Giáo án tiếng Anh 12 - Speak /spiːk /verb (past tense spoke / spəʊk ~ spoʊk /, past participle spoken / ˈspəʊkən ~ ˈspoʊ- /)

me opinion: 
On this issue, the 12 organizations spoke with one voice. 
11. speak the same language if two people or groups speak the same language, they have similar attitudes and 
opinions 
12. speak out of turn to say something when you do not have the right or authority to say it 
13. actions speak louder than words = used to say that you are judged by what you do, and not by what you say 
14. the facts speak for themselves = used to say that the things that have happened or the things someone has 
done show clearly that something is true 
15. in a manner of speaking = in some ways, though not exactly: 
 - ‘Are you his girlfriend?’ Nicola asked. ‘In a manner of speaking.’ 
COLLOCATIONS 
ADVERBS 
speak well/highly of somebody (= say good things about them) 
 - He always spoke very highly of Marge. 
speak ill of somebody (= say bad things about them) 
 - She never speaks ill of him. 
speaking personally 
 - Speaking personally, yes, this is a worry. 
strictly speaking 
 - Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit. 
generally speaking 
 - Generally speaking, the results have been good. 
roughly/broadly speaking 
 - These innovations are, roughly speaking, what this book is about. 
relatively speaking 
 - Relatively speaking, property there is still cheap. 
PHRASES 
speak as a parent/teacher, etc 
 - Speaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day. 
THESAURUS 
TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE 
speak to be able to talk in a foreign language: 
 - Do you speak German? 
 - I learnt Spanish for years, but I still don’t speak it very well. 
be fluent in something to be very good at speaking and understanding a foreign language, so that you can speak 
it almost as well as your own language: 
 - Applicants should be fluent in Cantonese. 
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get by to speak enough of a language to be able to buy things, ask for help etc: 
 - ‘What’s your Italian like?’ ‘Not great, but I can get by.’ 
 - I’ve just bought a book called ‘Get by in Portuguese'. 
have/pick up a smattering of something to speak or learn to speak a small but useful amount of a language: - 
While I was in Bali, I picked up a smattering of Indonesian. 
speak for phrasal verb 
1. speak for somebody/something to express the feelings, thoughts, or beliefs of a person or group of people: 
 - Dan, speaking for the students, started the meeting. 
2. speak for yourself spoken used to tell someone that you do not have the same opinion as they do, or that 
something that is true for them is not true for you: 
 - ‘We don’t want to go.’ ‘Speak for yourself!’ 
3. be spoken for if something or someone is spoken for, they have already been promised to someone else: 
 - They’re all either married or spoken for. 
4. speak for itself/themselves to show something very clearly: 
 - The results speak for themselves. 
speak of something phrasal verb 
1. literary to show clearly that something happened or exists: 
 - Her skin spoke of warm summer days spent in the sun. 
2. no... to speak of ( also none/nothing to speak of) very little of something or a very small thing: 
 - There’s been no rain to speak of for several months. 
 - The house had no garden to speak of. 
speak out phrasal verb, to publicly speak in protest about something, especially when protesting could be 
dangerous 
speak out about/against 
 - Five students who had spoken out against the regime were arrested. 
speak to phrasal verb 
1. to talk to someone who has done something wrong and tell them not to do it again: 
 - Joe was late again today. You’ll have to speak to him. 
2. if something such as a poem, painting, or piece of music speaks to you, you like it because it expresses a 
particular meaning, quality, or feeling to you: 
 - Modern art just doesn’t speak to me. 
speak up phrasal verb 
1. used to ask someone to speak louder: 
 - Could you speak up, please? 
2. to say something, especially to express your opinion: 
 - There was a brief silence, then Gerald spoke up. 
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3. speak up for somebody to speak in support of someone: 
 - He is willing to speak up for the rights of women. 
RELATED WORDS & EXPRESSIONS 
1. to speak 
speak /spiːk/ [intransitive verb] to produce words with your voice: ▪ How old are babies when they learn to 
speak?▪ Sean didn’t speak the whole time we were in the car.▪ Don’t interrupt me when I’m speaking.speak up 
speak louder▪ Can you speak up? -- I can’t hear you. 
talk /tɔːk/ [intransitive verb] to produce words with your voice in order to have a conversation, tell people what 
you think etc: ▪ You’re not supposed to talk in the library.▪ Please don’t all talk at the same time. 
whisper /ˈwɪspəʳ/ [intransitive verb] to speak very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice: ▪ We had to 
whisper because Jill’s mother was in the next room.▪ Why are you two whispering? [thì thào – thì thầm] 
2. to speak unclearly 
stammer/stutter /ˈstæməʳ, ˈstʌtəʳ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop 
yourself repeating the first sound in some words, usually several times: ▪ Savio was a shy man who stuttered when 
he was nervous.▪ ‘I d-d-don’t know,’ he stammered.▪ Most kids who stammer eventually grow out of it. [lặp bà 
lặp bặp] 
stutter/stammer/have a stutter/stammer [singular noun] ▪ I used to visit a speech therapist every week because 
I had a stammer. [nói lắp / cà lăm] 
mumble /ˈmʌmbəl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to speak quietly and not at all clearly, so that it is difficult for 
people to understand you: ▪ Don’t mumble -- I can’t hear what you’re saying.▪ An old man sat on the curb, 
mumbling and laughing to himself.mumble about▪ He looked embarrassed, and mumbled something about being 
sorry. (nói lí nhí) 
slur /slɜːʳ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to speak unclearly, without separating your words or sounds correctly, 
usually because you are tired or have been drinking alcohol: ▪ After just a couple of drinks, she starts to slur. [ú ớ] 
slur your words ▪ When Lionel is tired he tends to slur his words. 
slurred [adjective] ▪ After many years of boxing, Garcia’s speech is slow and slurred. 
lisp /lɪsp/ (nói lịu / ngọng) [intransitive/transitive verb] to speak unclearly because you have difficulty 
pronouncing "s’ sounds: ▪ As a child she used to lisp.▪ ‘What time ith it?’ he lisped. lisp [singular noun] ▪ Bobbi 
speaks with a slight lisp. 
3. to speak a language 
speak /spiːk/ [transitive verb not in progressive] ▪ Nadia speaks six languages.speak French/Japanese/Russian etc▪ 
Is there anyone here who can speak Arabic? 
know /nəʊ/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to be able to speak, read, and understand some of a particular 
foreign language: ▪ I know enough Italian to travel around there.▪ Do you know any Polish? 
fluent /ˈfluːənt/ [adjective] very good at speaking a foreign language, so that you can speak it quickly without 
stopping and you understand it very well: fluent in English/German/Thai, etc. ▪ Applicants should be fluent in 
Cantonese.fluent French/Arabic/Japanese, etc. ▪ Ann speaks fluent Italian. 
fluently [adverb] ▪ Douglas speaks Hindi fluently. 
bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋgwəl/ [adjective] able to speak two languages very well: ▪ About 80 percent of the school’s 
students are bilingual. 
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multilingual /ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋgwəl◂/ [adjective] able to speak several languages very well: ▪ Many people who work at 
the European Parliament are multilingual. 
multilingualism [uncountable noun] ▪ Multilingualism is very common in several parts of Africa. 
speaker /ˈspiːkəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who can speak a particular language: speaker of 
English/Russian/Arabic, etc. ▪ Speakers of Cantonese often cannot understand speakers of Mandarin. 
English/Spanish/Urdu etc speaker▪ The hotel has two English speakers on its staff. 
native speaker learnt a particular language as their first language as a child▪ All our English teachers are native 
speakers. 
4. to speak a little of a foreign language 
get by /ˌget ˈbaɪ/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to speak enough of a language to be able to buy things, ask for help 
etc: ▪ He went to Tokyo and within a few weeks knew enough Japanese to get by. 
get by in ▪ I’ve just bought a book called ‘Get By In Portuguese’. 
know a few words /ˌnəʊ ə fjuː ˈwɜːʳdz/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be able to speak a few words of a 
language: ▪ ‘Do you speak Korean?’ ‘I only know a few words.’ 
know a few words of▪ I used to know a few words of German but I’ve forgotten them all. 
have a smattering of /hæv ə ˈsmætərɪŋ ɒv/ [verb phrase not in progressive] to be able to speak a small but useful 
amount of a language: ▪ Martin is fluent in French, and also has a smattering of Swedish. 
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ [adjective only before noun] broken English/French etc English, French, etc. that is spoken 
slowly and badly by someone who only knows a little of the language: ▪ The two students, one Chinese, the other 
Greek, communicated in broken English. 
5. the way someone speaks 
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ [singular noun] the way someone says the words and sounds of a language: ▪ 
Gianni has problems with his grammar but his pronunciation is very good. 
accent /ˈæksəntǁˈæksent/ [countable noun] the way someone speaks a language, which shows which country or 
which part of a country they come from, and that sometimes shows which social class they come from: ▪ Maria 
speaks Spanish with a Mexican accent.▪ I knew from his accent that he was from the South.▪ She spoke with a 
distinctly upper class accent. 
a strong/broad accent an accent that is easy to notice▪ Her companion had a broad Australian accent.▪ His accent 
was so strong that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. 
speech /spiːtʃ/ [uncountable noun] the way someone speaks - use this especially when this is affected by illness, 
drugs etc: ▪ His speech was slurred and he was havi