LISTENING PORTFOLIO

Ngo Anh Tuan - 22D170255

UNIT1: ON THE move
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

A customer
1 customer Noun /kʌs.tə.mər/ Khách hàng have bought
it.
The new staff
2 staff Noun /stɑːf/ Nhân viên
is doing good.
Taxis are
allowed to
3 passenger Noun /pæs.ən.dʒər/ Hành khách carry no more
than four
passengers.
When you get
here, the
4 receptionist Noun /rɪˈsep.ʃən.ɪst/ Lễ tân receptionist
will direct you
to my office.
My dad has a
cottage which
5 Tourist Noun /ˈtʊə.rɪst/ Khách du lịch
he rents out to
tourists.
The waiter
handed me
6 waiter Noun /ˈweɪ.tər/ Bồi bàn
the menu with
a flourish.
Government
funding of
alternative
7 alternative Adjective /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ Thay thế
healthcare is
virtually non-
existent.
One common
cause of
8 common Adjective /ˈkɒm.ən/ Điểm chung homelessness
is separation
or divorce.
This recipe
should be
9 sufficient Adjective /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ Hợp lý
sufficient for
five people.
10 suitable Adjective /ˈsuː.tə.bəl/ Phù hợp The film is not
 suitable for
children.
Tomatoes are
very
11 reasonable Adjective /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ Hợp lí reasonable at
this time of
year.
In some
countries it is
12 traditional Adjective /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ Truyền thống traditional for
a bride to
wear white.
Fingerprints
are unique to
13 unique Adjective /juːˈniːk/ Độc nhất
every
individual.

Unit2: Being young

Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

As a child I
1 child Noun /tʃaɪld/ Đứa trẻ didn't eat
vegetables.

She is having
2 baby Noun /ˈbeɪ.bi/ Đứa bé a baby in the
spring.

Are these
Trẻ mới biết
3 toddler Noun /ˈtɒd.lər/ toys suitable
đi
for toddlers?

She has five

children, the
4 infant Noun /ˈɪn.fənt/ Trẻ sơ sinh youngest of
whom is still
an infant.

I'm looking
after six
5 adolescent Noun /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ Thanh niên
adolescents
for a week.

6 youth Noun /juːθ/ Thiếu niên I was a fairly

good football
 player in my
youth.

There seems
to be a lack of
7 motivation Noun /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ Động lực motivation
among the
employees.

Adults often
look back on
8 childhood Noun /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ Tuổi thơ their
childhood as
a golden age.

You have to
try to keep
9 active Adjective /ˈæk.tɪv/ Năng động
active as you
grow older.

As a
teenager,
Clare was
Thanh thiếu
10 teenager Noun /ˈtēnˌājər/ always
niên
getting on the
wrong side of
her mother.

You have to
11 deposit Verb /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ Đặt cọc pay the visit
deposit.

Anna’s
Hướng dẫn
12 instruction Noun /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ instruction is
viên
not to be late.

I would like to
express my
13 express Verb /ɪkˈspres/ Thổ lộ thanks for
your
kindness.

Our
membership
14 membership Noun /ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/ Thành viên
is/are divided
on the issue.
new secretary
15 secretary noun /ˈsekrəˌterē/ Thư kí is doing good.
 Unit3: climate
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

We once got
stuck in a
1 blizzard Noun /ˈblɪz.əd/ Bão tuyết
blizzard for
six hours.

After the flood

it took weeks
2 flood Noun /flʌd/ Lũ lụt for the water
level to go
down.

This year
severe
3 drought Noun /draʊt/ Hạn hán drought has
ruined the
crops.

The roof of
their house
4 Hurricane Noun  /ˈhʌr.ɪ.kən/ Bão caved in
during a
hurricane.

The computer
failure was
5 lightning Noun /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ Tia chớp due to a glitch
caused by
lightning.

There are
have some
Làn sóng
6 Heat wave Noun heat wave
nhiệt
due to climate
change.

It was
adjective, scorching hot
7 scorching /ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ/ Thiêu đốt
adverb inside the
greenhouse.

8 flash Verb /flæʃ/ Chói lóa He came out

 of the bushes
and flashed
me.

The walls are

9 thick Adjective /θɪk/ dày two metres
thick.

The car
skidded and
10 cliff Noun /klɪf/ Vách đá plunged
headlong
over the cliff.

Tonight is a
11 balmy adjective /ˈbɑː.mi/ Dịu
balmy night.

These plants
need a rich
12 moisture Noun /ˈmɔɪs.tʃər/ Độ ẩm soil that
retains
moisture.

Before
striking land,
13 cyclone Noun /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ Lốc xoáy the cyclone
wreaked
havoc at sea.

Hundreds of
old trees were
14 gale Noun /ɡeɪl/ Cơn lốc
blown down
in the gales.
Tomorrow will
be cloudy
with
15 drizzle noun /ˈdrɪz.əl/ Mưa phùn
outbreaks of
rain and
drizzle.

Unit4: family structures

Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

Anna lives in
Extended /ɪkˌsten.dɪd
1 Noun Đại gia đình an extended
family ˈfæm.əl.i/
family.

With one in
three
marriages
ending in
2 Step family Noun /ˈstepˌfæm.əl.i/ Gia đình kế divorce, there
are around
650,000
stepfamilies
in Britain.

We average
fewer than
Nuclear /ˌnjuː.klɪə Gia đình hạt
3 Noun two children
family ˈfæm.əl.i/ nhân
per nuclear
family.

One-parent
family cant
Gia đình chỉ
One-parent /ˌwʌn.peə.rənt have the
4 Noun có bố hoặc
family ˈfæm.əl.i/ family warm
mẹ
like the
others.

The children
are being
5 relative Noun /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ Họ hàng
cared for by a
relative.

They don't
have any
6 Marry Verb /ˈmær.i/ Cưới plans to
marry at
present.

A semantics
Tài sản thừa
7 inheritance Noun /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/ of multiple
kế
inheritances.

8 household Noun /ˈhaʊs.həʊld/ Hộ gia đình y the 1960s,

most
households
 had a TV.

he was
engaged to
9 engaged Adjective /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ Đính ước
some guy in
the army.

They have no
children of
10 adopt Verb /əˈdɒpt/ Nhận nuôi their own, but
they're hoping
to adopt.

My brother's
wife and I
both had
babies
Anh chị em
11 cousin Noun /ˈkʌz.ən/ around the
họ
same time, so
the cousins
are very close
in age.

A large
number of
12 elderly Adjective /ˈel.dəl.i/ già
elderly people
live alone.

the country's
13 frail Adjective /freɪl/ Yếu ớt
frail economy.

Have you met

14 Fiancé Noun /fiˈɒn.seɪ/ Hôn thê Christina's
fiancé?
There are
have a
15 cohabit Verb /kəʊˈhæb.ɪt/ Chung sống cohabit
couples live in
this house.
 Unit5: starting university
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

There is a
shortage of
teachers,
1 teacher Noun /ˈtiː.tʃər/ Giáo viên
especially in
music and
science.

The teaching
programmes
after all reflect
2 lecturer Noun /ˈlek.tʃər.ər/ Giảng viên
the research
horizon of the
lecturers.

During my
illness I was
Người giám
3 tutor Noun /ˈtʃuː.tər/ taught by a
hộ
series of
home tutors.

Mr Jones
thought my
4 essay Noun /ˈes.eɪ/ Bài luận
history essay
was terrific.

She sent in
Bản báo weekly
5 report Noun /rɪˈpɔːt/
cáo reports on the
situation.

The speaker
gave an
Bài thuyết interesting
6 presentation Noun /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
trình presentation
on urban
transport.

Ann did her

dissertation
7 dissertation Noun /ˌdɪs.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ Luận án
on
Baudelaire.

8 journal Noun /ˈdʒɜː.nəl/ Tạp chí The library

 subscribes to
all the major
science
journals.

Do you read a
9 newspaper Noun /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪ.pər/ Báo newspaper
regularly?

They
produced a
brochure on
ấn phẩm
10 brochure Noun /ˈbrəʊ.ʃər/ healthy eating
quảng cáo
that was to be
distributed in
supermarkets.

Who's giving
the lecture
11 lecture Noun /ˈlek.tʃər/ Bài giảng
this
afternoon?

I attended
practically
every lecture
12 seminar Noun /ˈsem.ɪ.nɑːr/ Hội thảo
and seminar
when I was a
student.

Students only
have 8 hours
13 tutorial Noun /tʃuːˈtɔː.ri.əl/ Hướng dẫn
of tutorials a
week.

How can we
make science
14 lesson Noun /ˈles.ən/ Bài học
lessons more
interesting?
Another
method of
determining
15 astronomical Adjective /ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ Thiên văn time relied
upon
astronomical
observation.
 Unit6: FAME
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

She's the
highest-paid
1 actress Noun /ˈæk.trəs/ Diễn viên nữ
actress in
Hollywood.

Please
contact our
Người đại agent in
2 agent Noun /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
diện Spain for
further
information.

Has the
director given
3 Director Noun /daɪˈrek.tər/ Đạo diễn you
permission to
do that?

I'm not much

of a musician,
4 musician Noun /mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən/ Nhạc sĩ I just like to
diddle
around.

Several
politicians
were accused
of dispensing
5 politician Noun /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ Chính trị gia
favours to
people who
voted for
them.

He pored
over the letter
6 writer Noun /ˈraɪ.tər/ Nhà văn searching for
clues about
the writer.

7 fame Noun /feɪm/ Danh tiếng She moved to

London in
search of
 fame and
fortune.

Bruce
Robinson
8 script Noun /skrɪpt/ Kịch bản wrote the
script for "The
Killing Fields".

The show
Buổi biểu
9 show Noun /ʃəʊ/ begin at 8
diễn
o’clock.

My schedule
is flexible - I
could arrange
10 flexible Adjective /ˈflek.sə.bəl/ Linh hoạt
to meet with
you any day
next week.

We all felt the

movie was a
11 blockbuster Noun /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tər/ Bom tấn
potential
blockbuster.

Don't be so
silly - you're
12 act Noun /ækt/ Diễn
acting like a
child!

The incident
has been
13 press Noun /pres/ Báo chí widely
reported in
the press.

The issue has

Truyền been much
14 media Noun /ˈmiː.di.ə/
thông discussed in
the media.
She has a
very warm
15 Personality Noun /ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/ Nhân cách personality.
Unit7: alternative energy
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

She scalded
herself on
1 boil Verb /bɔɪl/ Đun sôi
some boiling
water.

Water freezes
to ice at a
2 freeze Verb /friːz/ Đông cứng
temperature
of 0°C.

Saliva is a
liquid secreted
3 liquid Noun /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ Chất lỏng by glands in
or near the
mouth.

Serve the
pasta hot with
4 oil Noun /ɔɪl Dầu
a drizzle of
olive oil.

Plutonium is a
fuel used to
5 fuel Noun /ˈfjuː.əl/ Nhiên liệu produce
nuclear
energy.

Melt the
chocolate
6 melt Verb /melt/ Tan chảy slowly so that
it doesn't
burn.

Plants are the

main source
7 oxygen Noun /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/ ôxy of
atmospheric
oxygen.

8 chemical Noun /ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/ Hóa học the body

produces
chemicals that
are natural
 painkillers.

the wooden
beam is
9 metal Noun /ˈmet.əl/ Kim loại reinforced
with a metal
plate.

They are
searching for
Năng lượng
10 solar Adjective /ˈsəʊ.lər/ intelligent life
mặt trời
forms in other
solar systems.

She always
wore a coat,
11 heat Noun /hiːt/ Nhiệt even in the
heat of
summer.

There are
hundreds of
nuclear
12 nuclear Adjective /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ Hạt nhân
missiles
aimed at the
main cities.

What sort of
substance
could
13 substance Noun /ˈsʌb.stəns/ Vật chất
withstand
those
temperatures?

The wind farm

may be able
to generate
14 electricity Noun /ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/ Điện lực
enough
electricity for
2000 homes.
A car engine
needs to be
15 lubricate Verb /ˈluː.brɪ.keɪt/ Bôi trơn well lubricated
with oil.

Unit8: migration
Number Word Type Pronunciation Meaning Example

Some old
roads follow
the paths of
1 migration Noun /maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ Di cư
seasonal
animal
migrations.

We have a
Điều tra census in this
2 cencus Noun /ˈsen.səs/
dân số country every
ten years.

The bomb
killed four
3 civilian Noun /sɪˈvɪl.jən/ Cư dân
soldiers and
three civilians.

The increase in
the number of
young people
leaving to work
Nhân
4 demography Noun /dɪˈmɒɡ.rə.fi/ in the cities has
khẩu học
had a dramatic
impact on the
demography of
the villages.

The indigenous
population has
long suffered
5 indigenous Adjective /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/ Bản địa
exclusion and
profound
injustice.

Overpopulation
is one of the
6 overpopulation Noun /ˌəʊ.vəˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Tan chảy country's most
pressing social
problems.

Part of our
country's
7 Heritage Noun /ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/ Di sản heritage has
been
destroyed.
 Britain's head
Quốc of state is a
8 monarch Noun /ˈmɒn.ək/
vương constitutional
monarch

There were
portraits of his
9 ancestor Noun /ˈæn.ses.tər/ Tổ tiên ancestors on
the walls of the
room.

The essays are

Theo organized
10 chronologically Adjective /ˌkrɒn.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/ trình tự thematically
thời gian rather than
chronologically.

Australia and
New Zealand
are former
11 colony Noun /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ Thuộc địa
British
colonies.

It took the
nation a
century to
Chủ
remove the
12 colonialism Noun /kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ nghĩa
chains of
thực dân
colonialism and
achieve
independence.

Sarah was
finally reunited
13 reunited Verb /ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/ Đoàn tụ with her
children at the
airport.

you have to do
a detailed
14 stastistical Adjective /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/ Thống kê
statistical
analysis.