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UNIT TWO
IN THE LIMELIGHT

1. LISTENING
VOCABULARY:
1. perform /pC
/
fc:m/ (v): [intransitive or transitive] to do something in front of an audience
in order to entertain them, for example by acting in a play or singing:
biu din, trình din
The opera was first performed in 1992: Nhc kch đc trình din ln đu tiên vào
nm 1992.

2. public /
/
pVblIk
/ (n): people in general: công chúng, dân chúng
The public is not allowed to enter the court room: Dân chúng không đc vào phòng
x án.

3. professional /
prC
/
feSCnl/ (adj): showing a high level of skill or training: chuyên nghip,
nhà ngh

After he won the amateur championship he turned professional: Sau khi giành đc
chc vô đch nghip d anh ta chuyn sang chi chuyên nghip.

/ (n): playing or singing alone, not as part of a band, orchestra, etc.: đn ca,
đc tu

She is releasing a solo album:
Cô ta sp phát hành mt an bum đn ca.
9. try out: phrasal verb [transitive] AMERICAN
10. try out for something to try to become a member of a team or get a part in a play or movie by
showing someone how well you can play or perform:
th ging
Rita’s trying out for the school play again: Rita đang th vai đ tham gia vào v kch
ca trng.
11. work on: [intransitive] to spend time trying to achieve something, especially when this
involves using a great effort: n lc
12. hectic /
/
hektIk
/ (adj): full of busy activity: b bn, sôi ni
Today was hectic: Hôm nay tht là b bn công vic.

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13. social life: noun [singular]
14. the time you spend enjoying yourself with friends: giao tip xã hi

2. VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY:
1. audience /

công
10. band /
bAnd/ (n): a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rock:
11. a rock and roll band: ban nhc, nhóm nhc
12. calling /
/
kc:lIN
/ (n):
a strong feeling that you must do a particular type of job, especially one that you
consider morally good: ngh nghip thích hp, quan trng
FORMAL a job or profession, especially one that you consider important: mt công
vic, mt ngh nghip mà bn xem là quan trng
13. wind down: th giãn (nht là sau mt thI k cng thng hoc b kích thích).

In The Know:
Ü Madame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924). It was written in
1903 and tells the tragic story of Japanese geisha who falls in love with and marries
an American military officer.
Madame Butterfly là mt v nhc kch ca tác gi Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924). V nhc kch
này đc vit nm 1903 nói v câu chuyn bi đát ca mt geisha ngI Nht yêu và kt hôn vI
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Ü Hansel and Gretel is an opera by Engelbert Humperdick (1854 – 1921). It was written in
1893 and based on the famous fairy tale about a brother and sister who get lost in a forest and
are held captive by a witch.

3. To place more emphasis on the
permanence of an action.
• My family have always lived in the
South.
3. Emphasize the temporary nature of the
action.
• My family have been living in the
South, but we are moving to the North
next month.
4. To talk about “how much…”,
“how many times…”, “how many
things…”
• I have written 3 books.
4. To talk about “how long…”
• She has been reading books on
computer science for two months.
5. To express irritation
• I have been waiting for them for
hours.

4. READING

VOCABULARY:
1. romantic /rCU
/
mAntIk/ (adj): making you have feelings of love and excitement: lãng mn
nh tiu thuyt

ö What could be more romantic than a wedding on a tropical island? Còn gì lãng mn hn là t
chc đám cI trên mt hòn đo nhit đi?

8. harmony /
/
ho:mCnI
/ (n): musical notes that are sung or played at the same time, making a
pleasant sound: hòa âm
9. rhythm /
/
rIDCm
/ (n): a regular pattern of sounds in music that you can show by moving,
hitting
your hands together, or hitting a drum or other surface: nhp điu, gõ nhp
10. recall /
rI
/
kc:l/ (v): to remember something: nh lI, hI tng
11. the blues /
DC blu:z/ (n): a type of slow and sad music that developed from the songs of
black SLAVES in the southern U.S.:
lai nhc Jazz bun chm bt ngun t nhng b lc da
đen 
min nam nc M
12. funk /
fVNk/ (n): a type of music that developed in the late 1960s from SOUL and early
ROCK
AND ROLL, containing lively drum beats, repeated electric bass lines, and often singing:
13. reggae /
/
regeI
/ (n): a type of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s with songs
about social and political subjects and heavy bass sounds: đây là mt lai nhc đc phát trin 

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2. article /
/
o:tIkl
/ (n): a piece of writing about a particular subject that is published in a
newspaper or magazine: bài báo
ö He has written several articles for The New York Times: Anh đã vit nhiu bài báo cho t
New York Times.
3. honestly /
/
OnIstlI
/ (adv): in a way that is honest and moral: mt cách chân thành, mt
cách thành thtLanguage Note:
A compromise is an agreement about something which is acceptable to all people involved,
although it is not exactly what each person wanted. For example, John wanted $6,000 for his
car, but the price I wanted to pay was $5,000. Finally, after some discussion, we reached a
compromised and agreed on $5,500.

7. READING

VOCABULARY:
1. science fiction /
/
saICns

/
vju:C/ (n): someone whose job is to write articles in a newspaper or
magazine
giving their opinion about a new play, book, art exhibition, etc: ngI vit bài đim sách
7. blend /blend/ (v): [intransitive] to be combined with other things in an attractive or
effective
way: kt hp hài hòa
8. suspense /
sC
/
spens/ (n): [count or uncount] something that gets your attention and prevents
you
from concentrating on something else: tình trng hI hp
9. thriller /
/
TrIlC
/ (n): a book, play, or movie that tells an exciting story, especially about
something dangerous like a crime: truyn, phim git gân
10. best seller (n): a book that many people buy: sách bán chy
11. at heart: used for saying what someone’s basic character is: v thc cht
ö I’m really a country person at heart: Thc cht tôi ch là mt anh nhà quê.

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