40 miles of the coast.
 ………SAFETY…………..belt: dây an toàn (disaster)
46. do / cause severe / extensive damage 2. My mother is making …PREPARATIONS…………
…….. Sb/Sth (n)………….for Tet. (prepare)
 damaging (adj): gây tàn phá 3. He was dismissed two days later due to his ……
47. chew (v): nhai INEXPERIENCE……………(n)……………
48. swallow (v): nuốt (experience)
49. experience (v): trải qua  dismiss (v): đuổi việc/ due to = because of

e.g. HCMC will experience temperatures between 4. Car accidents are a common …
35oC and 38oC. OCCURRENCE………..(n)………….. in this area.
 experience (U): kinh nghiệm (occur)
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5. A ……DISASTROUS……(adj)………. tornado has 27. Climate change could………………………affect the
destroyed the whole seaside town .(disaster) earth. (disaster)
6. If you want other people to trust you, you have 28. I’ll cook some more food in case some guests
to be a …TRUSTWORTHY……(adj)…. person. come ………………………..(expect)
(trust) 29. My friend Tuan is said to be…………….........You
7. We had lots of great experiences and the trip can’t count on him. (trust)
was……UNFORGETTABLE (adj)…….(forget) 30. The flight was delayed due to the ..................
8. The tsunami struck the………COASTAL (adj) weather. (storm)
…..area and made hundreds of people …… 31. This dessert needs very little........................
HOMELESS (adj)……………. (coast / home) (prepare)
9. ……CANNED (adj)……..……….food is preferable 32. Habitat………………..……will lead to the
for camping trips. (can) extinction of many species. (destroy)
10. To our ……DISSAPOINMENT (n)........……., 33. The older she gets, the more …………………..…..
……PICNICKERS (n)…………… are not allowed she is. (forget)
to camp by the river. (disappoint/picnic) 34. Sugar is the ………………………of healthy teeth.
11. Despite our…WARNINGS………(n)…………….., (destroy)
they set off at midnight. (warn)  set off: khởi hành 35. The tsunami hit the area so …………………that
12. She was admired for her ability to speak hundreds of people were killed. (abrupt)
English……NATURALLY (adj)……………... 36. After the explosion, the ……………….were buried
(nature) and the injured were taken to hospital. (die)
13. Durians are the best…TROPICAL (adj)…fruits  bury (v): chôn

that I’ve ever tasted. (tropics) 37. She’s a young and ….....………………….teacher.
14. Adults should improve children’s awareness of
She can’t expect such a problem. (experience)
water……SAFETY (n)………………(safe) 38. Sometimes I have difficulty understanding
 awareness (n): sự nhận thức ……………………accent. (north)
15. Water vapor occurs…NATURALLY (adv) 39. You must wear …………..……..belt while driving.
…………………in the air. (nature)  water vapor: hơi (safe)
nước 40. More and more people die of …………………..
16. The …ERUPTION……(n)……. of the volcano was diseases like cancer. (die)
predicted in advance, so no one was injured. 41. Driving …………….. in bad weather conditions
(erupt) can lead to accidents and injuries. (safe)
17. She spent almost all her…SAVINGS (n)………on 42. We enjoyed a perfect day at the beach with a
a trip around the world. (save) cloudless sky above us. (cloud)
18. His success was beyond our…EXPECTATION 43. Careless driving can have ………………………..
(n) (expect) consequences, leading to accidents and loss of
19. It’s …SAFE (n)………to drink water that hasn’t life. (destroy)
been boiled. (safety) 44. The new employee struggled with the software
20. More and more people buy………CANNED (adj) due to his …………………… with the company's
…………..food these days. (can) technology. (experience)
21. …………………………ash is good for the soil. 45. The weather here can change …………………..,
(volcano)  ash (n): tro bụi from bright sunshine to sudden downpours
22. We set off on a beautiful …………………. within minutes. (predict)
morning. (cloud) 46. The lifeguard blew the whistle as a
23. Look at the ...............sky! It's going to rain. ………………….. to swimmers about the strong
(cloud) currents in the ocean. (warn)
24. He was punished for his ……………………. 47. Sudden weather ………………………….., like
(behave)  punish (v): phạt unexpected storms, can affect our everyday
25. My house is always full of ……………………. life. (occur)
(laugh) 48. She felt ………………………. for the surprise test
26. The weather here is …………………….You can and struggled to answer the questions.
never tell. (predict) (prepare)
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49. The …………………………. of his decision to leave 20. I’ll buy a new pair of shoes since my old ones
took us by surprise. (abrupt) have worn …………
50. The price of the house includes all bathroom CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORDS
1. A large number of fishermen were killed when
………………………….. (fix)
the storm ……… (arrived/struck/erupted/collapsed)
51. Long exposure to sunlight can be
2. Many people were injured when the building
………………………. to the color of the furniture.
……… (destroyed/occurred/collapsed/erupted)
(damage) 3. Never stand under a tree during a lightning
52. The hurricane acted as a natural ………..(earthquake/disaster/storm/tsunami)
……………………… (destroy), causing widespread 4. The……..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
………………. (destroy) along the ………………… (occurrence/disaster/eruption/damage)
(coast) regions. 5. The church caught fire when it was struck
53. Better health care has contributed to an by………(hurricane/lightning/thunder/tornado)
increase in life …………………………….. (expect) 6. We got up early to watch the …………..….
54. The sudden ………………. of a loved one left the (sunlight/sunshine/sunset/sunrise)
7. When the fire………….., I was fast asleep.
family in shock and grief. (die)
(erupted/destroyed/occurred/damaged)
55. The volcano showed signs of …………………
8. According to the weather forecast, Hue will
activity, with plumes of smoke and ash rising …………………temperatures between 22oC and 25oC.
from the crater. (erupt) (meet / turn / experience / reach)
PREPOSITIONS / PARTICLES: 9. Most of the earthquakes in the world ……. in the
1. I’m busy preparing……………..a picnic with some Ring of Fire. (take place/happen/occur/arise)
friends…………..mine. 10. The event …………………in mid June. (takes
2. My Grandma never misses a single news place/happens/occurs/arises)
program ……...TV. 11. A bomb …….……at a bus station early this
3. You should bring a raincoat just……..….case it morning, killing 5 people.
rains. (erupted/exploded/damaged/struck)
4. I dislike being laughed…………by my friends. 12. Tsunamis are one of the most threatening
5. I used to live ………. a small village ………. the natural …….. (destructions/damages/
Southern coast. disasters/eruptions)
6. The storm didn’t do much damage…………our 13. Bats …………little damage to people, livestock or
village. crops. (make/do/have/give)
7. Don’t turn……….the volume. I’m enjoying the 14. The change was so …………that we couldn’t tell
music. you in advance. (great/fast/enormous/abrupt)
8. If you feel hot, turn ……………the fan a bit. 15. We need to conserve water in case of a ………….
9. These buckets must be filled………………… water (famine/drought/tsunami/war)
for future use. 16. Fifty percent of the students in this class …………
10. The place where most earthquakes occur is Chinese. (is/are/was/were)
known……………….the ‘Ring of Fire’. 17. A fire has caused………..damage to their flat.
11. Tornadoes can suck………………anything that is (enormous / severe / several / strict)
…………….. their path. 18. Don’t forget to………..along your umbrella in
12. The word ‘typhoon’ comes…………… Chinese. case it rains. (take / come / bring / get)
13. Hundreds of people died though scientists had 19. My brother enjoys watching talk shows on TV.
warned them …………………the eruption. He doesn’t ……….. a single one. (forget / miss / lose /
14. According to the weather forecast, areas around watch)
the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds …………….the 20. The south-central coast of Vietnam often
day. ………… thunderstorms in October. (expects / reaches /
15. Hue will experience temperatures …………… 25oC turns / prepares)
and 30oC. GUIDED CLOZE:
16. Don’t forget to bring….……a raincoat in case it FLOOD IN DOCHESTER
rains. (1)……….six o’clock yesterday evening, the River
17. Paris is ……………the river Seine. Thames burst its bank and flooded a (2)……..area. By
18. Don’t worry about me. I can look ………..myself. nine o’clock the floods (3)……….. the town of
19. She tried the shoes …………..but they didn’t fit Dorchester. The main street was soon (4)………..3 feet
her. of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to (5)……… away
the water, but heavy rain (6)……. their job very difficult.
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Mrs Rose Willow, a lady nearly 80 years old, and living
alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (7)……..three
hours. (8)............, firemen were able to rescue her with
ladders and a small boat. “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with
me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “She (9)…………me a
lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and
the weather forecast is good, (10) ……..the floods have
done a great deal of (11)……... “Luckily, nobody was
(12)……………..or injured,” Chief Fire Office Hawkins (13)
………………..reporters, “but (14)……. will take a long
time to (15)....... up the mess.”
(1) In / At / To / Until
(2) total / whole / big / wide
(3) Reached / had reached / has reached / would reach
(4) Over / under / through / between
(5) Bump / pump / dump / litter
(6) Turned / got / became / made
(7) For / during / since / at
(8) Finally / Last / At the end / Lastly
(9) Told / worried / bored / helped
(10) But / so / however / because
(11) Damage / destruction / ruin / death
(12) Burnt / cut / hurt / drowned
(13) Said / asked / told / spoke
(14) They / it / she / we
(15) move / clear / throw / burn