Looking Back

Past lifestyle words: traditional, rural, agricultural, handmade, peaceful, slow-paced, farming, weaving, pottery, folk games, traditional market

Modern lifestyle words: modern, urban, industrial, technological, convenient, fast-paced, stressful, shopping mall, cinema, internet, smartphone, social media, online shopping

Verbs for changes: change, develop, improve, modernize, transform, evolve, progress, advance

Verb + to-infinitive:

• want, need, would like, plan, decide, hope, expect, promise, agree, refuse, offer, manage, fail, learn, try
• Ex: I want to learn English.

Verb + V-ing:

• enjoy, love, like, prefer, hate, dislike, mind, avoid, finish, stop, keep, practice, suggest, consider, miss
• Ex: I enjoy reading books.

Special verbs (different meanings):

• remember + to V (nhớ phải làm) vs remember + V-ing (nhớ đã làm)
• forget + to V (quên làm) vs forget + V-ing (quên đã làm)
• stop + to V (dừng lại để làm) vs stop + V-ing (bỏ hẳn việc gì)
• try + to V (cố gắng làm) vs try + V-ing (thử làm)