Cấu trúc 1: so sánh hơn
ADJ + ER/MORE ADJ + THAN -> Not (as)/ so …..as
1/ I can’t cook as well as my mother does
My mother cooks better than me.
2/ The Colombian coffee cost more than the Kenyan coffee
The Kenyan coffee not as cost as The Colombian coffee.
Cấu trúc 2:
ADJ + ENOUGH FOR + TO INF
-> SO + ADJ + THAT / SUCH A/AN + ADJ + N + THAT
1/ The software is smart enough to detect and correct any mistakes
The Software ..
2/ The Richard is tall enough to change light bulbs in some rooms without having to stand on a chair
Richart is
SUCH A/AN + ADJ + N+ THAT
SO + ADJ + THAT
TOO ADJ + FOR .. + TO INF
ADJ + ENOUGH FOR + TO INF
1/ Emerging markets are so volatile that we shouldn’t invest in them
Emerging markets
2/ Rents in the city are so hight that we can’t have an office there
Rents in the city
3/ It was such a bad manual that I couldn’t understand it
The manual
Cấu trúc 3:
IT BE ADJ + TO INF <-> TO INF + BE + ADJ
1/ It’s difficult to understand what she’s talking about.
To understand
2/ It is very relaxing to spend a day in the country
To spend
Cấu trúc 4
HAD BETTER/ HAD BETTER NOT + V ADVISE + O+ TO V/ ADVISE + O + NOT TO V
1/ You’d better not lend him any more money.
I strongly advise you…
2/ You’d better put your money in the bank.
I advise ….
Cấu trúc 5:
WOULD RATHER + V PREFER + V_ING / WOULD PREFER + TO V
S1 + WOULD RATHER + S2 + SIMPLE PAST
1/ He prefers golf to tennis
He’d rather
2/ I’d prefer you ti sign the contract without any further delay.
I’d rather…
3/ I prefer travelling by train to driving
I would rather …
4/ I prefer working at home to commuting to the office
I would rather…
5/ I would prefer you not to smoke in here
I’d rather
6/ I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
I would rather..
CẤU TRÚC 6:
THÌ QKĐ (AGO) THÌ HTHT ( SINCE/ FOR)
1/ The last time I went to Bristol was three years ago.
I haven’t…
2/ Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Babara’s wedding
The last…
3/ Phoenix started producing books for children in 1999
Phoenix has ….
CẤU TRÚC 7: CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN IF
MAINE CLAUSE ( HTD) IF CLAUSE ( QKD)
MAINE CLAUSE ( QKD) IF CLAUSE ( QKHT)
1/ We can not have cheaper goods because our labour costs are high.
If….
2/ The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light.
If the train driver…
CẤU TRÚC 8:
CÂU TRỰC TIẾP CÂU GIÁN TIẾP
MĐ TRỰC TIẾP S + SAY/ SAID (THAT) + S + V
TELL, TOLD + O + THAT + S + V
HTĐ -> QKĐ
HTTD-> QKTD
QKĐ , HTHT-> QKHT
TLĐ-> WOULD + V
WILL HAVE + V -> WOULD HAVE + V3/ed
WOULD + V --> WOULD HAVE + V3/ed
1/ Robert : “ My father flew to Dallas last year.”
Robert told me that…
2/ Thay said , “ We have just arrived.”
Thay said that….
3/ Jason: “ I will do my best in the exams tomorrow.”
Jason told me that….
4/ She said , “ I went to the cinema yesterday.”
She said
MỆNH ĐỀ TRỰC TIẾP ( YES/NO) S + ASKED + O + IF/WHETHER + S + V
1/ Tom said , “ Will they accept our offer , Mary?”
Tom asked….
2/ John said to his secretary, “ Is Peter coming to the meeting?”
John asked
MỆNH ĐỀ TRỰC TIẾP (WH) S + ASKED + O + QUESTINE WORD + S + V
1/ “Where is their head office , Sally?” asked Ann
Ann asked
2/ The director wondered , “ How are the negotiations going?”
The director asked…
MỆNH ĐỀ MỆNH LỆNH S + ASKED/TOLD/ORDERED/REQUIRED/REQUESTED + O +
(NOT) + TO INF
1/ John said to me : “ Don’t answer the phone.”
John requested….
2/ The director said to his secretary : “ Send the letter immediately.”
The director asked
CẤU TRÚC 9:
IF ….. NOT UNLESS
1/ If nothing goes wrong , we will sign the deal tomorrow.
Unless
2/ We’re not going to get that contract if we don’t improve our offer.
We…
3/ Thi project will only be viable if you can cut your overheads.
The project….
CẤU TRÚC 10:
CÂU MONG ƯỚC
MĐ CHÍNH ( HTD) WISH ( QKĐ)
MĐ CHÍNH ( QKD) WISH ( QKHT)
MĐ CHÍNH ( TLĐ) WISH ( WOULD + V)
1/ It’s unfortunate you didn’t manage to give her my message.
I wish…
2/ Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
Maria wishes….
3/ Mrs Taylor does not like living in such a small house .
Mrs Taylor wishes…
4/ It would be nice to be able ton understand the language when I go to France.
I wish….
CẤU TRÚC 11:
CÂU CHỦ ĐÓNG - CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
1/The secretary has just finished the report.
The report…
2/ You can cancel the contract within five business days
The contract
3/ We will deliver the goods immediately.
The goods
4/ They are painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened.
The outside
5/ Our teacher is going to punish that student.
That student
6/ Rachel will give you some advice
You
CẤU TRÚC 12:
S + HAVE/ GET + O1 + Bare inf/ to inf + O2 S + HAVE / GET + O2 + PP
1/ I’ll get the accounts department to send them a cheque immediately.
I…
2/ I have my secretary check these figures for me.
I
CẤU TRÚC 13:
ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH + CLAUSE - DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF + CỤM DT
1/ Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite of …
2/ Though we hadn’t finished the report, we sent it to the client.
Despite
CẤU TRÚC 14:
BECAUSE/ AS/ SINCE + CLAUSE BECAUSE OF/ DUE TO + N/ CỤM DT
1/ She found the exam easy because she had worked hard during the course.
Because of….
2/ Since they have no salary, they may be asking us for a loan unless we go on holiday tomorrow
Due to…..
CẤU TRÚC 15:
IT TAKE + S.O + HOW LONG + TO V
1/ It is a six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It take
2/ When Mary wanted a new car , she had to save up for a year
It took….
CẤU TRÚC 16:
IT WAS NOT UNTIL …… THAT + S + V
1/ The noise did not stop until after midnight.
It was not …
2/ Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight
It wasn’t
3/ I didn’t realize that I had left my dictionary at home until I arrived at the classroom.
It was not….
CẤU TRÚC 17:
IT IS …… SINCE + S + V2/ED
1/ Robert and Catherine have been married for four years
It’s
2/ John hasn’t had his car repaired for over six months
It is
CẤU TRÚC 18:
CÂU HỎI TRỰC TIẾP CÂU HỎI GIÁN TIẾP
A/
DO YOU KNOW/ COULD YOU TELL ME / WE’D LIKE TO KNOW + IF/ WHETHER + S +
V….?
1/ Have you applied for a similar position before?
Could you …
2/ Must we be here by six or can we come a little later?
We’d
B/
DO YOU KNOW/ COULD YOU TELL ME / WE’D LIKE TO KNOW + QUESTION WORD + S
+ V….?
1/ What do you like most about your present job?
Could you….
2/ Which newspaper did you see the advertisement in ?
Do you…
CẤU TRÚC 19: CÂU SO SÁNH
THE ADJ + ER / MORE + ADJ + S + V, THE ADJ + ER / MORE + ADJ + S + V
1/ As T.V programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more
2/ That worker works better when he does not have enough time.
The less
CẤU TRÚC 20:
WHY DON’T YOU + V …? S + SUGGESTED THAT + S + SHOULD + VBARE +...
1/ “ Why don’t you put an advertisement in the local paper?” they said to me
They suggested….
2/ “ Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
William suggested….
CẤU TRÚC 21:
QKĐ ( OFTEN, ALWAYS) USED TO + V
1/ I often did the gardening , but I don’t have time for it now.
I used to
2/ When Ben worked for IBM, he often traveled a lot for his job.
Ben used to
CẤU TRÚC 22
BE/GET + ACCUSTOMED TO + VING/N BE/GET + USED TO + VING/N
1/ You will soon be used to living alone.
You
2/ When we live in Bangkok, we were accustomed to hot weather.
We…
CẤU TRÚC 23
NỐI CÂU EITHER …. OR / NEITHER …. NOR
1/ Jack is not here and Tom is in another city.
Neither Jack
2/We could fly, or we could go by train.
Either …
CẤU TRÚC 24:
NOT ONLY … BUT ALSO BOTH….AND
1/ The new maketing plan will not only improve our position, but also increase our sales volume.
The new maketing plan…
2/ He writes not only correctly but also neatly.
He writes….
CẤU TRÚC 25:
MAY/ CAN/ COULD + S + V …? DO YOU MIND IF + SS/ES + V ?
1/ Can I clean up the mess in the kitchen tomorrow?
Do you
2/ May I copy your notes from class yesterday?
Do you….
CẤU TRÚC 26:
CAN/COULD/WILL/WOULD + YOU + V…? WOULD YOU MIND + VING
WOULD YOU PLEASE + VBARE
1/ Can you deliver one copy for me when you’re finished?
Would you …
2/ Would you explain these instructions for the fax machine?
Would you…
CẤU TRÚC 27
SHOULD/OUGHT TO + V HAD BETTER + V
1/ If you’re not well , you ought to ask Ann to go instead.
If you’re
2/ Any large amount of company cash should be deposited in the safe.
We’d
CAU TRUC 28:
LET’S +V WHY DON’T WE + V..?
1/Let’s stop now and carry on again tomorrow.
Why don’t we
2/ Let’s organize a leaving party for Bob Simpson.
Why don’t
CAU TRUC 28: ĐẢO NGỮ
S + V NEVER,RARELY, LITTLE…. + DẠNG CÂU HỎI YES/NO
1/I was never shown how to operate the machinery.
At no time
2/ there are more people out of work in this country than ever before.
Never..
3/ The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
Only by…
4/ He spent all his money. He even borrowed some money from me.
Not only…
5/ Whatever happens, you shouldn’t phone the polics.
Under no circumstances ….
ĐẢO NGỮ TRONG MĐ ĐIỀU KIỆN
1/ If you changed your mind , You’d be welcome to join us.
Were you
2/ He would have lent you his violin if you’d asked him.
Had you…
CONTROLLED WRITING
1/ Marks & Spencer/ be/ most famous British shop/ the world
2/ At the moment/ there /be/ 283/ M & S shop / Britain/ other/ country.
3/ Currently/ they/ build/ large new store/Paris.
4/ There/ be/ about/ 50/store/ Canada.
5/ More and more /people/ Hong Kong/ Lisbon/ buy/ clothes/food/ M & S
6/ Company/ employ/50.000/ employee/ worldwide
7/ Sales/ increase/80%/ the last ten year.
8/ Many/ shop/abroad/be/franchise.
9/ Owners / Franchise/ buy/all/ stock/ M & S
10/ they/ pay/ company/percentage/turnover.
Practice 2
1/ Sir Peter Parker/ be/ well known/ top manager.
2/ He/ study/ history/ Oxford Universyty /1947/1950
3/ He/ work/ as/ manager/ a number/company/ during/ 1950s/1960s
4/ He/ become/ well known/public/ chairman/ Bristish Rail.
5/ He/join/ Bristish Rail/ 1976/leave/1983.
6/ 1978/he/ award/knighthood/ the Queen.
7/ He/ appoint/ Chairman/ Mitsubishi electric ( UK)/1984.
8/He/be/ first non Japanese/become/Chairman/Japanese company.
9/1991/ the Japanese Government/award/he/the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
10/ He/ write/ autobiography/ for Starters/1989.
Practice 3
1/ Electrolux/Swedish company/head office/ Stockholm.
2/It/ start/company/1921/when/produce/ world’s first vacuum cleaner.
3/ Four year later,/1925/produce/ fisrt refrigerator,/ these/ still two/its best-known products.
4/It/ now/ own/ many well-known consumer brands,/ include/ AEG, Zabussi/ Parner.
5/ Today/ it/ employ/81,971 people /sell/ its products/ more than 150 countries.
6/ Worldwide turnover/2002/14,552 million euros.
7/ It/ have/ two global divisions/ call/ Consumer Durables/ Professional Products.
8/ Consumer Durable/include/ the appliances we have/ our homes/ example/cookers/vacuum
cleaners/ washing machines.
9/ Professional Products/ include/ much larger applicances/ example/ food service equipment/
hotels/ restaurants/outdoor products/ the garden.
10/ this/ make/ it/ world’s largest producer/ powered applicance/kitchen, cleaning/outdoor use.
Practice 4
1/ Uniliver/ Britist- Dutch company/ head offices/Rotterdam and London.
2/ It now/ own/ many well-known consumer brands/ include/Knorr,Lipton’s tea, Omo, dove / Lux
3/ Knorr/ their biggest food brand/ a strong presence/ over 80 countries/ a product range/ include/
soup, sauce, bouillons, noodles/ complete meals.
4/ Today it/ employ/ 247.000 people /57 countries/ sells its products/150 countries/ 150 m
customers.
5/ Its worldwide turnover/2002/48.760 million euros.
6/ It/ spend/2.3%/ its turnover/ Reseach and Development.
7/ It/ have/ two global divisons/ call/ Food and Home/ Personal Care.
8/ Over 50%/ its sales/ come/ Food Division.
9/ It/ have/10 regional business groups / meet the needs/ local markets.
10/This/ make/ it/international manufacturer/leading brands/ food, home care/ personal care.
Practice 5:
1/ Tara/ start/ 1978
2/ It/be/ family-owned business.
3/ Head office/ be/ Cordoba, Spain.
4/ It / sell/ clothes/ men and women.
5/ Customer/ be/ mainly/ fashion- conscious people/ age/20 to 35.
6/ It / have/ 15 stores/ Spain/ all/ which/ be / profitable.
7/ It/ have/ annual turnover / 620 million.
8/ Net profits/ last year/ be / approximately 16 million.
9/ Workforce / be/ over 2.000 employees.
10/ It / plan/open/5 / new overseas store/ next year.
Practice 6
1/Webwatch/ be established/2001.
2/ It/ be found/ two brothers/ Mike/ Jon Harding
3/It/ be/ a web design company.
4/ Head office/ be/ Colorado, America.
5/ It/ design/ website/ companies.
6/ Client list / include/ both small / large films.
7/ Films/ be/ all business sectors/ real estate/ uniliversities.
8/ It/ have/ annual turnover/ $80 million.
9/ It now / have/ about 50 employees.
10/Future/ Webwatch/ aim/ become/ world leader/ website design.
Practice 7
1/ LVMH ( Louis Vuiton, Moet Hennessey) manufacture/ sell luxury goods
2/There/ be/ several companies/ group.
3/ It/ have/60/ famous brand/ such as Louis, Givenchy/ Christian Dior.
4/ It/ have/ 1.500/ store/ worldwide/ be expanding its network.
5/ It/ employ/56.000 people.
6/ Its head office/ be/ France/63%/ its staff/ work outside France
7/ It/ be/ creative/ innovative group.
8/ It/ aim/ impress its customers / its high quality/ long- lasting products.
9/Its new products/ depend a lot / research/ development.
10/ LVMH/ control/ every detail/ the brands’ image.
Practice 8
1/ The Inditex group/own/ six/ fashion chain/include Zara
2/ It/ have / around 1.500 / store/ worldwide.
3/ It/ operate/ 44/ country.
4/ It/ employ/ 27.000 people
5/ It/ have / more than 200/ fashion designer.
6/ Currenly/ fashion designers/ work/ next year’s designs
7/ Inditex group/ do/ very well/ at the moment.
8/ It/ be trying/ become/ global fashion leader.
9/ Amancio Ortega/ founder/ Inditex also/invest/ property/hotels.
10/ Most/ this year’s investment/ be staying/ Spain,
Practice 9
1/ Sony Walkman/ be one/ famous products/ past century.
2/ Small box/ be cheap/ and/ be/ easiest way/ hear your favorite song.
3/ By/ end/ century/ it/ be normal/ listen/ newest music everywhere.
4/At/ end/ 20th century/ and/ beginning/21 st century/ technology/ move faster.
5/ There / be/ modern way/ listen/ music – the Ipod.
6/ Like/ Walkman/ ipod/ be popular/ because/ it/ be simple/ use
7/ You/ download/ over 10.000 songs/ Internet/ and it/ be also/ smaller/ Walkman.
8/ Perhaps/ iPod/ be/ next icon/ 21 st century.
9/ But/ this century/ Apple/ have/ stronger competition/ Sony Walkman/ do/ past/ century.
10/ Other companies/ now produce/similar products.
Practice 10
1/the YP9000/ be/ new, elegant/ very high- tech.
2/ It/ lool like / mobile phone – but it / do/ so much more
3/ You can use it/ make phone calls/ send/ receive e-mail/ browse the Internet/ play music/ video.
4/ It/ also have / digital zoom camera/ taking photos.
5/ It / be/ ideal/ travelling – you/ not/ need/carry any other devices.
6/ It/ be/ 22 centimetres long,/ one centimeter thick/ just 75 grams heavy.
7/ Compact device/ give/ you high quality sound/ full colour video/ excellent text readability.
8/ It / be powered/ fast microprocessor/64 megabytes/ memory.
9/ Powerful operating system/ let/ you/ do several thing/ same time,/ quick/ reliable
10/ What is more/ amazing device/ be competitively priced/ just 199 dollars
Chuyển đổi câu
1/ It is relaxing to work in a comfortable office
To work…
2/ His presentation is so informative that I can learn a lot from it
It is such
3/ I prefer including special photographs or technical drawings to illustrate the mechanisms of
the Fonomat.
I’d rather
4/There were so many candidates that I couldn’t see them all in the time available
I had too
5/ I had expected the printers they sold us to be cheaper than they were
The printers they sold us were
6/ We can’t afford to rent an office in the downtown area
An office in the downtown area is
7/The acoustics in the conference room were not good, so we had to lay on a microphone for the
guest speakers.
The acoustics in the conference room were so
8/ I would prefer it if you come to the meeting on time.
I would rather
9/ We were advised to issue more stocks to raise capital.
We had better
10/ It is so great to work with helpful colleagues.
To work..
1/ Mr Henrique Calisto started to work for IBC two years ago
Mr Henrique has
2/ My boss said , “ Don’t worry . Of course you can take a month’s paid leave.”
My boss reassured…
3/ You stopped trying , so you were behind others.
If you
4/ You didn’t contribute positively, we couldn’t continue the project.
If you..
5/ the boss said to Henry , “ why haven’t you circulated the agenda for the next meeting?”
The Boss asked Henry
6/ I regret not having read the insurance policy carefully.
I wish
7/ If you do not leave detailed instruction for the “ temp”, she won’t know where to start.
Unless
8/ “ You should change your job, Mr Jenkins,” Said the doctor.
The doctor advised
9/ Mr Graber became our agent in Zambia 3 years ago.
Mr Graber has
10/ If you want to have a course prospectus, why don’t you send off for it?
If I
1/ Because the boss was displeased with Mary’s lack of punctuality , he sacked her.
Because of
2/ Our government initiated the program of economic reform in the 1980s
The program
3/ Despite his not having enough information about that company , he signed the contract.
Although..
4/ Because of a 2-week breakdown of the machine tool , we could not finish the orders in due
date.
Because
5/ They spent 2 months renovating the company cafeteria
It took…
6/ The applicants have all been sent details of our pension scheme.
We have had
7/ You have delivered our goods too late , so I have to cancel our orders.
Because
8/ Did you deal with those complaint?
Were those complaint
9/ My boss asked me to book s flight to Rome for him
My boss had me
10/ The sales Manager asked , “ Why are the lastest sales figures so discouraging, Tom?”
The Sales Manager asked Tom
1/ She usually entertains the company’s important suppliers at Caravel restaurant.
She is…
2/ The last time we had a big order was 6 months ago.
It is
3/ As the time is going to be over , she become careless.
The less
4/ “ Why don’t you apply for that job , suSan?” said John.
John suggested
5/ I always worked overtime when I wasin sale for an import- export company.
I used to
6/ The manager asked John “ What tupe of publicity material are you thinking of putting out”?
The manager asked John
7/ Despite his ability to do the job , he wasn’t given the position
Although
8/ They always ride a motorbike to work in half an hour
It always takes
9/ It is my pleasure to invite you to our grand opening ceremony.
To invite you
10/ It is unfortunate that they did not pay back their loan.
I wish
5
1/ Despite my paying this account last week, they haven’t sent me a receipt
Although
2/ Besides working hard , Mary also has creative solutions
Mary not only
3/ She couldn’t understand his letter because his handwriting was too bad.
She couldn’t understand his letter because of
4/ John asked “ Why don’t you ask for a day off , Mary?”
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