COMPARISON I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 11. Her dress is the same as Rita’s. Her dress isn’t ……………………………………different from Rita's…………………………………………………. 12.The lesson became difficult. They tried hard. The more ……………………………………difficult the lesson became, the harder they tried………………………………………………………. 13. Winter draws nearer. We feel cold. The ………………………………nearer winter draws, the colder we feel………………………………………………………………….. 14. The blue cases are as heavy as the brown ones. The blue cases have ……………………………the same weight as the browns ones…………………………………………………… 15. We sit near the stage. We can see well. The …………………………nearer we sit to the stage, the better we can see……………………………………………………………………….. 16. If you leave sooner, you will arrive at your destination early. The ……………………sooner you leave, the earlier you will arrive at your destination…………………………………………………………………………….. 17. The weather is getting hot. I feel much miserable. The ……………………………hotter the weather is getting, the more miserable I feel……………………………………………………………………. 18. We live far from our house. We miss it very much. The ………………………………farther I live from our house, the more we miss it…………………………………………………………………. 19. I’m afraid I don’t have a cheaper one in stock. I’m afraid this …………………………………is the cheapest one in stock…………………………………………………… 20. My friend has always been able to cook better than me. I have …………………………………………always been able to cook worse than my friend…………………………………………………….

43. We have lived here for 20 years.

44. Bill doesn't play soccer as well as John.

45. I haven't seen Nam for 5 years.

46. The food is too cold for her to have.

47. It has been 5 years since my brother saw his best friend.

48. I have never spoken English before.

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I wouldn't have gotten wet if I had had an umbrella with me.

2. Unless you leave me alone, I'll call the police!

3. If the weather is snowy, we don't go to school.

4. If Jack hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.

5. If you didn't drink so much coffee, you would be able to sleep.

6. If you want to stop the machine, press this button.

7. If you make me some coffee, I'll give you one of my biscuits.

8. Unless you had told me about Sue's hair, I wouldn't have noticed.

9. If you should see Peter, tell him he should be here at 8.00.

10. If you were to ask me to marry you, I wouldn't accept!

Rewrite each sentence as reported speech, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. “I won’t have enough time to finish this job.”

=>He said……………………he would not have enough time to finish that job…………………

2. “It’s been a long time since I had such a good meal.”

=>She said…………it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal……………………

8. “It’s time to go to bed, children.”

=>She told...............her children to go to bed...........................

Put into the reported speech :

  3/ The nurse said : “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, Doctor.”

-> ...........................The nurse told the doctor that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed her orders............................................................ …

  4/ They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”

-> ............................. They said to me that I had taught them E the previous year.......................................................... 

  5/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”

-> .............................Mr.Brown said that their trip had cost their 2 thousand dollars.........................................................

  9/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”

-> ...........................................My mother said that she thought it wouldn't rain the following day............................................

I. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, BEGINNING AS SHOWN, SO THAT THE MEANING STAYS THE SAME.
1.We learn English because we want to read English books.
-> In order to..... to read English books,we learn English......
2. They asked me some difficult question at the interview.
-> I ..was asked some difficult question at the interview.....

rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same

1. English is my favorite subject

⇒ I like English best.

2. David plays for his school volleyball team

⇒ David is a member of his school volleyball team.

rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same

1. English is my favorite subject

⇒ I am interested in English

=>i like English best

2. David plays for his school volleyball team

⇒ David is a member for his school volleyball team

rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same

1. English is my favorite subject

⇒ I like English best.

2. David plays for his school volleyball team

⇒ David is a member of his school volleyball team.

I watching

II

1 It's 5 years since I last visited HLB

2 The weather was terrible so we cancelled the picnic

3 I enjoy going shopping every weekend

I. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

(Watch) __________Watching_____ television is also a means of learning English.

II. Rewrite the sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. The last time I visited Ha Long Bay was 5years ago.

-> It's 5 years since I last visited Ha Long Bay.

2. We had to cancel the picnic because the weather was terrible.

-> The weather was terrible so we had to cancel the picnic.

3. Going shopping every weekend gives me much pleasure.

-> I enjoy going shopping every weekend.

I. Watching 

II.

1. It's 5 years since I last visited HLB.

2.The weather was so terrible that we had to cancel the picnic.

3. I enjoy going shopping every weekend.

* Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. I often go to bed late.
I am used …………to going to bed late………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”
He ……offered me a cup of coffee……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The course finished with a big party.
At the end ………of the course there was a big party…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She went out, but she didn’t say a word.
She went out without ……saying a word………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I think it would be a good idea to take the train.
I suggest ……taking the train……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet has ……been used all over the world. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more ……………money he spent, the harder they had to work……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. It is interesting to go out with friends at weekends.
Going out ……with friends at weekend is interesting……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is ……………thought to have been caused by human error. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too ………………rough for the children to go swimming…………………………………………………………………………………………