Exercise6: read the passage and do the following tasks

My free time

On weekdays, Tom doesn't have much free time. When he gets home from school he usually does his homework, watch some TV or read a book. His parents bought him a new guitar for his birthday last year so he plays that a lot too.

At the weekend. he úually relaxes whith his friends, John and Thomas. They really like playing music together. Thomas plays the keyboard and John plays the drums. John has a set of drum in his bed room, so they usually practice at his house. John has also written some songs, so they are practicing them at the moment. His sister sometimes sings with them and they are hoping to play some concerts one day!

a) Decide these sentences are True / False

1.Tom has a lot of free time .....F........

2.His parents bought him a piano for his birthday last year .........F....

3.Thomas plays the keyboard .....T........

4.Thomas has also written some songs ......F.......

b) Answer the questions:

1. What does Tom usually do when he gets home from school?

=> When he gets home from school he usually does his homework, watch some TV or read a book.

2.Who does he usually relax with?

=> At the weekend. he usually relaxes with his friends, John and Thomas.

3.Does John play the keyboard?

=> No, he doesn't. John plays the drums.

4.Are they hoping to play some concerts one day?

=> Yes, they are.

a. The children are excited with the difficult games.

\(\Rightarrow\)The more difficult games are, the more excited the children are

* Giải thích: The + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề, the + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề : càng.... thì càng

b. People dive fast ( chỗ này bạn ghi lộn thành much có phải không ạ).Many accidents happen.

\(\Rightarrow\) The faster people drive, the more accidents happen.

c. I meet him much. I hate him much.

\(\Rightarrow\)The more I meet him, the more I hate him.

d. My boss works better when he is pressed for time.

\(\Rightarrow\)The less time my boss has, the better he works.

e. As he has much money,he wants to spend much.

\(\Rightarrow\) The more money he has, the more he wants to spend.

* Giải thích: The + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề, the + so sánh hơn + mệnh đề : càng.... thì càng. So sánh hơn của much là more.

Combine the ideas given into a double comparative

1:When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible

-> The faster I write, the more illegible my writing becomes

2:She sings well. A lot of people admire her

-> The better she sings, the more people admire her

3: She visted many countries. She had lots of friends

-> The more countries she visited, the more friends she had

4:He works harder. He feels more tired

-> The harder he works, the more tired he feels

5:the value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is

-> The more famous the artist is, the more valuable a picture is

6:how well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed

-> The later I go to bed, the better I sleep

7:I don't spend much time with my family because I work so hard

-> The harder I work, the less time I spend with my family

8:the traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city

-> The more cars come into the city, the more slowly the traffic moves

9:the idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more

-> The more I think about the idea, the less attractive it becomes

10:the service of a hotel depends on how axpensive it is

-> The more expensive a hotel is, the better the service is

Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning, using the given words

1. I like playing basketball because it makes me feel relaxed and fun. (so)

=> The basketball makes me feel relaxed and fun so I like playing it

2. She is young but she earns a lot of money. (Although)

=>Although She is young ,she earns a lot of money

I rewrite each os these sentences keeping the meaning unchanged using cue word

1 chilrden eat so much they are putting on weight

=> chilrden eat so much so they are putting on weight

2 the boy phay in the sun a lot so he has sunburn

=>the boy has sunburn because he play in the sun a lot

3 this woman is tall and thin

=>this woman is both tall and thin

II . combine the sentences using '' enough + noun + to + v ''

1. we have money . we can buy that motorbike

-> We have enough money to buy that motorbike.

2. she has a lot of free time . she can go to the movies with us

-> She has enough free time to go to the movies with us.

3. Mr . Brown has experience . he can solve this problem

-> Mr. Brown has enough experience to solve this problem.

4. I don't know enough Japanese . I can't understand what they said

-> I don't know enough Japanese to understand what they said.

5. they didn't finish the work . they didn't have enough time

-> They didn't have enough time to finish the work.

.1.Jason was a big fan of basketball when he was 10 years old. (LIKED)

→____Jason liked basketball when he was 10 years old __________________________________________________________.

2.The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time. (DESPITE)

→_____Despite the terrible traffic, we arrive on time_________________________________________________________.

3.People will use space-based energy by the end of the decade. 

(USED)→___Space-based energy will be used by the end of the decade.  ___________________________________________________________.

4.That idea was theirs. (THEIR)

→___That was their idea___________________________________________________________.

5.Playing Gunny Mobi drives me crazy. (FANCY)

→_____I fancy playing Gunny Mobi_________________________________________________________

1 My brother has played soccer since he was eight

2 The last time I met Lan was 2 weeks ago

3 Unless you learn hard, you can't pass the next examination

4 Green trees are going to be planted around their school

1. My brother has played soccer since he was 8.
2. The last time I met Lan was 2 weeks ago. 
3. Unless you learn heard, you can't pass the next examination.
4. Green trees are going to be planted around their school.

1.My brotherhas played soccer since he was eight

2.The last time i meet Lan was

2.weeks ago

3.Unless you learn hard,you can't pass the next examination

4.Green trees are going to be

Chucs banj hocj toots

1. He got a bad mark because he was lazy.

Because he was lazy, he got a bad mark yesterday

2. Although it rained hard yesterday, I went to school on time.

I went to school on time although it rained hard yesterday.

3. If we use the car all the time, we will make the air dirty.

We will make the air dirty if we use the car all the time.

4. Sydney is the cleanest city in the world.