There were not many cars in the street 10 years ago.
There were not many cars in the street 10 years ago.
I. Complete the sentences with more, less or fewer. (7.12.4B)
1. In Vietnam, there are ___________ motorbikes today than 10 years ago
2. There were ___________ cars on the roads twenty years ago.
3. Small towns have ___________ traffic and pollution than big cities.
4. China is still the most populated, but India will have __________ people than China by 2022.
5. Because there is ___________ crime in the countryside, crime is not a problem for people living here.
6. If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have ___________ accidents.
7. You should eat ___________ junk food and start to take better care of your health.
8. People living in the cities earn ___________ money than those who live in rural areas.
9. If _________people used disposable water bottles, there would be ___________ plastic in landfills.
We need to build many ___________ social homes to solve housing crisis
1. In Vietnam, there are _______________ motorbikes today than 10 years ago
2. There were ____________ cars on the roads twenty years ago.
3. Small towns have ___________ traffic and pollution than big cities.
4. China is still the most populated, but India will have ________________ people than China by 2022.
5. Because there is ____________ crime in the countryside, crime is not a problem for people living
IV. Rewrite:
1. There did not use to be many cars on the road before.
Now there are…………………………………………………………………………………
2. My brother was a professor at Ha Noi University some years ago, but now he has a job as an enginneer at a big company.
My brother used………………………………………………………………………………
3. Linh walked to school some years ago but now she cycles there.
Linh used……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. My father swam in the pool near his house when he was a boy.
My father used………………………………………………………………………………
5. There are many green trees in front of my house but now it is a big car park.
There used……………………………………………………………………………………
6. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.
I used…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Linda doesn’t live with her parent any more.
Linda…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. My hair is now much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair……………………………………………………………………………
9. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used……………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use…………………………………………………………………………………..?
1. (+) They decided to leave soon.
(-) ________________________________________________________________.
(?) ________________________________________________________________?
2. (+) ________________________________________________________________.
(-) There were not many homeless people here ten years ago.
(?) ________________________________________________________________?
3. (+) ________________________________________________________________.
(-) _________________________________________________________________.
(?) Did Tom’s grandfather use to be a soldier?
4. (+) My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.
(-)_________________________________________________________________.
(?) _________________________________________________________________?
5. (+) Jane often went to school on foot 3 years ago.
(-) _________________________________________________________________.
(?) _________________________________________________________________?
6. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) The cat didn’t want to eat yesterday.
(?) _________________________________________________________________?
7. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) __________________________________________________________________.
(?) Did the train arrive late yesterday?
8. (+) _________________________________________________________________.
(-) There wasn’t anything left in the fridge.
(?) _________________________________________________________________?
IV.Change the sentences into negative and interrogative:
1. They decided to leave soon.
2. There were many homeless people here ten years ago.
3. Tom’s grandfather used to be a soldier.
4. My teacher started teaching here 6 years ago.
5. The train arrived late yesterday.
6. There was anything left in the fridge.
7. Many rich people donated money for this volunteer program.
8. Lan was absent from class 2 days ago.
V.Verb form:
1. You ever (do) ________ volunteer work?
2. Yes, I (do) __________ volunteer work last month.
3. I ( collect) ________ hundreds of old books and clothes for street children so far.
4. My sister wants to raise funds for street children so she (make) _________ hundreds of postcards to sell them.
5. My hobby is carving eggshells and now I ( carve) __________ nearly 100.
6. Going home from school yesterday, I (help) _____ an old man to go cross the street.
7. Last Tuesday, I (go) _____ home late because there was a traffic jam near my school.
8. At Tet, my mother and her close friends often go to the hospitals to donate cakes, sweets andfor the sick children there. She (do) ________ it for many years.
9. Lan never (eat) _________ Banh tet. She will try some this year.
10. Linh is my close friend. We (know) ________ each other for 5 years.
VI.There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
1. She has went to visit Susan. She’ll be back tomorrow.
2. I didn’t done any volunteer work lately.
3. Matha is a great cooker and she often cooks dinner for homeless people.
4. Kim hasn’t seen the film already, so don’t tell her how it ends.
5. She has donated a lot of money for local charities.
6. Before donate a book, make sure that it is in good condition.
7. We should encourage people recycle glass, cans, plastic and paper.
8. I studied Philosophy for a few years and I think it is a real advantage in life. I’m still learning Philosophy.
9. Look at that man! He can’t stand up because he have drunk too much champagne.
10. It is late! 11.00 pm! By the way darling, I have
……………..a lot of places to visit in Hoi An two years ago. A. there was B. there are C. there were D. there is
My father has worked as a doctor since 2008
---> My father began....................................................
They produced cars many years ago
--> Cars.......................................................................
Minh was cleaning the floor when the teacher came
----> The floor............................................................
Because of doing homework all night, she couldn't go out with her friends.
--> Because.............................................................................................
Part VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 It is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t …………………………)
2 “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)
3 No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ……………………………………..)
4 The food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)
5 It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ……………………………..)
6 I am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ……………………………………)
7 The dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ……………………………………………...)
8 Hoa found it easy to translate this poem into French. (Hoa had no ………………………..)
9 Collect all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ………………………)
10 Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl …………………………………………..)
VIII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. There are many __________ differences between the two communities. (culture)
2. Streets are decorated with __________lights and red banners. (colour)
3. There were lively New Year __________all over the town. (celebrate)
4. It is __________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
5. Vietnam’s New Year is __________according to the Lunar calendar. (celebrate)
6. What forms of __________do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
7. Her eyes were wide with __________ when she heard the news. (excite)
8. The Chinese New Year marks the __________of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year. (begin)