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CÁC BÀI LUẬN MẪU BÁM SÁT CHƯƠNG TRÌNH TIẾNG ANH 12 THPT Unit 1: HOME LIFE Topic 1: In a paragraph of about 140 words, write about your family rules (Viết quy tắc gia đình bạn) Topic sentences: Every family has its own rules and mine also has a few, which each member has to obey -Supporting idea 1: we are not allowed to watch TV -Supporting idea 2: my parents don’t permit us to use the family motorbike -Supporting idea 3: the family members share the household chores - Supporting idea 4: we have to talk to the parents before making an important decision -Concluding sentence: our rules can help my family members get along better Every family has its own rules and mine also has a few, which each member has to obey First, every evening my younger brother and I aren’t allowed to watch any programs on TV until we have finished our homework There are some exceptions on the occasions of important celebrations when all members watch the same program Second, since we are not old enough to drive an automobile, our parents not permit us to use the family motorbike Another rule is that all the family members have to the share of the household chores My mother takes responsibility of running the house My father helps her clean the house and mend things My main responsibility is washing the dishes and looking after my younger brother In other words, everyone in my family is responsible for doing the housework Lastly , my brother and I have to talk to our parents before making an important decision Whenever problems come up, the whole family must discuss frankly to find the best solution In short, it is those rules that help my family members get along better and make us a close-knit family Topic 2: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your family (Viết gia đình bạn) Outline: Topic sentence : I am very happy to be born into a very close-knit family Supporting idea 1: + The number of people in the family + The age / job / character …of each family member Supporting idea 2: + rules in the family Conclusion :Feeling about family Bài mẫu 1: I am very happy to be born into a very close-knit family There are four members in my family, my parents, my little sister and I My mother is 45 years old She works as a nurse in a big hospital She is a caring person My father is a teacher He works in a school near our house He seems to be strict, but we all know he loves us very much Although my parents are very busy at work, they always try their best to spend time with us My little sister is years old She is a very lovely child In family, we often share the household chores My father is willing to help my mother with the housework I take responsibility for cooking and doing the washing up There are some rules in my family My parents allow us to watch TV after we have finished our homework We have to show respect to the old, obey our parents My family is very close-knit and supportive of one another I always feel happy and secure in my family It is a base from which I can go into the world with confidence Bài mẫu 2: My family consists of four people They are my parents, my sister and me My father is an engineer working for a government office My mother is a housewife My sister is a primary school teacher, and I am a high school student We get up at o’clock every morning My mother is the first one to get up and prepare breakfast for all After breakfast, my father and my sister go to work, my mother does the housework and I go to school We have lunch at noon and dinner at p.m In the evening after dinner, we sit together in the livingroom talking or watching television for about an hour Then my sister and I go to our own rooms to prepare the lessons for the coming week My family is a very happy one We love each other very much and expect to live together under the same roof forever UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY Topic: Marriage should be based on love? (Hôn nhân nên dựa vào tình yêu?) -Topic sentence: Marriage should be based on love - Supporting ideas: love last long - have lovely children - make society good - Conclusion: happy marriage creates a romantic life Bài mẫu: In my opinion , marriage should be based on love for some following reasons First of all, living with a person you love is wonderful When there is love between a man and a woman, they will feel very happy Secondly, the love basing on love can last long, even forever When they love each other, they will share difficulties in life and sympathize with each other in many situations Besides, lovers often have lovely children who are intelligent and friendly Because of being born in good families, these children are looked after and educated properly Moreover, happy families make a good society These members in these families will become useful citizens Finally, happy marriage creates a romantic life, which is full of sweetness and affection For these reasons, everyone should get married with their lovers UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING Topic: Should students be banned from using cell phones at school? In about 140 words, explain your choice (Học sinh nên bị cấm sử dụng điện thoại trường?) * Outline Topic sentence: In my opinion, students should not be allowed to use cell phones at school for three reasons Supporting ideas: - distract students’ learning process - waste time - harm to students’ health Conclusion: should be discouraged from using Bài mẫu: In my opinion, students should not be allowed to use cell phones at school for three reasons First, mobile phone may distract students’ learning During the lesson, students are sometimes busy replying messages, receiving phone calls, surfing on the internet rather than paying attention to the teacher’s explanation Second, most students now waste a large amount of time using their mobile phones A recent survey has shown that a student owning such a device spends an average of an hour during lessons chatting and playing games a day Last but not least, mobile phones are likely to harm to students’ health Using too much cell phone is scientifically proved to cause such diseases as short- sightedness, heart-attack and reduce face - to face communication which builds up necessary social skills In conclusion, despite various benefits of mobile phones in our modern lives, students especially young ones should totally be discouraged from using them at school UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDCATION SYSTEM In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the formal education system in Vietnam (Viết hệ thống giáo dục quy Việt Nam) Outline: * Topic sentence: The Vietnamese system of education has some of the following characteristics * Supporting ideas: - Levels of education: + primary education + lower secondary education + upper secondary education - The academic year: 35 weeks (9 months, from September to May) - School terms: + terms: term (September – December), term (January – May) + two end-term tests after each term - Free education: primary education - compulsory education: primary education and lower secondary education * Conclusion: Generally, the education system in Vietnam remains stable despite changes in detail Bài mẫu: The Vietnamese system of education has some of the following characteristics To begin with, the education system consists of three levels, namely primary education, lower secondary education, and upper secondary education As can be seen, the academic year lasts 35 weeks; that is to say, it has months Each school year is divided into two terms followed by an end-term test at the end of each one The first term is from September to December and the second term begins in January and finishes in May It is the Vietnamese policy that students who go to primary school not have to pay any tuition fee It is also stated that primary and lower secondary education is of compulsion so that all students from six to fourteen years old will be literate Generally, some typical features of the education system in Vietnam remain stable despite changes in detail Homework: Compulsory or not? (Bài tập nhà: bắt buộc không bắt buộc) In my opinion, homework is beneficial to students in many ways - an extension of the classroom - may keep sts occupied - learn how to work independently and to overcome themselves For all the reasons above, I would say homework should be compulsory Bài mẫu: In my opinion, homework is beneficial to students in many ways Firstly, homework is an extension of the classroom, which allows a student to continue learning and to cement the things they learn within Homework promotes understanding to information that students might have found confusing Without it, students would only see materials once and therefore, not truly learn it In addition, doing homework may keep them occupied, preventing them from freedom or giving them less time to indulge in video games Last but not least, while struggling with homework without the help of teachers or parents, students learn how to work independently and to overcome themselves They also get a chance to better their skills such as critical thinking or time management For all the reasons above, I would say homework should be compulsory UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION Topic: Should students go on higher education after leaving school? Why or why not? Write a paragraph of about 140 words to support your idea (Học sinh nên học đại học sau rời trường? Tại sao/Tại không?) * We should go on higher education because of three following reasons: - Knowledge - Good future job - Experience in life Bài mẫu: To me, higher education is necessary for the following reasons Firstly, the most obvious benefit of going to college after high school is that it provides us with the opportunity to educate ourselves further and at a higher level in the field of our choice With access to libraries, documents and professors, We will have chance to widen our knowledge and become professional in our chosen field Secondly, higher education also means higher opportunity of getting a good job with well – paid salary As technology advances, higher-paying jobs that were once available to high school graduates now require some form of higher education With so many people competing for jobs in today's job market, employers are likely to look at candidates with more training and education Last but not least, higher education helps us to have more precious experience in life Going to college after high school teaches us invaluable lessons outside of the classroom as well Exposure to new peer groups, cultures and social situations provides plenty of opportunities to expand our social circle and experience new things All of these experiences allow us to grow well and evolve from teenagers into true adults To sum up, I strongly agree that for the benefit of ourselves as well as the benefit of the whole society, students after leaving high school should go on higher education UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS Topic: Writing about the job you would like to in the future.(Viết công việc bạn muốn làm tương lai) Bài mẫu: Journalist seems to be the kind of job I would like to choose after I leave from the university I like this work because of some following reasons First of all, journalist is well- paid job The better you write, the higher your salary is In some ways, you need a lot of writing skills so that your journal is persuasive to the people Secondly, working as a journalist gives me many opportunities of improving my persuading skill and ability to converting ideas into words There is no denial that this job requires different skills, but if you need these requirements, you will be more and more professional Thirdly, this job would give you the chances to travel all over the world You can get a lot of useful information about all aspects in the life You can go anywhere you like Lastly, this is simply my hobby I will try my best to make my dream of being a journalist come true in the future UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the world in which you would like to live in the year 2020 (Viết giới bạn muốn sống vào năm 2020) Outline: - Topic sentence: An ideal world - Supporting ideas: + peaceful world + employment + the environment + the people - Conclusion sentence: Everyone joins hand to build an ideal world Bài mẫu: The ideal world in which I would like to live is a peaceful one There will be no war or conflicts among countries People will not have to live under the threat of terrorism but they live together in peace There is no one who is unemployed, and there is a good healthy standard of living for all I would like to live in a clean healthy environment which is less noise and less pollution There are larger and larger parks where children can play and endangered animals can be protected But my main desire is to see people who are less materialistic, less selfish, less violent and more loving than they are now In conclusion, everyone must join hands to build such an ideal world Topic sentence: I’d like to live in a civilized world in the year 2020 Outline: - high living standard - clean and healthy environment - people: less materialistic, more honest - long life Bài mẫu: I’d like to live in a civilized world in the year 2020 There is no beggars, no street children and no poor people Everybody has a job to and enjoys high living standard In 2020 we won’t have to remind each other about the protection of the environment We can live in a clean and healthy environment with a lot of green trees and open space for entertainment One more important thing is that people are less materialistic, less selfish, less unfeeling and more honest than now We don’t need to be worried about being deceived or robbed when going into the street Everyone wants to have long life so I would like to see more people living to the age of 100 To make the dream of an ideal world become true, I think right now all of us should join hands in an attempt to build a better world where all human beings can co-exist happily UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES In about 140 words, write a paragraph about measures for protecting endangered animals (Viết biện pháp bảo vệ động vật bị lâm nguy) Bài mẫu 1: Nowadays a number of animals are on the verge of extinction because of human beings’ interference Therefore, measures should be taken to protect endangered animals Firstly, it is vital to raise people’s awareness about the importance of animals and ecosystem Conference, forum and seminars and the like about the roles of animals in biodiversity should be regularly organized because a lot of people not know much about the need to protect rare animals Moreover, the national curriculum should include the subject about how to protect the environment so that children will be aware of saving wild animals still young Secondly, each nation should enforce strict laws to prevent people from poaching and hunting animals illegally People should be discouraged from buying and using fashionable wildlife products In addition, illegal traders must be financially punished or put into prison, depending on the extent of their commitment Last not least, wildlife habitat reserves should be established in all nations all over the world in order that endangered animals have chances to survive and perish well In conclusion, protecting endangered animals is not only the task of one person but also the task of all people in the world Bài mẫu 2: There are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals First, people should organize different activities like organizing international conferences or seminars to raise people’s awareness of the urgent needs to protect these animals At the same time, they should appeal for governmental agencies in the world to contribute to the programmes of protecting and preserving plants and animals that are on the verge of extinction In addition, people should make a great contribution to the fund of preserving the earth’s valuable natural resouces for the future generations More importantly, governments should enact laws to ban activities that can damage or destroy the nature If these measures are taken, our planet will become a more peaceful and beautiful place for all kinds of beings to live in UNIT 11: BOOKS Write a paragraph of about 140 words about the book you like best (Viết sách bạn thích nhất) - name, kind of the book -author, main character(s) - plot, content - reason(s) you like it best Bài mẫu: Of all the books I have read, “Harry Porter” is the one I like best It is a famous fiction novel written by J.K Rowling It is one of the best – selling book and has been translated into many languages The book is about the adventures against a magician to help other people of a boy called Harry Porter - the main character His parents are dead and he is trained to be a wizard in a wizard school Harry Porter is brave, witty and very kind to other people Personally, I find the book extremely interesting and useful It helps me know how to live better and to behave well Whenever I read it, I feel fully relaxed I would like to recommend this book to anyone who likes fiction novels I am sure they will enjoy it very much Write about the kind of book you like best (Viết loại sách bạn thích nhất) I am usually in habit of reading books Addition to books that offer me much useful information, I also like comic book I am in fond of it for some following reasons To begin with, Comic books bring me a great deal of relaxation One of them is Doremon story, which tells many funny short stories about main characters, Doremon and Nobita,Who are close friends The author of that comic creats so many amusing situations among characters that I can"t help laughing It"s actually a hard-to-put-down book It attracts not only children but also adults as me Another good point of it I want to mention about is creative imagination I mean children need to have imaginative mindset, which helps them be more active in life By and large, comic book is worth reading after hard work It is nice for UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a water sport you like most.(Viết môn thể thao nước bạn thích nhất) Outline: - Topic sentence: Swimming - Supporting ideas: + beautiful body + a cheap way to have a good health - Conclusion : Swimming is the best choice Bài mẫu: Of all sports, swimming is the one I like best for the following reasons On the one hand, it is an integral part of all water sports By swimming, I mean the sport in which players perform the act of moving through the water by using the arm, legs, and body in motion Thus, it helps me to have a beautiful body On the other hand, swimming is a cheap way to keep my health good, I don’t have to spend much money buying equipments, only a suit is enough for me to it In addition, I can find somewhere to swim easily such as a pool, a lake or a river because the place where I live has all those To sum up, different people like different sports For me, swimming is the best choice UNIT 13: THE 22nd SEA GAMES In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your favorite sport .(Viết môn thể thao yêu thích bạn) OUTLINE: - Topic sentence: Of all the sports, I like football best because of some following reasons - Supporting idea 1: + It is interesting and easy to play: + only need a ball, a pair of shoes and a small yard + feel comfortable when I play it + usually play when I have free time or after I have finished my homework - Supporting idea 2: + meet different people and make friends with them + have more experience in playing football - Supporting idea 3: + run a lot, which makes my heart healthy + make my muscles stronger - Concluding sentences: Generally, football is really my favorite sport and I always play it in my free time Bài mẫu: I enjoy playing a lot of different sports, but the one which I like best is football because of some following reasons First of all, it is very interesting and easy to play We only need a ball, a pair of shoes and a small yard I started to play it when I was six years old I often feel comfortable when I play it I usually play it when I have free time or after I have finished my homework Secondly, It helps me make more new friends I have chances to meet different people and make friends with them when playing football Therefore, I can have more experience in playing football Moreover, playing football makes me healthier I have to run a lot, which makes my heart and my muscles stronger Generally, football is really my favorite sport and I always play it in my free time UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Imagine you were offered a job with one of the international organizations.Which one would you like to work for? Write a paragraph about 140 words, expressing the reason why you choose the organization Outline: Topic sentence: I would like to work for WHO because of the following reasons Supporting ideas: + Using English at work + Having high salary + Traveling around the world + Having chance to take care of people's health Concluding sentence: In conclusion, WHO would be a suitable organization for me to devote my time and abilities Bài mẫu: If I were offered a chance to work for an international organization, WHO would be my first choice for some reasons Firstly, English is one of my favorite subjects at school It would be a great circumstance to use my English at work to communicate with people from different English-speaking countries in the world I also can travel to many countries and learn many things about what nature looks like and how people around the world live Secondly, high salary is another factor that fascinates me to work for this organization For example, I might earn an amount of $3000 per month, which brings me a better living condition in the future Last but not least, I always want to become a doctor, then working for WHO gives me an opportunity to take care of people's health In conclusion, WHO would be a suitable organization for me to devote my time and abilities UNIT 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY Write a paragraph of 140 words about the following statement: Married women should go to work or not? (Phụ nữ kết hôn nên hay không nên làm?) Topic sentence: In my opinion, married women should go to work for some following reasons Supporting sentences: - too boring to be housewives all there lives - financially dependent and have no decisions or power - waste education and knowledge gained before married Concluding sentence: In conclusion, women should go to work after marriage Bài mẫu: In my opinion, married women should go to work for some following reasons Firstly, it is too boring to be housewives all their lives because they have to the same things every day and lose contact with their friends and social activities Moreover, housework can be tiring and too stressful with no name tasks Secondly, women will not be dependent on their husbands' finance and they can give decisions if they go to work and have much money Their families and husbands will appreciate their opinions In addition, if women don't go to work, they will waste their education and knowledge they gained before marriage This makes women lose the right to control most positions of employment and power in society In conclusion, women should go to work after marriage to get significant legal rights and have equal opportunities as men I CÁC CHỦ ĐIỂM VIẾT MỞ RỘNG: Topic 1: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of watching movies Write your paragraph on your answer sheet (Viết lợi ích việc xem phim) The following prompts might help you -entertaining -improving vocabulary -providing information Bài mẫu: Watching movies has many benefits and helps us a lot in our life nowadays Firstly, watching movies helps us entertain Movies help us feel relaxed after stressful lessons at school or after a hard-working day.When you feel exhausted, you can watch funny films on television to get happier Watching movies brings happiness and warmth with our family Secondly, watching films helps us improve our vocabulary We can watch films with English subtitles on the channels such as HBO, Cinemax, AXN and Star movies to broaden our vocabulary in every field of the life Besides, we can make our vocabulary richer by watching documentary films or historical ones Thirdly, watching movies frequently provides us with useful information Through films, we can know more about the life of all the people in every part of Vietnam In addition, we can also know more about cultures, customs and religions of many different countries all over the world so that we can know what is good or bad to behave better after we watch these films, especially films about educational or moral ones In conclusion, from my point of view, we should watch movies everyday because it is the easiest and cheapest way of getting knowledge, information and entertainment Topic 2: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the kind of job you would like to after you finish your education (Trong khoảng 140 từ, viết đoạn văn công việc bạn muốn làm sau học xong ) Having a job nowadays is very important to everyone By the end of this month, I will have left my high school, so I also would like to choose a suitable job for myself Unlike other students, I live in a poor village in the remote and mountainous area where there is always the lack of everything such as schools, teachers, electricity and water, the living conditions are low and children not go to school regularly Now I am a student and I am going to leave my school to attend a university, so I hope to make my home village more developed and bring knowledge to the children Besides, I love teaching and I love children and want to give comfort and care to them Therefore, I would like to work as a teacher Working as a teacher would be a fascinating and challenging job because I would have a chance to bring education to difficult places with poor children and living conditions That’s the reason why I have applied to Hanoi National University of Education to meet my dream Topic 3: Write about your hobby (Viết sở thích bạn) Of all the interesting hobbies, I like reading books most because of the following reasons Firstly, reading books helps me to widen my knowledge about the world For example, science books provide me with a lot of information of every field of our life Besides, enjoying books gives me the chance to become more patient Especially, my ability to express words fluently is better and better Therefore, I will be confident of communicating with others In short, reading books is my main hobby and I will make best use of its advantages to have a happy lifestyle Topic 4: Write an essay to discuss the benefits of doing exercise (Viết luận bàn lợi ích việc tập thể dục) Health is considered to be the most valuable thing one possesses Improving health is always a prior task in one’s daily routine And the simplest, cheapest, but the most effective way to better one’s health is doing regular exercise One advantage of doing exercise is to reduce stress People who exercise are likely to feel more relaxed, healthier, and of course happier Doing regular exercise helps the body produce happy chemicals that make the exercisers reduce the worries about life and work as well as forget the boredom and unhappiness Another benefit exercising brings us is that we will feel more energetic to face and overcome our daily difficulties Doing exercise helps us reduce the possibilities of being ill, protects us from some fatal diseases as heart disease, cancers and diabetes Regular exercisers are believed to have healthier, happier and longer lives The other good thing is that doing exercise helps us feel more self-confident We know exactly what we can or what abilities, talents we have We will think positively, confidently, and lead an optimistic life if we practice exercising regularly Controlling our weight effectively is another value Perspiration occurs when we exercise, which helps our bodies get rid of bad things inside Fats are burnt during our practicing exercise, which helps us to keep fit To sum up, doing exercise enables people to have good body-buildings, keep fit and brings exercisers many benefits Sparing time doing exercise will ensure us a longer, healthier and happier life Topic 5: Your favourite sport (Môn thể thao yêu thích bạn) I like swimming It is my favorite sport, for I know that it is healthy as well as a good chance for a person to exercise his or her body Last Sunday morning, as the weather was fine, I went to Ha Long with my family It took us about two hours by car to arrive at our destination, and I felt very excited about it When our car reached the top of the cliff overlooking the Bay, I admired the golden sand of the long beach, the blue sky and water, and the splendid country surroundings which looked like an artist’s painting We put on our bathing-suits and ran into the water It was a very happy swim for me We played ball, challenged each other in swimming a certain distance Of course, I was always beaten by my bigger brothers but I was satisfied with my good effort When we felt tired, we lay down on the beach to rest and to have some sunbath At about noon, we returned to our tent and had lunch About p.m we went once more into the water and swam till p.m Finally, we got ready to start for home Everyone was delighted to have spent such a wonderful swim I really enjoyed swimming very much Especially, I admire the athlete Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, who won a lot of gold medals at the 28th Sea Games and I want to become a famous one like her in the future II VIẾT LẠI CÂU: (0.5đ) Structure 1: This/ It is + superlative + noun + S + have/has+ ever + Vp2 = S + have/has+ never + Vp2 such a/ an + adj + noun+ before This is the most interesting novel I’ve ever read I have never read such an interesting novel before Structure 2: S1 + Aux not+ V + as+ adj/adv + as + S2 = S2 + Aux + V + comparative of adj/adv + than+ S1 I can’t cook as well as my mother can My mother can cook better than I can Structure 3: S + did not + Vo + until + time/ S + V(past) = It was not until + time/ S + V(past)+ that + S + V(2/ed) = Not until + + time/ S + V(past), Aux + S + Vo The noise next door did not stop until after midnight It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped Structure 4: If + S + V(present simple), S + can + Vo = Should + S + Vo , S + can + Vo You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this number Structure 5: S + denied/ admitted + V-ing/ Having + Vp2 “I didn’t break the vase of flowers,” the boy said The boy denied having taken the vase of flowers Structure 6: S + started/began + V-ing… + time + ago/ in + year (past) = S + have/ has + Vp2 …+ for + time/ since + year (past) My father started working in this company 10 years ago My father has worked in this company for 10 years Structure 7: If + S + had + Vp2 , S + would/could (not) + have + Vp2 = Had + S + Vp2 , S + would/could + have + Vp2 Without + noun, S + would/could (not) + have + Vp2 = If it hadn’t been for + noun, S + would/could (not) + have + Vp2 = If + S + had + Vp2 , S + would/could (not) + have + Vp2 = Had + S + Vp2 , S + would/could (not) + have + Vp2 Without his help, I could not have finished my work If he hadn’t helped me, I could not have finished my work Had he not helped me, I could not have finished my work If it hadn’t been for his help, I could not have finished my work Structure 8: S1+ V(2/ed) + as soon as + S2 + V(2/ed) = No sooner + had+ S2 + Vp2 + than + S1 + V(2/ed): vừa mới…… thì… Hardly/ Scarcely + had+ S2 + Vp2 + when + S1 + V(2/ed): vừa mới…… thì… It started to rain as soon as I went into the house No sooner had I gone into the house than it started to rain Practice 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it I only recognized him when he came into the light  Not until he came into the light did I recognize him “What time does the film start, Peter?”  I asked Peter what time the film started It was a mistake for you to buy that car  You shouldn’t have bought that car “Sorry, I’m late.” said the boy to the teacher The boy apologized to the teacher for being late It's the first time I've been to a flower shop → I haven’t been to a flower shop before Practice 2: We didn't have a holiday until last summer → It was not until last summer that we had a holiday If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have known how to solve it → Had you not helped me, I wouldn’t have known how to solve it The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately → So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately Hai finally managed to get a job → Hai finally succeeded in getting a job People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D →Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D Practice 3: The film was so interesting that I couldn’t go to bed → It was such an interesting film that I couldn’t go to bed We got lost because we didn't have a map → If we had had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday → I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it → It was such a low bridge that bus couldn't go under it It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station → I shouldn’t have parked outside the police station Practice 4: If you run a lot, you'll become healthy → The more you run, the healthier you’ll become Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club No one in the club plays tennis better than Barbara The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it The furniture was too expensive for me to buy The robbers made the bank manager hand over on the money The bank manager was made to hand over on the money by the robbers He left school and then joined the army After he had left school, he joined the army Practice 5: Somebody stole his watch yesterday His watch was stolen yesterday The last time she had a swim was five years ago She hasn't swum for five years They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again The date of the meeting will have to be changed again The garage is going to repair the car for us next week We are going to have the car repaired next week Would you mind not smoking in my house? I’d rather you didn’t smoke in my house Practice 6: We couldn’t drive because of the fog The fog prevented us from driving 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 The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday I can’t cook as well as my mother does My mother can cook better than me/ I can Practice 7: The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough => The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming The mechanic serviced my car last week => I had my car serviced by the mechanic last week I’m always nervous when I travel by air => Travelling by air always makes me nervous He couldn’t afford to buy the car => The car was too expensive for him to buy “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked => He suggested putting my luggage under the seat Practice 8: Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job They haven’t cleaned the streets this week The streets haven’t been cleaned this week Apples are usually cheaper than oranges Apples are not as expensive as oranges I advise you to put your money in the bank You’d better put your money in the bank That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there Practice 9: It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him She reminded him to phone the office We spent hours getting to London It took us hours to get to London I haven’t eaten this kind of food before => This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food She started working as a secretary five years ago => She has worked as a secretary for five years 10