Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following week.
Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following week.
rewrite the following sentences without their orginal meaning
1,they often went swimming in the afternoon
they uesd to
2,i last saw her three years ago
i haven't
3,the teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it
the lesson
4,they sell jeans all over the world
jeans
5, the clown made us laugh a lot
we
6,my father used to take us to the circus when we lived in the city
we
7,you have to finish your homework on time
Reported speech:
1.''Can you speak chinese?''said Ann
2.''is there a fridge in the kitchen?''l said to her
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic. (using “so”)
The weather
2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times. (using “so”)
This book
3. This car is too old for me to buy. (using “so”)
This car
4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (using “so”)
The test
5. The play interests him much.
He finds the play
The play is
He is much
The play makes
6. The test was not easy enough for her to do.
The test was so
It was such
It was so
The test was too
7. They bought the car because it was modern.
The car was
The car was so
It was such
It was so
8. It was not until midnight that we went to bed.
We didn’t
9. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
It’s
10. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys.
The boy felt
11. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you.
I wish
12. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all.
He bought so
13. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.
There is such
14. Don’t shout all the time.
I wish you
15. Mr. Ha has never gone abroad before.
Mr. Ha wishes
16. His parents made him study for the exams.
He
17. “You shouldn’t give up your job,” Jane told Anne.
Jane advised
18. It takes me hours to get to work every day.
I
19. They have studied English for 3 years now.
They started
It’s
20. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
I have never
21. I didn’t want to be late, so I left early.
Because
22. He hasn't gone back to his village since 1989.
He last
23. I'm sorry I often talk too much in class.
I wish
24. We are painting our house at the moment.
Our house
25. My brother went to bed late, so he got up late next morning.
My brother got up
26. When did you start learning English?
How long is
27. I can’t speak English fluently.
I wish
28. The children have done the homework since 2 o’clock.
The homework
29. He is not old enough to drive cars.
He is too
30. My mother doesn’t usually get up early.
My mother isn’t used
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “ BECAUSE OF “
1. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
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2. As it was raining, we didn’t go out.
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3. Since he’s got a very good memory, he never needs to write anything down.
...........................................................................................
4. He couldn’t run very fast because his leg was bad.
...........................................................................................
5. As it was very warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.
...........................................................................................
6. He couldn’t drive fast because the traffic was heavy.
...........................................................................................
Nam fell asleep because the film was too bad.
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1. She is typing her assignment
-> Her assignment.........................
2. I last saw her three years ago
-> I haven't ........................
3. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it
-> The lesson..............................
4. They sell jeans all over the world
-> Jeans........................................
5. People are going to build a new library in the area
-> A new library.................................
6. The clown made us laugh a lot
-> We.......................................
7. My father used to take us to the circus when we lived in the city
-> We...............................................................
8. I usually got up late year ,but this year I often get up early
-> I used to........................................................
9. You have to finish your homework on time
-> Your homework........................
. Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences.
1. wanted / clearly / the front line / the President / we / so / to see / stood / in / we.
=>________________________________________________________________________ .
2. holiday / she / in / wishes / Nha Trang / spend / next summer / her / Liz / could.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
3. return / twice / they / home / least / a month / town / to / usually / at / their.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
4. started / after / pleasant / the countryside / home / day / a / to go / in / they / having.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
5. people / mountain resorts / some rest / hard-working / many / go to / to have / a / after / week.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
6. the capital / 80 kilometers / home village / about / the north-east / is / of / to / my.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
7. hours / boat / got / main / after / traveling / to / island / three / by / the / we.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
8. some minutes / a tree / tired / the man /and / he /and /for /felt /hungry / so /slept /under /sat down.
=>________________________________________________________________________ .
9. stay / until / September / uncle / with / the end / my / will / of / us.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
10. learned / a lot / people / arrived / Tom / about / since / Vietnamese / has / he / here.
=> ________________________________________________________________________
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the given words.
1) They have changed the date of the meeting. The date ...................
2) It took Mary two hours to travel to the countryside last week. Mary spent .....
3) When I was a school boy, I went swimming after school every afternoon. I used to
.......................................................
4) Ba feels wo
ied because he gets a bad mark at Math today. Ba wishes .......
5) Lan missed the bus this morning because she got up late. Lan got up late, so ...
6) Nobody has invited me, so I’m not going to the party. Because I ...........
7) My sister is a better cook than I. I don’t ...........................
8) This exercise is not easy enough for us to do. This exercise is .............
9) Today is Sunday, so the children don’t have to go to school. Because ........
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Every year several thousand people are killed and one or two thousand people (1. injure) _______ in Great Britain. These people are killed and injured in road accidents. If you are in England and if you (2. listen) _______ to the eight o’clock news from the BBC, you often (3. hear) _______ about news of road accidents. Accidents often (4. cause) _______ by carelessness. There are rules which help t make the road safe but people always (5. obey) _______ the rules.
VIII. Use the cues below to write a passage telling your recent trip to the countryside.
Last weekend/ my family/ two-day trip/ home village.
We/ start/ the journey/ very early/ morning.
After three hours/ travel/ bus/ we/ reach/ old banyan/ entrance/ the village.
Everyone/ feel/ tired/ take a rest/ the tree.
After that/ we/ start/ walk/ the village/ twenty minutes/ come/ my grandparent’s house.
We/ spend/ enjoyable weekend/ the country.
We/ feel/ happy and healthy/ the trip.
I. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the given sentence.
27. The author started to write a new book two months ago.
The author has been
28. Now I regret that I did not listen to my father’s advice.
Now I wish I
29. Some people think learning English is not difficult.
Some people think it is
30. He couldn’t work very hard because he had bad health.
He had bad health
1)Rewrite the sentences
a) I’ve got such a lot of work that I can’t go out (as a result)
b) He couldn’t enter the country because he didn’t have a visa (therefore)
c) They fell behind with the project. They had to work overtime (as a result)
d) The snow was so deep that they couldn’t leave the house (because)
e) These bird cannot get inti the air as their winhs are so small.
f) As they had no money to buy tickets, they hitchhiked.
g) He is in debt.He will have to reduce his spending a lot (consequence)
2) Supply the correct verb form
a)I feel really tired.I (weed).........the garden for the last three hours and I (not rest)…. For a single moment
b) Don’t forget that you (not meet)...... Mr. Garrison .She (wait).........outside since10.30
c) I can’t believe you (eat)....three pizzas already I (only bring).....them in 15 minutes ago