VII. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root ones:

1. He spends 2 hours a week sorting out stamps

-> Sorting out stamps takes him 2 hours a week to do.

2. the garage is servicing my car on Sunday

-> My car is being serviced by the garage on Sunday.

3. she continued to ask me about you.

-> She kept asking me about you.

4. the detective saw the woman putting jewellery in her bag.

-> The woman was seen to put jewellery in her bag by the detective

5. it's difficult to get taxis during rush - hours

-> Taxis are not easy to get during rush - hours.

6. theater programmes usually have lots of imformation.

-> There are usually lots of information at theater programmes.

7. he has been collecting stamps for five years.

-> He started to collect stamps five years ago.

8. many newspapers are being sold in the city.

-> People are selling many newspapers in the city.

1. More newspapers are being sold in this city.

 -> People …are selling more newspapers in this city. ………………………………………………………………………..

2. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.

 -> Sorting out stamps takes …him 2 hours a week…………………………………………………………………

3. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.

 -> I am having………my car serviced by the garage on Monday………………………………………………………………

4. Sunny weather can always be depended on in southern countries.

 -> People can ……always depend on Sunny weather in southern countries……………………………………………………………….

5. There’s usually plenty of sunshine in southern countries.

 -> It’s ………usually sunny in southern countries.………………………………………………………………………

6. Football attracts people much and so does tennis.

 -> Football attracts people ……as much as tennis…………………………………………………..

7. She knows a lot more about it than I do.

 -> I don’t ……know as much about it as her………………………………………………………………………

8. He used to spend lots of money playing games.

 -> It used ……to take him lots of money to play game………………………………………………………………………

-> He usually ……spent  lots of money playing games.…………………………………………………………………..

6.he spends two hours a week sorting out stamps

sorting out stamps takes him two hours a week

Sorting out stamps took him two hours

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1. we have investigated the case for a week

2.it takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh

3.sorting out stamps takes him 2 hours

Bài 2: Sentences transformation

1.. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours

=> It took..................THREE AND HALFF HOURS TO FLY TO MOSCOW...............................................

2. We started investigating the case a week ago

=> We..................HAS INVESTIGATED THE CASE FOR A WEEK..........................................

3. It is a six- hour drive from London to Endinburgh

=> It takes.........SIX HOURS TO DRIVE FROM LONDON TO EDINBURGH..........................................................

4. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps

=> Sorting out................STAMPS TAKES HIM 2 HOURS........................................

Bài 2: Sentences transformation

1.. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours

=> It took....ME THREE AND HALF HOURS TO FLY TO MOSCOW.....

2. We started investigating the case a week ago

=> We.....HAVE INVESTIGATED THE VASE FOR A WEEK......

3. It is a six- hour drive from London to Endinburgh

=> It takes.......ME SIX HOURS TO DRIVE FROM LONDON TO ENDINBURGH........

4. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps

=> Sorting out.....STAMPS TAKES HIM TWO HOURS ......

He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.

 -If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train…

Unless you water these plants eveyday, they will die.

 If you don't water these plants everyday, they will die

He will die if nobody brings him to the hospital.

 Unless somebody brings him to th hospital, he will die

She didn’t take your advice , so she failed in her exam.

 If she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed in her exam.

Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither.

 If you don't water those flowers regularly,they will wither

Without a passport, she couldn’t have left the country.

 If it hadn't been for a passport, she couldn't have left the country

The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.

We are going to the garage repair the car next week

Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

 In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car

I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

 My mother …cooks better than I do……

The fire has destroyed many houses.

 -Many houses……have been destroyed by the fire ………

She won’t visit me again.

 -I wish ……she would visit me again ……

He wrote the letter in two hours.

 -It took ……him two hours to write the letter ………

It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it.

- The tea ……was so hot that I couldn't drink it ……

1) I don't want to get up early, and neither does my brother (either)

=> I don't want to get up early, my brother doesn't, either.

2) some tags free goods will be on sale during your flight

=>There will be a sale of some tags free goods during your flight.

3) Your car does not give as much trouble as mine

=>My car gives more trouble than yours.

4) He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.

=> Sorting out stamps takes him two hours a week.

Rewrite the sentences

1 She has more stamps than I do

-->I have fewer stamps than she does.

2 She runs quickly

--> She is a quick runner.

3 You should stay inside

=> You'd better stay inside.

4 He spents two hours a week sorting out stamps

=> It takes him two hours a week to sort out stamps.

1. I have fewer stamps than her does

2.She is fast in run

3.You'd better if you stay inside

4.It takes two hours a week to sort out stamps

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Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning doesn't change:
1. He spends two hours a week sorting out stamps.
sorting out stamps……TAKES HIM TWO HOURS A WEEK…..
2. The garage is servicing my car on Sunday.
My car…IS BEING SERVICED BY THE GARAGE ON SUNDAY………
3. She continued to ask me about you.
She kept……ASKING ME ABOUT YOU……
4. The detective saw the woman putting jewellery in her bag.
The woman……WAS SEEN PUTTING JEWELLERY IN HER BAG BY THE DETECTIVE…..
5. It is difficult to get taxis during rush - hours.
Taxis……IS DIFFICULT TO GET DURING RUSH - HOURS……
6. Theater programmes usually have lots of information.
There……IS USUALLY LOTS OF INFORMATION IN THEATER PROGRAMMES…..
7. He has been collecting stamps for five years.
He started…COLLECTING STAMPS 5 YEARS AGO…..
8. Many newspapers are being sold in the city.
People……ARE SELLING MANY NEWSPAPERS IN THE CITY…….