rewrite the sentences, using USED TO + VERB or GET/BE USED TO + N/V-ING
1. John still finds the cold weather difficult.
John still can't .............................................................
2. Did you go to the church on Sundays when you were young?
Did you .............................................................
3. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
Barbara .............................................................
4. Did you know that Carol played basketball for her country?
Did you know that ............................................................. basketball for her country?
5. Do you think you could learn to live without your mobile phone?
Do you think you could ............................................................. without your mobile phone?
6. This town has a lot more cinemas than it had in the past.
This town ............................................................. so many cinemas.
7. I can't do without mike coffee. I drink it every day.
I .............................................................

Ex 1.c. so sánh hơn ………………………………………………………..
1. The weather in January is ………( cold ) than  the weather in June 
2. The weather today is …………( hot ) than yesterday .
3. I think English is ………….( difficult )  than  French . 
4. Food in the country is ………… ( cheap ) than food in a big city . 
5. She thinks  this book is ………( interesting ) than that one . 
6. People say that her life is ……( happy ) than  his life .  
7. There are …… ( many )  books in my room than in his room . 
8. She often buys …… ( much ) food  than we do on Sundays 
9. I think he is …… ( handsome )  than Andy ‘s boyfriend . 
10. The teacher says  Tom is … ( hard-working ) than any body else

(CONCESSION)

1. ………………………………….the weather was cold, she didn’t take a coat.

2. ………………………………….the bad weather, they played the match.

3. She managed very well on her own …………………………….her advanced age.

4. John isn’t afraid of driving ……………………………..he had a terrible accident.

5. Peter really enjoys opera…………………………….I hate it.

6. I won’t forgive you ………………………………….your apology

Dùng các hình thức so sánh với tính từ trong ngoặc

1.An ocean is (large)...... a sea.

2. A Rolls Royce cots a lot ò money. A Twingo cots less money. A Rolls Royce is (expensive)........... a Twingo.

3.John's result were good. Fred's result were very poor. Fred's result were (bad)......... John's.

4. This exrcise is not difficult. It's (easy).... I expected.

5. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good).... next week.

6. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually(friendly)..... in small towns.

7. This test is not(difficult)......... as it was last month.

8. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold)..........and (cold).......

9. In the government of a country, the President is ( important).... person.

10. People say that Chinese is (difficult).... to lear than English.

11. The problem seems to be (serious)........and

REWRITE THE SENTENCES , USING USED TO OR SUITABLE TENSE OF BE(NOT) USED TO .

1. john still finds the cold water difficult .

2. Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young ?

3. When Barbara was in Italy , she stayed with an Intalian family.

4. Mr Michael grew tulips but he doesn't any more .

5. It is Christ's habit to drive to work every day .

6. I can't do without fresh coffee , but she finds it strange to use a computer

8. Archie didn't fight with Lulu , in the past.

9. Frank lives alone . He doesn't mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years.

10 . I find it difficult to get up early .

1. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk. (ALTHOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

2. Difficult as the homework was, we tried our best to complete it. (THOUGH) (IN SPITE OF)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

3. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however. (ALTHOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

4. Even though we were tired, we got up early and started the trip.

Tired______________________________________________________________________________ .

 Although___________________________________________________________________________ .

No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .

5. It was raining, but I went swimming anyway. (DESPITE)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

6. Though cold and exhausted, Andrew managed to walk home.

However___________________________________________________________________________ .

7. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. (MUCH AS)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

8. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.  Harmless___________________________________________________________________________ .

9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work. (REGARDLESS OF)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

10. We could not solve the problem of rubbish in spite of working hard.  

Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .

Work______________________________________________________________________________ .

 No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .

11. I rang the doorbell. Nobody answered, though. (ALTHOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

12. Promptly as the doctors acted, they were unable to save the patient.  However___________________________________________________________________________ .

13. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t. (EVEN THOUGH)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

14. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed. 

Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .

15. Even though she hurried, she stopped to help the blind woman. (DESPITE)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

16. Though I tried hard, I could not persuade him to change his mind. 

Try________________________________________________________________________________ .

Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .

However___________________________________________________________________________ .

17. Hard-working as he is, he will never be top of his class.

 Although___________________________________________________________________________ .

 Though____________________________________________________________________________ .

18. Although he is young, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.

 Though____________________________________________________________________________ .

19. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. (NO MATTER HOW)  ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

20. Although she swam strongly, she didn’t win the first prize in the race.

 In spite of_________________________________________________________________________ .

Swim______________________________________________________________________________ .

Strongly____________________________________________________________________________ .

MIK CAN RAT GAPP,CUC KY GAP,CAM ON

1. My father finds it difficult to get up early on cold winter days. (DIFFICULTY)
My father has...............................................................................................................................
2. “Why not participate in the English Speaking Contest?” (SUGGESTED)
He suggested...............................................................................................................................
3. We couldn’t go camping in the mountain last week because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)
The heavy....................................................................................................................................
4. My father likes reading books more than watching TV. (TO)
My father.....................................................................................................................................
5. Kate and Philippa were arguing when I arrived. (ARGUMENT)
Kate...........................................................................................................................................
6. Did she explain her strange behaviour yesterday? (EXPLANATION)
Did she.......................................................................................................................................
7. Did you apologize for letting them down? (APOLOGY)
Did.............................................................................................................................................
8. They said the mistake was my fault, but it wasn’t. (BLAME)
I got............................................................................................................................................
9. The meeting went on until 11.30. (BREAK)
The meeting.................................................................................................................................
10. You will support me at the meeting, won’t you? (BACK)
You will.......................................................................................................................................

MIK CAN RAT GAPP,CUC KY GAP,CAM ON

1. My father finds it difficult to get up early on cold winter days. (DIFFICULTY)
My father has...............................................................................................................................
2. “Why not participate in the English Speaking Contest?” (SUGGESTED)
He suggested...............................................................................................................................
3. We couldn’t go camping in the mountain last week because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)
The heavy....................................................................................................................................
4. My father likes reading books more than watching TV. (TO)
My father.....................................................................................................................................
5. Kate and Philippa were arguing when I arrived. (ARGUMENT)
Kate...........................................................................................................................................
6. Did she explain her strange behaviour yesterday? (EXPLANATION)
Did she.......................................................................................................................................
7. Did you apologize for letting them down? (APOLOGY)
Did.............................................................................................................................................
8. They said the mistake was my fault, but it wasn’t. (BLAME)
I got............................................................................................................................................
9. The meeting went on until 11.30. (BREAK)
The meeting.................................................................................................................................
10. You will support me at the meeting, won’t you? (BACK)
You will.......................................................................................................................................