⇒ The lesson was such a complicated lesson that all the students couldn't understand.
The lesson was so complicated that all the student could understand.
The lesson was so complicated that all the students don't understand.
⇒ The lesson was such a complicated lesson that all the students couldn't understand.
The lesson was so complicated that all the student could understand.
The lesson was so complicated that all the students don't understand.
Viet lai cau
1.the children have no books to read
=>the children don't..............
2.they visited all the caves in three hours
=>it took...............................
3.Mary was encouraged by the news
=>the news....................
4.my sister and i had never been there before
=>neither.......................
5.he seemed a friendly person, but i did not like him(although)
=>.......................................
6.Dorothy lived in Italy for ten years, but she never learned Italian(in spite of)
=>..........................................
7.Betty was angry with me .she soon forgave me.(even though)
=>...........................................
8.i had to take the bus to work . my car would not start(because)
=>....................................................
9.she sometimes stayed out late , but she never got home after ten o'clock.(although)
=>...........................................
10.i was very hungry , though i had eaten an hour earlier (in spite of)
=>.....................................
11. although the boy was wet and cold ,he was not hurt (but)
=>.............................
12.it was very cold .we just stayed indoors all day (since)
=>...................................
13.she worked very hard , but failed all her the exams (although)
=>...........................................
14.they didnot go on holiday last year.they wanted to save monney(as)
=>................................
15. their flat was not large, but it was really comfortable(despite)
=>....................................
16.the economy has been in recession all year .however, our sales have remained steady.(even though)
=>........................................
17 there is little that the company can do about this. It is not their responsibility (since)
=>............................................
18 he looks a bit overweight although he is quite fit.(despite)
=>.............................................
19 I had a terrible headache, so I didn't go out last night (due to)
=>.................................................
2Dung "despite" hoac"because of" de viet lai cau
1 although he was sucessfull, he felt dissatisfied.
=>..........................................
2 Even though we played with ten men, we won easily.
=>
3We were deplayed because there was an accident.
=>................................
4Although they were poor, the children seemed to be happy
=>.....................................
5I had to drive in dark glasses because there was bright sunlight
=>.....................................................
6 The food was actually quite tasty even though it looked disgusting.
=>.................................................
7 He refused to eat the soup because it taste awful
=>.................................................
8 Even though she felt confident, she knew the examination would not be easy
=>.............................................
9 my grandfather couldn't go sailing because he was too old
=>...............................................
10I won't be able to meet you because my mother has arrived
=>.............................................
Exercise 1:Find thư word which should not be in the sentences
1.The Persian rug was too expensive for us to buy it.
2.In addition to be losing her purse,Joan also lost her passport
3.Taking regular exercise it is beneficial to your health
4.We saw the Queen to welcome the British Olympic winners
5.We would sooner to renew our contract than move somewhere else
6.The archaeologist is believed to have being found the tomb of the ancien King
7.To making promise you do not intend to keep is dishonest
8.Those curtains want being dry-cleaning
9.She prefers working out than to sitting at home at the weekends
10.We enjoy going for fishing from time to time
4. He said: "Don't go too far"
He told...
5. I don't have a spare ticket. I can't take you to the concert
If i...
6. "I'm looking for the book you gave me last week "Mary said to Peter
Mary told...
7. They will sue the company for wage discrimination
The company...
8. The bus was very crowded. I was traveling on the bus
The bus on....
9. "Don't play on the grass, boy" she said
She told....
10. She doesn"t live in London because she doesn' t know any one there
If she....
11. John said to Mary: " I wiil give you a new bike next summer"
John told....
V. Complete the sentences with the fo-infinitive or gerund form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Matches are used for (light) fires. (relax), 2. He went to the park 3. This knife is used for (cut) grapefruit. II. Nails, which was one of humankind's greatest inventions, are used (build) things. 18. We use the Internet ____(search) for information. 19. The vacumn is for _____(clean) the floors. 20. The clock is for ____(tell) time. 17. In the past, sea voyagers used a compass (navigate) ______the oceans 15. They went to Paris._______ (learn) French. 12. She came to the library_____ (study) hard. 13. We rewarded the children for _____(read). 16. The pen is for _____(write). 14. He promised ____(help) me. 10. They apologised for ____(be) late. 8. He thanked everyone for ____(come). 9. She went home ___(study). 4. We stopped at the shop (get) 5. The speakers are for some magazines. (play) music. 6. I made a cake ____(practise) baking. 7.I want ____(go) out tonight.
II. Identify the error in each sentence.
1. He had his car repair by a mechanic in the yesterday morning.
2. I remembered to beoffered a beautiful present by Nam on my birthday.
3.He wants all the difficult exercises beingdone by his students
4. Journalists weresupposed that the footballer Wayne Johnson was earning €10 million a year 5. So much progress are being made that there may be space-frights to Mars
6. The chief engineer was being instructed all the workers of the plan at this time yesterday.
7. A nest has builtin the porch by a pair of Robins since last week.
8. I was offer a position by the manager in that enterprise but I wasn’t fond ofworking with him.
9. My child still remembered to be given a Barbie doll which was limited edition by his uncle on her 5th
birthday party.
PASSIVE VOICE
I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it _____ in the dinning room".
A. is serving B. serves C. is being served D. served
2. "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom".
"Don't worry. They _____ them before the dance begins".
A. will have been moved B. will have moved C. were moved D. moved
3. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered
4. _____ that military spending is extremely high.
A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is
5. All planes_____ before departure.
A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked
6. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see
7. The whole building _____ after the earthquake.
A. the fire is said to completely destroyed. B. is said to have been completely destroyed.
C. was said to have completely destroyed. C. said to have completely destroyed.
8. This house _____ before 1970 by my grandfather.
A. built B. was built C. had built D. had been built
9. The robbers _____by the police.
A. Have arrested B. Have been arrested C. Was arrested D. Had arrested
10. Robert always hates _____by other children.
A. teasing B. being teased C. to be teased D. to tease
11. The student _____ for lying by the teacher this morning.
A. Has been punished B. Punished C. Is punished D. Was punished
12. The inmates of the juvenile home_____well by their caretakers.
A. Were not being treated B. Were not treating C. Have not being treated D. Was not being treated
13. Her homework _____ before her mother asked her to do so.
A. hasdone B. has been done C. had been done D. had done
14. The injured _____ to the hospital in an ambulance.
A. Were taking B. Was taking C. Have taken D. Were taken
15. We can’t go along here because the road _____.
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repaires
16. Our rooms _____ by Sam now.
A. was repaired B. are being repaired C. were being repaired D. Have been repaired
17. Why don’t you have the roof _____ your brother?
A repaired B. repair C. repairs D. to repair
18. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should _____.
A. be have called B. been called C. be called D. have been called
19. My baby _____ a bath when you called.
A. was taking B. was being taken C. had taken D. Had been taken
20. Many US automobiles _____ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
se the words in brackets to rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. 36. Do you have any plans for this weekend? (DOING) => What ___________________________? 37. My mum was a guide in a museum when she was young. (WORKED) => My mum ________________________. 38. During my visit to the British Museum, I learnt a lot about ancient Egyptian civilisation. => While __________________________. 39. All of us are excited about our trip to Canada next month. (LOOKING) => Every of us _____________________. 40. Clara didn’t have the habit of going to the cinema when she was young. (USE) => Clara __________________________.
Attitudinal adjective
1. It's been raining all day. I hate this weather (depress)
A. The weather is.......
B. This weather makes me......
2. Astronomy is one of Tom's main interests (interest)
A. Tom is ..... in astronomy
B. He finds astronomy very ..........
3. I turned off the television in the middle of the programme (bore)
A. The programme was .............
B. I was ............
4. Ann is going to American next month. She has never been there before (excite)
A. She is really ........... about going
B. It will be an ......... experience for her
III. Find and correct mistakes.
1.I turn up the TV because of I want to hear the music clearly.
2. The room is small, but we can’t all get in.
3. There is a lot of red roses in the flower garden.
4. What does she travel to work? - On foot.
5. I would like having some milk for breakfast.