II. Rewrite the sentences using cues. 1. Peter likes playing badminton most.

® Peter’s __________________________________________________________________

2. She visited Sydney in 2016.

® She ____________________________________________________________________

3. Hugo finds it interesting to play sports in his free time.

® Hugo is _________________________________________________________________

4. Last year, my family attended a summer camp.

® Last year, my family _______________________________________________________

5. My favourite sport is volleyball.

® I _______________________________________________________________________

6. Running every day is good for your health.

® It ______________________________________________________________________

7. Anna is good at swimming.

® Anna ___________________________________________________________________

8. Tom is not so interested in playing chess as Ann is.

® Ann ____________________________________________________________________

9. My uncle climbs the mountain fast.

® My uncle ________________________________________________________________

10. Helen's favorite sport is table tennis.

® Helen _________________

2. The school is big.

® It is

3. She likes English.

® Her favorite

4. We go to the supermarket on foot.

 ® We

5. What time does she go to work?

® When

6. The tall tree is behind my house.

® My house is

7. We have a sink, a fridge, a cooker in our kitchen.

® There

8. I don’t have a bookshelf in my bedroom.

® There

9. My favorite room in the house is the living room.

 ® I like

10. The notebook is on the book.

®The book

11. I cycle to school everyday.

® I  go

12. How many times a week do you go to your English club?

® How often

13. Mary’s hair is long, curly and it is blonde.

® Mary has  

14. Can you pass me the dictionary on the table, please?

® Can you pass the                                                            ?

15. Mai has a long black hair.

® Mai’s hair

16. Hoa is taller than Chau.

® Chau is

17. The museum is bigger than the art gallery.

® The Art gallery

18. The market is older than the shopping centre.

® The shopping centre

19. The food here is worse than my cooking

 ® My cooking

20. My computer is newer than my mobile phone.

® My mobile phone .

21. Nam is taller than Vinh.

® Vinh

22.  Hoa’s bag is smaller than Hong’s bag.

® Hong’s bag

23. It is wrong of us to pick up flowers.

® We mustn’t

24. It is necessary for us to review the lessons for the test. 

® We must

25. Manh is tall, Hau is taller and Phuc is the tallest.

® Phuc

26. Let’s put a picture on the wall.

® What about                                         ?

27. How about going to the departmment store to buy food?

® Let’s

28. What about taking some photos?

® Let’s

29. There are two family photos on the wall in my house.

® My house

30. The cat is in front of the computer.

® The computer

2. The school is big.

® It is

3. She likes English.

® Her favorite

4. We go to the supermarket on foot.

 ® We

5. What time does she go to work?

® When

6. The tall tree is behind my house.

® My house is

EXERCISE 2

1. “We can’t understand these words,” Peter said.

®Peter said that   

2. “I did the thing without any difficult,” She said.

®She said that     

3. “Your English will improve very quickly,” he said.

®He said that      

4. “The secretary hasn’t finished typing the letter yet,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “We are not teachers,” they said.

®They said that  

6. “I will visit you tomorrow,” he said.

®He said that      

7. “I have read this story several times,” she said.

®She said that     

8. “It takes me two hours to read this minutes,” he said.

®He said that      

9. “They cancelled the match yesterday,” he said.

®He said that      

10. “They are reading a book now,” she said.

®She said that     

EXERCISE 3

1. “I have been to Paris,” Mary said.

®Mary said that 

2. “I jog around the lake in the morning,” she said.

®She said that     

3. “We are watching TV tonight,” they said.

®They said that  

4. “We like drinking coffee at night,” they said.

®They said that  

5. “He gave up smoking last year,” she said.

®She said that     

6. “I had my father repaired this car,” he said.

®He said that      

7. “She will finish her homework next week,” he said.

®He said that      

8. “We were walking when we saw the terrible accident,” they said.

®They said that  

9. “I have been studying Japanese for five years,” he said.

®He said that      

10. “I had met her before I spoke to you,” he said.

®He said that      

EXERCISE 4

1. “If I had money, I would have lent you,” she said.

®She said that      

2. “The sun goes around the earth,” he said.

®He said that        

3. “She has been here since you left for Thailand,” he said.

®He said that        

4. “I have to leave the party before 9:00 P.M,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “You must present the topic naturally,” he said.

®He said that        

6. He made a wonderful speech last week,” they said.

®They said that    

7. “They have built her house since last year,” he said.

®He said that        

8. “She can speak English,” They said.

®They said that    

9. “They behaved badly last night,” she said.

®She said that      

10. “She was absent from school because of her illness,” the teacher said.

®The teacher said           

EXERCISE 5

1. “They didn’t listen to the music last night,” he said.

®He said that        

2. “He doesn’t want to eat fish,” she said.

®She said that      

3. “We avoided meeting him three days ago,” they said.

®They said that    

4. “I am helping my father paint this wall,” he said.

®He said that        

5. “By the time he arrived, we had left the room,” they said.

®They said that    

6. “They are making much noise,” he said.

®He said that        

7. “He can’t take up this game,” she said.

®She said that      

“How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan.

® She asked----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“What’s your hobby?” The teacher asked Lien.

® The teacher ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Why do you collect waste paper?” She asked Ba.

® She ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

II. Rewrite the second sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged:

1. They will use solar energy to protect the environment.

® Solar energy …………………………………………………………………..

2. Although she eats lots of food, she is still very slim.

®In spite of …………………………………………………………………..

3. What is the distance between HaNoi and HCM city?

® How far …………………………………………………………………..?

4. Although she is so young, she sings beautifully.

® In spite of …………………………………………………………………………..

5. I find English interesting.

® I am …………………………………………………..……………………………….

6. Our roof will be fixed tomorrow.

® They…………………………………………………………………………………...

7. They will show flying cars to the public when they finish it.

®Flying cars ……………………………………………………………………………

8. We haven’t attended a music festival for two years.

® The last time …………………………………………………………………………

9. Susan went  to work yesterday in spite of her sickness.

® Although ………………………………………………………………………………

10. She found the last scene of film interesting.

® She was……………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise  1 : Rewrite sentences

1. Mr Hai is a bad driver. ® Mr Hai drives .....................................

2.  She is a careless driver.® She .....................................

3.  Hoa is a fast typist. ® Hoa ............................................

4. Mary dances marvellously. ® Mary is ..............................................................

5.  Celine Dion sings well. ® Celine Dion is ......................................................

6. Lien is a good English speaker. ® Lien speaks ............................................

7. Mr Linh is a hard worker. ® Mr Linh ........................................................

8. Minh is a fast swimmer. ® Minh swims ........................................................

9. My father drives well. ® My father is ..............................................................

10. He runs quickly. ® He is ................................................................................

Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/ despite ®although/though/even though.

1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.

®

2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.

®

3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.

®

4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.

®

5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.

®

6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.

®

7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.

®

8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.

®

9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.

®

10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

®

Exercise 2: Change from although/ though/ even though ®in spite of/ despite, starting as available.

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. Valencia is a fantastic place although/ despite being too hot in July and August

2. Cars are very useful in the city though/ in spite of they are expensive.

3. She’s a great person in spite of/ even though getting jealous over stupid things sometimes

4. In spite of/ despite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher

5. The best things in life are free though/ even though love is often very expensive

6. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day despite/ though the time difference.

7. In spite/ In spite of losing her way twice, she arrived safely.

8. Although/ in spite of the fact the sun was shining, the water was cold.

9. Despite/ although he being hard working, Kevin failed the examination.

10. We stayed up late in spite of/ although we were tired.

1. How wonderful holiday they have!

® What ____________________________________________________________________

2. Peter is Mary’s brother.

® Mary ____________________________________________________________________

3. Let's go camping in Suoi Mo.

® Why ____________________________________________________________________

4. How many oranges do you want?

® How ____________________________________________________________________

5. It is a sour orange

® What ____________________________________________________________________

6. This girl is very intelligent.

® What ____________________________________________________________________

7. They are interesting books!

® What                

8. It is a sour orange.

® What ____________________________________________________________________

9. She cooks a delicious meal.

® What ____________________________________________________________________

10. They are my children.                                                                                               (mine)

® The