UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

VOCABULARY – READING
1. Routine (n) a usual or fixed way of doing things
Ex: You should make exercise a part of your daily routine (lịch trình hằng ngày).
2. Go off (phrasal verb) start to ring loudly or make a loud noise
Ex: Didn't you hear your alarm clock going off (reo) this morning?
Ex: Don’t drink that milk. It has gone off (ôi, thiu, mốc).
3. Boil /bɔɪl/ (v) luộc, đun sôi
4. Lead (lead-led-led) (v) guide, dẫn dắt, định hướng
5. Buffalo /ˈbʌfələʊ/ (n) con trâu
Structure:
It + take + O + Time + To-Infinitive
It takes me 15 minutes to go to school.
S + spend + time + Ving
I spend 15 minutes going to school.
They spent $5000 (on) redecorating their house.
6. Quarter /ˈkwɔːtə(r)/ (n): 1/4
5:10 It is ten past five. (It is five ten.)
5:15 It is a quarter past five. (It is five fifteen.)
5:30 It is half past five. (It is five thirty.)
5:40 It is twenty to six. (It is five forty.)
5:45 It is a quarter to six. (It is five forty five.)
5:00 It is five o’clock.
Half an hour: nửa tiếng
One hour and a half: một tiếng rưỡi
Two hours and a half:
7. Plough /plaʊ/ (v) cày
8. Harrow /ˈhærəʊ/ (v) bừa
9. Plot (n): a small piece of land, mảnh đất nhỏ
10. Fellow /ˈfeləʊ/ (n) đồng nghiệp colleague (n) đồng nghiệp
11. Peasant /ˈpeznt/ (n) farmer
12. Tobacco /təˈbækəʊ/ (n) local tobacco
13. Bank (n) a bank of a river, bờ sông
14. Pump /pʌmp/ (v) bơm
15. Transplant /trænsˈplænt/ (v) cấy lúa
16. Crop /krɒp/ (n) harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/, vụ mùa
17. Contented (with) /kənˈtentɪd/ (adj): happy or satisfied with
Discontented with (adj) unhappy or dissatisfied
18. Occupation /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/ (n) job
Ex: He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher.