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I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. The story was so boring that I stopped reading it.
→ The story was too ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The story wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ It was such ……………………………………………………………………….
→ I wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
2. It was such a heavy door that the child couldn’t put it open.
→ The child wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The door was too ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The child was so ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The door wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
3. The flat was too expensive for him to buy.
→ He wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The flat wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The flat was so ……………………………………………………………………….
→ It was such ……………………………………………………………………….
4. The trousers are too large for her to wear.
→ The trousers aren’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The trousers are so ……………………………………………………………………….
5. I haven’t written to her for two months.
→ I stopped ……………………………………………………………………….
6. It’s very important to be polite to the other.
→ Being ……………………………………………………………………….
7. To walk alone in the park of the city after dark is dangerous.
→ It is ……………………………………………………………………….
8.I think it’s very happy to meet you every day.
→ I think meeting ……………………………………………………………………….
9. He spends one hour reading newspapers.
→ It takes ……………………………………………………………………….
10. They finished their work in three days.
→ It took ……………………………………………………………………….
11. My father gave up drinking wine in 2000.
→ my father hasn’t…………………………………………………………….
12. The book was very long. My son couldn’t understand it.
→ The book was too ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The book was so ……………………………………………………………………….
→ It was such ……………………………………………………………………….
→ The book wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
→ My son wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
13. He can’t drink this coffee because it is hot.
→ It is such ……………………………………………………………………….
→ This coffee is so ……………………………………………………………………….
→ This coffee is too ……………………………………………………………………….
→ This coffee isn’t ……………………………………………………………………….
14.Minh said “I don’t know where Nga is now”
→ Minh said…………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Linh said “I can’t go to school today because I’m ill”
→ Linh said…………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. Tom asked me “Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow?”
→ Tom asked …………………………………………………………………………………………….
17.The tourists asked me “Which way is the post office?”
→ The tourist asked
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. They were cleaning their room at 8 o’clock last Sunday.
→ Their room…………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. They didn’t take him to the zoo last Sunday.
→ He……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
20.The postman delivers the newspapers every day.
→ The newspapers …………………………………………………………………………………………
21. I am reading an interesting book in my bedroom .
→ An interesting book ……………………………………………………………………………………
22.Mr. Brown can translate this novel into French.
→ This novel ………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. I have just bought a dictionary.
→ A dictionary
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. Students can do the test easily.
→ The test ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
25. Mr. John hasn’t taught that course since 1985.
→ That course ………………………………………………………………………………………….
26. People believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
=> It …………………………………………………………………………………………
=> The thieves………………………………………………………………………………
27. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
→ She ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
→ People ………………………………………………………………………………………………
28. They think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
→ The company…………………………………………………………………………………………
29. People expect that the soap opera will end next year.
→ It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
→ The soap opera………………………………………………………………………………………
30. Someone rumoured that the president had suffered a heart attack.
→ The president…………………………………………………………………………………………
31. We knew that you were in town on the night of the crime.
→ It………………………………………………………………………………………………………
→ You……………………………………………………………………………………………………
32 My father is having David write a composition.
=> My father is having …………………………………………………………………………………
33. We got them to paint our house last week.
=> We got ………………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Change these sentences into Reported speech:
1. She said to me, "I'm happy to see you."
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2. Tom said, "This birthday cake is delicious today."
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3. My sister said, "I love these roses."
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4. He said, "I'm having a wonderful time here."
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5. Mr. Chi said, "I will go to Hue tomorrow."
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6. They said, "We must leave now."
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7. She asked him, "Do you like pop music?"
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8. Tom asked, "Where do you live now, Mary?"
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9. They asked her "How old are you?"
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10. They asked me, "Is your school near here?"
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11. They asked him, "What is the name of your school?"
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12. She asked me, "Do you go to school by bicycle?"
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13. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked
14. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
She threatened
15 “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised
16. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised
17 “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded
18. “I’m sorry I’m late,” said Mr. Thanh.
Mr. Thanh apologized
19. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator”, said Bob
Bob denied
20. “You were cheating”, said David to Henry
David accused
21. “I must see the director,” he cried
He insisted
22. “You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.
Mary congratulated
23. “Why don’t you organize a English competition for our students?”, said Mrs. Lien.
Mrs. Lien suggested
III. Rewrite these sentences, using “I wish …”.
1. I don’t know many people in the town. I wish _______________________________________
2. Nam cannot go to the party. I wish ________________________________________________
3. It’s a pity the weather isn’t fine today. I wish ________________________________________
4. They don’t like milk. I wish _____________________________________________________
5. We won’t play soccer. I wish ____________________________________________________
6. I won’t meet her in June. I wish __________________________________________________
7. She makes ten phone calls everyday. I wish ________________________________________
8. Hoa has to finish all her homework before school. I wish ______________________________
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. They began living in this village 20 years ago.
They have ________________________________________________________________________
2. I started to drive to work a month ago.
I have ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Tom began playing tennis at 6 o’clock.
Tom has _________________________________________________________________________
4. They last repaired the castle in 1968.
They haven’t _____________________________________________________________________
5. Hurry up or we will miss the bus
If _______________________________________________________________________________
6. I will buy that book. I will give it to you.
If _______________________________________________________________________________
7. Unless you study harder, you won’t pass the final exam.
If _______________________________________________________________________________
8. He will unhealthy. He won’t do morning exercise.
If _______________________________________________________________________________
9. I spent half an hour writing this letter. It took me _____________________________________
V. . Rewrite the following sentences:
1. I don’t know her phone number, so I don’t ring her up.
If
2. I don’t know enough about the machine, so I can’t mend it myself.
If
3. She doesn’t have a bicycle, so she has to walk to school.
If
4. They didn’t behave themselves and their parents were not happy.
If
5. I am not a rich businessman and I can’t afford to buy an expensive car.
If
6 .My parents din’t allow me to go, so I had to stay at home.
If
7.Without the air, we would die
→If
8. He didn’t have a raincoat with him and he got wet.
→If
9. He is not a millionaire, so he can’t give you all that you want.
If
10. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
If
11. He didn’t pass the exam, so his parents are disappointed.
If
12. I live far away from my parents.
I wish
13. My friend didn’t phone me yesterday.
I wish
14. She will move to Australia to live with her sister.
I wish
15. It rained very heavily yesterday.
I wish
16. I haven’t got any friends in this city.
I wish
17. They knew each other very well so they were not still reserved.
If
18. I’m sorry I didn’t help you yesterday.
I wish
19. I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream.
I wish
20. I have to work this Saturday . I wish
21. Tomorrow is a workday. I wish
22. You didn’t leave soon, so you didn’t get there by noon.
If
23. He was in a hurry, so he left his briefcase on the bus.
If
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OUTLINE
Để giúp đoạn văn được rõ ràng, mạch lạc, dễ theo dõi, người viết cần nắm vững một số cấu trúc sau:
+ Mở bài: Đưa chủ đề
+ Thân bài: Phải giải thích, chứng minh ý mình muốn viết. Các em phải sử dụng các từ nối
để làm câu văn logic và mạch lạc. Firstly/ First of all… , Secondly/ Thirdly…… hoặc
những từ nối như: in addition, therefore, furthermore, cho ví dụ : For example/ For
instance………….
+ Kết bài: Phần kết luận thường bắt đầu bằng In conclusion, To summary, To sum up,….
2. TOPIC 1
WRITE A LETTER TO A PENPAL ABOUT A PERSON WHO HAS GREAT
INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE.
Dear Lan,
How have you been ? In your previous letter you have asked me about a person who I
admire most.I strongly believe that the person who inspires me the most is my mom ( Mrs
Mai)
First of all she is the one that gave me LIFE! Although my mother is not very modern and
beatiful, there is a whole bunch of reasons why I admire HER.
One reason is that my mother is always honest and close to me. Whenever I go out, she
waits for and phones me so I feel so safe about that. Even when I’m outside alone, she’s still
watching me from the window.
Another reason why she inspires me is because she supports me as a good teaher. If it is
for homework, putting something together or even when I’m playing. She’s always there
teaching me new things. Last reason she inspires me is she loves me no matter what. She
loves me when I do a great job on something, or when I help my sister even when I do some
thing wrong my mother always tries to understand and makes me see the things the a proper
way. Sometimes my mom is so busy doing house work or tired but if I need her help, she
stops and comes to me.
For example, Last year when I was riding my bike, I crashed into a tree and my mom was
the only one there to help me up and get me patched up with some huge bandages. After she
did that, she helped me a lot getting everywhere because it hurted when I walked.
Thirdly, my mom takes good care of me. When I get illness my mom not only gives the
medicine but also stays with me massaging my head and make sure that I get the rest I need.
My lovely mom always supports, helps, hugs, kisses, gives me confidence, listens, makes
me laugh, cheers me up, wipes my tears. My moyher will be in my mind forever… I hope to
get your letter soon, thank for your reading !!!
Best wishes to you and your family,
Lan
TOPIC 2:
WRITE ABOUT A SPORTING EVENT YOU SAW RECENTLY.
As a huge sports fan I’d say that the most widespread sporting event would probably be
the Summer Olympic Games which is held once every four years. Hence the sporting event I
will talk about is the 2012 Olympics Games which were held in London.
Firstly, As you may know the Olympics Games is a sporting event where athletes from
all over the world compete against each other while representing their own countries. It
includes different types of sports such as ball sports, athletics, gymnastics and… etcetera.
Secondly, I am quite fond of swimming so I remember one evening I and my father
were watching the 1500m free style on television. When I was watching this I was thinking
about how long and how hard the swimmers must have trained in order for them to swim
1500m without stopping. To my surprise the winner of this race was actually a Chinese
competitor, Sun Young. My father was really overjoyed and cheerful because China has
never won a gold medal in swimming before. The next day this event was all over the news
and all the media was praising him.
In conclusion I and my family like the summer Olympic games in 2012 so much
because all the competitors do all their best and the relationship between them is so close
and wonderful. I am looking forward to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and I think that this
future event will be more interesting and wonderful to the spectators in the world./.
TOPIC 3:
WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE.
People usually say that “ heath is gold’. Infact, having good heath is considered the most
important factor in our life. It is clear that there are a lot of ways to help people to have good
health but in my opinion I think that taking exercise regularly is a best way to improve our
heath and the value of life.
Firstly, jogging is considered as an easy exercise- low running, we don’t need to spend
much time on studying it and we can easily jog individually, in pair or even in group.
Especially , jogging helps people have good heart beats and good legs.Moreover, jogging
also helps people reduce stress from life or work. Thank to that people can improve their
chance of living longer and healthier because taking exercise can help them protect
themselves from heart disease, cancers or diabetes.
Secondly , When people take this ativity they don’t cost much money and they may feel
very confident so that it is very easy for them to get success in their business.
Thirdly, doing morning exercise can help everyone control their weight effectively.In this
way people don’t cost too much to go to doctors and drink medicine because sometimes dug
can cause some negative effects.
With many benefits from taking exercise I hope that there will be a lot of people taking
this physical activity to make their health better and better./.
TOPIC 4:
Write a paragraph to introduce a beauty spot in Viet nam.
The ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Da Nang, lies on the banks of the Thu
Bon River. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers
of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low,
tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still
remains almost intact. All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered
boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters. Pillars were also carved with
ornamental designs. There is no shortage of bacon in town, but cao lầu is the dish that one
simply can not miss. Prices and service are rightfully on par with the latest venues in major
cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. People are very friendly in Hoi An. Over the last few
years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Vietnam.
TOPIC 5: Write a paragraph about one of the football matches you like best
To celebrate the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Foundation Day, our School's
Sports Club recently played a friendly football match with Hanoi School's Football Team.
The match was held on February 28th, at 4:00 pm at My Dinh stadium. In the first half, our
team played pretty well. They tried to keep the ball away from the goal and as near to our
rival's as possible. By a combination of passing and dribbling, the opponents gave a shot into
our goal. Fortunately, our goalie could catch the ball. All the stands seemed to be exploded
with merry and exciting shouts. And all the schoolboys and girls jumped up and down
cheering. In the second half, both teams played beautifully and skilfully and tried to score
the goal, but no-one succeeded. Finally it was a draw. When the game was over, all of us
were happy to have a fair game. I think all the schools in the area should hold such a friendly
game to tie up and promote the friendship and solidarity together.
TOPIC 6:. Your school organizes a competition for students to write about "The world
in which I would like to live in the year 2020."
"My ideal world would be a peaceful one. There are no wars or conflicts(mâu thuẩn)
between nations. People won't have to live under the threat of terrorism (khủng bố) but all
live together in harmony (sống hòa thuận với nhau). Everyone has a job to do and there is a
good healthy standard of living for all. I would also wish to live in a clean healthy
environment with less noise and less pollution. There are more and larger parks where
children can play and wildlife can be protected. But my main desire is to see people less
materialistic (vật chất), less selfish, less violent and more loving than they are now."