WORD LIST

UNIT 8: SCIENCE COUNTS

Reading p. 74,75
Word IPA PoS Vietnamese Example
meaning
scount /skaʊt/ noun Người đi tìm người Manchester United's chief scout spotted
tài năng him when he was playing for his school
team.
invention /ɪnˈven.ʃən/ noun Sự phát minh The world changed rapidly after the
invention of the telephone.

discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/ noun Sự khám phá, tìm Some people say that he was so happy
ra about his discovery that he ran out into the
street without putting his
clothes on
constant /ˈkɒn.stənt/ adjective Cố định We had a constant stream of visitors.

mathematician /ˌmæθ.məˈtɪʃ.ə noun Nhà toán học someone who studies, teaches, or is an
n/ expert in mathematics
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Grammar + Vocab p.77
Word IPA PoS Vietnamese Example
meaning
up /ʌp/ adverb/prep lên He ran up the steps
osition
down /daʊn/ adverb/prep Xuống I slid down the hill
osition
towards /təˈwɔːdz/ preposition Hướng về She stood up and walked towards him.

away from /əˈweɪ frɒm/ preposition Xa ra khỏi… She was running away from him

around /əˈraʊnd/ adverb/prep Loanh quanh She passed a plate of biscuits around
osition
backwards /’bæk.wədz/ adverb Về phía sau I walked backwards towards the door

forwards /ˈfɔː.wədz/ adverb Tiến về phía He was leaning forwards.

trước
up and down /ʌp.ənˈdaʊn/ adverb/prep Lên và xuống They were jumping up and down with impatience
osition
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Reading p.78
Word IPA PoS Vietnamese Example
meaning
used to /juːst tə/ phrase Đã từng I used to live in Derby.

disease /dɪˈziːz/ noun Căn bệnh heart disease

malaria /məˈleə.ri.ə/ noun Bệnh sốt rét A lot of scientists are also working very hard to stop malaria.

pollute /pəˈluːt/ verb Làm ô nhiễm A fuel that doesn’t pollute

pill /pɪl/ noun Viên thuốc I think it would be great if they invented a pill or something, so
that you only had to sleep for one or two hours
every day
cure /kjʊə/ noun Sự chữa They are trying to find a cure for cancer
bệnh
discover /dɪˈskʌv.ə/ verb Khám phá ra Who discovered America?

experiment /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ noun Cuộc thí Some people believe that experiments on animals should be
nghiệm banned.

invent /ɪnˈvent/ verb Phát minh The first safety razor was invented by company founder King C.
Gillette in 1903

laboratory /ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/ noun Phòng thí research laboratories

nghiệm
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Grammar + Vocab p.79
Word IPA PoS Vietnamese Example
meaning
do research /ˌduː rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ phrase Làm nghiên cứu Several scientists are doing research into the
disease

scientist /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/ noun Nhà khoa học Scientists are researching new ways to cure the
disease.

basic /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ adj Cơ bản When he was alive, telescopes were still quite
basic and he made many improvements to them

laboratory /ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/ noun Phòng thí nghiệm a room or building with scientific equipment for
doing scientific tests or for teaching science, or a
place where chemicals or medicines are produced
experiment /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ noun Thí nghiệm a test done in order to learn something or to
discover if something works or is true
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Culture p.80,81
Word IPA PoS Vietnamese Example
meaning
achievement /əˈtʃiːv.mənt/ noun Thành tựu His best known achievement was to show that the
Earth moves around the sun
prevent /prɪˈvent/ verb Ngăn cản Pasteur developed a way to prevent this happening

identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ verb Nhận ra Together with a man called Erwin Popper, he helped
to identify the virus that causes a disease called
polio
structure /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/ noun Kết cấu The secret is the structure of DNA, the material that
makes genes, the things that control how we grow
and that
we get from our parents.
enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ adj To lớn And with that knowledge, there have been
enormous improvements in medicine and medical
research, as well as in history and solving crimes
tool /tuːl/ noun Đồ dung, công cụ ( cầm She has studied their family groups, their use of
tay dùng làm vườn..) tools and their emotions.
treat /triːt/ verb Đối xử Goodall has shown the world that we need to treat
the animals around us with respect and to protect
them
complicated /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ adj Phức tạp complicated instructions

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