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Jobs

Noun phrases

 Job = profession = occupation = position

 Job changing = job hopping
 Job satisfaction
 Holiday entitlement
 Probationary period
 Interpersonal skills

Verb phrases

 To work = to get involved in = to be responsible for = take charge of

 Pass with flying color / sail through
 Sit an exam
 To escalate the corporate ladder
 Put your feet up: thư giãn
 Give someone the sack: sa thải ai đó
 Get a promotion / be promoted
 Work flat out / Burn the candle at both ends / Work your fingers to the bone
 Pull your socks up
 To be sacked / get the sack

Adjectives

 On the go = up to my ears in st
 To be out of work = unemployed
 To be on the dole

Transportation
Problems

 Long delays (in airports)
 Lost luggage
 Cancellations (of flights / trains)
 To get hold-ups: delay
 Breakdowns / accidents
 Violate the traffic
 Traffic-jams / congestion
 Breakdowns
 Pile- up ( pile ups) = transport accident
 Carbon emissions / Carbon dioxide/Toxic chemicals / Exhaust fume
 Respiration-relates diseases
 Jam-packed = very crowded
 Traffic overload
 The bombardment of vehicles
 To be packed with continuous lines of traffic
 Get stuck on a traffic jam / congestion

Solutions

 Environment-friendly transportations
 Road access charges in city centre
 Park and ride schemes
 Free rental of city bikes
 More cycle lanes
 Cheaper public transport
 More pedestrianised streets
 More electric trams
 More accessible metro system
 Pass laws of road pricing

Hobbies
Entertainment - Advantages ( Music, film, travelling, reading)

 Stay away from the rat race and the hustle and bustle of this life.
 Gives me a golden chance to expand my relationships by making new friends with people who have the same passion.
 Recharge my batteries after burying myself into the overloads/bombardment of workload / assignments / deadlines.

Travelling

 Open a new horizon to me and help me deepen my knowledge in every aspects of life.
 To be blown away by the breath – taking views and immerse myself into the beauty of nature.
 Set foot in every corner of the world to discover exotic cultures and gain deeper insight into humanity.
 Get acquainted with and find my feet in the native speaking environment.
 Promote and publicize our cultural images, national values and historical features as well to the foreigners coming from different parts of the world.
 Peak my curiosity about new places.
 Take my breath away.

Music

 Purify my heart with melodious rhythms.
 Stimulate creativity and imagination to give birth to/come up with wonderful ideas / brainchild.

Reading

 Approach the enormous source of data.
 Open a new horizon to me and help me deepen my knowledge in every aspects of life.

Shopping
Noun

 Vintage clothes
 Casual clothes
 Smart clothes

Adjectives

 Old fashioned
 Ex: If you want to impress othes, never wear old fashioned clothes.
 Must-have
 Ex: My mobile phone is a must have whenever I go out.
 To be on trend
 Ex: She’s a famous singer, so she’s always on trend.

Verb phrases

 To wear = put on = get dressed in = dress in
 Ex: She likes to put on vintage clothes even at home
 To be well dressed = at the height of fashion
 Ex: They say she’s at the height of fashion as she dresses very well.
 To have an eye for
 Ex: She has an eye for clothes as she knows how to mix T-shirt with baggy very nice.

Weather
Adjective

 Scorching hot
 Chilly = Cold
 Extremely cold
 Muggy = Humid

Noun

 Tropical climate country
 Average temperature
 Ex: My country is a tropical climate country and the average temperature is around 25 degree celsius

Verb

 The sun beats down on st
 It pours
 Be bathed in

Idioms

 Rain or sunshine = In all weather
 Ex: Rain or sunshine, I still love to be outdoors
 Like a sauna = A hot and humid place
 Ex: My city is like a sauna in the summer

Films

 Documentary
 Horror film
 Science fiction films
 Crime & gangster films
 Romance movie

 Special effect
 Acoustic system
 Sound effect

 Film buff
 Film-goer
 Premiere

Sleeping

 Toss and turn
 Ex: It was just so hot, I was tossing and turning all night
 A Night Owl
 Ex: I’m a night owl. I like to stay up later than most people
 To get up at the crack of dawn
 Ex: I was up at 5:00, right at the crack of dawn!
 An early bird
 Ex: Anna: What time were you up this morning? I thought I heard noises at 6 o’clock!
           Alex: Yep, that was me! I’m an early bird.
 Sleep on it
 Ex: Anna: Steven, I think I need to think more about your offer.
           Steven: No problem. Sleep on it and let me know in next morning
 Sleep like a log
 Ex: Last evening I was so tired that I slept like a log
 A catnap / forty winks
 Ex: I just had a quick catnap from 1pm to 1.30. Now I’m ready for the rest of the day
 To have a lie in / to sleep in
 Ex: It’s been a week of working hard so tomorrow I think I’m going to have a lie in.

Vegetables
Type of vegetables

 Lettuce
 Yam
 Celery
 Cauliflower
 Eggplant
 Radish
 Garlic
 Beet
 Asparagus
 Cucumber

 Whiten / Beautify our skin
 Slow down the aging process
 The nutrients in vegetables are vital for health and maintenance of your body
 Reduce risk for stroke, cancer, heart diseases and type-2 diabetes
 Help us lose weight / Help us shed excess pounds

Housework

Washing the dishes
Sweeping the floor
Mopping the floor
Setting the table
Ironing
Washing vegetables
Doing the laundry:
Taking out the garbage
Tidying up
Cleaning the stove
Shopping for groceries and other household supplies

Source: @Ielts.TrangNguyen