Exercise 1: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning:

6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that………they had just arrived………………………………………………………
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that……he would clean the car………………………………………………………….
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that……she hadn't said that……………………………………………………….
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that……she didn't know where her shoes were………………………………………………………….
10. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that……he wouldn't tell anyone…………………………………………………………

Exercise 2: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked…where her umbrella was……………………………………………………………….
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us………how we were…………………………………………………
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked……if I had to do it…………………………………………………………
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter……where they had been ……………………………………
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend……which dress he liked best………………………………………………
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know…what they were doing…………………………………………………….
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know…if I was going to the cinema…………………………………………………….
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know……who spoke English…………………………………………
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me……how I knew that…………………………………………………………
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me……if Carol had talked to Kevin…………………………………………………

Exercise 3: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe……to stop talking…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him……to be patient…………………………………………………………….
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her…to go to her room……………………………………………………….
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us……to hurry up………………………………………………………….
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her……to give him the key………………………………………………………….
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam……to play it again……………………………………………………….
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron…to sit down………………………………………………………….
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest……to fill in the form……………………………………
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us……to take off our shoes………………………………………………………….
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him…to mind his own business…………………………………………………………….

Exercise 4: Rewrite these following sentences with the same meaning
1. The doctor said to me, “You should lose weight.”
The doctor advised me…to lost weight…………………………………………………….
2. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested……going to a movie……………………………………………………….
3. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said.
Bill denied……breaking the windows………………………………………………………………….
4. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said.
She accused Tom……of telling a lie……………………………………………………….
5. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary.
Mary apologized for…not going to Jack's birthday party the next Saturday everning ………………………………………………………….
6. “I won’t help you with your homework. Never ! ” Jane said to me.
Jane refused……to help me with my homework……………………………………………………………….
7. Joe said, “Please come to my party.”
Joe invited……me to come to his party……………………………………………………………….
8. Mr. Gray said, “Don’t play in the street.”
Mr. Gray warned the children not……to play in the street………………………………………
9. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us?
They invited……me to come on a picnic with them…………………………………………………………….
10. “Please don’t tell anybody what happened.”
He asked……me not to tell anybody what had happened…………………………………………………………….
11. “If you don’t give me a pay rise. I’ll resign.”
She threatened…to resign if I didn't give her a pay rise……………………………………………………………….
12. “I’ll finish the work by the end of this week.”
John promised…to finish the work by the end of that week……………………………………………………………….
13. “You ought to take a break, Andrew.”
She advised…Andrew to take a break……………………………………………………………….
14. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
They reminded…me to go to the supermarket after work…………………………………………………………….
15. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?”
He suggested……singing a few songs……………………………………………………………

B1 : Viết lại câu

1,It took him 3 hours to clean the house yesterday

--> He spent 3 hours cleaning the house yesterday

2, He started working as an engineer 5 years ago

--> He has worked as an engineer for 5 years

3, Although her leg was broken , she managed to get out of the car 

--> In spite of her broken leg, she managed to get out of the car 

4,It is very wonderful to spend a week in the countryside

--> Spending a week in the countryside is very wonderful

5, Work harder or you will fail the exam

--> If you don't work harder, you will fail the exam

6, He is too short to be a goalkeeper

--> He isn't tall enough to be a goalkeeper

7, Because of the heavy rain, we couldn't come to school on time

--> Because the rain was heavy, we couldn't come to school on time

8, My sister is interested in lying on the beach all day

--> My sister enjoys lying on the beach all day

9, We are holding some traditional games at school now

--> Some traditional games are being held at school now

10,They have just sold that old house

--> That old house has just been sold

11, In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday

--> Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday

12, Unless he takes these pills , he won't be better

--> If he doesn't take these pills, he won't be better

13, Despite working hard, he can't support his large family

--> Although he works hard, he can't support his large family

B2 : Write sentences with the cues given

1, He / used / wear / uniforms / when / he / be / school

--> He used to wear uniforms when he was at school

2, I / not / meet / parents / since last Sunday

--> I haven't met my parents since last Sunday

3, They / say / they / be / back / following day

--> They said they would be back the following day

4, She / wish / she / have / new computer / next school year

--> She wishes she would have a new computer next school year

5, When I / meet / Lan, / she / go shopping with her mother

--> When I met Lan, she was going shopping with her mother

1,It took him 3 hours to clean the house yesterday

--> He spent  3 hours cleaning the house yesterday.

2, He started working as an engineer 5 years ago

--> He has worked as an engineer for 5 years.

4,It is very wonderful to spend a week in the countryside

--> Spending a week in the countryside  is very wonderful

5, Work harder or you will fail the exam

--> If you don't work harder,  you will fail the exam

8, My sister is interested in lying on the beach all day

--> My sister enjoys lying on the beach all day

9, We are holding some traditional games at school now

--> Some  traditional games is being held at school now.

12, Unless he takes these pills , he won't be better

--> If he doesn't takes these pills, he won't be better.

Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam.

→ If he didn't have to study for his exam, he could go out

2. She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam.

→  If she weren’t lazy, she could pass the exam.

3. He will pay me tonight; I will have enough money to buy a car.

→ If he pays me tonight, I would have enough money to buy a car.

4. He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.

→ If  he didn't smoke too much, he would  get rid of his cough

5. She is very shy, so she doesn’t enjoy the party.

→ If she weren’t shy, she could enjoy the party.

6. I get a work permit. I will stay for another month.

→ If I get a work permit, I will stay for another month 

7. He doesn’t take any exercises. He is so unhealthy.

→ If he didn’t take any exercises, he is so unhealthy

8. We can’t get the ket because I don’t have the right change.

→ If I had the right change,we could get the ket

9. Study hard or you won’t pass the exam.

→ If you study hard, you would pass the exam

10. Don’t be impatient or you will make mistakes.

→ If you are impatient, you will make mistakes.

1. The river which flows through Ho Chi Minh City is the Sai Gon River.

2. Mr Phong who is supposed to be at the meeting hasn’t come yet.

3. Our solar system is in a galaxy which is called the Milky Way.

4. I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country.

5. I’ve recently gone back to the town where I was born.

6. Do you know the name of the hotel where John is staying?

7. There are some words which are very difficult to translate.

8. What is the name of the man whose car you borrowed?

9. This watch which I have lost costs a lot of money.

10. We were given a lot of information most of the which was useless.

1.When will you return to work after the vacation?(come)
=> When will you come back to work after the vaction?
come back = return
2.Many craftsmen in Hai Luu village can earn enough money from stone carving to live. (live)
=> Many craftsmen in Hai Luu village can live on stone carving
live on : sống dựa vào
3.He will take control of his family's business when his father retires. (take)
=> He will take over his family's business when his father retires
take over: đảm nhận, tiếp quản
4.They had an appointment this morning but he never arrived. (turn)
=> They had an appointment thí morning but he never turned up
turn up: xuất hiện

Rewrite the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentences using the word in brackets.

1.When will you return to work after the vacation?(come)

\(\Rightarrow\)When will you come back work after the vacation?

2.Many craftsmen in Hai Luu village can earn enough money from stone carving to live. (live)

\(\Rightarrow\)Many craftsmen in Hai Luu village live on stone carving .

3.He will take control of his family's business when his father retires. (take)

He will take over his family's business when his father retires.

4.They had an appointment this morning but he never arrived. (turn)

They had an appointment this morning but he never turned up

completethe second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one.

4. I am excited about seeing you next week

-> I am __looking forward to seeing you next week ___

5. He bought so many books that he couldn't read them all

--> So __many books did he buy that he couldn't read them all. ___

6. Nobody had invited Jean to the party , which annoyed her

--> As she _ hadn't been invited to the paty, Jean was annoyed. ___

7. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research

--> Only ___after he had done a lot of research did he delay writing the book ___

8. They left quitely so that they wouldn't disturb the meeting

--> SO as __not to disturb the meeting, they left quitely ____

9. He gave me a lift to the station, otherwise I might have missed the train

--> If ___he hadn't given me a lift to the situation, I might have missed the train __

10. You can try to get Mark to lend you his car bit you won't succeed

--> Ther's no point __in getting Mark to lend you his car ___

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  Tom said"I will be playing tennis when you arrive"(He)
=> Tom said _he would be playing tennis when I arrive _ ?
2  They moved to suburb  in 1990 (Lived)
=> They _have lived in suburd since 1990_? 
3  Do you think you could give me a hand to move the sofa ? (mind)
=>Would you _mind fiving me a hand to move the sofa _?
4  "How about going to the cinema ?",said Kate (suggested)
=>Kate _sugested going to the cinema_
5  My advice to you is to talk to your parents. (Would)
=> If _I were you,I would talk to your parents_
6 Mary wasn't strong enough to lifi the box (weak)
=> Mary was _too weak to lift the box_
7  I think Jelly really likes Simon (keen)
=> Jelly_is thought to be keen on Simon_
8 Do you own that car ? (your)
=> Is_that your car _?
9  I don't have a new computer (wish)
=> i_wish I had a new computer_
10  the last time John saw me was in 2000 (since)
=> John hasn't _seen me since 2000_

1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.

- William suggested that Peter complain to the company

2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.

- He has played the guitar for 5 years

3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.

- I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior

4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.

- He denied being there at the time

5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.

- The policeman asked us whose was that suitcase

6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.

- It’s the first time she has ridden a horse

7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.

- Those two difficult questions couldn't be answered by us

8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?

- Are these the cheapest television you have?

9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.

- I’d rather you didn't smoke in here

10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.

- It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.

11. She prefers reading to watching TV.

- She would rather read than watch TV

12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.

- Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.

13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

- In spite of being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.

- I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him.

15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.

- The heavy snow prevented us from getting to work

16. I had expected the weather to be worse.

-The weather was not as bad as I had expected

17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.

- I wasn’t early enough to see her

18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

- I apologise for being rude to you yesterday

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

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

20. I haven’t seen that man here before.

- It’s the first time I have seen that man

21. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.

- The furniture was too expensive for me to buy

22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

- The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers

23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

- It is 6 months since John last had his hair cut

24. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

- In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches

25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.

- Bill doubted whether John would ocme

26. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

- The fog prevented us from driving

27. He failed to win the race.

- He didn’t succeed in winning the race

28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.

- It’s hours since Mary rang

29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

- It can't be denied  she has a beautiful voice.

30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.

- She

Viết lại câu
1. He asked a passer-by the distance to the nearest post office
~> "How for is it from here to the nearest post office ? He asked a passer.

2. Just because of his laziness, he failed the exam
~> If he hadn't been lazy, he wouldn't have failed the exam.
​3. He was greatly influenced by his father's point of view
​~> His father's point of view had
​4. They don't know much about Chinese culture
~> Their knowledge about chinese culture isn't much.
​5. As I get older, I want to travel less
~> The older i get, the less i want to travel
​6. The car will cost you at least $20000
~> You won't be
7. I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon
~> I am going to have my hair cut this afternoon.
​8. I'm sure that someone has been following me
~> Someone is sured to have been following me