I. Rewrite sentences
1) Have you seen her recently?Thanh said to me.
---> Thanh asked ______________________.
2)We will have to phone you first, then we will organise the trip.
---> Before ____________________.
3) This film is much more interesting than the last one.
-----> The last film _________________.
4) You should check the meaning of this word with a dictionary.
------> You should look __________________.
5) They can't decide what they should do in this situation.
​------> They can't decide what ____________________.

 

3. The first conditional sentence is a kind of complex sentence. A complex sentence has ONE independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

(Câu điều kiện đầu tiên là một loại câu phức tạp. Một câu phức có MỘT mệnh đề độc lập và ít nhất một mệnh đề phụ thuộc.)

- you go to school today ... (dependent clause)

(bạn đi học hôm nay ... - mệnh đề phụ thuộc) 

- ...,you will meet an interesting person.  (independent clause)

(bạn sẽ gặp một người thú vị. - mệnh đề độc lập) 

Now put I.C (ndependent clause) or D. C (dependent clause) into the brackets.

(Bây giờ đặt I.C (mệnh đề độc lập) hoặc D. C (mệnh đề phụ thuộc) vào trong ngoặc.)

1. These persons will be very positive and patient (____) if you are friendly and polite to them (____).

2. lf you listen to this person (____), you will learn alot(____).

3. You won't learn anything (____) unless you listen to him (____).

8. Complete the text with the clauses below (a-f). Add the correct relative pronoun to the start of each clause.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các mệnh đề bên dưới (a-f). Thêm đại từ tương đối đúng vào đầu mỗi mệnh đề.)

We walked up the steps and knocked on the door, (1) _____. For a minute or two, we heard nothing. Then Alex, (2) _____, knocked again. Almost immediately the door opened. There stood a man in a formal, black suit (3) _____. He smiled and invited us into the hall, (4) _____. "Lord Bingley, will be here shortly," said the man and left. I took out my phone (5) _____, but the battery was completely dead. You should've recharged it," said Alex, (6) _____. "I did," I said. "Something strange is happening." 

a. I always carried in my pocket 

b. was probably in fashion a hundred years ago 

c. we stood and looked at the paintings on the wall 

d. was heavy, dark and wooden 

e.  footsteps echoed loudly as he explored the impressive room 

f.  had insisted on coming with me

I. Rewrite sentences
1) Have you seen her recently?Thanh said to me.
---> Thanh asked ______________________.
2)We will have to phone you first, then we will organise the trip.
---> Before ____________________.
3) This film is much more interesting than the last one.
-----> The last film _________________.
4) You should check the meaning of this word with a dictionary.
------> You should look __________________.
5) They can't decide what they should do in this situation.
​------> They can't decide what ____________________.

 

Part 2. (10 points) Each sentence below contains a mistake. Identify the mistakes and correct them in the space provided.

1.  Remember to wash and ironing your own clothes every day.

2.  We will be there for about twenty – five minutes.

3.  Do you  know how much  a  dictionary cost ?

4.  Each student have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory.        

5.  For my opinion, we can reduce the amount of garbage we produce by recycling things.

6.  We couldn’t keep on cleaning the streets because the heavy rain

7.  There was only a few people at the meeting on Monday afternoon.

8.  Sports and games make our body strength, prevent us from getting too fat.

9.  An English friend of me, Mary, usually sends me American stamps.

10. A lot of my friends play soccer, but not much of them play tennis.
 

Your answers:

I. Rewrite sentences
1) Have you seen her recently?Thanh said to me.
        ---> Thanh asked ______________________.
2)We will have to phone you first, then we will organise the trip.
       ---> Before ____________________.
3) This film is much more interesting than the last one.
        -----> The last film _________________.
4) You should check the meaning of this word with a dictionary.
      ------> You should look __________________.
5) They can't decide what they should do in this situation.
     ​------> They can't decide what ____________________.

 

Exercise 1:Combine the sentences using the words in brackets.

1.There are modern knitting machines. The artisans in my village like using traditional looms.(althought)

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2.Many children like to go to Bat Trang Ceramic village. They can make their own pottery there.(as)

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3.We have to follow more than ten stages. We can make a simple conical hat.(so that)

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4.Sinh paintings are special. They are burned after worship.(since)

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5.We’ll have to phone you first. Then we’ll organise the trip.(before)

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6.We were visiting an old building. They were going to a traditional market.(while)

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I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1. In spite of leaving home early, I was late for the meeting.

=> Though ...................................................................................

2. He turned on the radio in order to listen to the news.

=>.............................................so that...........................................

3. She was tired, so she had an early night............................................

4. I was walking along the street and I saw a dead rat.

=>While........................................................................................

5. I'll phone you soon after I get the news.

=>As soon as..............................................................................

6. They had to cancel the journey because of the bad weather. "because"

=>.....................................................................................................

7. Mai is good student, but she didn't receive a schoolarship last year.

=>Even though.................................................................................

8. Despite sickness, Nick had to finishhis homework last night.

=>Although........................................................................................

9. We have to study harder .................................................................(Complete a sentence, use dependent clause of purpose)

10. A lot of people belive him...............................................................(Complete a sentence, use dependent clause of concession).