1. It's very important for you to be here at 6.00

- You must be here at 6.00

2. Phuc wants to visit Ayres Rock

- Phuc would like to visit Ayres Rock

3. The Sahara Desert is hotter than any other deserts in the world

- The Sahara is the hottese desert in the world

1. It's really important that you pay the bill today.

→ You must remember.....to pay the bill today..................................

2. Were you successful in passing the exam?

Did you manage......to pass the exam..........................................

3. I really don't want to go out this evening,

>I really don't feel..........like going out this evening,.........................................

4. She won the match without difficulty.

→She found.........the match easy..................................................

5. It's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing.

>I can't help........laughing when he starts singing...............................................

1. My father is interested in playing board games.

2. The last time he smoked cigarettes was a month ago.

3. That apartment is the most modern among all the apartments.

4. Nam's collection contains over two hundred stamps.

5. It takes me twenty minutes to walk to school every morning.

6. It's very difficult for me to lose weight.

1. The environment is affected in many ways by pollution.
2. We find it impossible to predict when the earthquake will happen.
3. Chemicals are being overused in their crops by some farmers.
4. If you leave the tap running while brushing your teeth, you will waste water.
5. Since special computers were invented, the paths of hurricanes have been predicted.
6. If the weather weren't bad, we could go hiking in the mountains.
7. How high were the waves in the Japan tsunami 2011?
8. If I were you, I would study English in the UK.
9. Specific regions will be affected in different ways by global warming.
10. The Hawaii volcano hasn't erupted for two years.

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. It's not good for you to stay up late and play games until midnight.

- You shouldn’t stay up late and play games until midnight.

2. She has never seen the more amazing sight. (most)

- It’s the most amazing sight she has ever seen.

3. We haven't been to Hanoi for three years. (went)

- The last time we went to Hanoi was three years ago.

4. Sue shouldn't go out this weekend, or she won't have time to study.

- If  Sue goes out this weekend, she won’t have time to study.

5. How about going to the cinema tonight?

- Shall we go to the cinema tonight?

6. My robots is smaller than your robots.

- My robots aren't bigger than your robots.

7. Your sister is younger than her sister.

- Your sister isn't older than her sister.

8. Their vacation is longer than my vacation.

- Their vacation isn't shorter than my vacation.

9. Recycle your notebooks, you will save more trees.

- If you recycle your notebooks, you will save more trees.

10. I liked Tom and Jerry very much. I watched it many times. (so)

- I liked Tom and Jerry very much, so i watched it many times.

11. Don't read books in the dark. Your eyes will be ruined.

- If you read books in the dark, your eyes will be ruined.

1: The government has to a solution to reduce traffic jams

3:They used to love going out at the weekend, didn't they?

5:Overpopulation is more dangerous than most people think

6: In spite of the bad weather, I had a very good time in Brazil

7: Everyone is affected by crime in different ways

8: You would like to have a look at my new car, wouldn't you?

Children should go to bed early.

Students shouldn't copy other students' work.

Children shouldn't lie to their parents.

You should say ‘Thank you' to a person who has helped you.

There is not any water in the bottle.

We don’t have any peach flowers for the New Year here.

You mustn't park in this street.

You mustn't use your mobile phone in class.

Our office building is lower than the skyscraper.

The palace hotel is more expensive than the riverview hotel.

Exercise 2: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. It’s good for children to go to bed early.

→ Children should _______go to bed early_______________.

2. It’s not a good idea when students copy other students’ work.

→ Students shouldn’t ___________copy other students' work____.

3. I’m not happy when children lie to their parents.

→ Children shouldn’t ___________lie to their parents________.

4. It’s good if you say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you.

→ You should _______say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you_____
 There is no water in the bottle.

→ There is not _______any water in the bottle____________.

6. We have no peach flowers for the New Year here.

→ We don’t _______have peach flowers for the New Year here____.

7. Parking in this street is prohibited.

→ you mustn’t _________parking in this street________

8. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class.

→ You mustn’t______use your mobile phone in class_______

9. The skyscraper is higher than our office building.

→ Our office building ___is lower than the skyscraper___

10. The River view Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel.

→ The Palace Hotel__is more expensive than the River view Hotel________

1. It’s good for children to go to bed early.

→ Children should ___to go to bed early._____.

2. It’s not a good idea when students copy other students’ work.

→ Students shouldn’t ___copy other students’ work________.

3. I’m not happy when children lie to their parents.

→ Children shouldn’t __lie to their parents._____________.

4. It’s good if you say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you.

→ You should _ ___ say “Thank you” to a person who has helped you._________.

5. There is no water in the bottle.

→ There is not ______any water in the bottle____________.

6. We have no peach flowers for the New Year here.

→ We don’t ___have any peach flowers for the New Year here._____________.

7. Parking in this street is prohibited.

→ you mustn’t parking in this street________________

8. It’s against the rules to use your mobile phone in class.

→ You mustn’t___use your mobile phone in class.__________________

9. The skyscraper is higher than our office building.

→ Our office building _____is not as high as the skycraper_____

10. The River view Hotel is cheaper than the Palace Hotel.

→ The Palace Hotel _____is more expensive than the river view hotel____________

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

 He studied too badly to pass the exam.

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

 It was so cold that we couldn’t bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

 Would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

 The floor wasn't strong enough for us to dance on. 

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

 He spoke so fast for us to understand 

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

  The restaurant is too expensive for us to eat in.

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

 The house is too high for us to buy.

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

  I am so unhappy that I cannot go out with him.

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

 They sang so well that i could invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

 You are too young to have a front-door key. 

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

 I am too old to wear that kind of hat.

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

 The ladder wasn't long enough to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

 He hadn't enough money for him to live on it. 

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

 He was too furious to speak.

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

 The fire isn't hot enough to boil a kettle.

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

  You are thin enough to slip between the bars.

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

 He is too ill to eat anything 

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.

Our new car is too wide to get through those gates.

Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.

He studied too badly to pass the exam

2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.

it is too cold for us to bathe

3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?

would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?

5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.

The floor was too weak for us to dance on

7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.

he spoke too fast for us to understand

8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.

it is such an expensive restaurant that we can’t eat in it

9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.

The price of the house is too high for us to buy it

10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.

i am not happy enough to go out with him

11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.

they sang too well for me to invite them to the party

12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.

you are too young to have a front-door key

13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.

i am not young enough to wear that kind of hat

14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.

the ladder was too short to reach the window

15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.

he hadn't too much money to live on it

16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.

he was too furious to speak

17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.

the fire is cold enough to boil a kettle

18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.

you are too thin to slip between the bars

19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.

he is too ill to eat sth

20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.=>our new car is too wide to get through those gates

1.   It’s not good to spend a lot of time watching TV.

      You shouldn't spend a lot of time watching TV.

2.   Antarctica is colder than any other place in the world.

      Antarctica is the coldest place in the world. 

3.   Shall we go to Times Square to welcome the New Year?

      Why don’t we go to Times Square to welcome the New Year?

4.   A bicycle is more convenient than a car in towns.

      A car is not as convenient as a bicycle in towns. 

5.   Turn right at the first turning.

      Take the first turning on your right. 

1. You shouldn't spend a lot of time watching TV.

2. Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.

3. Why don't we go to Times Square to welcome the New Year?

4. A car is not as convenient as a bicycle in towns.

5. Take the first turning on your right.