L20: A Matter of taste (The arts, personal taste)

Question 1

figure(n)

Answer 1

figurative (adj)
hình dáng, tượng hình, nghĩa bóng

Question 2

creation (n)

Answer 2

creative (adj)
sáng tạo

Young people are very creative and we should do our best to nurture their talents.

Question 3

imagination (n)

Answer 3

imaginative (adj)
giàu trí tưởng tượng

Question 4

culture (n)

Answer 4

cultural (adj)
văn hóa

Question 5

originality (n)

Answer 5

original (adj)
độc đáo, nguyên bản

This is a theatre that prefers to stage plays based on original writing rather than re-work the classics.

Question 6

art (n)

Answer 6

artistic (adj)
nghệ thuật

Question 7

Error warning: the arts

Answer 7

the arts (plural) to refer to all artistic fields
Ex: Even ancient civilizations showed a love and appreciation of the arts (NOT arts)

ART refers to a school subject, e.g. I studied art at school
OR a general concept, e.g. Putting an empty milk bottle on display in a gallery doesn’t make it art.

Question 8

poetry (n)

Answer 8

poetic (adj)
thơ

Question 9

music (n)

Answer 9

musical (adj)

Question 10

fiction (n)

Answer 10

fictional (adj)
hư cấu

Question 11

drama (n)

Answer 11

dramatic (adj)
kịch tính

Question 12

tradition (n)

Answer 12

traditional (adj)

Question 13

Collocation with “a song”

Answer 13

• compose a song (sáng tác một bài hát)
• record a song (thu am một bài hát)
• play a song

Question 14

Collocation with “a play”

Answer 14

• perform a play (đóng một vở kịch)
• rehearse a play (diễn tập một vở kịch)
• stage a play (diễn một vở kịch)

Question 15

Collocation with “a photograph”

Answer 15

• take a photograph (chụp ảnh)
• pose for a photograph (tạo dáng chụp ảnh)
• publish a photograph (xuất bản một bức ảnh)

Question 16

Collocation with “a film”

Answer 16

• make a film
• shoot a film
• screen a film

Question 17

Collocation with “art”

Answer 17

• create art (tạo nghệ thuật)
• exhibit art (triển lãm nghệ thuật)
• collect art (sưu tầm nghệ thuật)

Question 18

Collocation with “a talent”

Answer 18

• have a talent (có tài năng)
• cultivate a talent (trau dồi tài năng)
• nurture a talent (nuôi dưỡng một tài năng)

Question 19

exhibit indigenous art

Answer 19

triển lãm nghệ thuật bản địa

Question 20

traditional art form

Answer 20

loại hình nghệ thuật truyền thống

Question 21

rock engravings

Answer 21

chạm khắc trên đá

Question 22

hidden locations

Answer 22

good collocation
địa điểm ẩn

Question 23

prehistoric humans

Answer 23

người tiền sử

Question 24

a primitive version of cinema

Answer 24

một phiên bản sơ khai của điện ảnh

Question 25

an audiovisual of performance

Answer 25

good phrase một hiệu suất nghe nhìn

Question 26

a treat for the eyes

Answer 26

which provides an exceptionally pleasant experience for one's sense of sight, sound, smell, etc. làm mát cả con mắt

Question 27

carved engravings

Answer 27

chạm khắc

Question 28

carved visual images

Answer 28

hình ảnh chạm khắc

Question 29

a modern day animation

Answer 29

hoạt hình thời hiện đại

Question 30

Depiction of

Answer 30

Mô tả của

Question 31

in a bad taste

Answer 31

rude or insulting thô lỗ hoặc xúc phạm

Question 32

acquire a taste for

Answer 32

gu

Question 33

have a good taste in

Answer 33

gu tốt

Question 34

have a poor taste in

Answer 34

gu kém

Question 35

suit all tastes

Answer 35

phù hợp với mọi sở thích

Question 36

a matter of taste

Answer 36

sở thích

Question 37

share all the same tastes

Answer 37

chia sẻ tất cả các sở thích giống nhau

Question 38

diverse tastes

Answer 38

đa dạng sở thích

Question 39

abysmal

Answer 39

extremely bad; appalling The play was supposed to be a tragedy, but the acting was so ABYSMAL it make me want to laugh, not cry!

Question 40

joyless

Answer 40

không vui depressing I got so sick of the relentlessly JOYLESS plot, I decided to read something more uplifting instead. Tôi phát ngán với cốt truyện vui vẻ không ngừng, thay vào đó, tôi quyết định đọc một thứ gì đó nâng cao tinh thần hơn. ***relentlessly joyless: không ngừng mat vui

Question 41

humorous

Answer 41

funny khôi hài, vui vẻ The last movie I saw was supposed to be a really HUMOROUS comedy, but I didn't laugh at all.

Question 42

monotonous

Answer 42

đơn điệu - boring - too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous I've really enjoyed his plays before, but this one was so monotonous that I was asleep by the third act!

Question 43

terrified

Answer 43

khiếp sợ really scare I really enjoy horror movies. I know it sounds strange, but I like the feeling of being TERRIFIED.

Question 44

dismal

Answer 44

ảm đạm depressing; dreary The play was supposed to tragedy, but the acting was so DISMAL it make me want to laugh, not cry!

Question 45

petrified

Answer 45

khiếp sợ really scare I really enjoy horror movies. I know it sounds strange, but I like the feeling of being PETRIFIED.

Question 46

spectacular

Answer 46

hùng vĩ exciting, eye-catching way I was expecting the circus acts to be really daring and spectacular to watch, but it was all a bit disappointing.

Question 47

tedious

Answer 47

tẻ nhạt - boring - too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous I've really enjoyed his plays before, but this one was so tedious that I was asleep by the third act!

Question 48

thrilling

Answer 48

kịch tính causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating/exciting I was expecting the circus acts to be really daring and thrilling to watch, but it was all a bit disappointing.

Question 49

spine-chilling

Answer 49

lạnh sống lưng scary Last week I saw a horror movie, and the special effects were so realistic it was really spine-chilling to watch.

Question 50

hilarious

Answer 50

funny khôi hài, vui vẻ The last movie I saw was supposed to be a really HILARIOUS comedy, but I didn't laugh at all.

Question 51

terrifying

Answer 51

kinh khủng scary Last week I saw a horror movie, and the special effects were so realistic it was really terrifying to watch.

Question 52

gloomy

Answer 52

u ám I got so sick of the relentlessly GLOOMY plot, I decided to read something more uplifting instead. Tôi phát ngán với cốt truyện vui vẻ không ngừng, thay vào đó, tôi quyết định đọc một thứ gì đó nâng cao tinh thần hơn.

Question 53

Vocabulary note: TASTE

Answer 53

Taste can refer to the flavour of something or to the things that a person likes. Ex: I love the taste of chocolate It can be singular or plural - He has a good taste in clothes - I've very expensive tastes

Question 54

Error warning: FUN and FUNNY, BORED and BORING

Answer 54

Fun is a noun and also adj used to describe something you enjoy doing. Funny is adj used to describe sth that makes you laugh: I enjoyed riding on the roller coaster - it was very fun (NOT funny) We had to wait in a queue for 4 hours, and I was really bored. (NOT boring)