UNIT THREE
BY COIN CIDEN CE
1. LISTENING
VOCABULARY:

IN THE KNOW: This is an adapted true story contributed by a listener to National Public
Radio’s National Story Project

1. connected /
kC
/
nektId
/ (a): things such as ideas, events, or facts that are connected are
related to
each other: có liên quan
Were the two deaths connected? Hai cái cht đó có liên quan vi nhau không?
2. go out (phrasal verb): to leave your house and go somewhere, especially to do something
enjoyable: đi chi
I wanted the evenings free for going out with friends: Tôi mun rnh vào các bui ti đ
đi chi vi bn bè.
3. neighborhood /
NeIbC
/
hUd
/ (n): the people who live near each other: lân cn, ngi hàng
xóm
4. lose touch (phrasal verb): to not see, speak to, or write to someone any longer: mt liên lc
She moved to France and we lost touch with each other: Cô ta chuyn đn sng  Pháp
và chúng tôi đã mt liên lc vi nhau.
5. happen to do something (phrasal verb): to do something by chance: làm gì đó mt cách tình
c

can go either after the particle (when it is a noun, but not a pronoun) or between the verb and the
particle (when it is a noun, but not a pronoun). For example, I turned down the offer OR I turned
the offer down OR I turned it down. Not I turned down it.
Other phrasal verbs are inseparable. For example, We can ran into a friend OR We ran into him.
Not: We ran a friend into OR We ran him into. The verbs in exercise 2 which have the word
someone between the verb and the particle are separable. This is also the usual convention in
most dictionaries.
1. orphan /
/
c:fn
/ (n): a child whose parents have died: tr m côi
2. pass away: (phrasal verb) to die. This word is used to avoid saying “die” when you think this
might upset someone: qua đi
3. bring up: (phrasal verb) [often passive] to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult:
RAISE: nuôi dng
She brought up three sons on her own: Cô ta mt mình nuôi dng ba đa con.
4. run into: (phrasal verb) see by chance: tình c gp ai
5. wealthy /
/
welTI
/ (n): a wealthy person, organization, or country is one that has a large
amount of money, land, and other valuable things: RICH: giàu có, phát đt
6. adopted /C
/
do:ptId/ (a): đc nhn làm con nuôi
7. fall for: (phrasal verb) fall for someone to fall in love with someone: phi lòng yêu ai
He fell for Rosie when he was in the hospital and she was his nurse: Anh ra phi lòng
Rosie khi anh nm bnh vin và lúc đó cô y là mt y tá.
8. come into: (phrasal verb) tha hng
9. turn up: (phrasal verb) kt qu là

other and are friendly to each other: hòa thun vi nhau
2. subway /
/
sVbweI
/ (n): AMERICAN a railroad that goes under the ground. British
underground: đng ngm, đng xe đin ngm
3. slip on /slIp/ (phrasal verb): mc vi vào
4. coat /kCUt/ (n): a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your other clothes
when you go outside. A short coat is also called a jacket and a long coat is also called an
overcoat: áo khoát
5. reach for: (phrasal verb) vi ly
6. in someone’s excitement: in someone’s excitement (=because someone is excited): trong nim
hân hoan ca ai đó
7. expect /
Iks
/
pekt
/ (v): [often progressive] to be waiting for someone or something to
arrive: mong đi, ch đi
8. head for: (phrasal verb) [intransitive] to go in a particular direction: đi đn, hng v phía
head for/toward/through etc.: We decided to head for home: Chúng tôi quyt đnh đi v
nhà.
9. course /
kc:s/ (n): a series of classes or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill:
khóa hc
Spanish course: khóa hc ting Tây Ban Nha
10. break /
breIk/ (n): a short period of time when you stop what you are doing so that you
can eat or rest: k ngh
Doctors and nurses worked 18 hours without a break: Bác s và y tá làm vic 18 ting mà

VOCABULARY:
1. amazing /C
/
meIzIN/ (a): very surprising: đáng kinh ngc
She told me an amazing story: Cô ta k cho tôi nghe mt câu chuyn rt đáng kinh ngac.
2. guy /
gaI/ (n): INFORMAL a man: mt ngi đàn ông
3. tractor /
/
trAktC
/ (n): a vehicle used on farms, for example to pull machines: máy kéo
4. originally /
C
/
rIdZCnClI/ (adv): at first: ban đu, lúc đu
5. jump up: (phrasal verb) [intransitive] to move your body off the ground using your legs: nhy
cng lên
jump up: The cat jumped up onto my lap: Con mèo nhy vào lòng tôi.
6. hug /hVg/ (v): [intransitive or transitive] to put your arms around someone to show your love
or friendship: ôm
7. chain /tSeIn/ (n): [count] a series of people or things of the same type that form a
connected line: mt dòng, mt chuI
8. psychologist /
saI
/
kOlCdZIst
/ (n): someone who studies how people’s minds work and
how this affects their behavior: nhà tâm lý hc
9. acquaintance /e
/

theory of “six degrees of separation” was the subject of a 1990 play by John Guare, which was
later made into a movie.

7. LANGUAGE IN ACTION: CONFIRMATION
VOCABULARY:
1. politician /pOlC
/
tISCn/ (n): someone who has a job in politics, especially a member of the
government: nhà chính tr
2. delighted /dI
/
laItId/ (a): very happy, especially because something good has happened:
rt hài lòng, t ra thích thú
delighted to do something: I was delighted to see my old friends again: Tôi rt vui
sng gp li nhng ngi bn c.
3. mix up: (phrasal verb) to think that one person or thing is another person or thing: nhm ln.
4. romance /
rCU
/
mCns
/ (n): [uncount] the feelings or behavior typical of people who love each
other: truyn tình
5. queue /kju:/ (v): to LINE UP: xp hàng
6. melt /
melt/ (v): [transitive] to change a solid substance into a liquid: tan ra
Melt the butter in a small saucepan: Làm tan b trong mt cái cho nh
7. vow /vaU/ (n): vows [plural] a set of promises that people make to each other, for example
during a wedding ceremony: li th, li nguyn
8. shelter /
/


6. forget
A. Gerund
B. Infinitive + to
C. Both possibilities are correct.

7. start
A. Gerund
B. Infinitive + to
C. Both possibilities are correct.

8. manage
A. Gerund
B. Infinitive + to
C. Both possibilities are correct.

9. agree
A. Gerund
B. Infinitive + to
C. Both possibilities are correct.

10. avoid
A. Gerund
B. Infinitive + to
C. Both possibilities are correct.
Key: