III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same:

1. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

      If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.

      Liz asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Do you like learning a foreign language?

      Are you …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “Can you speak any foreign languages?” Henry said to me.

      Henry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

   5. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  7. I was late for school because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
The alarm clock …………………………………………………………………………………………..

  8. “What music do you like best?” she asked me.
She asked ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     9. “All of you have to hand in your papers now”, the teacher said to the students.
           The teacher told …………………………………………………………………………………………

    10. Don’t be late again. Otherwise, you’ll lose your job.
           If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     11. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days.
            He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Thailand.
      Laurence last ………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.

      The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..

14. “I must do my homework now “, said the girl.

       The girl said ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

15.  The weather was not fine enough for them to go on a picnic.

       The weather was so………………………………………………………………………………………

16.  Working hard will make us successful.

       If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

17.  “What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.
       Mrs. Green asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….

18.  The students must concentrate or they won’t understand the lesson.
       If the students ………………………………………………………………………………………………

19. “Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.
      Peter asked Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………….

20. We had to cancel our picnic because of the heavy rain.

 It rained ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

21. "Why are you looking at me like that?" said the girl to the boy.

→ The girl asked the boy …………………………………………………………………………………………

22. I spend a lot of time on table tennis because I like that game.

® I like …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

® The water was not ………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Joanna?" He said.

® He asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

25. Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.

     If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     26. He couldn’t come to class because he was seriously sick.

     He was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     27. Mrs. Linda  said, “I must stay at home today to help you decorate your room, my son”

     Mrs. Linda told  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     28. Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”

    Peter asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same:

1. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

      If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.

      Liz asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Do you like learning a foreign language?

      Are you …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “Can you speak any foreign languages?” Henry said to me.

      Henry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

   5. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  7. I was late for school because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
The alarm clock …………………………………………………………………………………………..

  8. “What music do you like best?” she asked me.
She asked ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     9. “All of you have to hand in your papers now”, the teacher said to the students.
           The teacher told …………………………………………………………………………………………

    10. Don’t be late again. Otherwise, you’ll lose your job.
           If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     11. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days.
            He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Thailand.
      Laurence last ………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.

      The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..

14. “I must do my homework now “, said the girl.

       The girl said ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

15.  The weather was not fine enough for them to go on a picnic.

       The weather was so………………………………………………………………………………………

16.  Working hard will make us successful.

       If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

17.  “What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.
       Mrs. Green asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….

18.  The students must concentrate or they won’t understand the lesson.
       If the students ………………………………………………………………………………………………

19. “Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.
      Peter asked Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………….

20. We had to cancel our picnic because of the heavy rain.

 It rained ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

21. "Why are you looking at me like that?" said the girl to the boy.

→ The girl asked the boy …………………………………………………………………………………………

22. I spend a lot of time on table tennis because I like that game.

® I like …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

® The water was not ………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Joanna?" He said.

® He asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

25. Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.

     If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     26. He couldn’t come to class because he was seriously sick.

     He was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     27. Mrs. Linda  said, “I must stay at home today to help you decorate your room, my son”

     Mrs. Linda told  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     28. Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”

    Peter asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

 III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same:

1. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

      If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.

      Liz asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Do you like learning a foreign language?

      Are you …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “Can you speak any foreign languages?” Henry said to me.

      Henry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

   5. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

  7. I was late for school because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
The alarm clock …………………………………………………………………………………………..

  8. “What music do you like best?” she asked me.
She asked ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     9. “All of you have to hand in your papers now”, the teacher said to the students.
           The teacher told …………………………………………………………………………………………

    10. Don’t be late again. Otherwise, you’ll lose your job.
           If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     11. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days.
            He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

12. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Thailand.
      Laurence last ………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.

      The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..

14. “I must do my homework now “, said the girl.

       The girl said ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

15.  The weather was not fine enough for them to go on a picnic.

       The weather was so………………………………………………………………………………………

16.  Working hard will make us successful.

       If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

17.  “What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.
       Mrs. Green asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….

18.  The students must concentrate or they won’t understand the lesson.
       If the students ………………………………………………………………………………………………

19. “Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.
      Peter asked Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………….

20. We had to cancel our picnic because of the heavy rain.

 It rained ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

21. "Why are you looking at me like that?" said the girl to the boy.

→ The girl asked the boy …………………………………………………………………………………………

22. I spend a lot of time on table tennis because I like that game.

® I like …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

23. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

® The water was not ………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Joanna?" He said.

® He asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

25. Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.

     If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     26. He couldn’t come to class because he was seriously sick.

     He was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

     27. Mrs. Linda  said, “I must stay at home today to help you decorate your room, my son”

     Mrs. Linda told  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

     28. Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”

    Peter asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.

→ If

2. Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.

→ If

3. Work harder or you won’t get high salary.

→ If

4. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.

→ If

5. The children like to walk in the rain.

→ The children enjoy

→ The children are

6. I think surfing the Net is useful.

→ I find it

7. I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.

→ I think

8. Watching TV consumes a lot of time.

→ Watching TV is a

9. Can’t you control the child?

→ You ?

10. “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

→ He denied

11. Did they understand the problem?

→ They hardly ?

12. He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.

→ I ____________________________________________________________________

13. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

→ She reminded

14. Mary will watch the film in three hours.

→ It will

15. The children are excited about going to the circus.

→ The children are looking

16. He is interested in reading detective books.

→ He enjoys

17. Do you find it difficult to speak English?

→ Do you have any

18. My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.

→ My father spends

19. The floor was cleaned by Loan

→ Loan

20. The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.

→ The Browns have

1. It’s a pity your friend isn’t at this party.

- I wish my friend ...............................................

2. They usually wore jeans when they were young.

-. They used .............................................................

3. Practice speaking every day or you can’t improve your English.

- If ........................................................................................................

4. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful.

- It’s.......................................................................................

5. Can you understand the question? He asked you the question last time.

- Can you understand the question .............................................................