1.     It took me three days to repaint the room.

 I spent 3 days repainting the room

2. Phong was absent from school yesterday.

Phong didn’t ……go to school yesterday………………………………………………………………..

2.     It was a three-year course.

The course ……lasted 3 years………………………………………………………………….

3.     Nam didn’t do his homework. I didn’t do my homework.

Nam didn’t do his homework and neither ……did I………………………………….

4.     He failed the exam because of his laziness.

Because he …was lazy, he failed the exam……………………………………………………………………

5.     “Let’s use fewer plastic bags.”, he said.

He suggested ………using fewer plastic bags …………………………………………………………….

1. it took me whole evening to finish my work

2. no one in the club is better than jenet

3. its difficult to train dogs

4. that exercise is more difficult than this one

1. Working in the garden is very interesting and relaxing -> It is ......very interesting and relaxing to work in the garden.........
2. It is difficult for me to find an apartment in the city now -> Finding .....an apartment in the city is very difficult for me now............
4. It is very interesting to read this kind of book -> Reading .......this kind of book is very interesting.............
5. Cooking for a lot of people at the same time is tiring -> It is ........tiring to cook for a lot of people at the same time..........
6. It is disgusting to eat this kind of food with bananas -> Eating ......this kind of food with bananas is disgusting.........
7. Watching the film at the cinema is horrifying -> It .......horrifying to watch the film at the cinema............

VIẾT LẠI CÂU SAO CHO NGHĨA K THAY ĐỔI

1.We haven't come back to England for a year 

=>It's a year since we last came back to England.

2.It's one month since I last saw him

=> I haven't seen him for one month

3.Hoa went to school late this morning because of watching TV late last night

=> Hoa went to school late this morning because she watched TV late last night

4.In spite of the fog , her drove to work

=> Although it was foggy, he drove to work

5.Although the streets are muddy , the children walk to school

=>In spite of the muddy streets, the children walk to school

1. It is a year since we last came back to England.

2. I haven't seen him for a month.

3. Hoa went to school late this morning because she watched TV late last night.

4. The fog prevented her from driving to work.

5. The children walk to school despite the muddy streets.

1.We haven't come back to England for a year 

-> We  didn't come back to England last year.

2.It's one month since I last saw him

-> I haven't seen him for one month.

3.Hoa went to school late this morning because of watching TV late last night

->Hoa went to school late this morning because she watched TV late last night.

4.In spite of the fog , she drove to work

-> Although the weather was foggy, she drove to work.

5.Although the streets are muddy , the children walk to school

->In spite of the muddy streets, the children walk to school.

Bài 1: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi

1.  I couldn't do the test although it was easy.

Despite ..........the easy test, I couldn't do it....................................................................................................................

2.  Although he is an excellent doctor, he can't cure lung cancer.

..............Despite being an excellent doctor, he can't cure lung cancer. ........................................................................................................................

3.  Although my friend doesn't have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

® In spite of .................not having enough money, my friend wants to buy that new car. .....................................................................................................................

4.  Despite not speaking English well, Mai decided to live in London.

® Although ....................Mai didn't speak English well, she decided to live in London. ...................................................................................................................

5.  Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.

® Although .....................she is poor, everybody has a great regard for her ..................................................................................................................

1.  In spite of the cold weather, we all wore shorts.

Bài 2- Viết lai câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi

1.  The students arrived late because of the heavy rain.

® Because .....................it rauned heavily, the students arrived late....................................................................................................................

2.  Because the job was stressful, she decided to quit it.

® Because of ...................the stressful job, she decided to quit it. .................................................................................................................

3.  Because of being late for the meeting, I missed the most important part.

® Because .....................I was late for the meeting, I missed the most important part. ....................................................................................................................

4.     Because the party is noisy, I can't hear what you are saying.

® Because of...............the noisy party, I can't hear what you are saying. ......................................................................................................................

1. Because Tom can not smell durians ,he hates them

Because Tom can not smell durians, he hates them