Taro doesn't like reading books.. It's high time for him to realise that he is not the best student in class.. Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London.. Peter's wallet was stolen on
Trang 1S + can + V = S + to be +able to + V = S + to be + capable of + V-ing
(Ai đó có thể làm gì)
1 Anna could play chess when she was a baby (able)
2 He is capable of running up to the top of the hill in just over six minutes (can)
3 He will never be able to play tennis again after his accident (capable)
4 You can't survive on a desert island for so long (able)
5 When I was younger, I could stay up all night and not get tired (capable)
It takes sb + time + to do sth = Sb spend(s) + time + doing sth
(Ai đó dành / mất bao nhiêu thời gian để làm việc gì)
1 It takes me one hour and a half to drive my children to school (spend)
2 A good chef spent an hour cooking this meal (It took)
Like sth/ doing sth = Enjoy sth/ doing sth = Be + fond of + sth/ doing sth = Be interested in sth/ doing sth = Be keen on sth/ doing sth
(Thích cái gì = Có hứng thú với cái gì)
3 She is keen on taking photos of her children (interested)
4 Taro doesn't like reading books (enjoy)
5 The children are interested in swimming in the afternoon (fond of)
not only + but also = both and
(Không những thế này mà còn thế kia = Vừa thế này vừa thế kia)
1 Ali has studied not only in the United States but also in Australia (both … and)
2 Young people normally like both music and sports (not only but also)
3 She is not only hard-working but also careful (both … and)
4 Emily both sings and dances very well (not only but also)
5 Both the father and his son are getting bald (not only but also)
It's (high) time (for sb) to do St = It's (high) time S + V (past simple)
(Đã đến lúc phải làm gì/ Đã đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì)
1 It's time for him to stop playing extreme sports
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2 It's high time for him to realise that he is not the best student in class
S + stop/ give up + V-ing = S + no longer + V = S + don't / doesn't + V
+ anymore/ any longer = S + used to +V
(Ai đó dừng/ bỏ làm gì = Ai đó không còn làm gì nữa = Ai đó đã từng làm gì)
3 I no longer wait for him because he is always late
I don’t
4 Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London He no longer travels by bus Peter's wallet was stolen on a bus to London He gives
5 I don't play golf every Sunday any longer
I no longer
S + let + sb + do smt = S + allow + sb + to do smt
(Cho phép ai đó làm gì)
1 The doctor doesn't allow me to go out
The doctor doesn't let
2 Authorities in Tehran do not let him leave the country
Authorities in Tehran do not allow
3 Her husband will not let her go on business trip with her boss
Her husband will not allow
It's no use/ good doing smt= There is no point in doing smt
(Vô ích khi làm gì đó)
It is no use trying to escape - no one ever gets out of here
There is no point in
It is no good telling him anything - he won't listen
There is no point in
S + started / began + V-ing / to-V = S + have PII / have been + V-ing
(Bắt đầu làm việc gì / Làm việc gì được bao lâu)
1 I started writing this novel 3 months ago (for)
2 She has been playing the piano since she came back from school (when)
It seems that… = It appears that = It is likely that… = It looks as if…
(Có vẻ như là / Dường như là…)
3 It appears that they are very confident of winning this game (looks)
4 It seems that Jackson is a kind and generous man (appears)
5 It looks as if she is so disappointed of the result of the final exam (likely)
Hardly + had + S + PII when S + V-ed/ irregular
= No sooner + had +S + PII than S + V-ed/ irregular
(Ngay khi thì)
1 No sooner had I shut the door than I realised I'd left my keys inside
Hardly
Trang 32 The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony
No sooner
3 Hardly had I finished the meal when I started feeling hungry again
No sooner
4 I had hardly left my house when it began to rain
Hardly
5 Hardly had I fallen asleep when the neighbour's dog started barking
No sooner
S + V + Wh-word + clause = S + V + Wh-word + to V
1 I don't know what I should wear in her wedding
I don't know
2 He didn't know how he could solve that problem
He didn't know
3 He can't think what he should say to his teacher
He can't think
4 wondered where they could go for their holiday
They wondered
5 She doesn't know who she can contact in an emergency
She doesn't know
S + to be + adj = What + (a/an) + adj + N(s/es)!
1 That was an interesting film
What !
2 The food is nutritious
What !
3 These pineapples are big and fresh
What !
S + to be + adj = How + adj + S + to be!
S + V + adv = How + adv + S + V!
1 drew the picture perfectly
How !
2 He can speak English fluently
How !
So sánh
1 James plays football better than any other boys in the class
James is in the class
2 She is more successful than her three sisters
She is the four sisters
3 He has never scored so high in a test as he did in this one
4 We were told that the show was not very entertaining but it was
The show was we had been told
5 The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday
Yesterday the shop it is today