Ex 7. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.

1. It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

- We should ……………………………………………………………………….

2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the streets because of the heavy rain.

- Because it ……………………………………………………………………….

3. The garden party won’t take place if the weather doesn’t improve.

- Unless …………………………………………………………………………..

4. Both students and teachers can borrow books from the library.

- The library lends ……………………………………………………………….

5. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.

- He plays this …………………………………………………………………..

PART 4: WRITING (5pts)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first one.(2.0 pts)

1.   It’s not good for you to eat junk food.

→ You .......................................................................................................................................

2. Brian spent three hours repainting his house.

→   It ..................................................................................................................................

3. How much is this hat?

→ How much ..............................................................................................................?

4. Why don’t we sing an English song?

→  What about.....................................................................................................................?

5. No house in the village is older than this house.

→  This is ..............................................................................................................................

Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning, beginning with the words provided.
1. It takes me 20 minutes to ride my motorbike to get to school every day.
>> I spend ………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. She spent 2 hours solving this geometric problem.
>> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The police arrested the robbers yesterday in the town.
>> The robbers  ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam still found the solution to the problem although it was difficult.
>> The problem ….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. The road is slippery but he still drives quite fast.
>> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People spent 5 years building this trade centre.
>> It took  …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The suitcase is very heavy, but he still lifts it up.
>> Although …..………………………………………………………………………………….
8. OUP published this book in 2010.
>> This book …….……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He washed his car yesterday.
>> His car ………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although the poem is long, he still memorizes it.
>> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 2: Identify one error (A,B,C,D) in each sentence below.
1. Nam has lived far from his parents for 2 years, so he is looking forward to see them as soon as possible.
                     A            B                                                                                                   C                             D
2. It is difficult for the city government solve the water pollution overnight.
      A                   B                                           C                             D
3. Yesterday the police stopped him and made him to get out of his car because he broke the traffic law.
                                                A                                             B                                   C                 D
4. How do you go to the market? – 3 times a week, sometimes 5 times a week.
       A                              B                            C                           D
5. In spite of it rained heavily, the students went to class on time.
             A                              B                                C                       D
6. He was breaking his leg while he was playing football in the schoolyard yesterday.
                    A                            B                   C                                      D
7. Although his legs were broken, but he still had got out of his car before it exploded.
           A                                                B                                                            C               D
8.I would like buying some sugar, 3 eggs and a bunch of banana, please.
                             A                     B            C                                   D
9. Would you mind to turn on the fans? It’s very hot in this room.
         A                             B                              C                   D

Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have similar meaning as the given ones:

1. How heavy is the buffalo?

What.....................................................................................?

2. We didn't enjoy the trip because of the heavy rain.

The heavy rain prevented..........................................................................

3. Miss Lan is good Englis teacher.

Miss Lan.........................................................................................

Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the first ones.

1.I get to work in half an hour.-> It takes………………………………………………

2.Do you have a cheaper computer than this?->Is this……………………………………………?

3.How much is this dictionary?->What is…………………………………………………………?

4.It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today.-> You don’t…………………………………

5. There are 20 books on the shelf.-> The shelf……………………………………………………

Put these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences.

1. to/our/pupils/attractive/make/his/wanted/more/grounds/school.

@_______________________________________________________________________________

2. the/help/fresh/does/to/fridge/the/keep/vegetables?

@_______________________________________________________________________________

3. to/clean/like/keep/our/would/we/tidy/rooms/and.

@_______________________________________________________________________________

4. please/like/more/would/have/cakes/I/some/to .

@_______________________________________________________________________________

5. our/of/what/school/do/new/think/you/?

@_______________________________________________________________________________

6. like/we/something/would/!/drink/waiter/to .

@_______________________________________________________________________________

7. did/sad/his/why/parents/Lan/make?

@_______________________________________________________________________________

8. telling/I/Phong/doesn’t/lies/either/like/and/don’t.

@_______________________________________________________________________________

9. you/go/would/where/vacation/to/on/like?

@_______________________________________________________________________________

10. and/do/they/doctor/as/brother/my/works/too/a .

@_______________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the root ones.

1. To do morning exercises every day is good for our health.

@ It’s good _____________________________________________________________________ . .

2. To get a poor mark at any subject makes us unhappy.

@ It _____________________________________________________________________________

3. We have to keep our schoolyard green, clean and attractive.

@ It’s our duty ____________________________________________________________________

4. I could not go to work yesterday. I was ill.

@ Because I ______________________________________________________________________

5. We don’t want to go out at night and she doesn’t want to go out at night.

@ We don’t _______________________________________________________________________

6. Loan likes to eat bananas and Thanh likes to eat bananas.

@ Loan likes ______________________________________________________________________

7. The soup is very sour.

@ It’s ___________________________________________________________________________

8. How much do the jeans cost?

@ How much ______________________________________________________________________

9. They are marking plans about their vacation.

@ Plans __________________________________________________________________________

10. Because I am tired I can’t finish the work in time.

@ Because of

D. Writing

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.It is not good to stay up so late to listen to music.

->You shouldn’t ……………………………………………

2.How many times a week do you go to your painting club?

->How often ……………………………………………….?

3.It is essential that you do your homework before going to school.

->You must ……………………………………………………...

4.Nobody is older than my grandmother in my family.

->My grandmother is……………………………………………… .

5.Chau is the best at English in her class.

->NobodyinChau’sclass …………………………………………………..
6.These programmes usually have a lot of information

There is……………………………………………………………….

7.Even though he trained hard, he wasn’t able to break the record.

He trained hard but……………………………………………………

8.It is two years since she went back to her home village.

She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..

9.It is necessary to buy skiing equipment if you want to take lessons.

You have to…………………………………………………………...

10.He couldn’t find a cheaper computer.

That was the…………………………………………………………..

11.Our sources of energy will soon and if we don’t try to save them.

Unless…………………………………………………………………

12.Barbara plays chess better than Mike.

Mike doesn’t…………………………………………………………..

13.There are too few glasses for everyone to have a drink.

We haven’t got………………………………………………………..

14.This is the most beautiful sight I have ever visited.

This is the first time…………………………………………………..

15.It is my sister’s eighteenth birthday next week.

My sister will…………………………………………………………

II. Rearrange sentences

1. I/ a pair of shoes/ gave him/ on his birthday/

………………………………………………………………

2. she/ next month/ going to sing/ her first big concert/ in/.

………………………………………………………………………..

3. he/ the most/ crossing the road/ hates/.

…………………………………………………………….

4. we/ going/ the country/ to/ at the weekend/ like/.

………………………………………………………………….

5. I/ go out/ rarely/ because/ too expensive/ every thing/ is/

…………………………………………………………………………

6. you/ stop/ should/ playing vedeo games/

………………………………………………………………………..

7. she/ to learn English/ began/ six month ago/

……………………………………………………………..

8. it/ becoming/ is/ darker and darker/

…………………………………………………………………………..

9. many Vietnamese farmers/ living/ are/ in poverty/

……………………………………………………………………

10.Sally/ listening to music/ is/ in her room/

………………………………………………………………………………

11.Our/ last/ team/ played/ Saturday/ 6 E team/ with.

….………………………………………………………………………….

12.Don’t /food and drink/ into/ bring/ please/ ,/ the gym.

….………………………………………………………………………….

13.every/ The Olympic Games/ four years/ takeplace.

….………………………………………………………………………….

14.see/ you/ Did/ Phong/ yesterday/ the stadium/ at ?

….………………………………………………………………………….

15.a week/ three times/ my/ sister/ aerobics/ does/ keep fit/ to

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