A VOCABULARY
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No.
Word
Part of speech
Pronunciation
Meaning
B PRONUNCIATION
/ʊ/
Nguyên âm đơn ngắn /ʊ/
u (full)oo (wood)ou (could)o (woman)
/u:/
Nguyên âm đơn dài /u:/
oo (food)ue (blue)oe (shoe)ou (group)ew (new)u-e (use)
C GRAMMAR
1. Verbs of liking + gerunds / to-infinitives
| Nhóm | Cấu trúc | Example |
|---|---|---|
| LIKING | Adore + V-ing | E.g. I adore watching movies. |
| Love + V-ing / to V | E.g. She loves learning English. She loves to learn English. | |
| Enjoy + V-ing | E.g. He enjoys listening to music. | |
| Fancy + V-ing | E.g. Do they fancy skiing? | |
| Like + V-ing / to V | E.g. I like playing football. I like to play football. | |
| Prefer + V-ing / to V | E.g. My sister prefers dancing. My sister prefers to dance. | |
| DISLIKE | Not like + V-ing | E.g. I don’t like eating. |
| Dislike + V-ing | E.g. Does he dislike fishing? | |
| Hate + V-ing / to V | E.g. She hates cleaning the house. | |
| Detest + V-ing | E.g. They detest getting up early. | |
| Not mind + V-ing | E.g. I don’t mind cooking. |
2. Expressions used with hobbies
| Verb | Use | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Like | = Be keen on = Be a fan of = Be interested in = Be hooked on = Be addicted to | I’m keen on music. I’m a fan of football. I’m interested in action movies. I’m hooked on playing board games. I’m addicted to playing computer games. |
| Love | = Be obsessed with = Be mad about = Be crazy about | She’s obsessed with novels. He’s mad about painting. She is crazy about taking photos. |
| Dislike | = Be bad at = Be terrible at | I’m bad at swimming. I’m terrible at singing. |