Unit 1, 3, 9
1 To do or complete something. To carry out <v>
2 The system of taxing people. Taxation <n>
3 The amount of money you have available to spend. Budget <n>
4 Firmly fixed or not likely to move or change. Stable <adj>
5 Government or all ordinary people. Public <adj or n>
6 The systematic distribution of a limited quantity resources
over various time periods
Allocation <n>
7 To provide the money needed for something to happen. To finance <v>
8 To carry out, to put a plan or system into operation. To implement <v>
9 Limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something
from growing.
Restrictive <adj>
10 A useful or valuable quality, skill or person. Asset <n>
11 To persuade someone to do something. To induce <v>
12 Property in the form of land or buildings. Real – estate <n>
13 Too much Excessive <adj>
14 In the end Eventually <adv>
15 Someone who takes part in an activity Participant (n)
16 Cause to occur rapidly Rush (v)
17 Act in such a way as to have an effect on each other Interact (v)
18 A person or organization that uses goods or service. Consumer (n)
19 Advantage; additional benefits that consumers receive when
purchasing
Well-being (n)
20 Materials, resourcefulness; available things in nature can use
it when we need
Resources (n)
21 To suppose; give opinions for people to consider. Assume (v)
22 Capable of being exchanged for another or for something
else that is equivalent
Substitutable (adj)
23 Change from one form into another to transform (v)
24 An organization created for business ventures Business firm (n)
25 The temporary provision of money (usually at interest) loan (n)
26 A method or a system for achieving something mechanism (n)
27 A person who is taking part in an activity or event participant (n)
28 To bring back a situation or feeling that existed before restore (v)
29 a group of three related people or things triad (n)
30 to restrict the consumption Ration out (v)
31 To make various different things work effectively as a whole Coordinate(v)
32 A group of people, often a family who live together Household(n)
33 The usefulness of something Utility(n)
34 To make various different things work effectively as a whole Coordinate(v)
35 Occurring at a convenient or suitable time Favorable (adj)
36 To move hurriedly Scramble (adj)
37 Estimated by comparison, not absolute or complete Relative (adj)
38 Balance, equality of distribution Equilibrium (n)
UNIT 10: GDP/GNP
Abundance (n)
When there is more than enough of
something/ A large quantity that is
more than enough
There was an abundance of wine at the
wedding.
Concentrate (v)
To direct your attention or your efforts
towards a particular activity, subject or
problem
I can't concentrate on my work with all
that noise.
Foodstuff (n)
Any substance that is used as food or
to make food
They lack basic foodstuffs, such as bread
and milk.
Insurance (n)
An agreement in which you pay
company money and they pay your
costs if you have an accident, injury,
etc. life/health/car/travel insurance
The insurance doesn't cover you for (=
include) household items
Net (adj)
Left when there is nothing else to be
subtracted
I earn £15 000 gross, but my net income
(= income that is left after tax has been
paid) is about £12 000
Resident (n)
A person who lives or has their home
in a place
The hotel bar was only open to residents
Express (v)
To show a feeling, opinion or fact I would like to express my thanks for your
kindness.
Survive (v) To continue to live or exist Of six people injured in the crash, only two
survived.
Raw material (n) A base material that is used to make
the product
These trees provide the raw material for
high-quality paper.
Coal (n) A hard black mineral that is found
bellow the ground and burned to
produce heat
I put more coal on the fire.
Steel (n) A strong, hard metal that is made of a
mixture of iron and carbon
The bridge is reinforced with huge steel
girders.
Measure (v) To find the size, quantity, etc. of
something in standard units
A ship’s speed is measured in knots.
Timber (n) Wood. People use timber to produce goods such
as: tables, chairs, doors,…
Automobile (n) Car. An automobile is very expensive.
Course (n) A period,a part of time. I only go to school a course of day.
UNIT 13/ 14: DEMAND/ SUPPLY
Willingness (n) Cheerful compliance he expressed his willingness to help
State(v) The existing condition or position of a person
or thing express
I state to you that the accused is
guilty
Statement (n) The act or an instance of stating or being stated
expression in words
it was a strong statement that his
hypothesis was true
Imply (v) Strongly suggest or insinuate without directly
stating
The manager imply that his speech
is not very good.
Intend (v) Have as one’s purpose We intend to visit my parents
nextweekend.
Fairly (adv) Moderately or quietly He works fairly well.
Back up To reinforce All people in a town back up him to
become a president.
Afford (v) Can or able to do sth If the apartment discount fifty
pecent, i afford to buy it.
Doubt (n or v) Uncertainly, undecided state of mind He doubt at I am not telling the
truth.
Desire (n or v) Expression a wish I desire to speak english well.
Intend (v) Have as one’s purpose We intend to go camping.
Make sense (v) Be intelligible or practicable Her explain makes sense so she
were chosen.
Supply (v) To provide something that is wanted or needed,
often in large quantities and over a long period
of time
Electrical power is supplied by
underground cables
Existence (n) When something or someone exists Many people question the existence
of God
Percentage (n) An amount of something, often expressed as a What percentage of women return
number out of 100 to work after having a baby?
Extract (v) A substance taken from a plant, flower, etc. and
used especially in food or medicine
They used to extract iron ore from
this site.
Parallel (v) To happen at the same time as something else,
or be similar or equal to something else
The events of the last ten days in
some ways parallel those before the
1978 election.
Reflect (v) To show, express or be a sign of something The statistics reflect a change in
people's spending habits
Equal (adj) The same in amount, number or size, or the
same in importance and deserving the same
treatment
All people are equal, deserving the
same rights as each other.
Ordinary (adj) Not different or special or unexpected in any
way; usual
Her last concert appearance in
Britain was no ordinary
performance.
Speech (n) The ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a
piece of spoken language
Children usually develop speech in
the second year of life.
Thus (adv) With this result They planned to reduce staff and
thus to cut costs.
Offer (v) Ask someone if they would like to have
something or if they would like you to do
something
"Would you sell me that painting?"
"What are you offering for it?"
Concept (n) A principle or idea The very concept of free speech is
unknown to them.
Behavior (n) Someone's behavior is how they behave He was notorious for his violent
and threatening behaviour.
UNIT 17: TRADE SURPLUSES & DEFICITS
Keep track of
(v)
Keep (or fail to keep) fully aware of or informed
about
She had keep all track of time and
had fallen asleep
Inflow (n) The movement of a large number of people or
things or a large amount of money into a place
-Enormous inflows of foreign
investment
- the inflow of migrant workers
Outflow (n) A large amount of money, liquid, or people that
moves or its transferred out of a place
-an outflow of foreign currency
-capital outflow took place on a
very large scale
Bottom line (n) The final total of an account or balance sheet The rise in turnover failed to add to
the company’ bottom line
Merchandise
(n)
Goods to be bought and sold Shops which offered an astonishing
range of merchandise
Load (v) Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large
amount of something
They go to Calais to load up their
vans with cheap beer
Cross (v) Go or extend across or to the other side of (an
area, stretch of water, etc)
She has crossed the Atlantic twice
Unprofitable
(adj)
(Of a business or activity) not yielding profit or
financial gain
The mines became increasingly
unprofitable
Capital (n) Money used to start a business, buy a house, etc The failed project has left us
without working capital
Visible (adj) Able to be seen Ex. Building is a type of visible
fixed assets.
Tangible (adj) Perceptible by touch Ex. Housing is a type of tangible
fixed assets.
Invisible (adj) Not visible to the eye Ex. Invisible ties
Transfer (v) Make over the possession of something to Ex. Shareholders of a company
person may transfer to another.
Current
account (n)
Instantly accessible bank account Ex. The most business have current
account.
Make up (v) Composition of a thing Ex. Trade deficits and surpluses
are balanced by payments that
make up the difference.
Add up (v) Find the total Ex. Add up revenue of a company is
2000USD.
Bottom line (n) Interest or loss Ex. The importance of doing
business is bottom line.
UNIT 18: EXCHANGE RATES
Commodity(N)
Articles of commerce, similar to goods or trade
goods
Like other commodities, currencies
have a certain value
Update (V) -Bring up to date; supply with recent information
She always updates new trends in
fashion field in over the world
Decline (V) Go down in value
Currently, the price of rice is
declining gradually
Expect (V) Look forward somebody or something
They are expecting another child in
January
Investor (N)
Someone who commits capital in order to gain
financial returns
Investors always want to earn
much money as much as possible
Event (N)
Something that happens at a given place and
time
She takes part in many important
event in the music field
Chaos (N) -A state of extreme confusion and disorder
During periods of economic chaos,
traders and investors try to buy
hard currencies which is expected
to keeps it value in time of trouble
Constantly
(adv)
Always, unfailingly, at any time, all the time Our leaders constantly bear in
mind the welfare of our nation
Spread (n or v) Not equal The spread of the gap between rich
and poor is huge
Decline (V) Become smaller , weaker or less important. The rate of inflation rise so that the
value of currency declines.
Unit 22
Eg
Force
/ fɔs /
to make somebody do something
that they do not want to do
Eg:
Competition is a force
for change in industry
Bắt buộc
Raise
/ reɪz /
to lift or move
sth to a higher
level
Threatening
to raise prices
Tăng lên
Energy
/ enədʒi /
The ability to put
effort and enthusiasm
into an activity, work,…
He never seems
to lack energy
Năng lượng
crisis
/ kraɪsɪs /
A time of great danger, difficulty The Third World debt
crisis
Khủng hoảng
booming
/ buming /
a sudden increase in trade and
economic activity
a booming in house
prices
Bùng nổ
Compete to try to be more successful or Several companies are Cạnh tranh với
with
/ kəmpit wɪð
better than sb else Competing for the
contract
Bid up
/ bɪd ʌp/
To offer to pay a
particular price for sth
She bid up $10 000 for
the painting.
Tăng giá
Lead to
/ lid /
To go with or in front of a person to
show the way
Let me lead the way. Dẫn đến
runaway
/ rʌnəweɪ /
Not under the control of its owner
and not able to be controlled.
runaway inflation Vượt xa
Move up
/ mu:v ʌp /
To change position or
make sb/sth change
position
Move your chairs
a little closer
Chuyển ra
Predictable
/ prɪdɪktəbl /
You know in advance
that it will happen
The results were utterly
predictable.
Có thể dự đoán
Another Answer to the Inflation Question.
double-digit (adj)
/ˌdʌb.l̩ˈdɪdʒɪt/
Used to describe a number
that is not less than 10 and
not more than 99
Double-digit inflation
continues to affect the
country
Hai con số
Response (n)
/rɪˈspɒns/
an answer or reaction Responses to our
advertisement have
been disappointing.
câu trả lời,
phản ứng
Austerity (n)
/ɔːˈster.ɪ.ti/
a situation when people do
not have much money to
spend because there are bad
economic conditions
ex: austerity measures
and economic reforms
thắt lưng buộc
bụng
Surge
/ sɜdʒ /
( of prices, profits, etc. ) to
suddenly increase in value
Share prices surged. Tăng mạnh
Circulation
/ sɜkjəleɪʃn /
the movement of blood
around the body
circulation of
commodities(hh)
Sự lưu thông
Regarding (prep)
/rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
concerning
somebody/something; about
somebody/something
liên quan đến
về
Temporary (adj)
/ˈtem.pər.ər.i/
be used only for a short
time; not permanent
I'm looking for some
temporary work
tạm thời
Sharply (adj)
/ˈʃɑːrpli/
quickly and suddenly Inflation has
risen/fallen sharply
nhanh chóng
Absorb (v)
/əbˈzɔːb/
to take something in,
especially gradually
Our countryside is
increasingly being
absorbed by/into the
large cities.
Thu hút
Influx (n)
/ˈɪnflʌks/
Afterwards
The fact of a lot of people,
money or things arriving
somewhere
Sự chảy đến, xô
đến
Desirable (adj)
/dɪˈzaɪərəbl/
Worth having or doing The house has many
desirable featur
Thèm muốn,
khao khát
Extent (n)
/ɪkˈstent/
how large, important,
serious
It is difficult to assess
the full extent of the
damage.
khoảng rộng,
khu vực
Austerity
/ ɒsterəti /
a situation when people do
not have much money to
spend because there are bad
economic conditions
Austerity policy
Chính sách cắt giảm
Chặt chẽ
Proportionately
/ prəpɔʃənə t /
increasing or decreasing in
size, amount or degree
according to changes in sth
else
Increasing costs
resulted in
proportionate increases
in prices.
Tương ứng
Stabilize
/ steɪbəlaɪz /
steady and unlikely to
change; to make sth stable
government measures
to stabilize prices
ổn định
Expert
/ ekspɜt /
a person with special
knowledge, skill or training
in sth
a computer/medical
expert
Nhà chuyên
môn, chuyên
gia
Maintain
/ meɪnteɪn /
sth to make sth continue at
the same level, standard,
etc.
The two countries have
always maintained close
relations.
Duy trì
Outstanding
/ aʊtstændɪŋ /
not yet paid, done, solved,
etc
We decided to leave the
debt outstanding.
Chưa được chi
trả
Accomplish
/ əkʌmplɪʃ /
to succeed in doing or
completing sth
I don't feel I've
accomplished very
much today.
Hoàn thành
Agricultural
/ æɡrɪkʌltʃə(r) /
farming Thuộc nông
nghiệp
Disease
/ dɪziz /
something that is very
wrong with people's
attitudes, way of life or with
society
Greed is a disease of
modern society. (tham
lam)
Bệnh
medium-sized of average size Medium-sized
company(cty cỡ vừa
bặc trung)
Trung bình
Skywards
/ skaɪwədz /
towards the sky; up into the
sky
Hướng lên bầu
trời
Bureaucratic
/ bjʊərəkrætɪk /
t/c quan liêu