1. We have donated books and clothes for ten years.

-> We began donating books and clothes 10 years ago.

2. Playing beach games is very interesting .

=> It is very interesting to play beach games.

3.  It's a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables everyday.

 => We should eat a lot of fruit and vegetable every day.

4. There are five people in my family.

  => My family has five people.

5.  I find collecting glass bottles interesting.

  => My hobby is the same as John's hobby.

   1. We have donated books and clothes for ten years.

                  We began ...donating books and clothes 10 years ago.....

       2.  Playing beach games is very interesting.

                   …I find playing beach gamesinteresting….

       3.  It's a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables everyday.

                   …Eating a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

       4. There are five people in my family.

                   My family has five people

       5.  I find collecting glass bottles interesting.

                   My hobby is ..collecting glass bottles...

       6.  My sister enjoys arranging flowers.

                   My sister finds ..arranging flowers enjoyable...

       7.  I spend 15 minutes walking to school everyday.

                   It takes ...me 15 minutes to walk to school every day.........

       8. My daughter has studied English for five years.

                   My daughter started ....learning English 5 years ago.

       9. My sister has less money than I do.

                   I have ..more money than my sister do...

       10. I've never attended a more joyful festival.

                   It's the most ..joyful festival I've ever attended.....

       11. No provinces in Viet Nam are larger than Nghe An.

                   Nghe An is .....the largest province in Vietnam........

       12. My father drives very carefully.

                   My father is a ..careful driver

       13.  I have never met your sister before.

                   This is the first time ..I meet your sister..

       14.  Tim lost his job because he was careless.

                   Because of Tom's carelessness, he lost his job....

       15.  Hang is the tallest girl in my class.

                   No girl ..in my class is taller than Hang...

       16.  My room is smaller than your room.

                   Your room is ....bigger than mine.....

       17.  Miss Lien rides a motorbike to work every day.

                   Miss Lien gets ...to work by motorbike every day.........

       18.  I last saw Minh six months ago.

                   I haven't ....seen Minh for 6 months........

       19.  Lan is better at math than Nga.

                   Nga isn't .as good at Math as Lan.............

       20.  Hoa hasn't written to her parents for three months.

                 The last ..time Hoa wrote to her parents was 3 months ago.......

 6.  My sister enjoys arranging flowers.

        => My sister finds arranging the flowers.

Complete the second so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence:

1.Tom started recycling rubbish two years ago

Tom has....................recycled rubbish for two years......................

2.We have donated books and clothes for ten years

We began.................donating books and clothes ten years ago................

3.The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

We haven't................ seen her since Christmas Day................

4.I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

This is..........the first time I have eaten this kind of food........................

5.It started raiing an hour ago

It has........rained for an hour..................

Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence

1.Tom started recycling rubbish two year ago.

Tom has recycled rubbish for two year

2.We have donated books and clothes for ten years.

We began donating books and clothes ten years ago

3.The last time we saw her was on Christmas Day.

We haven't sên her since Christmas Day.

4.I haven't eaten this kind of food here.

This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food here

5.It started raining an hour ago.

It has rained for an hour

6.I have studied English for 5 years.

I began studying English 5 years ago

7.I last saw him when I was a student.

I haven't seen him since I was a student.

8.I haven't talked to him for 8 days.

The last time I talked to him was 8 days ago

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1.  We have two brothers, Jack and Mike.

     F Jack and Mike _______________are our brothers_______________________________

2.  Does that motorbike belong to him?

     F Is that _________________his motorbike?_________________________________

3.  These postcards are ours.

     F These are ______________________our postcards____________________________

4.  This box of chocolate is hers.

     F This box of chocolate belongs __________________to her________________

5.  Those are their apple trees.

     F These apple trees __________________are theirs__________________________

II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1. I find reading book interesting.

->I think reading book is  interesting.________________________________________________

2. My school donated books for the poor children 2 years ago

-> My school has donated books for the poor children for 2 years  ________________________________________________

1 They haven't visited England for 2 years

2 We have lived here for 15 years

3 How long have you learnt English?

4 I haven't written a letter to my aunt since May

5 Minh has collected stamps since 2000

6 Nga has learnt French since last year

7 I haven't seen her since 2000

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one. 

1. The last time they visited England was two years ago.

=> They haven't visited England for 2 years……………………………………………….……………………………

2. We started living here fifteen years ago.

=> We have……lived here for 15 years……………………………………………………………..

3. When did you begin to learn English ?

=> How long……have you learned E……………………………………………………………..?

4. I last wrote a letter to my aunt in May.

=> I haven’t……written a letter to my aunt since May………………………………………………………………..

5. Mr Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

=>Minh has…collected stamps since 2000……………………………………………..                                          6. Nga started learning French last year.

=> Nga……has learned French since last year……………………………………………………………………….

7. The last time I saw her was in 2000.

=> I haven’t……seen her since 2000………………

Jack and Mike are our two brothers

Is that his motorbike?

There are our postcards

This box of chocolate belongs to her

These apple trees are ours

1. Jack and Mike are our brothers.
2. Is that his motorbike?
3. These are our postcards.
4. This box of chocolate belongs to her.
5. These apple trees are theirs.

1. Jack and Mike are our brothers.
2. Is that his motorbike?
3. These are our postcards.
4. This box of chocolate belongs to her.
5. These apple trees are theirs.

1.   We have never stayed at a worse hotel than this.

      This             is the worst hotel                                               we’ve ever stayed at.

2.   Please continue doing your work and don’t let anything interrupt you.

      Please                                    go on doing your work                     and don’t let anything interrupt you.

3.   I think Da Nang is not so exciting as Ho Chi Minh City.

      I think Ho Chi Minh City               is more exciting than                                              Da Nang.

4.   Our city has five big shopping malls.

      There                 are 5 big shopping malls in our city                                         in our city.

5.   The Central Tower is the tallest building in this city.

      No building in this city      is as tall as                                                the Central Tower.

6.   I’ll consider it carefully and give you an answer next week.

      I’ll                         think over it carefully                                     and give you an answer next week.

Why don’t we donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity? (suggests)

Mom    ____suggests donating old books toys and clothes to charity____________________________________________

I’m leaving now because I don’t want to miss the train. (so)

I’m ______learning now so as not to miss the train. ____________________________________________

How long have you been a member of Volunteers In Asia? (join)

When ____did you join Volunteers In Asia____________________________________________