I. Reported speech
1. Tom said, “I am kind of tired now.”
- Tom said that he was kind of tired then.
2. “Will you join us tomorrow?” said Tim to Mi
- Tim asked Mi if she would join with them the days after.
3. Jim said, “ I met her three years ago.”
- Jim said that he had met her 3 years before.
4. “Jim gave a presentation yesterday,” said Nga .
- Nga said that Jim had given a presentation the day before.
II. Revision. Passive voice
1. That publisher brings out a book every two weeks.
⇒ A book is brought out by that publisher every two weeks.
2. That publisher brought out a book last month.
⇒ A book was brought out by that publisher last month.
3. That publisher will bring out a book next month.
⇒ A book will be brought out by that publisher next month.
4. That publisher has brought out a book recently.
⇒ A book has been brought out by that publisher recently.
5. That publisher is going to bring out a book next week.
⇒ A book is going to be brought out by that publisher next week.
III. Conditional sentences
1. I (lend) you the sum of money you need as long as you pay it back before next Monday.
⇒ If I lend you the sum of money you need, you must pay it back before next Monday.
2. You have to wear a face mask or else you (get) Covid-19.
⇒ If you don't wear a face mask, you will get Covid - 19.
3. If today (be) Sunday, I (take) my brother to the zoo.
⇒ If today were Sunday, I would take my brother to the zoo.
4. My parents (not let) me (go) out unless I (finish) my homework.
⇒ If I don't finish my homework, my parents won't let me go out.
5. Knock and they (open) the door.
⇒ If you knock, they will open the door.
6. he (get) upset if I didn’t invite him?
⇒ Will he get upset if I didn't invite him?
IV - Rewrite Sentence
1. ‘I’m really stressed out! I’ve had three sleepless nights thinking about my exam.’
→ She said she was really stressed out, and that she had had three sleepless nights thinking about her exam.
2. ‘I can’t concentrate! It’s too noisy in here.’
→ He said he couldn’t concentrate because it was too noisy in there.
3. ‘She was very upset at first but she’s fine now.’
→ She said she had been very upset at first but she was fine then.
4. ‘I don’t think taking risks too often is a good idea.’
→ He said he didn’t think taking risks too often was a good idea.
5. ‘He’ll take a cooking class before he goes to college.’
→ He said he would take a cooking class before he went to college.
6. ‘I really wish I could make informed decisions!’
→ He said he really wished he could make informed decisions.
VI. Verb form
1. If only Tom were here now.
2. I’d rather you don't act as if you were the greatest.
3. Tim has played tennis since he entered secondary school.
4. I haven't seen her for ages.
5. Don’t go that way. The road was repairing.
6. I wish I was on a spacecraft now.
7. Imagine living in the desert. What would our life be like?
8. I would take a photo if I saw an alien.
9. You can use my car as long as you don't crash it.
VIII. Word form
1. (impress). The sights of Hue City are very impressive.
2. (history). Is Perfume Pagoda a historic site?
3. (botany). Shall we go to the botanically garden?
4. (surprise). Surprisingly, an old man like him managed to reach the top of the mountain.
5. (enjoy). In my opinion, That craft village is an enjoyable place to go to.
IX. Gap-fill: poems, ironing, simple, special, skillful,
A conical hat may look simple, but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forest to collect leaves to ironing the leaves, making the frames, etc. Hue’s conical hats always have two layers of leaves. Craftsmen must be skillful to make the two layers very thin. What is special is that they then add poems and paintings of Hue between the two layers, creating the famous bai tho or poetic conical hats.
X. Multiple choice
1. Tim wondered/said/told whether it was a meteorite.
2. Jim, who / whose / that car I borrowed, is a nice guy.
3. - Is Tom home? – No. He was going/has gone/is going out.
4. Jack revised his lessons well. So / Because / Therefore, he got good grades.
5. There were over fifty competitions / competitive / competitors taking part in the contest.
6. Jack suggested/told/said me to consider it carefully.