Tiếng Anh 11 – Global Success · bộ 7/10

Unit 7 · Education Options for School-Leavers

38 từ và cụm từ, mỗi mục có nghĩa tiếng Việt, phiên âm và câu ví dụ. Học bằng thẻ có lịch ôn tự động, miễn phí.

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• education fairn/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn feə(r)/
  hội chợ giáo dục

  My cousin came home from the education fair with a bag full of brochures.

• university entrance examn/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti ˈentrəns ɪɡˌzæm/
  kỳ thi tuyển sinh đại học

  My parents still remember how stressful the university entrance exam was in the 1990s.

• academic educationn/ˌækəˈdemɪk ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
  giáo dục học thuật (thiên về lý thuyết)

  Academic education focuses on theory, reading and research rather than practical skills.

• vocational schooln/vəʊˈkeɪʃənl skuːl/
  trường nghề

  My neighbour is training to become a plumber at a vocational school in Hải Phòng.

• regret doing somethingphrase/rɪˈɡret ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  hối tiếc vì đã (hoặc đã không) làm việc gì

  My father regrets not learning to swim when he was a child.

• car mechanicn/ˈkɑː məˌkænɪk/
  thợ sửa ô tô

  The car mechanic changed the oil and checked the brakes in less than an hour.

• school-leavern/ˈskuːl ˌliːvə(r)/
  học sinh vừa rời / tốt nghiệp trường phổ thông

  Most school-leavers in my town move to a big city to study or work.

• qualificationn/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
  bằng cấp; trình độ chuyên môn

  Lifeguards at the city swimming pool must hold a first-aid qualification.

• pursue higher educationphrase/pəˌsjuː ˌhaɪər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
  theo đuổi giáo dục đại học

  Thanks to a bank loan, my cousin was able to pursue higher education in Hà Nội.

• formal learningn/ˌfɔːml ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
  học tập chính quy (ở trường lớp)

  My grandfather had only four years of formal learning, but he reads the newspaper every day.

• academic degreen/ˌækəˌdemɪk dɪˈɡriː/
  bằng cấp học thuật (nói chung, do đại học cấp)

  An academic degree is not the only way to a well-paid job.

• have an advantage over someonephrase/hæv ən ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ ˈəʊvə ˈsʌmwʌn/
  có lợi thế hơn ai

  Tall players have an advantage over shorter ones in basketball.

• cover one's living costsphrase/ˌkʌvə wʌnz ˈlɪvɪŋ kɒsts/
  trang trải chi phí sinh hoạt

  Students in big cities often need help from their families to cover their living costs.

• earn wagesphrase/ˌɜːn ˈweɪdʒɪz/
  kiếm / nhận tiền công

  Workers at the shoe factory earn higher wages in the busy months before Tết.

• hands-on experiencen/ˌhændz ˈɒn ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
  kinh nghiệm thực hành, thực tế

  Our robotics club gives members hands-on experience of building simple machines.

• apprenticeshipn/əˈprentɪʃɪp/
  chương trình / thời gian học nghề có hướng dẫn

  He did a three-year apprenticeship at a printing company.

• institutionn/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/
  cơ sở; tổ chức (lớn, nói chung)

  The city hospital is one of the oldest institutions in the province.

• duration of studyn/djuˈreɪʃn əv ˈstʌdi/
  thời gian học (của một khóa)

  The duration of study for a general medicine degree in Viet Nam is usually six years.

• work as an apprenticephrase/ˌwɜːk əz ən əˈprentɪs/
  làm việc với tư cách người học nghề

  For two years, my uncle worked as an apprentice to a tailor.

• enquire about somethingphrase/ɪnˈkwaɪər əˈbaʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  hỏi / tìm hiểu thông tin về điều gì

  Several parents stayed after the meeting to enquire about the new school bus service.

• make an appointmentphrase/ˌmeɪk ən əˈpɔɪntmənt/
  đặt lịch hẹn

  You can make an appointment online instead of queuing at the passport office.

• career advisorn/kəˈrɪər ədˌvaɪzə(r)/
  cố vấn nghề nghiệp

  The career advisor showed me how to write my first CV.

• bachelor's degreen/ˈbætʃələz dɪˌɡriː/
  bằng cử nhân

  My older brother has a bachelor's degree in economics.

• master's degreen/ˈmɑːstəz dɪˌɡriː/
  bằng thạc sĩ

  A full-time master's degree in Viet Nam usually takes between one and a half and two years.

• doctoraten/ˈdɒktərət/
  bằng tiến sĩ

  It took my history lecturer four years to complete her doctorate.

• take a year offphrase/ˌteɪk ə ˌjɪər ˈɒf/
  nghỉ một năm (không đi học / đi làm)

  After her grandmother fell ill, my mother took a year off work to look after her.

• do research on somethingphrase/ˌduː rɪˈsɜːtʃ ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  nghiên cứu về điều gì

  Scientists are doing research on rice varieties that can grow in salty water.

• educational institutionn/ˌedʒuˌkeɪʃənl ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/
  cơ sở giáo dục

  Every educational institution must keep students' personal information safe.

• weigh up one's optionsidiom/ˌweɪ ˈʌp wʌnz ˈɒpʃnz/
  cân nhắc các lựa chọn

  Before buying a second-hand motorbike, my father spent a month weighing up his options.

• keep one's options openidiom/ˌkiːp wʌnz ˌɒpʃnz ˈəʊpən/
  chưa vội quyết định, để ngỏ các lựa chọn

  I haven't signed the rental contract yet because I want to keep my options open.

• be at a crossroadsidiom/bi ət ə ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/
  đứng trước ngã rẽ (phải đưa ra quyết định quan trọng)

  After ten years in banking, my aunt is at a crossroads: stay in her job in Hà Nội or move back to her hometown.

• have one's heart set on somethingidiom/ˌhæv wʌnz ˈhɑːt set ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  rất muốn, quyết tâm có được điều gì

  My little brother has his heart set on a red bicycle for his birthday.

• play to one's strengthsidiom/ˌpleɪ tə wʌnz ˈstreŋθs/
  phát huy thế mạnh của mình

  Our coach plays to the team's strengths by keeping the ball on the ground.

• a steep learning curveidiom/ə ˌstiːp ˈlɜːnɪŋ kɜːv/
  giai đoạn phải học rất nhiều trong thời gian ngắn

  Moving from a village school to a big city school was a steep learning curve for me.

• be cut out for somethingidiom/bi ˌkʌt ˈaʊt fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  hợp với, có tố chất để làm việc gì

  I tried selling clothes online for a month, but I'm not cut out for business.

• make the gradeidiom/ˌmeɪk ðə ˈɡreɪd/
  đạt yêu cầu, đạt chuẩn

  Only three of the twenty singers who auditioned made the grade.

• take something in one's strideidiom/ˌteɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn wʌnz ˈstraɪd/
  bình thản đón nhận, vượt qua (khó khăn)

  My grandmother took the move to the city in her stride.

• a means to an endidiom/ə ˌmiːnz tʊ ən ˈend/
  phương tiện để đạt mục đích (bản thân không phải mục tiêu)

  To my uncle, money has always been a means to an end, never a goal in itself.

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