221. ask sb to V: yêu cầu, bắt ai làm gì. Ví dụ: My mother asked me to cook dinner. (Mẹ tôi bảo tôi nấu bữa tối).

222. interest & hobby: "hobby" mang tính chủ động hơn "interest". Cụ thể:

- Her hobby is dancing. (Sở thích của cô ấy là nhảy). Dùng "hobby" ở đây nghĩa là cô ấy yêu thích và có luyện tập nhảy.

- Her interest is dancing. (Cô ấy rất thích thú với việc nhảy). Dùng "interest" ở đây mang nghĩa là cô ấy thích xem, tìm hiểu về việc nhảy, nhưng có thể cô ấy không tham gia nhảy.

226. though: dùng giống như "although" để nối hai mệnh đề mang nghĩa đối lập. Tuy nhiên "though" thường dùng nhiều trong văn nói hơn là văn viết.

227. less: là dạng so sánh hơn kém của "little".

ASKED		- asked about: hỏi về		The boss asked about our future plans for the company.
		- asked her: hỏi cô ấy		I asked her for a job at her company.

INTEREST		- lose interest: mất hứng thú		She gradually lost interest in playing piano.
		- my interest: sở thích của tôi		My interest in history has increased since I went to university.

LATER		- I’ll call you later to talk more about the product.
		- I think we should work on it later.

SHOW		- show your ticket: đưa vé ra		You must show your ticket when entering the building.
		- show me: chỉ cho tôi		Could you show me the way to the American center?

KNEW		- If I knew his address, I would go to see him.
		- Although she knew about his past, she still fell in love with him.

THOUGH		- Though we do not have much in common, we have been good friends for a long time.
		- She won the game though she was in very bad health.

LESS		- less wine: ít rượu hơn		The doctor advised  him to drink less wine.
		- less time: ít thời gian hơn		The teacher informed us that we would have less time to prepare for the presentation.

NIGHT		- at night : vào buổi tối		My father has to work at night.
		- opening night: đêm mở màn		This is the opening night of the concert.

EARLY		- Mai often gets up early to exercise.
		- You are an early bird today.

ALMOST		- They ate almost nothing that day.
		- She almost forgot our date.