DESTINATION B1
UNIT 27: WORKING AND EARNING
Topic vocabulary
1. ambition (n) : /æmˈbɪʃn/
something that you want to do or achieve very much: tham vọng
2. application (n) : /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/
a formal (often written) request for something, such as a job, permission to do
something or a place at a college or university : đơn xin
3. bank account (n) : /ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt/
an arrangement that you have with a bank that allows you to keep your money
there, to pay in or take out money, etc. : tài khoản ngân hàng
4. boss (n) : /bɒs/
a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do :
ông chủ
5. career (n) : /kəˈrɪə(r)/
the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually
involving more responsibility as time passes : sự nghiệp
6. colleague (n) : /ˈkɒliːɡ/
a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business : đồng
nghiệp
7. company (n) : /ˈkʌmpəni/
a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or
services : công ty
8. contract (n) : /ˈkɒntrækt/
an official written agreement : hợp đồng
9. department (n) : /dɪˈpɑːtmənt/
a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc:
ban, bộ
10. deserve (v) : /dɪˈzɜːv/
to do something or show qualities that mean a particular reaction, reward or
punishment is appropriate : xứng đáng
11. earn (v) : /ɜːn/
to get money for work that you do : kiếm tiền
12. fame (n) : /feɪm/
the state of being known and talked about by many people : danh tiếng
13. goal (n) : /ɡəʊl/
The action of putting a ball into a goal in a game such as football : bàn thắng,
mục tiêu
14. impress (v) : /ɪmˈpres/
if a person or thing impresses you, you admire them or it : gây ấn tượng
15. income (n) : /ˈɪnkʌm/
the money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from
investing money, from business, etc. : thu nhập
16. industry (n) : /ˈɪndəstri/
the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories : nghành
công nghiệp
17. interview (v,n) : /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
Noun : a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions to see if they
are suitable for a particular job, or for a course of study at a college, university,
etc : cuộc phỏng vấn
Verb : to ask someone questions in an interview : phỏng vấn
18. leader (n) : /ˈliːdə(r)/
a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country, an
organization, etc. : lãnh đạo
19. manager (n) : /ˈmænɪdʒə(r)/
a person who is in charge of running a business, a shop or a similar
organization or part of one : quản lí
20. pension (n) : /ˈpenʃn/
an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to somebody
who has retired from work : lương hưu
21. poverty (n) : /ˈpɒvəti/
the state of being poor : sự nghèo đói
22. pressure (n) : /ˈpreʃə(r)/
the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something : áp lực, sức
ép
23. previous (adj) : /ˈpriːviəs/
happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about :
trước
24. profession (n) : /prəˈfeʃn/
a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high
level of education: nghề nghiệp
25. retire (v) : /rɪˈtaɪə(r)/
to leave your job and stop working, especially because you have reached a
particular age or because you are ill; to tell somebody they must stop doing their
job : nghỉ hưu
26. salary (n) : /ˈsæləri/
money that employees receive for doing their job, especially professional
employees or people working in an office, usually paid every month : tiền lương
27. staff (n) : /stɑːf/
all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group : đội ngũ
nhân viên
28. strike (n) : /straɪk/
to hit somebody/something hard or with force : đánh, đình công
29. tax (v,n) : /tæks/
noun : money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for
public services : thuế
verb : to make someone pay a tax : đóng thuế
30. wealthy (n) : /ˈwelθi/
having a lot of money, possessions, etc. : sự giàu có
Phrasal verb
1. call off : hủy bỏ
2. give back : trả lại
3. go on: diễn ra
4. put off : hoãn
5. set up : khởi nghiệp
6. stay up : thức khuya
7. take away : ném đi
8. take over : đảm nhận
Prepositional phrases
1. at the moment: vào thời điểm
2. in charge (of): phụ trách
3. on business: đi công tác
4. on strike: đình chỉ
5. on time: đúng giờ
6. on/off duty: trực
Word formation
1. assist, assistant, assistance: hỗ trợ, trợ lý, sự hỗ trợ
2. beg, beggar: ăn xin, người ăn xin
3. boss, bossy: ông chủ, hách dịch
4. employ, (un)employment, employer, employee, unemployed: tuyển dụng,
(không) việc làm, người sử dụng lao động, người làm công, người thất nghiệp
5. fame, famous: danh tiếng, nổi tiếng
6. occupy, occupation: chiếm giữ, nghề nghiệp
7. office, officer, (un)offical: văn phòng, nhân viên văn phòng, (không) chính
thức
8. retire, retired, retirement: nghỉ hưu, đã nghỉ việc, sự nghỉ hưu
9. safe, save, unsafe, safety: an toàn, cứu, không an toàn, sự an toàn
10. succeed, success, (un)successful: thành công, sự thành công, không thành
công
Word pattern
Adjectives
1. careful with: cẩn thận với
2. difficult for: khó khăn cho
3. fed up with: chán ngấy với..
4. ready for: sẵn sàng cho
5. responsible for: có trách nhiệm với
Verbs
1. apply for: áp dụng cho
2. depend on: phụ thuộc vào
3. inform sb about: thông báo cho ai về
4. refer to: tham khảo
5. work as; làm việc với tư cách
6. work for: làm việc cho
Nouns
1. a kind of: một loại ...
