Exercise 2: Complete the reported speeches below
My sister said , "I won't be able to be at the next game".
My sister said that (1)____________________ to be at the next
game."
My grandmother said , " A long time ago there were no cell phones !"
My grandmother said that a long time ago
(2)____________________ no cell phones.
Mr Jackson advised me, " I would not go there if I was you !"
Mr Jackson advised me (3)____________________ there.
The doctor said, "You must stay in bed until next Monday !"
The doctor ordered me (4)____________________ until the
following Monday.
Bobby wanted to know, "Will you be at the party on Saturday ?"
Bobby wanted to know (5)____________________ at the
party on Saturday ?
Jerry asked me, " Did you see the car over there ?"
Jerry asked me (6)____________________ the car over
there.
The teacher said to Mary " Please stand up ."
The teacher (7)____________________
John said , "I am going to work for a new company next month."
John said that he (8)____________________ for a new
company the following month.
Jane wondered, "Is he a club member?"
Jane wondered (9)____________________ a club member.
Mary said, "I have just come back from Europe."
Mary said that (10)____________________ from Europe.
Task 1: Choose so, too, either and neither and then complete the sentences
1. I don’t know how to cook. ____________________ my sister.
2. My father won’t go to Ha Noi, and ____________________ my mother.
3. They don’t want to go out, and we ____________________.
4. Nam can swim. ____________________ Ba.
5. You should drink a lot of milk, and ____________________ your brother.
6. Hoa will buy some oranges and pineapple. I ____________________.
7. You had a medical check-up yesterday morning. I ___________________.
8. The pineapples aren’t ripe, and the bananas ____________________.
Task 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs
1. She (have) ________________ 6 grandchildren. They all (live) ________________ in Toronto.
2. Tom (be) ________________ in Australia right now. He (visit) ________________ 12 countries so far this year.
________________ they (eat) ________________ spaghetti for dinner every Monday?
3. There (be) ________________ a lot of snow on the read yesterday, so they (be) ________________ late for class.
4. He (be) ________________ very busy last Monday. He (not have) ________________ time to wash his car. He (not wash) ________________ this car since then.
5. I promise I (not be) ________________ late.
6. It’s the first time I (go) ________________ to a shopping mall.
7. John (want) ________________ to be fit and healthy, so he (go) ________________ to the gym almost every day.
8. Do you have any plan tomorrow?
9. Yes, I (do) ________________. I (clean) ________________ the house tomorrow.
10. The train (leave) ________________ at 8 p.m.
11. I (not see) ________________ you for ages. Where (you/be) ________________?
She (always make) ________________ so much noise at night!
1. I enter the room quietly. I don’t want to wake my younger sister up.
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2. He is staying up late. He wants to see the final football match.
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4. I am studying hard. I don’t want to fail the examination.
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5 She’s on a diet. She wants to lose her weight.
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6. I try my best to study. I want to get a good job.
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7. I spend much time practising English. I want to speak English well.
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8. I checked my test carefully. I don’t want to make any mistakes.
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9. My father often plays badminton. he wants to keep fit.
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10. I stayed up very late last night. I wanted to finish my homework.
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11. I opened the window. I wanted to get some fresh air.
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12. She turned down the TV. She didn’t want to disturb her roommate.
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13. I ran all the way to school. I didn’t want to be late for the first lesson.
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Rewrite these sentinsences, using reported speech
1) Susan said " my sister is coming to see me next week"
2) "I want my room to look nice at the festival" Hao said
3) " We are going to the rice-cooking contest " said Mr Robinson
1. “ I will phone you tomorrow.” he said to Jack.
He told Jack that…………………………………………………………………………..
2. “ I want a camera for my birthday .” my brother said
My brother said ………………………………………………………………………….
3. “ His sister has just won the golden medal in the English speaking contest.” Lan said
Lan said ………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “ We will collect more old clothes and books next week.” They said
They said………………………………………………………………………………..
5. “ My mother took my little brother to the zoo yesterday .”Minh said
Minh said ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. “ My parents are going to install a new air- conditioner tomorrow.” He said
He said that…………………………………………………………………………….
7. “ I haven’t met my cousin for 3 years. “ she said to me
She told me……………………………………………………………………………
8. “ You must study harder” his father said to him
His father told him ……………………………………………………………………..
9. “ You don’t need to water the flowers because it rained last night.” My mother said to me
My mother told me……………………………………………………………………..
10.” I didn’t understand the new grammar yesterday”, a student said
A student said that………………………………………………………………………..
1.
Do you enjoy ___________ crafts?
A. to make B. make C. making
2.
My younger sister fancies ___________ pictures every weekend. A. to take B. taking C. took
3.
Joan doesn’t mind ___________ football but she doesn’t want to play it. A. watching B. watches C. watched
4.
My sister loves ___________ the elderly people in our neighbourhood. A. help B. to help C. helps
5.
When I was a child, I loved ___________ outdoors. But now I just want to stay inside playing computer games. A. was B. been C. being
6.
I like listening to ___________. The melodies are so sweet! A. the radio B. movies C. folk songs
7.
Visiting ___________ increases my knowledge about cultures in the past. A. museums B. cinemas C. hometown
8.
Yesterday evening I watched a ___________. It was so scary that I couldn’t sleep at night. A. comedy B. thriller C. news
9.
Sitting in front of the computer for too long may lead to ___________. A. fat B. obesity C. overweight
10.
Spending too much time in the ___________ world may negatively affect your life. A. real B. present C. virtual
11.
Which is ___________, flying a kite or riding a cart? A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting
12.
This is the ___________ paddy field I’ve ever seen. A. bigger B. bigest C. biggest
13.
Loading the rice is ___________ than I expected. A. easier B. much difficult C. more easily
14.
A big city is ___________ populated than a village. A. densely B. more densely C. most densely
15.
You must try ___________ to ride this buffalo-drawn cart. A. hardly B. more hardly C. harder
16. The farmer rides the buffalo -____________ carts loaded full of rice home.
A. draw B. drawing C. drew D. drawn
17. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ________ your
minds and bodies.
A. on B. to C. with D. onto
18. People in the countryside live ___________ than those in the city.
A. less happy B. happily C. happy D. more happily
19. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
20. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct sentence formed by the given words.
I/ be / proud/ my sister / because/ she/ always / study well.
A.
I am very proud of my sister because she always studies well.
B.
I’m very proud my sister because she studies always well.
C.
I am very proud of my sister because she always study well.
D.
I am very proud my sister because she always studies well.
Hii m.n, giúp mik câu này với ak
You want to be a doctor? We were ___ the impression you wanted to be an engineer.
A. in
B. on
C. over
D. under
1. They (not go) ……………….......... to school since last Monday.
2. She (be) …………....................... in Hue last summer vacation.
3. I used to (look) ……………….......... after my younger sister when I was 10 years old.
4. My brother hates (cook) ………………............. meals.
word form
1.the (long) ___ of the experiment is 20 minutes.
2. my aunt works as a (chemistry) ______ at a university.
3. pupils are very interested in outside class (act) ___.
4. some people play sport to be (health) ____, not because they like it.
5. sometimes we are bored and (sleep) _____ with his long lectures.
6. when foreigners talk to him, he can speak english (easy) ____ with them.
7. i like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really (taste) ____.