Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.

1.The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as … as)

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2.This painting is more expensive than my painting. (not as … as)

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3.This picture is the same as the picture in our room. (not diferent from)

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4.This i lm is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as … as)

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5.The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as … as)

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IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................
V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so ................................................................................................................
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is .....................................................................................................................
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy.............................................................................................................................
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find .................................................................................................................................
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost .....................................................................
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ..................................................................................
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only ..............................................................................................
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is....................................................................................
10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car.......................................................................................
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play...........................................................................................
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ........................................................................................
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my ................................................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have...............................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ..............................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ...........................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ...........................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan .................................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ......................................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............................................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................

Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same mwaning.

1. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.

My house is...............................................

2. The movie was boring . I had been thought it was interesting.

The movie was ...........................................

3. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.

Jack can ........................................

4. I did not spend as much money as you .

You spent .......................................

5. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is.

This book is .....................................

III. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

1. look / does / she / what / like?

=>

2. is / she / as / Mai / easy-going / not / as.

=>

3. classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer.

=>

4. time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa

=>

5. in / sun / the / rises / East / the

=>

Ex II : Rewrite the sentences using the words in bracket.

eg : Plays are usually longer than films ( not as ... as ) .

\(\Rightarrow\)Films are not as long as plays.

1. The painting is more expensive than my painting ( not as ... as ).

\(\Rightarrow\)

2. The painting is bigger than the photo graph ( not as ... as ).

\(\Rightarrow\)

3. This picture is the same as the picture in our room ( not different from ).

\(\Rightarrow\)

4. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week ( not as ... as ) .

\(\Rightarrow\)

5. The joyrney was shorter than we thought at first ( not as ... as ) .

\(\Rightarrow\)

Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning using the given words in brackets

1.This painting is more expensive than that one (not as .... as)

==> That painting ...

2. I enjoy listening to pop music best. (favourite)

==> Pop music is my ...

3. Her taste in art is not the same as my taste. (different)

==> Her taste ...

4. The film was more boring than we thought at first

==> The film was not .......

5. ' Cheo ' is quite different from ' Cai Luong ' . Cheo is not .....

6. The picture is the same as the picture in our room. ( not different from )

7. The sickets to the show are too expensive for us

==> The sickets to the show cost ....

1. I have just run 10 kilometers. I’ve never run farther than this =>This is........................................

2. The bill isn’t as expensive as I thought it would be =>I thought.............................................................

3.Computers used to be much more expensive than they are now=> computers are.....................................................

4. Not as much coffee is drunk by young people as soda => Young people drink...............................................................

5.I had expected the meal cost more than that. =>The meal didn't .......................................................................

6. The journey takes four hours be car and five hours by train. => It takes.............................................

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so ................................................................................................................
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is .....................................................................................................................
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy.............................................................................................................................
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find .................................................................................................................................
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost .....................................................................
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ..................................................................................
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only ..............................................................................................
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is....................................................................................
10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car.......................................................................................
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play...........................................................................................
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ........................................................................................
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my ................................................................................