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DEGREES OF COMPARISON 
Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
- Is this ________________________	
No one in this group is younger than Mary.
- She is ___________________________________	
Tom is the best football player in the team.
- No one ___________________________________	
Everest is higher than any other mountains in the world.
- Everest ______________________________________________	
This story is more interesting than the other stories that I’ve ever read.
- This is ________________________________________________	
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- No other river ________________________________________________	
We breathe polluted air. We get weaker.
- The more __________________________________________	
My father can’t cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother _________________________________________	
 George drives more carefully than he used to.
- George didn’t _________________________________________________	
No other city in Vietnam is so large as HCM city.
- HCM city __________________________________________________	
I don’t type so quickly as Tom does.
- Tom _________________________________________________	
Physics isn’t so difficult as maths.
- Maths __________________________________________________ ________	
 Nam speaks English worse than his sister.
- Nam’s _________________________________________________	
He spent too much money. He became poor.
- The more ____________________________________	
 I feel miserable when it is hot.
- The hotter __________________________________________	
Nobody can run as fast as John.
- John _______________________________________________	
Jane is cleverer than her brother.
- Jane’s __________________________________________________ __________	
Tom doesn’t dance so gracefully as his younger sister.
- Tom’s younger sister ___________________________________	
Her car is more comfortable than his car.
- His car ________________________________________	
You are young. You learn easily.
- The younger _________________________________________________	
I get up later than my brother.
- My brother ______________________________________________	
Linda speaks French more fluently than Tom.
- Tom __________________________________________________ ___________	
Maria isn't as friendly as Susan.
Susan 	
History is not as difficult as Maths.
- Maths 	
Real Madrid is not as good as Real Zaragoza.
- Real Zaragoza 	
Watching TV is not as important as doing homework.
- Doing homework 	
My sister and my brother are not as happy as me.
- I 	
I am not as fat as Obelix.
- Obelix 	
Madrid is not as big as London.
- London 	
Jane can swim further than I can
I can’t	
My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does
My mother can	
I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does
My brother	
Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are not	
Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can
Dogs can	
The dress is cheaper than the skirt
The dress is not	
Peter is the tallest boy in his class
No one 	
Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally
Sally is 	
They understand more than we do
We don’t 	
Tom is the best football player in this team
Nobody	
Nothing is faster than the speed of light
The speed of light	
His mother is taller than his father
His father is not 	
She’s a faster and more careless driver than I am 
She drives 	
Jane is a better cook than Robert
Robert can’t 	
Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this 	
He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
He is a 	
 My mother is the most warm – hearted person I have ever known.
I have never 	
My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.
The less time 	
The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
The patient made 	
She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
She is 	
As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more 	
There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far	
This is the most interesting film that I have ever seen.
I have never 	
TENSES 
I haven’t played football for ages.
đ It’s..
I haven’t been to Ha long for three years.
đ It’s..
đ The last time..
She hasn’t seen her mother since she left for Pairs.
đShe last
The last time I went to Hanoi was over fours years ago.
đI haven’t.
đIt’s.
I last saw her when she returned to her hometown.
đI haven’t.
She hasn’t spoken Japanese before.
đIt’s..
This is the first time she has driven a car.
đShe
I haven’t heard from him since July.
đI last.
đThe last time
My aunt has been teaching English for 40 years.
đ My aunt
11. I went over my lesson and then went to school
đ Before .
12. Before he watched TV, he had done all his exercises
đ After 
Before I came to class, I had had a cup of coffee.
After I had 	
I haven’t stayed in a hotel for years.
It’s years since 	
I have never read such a good book before.
This is the first time 	
 She started learning English ten years ago.
She has 	
It’s two years since he last went home.
He hasn’t 	
She began to play the piano three years ago.
She has 	
We last went to the cinema two months ago.
We haven’t 	
 He lost the job three months ago.
It is three 	
John began playing the organ five years ago.
John has been 	
We have been cooking for the party for four hours.
We started 	
She hasn’t played the piano for five years.
The last time 	
How long haven't you seen Peter? 
When did you 	
I haven’t been to London since I left my college.
The last time 	
	We started cooking for the party four hours ago
à We have	
How long is it since they bought the house?
à When	
It’s years since we decorated this room
à We haven’t 	
She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
à It’s 	
They last visited me five years ago
à They haven’t 	
I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
à The last time 	
My sister has studied French for 2 years
à My sister began	
Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years
à It’s 	
It’s 2 years since she left university
à She 	
How long is it since you saw Mary?
à When	
I started working in this hotel six months ago.
à I have	
Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks.
à Sue went	
I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. (while)
à	
We haven’t gone to the cinema for over a year.
à It’s	
How long is it since they went to Nairobi?
à When ______________________________________________________________________
VERB FORMS & VERB PATTERNS
1. It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day
à I spend 	
2. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities
àChildren nowadays prefer 	
3. We spend two hours doing this exercise
àIt 	
4. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends
àThey used 	
5. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games
àMy brothers prefers 	
6. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
àMy French friend isn’t	
7. I advised you to put your money in the bank
àYou’d better 	
8. He prefers golf to tennis
àHe’d rather 	
9. It took us five hours to get to London
àWe 	
10. He wrote the report in two hours
àIt took	
11. I get to work in twenty minutes
à I spend 	
12. My daughter spends two hours studying English every day
à It	
13. It took him the whole day to repair the radio 
à He spent 	
14. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours
à It took	
He would prefer you to pay him immediately
à He’d rather 	
“No, please don’t tell him”
à I’d rather	
I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
à I’d rather	
I don’t really want to go out tonight
à I’d rather	
I’d rather not see him tomorrow
à I don’t want	
I don’t really want to have lunch yet
à I’d rather	
I don’t really want to go to the museum
à I’d rather	
I want you to cook the dinner now
à I’d rather	
It’s time we went to bed
à It’s time 	
It’s time for you to start to work
à It’s time _________________________________________________________________________
I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning
à I am used	
Please don’t play your music so loudly
à Would you mind 	?
Ba is interested in telling jokes
à Ba enjoys	
Don’t let me forget to phone my sister
à Remind	
Would you mind turning the radio down?
àCould you	
Please don’t interrupt me all the time
àWould you mind 	
We don’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead
àInstead of 	
He looks older when he wears glasses
àGlasses make	
My father said I could use his car
à My father allowed	
Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday
à Sue is looking	
I would like you to help me put the chair away
à Do you mind 	?
I’m always nervous when I travel by air
à Travelling 	
The sudden noise caused me to jump
àThe sudden noise made 	
Betty let Karen keep the kitten
à Betty allowed	
It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour
à It’s better to avoid	
Don’t stop him doing what he wants
à Let 	
At first I didn’t want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me
à Sarah persuaded 	
My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police
à My lawyer advised	
They got married. They didn’t tell any of their friends
à They got married without	
He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport
à He regretted	
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES & WISH SENTENCES
You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa
If 	
We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money
If 	
What a pity you failed your driving test!
I wish 	
I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
I wish 	
Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house
We can 	
He’s sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party
He wishes 	
Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information
If he 	
Mr. Will lost his job because he was late every day
If Mr. Will	
My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station
If	
 He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If	
We didn’t go because it rained
If	
I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night
I wish 	
The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor
Unless	
Susan felt sick because she ate 4 cream cakes 
If	
Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and regrets it now
Maria wishes	
John is fat because he eats so many chips
If John	
 It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice
I wish 	
The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light
If	
We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If	
Mrs. Taylor doesn’t like living in such a small house
Mrs. Taylor wishes 	
If Joe doesn’t change his ways, he will end up in prison
Unless	
If he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job
Unless	
Elizabeth got a bad cold because she started smoking cigarettes 
If Elizabeth 	
Joan will stay on at school unless she finds a good job before September 
If Joan	
We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
If ______________________________________________________________________
 He doesn’t speak very clearly – that’s why people don’t understand him.
If ______________________________________________________________________
David is tired, so he can’t score any goal.
If ______________________________________________________________________
That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.
If ______________________________________________________________________
We don’t go out very often because we can’t afford it.
If ______________________________________________________________________
It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch in the garden.
If ______________________________________________________________________
I have to work tomorrow morning, so I can’t meet you.
If ______________________________________________________________________
I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.
If ______________________________________________________________________
The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly.
If ______________________________________________________________________
I didn’t know that George had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him up.
If ______________________________________________________________________
I was able to buy a car only because Jim lent me the money.
If ______________________________________________________________________
Margaret wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat bell.
If ______________________________________________________________________
You didn’t have any breakfast – that’s why you’re hungry now.
If ______________________________________________________________________
I didn’t get a taxi because I haven’t got any money on me.
If ______________________________________________________________________
Do these exercises carefully or you’ll get bad marks.
Unless ______________________________________________________________________
Write your paper more carefully or the teacher can’t read it.
If ______________________________________________________________________
Behave yourself or everyone will dislike you.
Unless ______________________________________________________________________
I won’t help you if you don’t try your best.
Unless ______________________________________________________________________
We’ll come to the meeting if we aren’t busy.
Unless ______________________________________________________________________
Unless we have time, we won’t attend the party.
Unless______________________________________________________________________
If she doesn’t come on time, we’ll go without her.
- Unless ____________________________________________________________________
PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM 
They can’t make tea with cold water 
à 	
They will hold the meeting before May Day 
à 	
They have to repair the engine of the car 
à 	
The teacher is going to tell a story 
à 	
Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife 
à	
Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name 
à 	
No one believes his story
à 	
After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board
à 	
They have provided the victims with food and clothing 
à	
The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant 
à	
The teacher gave each of us two exercise books 
à	
Someone will tell him that news 
à	
They paid me a lot of money to do the job 
à 	
Open your book.
à	
Take off your hat
à	
Don’t do that silly thing again.
à	
Have they changed the window of the laboratory 
à	
Do they teach English here? 
à	
Will you invite her to your wedding party? 
à	
Did the teacher give some exercises 
à	
Is she making big cakes for the party 
à	
Why didn’t they help him?
à	
How many games has the team played? 
à	
Where do people speak English?
à	
Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
à 	
Who looked after the children for you?
à	
The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
à Plans 	
No one has signed this cheque. 
à This cheque 	
He couldn’t repair the broken vase. 
à The	
They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
à The date	
The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
à The bank manager	
They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. 
àAll the prisoners	
Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
à Sally’s parents 	
Someone has stolen my bike. 
à My bike 	
The mechanic serviced my car last week. 
à I 	
They don’t eat the cake because it is very bad. 
à The cake 	
The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
à We 	
Somebody repaired her car yesterday. 
à She 	
My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview.
à I must 	
Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
àI had 	
The lessons are being written by the students now 
à	
These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day
à 	
All the arrangements have been made 
à	
When was this radio manufactured? 
à 	
How are candles made? 
à	
Is Mathematics taught in this school? 
à 	
Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teachers? 
à	
The postman was bitten by our dog. 
à Our dog	
That old house at the end of the road has been sold 
à They	
This dress must be washed in cold water 
à You___________________________________________________________________________	 	
REPORTED SPEECH 
The pupils said to their teacher “Please give us better marks”
The pupils asked	
“Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” She said to me
She told me	
 “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny, Lan”
He told	
“You should take science appreciation courses at school”
The lady – researcher advised us	
“John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary
Mary asked 	
“I think you should go by train” He told us
He advised us	
 “I’ll water the flowers every morning if you like” 
She offered 	
 “No, we won’t go with him next Friday’ they said 
They refused 	
 “I will punish you if you don’t pay attention to the lesson, pupils” said the teacher 
The teacher threatened	
“Will you keep your mouth shut? He said 
He ordered 	
“Would you like me to repair the car for you?’ he said 
He offered 	
 ‘Do come and enjoy tea with my family” she said 
She invited 	
“I’m sorry that I broke the glass”, said Peter
Peter apologized	
‘You have made the wall dirty, pupils” said the teacher. 
The teacher accused	
“No, we didn’t make noise last night” said the children 
The children denied 	
“Certainly. I’ll take you to the zoo next Sunday” He said
He insisted 	
“I am sorry. I’ve made the house untidy” said the girl. 
The girl apologized	
“Shall we meet outside the cinema after eight” he said
He suggested 	
 “Don’t swim so far” He said to me 
He warned 	
“ It was very nice of you to help me with my homework last night, Lan”
Tuan thanked	
John said “I have finished studying my lesson”
John said	
Johnny said to his mother: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”
Johnny said	
Mary said “ I can not go to the movies with you, John”
Mary said 	
“As soon as I hear from him, I will let you know” My neighbour said to me.
My neighbor told me that 	
 “I will live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we will go to the seaside together,” she said
She said that 	
 “ They will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting” she remarked
She remarked that 	
 “We are waiting for the school bus” said the children
The children said 	
‘These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year,” he said
He said that 	
My friend said “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
My friend asked	
“Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
Tom asked 	
I asked the policeman “Do you know how far it is to the station?”
I asked 	
 I asked Bill “What time did you go to bed last night?”
I asked 	
The traveller asked “How long does it take to get to London?”
The traveller asked 	
He asked me “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”
He asked 	
The teacher asked “Which book are you taking, John?
The teacher asked 	
“Can I have a new bicycle?” said Ann to her mother
Ann asked	
“Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that
She doesn’t know	
“How many students are there in your class?”
The man asked me	
 “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”
He wanted to know 	
“Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager
The officer manager wondered 	
“Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked
Mrs. Smith asked	
“How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley
The nurse asked	
 “How many stars are there in the sky?”
No one knows	
The boy said to his sister “Have you ever read a book on space flights?”
The boy asked 	
 “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?
The travel agent asked	
 “What do you usually do in your free time?” the examiner asked
The examiner asked	
 Richard asked Jane, “Is it true that your father fought in the last war?”
Richard asked 	
The inspector