1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21. The film was interesting enough for us to see twice.

It was such --------------------------------------------------------------------

The film was ------------------------------------------------------------------

22. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.

The sea is not ------------------------------------------------------------------

23. It was such hot coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

The tea was too ----------------------------------------------------------------

24. No one in the group is younger than her.

She is the -------------------------------------------------------------------------

25. Tom is the best football player in the team.

No one in the team is -------------------------------------------

VIẾT LẠI CÂU THEO NGHĨA KHÔNG ĐỔI

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ______________________________

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather ____________________________________________

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather ____________________________________________

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you _________________________________________

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you _________________________________________

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ___________________________________________

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took _______________________________________________

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took _______________________________________________

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took _______________________________________________

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took _______________________________________________

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too _______________________________________

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ________________________________________

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ________________________________________________

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ____________________________________________

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so __________________________________

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ___________________________________________

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ___________________________________________

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such _____________________________________________

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t _________________________________________

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so __________________________________________

It was such ______________________________________________

I. viết lại câu:

1, The children prefer cycling to walking.\(\Rightarrow\)The  children would rather........................................................................

2, I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home. \(\Rightarrow\)I'd rather....................................................................................

3, I don't  think it's a good idea for you to buy that car\(\Rightarrow\)I'd rather...............................................................................

Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1. He learned to speak English well in only one year.

It took          

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather                                                                                               

3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.          

The man is 

4. Tom had difficulty concentrating on his book because of the noise.

Tom found_______ 

5. Both my sister and I are not good at speaking English.

Neither my sister  

a)Would rather :

1.Please stay at home this Christmas. →I’d rather you ................................................

2.It’s time for the children to go to bed. →I’d rather the ...............................................

3.Please help your mother with housework. →I’s rather you ..........................................

4.I don’t like you to come to class late. →I’d rather ....................................................

5.Please keep silent I the classroom. →I’d rather you ...................................................

b)It’s time:

1.You have to dress yourself now. →It’s .................................................................

2.I think the children should go to bed. →It’s about .....................................................

3.Hurry up or we will be late for the train. →It’s time ..................................................

4.It’s time for children to go to bed. It’s high time ........................................................

5.It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home! It’s about ..........................................................

c)Present perfect Tense:

1.She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. →The last time .........................................

2.We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. →This is the first .....................................

3.It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. →We haven’t ............................................

4.This is the first time I have visited the USA. →I haven’t .............................................

5.I have learnt English for 10 years now. →I began .....................................................

6.She moved to London 20 years ago. →She has ........................................................

7.The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. →The last time .........................................

8.I stopped writing to him a week ago. →I haven’t .....................................................

9.Mary has leant French for 6 years. →It’s ...............................................................

10.When did your father buy that car ? →How long ......................................................

11.I didn’t see her again for 3 years. →Three years has ..................................................

12.The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.→John hasn’t ...............................................................................................

13.They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.→They didn’t ..............................................................................................

14.John’s career as a television presenter began five yearsago.→John has ...................................................................................................

15.My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years. →My uncle started .........................................................................................

16.How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?→When did your ..........................................................................................

17.My old friend started working on that farm in 2005. →Since 2005, ...............................................................................................

18.When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?→How long ..................................................................................................

19.My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.→My mother ................................................................................................

20.My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago. →My father hasn’t ..........................................................................................

C.Would rather:

1.Please stay at home this Christmas.

* I would rather you ................................................

2.It’s time for the children to go to bed.

* I’d rather the .......................................................

3.Please help your mother with housework.

* I’d rather you .................................................

4.I don’t like you to come to class late.

* I’d rather .............................................................

5.Please keep silent in the classroom.

* I’d rather .............................................................

6.I prefer going out with friends to staying at home to watch TV.

I ‘d rather ...............................................................................................................

7.“Would you mind not smoking here?”

* I’d rather ....................................................

8.Please don’t give me an injection.

* I’d rather..............................................................

D.It’s time:

1. You have to dress yourself now. * It’s .....................................................................

2. I think the children should go to bed.

* It’s time ...............................................................

3. It’s time for the children to go to bed.

*It’s high time ........................................................

4. It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home.

It’s time ...............................................................

5. You haven’t done your homework, haven’t you?

It’s time .......................................................................................................................

Task 12: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.
1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------
2. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.
Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.
It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. He washed his car in one hour.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.
The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. My father doesn’t drink a lot. He doesn’t smoke a lot.
My father neither ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12. He didn’t come. He didn’t phone me.
He neither ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. I come late and my friend comes late too.
Both -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. She likes pop music. She also likes rock music.
She likes not only ------------------------------------------------------------------
15. You can go to bed. You can watch TV if you like.
You can either -----------------------------------------------------------------------

I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:

1. The children prefer cycling to walking.

The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------

2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.

I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.

I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.

I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Please don’t go there now.

I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.

Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.

It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. We spent three hours opening the door.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. He washed his car in one hour.

It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. They built that bridge in three years.

It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.

The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------

13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.

It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.

He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.

These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------

16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.

He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.

The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.

It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

19. The garden is too small to play football in.

The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------

20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.

The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Lưu ý : Đây là dạng bài về " Would rather - prefer - have sth done - It's time - used to - had better - suggest - make .............

Ex1 : Rewrite the following sentences :

5. I prefer staying at home to going out.
-> I'd rather .........................................................................................

6 . I don't really want to have lunch yet.
-> I'd rather ....................................................................................

7. I'd prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday/
-> I would rather..............................................

8. She prefers Italian food to French food.

-> She'd.......................................................

9. I'd rather go out for a meal than stay at home

-> I prefer............................

11. I'd rather not see him tomorrow

-> I don't .............................

12. He prefers golf to tennis

-> He'd rather........................

13. I don't really want to visit the museum

-> I'd rather.......................

14. I'd rather you started work next week

-> I'd prefer................................

15. Please don't go there

-> I'd...........................

16. I don't feel like spending another day at the beach

-> I'd rather ...........................

17. I'd rather you didn't phone me at work

-> I'd prefer....................................

18. We'd rather you didn't smoke

-> We'd prefer.......................

19. She doesn't usually stay up so late

-> She's not used................................

20. It's not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon

-> I'm.................................................

*Lưu ý : Đây là dạng bài về " Would rather - prefer - have sth done - It's time - used to - had better - suggest - make .............

Ex1 : Rewrite the following sentences :

5. I prefer staying at home to going out.
-> I'd rather .........................................................................................

6 . I don't really want to have lunch yet.
-> I'd rather ....................................................................................

7. I'd prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday/
-> I would rather..............................................

8. She prefers Italian food to French food.

-> She'd.......................................................

9. I'd rather go out for a meal than stay at home

-> I prefer............................

11. I'd rather not see him tomorrow

-> I don't .............................

12. He prefers golf to tennis

-> He'd rather........................

13. I don't really want to visit the museum

-> I'd rather.......................

14. I'd rather you started work next week

-> I'd prefer................................

15. Please don't go there

-> I'd...........................

16. I don't feel like spending another day at the beach

-> I'd rather ...........................

17. I'd rather you didn't phone me at work

-> I'd prefer....................................

18. We'd rather you didn't smoke

-> We'd prefer.......................

19. She doesn't usually stay up so late

-> She's not used................................

20. It's not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon

-> I'm.................................................