English IELTS: Society & Work Flashcards

39 IELTS words for society, cities, work and culture, with definitions, example sentences, Vietnamese meanings and audio.

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# Picture Word Part of speech Meaning Tiếng Việt
1 unemployment noun noun
The state of not having a job tình trạng thất nghiệp “Youth unemployment is high.”
tình trạng thất nghiệp
2 poverty noun noun
The state of being very poor sự nghèo đói “Millions of people live in poverty.”
sự nghèo đói
3 inequality noun noun
An unfair difference between groups sự bất bình đẳng “Income inequality is growing.”
sự bất bình đẳng
4 discrimination noun noun
Treating people unfairly because of who they are sự phân biệt đối xử “Gender discrimination is illegal.”
sự phân biệt đối xử
5 gender equality noun noun
Equal rights for men and women bình đẳng giới “Gender equality at work is improving.”
bình đẳng giới
6 crime rate noun noun
The amount of crime in an area tỷ lệ tội phạm “The crime rate has fallen.”
tỷ lệ tội phạm
7 government noun noun
The group of people who rule a country chính phủ “The government should invest in schools.”
chính phủ
8 policy noun noun
A plan of action agreed by a government or company chính sách “The new policy helps young families.”
chính sách
9 funding noun noun
Money provided for a purpose nguồn kinh phí “Schools need more funding.”
nguồn kinh phí
10 taxpayer noun noun
A person who pays tax người nộp thuế “Taxpayers' money pays for hospitals.”
người nộp thuế
11 community noun noun
The people living in one area cộng đồng “Local communities support each other.”
cộng đồng
12 generation gap noun noun
Differences between older and younger people khoảng cách thế hệ “The generation gap causes misunderstandings.”
khoảng cách thế hệ
13 immigration noun noun
People coming to live in a country sự nhập cư “Immigration brings new skills.”
sự nhập cư
14 multicultural adjective adjective
Including people of many cultures đa văn hóa “London is a multicultural city.”
đa văn hóa
15 globalisation noun noun
The increase of trade and contact between countries toàn cầu hóa “Globalisation creates both jobs and problems.”
toàn cầu hóa
16 tradition noun noun
A custom passed down over time truyền thống “Tet is an important tradition.”
truyền thống
17 heritage noun noun
Buildings and traditions from the past di sản “We must protect our cultural heritage.”
di sản
18 volunteer verb verb
To work without being paid làm tình nguyện “Students volunteer at local hospitals.”
làm tình nguyện
19 charity noun noun
An organisation that helps people in need tổ chức từ thiện “She gives money to a children's charity.”
tổ chức từ thiện
20 work-life balance noun noun
Time divided well between work and personal life cân bằng công việc và cuộc sống “Flexible hours improve work-life balance.”
cân bằng công việc và cuộc sống
21 job satisfaction noun noun
The feeling of enjoying your job sự hài lòng trong công việc “Job satisfaction matters more than salary.”
sự hài lòng trong công việc
22 career noun noun
The jobs you do during your working life sự nghiệp “She wants a career in medicine.”
sự nghiệp
23 flexible adjective adjective
Able to change easily linh hoạt “Many companies offer flexible hours.”
linh hoạt
24 self-employed adjective adjective
Working for yourself tự kinh doanh, làm tự do “He is a self-employed designer.”
tự kinh doanh, làm tự do
25 entrepreneur noun noun
A person who starts a business doanh nhân khởi nghiệp “Young entrepreneurs need support.”
doanh nhân khởi nghiệp
26 skilled worker noun noun
A worker with special training lao động lành nghề “There is a shortage of skilled workers.”
lao động lành nghề
27 rural adjective adjective
Of the countryside (thuộc) nông thôn “Rural areas lack good hospitals.”
(thuộc) nông thôn
28 urban adjective adjective
Of towns and cities (thuộc) đô thị “Urban areas are very crowded.”
(thuộc) đô thị
29 overpopulation noun noun
Too many people in an area sự quá tải dân số “Overpopulation puts pressure on resources.”
sự quá tải dân số
30 housing noun noun
Buildings for people to live in nhà ở “Affordable housing is in short supply.”
nhà ở
31 infrastructure noun noun
Basic systems such as roads and power cơ sở hạ tầng “The city needs better infrastructure.”
cơ sở hạ tầng
32 public transport noun noun
Buses and trains that everyone can use giao thông công cộng “Public transport should be cheaper.”
giao thông công cộng
33 consumerism noun noun
The idea that buying more goods is good chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng “Consumerism creates a lot of waste.”
chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng
34 materialistic adjective adjective
Caring too much about money and possessions thực dụng, coi trọng vật chất “Society is becoming more materialistic.”
thực dụng, coi trọng vật chất
35 contribute verb verb
To give help or money toward something đóng góp “Everyone can contribute to society.”
đóng góp
36 benefit verb verb
To be useful to someone có lợi cho “The new park benefits local families.”
có lợi cho
37 drawback noun noun
A disadvantage nhược điểm “The main drawback is the cost.”
nhược điểm
38 advantage noun noun
Something that helps you lợi thế, ưu điểm “One advantage of city life is the job market.”
lợi thế, ưu điểm
39 widespread adjective adjective
Happening in many places phổ biến rộng rãi “Smartphone use is widespread.”
phổ biến rộng rãi

Source: Word frequency: google-10000-english (Google Web Trillion Word Corpus). Definitions: Princeton WordNet 3.0 (WordNet License). Exam word lists: TSL, BSL, NAWL – Browne & Culligan, newgeneralservicelist.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) (opens in a new tab)