1. No one in the school plays guitar better than you

2. He forgot everything and so did I 

3. Students don't have to wear school uniforms at all times

4.  Avoid frying food which can be grilled 

5.  If she is lucky, she will win the cookery competition

6. I have never seen him before

7. I have studied English for 3 years

8. I last saw him when I left school

9. It has rained for 2 days

10. She is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen

How great the party is!

Because he was ill, he couldn't go to school

It is not easy to learn a foreign language

What is the weight of the chicken?

1. How long ago did you ride a bicycle?
2. How long ago did you buy this new smartphone?

1 .......... have you ridden a bicycle?

2 ...... have you bought this new smartphone?

1. How long ago did you ride a bicycle?
2. How long ago did you buy this new smartphone?

-> Cấu trúc: How long + did + S + Vinf + O..?

You should go to ......
I was calling...

81. How interesting the book is! WHAT

…………What an interesting book…………………………………………………………………………………..

82. Finish eating first, then you can watch TV.  UNTIL

………Don't watch TV until you finish eating……………………………………………………………………………………..

83. In spite of her tiredness, she managed to finish her work. ALTHOUGH

………Although she was tired, she managed to finish her work ……………………………………………………………………………………..

84. I am not as good at learning English as my brother. BETTER

…My brother is better at learning English than me…………………………………………………………………………………………..

85. Roller - skating doesn’t interest Tony. INTERESTED

Tony isn't interested in roller-skating ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

I cannot speak English as fluently as John does

2.A hospital is going to be built near my house

1. John speaks English more fluently than me.

=> I can't speak English fluently like John

2. They are going to build a hospital near my house.

=> A hospital is about to be built near my house

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can't work

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it every day can him be sucessful

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question please think carefully 

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it stops raining, we will go out

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You cooked not as well as her

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only het into the home is someone has a key

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn't make....

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said she had spent her holiday in Italy the year before

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it

14. 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

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without a good dictionary, we can’t work.

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by practising it everyday, he can be successful. 

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that he is going to retire at the end of the term was decided.

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither his father nor his wife wanted to watch TV.

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of being ill, he went to school.

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before answering my question, think carefully.

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother can cook better than me.

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If it doesn't stop raining,we won’t go out.

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You didn't cook as well as she did.

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only get into the house if someone has a key.

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because she was careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said that she had spent her holiday in Italy the previous year.

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.

14. 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.

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too difficult for us to answer.

1.                  Unfortunately, Jessica couldn’t go on holiday because she didn’t have any money. (ABLE)

- > If Jessica had had some money, she ……would have been able to……………………………………go on holiday.

2.                  The committee has rejected the new proposal. (TURNED)

- > The new proposal ……has been turned down by………………………………..the committee.

3.                  I’m certain Julie didn’t tell him. (HAVE)

- > It……couldn't have been……………………………………………Julie who told him.

4.                  Danny found it difficult to control his bicycle on the steep slope. (UNDER)

- > Danny found it difficult to……get his skis under……………………….on the steep slope.

5.                  Did you mean to kick him, or did it happen by accident? (PURPOSE)

- > Did you kick him……on purpose or………………………………an accident?

6.                  People say that the Pyramids are worth visiting. (SUPPOSED)

- > The Pyramids ……is supposed to be…………………………….worth visiting.

7.                  Tom has not had a job for two years (OUT)

- > Tom has ………been out of work for…………………………………….. two years.

8.                  “Don't blame me if you can’t find your favorite shirt, “ my sister said. (NOT)

- > My sister said that it …………was not her fault………………….that if I couldn’t find my favorite shirt.

9.                  The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours. (TWO-HOUR)

- > It is …a two-hour train journey…………………………………….. from London to Bristol.

10.              He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he?          (TRADITIONALLY)                                                  

- > He ...........was traditionally brought up........................................, wasn’t he?

1 This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jam

2 This is his first role. Nevertheless, his acting is very excellent.

3 Despite many buses in the city, very few people actually use them

4 How far is it from Hn to HCM city?

5 Minh, one of our neighbors, is very kind

30. This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jam.

31. This is his first role. Nevertheless, his acting is very excellent.

32. Despite many buses in the city, very few people actually use them.

33. How far is it from Hanoi to HCM City?

34. Minh, one of our neighbours, is very kind.