HANDOUT GRADE 12- UNIT 1- LISTENING

1. overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
overload somebody (with something) to give somebody too much of something
 He's overloaded with responsibilities.
 Don't overload the students with information.

2. celebrity noun/səˈlebrəti//səˈlebrəti/(plural celebrities (also informal celeb, informal sleb)

[countable]
a famous person
o a celebrity chef
o He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
3. overwhelm (verb)/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/
overwhelm somebody to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them
to resist or know how to react SYNONYM overcome
 She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
 The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
4. take advantage of something/somebody
to make use of something well; to make use of an opportunity
o She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
o We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.
o I took complete advantage of the situation.
5. blackmail noun/ˈblækmeɪl/[uncountable]
1. the crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret
about them
6. reputation noun/ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable]
the opinion that people have about what somebody/something is like, based on what has happened in
the past
o to have a good/bad reputation
o to build/earn a reputation
o reputation as something She soon established a reputation as a first-class cook.
o reputation for something The company enjoys an international reputation for
quality of design.
o a politician with a reputation for honesty
o reputation for doing something I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late.
o reputation of being something He has the reputation of being a hard worker.

7. slander noun/ˈslɑːndə(r)//ˈslændər/[countable, uncountable]

1. a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of somebody; the
legal offence of making this kind of statement
o a vicious slander on the company’s good name
o He's suing them for slander.
8. damaging adjective/ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
causing damage; having a bad effect on somebody/something
o damaging consequences/effects
o damaging to somebody/something Lead is potentially damaging to children's health.
HOMEWORK: WORD FORM
1. How many took part in the 22nd SEA Games?
A. competitors B. competitive C. competes D. competitions
2. Boys often enjoy doing things in a way.
A. create B. creative C. creativity D. creatively
3. The problem of among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment B. employee C. employers D. unemployment
4. The children high grade at school.
A. achieve B. achievement C. achievable D. achieving
5. She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university .
A. educated B. educational C. educating D. education
6. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist in London.
A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractiveness
7. Some species of rare animals are in of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. . dangerously D. endanger
8. Electronic music is a kind of music in which sounds are produced .
A. electron B. electric C. electronic D. electronically
9. Are you sure that boys are more than girls?
A. act B. active C. action D. activity
10. These quick and easy can_be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
11. Housework is shared between them.
A. equally B. equal C. equality D. equalizing
12. Don't forget to say goodbye to the before leaving the office.
A. interviewer B. interviewing C. interviewee D. interview
13. Vietnamese athletes performed and won a lot of gold medals.
A. excellent B. excellently C. excellence D. excel
14. WHO's main activities are carrying out research on medical and improving
internationnal healthy care.
A. develop B. developing C. development D. develops
15. The panda's habitat is the bamboo forest.
A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
16. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, and salary.
A. marry B. married C. marriage D. marrying
17. Life here is very .
 A. peaceful B. peacefully C. peace D. peacefulness
18. Farmers can enrich the soil by using .
A. fertile B. fertility C. fertilize D. fertilizers
19. Nowadays, chemicals are into some fruits to reduce decay.
A. injection B. injecting C. inject D. injected
20. What's your ?_- I'm Vietnamese.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. international
QUANTITY
1. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so fun.
A. many B. much C.few D. some
2. You should say and do .
A. many/few B. much/little C. few/many D. Many/little
3. Very people knew about it..
A. few B. less C. much D. little
4. He is a man of words.
A. less B. little C. fewer D. few
5. heard about the book, but read it.
A. Many/few B. Much/little C. Many/little D. Few/Fewer
6. “Do you know English?" -"Just .
A. much B. many C. little D. less
7. She has very knowledge of the matter.
A. few B. little C. some D. many
8. The forces were unequal, they were we were .
A. many/few B. much/little C. few/much D. little/much
9. We have imported computers this year than last year?
A. few B. less C. fewer D. many
10. There has been demand for computers this year than last year.
A. few B. little C. fewer D. more
11. There are eggs on the table.
A. some B. any C. very many D. much
12. Is there cheese does she want.
A. some B. any C. many D. much
13. How cakes does she want?.
A. some B. any C. many D. much
14. Peter doesn’t want eggs, but he wants some soup.
A. some B. any C. many D. much
15. There is milk in the glass.
A. some B. any C. many D. much