I'm writing down the information of the meeting in my diary
I'm writing down the information of the meeting in my diary
Rewrite each of the sentences below, using the words given in the brackets, so that the meaning of each one has an emphasis.
1. My brother went off without saying a word. ______ (Off...)
=> ______________________
2. He went off without saying a word. (Off...)
=> _____________________________
3. Her toys were along the corridor. (Along the corridor...)
=>_________________________________________________________
4. The castle stands on a hill. (On a hill...)
=>_________________________________________________________
5. Your chance to speak out is now. (Now...)
=>_________________________________________________________
6. We have seldom fished so much here. (Seldom...)
=>_________________________________________________________
7. They are in no way responsible for what occurred last night. (In no way...)
=>_________________________________________________________
8. You should not on any account take these pills when you drink alcohol. (On no account...)
=>_________________________________________________________
9. She not once offered us her help. (Not once...).
=>_________________________________________________________
10. I did not became aware of what was going on until I saw her weeping. (Not until. ..)
=>_________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the first given, using the word in brackets:
1. How many chapters are there in this book ?
=>How many .............................................................................................................................?
2. The bread was too stale to eat .
=>The bread…………………..............................................................................................
3. It's difficult to learn two languages at the same time.
=>I have..................................................................................................................................
4. She likes to travel around the world but she doesn't have a lot of money .
=>She wishes................................................................................................................................
5. I haven't met her for three months.
=>I last.........................................................................................................................................
6. Do you know whom that coat belongs to?
=>Do you know .........................................................................................................................?
7. My sister speaks both English and French very well.
=>My sister are..............................................................................................................................
8. People cut down thousands of trees every day .
=>Thousands ................................................................................................................................
9. In the circus, the clowns interest me a lot.
=>I am.....................................................................................................................................
10. They were very proud of their son.
=>Their son made.........................................................................................................................
IV/ Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentences have a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets
1 You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words (LOOK)
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2 The doctor told my father to stop smoking (GIVE)
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3 The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks (UP)
=>
4 Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (GREW)
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5 His business is going badly - he'll have to stop doing it soon (CLOSE)
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6 My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don't seem to have a good relationship with each other (GET)
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I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in brackets. (5ms)
1. The children will go swimming if it is sunny. (won’t)
Unless ……………………………………………………………………… swimming
2. You got lost because you didn’t do what I told you. (followed)
If ……………………………………………………………………………… got lost.
3. They had to cancel the flight because of the horrible storm. (canceled)
The ……………………………………………………………………………… storm.
4. You won’t have to go to the meeting tomorrow. (necessary)
It will ……………………………………………………………………. tomorrow.
5. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok? (take)
How …………………………………………………………………………Bangkok?
IX. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one,
using the word in brackets.
1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. ( LOOK)
________________________________________________________________________
2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. ( GIVE)
________________________________________________________________________
3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. ( UP)
________________________________________________________________________
4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. ( GREW)
________________________________________________________________________
5. His business is going badly- he’ll have to stop doing it soon. ( CLOSE)
________________________________________________________________________
6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. ( GET)
_______________________________________________________________________.
I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in brackets. (5ms)
96. May I borrow your calculator? (MIND)
Would …………………………………………………………………………………………….
97. Joe couldn’t take part in the race because she got an accident. (PREVENT)
The accident .......................................................................... ………………..
98. My parents were always telling me what to do when I was a child. (TOLD)
I …………….………………………………………………………………………….
99. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. (NOT)
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………..
100. The sea isn’t warm enough to swim in at the beginning of April. (TOO)
The sea ………….…………………………………………………………………………
- REVISION 1, 2 -
I. Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first one using the word given in bracket.
1- My great-grandparents started this workshop. (up)
………………………………………………………………………………………
2- What time did you get out of bed this morning ? ( up )
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Where did you get the information about this ? ( find ) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4- They’re going to publish a guidebook to different beauty spots in Vietnam.(out)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5- I’ll read this instruction carefully. (look )
……………………………………………………………………………………
6- We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs. (up)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
7- I’m thinking with pleasure about the weekend! ( forward )
………………………………………………………………………………………
8- The artisans in my village can earn enough money from basket weaving to live. (on )
……………………………………………………………………………………..
9- What time will you begin your journey to Dalat ? ( off )
…………………………………………………………………………………….
10- We arranged to meet in front of the lantern shop at 8 o’clock, but she never arrived. ( turn )
……………………………………………………………………………………
11- Mai spent her childhood in a small town in the south. (up)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
12- My grandmother has recovered from her operation. (get )
……………………………………………………………………………………..
13- Kathy checked the restaurant on her mobile phone. ( look )
……………………………………………………………………………………
a/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given
91. My salary is half what it would be in the job I was offered in January.
-> If I had _______________________________________________________
92. The club owner became a media celebrity, as well as extremely rich.
-> Not only ______________________________________________________
b/Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word(s).
93. It was wrong of you to take what he said for granted. (SHOULDN’T)
-> You______________________________________________________________
94. He was driving so fast that there was no way he was going to stop. (SUCH)
-> He_____________________________________________________________
95. He would have been safe where he was but he panicked and ran. ( HEAD)
-> He_____________________________________________________________
II/ USE THE GIVEN WORD IN BRACKETS TO REWRITE THE SENTENCES BY SUCH A WAY WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR MEANINGS.
4/ We went to the workshop yesterday. The artisans were making Bai Tho conical hats. (WHEN)
à When ........................................................................
5/ Do you know who is taking control of this company? ( over)
à Do you know................................................................................
6/ / Let’s go to the library to get more information for our essay. ( find)
.- Let’s go to the library......................................................................
7/ I am thinking with pleasure about our visit to Bat Trang village this weekend (forward)
-. I am.......................................................................................................
8/ This workshop was transferred from my grandpa to my father. ( passed)
- This workshop......................................................................................
9/ Have you read this novel yet? ( looked)
..................................................................................................................
10/ I don’t think he can have good relationship with me because we often argue. ( get)
. I don’t.............................................................................................
11/ You should try your best to stay equal with your classmates. ( up )
.- You should.....................................................................................
12/ We have had good relationship with each other for 20 years now.( get)
-We..........................................................................................................
13/ Nguyen Nhat Anh has just published another best-seller.( brought)
.- Nguyen Nhat Anh...........................................................................
14/ We are solving lots of complaints from customers about the quality of these shirts ( with)
.- We are ....................................................................................
15/ /.They stopped doing the business at the fashion shop last week.( down)
.- They.............................................................................................
16/ My mother usually gets out of bed at half past four. ( up)
- My mother........................................................................................
17/ We are expecting to pay a visit to Tay Ho village next week. (forward)
. - We........................................................................................................
18/ I had refused her invitation to her party before you came. ( turned)
- I...........................................................................................................
19/ There are modern knitting machines. The artisans in my village like using traditional looms. - ------- Though........................................................................................
20/ We phoned you first, then we decided when to organize the trip. ( had)
- Before ....................................................................................................
21. My sister cleaned the floor first. Then she went to her office. ( had)
-After...............................................................................................
22. We have to accept the competition with products made in China. (face)
- . We have.............................................................................................
23. Minh has just returned from a four-day trip to Ha Long Bay.( back)
- Minh.............................................................................................
24. Are you getting information about traditional craft villages in Viet Nam? ( out)
- Are you..................................................................................................
25/ We have had no more of food for 2 days. ( run)
- We.............................................................................................................