Unit 7 : My neighbourhood

1.      When I lived in England, cycling to work was part of my daily routine.

I used to                                                                                                           

2.      The red book is more expensive than that blue book on the shelf.

That blue book                                                                                                  

3.      Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class.

No one                                                                                                             

4.      My close friend cannot run as fast as me.

I am a                                                                                                             

5.      In class 6A, Minh is the most intelligent student.

No                                                                                                                  

6.      No other members in the club are as tall as Lucie.

Lucie is                                                                                                            

1.      Minh bought his CANON digital camera in 2001.

Minh has                                                                                                          

2.      I last saw you when we were in senior high school.

I have                                                                                                              

3.      When she heard the results, Mary began to feel more confident.

Since hearing                                                                                                    

4.      When did you begin studying information technology ?

How long                                                                                                          

5.      How long have Emma and David been married ?

When                                                                                                              

6.      There is a definite improvement in your work.

Your work has                                                                                                   

  Use “not as / so … as” to rewrite these sentences :

1.      Lipton tea costs 10.Oolongteacosts9.Oolongteacosts9.

2.      Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.

3.      Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.

4.      You are happier than she looks.

5.      My bicycle is more expensive than yours.

6.      Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.

7.      The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.

8.      Mai is the best violinist in her family.

9.      The summer isn’t hot. Last summer it was hot.

10.   She is active now. She didn’t use to be active.

          Use “not as / so … as” to rewrite these sentences :

1.      Lipton tea costs 10.Oolongteacosts9.Oolongteacosts9.

2.      Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.

3.      Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.

4.      You are happier than she looks.

5.      My bicycle is more expensive than yours.

6.      Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.

7.      The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.

8.      Mai is the best violinist in her family.

9.      The summer isn’t hot. Last summer it was hot.

10.   She is active now. She didn’t use to be active.

I.            Use “not as / so … as” to rewrite these sentences :

1.      Lipton tea costs 10$. Oolong tea costs 9 $.

2.      Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.

3.      Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.

4.      You are happier than she looks.

5.      My bicycle is more expensive than yours.

6.      Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.

7.      The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.

8.      Mai is the best violinist in her family.

9.      The summer isn’t hot. Last summer it was hot.

10.   She is active now. She didn’t use to be active.

11.   Jimmy is clever. We think he is clever.

12.   This boy doesn’t help me much. He can help me much.

13.   We don’t export much wood this year. We exported more wood last year.

14.   Miss Duyen’s house is the oldest house on this street.

15.   The exercises are not difficult. I thought it was very difficult.

16.   The students write less papers than they did last year.

17.   The paper mill puts out more products than it did two years ago.

18.   Miss Huong Tram is the best student in her English class.

19.   This boy doesn’t spend much money. He spent much money last month.

20.   She doesn’t get up late. She used to get up very late during her holidays.

I. MAKE NEW SENTENCES USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: (3 FORMS)

1. Hoa / do her homework

Hoa has done her homework

Hoa hans’t done her homework

Has hoa done her  homework

2. They / play soccer for an hour.

They have played soccer for an hour

3. He / see that film for several times

He has seen that film for several times

4. The students / hold a class meeting

5. Jerry / buy a new dictionary

I. Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1. These houses belong to ________________ owner who live somewhere else. (reside)

2. My father works in a ____________________ office. (air-condition)

3. We have just had a ___________________ journey to Long Hai. It’s great. (comfort)

4. He enjoys going to the seaside, ____________________ Nha Trang. (special)

5. When would it be a ___________________ time for us to meet you ? (convenience)

6. Things made from milk are called dairy ___________________. (produce)

7. Mr. Long has a ____________________ of popular folk songs. (select)

8. They do a really ____________________ chicken and mushroom soup. (taste)

9. There has been a ___________________ difference in his behavior recently. (notice)

10. The food was nice, but the __________________ was bad. (serve)

11. They are both ___________________ of this village. (reside)

12. It’s very ___________________ to have a phone call with teacher at midnight. (convenience)

13. My alarm clock didn’t go off, so I ___________________ this morning. (sleep)

14. He is one of the best ___________________ in the world. (photograph)

15. Their first public __________________ was not very __________________. (perform / success)

16. Hoa and Nien used to be next door ___________________. (neighborhood)

17. Surface mail is much _________________ than airmail. (cheap)

18. Despite the _________________ in their backgrounds, they are still good friends. (different)

19. The government has __________________ the street since there was a lot of traffic jam. (wide)

20. Well-structured teaching _________________ learning. (facility)

21. She says shopping can be very _______________. (tire)

22. Are you going to attend the ________________ tomorrow ? (discuss)