UNIT FOUR
A DAY’S WORK
1 LISTENING

VOCABULARY:

IN THE KNOW:
A stock trader buys and sells stocks and shares for investment purposes.
Wall Street is the financial center of New York and the location of the New York Stock
Exchange. This is probably on of the best-known stock exchanges and represents companies form
all over the United States, no just New York.
Costume Designer works in the theater of movies and designs the clothes actors wear, whereas a
fashion designer designs clothes for people outside the theater or cinema.
A tollbooth worker works in a very small building, called a booth, where drivers have to pay to
drive on a road. The money that drivers pay is called a toll.
1. occupation /Okju
/
peISn/ (n): [count or uncount] a job. This word is used especially on
forms and in formal writing: nghề nghiệp
Please give your name, address, and occupation: Xin cho biết tên, đòa chỉ, và
nghề nghiệp của bạn.
2. reporter /
rI
/
pc:tC
/ (n): someone whose job is to write articles or make broadcasts about
events in the news: phóng viên, phát thanh viên
3. pilot /
/
paIlCt
/ (n) someone who flies an aircraft: phi công

/ (n): a reduction in the price of something: chiết khấu, giảm
giá
Bus and train discounts are available for people over 60.: Những người trên 60
tuổi được giảm giá xe buýt và xe lửa.
11. rude /
ru:d/ (adj): not polite: thô lỗ, bất lòch sự, khiếm nhã
He is a very rude man: Hắn là một người rất thô lỗ.
12. circus performer: [count] a group of people, and usually animals, that travels from place to
place and entertains people by performing skillful or funny movements and tricks: diễn viên
xiếc
13. mechanic /
mC
/
kAnIk
/ (n): [count] someone whose job is to repair vehicles and machines:
thợ máy
14. stock trader: buys and sells stocks and shares for investment purposes: nhân viên giao dch
chng khốn
15. costume designer: works in the theater or movies and designs the clothes actors wear,
whereas a fashion designer designs clothes for people outside the theater or cinema: thiết kế
phục trang
16. tollbooth /
/
tCUlbu:D
/ (n): a small building where drivers pay to use a particular bridge or
road: trạm thu phí cầu đường

2. FOCUS ON GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY:
1. mind /

/ (adj): unhappy because something you hoped for or
expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as you expected:
thất vọng
7. offer /
/
OfC
/ (n): [intransitive or transitive] to let someone know that you are willing to do
something for them: đề nghò
Actually, Jen’s giving me a lift home – but thanks for offering: Thật sự Jen sẽ tôi
về nhà – nhưng tôi từ chối.
8. paycheck /
/
peItSek
/ (n): the amount of money that you earn in your job: tiền lương
I’d like a job with a nice big paycheck!: Tôi thích công việc lương cao.

LANGUAGE NOTE: In English, the word infinitive is commonly used to mean to + base
form of the verb, as in to work. In some cases, however, the base form of the verb without to is
also referred to as an infinitive. This is true especially in causative structures such as We made
him do the job. The word do in this sentence is called an infinitive.

3. VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY:
1. title /
/
taItl
/ (n): a name for someone’s job within a company or an organization: chức
danh,
2. software /
/

kVstCmC
/ (n): a person or company that buys goods or services: khách hàng
Supermarkets use a variety of tactics to attract and retain customers: Các siêu thò
đang áp dụng nhiều chiến lược để thu hút và giữ khách hàng.
8. graphics /
/
grAfIks
/ (n): pictures produced by computers: đồ họa vi tính
the pictures in a document, magazine, etc. A single picture is sometimes called a graphic.
9. clerk /
/
klo:k
/ (n): AMERICAN someone whose job is to welcome guests to a hotel and
provide them with information and other services: tiếp tân
10. supervisor /
/
su:pCvaIzC
/ (n): someone who is in charge of an activity, a place, or a
group of people such as workers or students: giám sát viên.
11. insurance /
In
/
SUCrCns/ (n): [uncount] an arrangement in which you regularly pay an
insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own
is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured: bảo hiểm
12. salesperson /
/
seIlzpE:sn
/ (n): someone whose job is to sell the products or services of a
particular company, especially by traveling to different places: nhân viên bán hàng

period of time, or the money it earns by selling things: doanh số
We hope to increase sales this year to $50 million: Chúng tôi hi vọng tăng doanh
số bán ra lên 50 tỉ đô la.
10. consultant /
kOn
/
sVltCnt
/ (n): an expert or a professional person whose job is to give
help and advice on a particular subject: nhà tư vấn
a design consultant: một nhà tư vấn thiết kế

5. WRITING - SPEAKING
VOCABULARY:
1. unpleasant /
Vn
/
pleZnt/ (n): if something is unpleasant, you do not like or enjoy it: khó
chòu
The smell was very unpleasant: Cái mùi này rất khó chòu.
2. aspect /
/
Aspekt
/ (n): [count] a particular part, feature, or quality of something: đặc
điểm, khía cạnh
aspect of: a system of rules that covers almost every aspect of their lives: hệ thống
qui luật bao gồm tất cả các khía cạnh của đời sống
3. irregular /
I
/
regjulC

thể hiện kỹ năng giao tiếp tốt.
8. benefit /
/
benIfIt
/ (n): [count usually plural] extra money or other advantages that you get
in addition to your salary from your employer as part of your job: lợi ích
The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town
.: Việc phát hiện ra
dầu đã đem lại nhiều nguồn lợi cho thò xã.
9. balance /
/
bAlCns
/ (n): [transitive] to create or preserve a good or correct balance between
different features or aspects: cân bằng, giữ thăng bằng
10. inspiring /In
/
spaICrIN/ (a): making you feel enthusiastic or excited about something:
làm nhiệt tình, gây hứng thú
11. assignment /
C
/
saInmCnt/ (n): work that you must do as part of a course of study or as
part of your job: công việc

6. LISTENING
VOCABULARY:
1. hardship /
/
ho:dSIp
/ (n): a situation in which life is very difficult, usually because you do

8. desirable /
dI
/
ZaICrCbl
/ (n): something that is desirable has qualities that make you want
it: đáng có, được mong muốn
a desirable place to live: một nơi ở đáng khao khát
9. stressful /
/
stresfl
/ (n): involving or causing a lot of pressure or worry: gây ra căng
thẳng
My new job is much less stressful: Công việc mới của tôi ít căng thẳng hơn
nhiều.
10. fisherman /
/
fISCmCn
/ (n): a man who catches fish for fun or as his job: ngư dân,
người câu cá

7. IN CONVERSATION
VOCABULARY:
1. show /
SCU/ (n): [count] a performance, especially in a theater: buổi trình diễn
She had tickets to see the new show at the Winter Garden: Cô ta có vé để xem
buổi trình diễn mới ở Winter Garden.
2. disaster /
dI
/
zo:stC