1. Would you close the door, please ?
è Would you mind ……………………………………………………………?
2. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
è They didn’t let …………………………………………………..…………………
3. My teacher advised buying that book.
è My teacher advised us…………………………………………………………………………………...
4. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the groun
è The thief made …………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. He spent two hours writing the essay.
è It took…………………………………………………………………………………
6. Why don’t we visit our teacher ?
è I suggest ………………………………………………………… ………………….
7. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.
è I expect him ……………………………………………………………..…………
8. Let's get together next Sunday.
è How about ………………………………..................................................................
9. Let's go camping tomorrow.
è I suggested .................................................................................................................
10. We hope to see each other next summer holiday.
We are looking ………………………………………………………………
1. Would you close the door, please ?
è Would you mind ………closing the door……………………………………………………?
2. They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
è They didn’t let …us smoke in here………………………………………………..…………………
3. My teacher advised buying that book.
è My teacher advised us……to buy that book……………………………………………………………………………...
4. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the groun
è The thief made ……the bank manager lie on the ground ……………………………………………………………………………………...
5. He spent two hours writing the essay.
è It took……him 2 hours to write the essay……………………………………………………………………………
6. Why don’t we visit our teacher ?
è I suggest ………visiting our teacher………………………………………………… ………………….
7. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.
è I expect him ……………………to get there by lunch time………………………………………..…………
8. Let's get together next Sunday.
è How about ……getting together the next Sunday…………………………..................................................................
9. Let's go camping tomorrow.
è I suggested ..going camping tomorrow...............................................................................................................
10. We hope to see each other next summer holiday.
We are looking ……………forward to seeing each other next summer holiday. …………………………………………………
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind _____________________________________?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let ______________________________________
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ________________________________.
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began __________________________________________.
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering __________________________________________.
6/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took _____________________________________________.
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward _________________________________________.
8/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?
- Do you mind_________________________________________________?
9/Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
-Please remember ______________________________________________
10/Don’t ask so many questions.
-Please stop ____________________________________________________
11/I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
-Let’s stop______________________________________________________
12/They haven’t played chess for a long time.
-They stopped ___________________________________________________
13/He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
- He stopped___________________________________________________
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind ___closing the door________________?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let ___us smoke here_____________________
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us _____to buy that book_____________.
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began _________studying English 6 years ago_____________.
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering _______English is necessary___________________.
6/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took ____him 2 hours to write the essay___________________.
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward _____to hearing from here as soon as possible___________.
8/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?
- Do you mind____helping me put the chairs away_________________?
9/Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
-Please remember ______to do that homework_______________________
10/Don’t ask so many questions.
-Please stop _________asking so many questions___________
11/I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
-Let’s stop______________________________________________________
12/They haven’t played chess for a long time.
-They stopped ___________________________________________________
13/He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
- He stopped___________________________________________________
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind __closing the door please___?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let ____us smoke here___
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us __to buy that book_____.
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began ____studying English six years ago________.
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering __English is necessary_______.
6/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took _____him 2 hours to write the essay________.
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward ____to hearing from her as soon as possible_______.
8/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?
- Do you mind______helping me to put the chairs away____?
9/Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
-Please remember _________ to do this homework.___
10/Don’t ask so many questions.
-Please stop ____asking so many questions_______
11/I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
-Let’s stop___discussing phrasal verbs now______
12/They haven’t played chess for a long time.
-They stopped _______playing chess a long time ago____
13/He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
- He stopped_______smoking 3 years ago______
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind closing the door ?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let us smoke here .
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us to buy that book .
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began studying english six years ago .
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering English well is necessary .
6/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took him two hours to write the essay .
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward to hearing from her as soon as possible .
8/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?
- Do you mind helping me put the chairs away ?
9/Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
-Please remember to do this homework .
10/Don’t ask so many questions.
-Please stop asking so many questions .
11/I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
-Let’s stop discussing phrasal verbs .
12/They haven’t played chess for a long time.
-They stopped playing chess a long time ago .
13/He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
- He stopped smoking 3 years ago .
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind _____________________________________?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let ______________________________________
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ________________________________.
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began __________________________________________.
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering __________________________________________.
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind ____closing the door_________________________________?
2/ They didn’t allow us to smoke in here.
- They didn’t let ___us smoke in here___________________________________
3/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ___to buy that book_____________________________.
4/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began ___studying E 6 years ago_______________________________________.
5/ It is necessary to master English.
- Mastering ____English is necessary ______________________________________.
1. Would you close the door, please ?
Would you mind..................................
2. They didn't allow us to smoke here.
They didn't let......................
3. My teacher advised buying that book
My teacher advised us ...........................
4. He has studied English for six years.
He began...............................................
5. He spent two hours writing the essay.
It took......................................................
6. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible
He is looking forward............................................
7.Don't forget that you have to do this homework.
Please remember .................................................
8.Don't ask so many questions.
Please stop ..................................
1. Would you close the door, please ?
Would you mind.........closing the door?.........................
2. They didn't allow us to smoke here.
They didn't let......us smoke here................
3. My teacher advised buying that book
My teacher advised us .........to buy that book..................
4. He has studied English for six years.
He began........studying english six years ago.......................................
5. He spent two hours writing the essay.
It took........him two hours to write the essay..............................................
6. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible
He is looking forward........to hearing from her as soon as possible...................................
7.Don't forget that you have to do this homework.
Please remember ........to do this homework..........................................
8.Don't ask so many questions.
Please stop .........asking so many questions.........................
1. It‘s hard to keep track of the children‘s comings and goings.
→ Keeping ………………
2. My teacher advised buying that book.
→ My teacher advised us ………………
3. He has studied English for 6 years.
→ He began ………………
4. He spent two hours writing the essay.
→ It took ………………
5. Walking 4 miles in an hour is pretty good going for me.
→ It is ………………
6. It cost the company thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
→ The company spent …………………
7. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
→ He is looking forward ………………
8. We are going to get married
→ We have decided ………………
9. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
→ Do you mind ………………
10. Didn‘t your teacher let you speak a word?
→ Did your teacher make........................ ?
11. May I borrow your pencil?
→ Would you mind........................ ?
12. It would be a great idea for you to see a doctor.
→ I think you should ………………
13. You need to keep your file in a safe place.
→ It‘s neccesary ………………
14. “Why don‘t we visit her parents on Sunday?”
→ He suggested ………………
15. Jonathan spends 3 hours a day to doing the homework.
→ It takes ………………
16. Hank said to him: “Remember to close all the windows and turn off the lights before going out!”
→ Hank reminded him ………………
17. I‘m very excited that we will go camping next weekend.
→ I‘m looking ………………
18. He didn‘t talk anything when he came in the house.
→ He came in the house without ………………
19. I expect that she will give me some advice.
→ I expect her ………………
I. Identify a mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. I think it is necessary to students to wear uniforms when they are at school.
2. Our English teacher would like us spending more time in the laboratory practising our pronunciation.
3. After their visit for the aquarium, they went to a food stall for lunch.
4. It’s impossible for one human being to know every languages in the world.
5. Yesterday I waked up very early because I wanted to go to the beach.
6. Peter’s new sports car costs much more than Tom.
7. Max prefers fishing from his boat in the lake than sitting at his desk in the office.
8. It took Ralph a long time finding a new job. He was unemployed for nearly two years.
9. You mustn’t write to him because he will be here tomorrow.
10. We thought our cameras were the same but his is different than the one I bought.
1 to students -> for students
2 spending -> to spend
3 for -> to (the aquarium)
4 languages -> languag
5 waked -> woke
6 Tom -> Tom's
7 than -> to
8 finding -> to find
9 mustn't -> don't have to
10 than -> from
3. They said to us , “May we smoke here in this room ?”. They ………………………………………………………………………… 4. He couldn’t move the piano because it was very heavy. The piano was ………………………………………………………………………… 5. The teacher is going to tell a story. A story …………………………………………………………………………………… 6. There are many different kinds of colleges in Britain. Britain …………………………………………………………………………………… 7. An average housewife spends nearly 70 hours doing the housework. It …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I have studied at this college for 14 months. I began …………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Could you speak English when you were a child ? Were you …………………………………… 10. She was so mean that she never wanted to buy anything She was such……………………………………………………………………….. 11. People say he eats 10 eggs a day He is ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 12. Alan regretted asking Arthur to lend him £20. Alan wished ……………………………………………………………………………… 13. I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. There ……………………………………………………………………………… 14. They felt tired. The meeting was long. If ……………………………………………………………………………… 15. I’m always nervous when I travel by air. Travelling ……………………………………………………………………………… 16. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets ……………………………………………………………………………… 17. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. It is ……………………………………………………………………………… 18. We would prefer you not to smoke We would rather you ……………… …………………………………………. 19. John’s money was stolen on a train John had…………………………………………………………………………… 20. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges Apples____________________________________ 21. You can’t go into that restaurant without a jacket and tie Unless____________________________________ 22. Peter is the richest man in my company. No one ________________________________ 23. He’s tired because he works all time. If________________________________________ 24. Our house has five rooms There_____________________________________ 25. Although the weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic. In spite of _____________________________________ 26. John is calling the other members. The other members_______________________________ 27. He has so heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to travel. He has such_____________________________________ 28. The men are angry. The woman is talking to the men. The men ________________________________________ 29. Don’t go outside the harbor if the wind is strong. Unless__________________________________________ 30. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. If………………………………………………….. 31. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog………………..…………………………... 32. Ben said “Would you like to go out tonight, Mary?” Ben invited …………………………………………. 33. In spite of a good salary, Jim was unhappy in his job. Although …………………………………………... 34. Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan ? Why was …………………………………………………………………………… 35. We had lunch and then we went for a walk by the river. After we ………………………………………………………………………………………… 36. Because he was careless, Tam lost his job. Because of…………………………………………………………………………………. 37. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. I have never …………………………………………………………………………. 38. She’s studied at this college for 6 months. She started…………………………………………………………….. 39. Classroom must be cleaned everyday. You have to………………………………………………………… 40. I didn’t know you came, so I didn’t wait for you. If………………………………………………….. 41. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim The sea was too…………………………………… 42. They think the owner of the house is abroad. The owner of the house …………………………... 43. Ben said “I’m so sorry I’m late” Ben apologized…………………………………… 44. Not having heard the weather forecast, John was surprised by the snow. Because …………………………………………... 45. This is a one month course This course …………………………………………………………………………. 46. Could you speak English when you were a child ? Were ………………………………………………………………………….. 47. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly His briefcase was so ………………………………………………………………... 48. The film was boring, so he decided to turn off the television. He ………………………………………………………………………………..
25. Although the weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic.
In spite of ____the bad weather, we are going to have a picnic._________________________________
26. John is calling the other members.
The other members____are being called by John___________________________
27. He has so heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to travel.
He has such__heavy work load that it is difficult for him to travel. ___________________________________
28. The men are angry. The woman is talking to the men.
The men ___who the woman is talking to are angry_____________________________________
29. Don’t go outside the harbor if the wind is strong.
Unless____the wind isn't strong,Don’t go outside the harbor ______________________________________
30. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
If……we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday ……………………………………………..
31. The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our dog……bit the postman…………..…………………………...
32. Ben said “Would you like to go out tonight, Mary?”
Ben invited ……Mary to go out that night…………………………………….
33. In spite of a good salary, Jim was unhappy in his job.
Although …Jim had a good salary., he was unhappy in his job.………………………………………...
34. Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan ?
Why was ……not I informed of the change of the plan ? ………………………………………………………………………
35. We had lunch and then we went for a walk by the river.
After we …had had lunch, we went for a walk by the river. ………………………………………………………………………………………
36. Because he was careless, Tam lost his job.
Because of……his carelessness, Tam lost his job. …………………………………………………………………………….
37. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
I have never …read such an interesting book……………………………………………………………………….
38. She’s studied at this college for 6 months.
She started………studying at this college 6 months ago.……………………………………………………..
39. Classroom must be cleaned everyday.
You have to……clean the classroom everyday……………………………………………………
40. I didn’t know you came, so I didn’t wait for you.
If……I had known you came, I would have waited for you……………………………………………..
41. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim
The sea was too…cold for us to swim…………………………………
42. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
The owner of the house ……is thought to be abroad……………………...
43. Ben said “I’m so sorry I’m late”
Ben apologized………for being late……………………………
44. Not having heard the weather forecast, John was surprised by the snow.
Because …John hadn't heard the weather forecast, he was surprised by the snow.………………………………………...
45. This is a one month course
This course ………lasts a month ………………………………………………………………….
46. Could you speak English when you were a child ?
Were ……you a child, Could you speak English……………………………………………………………………..
47. His briefcase was too full for the zip fastener to close properly
His briefcase was so …full that the zip fastener couldn't close properly ……………………………………………………………...
48. The film was boring, so he decided to turn off the television.
He ……decided to turn off the television because the film was boring…………………………………………………………………………..
3. They said to us , “May we smoke here in this room ?”.
They ……asked us if they might smoke there in that room ……………………………………………………………………
4. He couldn’t move the piano because it was very heavy.
The piano was ……too heavy for him to move……………………………………………………………………
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
A story …is going to be told by the teacher…………………………………………………………………………………
6. There are many different kinds of colleges in Britain.
Britain …has many different kinds of colleges…………………………………………………………………………………
7. An average housewife spends nearly 70 hours doing the housework.
It ……takes an average housewife nearly 70 hours to do the housework. ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I have studied at this college for 14 months.
I began ……studying at this college 14 months ago………………………………………………………………………………
9. Could you speak English when you were a child ?
Were you …a child,Could you speak English …………………………………
10. She was so mean that she never wanted to buy anything
She was such……a mean woman that she never wanted to buy anything …………………………………………………………………..
11. People say he eats 10 eggs a day
He is ……said to eat 10 eggs a day …………………………………………………………………………………..
12. Alan regretted asking Arthur to lend him £20.
Alan wished ……he hadn't asked Arthur to lend him £20. …………………………………………………………………………
13. I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees.
There …are a thousand employees in the factory where I work ……………………………………………………………………………
14. They felt tired. The meeting was long.
If …the meeting hadn't been long, they wouldn't have felt tired……………………………………………………………………………
15. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling ……by air makes me nervous…………………………………………………………………………
16. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
The streets …haven't been cleaned this week……………………………………………………………………………
17. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is …such a dirty restaurent that no one wants to eat there. ……………………………………………………………………………
18. We would prefer you not to smoke
We would rather you …didn't smoke…………… ………………………………………….
19. John’s money was stolen on a train
John had…his money stolen on a train…………………………………………………………………………
20. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples___are usually not as expensive as oranges_________________________________
21. You can’t go into that restaurant without a jacket and tie
Unless__you wear a jacket and tie, you can’t go into that restaurant __________________________________
22. Peter is the richest man in my company.
No one _____in my company is as rich as Peter ___________________________
23. He’s tired because he works all time.
If___he didn't work all time, he wouldn;t be tired_____________________________________
24. Our house has five rooms
There______are 5 rooms in our house_______________________________
1.She's good friend
=>she's
2.what is the width of your room?
=>how
3.the film is do boring that we leave the cinema soon
=>it's
4.our teacher don't allow us to talk in class
=>our teacher don't let
5.my friends visited Ho Chi Minh city 2 months ago
=>My friend paid
She's a good friend of mine
How wide is your room?
It's such a boring film that we leave the cinema soon
Our teacher don't let us talk in class
My friends paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh city 2 months ago
V. Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown:
Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind___________________________________________ ?
2/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us _________________________________________.
3/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began ________________________________________________
4/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took ________________________________________________
5/ He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ______________________________________
6/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too ______________________________________
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward __________________________.
8. Why don’t we wait for the bus?
→ He suggested ……………………………………………
9. She doesn’t want to meet him.
→ She avoids…………………………………………...................
10. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed.
→ Before……………………………………………….......................
11. He checked the cassette carefully, then he bought it
→ After………………………………..............................................
1/ Would you close the door, please ?
- Would you mind____closing the door_______________________________________ ?
2/ My teacher advised buying that book.
- My teacher advised us ___________to buy that book______________________________.
3/ He has studied English for six years.
- He began ___studying English 6 years ago_____________________________________________
4/ He spent two hours writing the essay.
- It took _____him 2 hours to write the essay___________________________________________
5/ He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t _old enough to ride a motorbike _____________________________________
6/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too _____heavy for her to carry it upstairs _________________________________
7/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward _to hearing from her as soon as possible._________________________.
8. Why don’t we wait for the bus?
→ He suggested ……waiting for the bus………………………………………
9. She doesn’t want to meet him.
→ She avoids………meeting him…………………………………...................
10. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed.
→ Before………writing a letter, she went to bed……………………………………….......................
11. He checked the cassette carefully, then he bought it
→ After…………checking the cassettle carefully., he bought it……………………..............................................
