Giáo án tiếng Anh 12 - Wild / waɪld / adjective

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WILD / waɪld / adjective 
1. PLANTS/ANIMALS [usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people OPP 
tame: 
wild animals 
 - a field full of wild flowers 
wild horse/dog/pig,, etc., 
 - animals both wild and domesticated 
wild mushroom/garlic/rose,, etc., 
2. LAND not used by people for farming, building,, etc., : 
 - Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape. 
 - the wild and lonely Scottish hills 
3. EMOTIONS feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement: 
 - wild laughter 
wild with 
 - He was wild with rage. 
4. BEHAVIOUR behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way: 
 - She was completely wild in high school. 
 - Donny could be wild and crazy. 
 - There was a wild look about her (= she seemed a little crazy). 
5 go wild 
a) to behave in a very excited uncontrolled way: 
 - The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage. 
b) to get very angry: 
 - When Tony heard how much it was going to cost, he just went wild. 
6. ENJOYABLE informal very enjoyable and exciting: 
 - ‘How was the party?’ ‘It was wild!’ 
7 be wild about something/somebody informal to like something or someone very much: 
 - My son’s wild about football. 
 - I’m not that wild about rap music, to be honest. 
8. WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts: 
 - wild accusations 
 - I’m just making a wild guess here, so correct me if I’m wrong. 
9. beyond sb’s wildest dreams beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for: 
 - an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams 
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10 not/never in your wildest dreams used to say that you did not expect or imagine that something would 
happen, especially after it has happened: 
 - Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win first place. 
11. WEATHER/SEA violent and strong: 
a wild and angry sea 
12. CARD GAMES a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game 
13 wild horses would/could not... used to say that someone is determined not to go somewhere, do something,, 
etc.: 
 - Wild horses would not have dragged him into a vegetarian restaurant. 
wildness noun [uncountable] 
wild card, noun [countable] 
1. a playing card that can represent any other card 
2. someone whose behaviour or effect on a situation is difficult to guess 
3. a player who is a wild card or who is given a wild card is chosen for a competition although they have not 
previously done well enough to take part 
4. technical, a symbol that can represent any letter in some computer instructions 
sow your wild oats if a man sows his wild oats, he has sex with many different women, especially when he is 
young 
THESAURUS 
natural existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people: a natural lake | natural light | the earth's 
natural resources | We only use natural ingredients in our products. | his natural hair colour 
wild used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land 
where there are no humans: We found some wild strawberries. | wild horses | wild open spaces 
pure used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them: pure orange juice | pure new 
wool 
organic used about fruit, vegetables, meat,, etc., produced without using chemicals: organic carrots | organic 
milk | organic beauty products 
unspoiled ( also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads 
or buildings on it: It was a pleasant unspoilt village. | The countryside is remarkably unspoiled. 
untouched [not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity: There are few 
forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans. 
virgin [only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in 
any way by humans: Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction. | He bought 14,000 acres 
of virgin land in Ontario. 
RELATED WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 
1. plants/animals/places/substances 
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ [adjective usually before noun] not made, caused, or changed by humans: ▪ It was fascinating 
to see the elephants in their natural environment.▪ The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.▪ A 
pipeline carries natural gas from under the sea to the refinery inland.natural resources useful or valuable 
substances such as oil, coal etc that exist naturally in a particular country▪ Zaire is a country with substantial 
natural resources. 
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naturally [adverb] ▪ Is your hair naturally curly do you do anything to it to make it curly? 
wild /waɪld/ [adjective usually before noun] wild flowers, plants, and animals are in their natural state and have 
not been changed or controlled by humans: ▪ There were lots of wild flowers growing by the roadside.▪ Wild 
strawberries are much smaller than the kind you get in shops.▪ In my opinion, wild animals should not be kept in 
zoos. 
wildlife wild animals, plants etc▪ The island has an abundance of wildlife - animals, birds and fish.grow wild▪ 
Banana trees were growing wild on the edge of the forest. 
in the wild /ɪn ðə ˈwaɪld/ [adverb] if animals live in the wild, they live in their natural state, not in a place such as 
a farm: ▪ There are only about 5000 white rhino left living in the wild. 
raw /rɔː/ [adjective usually before noun] raw sugar, silk, tobacco etc is in its natural state before or without being 
changed by a chemical process: ▪ Ghana still imports both raw and processed tobacco.▪ The Princess was wearing 
a dark green dress made of raw silk. 
raw materials basic natural materials that are needed to produce things▪ Japan depends on the outside world for 
virtually all of its raw materials, including oil. 
virgin /ˈvɜːʳdʒɪn, ˈvɜːʳdʒən/ [adjective only before noun] virgin forest, land etc is still in its natural state and has 
not been spoiled or changed by human beings: ▪ Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the 
Amazon and Indonesia.▪ In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people. 
untamed /ˌʌnˈteɪmd◂/ [adjective] an animal or place that is untamed has not been trained, controlled, or changed 
in any way by people, so that it is still completely wild: ▪ Untamed horses roamed free in the wilds of the 
American plains.▪ These were the first railways, the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and 
untamed, even today. 
unspoiled also unspoilt British /ˌʌnˈspɔɪld◂, ˌʌnˈspɔɪlt◂/ [adjective] a place that is unspoiled is still in its 
beautiful natural state because no-one has built roads, buildings etc on it - use this especially about a place that 
has not been developed for tourists: ▪ With its largely unspoiled natural beauty, Vietnam is rapidly becoming a 
destination for more and more foreign visitors.▪ The path leads eventually to a vast expanse of unspoilt 
woodland.▪ If you go further into the countryside, you will come across a number of unspoilt medieval walled 
villages. 
2. food/drink 
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ [adjective usually before noun] produced without using chemicals: ▪ The manufacturers claim 
that only natural ingredients are used in their products.▪ Today’s consumers prefer drinks that contain natural 
flavourings. 
organic /ɔːʳˈgænɪk/ [adjective usually before noun] organic fruit, vegetables etc have been grown without using 
chemicals to help them grow: ▪ Most supermarkets now sell organic produce.▪ Organic fruit is generally more 
expensive.▪ Nowadays I only buy meat that is organic. [hữu cơ, không dùng hóa chất] 
pure /pjʊəʳ/ [adjective only before noun] pure food or drink has not had anything added to it: ▪ pure orange 
juice▪ Our burgers are made of 100% pure beef. [nguyên chất] 
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Wild Audience 
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Ngân Phương Vy 
July 29
th
, 2014