Be To & Go To

be to & go to
He's just ____ to the bank, so you could ask him to
lend you some money.
A. returned
B. gone
C. left
D. been
Tenses: past simple & past perfect
1. Mary went to the supermarket and _________ a lot
of things.
A. buy
B. bought
C. had bought
D. was buying
2. He _______ working outside for many hours and
was very tired.
A.
began
B. had been
C. has been
D. is
Relative pronouns
The British Prime Minister, ____ was interviewed
yesterday, denied responsibility.
A. who
B. that
C. whose
D. which
I never forget the place _________ I was born and
grew up.
A. at where

B. that
C. which
D. where
You should ________ the work. The boss was very
angry.
A.
do
B. did
C. have done
D. have to do


You shouldn’t __________ too late last night. You
look very tired.
A.
have stayed up
B. stay up
B.
stayed up
D. have to stay
should/shouldn’t + have done: lẽ ra nên/không nên
Phrasal verbs (Động từ cụm)
The flight had to be put ………………until the later
date.
A. up
B. on
C. off
D. away
He looked ________ her phone number in the phone
book but didn’t find it.

A. into
B. down
C. up
D. in
Common phrasal verbs
put off (a meeting, a class, a decision)
carry out (a plan, an order)
break into (a house)
look up (a dictionary, a word, a phone number)
stay up
I stayed up all the night to read the book.
Prepositions after adjectives
We are __________ listening to her advice.
A. interested with
B. bored of
C. tired of
D. tired in
My brothers are keen ………. photography.
A.
at
B. of


C. with
D. on
Prepositions after adjectives
bored…
bored with
interested…
interested in

tired…
tired of
good/bad…
good/bad at
The structure of the verb
He accused ________ the bicycle she had borrowed
him.
A. she broke
C. her to break
B. her of breaking
D. of her breaking
We didn’t expect him _______to the party.
A.
come
B. to come
C. came
D. would come
The structure of the verb
apologize sb for (doing) sth
e.g. He apologized the teacher for being late
accuse sb of (doing) sth.
advise sb to do sth
expect sb to do sth
Conjunctions
__________ it was a very nice day, we decided to go
out.
A. Since
B. Even though

C. Whereas
D. In case
We studied hard _______ we might be well prepared
for the exam.
A.
since
B. so that
D. then
D. because

Conjunctions
- Cause and effect: because = since
- Purpose: so that
- Contrast: but, however
used to do
He _______ play football when he was younger, but
he doesn’t now.
A.
could
B. never
C. rarely
D. used to
When I was a student, I used to eat out but now I
often eat at home.
used to do (thường làm): diễn tả một thói quen trong
quá khứ.
Comparisons
1.This exercise/be/not difficult/that one.
→ This exercise is not as difficult as that one.
2. Bài thi năm nay khó hơn bài thi năm ngoái.

→ The test this year is more difficult than the one last
year.


Conditional sentences
1. We/happy/if you come/dinner/this weekend.
→ We will be happy if you come for dinner this
weekend.
2. I/buy/house/Hanoi/if I were/millionaire.
→ I would buy a house in Hanoi if I were a
millionaire.
Conditional sentences
3. Năm ngoái tôi học tiếng Anh chăm chỉ thì tôi đã
thi đỗ.
If I had studied English hard last year, I would/could
have passed the exam.
Relative clauses
1. woman/meet/yesterday/be/good doctor.
→ The woman we met yesterday is a good doctor.
2. I have searched every bookshop in the town for the
book he recommended, but I haven’t succeeded so
far.
adjectives and prepositions
1.My sisters/be/good/mathematics.
→ My sisters are good at mathematics.
2. My brother/be/interested/play football.
→ My brother is interested in playing football.
advice
1.Tôi nghĩ rằng anh nên dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho
việc học/công việc.

→ I think you should spend more time on your
study/work.


2. Các bác sĩ khuyên rằng chúng ta nên chải răng ít
nhất 2 lần một ngày.
→ Doctors advise that we should brush our teeth at
least twice a day.

The relation between clauses
1.Yesterday/I/write/wrong/answer/because/misunders
tand/question.
→ Yesterday I wrote the wrong answer because I
misunderstood the question.
2. Although Peter was not very experienced, he got
the job.
The relation between clauses
3. Trong khi họ đang đi đến trận đấu thì trời đổ mưa.
→ They were going to the match when it rained.
4. Before you started the exam paper, always read the
instructions carefully.
The relation between clauses
5. Chúng tôi ngạc nhiên thấy rằng ông ấy rất quan
tâm đến công việc của chúng tôi.
→ We are surprised that he cares much for our work.
Tenses
1. Some/our friends/be coming/party/next Saturday.
→ Some of our friends are coming to the party next
Saturday.
2. How long/they/work/this city?

→ How long have they worked in this city?


be sorry & apologize
He said that he was sorry about the mistake.
→ He apologized for the mistake
He apologized for making the mistake.
They said that they were sorry for being late.
→ They apologized for being late.
such & so
It was such an interesting book that I couldn’t stop
reading it.
→ The book was so interesting that I couldn’t stop
reading it.
The man is so intelligent that he could answer all our
questions.
→ He is such an intelligent man that he could answer
all our questions.
such & so
The question was so difficult that we couldn’t answer
it.
→ It was such a difficult question that we couldn’t
answer it.
such & so
such + noun….that..
so + adj….that…
The test was so long that we didn’t finish it.
→ It was such a long test that we didn’t finish it.
He is so kind that everyone likes him.
→ He is such a kind man that everyone likes him.

The film was so interesting that we stayed up all
night to see it.
→ It was such an interesting film that…
probably & likely
The gold price will probably go up.
→ It is likely that the gold price will go up.
The test will probably be difficult.
→ It is likely that the test will be difficult.
It is likely that + (S+V)
probably & likely
He hasn’t probably arrived Hanoi.
It is likely that he hasn’t arrived Hanoi.
It is likely that + (S+V)
have done & began/started doing
We have revised English for 3 months.
→ We started revising English 3 months ago.
He has lived in VP for 30 years.
→ He has lived in VP since he was born.
→ He began living in VP 30 years ago.
have done & began/started doing
We started studying 2 hours ago.
We have studied for 2 hours.
He got married 20 years ago.
He has been married for 20 years.
be sure & must, can’t
We are sure you are below 40.
→ You must be below 40.
We are sure you aren’t over 40.

You can’t be over 40.
I’m sure the watch is very expensive.
→ The watch must be very expensive. It can’t be
cheap.
be sure & must, can’t
I’m sure she lives in this town.
→ She must live in this town. I see her quite often.
I’m sure he isn’t single.
→ He can’t be single. He has 2 children.
be sure & must, can’t
must+V(chắc hẳn là): diễn tả sự phỏng đoán chắc
chắn mang tính khẳng định
can’t+V (không thể nào): diễn tả sự phỏng đoán chắc
chắn mang tính phủ định
→

be sure & must, can’t
I’m sure she was at home yesterday evening.
→ She must have been at home yesterday evening.
I’m sure we have met each other before.
→ We must have met each other before.
be sure & must,can’t
I’m sure he didn’t turn off the light.
→ He can’t have turned off the light.
I’m sure you didn’t lock the door. I found it open
when I came home.
→ You can’t have locked the door.
be sure & must,can’t

must + have done: phỏng đoán chắc chắn về một
việc ở quá khứ mang tính khẳng định.
can’t + have done: phỏng đoán chắc chắn về một
việc trong quá khư mang tính phủ định.
danger & dangerous
We know about the danger of smoking for our health.
→ We know that smoking is dangerous for our health.
He knows about the danger of drugs.
→ He knows that drugs are dangerous.
have never done & It’s the first time
We have never seen each other before.
→ It is the first time we have seen each other.
We have never heard such shocking news.
→ It’s the first time we’ve heard such shocking news.
It’s the first time + (S + have done)
have never done & It’s the first time
I have never tried Japanese food before.
→ It’s the first time I’ve tried Japanese food.
We have never heard such shocking news.
→ It’s the first time we’ve heard such shocking news.
It’s the first time + (S + have done)
although & despite
Although she worked hard, she failed.
→ Despite working hard, she failed.
Although the weather was nice, we didn’t go out as
planned.
→ Despite the nice weather, we didn’t go out as
planned.

although & despite
Despite the rain, we went to school.
→ Although it was raining, we went to school.
→ Although it rained, we went to school.
Despite helping his wife with housework, she keeps
complaining about him.
→ Although he helps his wife with housework, she
keeps complaining.
although & despite
although+ (S+V)
despite + noun/V-ing