1. Long gave me 50,000 dong. He was very generous
-> IT WAS..............
2. She finds driving the motobike very difficult
-> IT WAS.....................
IV. Mẫu câu: so…… that……; such…….. that…..; too…… to…… 1. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
-> The furniture was too …expensive for me to buy it….
2. The lesson was very difficult. No one could understand it.
-> It was such …a difficult lesson that no one could understand it……
3. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
-> The piano was so …heavy that Nobody could move it…
4. The boy couldn’t eat the cake because it was very hot
. -> the cake …was too hot for the boy to eat …….
5. The question was so difficult that we couldn’t answer it .
-> The …question was too difficult for us to answer it………..
6. The street are so crowded that he can’t drive quickly
.->The streets …are too crowded for him to drive quickly……..
7. He was driving very fast, so he couldn’t stop.
-> he was driving so …fast that he couldn't stop…….
8. The test was so easy that every student could finish it.
-> It was …such a easy test that every student could finish it……….
9. Most of the students couldn’t finish the test because it was so difficult.
-> it was ……such a difficult test that most of the students couldn't finish …..
10. The coffee was too hot for him to drink.
-> The coffee…was so hot that he couldn't drink …………..
I’m too weak to carry this box.
-> this box …is so heavy that I can't carry ………..
The test was so difficult that no pupil could finish it.
-> It was …such a difficult test that no pupil couldn't finish it………
They are lazy boys. They are always punished.
-> The boys are so …lazy that they are always punished……..
The news is so wonderful that we decided to have a party.
-> It’s …a wonderful news that we decided to have a party……..
It is very cold. We can’t go out.
-> It is too …cold for us to go out……….
My fiend is too sick. He can’t go to school.
-> My friend is so …sick that he can;t go to school…………
Lan was very busy.. she couldn’t go to the movies with us .
-> Lan was so …busy that she couldn't go to the movies with us….
Mr. Pike drank too much wine. He got sick .
-> Mr. pike …drank so much wine that he got sick……….
She is quite poor. She can’t buy a bicycle.
-> she is ……too poor that she can't buy a bicycle…..
Jim was too young to go to school alone.
-> Jim was so …young that he couldn't go to school alone……
The children are too noisy for me to work.
-> The children are so ……noisy that I can't work…….
Fill in the blanks with so, and, but, or
1. Simon was busy .... he couldn't come to the party.
2. After coming home, she cleaned the floor .... cooked dinner.
3. Jack enjoys learning English .... he finds it very difficult.
4. She went to the theatre last night .... had a good time.
5. His life was hard .... he studied very well.
6. They didn't understand the matter .... they didn't ask for help.
7. They hadn't trained hard ... they won.
8. We invited Tuan to the meeting .... he didn't come.
9. She was feeling unhappy .... she went to the birthday party.
10. You are only 15 .... you are no able to take the driving test.
Combine each paris of these sentences,using So/Such That
1.She was frightened.She lost control of her car
2.It was a fine day.We wanted to go picnicking
3.He gave me good advice.I passed the test easily
4.It was a foggy night.We couldn't see the road
5.The music was loud.It gave me a headache
6.The room is crowed.We can hardly move
7.He was given a lot of work to do.He protested
8.We had fun.We want to go there again
9.It was a had storm.We had to seek shelter
10.I waited a long time.I finally had to leave
11.She received very shocking news.She nearly fainted
12.It was a beautiful dress.Mary wwanted to show it to everyboby at the party
13.She drove very fast.A policeman had to stop her and gave her a ticket
14.He had so many books to read.He didn't find time for his hobby
15.He had a lot of work to do.He did not have time for lunch
11.She received very shocking news.She nearly fainted
=>She received very shocking news so She nearly fainted
12.It was a beautiful dress.Mary wwanted to show it to everyboby at the party
.It was such a beautiful dress that Mary wwanted to show it to everyboby at the party
13.She drove very fast.A policeman had to stop her and gave her a ket
=>She drove so fast that A policeman had to stop her and gave her a ket
14.He had so many books to read.He didn't find time for his hobby
=>He had so many books to read so He didn't find time for his hobby
15.He had a lot of work to do.He did not have time for lunch
=>.He had a lot of work to do so He did not have time for lunch
1.She was frightened.She lost control of her car
=>She was so frightened that she lost control of her car
2.It was a fine day.We wanted to go picnicking
=>It was such a fine day that we wanted to go picnicking
3.He gave me good advice.I passed the test easily
=>He gave me such good advice that I passed the test easily
4.It was a foggy night.We couldn't see the road
=>It was such a foggy night that we couldn't see the road
5.The music was loud.It gave me a headache
=>The music was so loud that it gave me a headache
6.The room is crowed.We can hardly move
=>The room is so crowed that we can hardly move
7.He was given a lot of work to do.He protested
=>He was given a lot of work to do so he protested
8.We had fun.We want to go there again
=>.We had so fun that we want to go there again
9.It was a had storm.We had to seek shelter
=>It was such a had storm that we had to seek shelter
10.I waited a long time.I finally had to leave
=>.I waited a long time so I finally had to leave
Rewrite these setence , using be + adj+(of+noun/pronoun) +to_infinitive
1. I learned that I had been promoted . I was delighted
2. He shouldn't press the emergency button . It was stupid
3. Having interests outside work is necessary
4. John gave them Σ100 . It was very generous
1. I was delighted to learned that I had been promoted.
2. It was stupid of him to press the emergency button.
3. It was necessary to have interests outside work.
4. John was generous to give them £100.
1. It’s very cold. We can’t have breakfast in the garden
2. We aren’t very tall. We can’t see the summit
3. She was very mean. She never gave to charity
4. He is impatient. He never listens to anyone
5. It was very hot. We could fry an egg on the pavement
6. I was very tired. I couldn’t walk any further
1. Learning English is no difficult for me.
→ It
2. Jim was very confident when he said that he was the best.
→ Jim was
3. Peter received a letter from his foreign friend yesterday. He was very happy about it.
→ Peter was
4. I can’t come to your party this weekend. I’m afraid.
→ I am afraid
5. Doing gardening is not as easy as it looks.
→ It is not
6. I had no difficulty in making the last decision.
→ It was
7. I think Peter is very happy. He has won a lottery.
→ I think Peter
8. You were so lucky. You ran into a famous singer
→ You were
1. Learning English is no difficult for me.
→ It is not difficult for me to learn E
2. Jim was very confident when he said that he was the best.
→ Jim was confident to say that he was the best.
3. Peter received a letter from his foreign friend yesterday. He was very happy about it.
→ Peter was happy to receive a letter from his foreign friend yesterday
4. I can’t come to your party this weekend. I’m afraid.
→ I am afraid of not being able to come to your party this weekend
5. Doing gardening is not as easy as it looks.
→ It is not as easy to do gardening as it looks
6. I had no difficulty in making the last decision.
→ It was not difficult for me to make the last decision.
7. I think Peter is very happy. He has won a lottery.
→ I think Peter is happy that he has won a lottery.
8. You were so lucky. You ran into a famous singer
→ You were so lucky that you ran into a famous singer
1. The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.
--> The shirt is so…………………………………….
-->The shirt is too…………………………………….
2. This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.
--> The problem is too……………………………
--> It is such ……………………………………..
3. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
--> The man was too ……………………………………………………………
4. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.
--> Hoa is so……………………….
5. It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out.
--> It was too…………………………….
6. That car was too old for me to buy.
--> That car was so……………………
7. The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
--> It was such……………………………………………
8. No one could move the piano. It was very heavy.
--> The piano was too ……………………………..
9. We shouldn’t swim in this river. The water isn’t clean.
--> This river isn’t ………………………………………..
10. John couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about exam.
--> John was so………………………………………………………..
11. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
--> It was such………………………………………………………..
12. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.
--> They were……………………………………………………
13. She speaks English well. You would think it was her native language.
--> She speaks……………………………………………………………..
14. A taxi would have been best. But I didn’t have enough money.
--> I didn’t have………………………………………………….
15. All my guests will need chairs. But I haven’t got very many.
--> I didn’t have………………………………………………….
1. The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.
--> The shirt is so tight that the boy can’t wear it.
-->The shirt is too tight for the boy to wear.
2. This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.
--> The problem is too difficult for him to solve.
--> It is such a diffucult problem that he can\'t solve it.
3. The man wasn\'t able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
--> The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
4. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.
--> Hoa is so sick that she can\'t sit up.
5. It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out.
--> It was too dark for her to go out.
6. That car was too old for me to buy.
--> That car was so old that I can\'t buy.
7. The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
--> It was such a funny movie that we couldn\'t stop laughing.
8. No one could move the piano. It was very heavy.
--> The piano was too heavy for eveyone to move.
9. We shouldn’t swim in this river. The water isn’t clean.
--> This river isn’t clean so we shouldn\'t swim in this river.
10. John couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about exam.
--> John was so worried about exam that he couldn\'t get to sleep at night.
11. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
--> It was such a good book for me to put it down.
12. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.
--> They were beautiful flowers so we took a photograph of them.
13. She speaks English well. You would think it was her native language.
--> She speaks English well so you would think it was her native language.
14. A taxi would have been best. But I didn’t have enough money.
--> I didn’t have enough money although a taxi would have been best.
15. All my guests will need chairs. But I haven’t got very many.
--> I didn’t have many chairs although all my guests need it.
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1. Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
Despite
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
The children
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
In spite of
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
Tom
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
Their
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
Julie
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
In spite of
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
In spite of
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
Despite
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
In spite of
1. Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
Despite being tired, he walked to the station.
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
The children slept well despite the noise.
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
In spite of earning a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
Tom went to work in spite of not feeling very well.
Despite = In spite of: mặc dù + Danh từ / Động từ đuôi -ing
Although, though, even though: mặc dù + Mệnh đề (có chủ ngữ, vị ngữ)
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5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
Their
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
Julie
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
In spite of
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
In spite of
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
Despite
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
In spite of
It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic.
A. pick up
B. make up
C. turn out
D. make out
KEY D: understand = make out: hiểu được