Let's go to the movies.

 Ba swims (very) quickly.

 I don't like pork, and neither do they.

She should go to the dentist

The black dress isn't as cheap as the green dress.

 What about coming to my house after school?

 Mr. Lam drinks less coffe than Mr Tam.

1. Playing football in the afternoon after class is very interesting

It's very interesting to play football in the afternoon after class ......................................................................................................................................................

2.We enjoy learning about math best .

_>We are interested in learning about math  .......................................................................

3. What is your  daughter's age, Mrs Mai ?

->How  old is your daughter, Mrs Mai?........................................................................

4. how heavy is the chicken ?

->What is the weigh of the chicken? ..........................................

5.He drives faster than I do . ->He is a faster driver than me..............................................................................................

6.Keeping the environment clean is very important.

->It is very important to keep the environment clean.…………………………………………….....

7. We like to lie on the beach all day.->We enjoy lying on the beach all day. ...........................................

what is the height of the big ben clock tower?

      How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

=> What  is the Big Ben Clock Tower's height?

Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences:

1.How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

-What..is the height of the Big Ben Clock Tower ?...

1. If I were you, I wouldn't go there alone

2. His brother doesn't drive as slowly and carefully as him does.

1 . if i were you , i wouldn't go to there alone

2. his brother doesn't drive as slowly and carefully as him does

Bai 1
1. Mr and Mrs Smith are traveling by plane to Ha Noi by plane now
2. Van used to have a motorbike once, but he doesn't any more
3. My father usually drives to work 
4.This part of the city didn't use to have traffic jams very often
5. I used to go to school on foot when I was young
 

II
1. Although it was a comedy, almost audience fell asleep
2. The film was made twenty years ago however many people have enjoyed seeing it
3. In spite of she has been nominated for Best Actress five times, she has never won once
 

10. Most school-leavers have the keenness to go to work because they want to live independently. (keen)

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. The store was opened in 1932 by John.

® John opened the store in 1932.

2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.

® If we book the tickets in advance, we can avoid waiting.

3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.

® “Do you have any books?" my teacher asked.

4. “I like films, books, and music” Mike replied.

® Mike said that he liked films, books, and music.

5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.

® Jane spent three hours sorting out her stamps.

6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.

® That was such an important scientific discovery that it has affected every man’s way of life.

7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.

® They gave him a chance to stay on at this garage.

8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.

® He was said to leave Paris secretly in his private car.

9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.

® He was very proud of making a great discovery.

10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.

® Never before have we talked to an interesting person like you.

11. They canceled the flight because it was foggy.

® Because of the fog, they canceled the flight.

12. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.

® Because of the heavy traffic, I sometimes come to my office late.

13. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.

® I wish I hadn't missed your birthday party.

14. You’d better put your money in the bank.

® I advise you to put your money in the bank.

15. He prefers golf to tennis.

® He’d rather golf than tennis

16. It is necessary to master English.

® Mastering English is necessary.

17. He spent two hours writing the essay.

® It took him 2 hours to write the essay.

18. He is too young to ride a motorbike.

® He isn’t old enough to ride a motorbike.

19. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.

 The bag was too heavy for her to carry upstairs,

20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

® He is looking forward to hearing from her as soon as possible.

10. Most school-leavers have the __keeness________ to go to work because they want to live independently. (keen)

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. The store was opened in 1932 by John.

® John _____opened the store in 1930_________________

2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.

® If _____we look the tickets in advance, we can avoid waiting________

3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.

® “Do ____you have any books?'' the teacher asked me___________

4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.

® Mike said that _______she liked films, books and music___________

5. It took Jane  three hours to sort out her stamps.

® Jane spent ____three hours sorting out her stamps.______________

6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every man’s way of life.

® That was such ___an important scientific discovery that it has affected every man’s way of life.________

7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.

® They ____gave him a chance to stay on at this garage_______

8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.

® He _____is said to have had left Paris secretly in his private car._______

9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.

® He was very proud of ______making a great discovery.___________

10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.

® Never before ______have we talked to an interesting person like you __

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.

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