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UNIT 39: ORGANIZE YOUR WRITING

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the word Or (2) A sentence example using the word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Pronunciation Meaning Example

- This assignment will address the

ADDRESS problem of air pollution in big cities.
1 /əˈdres/ 1/.......................................
(Formal) - Your essay does not address the real
issues.
- This essay is concerned
CONCERNED withindividual differences in the
2 /kənˈsɜːnd/ 2/..................................
WITH ability to connect thoughts and
Openings

emotions.

THE AIM/
PURPOSE OF What somebody/something
3 3/.................................................................
THIS ESSAY IS is trying to achieve
TO V

- I could only devote two hours a day

4 DEVOTED (TO ) /dɪˈvəʊt/ 4/.......................................... to work on the project.
- She devoted herself entirely to

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writing.
- Each section is devoted to a different
aspect of world trade.

5/..................................................................
BE DIVIDED
................................................
INTO
5 To be separated (được chia
/dɪˈvaɪd/
(SECTIONS/PAR ra các phần)
TS)

FIRSTLY, S + V

SECONDLY, S +
6 6/...................................................
V

THIRDLY, S + V
Organizing main points

7/............................................................
TAKE, FOR To give an example (in
7 .
EXAMPLE spoken English)

AS CAN BE SEEN 9/............................................................

8 8/..........................................
IN ..

- Groups A and B consisted of 14-year-

olds and 16-year-olds respectively.
9 RESPECTIVELY /rɪˈspektɪvli/ 10/...................................
- Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19
respectively.

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11/................................................................
10 TURN TO /tɜːn/ Move to (chuyển đến ý mới)
......................................

- At this point it is important to look

11 AT THIS POINT 12/...................................
again at the data.

/prɪˈsiːdiŋ/
- Three hypotheses were listed in the
/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/
PRECEDING preceding section.
12 13/...................................
>< FOLLOWING - The following example comes from
Hillson (1998)

- Rostov and Krov both studied the

THE FORMER
13 14/................................... problem. The former wrote a book;
...THE LATTER
the latter published two papers.

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UNIT 40: MAKING A PRESENTATION

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the wordOr(2) A sentence example using the word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Pronunciation Meaning/SYNONYM Example

MAKE/GIVE /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/ Speak to a group of people, typically

1 at a meeting, about a product/idea 1/……………………………….
PRESENTATION /ˌpriːzenˈteɪʃn/ (thuyết trình)

I would like to introduce Mr. Liu Fen who‟s

ADDRESS going to address the topic of “Preventive
2 əˈdres/ 2/………………………
(TOPIC/ISSUE) medicine”.

(MAKE A) Feel free to interrupt if you have any questions

5 /ˈkɒment/ 5/………………………
COMMENT or want to make a comment

First, I‟ll give a brief overview of the current

WITH REGARD(S)
6 /rɪˈɡɑːd/ 6/……………………… situation, with regard(s) to intellectual
TO
property rights.

A general description/an outline of

7 OVERVIEW /ˈəʊvəvjuː/ 7/……………………………….
something (Tổng quan)

/reɪz/ Then, I would like to raise a few issues

8 RAISE … ISSUE 8/………………………
/ˈɪʃuː/ concerning the Internet.

9 HANDOUT /ˈhændaʊt/ 9/……………………… There is a handout going around, and there are

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some spare copies here if you want them.

FEEL FREE TO
10
(ASK…)

Moving on, I would like to look at the

11 MOVING ON /muːv/ 11/……………………
questionnaire‟s result.

I‟ll skip the next slides as time is (running)

short.
SKIP/LEAVE
12 /skɪp/ 12/…………………… Academic vocabulary may be pose a great
OUT/OMIT
challenge to Pre-IELTS students, but it is too
crucial for future reading to leave out.

To state the main points of something

TO SUM UP /sʌm/
13 in a short and clear form 13/……………………………….
IN SUMMARY /ˈsʌməri/
(nói tóm lại, kết luận là)

GO OVER TIME
14 >< KEEP TO /taɪm/ Quá giờ/ đúng giờ 14/……………………………….
(TIME)

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UNIT 44: COMPARING & CONTRASTING

Below is an incomplete wordlist, fill in these blank boxes with: (1) Meaning of the wordOr(2) A sentence example using the word.

Note: you should NOT use dictionary. Try to guess the word’s meaning from the given example.

Words Pronunciation Meaning/SYNONYM Example

the process of comparing

(IN) COMPARISON
1 /kəmˈpærɪsn/ two or more people or things 1/……………………………….
(WITH)
(so sánh)

The effects of risk on private investment:

(AS) COMPARED
2 /kəmˈpeə(r)/ 2/……………………… Africa compared with other developing
(WITH/ TO)
areas.

a difference between two or

more people or things that
3 CONTRAST /ˈkɒntrɑːst/ you can see clearly 3/……………………………….
(đối lập khác biệt)

DIFFERENCES/
/ˈdɪfrəns/
4 SIMILARITIES/ ……………………….. 4/……………………………….
/ˈsɪmələrli/
SIMILARLY

 Children‟s understandingof the

distinction between real and apparent
5 DISTINCTION /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/ 5/……………………… emotion….
 Distinctions between traditional and
modern societies

6 CONVERSLY /ˈkɒnvɜːsli/ 6/……………………… Conversely, young people purchase more

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video games.
You can add the fluid to the powder, or
conversely, the powder to the fluid

WHEREAS = WHILE
7 /ˌweərˈæz/ 7/……………………………….
(UNLIKE +N) (trong khi đó, ngược lại)

ON THE ONE HAND… On the one hand, critics accuse the police
of not protecting the public from crime. On
8 ON THE OTHER /hænd/ 8/………………………
the other hand, people also complain that
HAND… police is so oppressive (đànáp, tànnhẫn).

A recent study suggested that building a

network of good friends, rather than
9 RATHER THAN /ˈrɑːðə(r)/ 9/………………………
maintaining close family ties, helps people
live longer into old age.

REVERSE (n) (v) Change to opposite

10 /rɪˈvɜːs/ 10/……………………………….
(The reverse is true) (điều ngược lại)

the same; in a similar way

11 LIKEWISE /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/ 11/……………………………….
(tương tự như vậy)

In a opposite way
12 CONVERSELY /ˈkɒnvɜːsli/ 12/……………………………….
(trái lại, tuy nhiên)

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