1. Tim speaks Vietnamese more fluently than his friends
2. The weather was so bad that I couldn't go to school
3. If he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary
4. My sister is keen on listening to music on TV
1. " Don't forget to turn off the lights when you go out, Peter ", his mother said
-> Peter's mother reminded
2. Our grandparents live far away. We don't usually visit them ( If)
3. They couldn't drive fast. The road was very slippery ( so )
4. The children finished their homeword. They went out to play football ( after )
5. I came back to the village. I was born in that village ( where )
6. It's six months since I last went swimming
-> I haven't
7. The neighbor's dog woke me up this morning
-> I
8. "What time is the meeting?"
-> She wanted
9. My sister is a better speaker of English than me
-> I can't
10. The furniture was very expensive. I didn't buy it ( too )
11. I can't go for a picnic with you. I'm not free today ( If )
12. He worked really hard. He couldn't earn enough money to buy a house ( In spite of )
13. Kathy did some exercise. Then she had a shower ( After )
REPORTED SPEECH
Rewrite the following sentences
EX1:
1."Would you mind waiting for a few minutes".
We were asked.................................................
2. "Where's the best place to buy souvenirs?"
I asked her........................................................
3.Peter said he was't feeling well
Peter said , "I....................................................
4" You stole my English dictionary,Tom !" said Paul
Paul accused...................................................
5."Don't talk in class " the teacher said to us
The teacher ordered........................................
6.Let's go swimming "
She suggests...............................................
7."Would you like a cup of coffe?"
He...................................................................
8.Will I ever find a job?" Tim said to himself
Tim wondered..................................................
9.She invited me to lunch with her family the next Sarturday afternoon
"Would you ........................................................................................................?
10."Have you had enough for lunch?"
The lady asked................................................................
EX2:
Find and correct mistake
1.He asked if he was right or wrong
2.Do you know what time does the shop open?
3.He wanted to know where I had gone last night
4.My father said that he wishes he had had enough money to buy that car yesterday
5.He advised me get up early and do morning exercises
6.We were shocked at the news he said us
7.Mr.Brown told to me that he would go earlier
8.He said to me that he is a honest man.
EX3
Change into indirect speech
1."Don't believe everything you hear"he warned me
2.Lend me your pen for a moment "I said to Mary
3."Please do as I say" he begged me
4."Would you like to go out for dinner with me ,Mary?" Tom said
Tom invited........................................................
5."I haven't got any money" he will tell me
6."If I were you , I would do it my self"
My father said........................................
My father advised.................................
7."I used to play on the wings"
My sister said...................................
8."It's about time you had a bath because you smell awful "
John said....................................................
9.Felix said " you should study harder"
Felix told me................................................
Giup mik nha rui mik tik cho
13,She doesn't have enough money, so she can't afford to buy a new car
->If she
14,hurry up otherwise you'll be punished
->If you
15,I bought his house. He is a very famous actor
->The man
16,I couldn't pay for the meal as I has left my wallet at home
->I had
17,I went to London .He had lived there when he was a boy
->I went to London
18,You might fall if you are not careful
->if you
19,you don't rest yourself, you will be ill
->unless
20,we don't have atrip to the Moon because we don't have enough money
->if
Adverb clause of reason (as, because, since, because of) 1 He left school because his life was hard. -> His life 2 The children are going swimming a lot because the weather is hot. -> The weather 3 He couldn't go to school because he was very poor. -> He was Em cảm ơn ạ
1. Jim boasted that he could run (faster/ fastlier) than anyone else in his class.
2. Her presentation is (poorer/more poorly) prepared than I expected.
3. Jim seems to care (littler/ less) about his health than he should.
4. If you had tried (harder/ more hardly), you would have passed the test.
5. Today the sun shines (brighter/ more brightly) than yesterday.
6. Snow storm in my hometown is (more severe/ more severely) than anywhere else in the country.
7. I think you could reach a (higher/ more highly) position in the company if you tried.
8. If you behaved (cleverer/ more cleverly), they would look up to you..
9. Although my computer is old-fashioned, it runs (smoother/ more smoothly) than many of the modern ones.
10. Thanks to immense practice, Jim can speak English much (more fluent/ more fluently) than he used to.
1) Even though Larry is poor, he always wants to buy expensive things. → In spite _________________________________________
2) Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
→ Despite _____________________________________________________________ 3) My mother told me to go to school although I was ill. → In spite ______________________________________________________________ 4) There was a big storm, so I stayed at home.
→ Because of _____________________________________________________________________ 5) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. → Despite ______________________________________________________________6) Even though she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
→ Despite _____________________________________________________________ 7) Hoa was rich, so she could buy that house.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________8) Because of the heavy rain, I couldn't go to school.
→ Because ______________________________________________________________ 9) Because there was an accident, I was late.
→ Because of_________________________________________________________
10) She had a terrible accident because she was driving carelessly.
→ Because of ______________________________________________________________
1.i would like to help you to put the chair away if you don't mind->would..... 2.somebody repaired his car yesterday->he had..... 3.noone in my class is as intelligent as lan->lan..... 4.this exercise is more difficult than that one->that exercise.... 5.she likes collecting stamp->she..... 6.this book is more interesting than mine->my..... 7.she just walked in,she didn't knock at the door->she.....
1. He didn't train hard, so he couldn't break the record
⇒If........................
2.Today is my birthday, I'm very busy
⇒Unless.............
3. They wanted to go on a trip to Nha Trang last year, but the had no money
⇒ If they
1. Even though Larry is poor, he always wants to buy expensive things.
--> In spite of _____________________________________________.
2. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
--> Despite _______________________________________________.
3. My mother told me to go to school although I was ill.
--> In spite________________________________________________.
4. There was a big storm, so I stayed at home.
→ Because of_____________________________________________.
