1. Shall we go for a walk?

-> What about ……going for a walk…………………………….?

2. Why don’t we visit our teacher?

-> I suggest ……visiting our teacher…………………………………

3. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

-> I’m looking …………forward to meeting again soon………………………..

4. It is really quite easy to learn English.

-> Learning …English is really quite easy…………………………………….

5. I don’t want to go to the movie tonight.

->  I don’t feel like …going to the movie tonight.……………………………..

6. Complaining about the matter is useless now.

->  It is ………useless to complain about the matter……………………………………...

7. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.

->  It’s better to avoid …travelling during the rush hour.……………………………..

8. I expect that he will get there by lunch time.

->  I expect him …to get there by lunch time.………………………………….

9. I remember someone telling me the news.

-> I remember being …told the news.……………………………

10. Could you turn the radio dơn, please?

-> Would you mind …turning  the radio down…………………………….?     

41. Shall we go for a walk ? è What about …going for a walk……………………………….?

42. Why don’t we visit our teacher ? è I suggest ……visiting our teacher……………………

43. I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon. è I’m looking ……forward to meeting you again soon………………

44. It is really quite easy to learn English . è Learning ………English is really quite easy……………….

45. I don’t want to go to the movie tonight. è I don’t feel like …going to the movie tonight……………………

46. Complaining about the matter is useless now. è It is ………no use complaining about the matter.……………

41. going for a work

42. visiting our teacher

43. forward to meeting again

44. English is quite easy

45. going to the movie tonight

46. useless to complain about the matter now

Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or perfect participle.

Shall we go for a walk?

→ What about __________________ going for a walk ?_________________________.

Why don’t we visit our teacher?

→ I suggest _______________________ visiting our teacher________________________________.

It is really quite easy to learn English.

→ Learning ________________ English is really quite easy______________________________.

I don’t want to go to the movie tonight.

→ I don’t feel like _______________ going to the movie tonight______________________.

Complaining about the matter is useless now.

→ It is useless _________________ to complain about the matter______________________________.

Shall we go for a walk?

→ What about going  for a walk?

Why don’t we visit our teacher?

→ I suggest visiting our teacher.

It is really quite easy to learn English.

→ Learning English is really quite easy.

I don’t want to go to the movie tonight.

→ I don’t feel like going to the movie tonight.

Complaining about the matter is useless now.

→ It is useless to complain about the matter.

1. What about for going for a walk?

2. I suggest visiting our teacher.

3.  Learning English is really quite easy.

4.  I don't feel like going to the cinema tonight.

5.  It is useless to complain about the matter now.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

41. Shall we go out for a walk?

Let’s………………go out for a walk…………………………………………………………………..

Why don’t………………we go out for a walk?…………………………………………………………….

What about……………going out for a walk?………………………………………………………………

42. Why don’t we go to the library?

Shall…………we go to the library?………………………………………………………………………

Let’s…………go to the library………………………………………………………………………..

What about………………going to the library?……………………………………………………………

43. We moved to this city 5 years ago.

We have……………moved to this city for 5 years…………………………………………………………………

44. He started learning English 3 months ago.

He has…………………learned English for 3 months……………………………………………………………..

45. They visited their parents 5 months ago.

They haven’t…………visited their parents for 5 months………………………………………………………………

1. “We will visit you this week” my parents said

…………My parents said they would visit me that week……………………………………………………………………………….

2. Our teacher asked us: “ What are you most worried about ?”

……Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. “ I got very high score in my last test, Mum” She said.

……She told her mum she had got very high score in her last test…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “ Do you sleep at least eight hour a day ?” the doctor asked him

……The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hour a day …………………………………………………………………………………….

5. “ Liz can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure.” Tom said.

………Tom said Liz could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure ……………………………………………………………………………………..

6. “ She was very upset but she is fine now.” Nam said.

………Nam said she had been very upset but she was fine then …………………………………………………………………………………..

7. “ I can’t concentrate! It’s too noisy in here.” The girl said.

………………The girl said she couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy in there……………………………………………………………………………

8. “ He’ll take a cooking class before he goes to college” Jenny said.

…Jenny said he would take  a cooking class before he went to college” ……………………………………………………………………………………….

II. Rewrite: 1. Why don’t we go swimming today?

=> I suggest going swimming today

=> What about going swimming today?

=> Let's go swimming today

2. How about walking to school?

=> I suggest walking to school

=> Why don't we walk to school

=>Let's walk to school

3. I suggest cooking in the garden with our friends

=> Why don't we cook in the garden with our friends?

=> Let's cook in the garden with our friends

=> How about cooking in the garden with our friends?

4. let’s buy some fruit for the party this week

=> How about buying some fruit for the party this week?

=> I suggest buying some fruit for the party this week

=> Why don't we buy some fruit for the party this week?

II. Rewrite:

1. Why don’t we go swimming today? =>How about  going swimming today?

=>What about  going swimming today?

=>Let's go swimming today

2. How about walking to school? =>

=> What about walking to school? 

=> Why don't we  walk to school? 

3. I suggest cooking in the garden with our friends

=> What about cooking in the garden with our friends?

=>How about cooking in the garden with our friends?

=> Why don't we cook in the garden with our friends?

4. let’s buy some fruit for the party this week

=>What about  buying ome fruit for the party this week?

=>How about  buying some fruit for the party this week?

=> Why don't we  buy some fruit for the party this week?

Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1: Shall we go for a walk? -> What about ...........going for a walk......................................?

2: Why don't we visit our teacher ? -> I suggest ..........visiting our teacher............................

3: I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon -> I'm looking .....forward to meeting again soon...........................................

4: It is really quite easy to learn English -> Learning ................english is really quite easy....................

5: I don't want to go to the movie tonight -> I don't feel like .............going to the movie tonight...........................

6: Complaining about the mattre is useless now -> It is ...........useless now to complain about the mattre ............................

7:It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour -> It's better to avoid ..........travelling during the rush hour .............................

8: I expect that he will get there by lunchtime -> I expect him ......to get there by lunchtime .................

9: I remember someone telling me the news -> I remember being .......told the news...............................

10: Could you turn the radio down, please? -> Would you mind ................ turning the radio down......................?

I.            Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :

6. If it doesn’t rain soon, our crops will be lost.

Unless it rains soon, our crops will be lost.

7. I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

I’m looking forward to meeting again soon.

8. Have you got a cheaper hat than this ?

Is this the cheapest you have?

9. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.

Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking.

10. Daisy’s parents gave her a watch on her birthday.

Daisy was given a watch on her birthday.

it do rain soon , our crops will be lost.

pleased that we shall meet again soon.

 the cheapest you have got?

 in her cooking.