IV. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. This supermarket is less expensive than the one across the street.

=> So sánh hơn tính từ dài: more/less + adj + than.

2. The English teacher has taught at our school for three years.

=> Hiện tại hoàn thành: S + have/has + V(pp) + for + khoảng thời gian.

3. My doctor said that I should not eat in front of the television.

=> "You should (not) do sth" = advise sb (not) to do sth

4. If you don't study harder, you won't pass the exam.

=> Câu điều kiện loại 1.

5. Hanoi suburban areas are not as noisy as its urban districts.

=> So sánh bằng với tính từ: as + adj + as.

6. How about going to uncle Huan's farm this weekend?

=> Why don't + clause? = How about + V-ing? : Hay là...?

7. Sarah had difficulty learning to read and write in Japanese.

=> Have difficulty doing sth: gặp phải khó khăn khi làm gì.

8. The book was too complicated for us to understand.

=> S + be + too + adj + (for sb) + to do sth: Cái gì quá đến nỗi mà.

9. Sandy studied more diligently than she does now.

=> So sánh hơn với trạng từ dài: more/less + adv + than.

1 The supermarket across the street is less expensive than this supermarket. 2 The English teacher has taught at our school for three years. 3 My doctor said that I shouldn't eat in front of the television. 4 If you don't study harder, you won't pass the exam 5 Hanoi surburban areas are not as noisy as Hanoi urban districts. 6 Sarah had difficulty in learning to read in Japanese. 7 Sandy studied more diligently in the past than she does now. 8 The first books were printed by the Chinese more than a thousand years ago. 9 Sandy studied more diligently in the past than she does now.