1, A bridge is being built over this river by the workers at present .

2, Nam is not only tired but also hungry .

3, Vinh is always forgetting his homework .

4, I asked her if she was going to see him off at the station .

5, It's forbidden to walk on the grass .

6, My grandmother is too old to work hard.

Parts 5.Read the first sentence , and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning

1.It's a pity your friend isn't at this party

-> I wish _______MY FRIEND WERE AT THIS PARTY ___________________

2.Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago

->Minh hasn't __WRITTEN TO HIS PENPAL FOR FIVE MONTHS__________________

1.      She eats more chocolate than I.

·  I eat less chocolate than her

2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

·                   Vinh is always forgetting his homework.

 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

·                  It’s very important to keep the environment clean 

4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.

·                  Lan did the homework herself 

 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

·                  I haven’t spoken to her for 3 years

6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

·                  Tam used to type faster than he does now

7. How long is it since you used the car?

·        When did you last use the car

 8. We started living here 15 years ago

·    We have lived here for 15 years

 9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?

·    How about meeting inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?

10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

·        Nam is strong enough to do heavy work.

2.Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

-Vinh is ……………………………always forgetting his homework.……………………………….

3.Keeping the environment clean is very important.

-It’s…………………………………very important to keep the environment clean ……………………………….

4.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

-People………………………………recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.………………………………

5.It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

-I haven’t…………………………spoken to her for three years.…………………………………

6.Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

-Tam used …………………………to type faster than she does now……………………………….

7.How long is it since you used the car?

-When ……………………………did you begin to use the car?………………………………..

8.We started living here 15 years ago.

-We have…………………………lived here for 15 years ………………………………...

9.Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe corner.

-How…………………………………about meeting inside the center, at the cafe corner?.…………………………….

10. I’ve never eaten this kind of cake.

-I t’s ……………………………the first time I have ever eaten this kind of cake.…………………………………..

1 Vinh is always forgetting his homework

2 It's very important to keep the environment

3 People recycle old car tires to make shoess and sandals

4 I haven't spoken to her for 3 years

5 Tam used to type faster than she does now

6 When did you started using the car?

7 We have lived here for 15 years

8 How about meeting inside the center, at the cafe corner

9 It's the first time I have eaten this kind of cake

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.            YOU HAD BETTER NOT STAY UP TOO LATE                                          ( had better )

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                 MY SISTER IS A FLUENT FRENCH SPEAKER                                ( speaker )

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.              THE RED CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE BLACK CAR                       ( more expensive )

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.      NAM PREFERS STAYING AT HOME TO GOING TO THE ZOO         ( prefers )

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.      TIM'S COLLECTION HAS OVER 800 STAMPS      ( has )

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

=>HOW OLD WILL YOU BE ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

=>SHE'S GOING TO LISTEN TO POP MUSIC AND READ A BOOK

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

=>NGA DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED 

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

=>HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GO TO THE MARKET FROM THE HOME?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries / about.

=>WE STUDY MAPS AND LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES  IN GEOGRAPHY CLASS

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.                                                      ( had better )

-> You had better not stay up too late.

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                                                 ( speaker )

-> My sister is a fluent French speaker.

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.                                     ( more expensive )

-> The red car is more expensive than the black car.

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.               ( prefers )

-> Nam prefers staying at home to going to the zoo.

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.            ( has )

-> Tim’s collection has over eight hundred stamps.

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

-> How old will you be on your next birthday?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

-> She's going to listen to pop music and read a book.

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

-> Nga did not go to school yesterday because she was tired.

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

-> How long does it take to go from the home to the market?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries /

-> We study about different countries and learn map in Geography class.

1. Vinh really loves to hang out with friends.

     Vinh really enjoys ……hanging out with friends………….

2. Playing beach games is very interesting.

     It is …………very ineteresting to play beach games……………….

3. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.

     It's better to avoid …spending too much time on computer games ……………

4. My parents insist me on learning something interesting.

     My parents wants …………me to learn something interesting………

5. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

     Jenny dislikes …reading poetry………….

1. Vinh really loves to hang out with friends.

     Vinh really enjoys …………………hanging out with friends………………………………………….

2. Playing beach games is very interesting.

     It is ………very interesting to play beach games………………………………………………………………….

3. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.

     It's better to avoid …………spending too much time on computer games.…………………………………………………

4. My parents insist me on learning something interesting.

     My parents wants ………………me  to learn something interesting……………………………………………

5. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

     Jenny dislikes ……………reading poetry………………………………………………….

Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.

1.  She eats more chocolate than I.

I don't eat chocolate as much as her.

2.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

Vinh is always forgetting his homework.

3.  Keeping the environment clean is very important.

It’s very important to keep the environment clean. 

4.  No one helped Lan to do the homework.

Lan wasn't helped to do the homework.

5.  It’s three years since I last spoke to her.

I haven’t spoken to her for three years.

6.  Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.

Tam used to type faster than now.

7.  How long is it since you used the car?

When did you use the car?

8.  We started living here 15 years ago.

We have lived here for 15 years.

9.   Let’s meet inside the center at the cafe corner?

How about meeting inside the center at the cafe corner?

10.  Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work.

Nam is very strong so he can do heavy work.

1. What a pity! Peter is sick today.  

➙ We wish Peter weren't sick today

2. He's sorry he isn't invited to her party. 

➙He wishes he were invited to her party

3. He keeps coming to class late.

➙We wish he didn't keep coming to class late

4.It's a pity! This question seems difficult for me.

➙ I wish I could answer this question

5. This is the first time i tried that food.

➙I have never tried that food before

6.Attending the advanced courses helps Nam improve his skills.

➙ If Nam didn't attend the advanced course, he wouldn't improve his skills

7."I am going to attend an advanced English course at ILA center next month." An Huy said to me.

➙An Huy told me that he was going to attend an advanced English course at ILA center the next month

1. She eats more chocolate than I.
I ……eat less chocolate than her……………………………………………………….
2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
Vinh is ……always forgetting his homework……………………………………………………….
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s……very important to keep the environment clean…………………………………………………………….
4. No one helped Lan to do the homework.
Lan ………wasn't helped to do the homework………………………………………………………
5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
I haven’t………spoken to her for 3 years……………………………………………………
6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used …to type faster than she does now……………………………………………………….
7. How long is it since you used the car?
When …did you start using the car…………………………………………………………..
8. We started living here 15 years ago.
We have………lived here for 15 years…………………………………………………...
9. Let’s meet inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?
How……about meeting inside the centre ,at the cafe corner?………………………………………………………….