University of Transport HCMC English B2.

UNIT 1: MAKE SMALL TALK

LESSON 1 + 2

Vietnamese Part of
Word Pronunciation English Meaning Example Sentence
Meaning Speech

“The company has issued

a general rule or hướng dẫn;
guideline /ˈɡaɪd.laɪn/ guidelines for safe noun
principle nguyên tắc
workplace behavior.”

the customs, arts,

social institutions,
“Learning about different
and achievements of
culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ cultures enriches our văn hóa noun
a particular nation,
understanding of the world.”
people, or other
social group

quickly; without “Please submit your report ngay lập

promptly /ˈprɒmpt.li/ adverb
delay promptly by the deadline.” tức; mau lẹ

thoải mái;
“He prefers a casual dress
casual /ˈkæʒ.uəl/ relaxed; informal không trang adjective
code at work.”
trọng

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Vietnamese Part of
Word Pronunciation English Meaning Example Sentence
Meaning Speech

a strip of material
worn around the
“He adjusted his tie before cà vạt; nơ
tie /taɪ/ neck, typically with a noun
the important meeting.” cổ áo
shirt and suit, as part
of formal dress

“She wore a stylish leather áo khoác;

jacket /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ a short coat noun
jacket.” áo vét

a sturdy cotton twill

fabric, typically used “His favorite denim jeans
vải denim;
denim /ˈden.ɪm/ for jeans, overalls, were faded from years of noun
vải bò
and other casual wear.”
clothing

loose-fitting
garments that cover
“She put on her running quần short;
shorts /ʃɔːts/ the hips and thighs, noun
shorts for the morning jog.” quần ngắn
worn for sports or
leisure

“He tried to refrain from

stop oneself from kiềm chế;
refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/ making sarcastic comments verb
doing something hạn chế
during the meeting.”

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Vietnamese Part of
Word Pronunciation English Meaning Example Sentence
Meaning Speech

a setting on a mobile
phone that causes it chế độ
“Please switch your phone to
/ˈvaɪ.breɪt to vibrate instead of rung; chế noun
vibrate mode vibrate mode during the
moʊd/ ringing when độ rung phrase
conference.”
receiving calls or điện thoại
messages

cuộc gọi
an important phone
“She received an urgent call khẩn cấp; noun
urgent call /ˈɜː.dʒənt kɔːl/ call requiring
from her supervisor.” cuộc gọi phrase
immediate attention
quan trọng

a level of familiarity
first-name /fɜːrst neɪm where people address “We’re on a first-name gọi tên; gọi noun
basis ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ each other by their basis with our colleagues.” tên thân mật phrase
first names

yêu cầu về
“Please inform the restaurant chế độ ăn
dietary /ˈdaɪəteri specific needs related noun
of any dietary uống; yêu
requirements rɪˈkwaɪrmənts/ to food and nutrition phrase
requirements you have.” cầu về thực
phẩm

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Vietnamese Part of
Word Pronunciation English Meaning Example Sentence
Meaning Speech

the reception area in quầy tiếp

“The guest checked in at the noun
front desk /frʌnt desk/ a hotel, office, or tân; quầy lễ
hotel’s front desk.” phrase
other establishment tân

a self-service meal
where various
breakfast /ˈbrekfəst "The hotel offers a delicious
breakfast foods are
buffet ˈbʊfeɪ/ breakfast buffet.”
laid out for guests to
choose from

introductory statements at “The CEO delivered lời chào

opening /ˈoʊpənɪŋ noun
the beginning of a speech, opening remarks at mừng; lời
remarks ˈrɑːrkz/ phrase
event, or meeting the conference.” khai mạc

“Please dress in
following established trang trọng;
formal /ˈfɔːrməl/ formal attire for the adjective
conventions or rules; official chính thức
gala.”

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“It is customary to theo phong

usual; based on established
customary /ˈkʌs.tə.mer.i/ exchange gifts during tục; thông adjective
practices
the Lunar New Year.” thường

“She will probably

likely; with a high degree of
probably /ˈprɒbəbli/ arrive late due to có lẽ; có thể adverb
possibility
traffic.”

an assessment to determine a “He took a placement bài kiểm tra

placement /ˈpleɪsmənt student’s level of proficiency test to determine xếp lớp; bài noun
test test/ or suitability for a particular which language class kiểm tra phrase
course or program to join.” định vị

“Please sign the

a formal or official list or danh sách; noun or
register /ˈredʒ.ɪs.tər/ register when you
record sổ đăng ký verb
arrive at the hotel.”