She prefers socializing with friends to watching TV.
Prefer doing something to doing something: Thích làm gì hơn làm gì
I. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1.25p)
1. She likes to watch cartoons on TV.
- She fancies……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mary drives more carefully than Tony.
- Tony drives……………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Mr. Lam was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.
- Although………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Some students love riding bicycles around the lake in their free time.
- Some students are keen………………………………………………………………………..
5. It takes me 2 hours to do my homework.
- I spend ……………………..………….………………………………………………………
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer listening to music to watching TV .
2. I have never met her at this club before
=> This is the……………………………………………………………………………………...
3.People grow rice in tropical countries.
=> Rice ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. " I like to do physics experiments".
=> He said that……………………………………………………………………………………
5. I'm not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags
=> If……………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems.
________________________________________
2. Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills.
________________________________________
3. If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment?
________________________________________
4. One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources.
________________________________________
5. This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution.
________________________________________
VII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
The film “Avatar” …………………………………………………………...
2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
She’s interested ……………………………………………………………..
3. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.
She only lets ………………………………………………………………...
4. Could you help me with this box?
Would you ………………………………………………………………….?
5. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
DIY skills are …………………………………………………………………..
6. Who will take care of the garden while you are away?
Who will look ………………………………………………………………..?
7. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
Shall …………………………………………………………………………?
8. What leisure activity do you like most?
What’s ………………………………………………………………………?
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. " Did Suzy viđit her grandparents last Sunday?" Tom asked me.
2. "Where is my umbrella ?" she asked.
3. It's more than 4 years since i met my grandparents.
4. I suggest that you should study harder for the final exam.
5. They sent the present to her last sunday.
6. I have owned this car for 5 years.
7. "Did they understand what you said to them?" he asked me.
8. "I'm coming up to London." Mary said to me.
9. She has taught the childen in this remote vilage for five months,
10. My aunt said to me:" If you are short of money, I can lend you 50 pounds now"
11. It was such a high wall that we couldn't climb over the wall. ( too .... to )
12. Science and technology have completely changed human life.
13. Where did you buy these souvenirs?
II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
The film “Avatar”_______________________________________
2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
She’s interested________________________________________
3. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.
She only lets_____________________________________
4. Could you help me with this box?
Would you__________________________________________
5. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
DIY skills are _______________________________________________
6. Who will take care of the garden while you are away?
Who will look_____________________________________________
7. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
Shall_______________________________________
8. What leisure activity do you like most?
What’s___________________________________
II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. It takes us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
The film “Avatar” ___________________________________________________________
2. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
She’s interested _____________________________________________________________
3. She only allows her children to watch television at weekends.
She only lets _______________________________________________________________
4. Could you help me with this box?
Would you_________________________________________________________________
5. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
DIY skills are ______________________________________________________________
6. Who will take care of the garden while you are away?
Who will look ______________________________________________________________
7. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
Shall _____________________________________________________________________
8. What leisure activity do you like most?
What’s____________________________________________________________________
giải thích với a
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one
We will collect all garbage at the school next week
All garbage…………………………
. I have a headache, so I don’t go to school
If I didn’t 25. She asked me: ‘Do you often listen to music?’
->She asked me………………………………
. John said: “I am working on the school project tonight.”
->John said ………………………………………………………………………………..
. Nam said: “ I like studying in this school ”
->Nam said……………………………………………………………………………
Lan said to Tom: “ I will visit you tomorrow ”
Lan told ……………………………
The earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings last month .
-> Hundreds of bildings ………………………………………
. I don’t have one million US dollars. I don’t build more parks in our city.
-> If I has……………………………
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You must not change the word. Write no more than THREE words.
1. Herding buffaloes is more difficult than loading the rice. (EASY)
- Loading the rice is ………………………………………………………………
2. Life in a mountainous village is more boring than life in a big city. (INTERESTING)
- Life in a big city is ………………………………………………………………………..
3. People in the countryside are often more optimistic than those in the city. (OPTIMISTIC)
- People in the countryside often ……………………………………………………………….
4. Living in a modern town is noisier than living in a small village. (PEACEFUL)
- Living in a small village is ……………………………………………………………………
5. Houses in this village have less furniture than those in the nearby city. (BETTER)
- Houses in this city are …………………………………………………………………………
6. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
- The white dress………………………………………………………………………..
7. I love listening to music.
- I am …………….……….……………………….……….……….……….……….
8. No one in my group is more intelligent than Cuong.
- Cuong ……….………………………….…….……….….……………….….………….
9. Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” very beautifully.
- The song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau”…………………………………………………
10. The Ha Nhi ethnic group hasabout 12,500 inhabitants. (Make questions)
- ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one (sử dụng so sánh của tính từ và trạng từ) 1. I don't like to make crafts, but I enjoy origami -> I dislike....................................... 2. She loves to stay indoors and watching TV -> She adores......................................... 3. Putting up a tent is not as difficult as building a house -> Building a house.................
