TECHNOLOGY
Vocabulary
Outcry over
Phản đối, kêu gào
Consistent(phù hợp, nhất quán) (adj)
Sabotage(v) =destroy /ˈsӕbətaːʒ/
Intimidate =threat
Manipulate(v) /məˈnipjuleit/ (=handle skilfully)
Those involved
những ngườt tham gia
Protagonist /prəˈtæɡ.ən.ɪst/ =supporter
Backlash
phản ứng dữ dội (public)
Pertinent
Prepossessing/ˌpriːpəˈzesɪŋ/
(=interesting, attractive, or impressive)
=relevant/suitable
Scepticism (n)__Sceptical(about)
Hazard /ˈhæz.əd/ =risk
Replicate/ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/ (v)
Track(dấu vết, dấu chân, đường đua) (trace:dấu tích)
Particles
Phân tử
Accumulate
Intermediary(n) /intəˈmiːdiəri/
Currents
Predictable
Constant
Drastic-Drastically
quyết liệt
Dutch
Undercut/ˌʌn.dəˈkʌt/
Ailing(n)
Hostile(adj) /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ (work)
Saline /ˈseɪ.laɪn/
Blade
=wing
(có muối)
Relatively
Tương đối
Stick out
Light-lit-lit(v)
Cavitation/¸kævi´teiʃən/
Vibrate/vai´breit/
Submerge(v) /səbˈmɜːdʒ/
Debris/ˈdeb.riː/
Intra- (inter) business
Dawn
Sự ra đời
Viable
Proliferate /prəˈlɪf.ər.eɪt/
The masses= The ordinary /ˈɔː.dən.əri/ people= The public
Sự hiện diện
Arrival
Permit=allow
Albeit=although
Disparage/dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ/ =criticize
Surmount(v) /səˈmaʊnt/ =Overcome =Iron out-(In)Surmountable(adj)
Hinder /ˈhɪn.dər/
In this day and age
Nowadays
lặp lại
Immediacy /ɪˈmiː.di.ə.si/
Tức thì, ngay lập tức
Permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/
Dial-up (sb) __ quay số
Institution
cơ sở tổ chức
Employed =use (for a particular purpose)
Vice versa
Ngược lại
Panacea /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ =solution
Supplant =Replace
Mainstream =popular
(adj) Mounting=Gradually Increasing
Sobering /ˈsəʊ.bər.ɪŋ/ (adj) (+thought)--- nghiêm túc, tỉnh táo
Thought
Reliable
INTENSIVE WRITING
Study our major or subjects useful in the future
Their passionate
(The way to)Awake their talents and passion
Students majoring in design, fashion and sports can realize their strength
Set a clear pathway - Concentrate to their job decisions
One of ultimate goals of education is to provide a clear career path
Concentrate their effort on scientific and technological subjects
Practical
Meet the demand of the labour market
The need for personal resources in these fields is really high
Society needs a high-quality workers in these fields
Ensure the advancemenr of resourceful facilities
They offer solid facilities and foundations for these industrial sectors
Lucrative income
The chance of getting employed is high
Create a lucrative income
Enable them to ...
Exert the positive contribution to society via taxes
Avoid the risk of wasting time trying too many subjects just to find their talent
E-books vs Books
E-books
Pros
Portable
Since it is a smartphone or a tablet, it is effortless to put it into the pockets
Countless e-book
It is harsh difficult to carry even 10 books
If you own a smart device, you can store non-limited e-books which do not disappear in your area in your apps on device such as Amazon Kindle
Comfort
Easy to take notes, change the font size, magnify /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.faɪ/ wherever you want
Copy the content and share them on your social media or put in your diary
Read them in night without disturbing other people
Inbuilt dictionary
Many E-book readers experience easily and effortlessly*/ˈef.ət.ləs.li/*
Eco-friendly
No trees are destroyed to print e-books
Save a lot of ink which eventually affects the environment
Cheap and free
A cheaper version of the same book but in an E-book format
A lot of free classical books in many e-book reading apps
Cons
Eye strain
Constantly sitting at the screen device, it will damage your eyes, resulting in red eyes or itchiness /ˈɪtʃ.i.nəs/ in eyes
Caring
If the devices get dropped or accidentally spill any beverage/ ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/
Spoil the device
You can't sleep with an e-book but you can do with a book
Battery issue /ˈɪʃ.uː/
You are at the climax /ˈklaɪ.mæks/ of the book and suddenly your battery starts showing warning, and in the next minutes, it's dead
Can't share an e-book
Remarkable when you give your book to your fellow reading and later he thanks for lending such an attractive book
Sharing e-book through email or facebook won't bring any joy
Books
Pros
The feels
Lovely fragrance of new book and the way keep it so much love and care
Books carry sentimental values
Exchange or re-sell value
Get second hand good quality books
At almost half /hɑːf/ price of the original books __ Affordable price
See the note of last-user -> can understand deeper
You can even find out several shops exclusively for selling such books
Less eye strain
If you are reading a book with precise sitting posture, it won't cause any eye strain at all
Cons
Size
Bulky /ˈbʌl.ki/, heavy, big in size
Can only carry a book or two in your hands and need a bag to carry more
Affects Environment
A single book will cost so many trees that you can't just imagine no matter how much they claim
Recycling is an option but in the end, you actually contribute for Green House effect
A light source
It is impossible for reading a book in a tunnel /ˈtʌn.əl/ or at night without a light source, while an e-book can be read at any time of the day
Durability /ˌdʒʊə.rəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Either /ˈaɪ.ðər/ the ink gets fade away or the paper starts degrading
An e-book can last for almost a century but maintain a book for even 25 years is a harsh difficult tasks
Bookshelf
You can store 200 e-books in a tiny memory card but you will need an entire room for keeping 200 books
Learn history or science - technology?
History
Understand thoroughly the history of our country
Well-conscious of the building and expansion process
Bring a sense of patriotic and grateful
Learn how to keep and develop good traditions and customs, which form national identity
Avoid making mistake in the past
Drawing precise experiences from their ancestor
S -T
Effortless to find jobs
Lucrative income ->..
ex: With the expansion of industrial zones, studying technological major is an competitive advantage in the employed competition
Many applications in daily life
Applying labour-saving equipments in household chores can save our time which can be used for relaxing, entertaining and acquiring
ex: A mother can utilize the saving time by using household application to take part-time job at home
Interact with each other by tech
Impact on relationships
Allow business , people in different countries to interact without even meeting each other
Services (Skype) create new possibilities for new relationships btw stus-teas
e.g take Video lessons with a teacher in different city/country
Social networks to make new friends - share common interest
(Other) Extremely positive (in different request)
Cooperation
(in different countries) Much more difficult when communication was limited to written letters or telegrams
Many of us gained benefit from these interactions interacting by email, phone or video either in work or social contexts
Downsides
Have the result of isolating people and discouraging real interaction
Many young people choose to make frs online rather than mixing with their peers =colleagues /ˈkɒl.iːɡ/ in the real world
These virtual relationship are substitute for real friendships
Tech is common in our workplace-(Disavantages) Relying too much on tech?
Several changes
Choice of jobs
Working at home without the demands to travel to work (Journalists, designers, coders)
The way of communication
Hold onl meetings
The way of transferring and storing information
The intranet enables companies and staff to save file onls with a higher level of security rather than printed documents
The speed of transferring information is faster with a click of mouse
Disads
Being hacked
Confidential information within the company can be leaked by hackers
Technological system fails
A delay of transferring information and work operation lag
(Staff-Microsoft Office), risks of losing unsaved files
Take them more time to redo all process of typing
Virus attack can destroy all the files they need for professional(=major) work
Working mother
Advs
Lucrative income
Drawbacks
<--Lack parental supervision
Reduce amonut of family mealtime
Misbehaviour + Commit juvenile delinquency turns to social evils
Friends + Internet appliances/devices such as violent movies + impressionable age -->
Home - cooked vs fast food
Take away valuable time
Widen generation gap
Packaging goods-Customers or Manufacturers
Suppliers
The roots to generate, promote the production of packages for products on the market
Applying alternative sources of packaging commodities
e.g. Starbucks
Shoppers
Law of demand and supply
Buyers refuse to purchase unfriendly environmental containers
Packing industry will accordingly produce fewer quantity
Be strengthened by the participation of the government
issuing/enacting/embarking the law on plastic sales as wrappers