1. the ice was so thick that there was no danget of the skaters falling through

it was such thick ice that there was no danget of the skaters falling through

2. she looked so ill that her parents took her to the hospital

combine two sentences into a new one, using so..that or such.that

1. he sounded sorry. i just had to forgive him

=> He sounded so sorry that I just had to forgive him.

2.i was exctied about goning away. i could'n sleep

=> I was so excited about going away that I couldn't sleep

3. the water was very dirty. we decided not to go swimming

=> It was such dirty water that we decided not to go swimming

Ha's grandmother told us about her life in the past. She đin't go to school (1)........because..........she had to look after her sisters and brothers. She used to help (2)......her.......parents with the housework. She had to do(3).......it......without the help of the modern equipment because there was no electricity at that(4)...........time............Life was quite hard for her

Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. We really ought to wrap up things and go home now. (TIME)

=> It's time we wrapped up things and went home now

2. June was sure there was no mistake in her homework. (NOTHING)

=> June was sure there was nothing wrong in her homework.

3. I advise you to think carefully before acceptingnWilliam's offer. (BETTER)

=> You'd better think carefully before accepting William's offer.

4. The committee decided that the crash was not the pilot's fault. (BLAME)

=> The committee decided the the pilot is not to blame for the crash

5. If we tried to force him to repay the debt, we would be wasting of time (POINT)

=> There was no point in forcing him to repay the debt.

1/ Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday

Inspite of / Despite her sick friend, she still went to work yesterday.

2/ In spite of the dirty room,Salim didn't clean it

Although / Though / Even though the room was dirty, Salim didn't clean it.

3/ Despite her unkind behavior,we still love her

Although she behaves unkindly, we still love her.

4/ Although there was the traffic jam,they went to the post office

Despite the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

5/ Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard,he failed this test

Although Tony learnt very hard,he failed this test.

6/ Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

Despite being tired, my uncle still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

7/ Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low

Despite the low salary, her brother really enjoy this job.

8/ The film poster is wonderful. I don't like to see it

Although the film poster is wonderful, I don't like to see it.

Bài này giúp em luyện tập về cách dùng Mệnh đề hay Danh từ đằng sau hai loại từ cùng có nghĩa "mặc dù" là:

although / even though / though + Mệnh đề (có Chủ ngữ, vị ngữ)  

despite / in spite of + Danh từ / Cụm danh từ hoặc V-ing

Cô chúc em học tốt nha!

combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence , using "so+..+that or such+..+that"

1. i was very excited about going away on holiday . I couldn't sleep

i was SO excited about going away on holiday THAT I couldn't sleep

2. there were a lot of people in the party . I couldn't find him

there were SO MUCH people in the party THAT I couldn't find him

3. This is good tea. I think I'll have another cup.

This tea IS SO GOOD THAT I think I'll have another cup.

4. The water was very dirty . We decided not to go swiming.

The water was SO dirty THAT we decided not to go swiming.

5. Your children were making a lot of noise. I couldn't concentrate on my lessons.

Your children were making SO MUCH noise THAT I couldn't concentrate on my lessons.

Read and complete the following passage. Use the words in the box.

Played; quickly; stayed; caught; lived; took; decided; quietly;

Last August, my family went on holiday for two weeks. We stayed in a nice hotel near the sea. The room we ..stayed.. in was very big and had two beds. We went fishing in the sea and ..caught. a lot of fish. One day, when my parents were lying on the grass and reading, my sister and I ..took. one of the boats out in the sea. It was very hot and sunny, so we .decided.. to jump into the sea and swim. The water was very cold and we ..played. round the boat, climbing into it and jumping into wateragain. Suddenly, my sister shouted, "there's something in the water!" She climbed back into the boat very ..quickly. and I did, too. We looked into the dark water of the sea. There was an octopus! The we sailed the boat back to the mainland and we told our parents about our meeting with the octopus.

Ex 2: Read the passage again and answer the questions below

1. How long did the writer's family go on holiday ?

..................For 2 weeks......................................................

2. Where did they stay ?

........................... in a nice hotel near the sea...............................................

3. What was there in the dark water of the sea

................................There was an octopus.........................................

4. Did they tell their parents about their meeting with the octopus ?

Yes, they did.

Ex1. 1. stayed 2. caught 3. took 4. decided 5. played 6. quickly

Ex2. 1.last august 2.they stayed in a hotel 3.it was an octopus 4.yes