...did you start playing basketball?

...playing badminton this weekend?

...am interested in basketball than my brother is

C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words
in bold.
1 Have you got any plans for the weekend?
DOING
What _________are you doing for_______ this weekend?
2 He must get access to an internet connection in order to see your email.
ONCE
He will be able to see your email, ______once he gets access to an internet connection__________ an internet connection.
3 Stacy started taking computer lessons from September and she will take her exams in May.
BEEN
By the time Stacy takes her exams, she _______will have been taken_________ computer lessons for nine months.
4 I’ll get home and I’ll text you.
SOON
I’ll text you _________as soon as i get_______ home.
5 We have arranged to give an online seminar on 9 December.
ARE
We ________are going to give________ an online seminar on 9 December. Not For Sale
6 I had no intention of buying anything online.
WAS
I _________wasn't going_______ to buy anything online.
7 Tina told me she was having problems with their after sales service, so I didn’t shop from them.
GOING
I ___________was going to shop_____ from them, but Tina told me she was having problems with their after sales service.
8 I’ll still be replying to emails when you get here.
NOT
By the time you get here, I ___will not be_____________ replying to emails.

36. I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, but I bought it all the same.

=> Although ______________ I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, I bought it all the same._____________________________.

37. Mr. Thomas has a nice accent and a good sense of humor. He is my first English teacher. (who)

=> Mr. Thomas, _______who has a nice accent and a good sense of humor, is my first English teacher._________________________________.

38. “How about going to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom.

=> Tom suggested _____________going to the cinema that night_________________________.

39. They continued to say that I was to blame.

=> They persisted ___________in saying that I was to blame___________________________.

40. “Why don’t you search for the recipe of this dish from the Internet?”

=> “If I ___________were you, I would search for the recipe of this dish from the Internet_______________________”, said my sister.

36. I didn't like the CD you have recommended me, I bought it all the same.

37. who is my first English teacher, has a nice accent and a good sense of humor.

38. going to the cinema tongight.

39. in saying that I was to blame.

40. wete you, I would search for the recipe of this dish from the Internet.

36. I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, I bought it all the same

37. who has a nice accent and a good sense of humor, is my first English teacher

38. going to the cinema that night

39. in saying that I was to blame

40. were you, I would search for the recipe of this dish from the Internet  .

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

1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many……dollars does that souvenir cost…………………………………………………………………………

2. When did you have it?

How long…………have you had it……………………………………………………………………

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.

Those modern paintings are not …as expensive as these Dong Ho paintings………………………………….

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of……………the heavy rain, Jane didn't go fishing………………………………………………………………

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never ……seen him before…………………………………………………………….

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given.

1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor.

Volunteers wash the dirty clothes and classify them before giving them to the poor

2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? 

 Do your children go camping every summer holiday?

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday.

My cousin will give me a book as a gift on my next birthday

4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health. 

I enjoy playing sports because it is good for my health

5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. 

He finds moutain climbing dangerous so he does not take it

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. 1. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

How many dollars does it cost you to buy that souvenir?

2. When did you have it?

How long have you had it?

3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.

->Those modern paintings are not as expensive as These Dong Ho paintings

4. Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday because it rained heavily.

Because of the heavy rain, Jane didn’t go fishing yesterday 

5. This is the first time I have seen him.

I have never seen him before

X. Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given. 1. Volunteers/wash/dirty clothes/classify/before/give/the poor.

-> Volunteers wash dirty clothes classify before giving the poor

2. your children/go/camp/every summer holiday? 

-> Do your children go camping every summer holiday?

3. my cousin/give/me/book/gift/next birthday.

-> My cousin will give me a book as a gift on my next birthday

4. I/enjoy/play/sports/because/it/good/health.

-> I enjoys playing sports because it is good for my health

5. he/find/mountain climbing/dangerous/so/he/not take/it. 

-> He found mountain climbing dangerous so he didn't take it.

1.how long have you known this bamboo forest?
2.i wish I could have lunch with you now.
3.this boy was very lazy so the teacher punished him.
4.she asked me why I was learning English.

1.how long have you known this bamboo forest?
2.i wish I could have lunch with you now.
3.this boy was very lazy so the teacher punished him.
4.she asked me why I was learning English.

1.how long have you known this bamboo forest?
2.i wish I could have lunch with you now.
3.this boy was very lazy so the teacher punished him.
4.she asked me why I was learning English.

I have visited the Stone Forest once before. (SECOND)

=> This is the second time I have visited the Stone Forest.

I have visited the Stone Forest once before. (SECOND)

=> This is the second time I have visited the Stone Forest 

I have visited the Stone Forest once before. (SECOND)

=> This is the second time I have visited  the Stone Forest.

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.