Unit 10: Hard to believe?
1 LISTENING
1. believe /bI’li:v/ verb [transitive] to think that a fact is true: tin
I don’t believe that she’s ever been to Hong Kong.
believe in someone/something to think that someone or something exists: tin là có
I’m beginning to think you actually believe in ghosts!
belief /bI’li:f/ noun [count or uncount] a strong feeling that something is true or real: niềm tin
belief in: a belief in the existence of UFOs
believable /bI’li:vCbl/ (adj) seeming possible or true: có thể tin được
Their story is hardly believable.
2. superstitious /,su:pC’stISCs/ (adj) believing in the power of magic or luck: mê tín
She’s a very superstitious person.
superstitiously adverb
superstition /,su:pC’stISn/ noun [count or uncount] a belief that things such as magic or luck have the power to
affect your life: sự mê tín
The belief that breaking a mirror will give you seven years of bad luck is just a superstition.
3. bury /’berI/ verb [transitive] (buries, burying, buried) to put something in the ground and cover it with dirt: chôn, giấu
(dưới đất)
There’s supposed to be treasure buried around here.
4. hockey /’hCUkI/ noun [uncount] AMERICAN a game played on ice by two teams of six players. The players use long sticks
to try to hit a small round flat object called a puck into the opposite team’s goal: khúc côn cầu
5. rink /rINk/ noun [count] a large flat area where people go to SKATE or play ICE HOCKEY: sân trượt băng
6. hall /hc:l/ noun [count] a large room used for meetings, concerts, or other public events: phòng họp lớn, hội trường
7. fame /feIm/ noun [uncount] the state of being famous: sự nổi tiếng
Kundera achieved international fame while banned in his own country.
famous /’feImCs/ (adj) if someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about
them: nổi tiếng
He dreamed of becoming a famous actor.
8. line up phrasal verb [intransitive or transitive] to form a row or to put people or things in a row: xếp (cái gì) thành hàng
The books are lined up on a shelf above the desk.
All children must line up when the whistle goes.

There’s no magic formula for a successful relationship.
19. groovy /’gru:vI/ (adj) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED exciting, modern, and fashionable. This word was especially popular in
the 1960s: sôi nổi, hiện đại, hợp thời trang
a groovy hairstyle
20. rhythm /’rIDCm/ noun [count] a regular pattern of sounds in music that you can show by moving, hitting your hands
together, or hitting a drum or other surface: nhịp điệu
They began moving together to the rhythm of the music.
rhythm and blues noun [uncount] a type of popular music that African American musicians developed from BLUES
and jazz. Rhythm and blues is often called R and B: nhạc R & B
21. wipe the smile off someone’s face to do something that stops someone from feeling pleased or satisfied with a
situation: làm tắt nụ cười

22. tap /tAp/ verb [intransitive or transitive] to touch someone or something gently and move them slightly, or make a soft
knocking sound: gõ nhẹ, đập nhẹ
tap at/on/against: We could hear someone tapping at the door.
tap someone on something: I tapped him on the shoulder and he jumped.
tap noun [count] the action or sound of touching someone or something gently: cái gõ nhẹ, tiếng gõ nhẹ
I felt a tap on my shoulder.
23. set someone/something free: trả tự do
The hostages have been set free after 34 days in captivity.

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24. facial /’feISl/ (adj) on your face: (thuộc) mặt
facial injuries, facial hair
facially /’feISlI/ adverb:
Facially the two men were very different.
face /feIs/ noun
25. proverb /’prOvE:b/noun [count] a short well-known statement that gives practical advice about life: SAYING: tục ngữ

26. given /’gIvCn/ (adj)[only before noun] used for referring to a particular thing: PARTICULAR: cụ thể, nhất định (đã được

genuine noun
genuinely /’dXZenjuInli/ adv
I’m genuinely sorry for the problems I’ve caused you.
31. muscle /’mVsl/ noun [count or uncount] a piece of flesh that connects one bone to another and is used for moving a
particular part of your body: cơ bắp
These exercises are good for your stomach muscles.
32. contract /’kOntrAkt/ verb [intransitive] to become less or smaller: thu nhỏ lại, co lại, rút lại
The steel contracts as it cools.
contraction noun [uncount] the process of becoming smaller: sự thu nhỏ, sự teo lại
the contraction of cooling metal
33. wrinkle (up) /’rINkl/ verb [transitive] to move part of your face, especially your nose, so that small lines appear on it:
nhăn, cau
to wrinkle (up) one’s forehead: nhăn trán
to wrinkle one’s brow: cau mày
wrinkle noun [count usually plural] a line that appears on your skin when you get older, or when your skin has been
damaged by the sun: vết nhăn
34. clerk /klE:k/ noun [count] AMERICAN someone whose job is to serve people in a store. British shop assistant: nhân
viên bán hàng
35. grocery (store) /’grCUsCrI/ noun [count] AMERICAN a small store that sells food and other goods: cửa hàng tạp phẩm
36. stereotype /’sterICtaIp/ noun [count] a very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is
like: kiểu mẫu, mẫu rập khuôn
He certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype of the emotional Italian: Chắc chắn anh ta không phù hợp với hình mẫu người Ý
lãng mạn.
stereotype verb [transitive often passive] to form a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true:
stereotyping noun [uncount]: sự rập khuôn
37. document /’dOkjUmCnt/ noun [count] a piece of paper or a set of papers containing official information: văn kiện, tài
liệu, tư liệu
Documents relating to his private life were stolen in the burglary.
document verb [transitive]: to prove or support something by documents: cung cấp tư liệu
a well-documented report: một báo cáo có tư liệu tốt

assume /C’sju:m/ (that): I’m assuming everyone here has an e-mail address.

45. judge /dZVdZ/ verb [intransitive or transitive] to form an opinion about something after considering all the details or
facts: đánh giá
judge something/someone on something: Universities are judged on their graduation rates.
judge noun [count] someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law: quan tòa, thẩm phán
judgment or judgement /dZVdgmCnt/ noun [count or uncount] an opinion that you have after thinking
carefully about something: ý kiến đánh giá
judgment about: It is still too soon to form a judgment about this.
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46. take over phrasal verb [intransitive or transitive] to begin to do something that someone else was doing: đứng ra làm tíêp,
tiếp quản
Peter will take over as managing director when Bill retires: Peter sẽ lên làm giám đốc điều hành khi Bill về hưu.
47. approachable /C’prCUtSCbl/ (adj) someone who is approachable is friendly and easy to talk to: thân thiện, dễ gần
48. desperate /’despCrCt/ (adj) very worried and angry because you do not know how to deal with an unpleasant
situation: rất lo lắng
The missing man’s family is getting increasingly desperate.
desperately adverb
desperation /,despC’reISn / noun [uncount]
49. bump /bVmp/ verb [transitive] to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it hurt: đâm sầm vào
bump into something: As I turned around, I bumped into a filing cabinet.
bump noun [count] a hit or knock to a part of your body: sự va mạnh, sự đụng mạnh
She got a nasty bump on the back of her head.
50. spill /spIl/ verb [transitive] to accidentally pour a liquid out of its container: làm đổ
spill something on/over something: I spilled coffee all over my desk.
spill noun [count or uncount] an amount of liquid that has accidentally fallen out of its container: lượng đổ ra
an oil spill
51. turn out phrasal verb [intransitive] to be discovered to be something, have something, etc.: hóa ra là
It all turned out to be a mistake.
52. pull over phrasal verb [intransitive] if a vehicle or driver pulls over, they stop by the side of the road: (xe, tài xế) ngừng