Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings:

7, I get to work in half an hour.

-> It takes ………………………………………………………………………….

8, I spend two hours playing games.

-> It takes ………………………………………………………………………..

9, He spent 15 minutes doing the washing.

-> It took

10, It takes him 20 minutes to walk to school.

-> He spends...........................................................................................................

11, She spends one hour cooking evryday.

-> It takes  .............................................................................................................

12, It takes me ten minutes to cook dinner.

-> I spend ………………………………………………………………………….

13, Do you have a cheaper computer than this ?

-> Is this ………………………………………. ?

14,How much is this dictionary ?

->  How much ………………………………. ?

15. How much does this coat cost?

-> How much ……………………………… ?

16,What is the price of this face mask ?

-> How much ……………………………………… ?

Rewrite the sentences without change their meaningd.

1.It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday. =>Mr. Hoang spent.................................

2.They won't be able to come on Saturday. =>It will be impossible...............................................

3.My brother drink more coffee than my sister does. =>My sister drink.................................

4.I am not as good at Math as my brother. =>My brother......................................................

5.How broad is the window? =>What.........................................................

Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings:1, My house is bigger than your house. -> Your house is ................................................2, The black is cheaper than the red car.-> The red car ....................................................3, There is a sink , a tub and a shower in the bathroom.-> The bathroom .....................................4, No one in the group is taller than Trung.-> Trung ....................................................................6, My house is the oldest house on the street.-> No houses .......................................................7, I get to work in half an hour.-> It takes .................................................................9,How much is this dictionary ?-> How much does ................................10,It isn’t important for you to finish the work today.-> You don’t .............................................11, There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.-> Tim’s collection.............................12,How old is your father ?-> What .......................................................................13, How high is Big Ben Clock Tower ?-> What .........................................................................14, What is your son’s weight-> How ...........................................................................15,What is the price of this face mask ?-> How much does ....................................................16, How long is the Me Kong river ?-> What .....................................................................17, How wide is the west Lake ?-> What ........................................................................

Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings.

1.I fancy going to the cinema with my friends at weekends. =>I am.......................................................................................................

2.I get to work in half an hour. =>It takes.................................................................................................................................................

3.There isn't as much milk in my glass as there is in your. =>There is....................................................................................................

4.The visitor spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand what he said. =>The visitor spoke too............................................................  

5.Mr Thanh couldn't enjoy the meal because of stomachache. =>The stomachache prevented............................................................

6.Can she take care of her self when her mother is away? =>Can she look..........................................................................................

 7.Where can I find the station? =>Could you.......................................................

Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the first ones.

1.I get to work in half an hour.-> It takes………………………………………………

2.Do you have a cheaper computer than this?->Is this……………………………………………?

3.How much is this dictionary?->What is…………………………………………………………?

4.It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today.-> You don’t…………………………………

5. There are 20 books on the shelf.-> The shelf……………………………………………………

Rewrite the sentences without change their meanings:

my house is bigger than your house. -> Your house is ...................................

The black is cheaper than the red car. -> the red car .......................................

There is a sink, a tub and a showerr in the bathroom. -> The bathroom ...............................

No one in the group is taller than Trung . -> Trung..............................................

Do you have a better refrigerator than this ? -> Is this.........................

My house is the oldest house on the street. -> No house.................................................

I get to work in half an hour. -> It this.......................................................................

Exercise 9. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given

11. Her book is not the same as mine.  " Her book is__________________________________

12. It only takes half an hour to get to the art gallery. " We can_________________________

13. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as …as)->The photograph______________________

14. My father finds playing board games interesting.

→  My father is_________________________________________________________________

15. He hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

→  The last time________________________________________________________________

16. I spend twenty minutes walking to school every morning.

→  It takes ____________________________________________________________________

17. I find losing weight very difficult. →       It’s       ________________________________

18. The last time I spoke to David was at Christmas.

→  I haven’t___________________________________________________________________

19. Nobody wanted to go, so they cancelled the school trip.

→  They cancelled______________________________________________________________

20. Jim doesn’t play the saxophone well. His brother doesn’t play the saxophone well.

→  Jim doesn’t play the saxophone well and _________________________________________

- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

1. I get to work in half an hour.

It takes___________________________________________________________________

2. How much is this dictionary?

How much does ___________________________________________________________

3. How tall is your sister?

What ____________________________________________________________________

4. Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.

Nam prefers_______________________________________________________________

5. The black car is cheaper than the red car.

The red car________________________________________________________________

Rewri te the sentences without change their meaning.

1,My friends have more music CD' s than I do.=> I don't............ ; 2, She ests more chocolate than I do.=>I eat................

3,There isn't as much rice in the bowl as there is on the plate.=>There is........... ; 4,I get to work in half an hour.=>It this..............

5,She has less homework to do than he does.=>He has......... ; 6,The trips lasts ten days.=>It is.............. ; 7,The recess lasts thirtyt minutes.=> It is....................  ;

8,Do you enjoy listening to music?=>Are you interested...............; 9,How terrible the weather is?=>What.......

10,Ther are over eight hundred stamps inTom's collection.=>Tom's collection........... ; 11,It isn't important for you to finish the work today.=> You don't have....................... ; 12,The blibrary contains over 30 million books.=>There..............................