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Diễn tả số lượng
Meaning

+ countable N

Rất nhiều

Nhiều

+ uncountable N

A large number of

A good/ great deal/
amount of

Quite a few

Quite a little

A number of

A lot of/ lots of

A lot of/ lots of

Much

Many

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a flock/flight of birds

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a flock of sheep/goats

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a swarm of insects/bees

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a herd of cattle/deer/elephants/pigs

-

a pride of lions

-

a cloud of flies

Người
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a group of ….

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b.
classic
economic
electric

Nghĩa không khác nhau
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Geographic(al)

-

Dynamic(al)

-

Fanatic(al)

-

Poetic(al)

-

Strategic(al)

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Periodic(al)



: belongs to the past
: using no more money
than necessary, frugal
: connected with
electricity

historical : connected with the past

Affect – effect
N
Affect

[‘æfekt]

V
[ə'fekt]

emotion which may
influence
behaviorto make a difference to
(used in psychology


only)

or influence something
Your opinion will not
affect my decision.



Most

To the greatest degree: - The largest in - Largest
in
nhất
number or amount: number or amount.
What did you enjoy (the) nhiều nhất
Who ate the most?
most?
He got (the) most - More than half of
- Very,
extremely, votes.
somebody/
completely: rất, cực kì
- More than half something; almost
somebody/ all of somebody/
It was most kind of you to of
something; almost something.
meet me.
all of somebody/ Most of the people
something: hầu hết I
had
invited
I like
vegatable.

Almost Not quite ( nearly): gần như
(sắp đến mức tuyệt đối)
I like almost all of them.

Mostly + adj

6.

Khác nhau về cấu trúc

Almost + V/ Adj/ certain words (any, anything, anyone, no,
nobody, nothing, all, every, everybody)

Assure – ensure – insure – reassure
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Assure:
·

cam đoan, khẳng định chắc chắn. She’s
perfectly safe. I can assure you.

·

đảm bảo. Victory would assure a place in the
finals.

·

7.

= ensure (BrE)/ insure (AmE)/ guarantee

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ü

ü
Every

Each student has been
given his ỏ her own
email address.

ü

ü
ü

They each have their
own email address
Every student is given
an email address

Each (one) of
+ plu N/pro + sing V
Every one of
9.

Some certain pairs of words:

Accept (v): chấp nhận
All together: cùng nhau



3


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Nằm (lie – lay – lain)
Nói dối (lie – lied –
lied)

Principle (n) a rule, a law that
something is based on (nguyên
tắc)
ð in principle (idm):
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Về nguyên tắc, về
nguyên lí

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Đặt (lay – laid – laid)

Principal
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(n): hiệu trưởng
(adj): chính, quan trọng (=

fluctuating) >< invariable

Efficient (adj): có hiệu quả, không
Effective (adj): có tác dụng, giải
lãng phí thời gian, năng lượng >
< ineffective
inefficient
Lend (v): cho mượn

Borrow (v): mượn

Could you lend me some money? Can I borrow your pen?
Stationary (adj): tĩnh, không di
chuyển

Stationery (n): văn phòng phẩm


Chance (n)
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Khả năng xảy ra (a
possibility of something
happening)

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Cơ hội

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