UNIT 10: people and society– DESTINATION B2 – Thuy Nguyen

Topic vocabulary in contrast.

Relationship /connection

Support/ assist

Company/ group

Blame/ fault

Kind/ polite

Popular/ famous

Old/ ancient

Sympathetic/ likeable

Typical/ usual/ ordinary

Crowd/ audience

Nervous/ bad-tempered

Close/ near

Enjoy/ please

Sensitive/ sensible

Unknown/ infamous

Phrasal verbs

Ask after ask for news about

Make up become friends again after an

argument

Bring up look after a child until he/ she

become an adult

Pass away die

Fall for fall in love with; believe (a lie/

trick/….)

Pick on keep treating someone badly or

unfairly

Fall out (with) have an argument with and

stop being friends

Put down criticizes, make someone feel

stupid

Get on (with) have a good relationship

with

Settle down become calm after being

upset, stay in one place or get married and

live quietly

Grow up become older

Stand up for support in an argument or

fight.

Look down on think that you ‘re better

than

Take aback surprise (usually in passive

voice)

Look up to admire and respect

Phrases and collocations

Approval

Show/ give (your) approval of/ for st; meet with sb’s approval

Argument

Have an argument (with sb) (about st/ doing); win/ lose an argument

Care

Take care (of sb/ st); care for/ about sb/ st

Courage

Have the courage to do; it takes courage to do

Disguise

In disguise; wear a disguise; disguise yourself; disguised as st/ sb

Dream

Have a dream ( about at/ sb/ doing); daydream; dream of/ about

doing

Family

Have/ start a family; nuclear family; extended family