Top Notch 3 Vocabulary, Grammar and topicUnit 1-5 Vocabulary: Quizlet Unit 15, unit 6-10 (
Unit 1: Topic: When in Rome, do as the Romans do/ Is etiquette impotant
Grammar: Tag question: Đối với động từ thường (ordinary verbs)
Câu giới thiệu khẳng định, phần hỏi đuôi phủ định. S + V(s/es/ed/2)….., don’t/doesn’t/didn’t + S?
Câu giới thiệu phủ định, phần hỏi đuôi khẳng định S + don’t/ doesn’t/didn’t + V….., do/does/did + S? - he is handsome, is he? = Anh ấy đẹp trai, đúng không?
Hiện tại đơn với TO BE:
– You are worry, aren’t – You aren’t you? = Bạn đang lo lo lắng, phải không?
Hiện tại đơn động từ thường: mượn trợ động từ - They like me, don’t they? DO hoặc DOES tùy theo chủ ngữ – she loves you, doesn’t she? Thì quá khứ đơn với động từ thường: mượn trợ
động từ DID, quá khứ đơn với TO BE: WAS hoặc WERE: Thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc hiện tại hoàn
thành tiếp diễn: mượn trợ động từ HAVE hoặc HAS Thì quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ hoàn
thành tiếp diễn: mượn trợ động từ HAD:
- They have left, haven’t they?
– The rain has stopped, hasn’t they? - He hadn’t met you before, had he ? - It will rain, won’t it?
Thì tương lai đơn
Note: nobody, somebody, everybody: they nothing, everything:
- He didn’t come here, did he? – He was friendly, wasn't he?
it
I am….., aren’t I There is ..........., isn’t there Close the door, will you? Don't say anything, will you? Nobody lives here, do they? Somebody asked me, did they? I think he will be here, won't he?
PAST PERFECT: (+)
S + had + VPII •
You had studied English before you moved to New York.
•
Before I came here, I had spoken to Jack.
(-)
S + hadn’t + VPII •
You had not studied English before you moved to New York.
•
When he went to school, he hadn’t done his homework.
(?)
(Wh-word) + had + S +VPII? •
Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
•
How long had you studied English before you moved to New York?
Cách dùng: Nói v ề hành động xảy ra trước hành độ ng trong quá kh ứ, hoặc thời gian trong quá khú ( khi có by/before + thì quá khứ
Unit 1:
People say “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Do you agree or disagree? Agree
Disagree
I (totally) agree with you. You are right, but I do
I couldn’t agree more That’s exactly what I
not agree with you.
think.
with you.
I agree with you on that
Really? I have to disagree
point.
with you.
I am afraid I do not agree
To avoid misunderstanding when going to foreign countries/ travelling, it is important/essential/necessary to learn about and respect the culture and customs of them. The first thing is about greeting. + In Vietnam, when you meet other people,: nod and smile or shake hands and say “xin chao”. + iN Thailand: it is better to put hands before c hest. + When meeting an American: shake hands, sometimes kiss on the cheeks or hug The second thing is about table manner/habit of eating. + iN Japan/korea/India: Sushi/kimbap/curry chicken, but Vietnamese people often eat dog meat. + And the ways of eating are different. For example, Vese: chopsticks, but Indian people: right hand, while people in western countries: forks, knives and spoons (The third one is about taboo. ) + In Japan: not allowed to wear shoes in the house, ( it is offensive to wear shoes) but in Vietnam, it is customary.
+ In Japan, number 4 is a taboo, because it means “death”. In Thailand: not touch the heads, because the heads ar e souls of people.
In conclusion, when you visit other countries, you should remember “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”
UNIT 2: Topic: Write about different disease treatments. Grammar:
Động từ khuy ế t thi ế u: Modal V C ấ u trúc: (+)
S + Modal V + main V
I can swim You should go to the doctor. (-)
S + Modal V + not + main V
He shouldn’t tell lie It may not rain tomorrow.
(?)
(Wh-word) + Modal V + S + main V? Can you swim?
Can: nói v ề khả năng, sự xin phép, cho phép
Should: đưa ra lời khuyên Must: + b ắt buột (y ế u t ố bên trong ) = have to: b ắt buộc (y ế u t ố bên ngoài) + k ế t luận có logic (dựa vào thông tin đã cho) May/might: dự đoán
1. “Conventional medicine is the safest medical
treatment.” Do you agree or disagree?
When you are in sick
there are some/ a lot
or you are in pain/
of/five ways of
When being in sick or
treatment.
in pain/ When you are sick or
you can consider
painful/
some/ a lot of/five
When you are ill or
ways of treatment.
get diseases, In conclusion/ short, patients can have different choice to relieve pain and improve heath.
Dùng mindmap của bài đọc
UNIT 3: Topic: 1. Chu ẩn bị 1 sự kiện: prepare for an event
2. Lựa chọn qu ần áo may s ẵn hay may ở nhà may: Do you prefer factory-made/ready-made clothes or tailor-made/custom-made clothes? Grammar: 1. Active causative: + get s.o to V sth: thuy ế t phục ai đấ y làm gì + have s.o V sth: giao cho ai đấ y làm gì + let s.o V sth: cho phép ai đấ y làm gì + make s.o V sth: b ắt ai đấ y làm gì
2. Passive causative: + get sth Vpii + have sth Vpii
Do you prefer factory-made or custom-made clothes? Good sides
Bad sides
Factory-
- easy to buy and order
- not good quality:
made
- popular
sometimes
clothes
- cheap
- not fit: too small,
- many choices: sizes, color,
big or too long …
materials ….
- the same styles
- fast to buy: do not have to
with others
wait - fashionable: change style easily Tailormade clothes
-
Good quality
Fit for you: size, style … Unique (only one style for you) Update style
UNIT 4: Topic: Đọc truyện tranh lợi hay hại? Reading comics is trash or treasuer Grammar:
-
Expensive Have to wait Not many styles Depend on tailors
Noun clause: (có th ể làm Subject hoặc Object) Câu k ể: It is adj (that) S + V (Không đổ i thì)
S +V (that) S + V (Không đổ i thì)
Câu hỏi: S + wonder/ask + if/whether S + V (Không đổ i thì) S + wonder/ask + wh-word+ S + V (Không đổ i thì) 1. People say “Comics is trash”. Do you agree or disagree?
Good sides/good
Bad sides/bad
effects/advantages
effects/disadvantages
- get teenagers to choose
- immoral: cause bad
reading instead of TV or
behavior
games
- encourage bad reading
- think creatively
habits
- handle computers and
- include violence and
related software so easily
sexual content -> not
- communicate effectively
good for children
- be good for education
(imitate-> become murderer, have bad language) - costly/expensive: 1 chapter is about 10,000VND, but one comics can have 100 chapters
- waste time: a comic takes you 2 or 3 years ( one week there is only one chapter, readers have to wait) - not good for health: be short-sighted, have backache; cause illusion
UNIT 5: Topic: Tại sao động đấ t lại nguy hi ểm ( What makes earthquake frightening) 2. Chu ẩn bị cho một hi ểm họa (Emergency preparation) Grammar: Câu trực ti ế p sang gián ti ế p: Câu k ể: S said (to sb) (that) S + V (lùi thì ,đổ i ngôi, lùi trạng từ) S told sb
(that) S + V (lùi thì ,đổi ngôi, lùi tr ạng từ)
Câu hỏi: S + asked (sb) + if/whether S + V (lùi thì ,đổ i ngôi, lùi tr ạng từ) S + asked + wh-word+ S + V (lùi thì ,đổi ngôi, lùi tr ạng từ) Câu ra lệnh: S + asked (sb) to V S + told sv + to V
1. “The only reason why a lot of people are killed in a natural disaster is the
time of occurrence of an earthquake.” Do you agree or disagree?
Magnitude
An earthquake may cause more
An earthquake may cause less damage if
damage if .......
…
Richter over 8: catastrophic
Richter from 1 to 5
Richter over : deadly Location
In the middle of city
Far from population centre
Quality of
Old-style or poor quality
Modern
During night, when people are in
During day, when people are out door
construction Timing
door
Unit 6 Grammar: 1. Future in the past: S + thought/believed (thinking verb) S would + V S was/were + going to V 2. Perfect Modal S + modal V + have + VPii a. S + should + have + VPii: regret ,advice for the past actton
I shouldn’t have chosen other school. I should have followed my parents
b. S + may/might/could/ would + have + VPii: possibility for the past action
I went to my girlfriend’s house ,but she wasn’t at home. She may/might/could have gone shopping. I may/might/could not have studied English so hard like this. c. S + must+ have + VPii: draw conclusion for the past action ( ch ắc h ẳn là) It must have rained last night because the road was wet. Mr Vinh got the golden medal, he must have been very proud.
Writing: Write about your regret My biggest regret is that I did not say my love to the girl I loved. My biggest regret is Ving
………………………………choosing FPT university to study My biggest regret is not passing the exam to university. The thing that makes me regret most is not passing Top Notch 3 last semester.
2. “We don’t need any talents, skills or experience for a good job. We just need to have enough knowledge.” Do you agree or disagree? a. Skills: ability you get from studying + mathematic abilities: you are good at number
b. Talent: + ability you have since you were born, for example if you are a singer, you need to have good voice + an artist: you need to have artistic ability c. Experience: skill/ knowledge you get from the time of working If you have experience, it is easy to have a good job d. Qualification: the thing you study from university or school Knowledge: understanding about one subject e. Working habit: being on time, volunteering, being helpful, professional f. Relationship/money g. Luck: luck only happens when the preparation meets opportunity.
Unit 7:
Topic: Write about the holiday/festival/tradition you like most Name: Lunar New Year _ Tet S + takes place/happens/occur on 4 days. They are Time: 4 days: the last day of the old year, three first days of the new year, in Lunar calendar.
During Tet, VN people eat /wear… traditional food: Chung cake; springroll, boiled chicken…. new clothes or traditional clothes such as Ao Dai
There are a lot …… Activities:
On the last day of the old year, clean the house (sweep the bad luck, welcome the good luck); prepare the food (Chung cake, the food, and a
dish of 5 fruits…); decorate the house (buy flowers, Kumquat//peach trees..); At New Year Eve: + go out to see fireworks + go to the pagoda + gather and eat a union meal 2. During 3 first days of the new year, VN people often
visit the relatives, friends and wish them Happy new year + give lucky money to children + have party all days + play traditional games: cards, lottery, cock fighting, chess Taboo: There are some taboos which are not allowed to do during Tet. + Do not clean the house on the first day of new year: clean the good luck of all year + Do not cry ,do not wear black clothes, do not eat dog and duck meat: bring the bad luck to all year Tet which is Vietnamese Lunar New Year is the most important festival/holiday in VN.
Unit 8 Topic: write about the most important invention/discovery
(Something) is the most important invention/discovery
Discovery: Electricity
1 lighten the houses: + no electricity: live in darkness + with electricity: move easily 2 remove darkness and increase human activity. factories, schools, hospitals and in all other dark places Men are able to got anywhere even in the darkest of nights. 3.increase the production of their goods. transportation Hospital: treatment Relaxation .
n Son Doong Cave + it opens a new page for Vietnamese tourism : millions of foreign people have come to Vietnam for 2 years. + people around Son Doong Cave have jobs to earn money: tourist guides, or they can open the hotels to welcome visitors. + Son Doong cave makes visitors around the world know more about Vietnam. + is important in scientific research
What is the most important invention? Smart + connecting people. + entertainment. + to update the new information. + is very easy to bring/take smart phone everywhere, so it is convenient to have a smart phone.
Vocabulary: Invention: sth new is created (invent) Discovery: find out sth that exists
(discover) High-tech/state-of-the-art/cutting edge: new technology High-end/top-of-the-line/first-rate: high quality Innovative/revolutionary/novel: new ideas Low-tech: old technology Wacky: unusual, strange Unique: the only one Efficient: saving time Inefficient: wasting time
Unit 9: Vocabulary: Controversial: debatable Issue: problem/question Govern: control Government: a group of people who governs a country Politics (political): the way/belief to control a country Constitution: the laws of a country (not easy to be changed) Democracy (democratic): the law that people in a country can choose their leader
Monarchy: a country is controlled by king/queen (monarch) Constitutional Monarchy: a country where king/queen has limited power Dictatorship: government by a ruler with a complete power (dictator) Vote: use a paper/ machine to choose a leader Election: an occasion when people choose a leader Radical: supporting the changes completely Liberal: supporting the changes Moderate: Conservative: do not like the changes Reactionary: do not agree with the changes Censorship: checking books /film (censor) Compulsory military service: Capital punishment: death penalty Prohibit: ban (c ấm đoán) Corruption: (taking money for bad purpose) (corrupt) Poverty: being poor Terrorism: make people frightened Racism: belief that some countries are better than others Discrimination: treating other unfairly
Starvation: being died because of hunger
Grammar 1. Danh từ trừu tượng (abstract Noun) Abstract Noun are non-count Noun: N không đi với s/es
Abstract N + Động từ s ố ít ( thêm s/es sa u động từ, hoặc động từ to be : is/was)
Không đi với the/a/an: Some abstracts Noun: advice, crime, education, health, help, information, investment, justice, news; time; work; politics; peace; poverty; patience, progress, success There is a lot of information about online courses of FPT university. 2. V to V or V Ving V to V Agree Decide Manage Appear Need Refuse
Can’t afford
V Ving (gerund) Avoid
Can’t stand Dislike Enjoy Feel like Mind Quit
V to V/ V Ving Begin Continue Like/hate/love prefer
V + O to V Ask Want Advise Allow/permit Encourage Remind Warn
Hope Offer
Suggest Giới từ
Can’t wait Plan Learn Would like Would lover He suggested going out
Tell Request/require Invite convince
Writig:
Capital punishment should or shouldn’t be banned? Shouldn’t be banned Should be banned - Human right: all people have - Some murderers killed a lot rights to live of people -> must get capital - Too violent: kill someone punishment - Give a way to redo/change - A life changes a life - set an example for other the life of criminal: give the criminals and prevent criminal one way to live future crimes from again, to be good people occurring. again - Capital punishment is easy for criminals to escape from the crime: they should be put in prison all their life to feel regretted/sorry for their action Topic 2:
The most serious problem/issue all over the world is poverty. + Poverty: being poor, not have enough food to eat + Causes: 1. catastrophic natural disaster 2. terrorism, war 3. education, government policy 4. corruption + Facts: 1 billion people: earn less than 1 dollar a day 1 billion people: do not have enough basic food 25,000 children: die of being hungry, or of normal diseases a day + Solutions: 1. Invest money in weather forecast. 2 The rich countries/people help the poor countries/people: give money, open schools, open hospitals; set up business: to create the jobs 3. Government should have stricter rules/law about corruption: if someone corrupts, he will get capital punishment. In short, poverty can be avoided by different ways if people try together
Unit 10: Vocabulary: Dangerous:
Rocky Steep: Slippery: Exhausting Foggy Forest Jungle (tropical forest) Valley: Canyon: Island: Glacier: Mountainous (adj) Hilly: Flat: Dry/arid: Lush/green Environment Pollution Renewable energy: Energy-efficient Global warming
Curb: cut//reduce/decrease
Grammar 1. S + be + too + adj (for sb) to V 2. S + be + adj + enough (for sb) to V
