Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 38: Inventions

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1. VOCABULARY SET 38: INVENTIONS Vocabulary: 1. ancient era (np): thời cổ đại 2. cornerstone (n): viên đá đặt nền, nền tảng 3. counterpart (n): người / bộ phận / tổ chức tương ứng 4. disseminate (v) - dissemination (n): gieo rắc, phổ biến, phát tán 5. diversity (n) - diverse (adj): đa dạng 6. enable somebody to do something (collocation): cho phép/tạo điều kiện cho ai làm gì 7. era (n): thời đại, thời kì, kỷ nguyên 8. facilitate (v): làm cho dễ dàng, làm cho thuận tiện 9. get in touch with (collocation): liên lạc, liên hệ 10. hydropower (n): thủy điện 11. industrial era (np): thời đại công nghiệp 12. lay a foundation for (collocation): đặt nền móng cho vấn đề gì đó 13. locomotive (n): đầu máy xe lửa 14. solar-powered (adj) - animal-powered (adj) - human-powered (adj): sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời - sử dụng sức động vật - sử dụng sức người Exercises: Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed. 1. translator / facilitate / conversation / immigrant / attorney. 2. they / work / peace / during / long / era / conflict. 3. he / still / continue / fruitless / effort / get in touch / her 4. one / organisation / aims / disseminate / information / disease. 5. good / attitude / foundation / life / success. Task 2: Translate from Vietnamese to English 1. Bởi vì niềm tin là nền tảng cho hôn nhân hạnh phúc, các cặp vợ chồng cần tin tưởng lẫn nhau. 2. Sau cuộc bầu cử tổng thống, không mất quá nhiều thời gian để truyền thông phổ biến kết quả đến từng phòng khách trên toàn thế giới.
2. 3. Tại Mỹ, trung bình một người dân sử dụng lượng nước gấp bốn lần so với một người tương ứng tại Ấn Độ. 4. Mang đầy tính đa dạng, khu phố của tôi dung chứa những con người từ nhiều sắc tộc khác nhau. 5. Bởi các trang mạng xã hội cho phép cá nhân chia sẻ tin tức nhanh chóng, nhu cầu dành cho báo giấy trở nên thấp hơn. Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases ancient era (np) facilitate (v) cornerstone (n) get in touch with (collocation) counterpart (n) hydropower (n) disseminate (v) - dissemination (n) industrial era (np) diversity (n) - diverse (adj) lay a foundation for (collocation) enable sb to do sth (collocation) locomotive (n) era (n) solar-powered (adj) - animal-powered (adj) - human-powered (adj) There have been many inventions in human history, such as the wheel. Some people think the most important thing is the internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? In the 1 ,the human race discovered how to create fire, invented the wheel and 2 , today's printing technology. Later on, in the 3 ,they built more complex machinery and started to use motorised vehicles. Although all these facilities have proved their great significance to all mankind throughout history, some state that the single most important invention is the Internet. From my perspective, such a statement is an exaggeration, despite some benefits of the Internet. In this digital era, the Internet helps store, communicate and 4 , information in a fast and convenient way. As a key method of storing data, there is an increasingly high number of people uploading their files onto the Internet. Microsoft's OneDrive, for example, is a cloud storage that provide file storage services for tens of millions of people. Furthermore, as an important means of communication, the Internet 5 , their friends easily. This can be clearly seen in the case of SnapChat, a messaging application with millions of users monthly. Finally, the Internet serves as an important tool that 6 , the 7 , of information. An excellent example of this is Facebook, a social network that acts as a virtual platform helping one spread their ideas whenever and wherever they want. Although the power of the Internet cannot be overstated, I firmly believe that there are even more valuable inventions.Thefirst is electricity, without which almost all electronic devices cannot function. In
3. other words, the Internet could be of no use if there were no electricity. The second is engines, which can be seen in a great 8 , of facilities, from the old 9 , to today's luxury 10 , aeroplanes. If there were no engines, people would have to use 11 , or 12 , vehicles, which are often much slower than their motorised 13 . To illustrate, the top pace of an average camel is 30 miles per hour, half that of a car on a highway. The final and most important discovery, from my point of view, is mobile phones, which are the physical platform for various forms of digital communication. Today, billions are using mobile phones to make calls and send text messages on a daily basis, a much greater number than that of those using the Internet for the same purpose. To sum up, the Internet has some enormous advantages for the human race, but there are even more significant discoveries, including electricity, engines and mobile phones. I predict that along with the Internet, these three inventions will still be the 14 , of future humanity. 431 words, written by Tu Pham
4. Key: Task 1: 1. The translator will facilitate the conversation between the immigrant and the attorney. 2. They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict. 3. He still continues the fruitless efforts to get in touch with her. 4. One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease 5. Good attitude lays a foundation for life successes. Task 2: Answers may vary 1. Because trust is the cornerstone of a healthy marriage, it's essential for spouses to have faith in each other. 2. After the presidential election, it would not take long for the media to disseminate the results to living rooms around the world. 3. In the United States, the average individual usesfourtimesas much water as his counterpart in India. 4. Filled with diversity, my neighbourhood contains people of many different races. 5. Because social media websites enable individuals to share news quickly, the demand for newspapers is low. Task 3 In the 1 ancient era, the human race discovered how to create fire, invented the wheel and (2) laid the foundation for today's printing technology. Later on, in the (3) industrial era, they built more complex machinery and started to use motorised vehicles. Although all these facilities have proved their great significance to all mankind throughout history, some state that the single most important invention is the Internet. From my perspective, such a statement is an exaggeration, despite some benefits of the Internet. In this digital era, the Internet helps store, communicate and (4) disseminate information in a fast and convenient way. As a key method of storing data, there is an increasingly high number of people uploading their files onto the Internet. Microsoft's OneDrive, for example, is a cloud storage that provide file storage services for tens of millions of people. Furthermore, as an important means of communication, the Internet (5) enables people to get in touch with their friends easily. This can be clearly seen in the case of SnapChat, a messaging application with millions of users monthly. Finally, the Internet serves as an important tool that (6) facilitates the (7) dissemination of information. An excellent example of this is Facebook, a social network that acts as a virtual platform helping one spread their ideas whenever and wherever they want. Although the power of the Internet cannot be overstated, I firmly believe that there are even more valuable inventions. The first is electricity, without which almost all electronic devices cannot function. In other words, the Internet could be of no use if there were no electricity. The second is engines, which can be seen in a great (8) diversity of facilities, from the old (9) hydropower locomotives to today's luxury (10) solar-powered aeroplanes. If there were no engines, people would have to use (11) animal- powered or (12) human-powered vehicles, which are often much slower than their motorised (13) counterparts. To illustrate, the top pace of an average camel is 30 miles per hour, half that of a car on a highway. The final and most important discovery, from my point of view, is mobile phones, which are the physical platform for various forms of digital communication. Today, billions are using mobile phones to make calls and send text messages on a daily basis, a much greater number than that of those using the Internet for the same purpose.
5. To sum up, the Internet has some enormous advantages for the human race, but there are even more significant discoveries, including electricity, engines and mobile phones. I predict that along with the Internet, these three inventions will still be the (14) cornerstones of future humanity. 431 words, written by Tu Pham