1. He spent lots of time doing this experiment. …It took him lots of time to do this experiment………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. It took me all the morning to prepare for lunch. …………I spent all the morning preparing for lunch.………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Anna spent three days visiting VN. ……………It took Anna three days to visit VN……………………………………………………………………………..

4. It took my son three years to study in this college. ……………My son spent three years studying in this college……………………………………………………………………………..

5. I spend two hours doing my homework every day. …………It takes me two hours to do my homework every day.………………………………………………………………………………..

6. They spent ten days painting this house. ………It took them ten days to paint this house…………………………………………………………………………………..

7. She spent 2 days tidying her room. ………It took her 2 days to tidy her room…………………………………………………………………………………..

8. We used to go to school in half an hour. ………It used to take us half an hour to go to school…………………………………………………………………………………..

9. My sister often spends 30 minutes reviewing our lessons before class. …………It often takes my sister 30 minutes to review our lessons before class.……………………………

10. It took him twelve hours to fly from Hanoi to London. …………He spent 12 hours flying from HN to LD…………………………………………

11. It takes Jill 10 minutes to put on her makeup. …………Jill spends 10 minutes putting on her makeup…………………………

12. It took us three days to repair his car. ……………We spent 3 days repairing his car……………………………………………………………………………..

13. I will spend two weeks reading the new book. …………It will take me 2 weeks to read the new book………………………………………………………………………………..

14. A good chef spent an hour cooking this meal. …………It took an hour for a good chef to cook this meal………………………………………………………………………………..

15. The flight to New York lasted six hours. …………It took six hours to fly to NY………………………………………………………………………………..

      Answer the following questions

16. How often do you go to the gym? (sometimes)

…I sometimes go to the gym………………………………………………………………………………………..

17. How often does the boy study in the library? (rarely)

……He rarely studies in the library……………………………………………………………………………………..

18. How often did you get presents when you were a child? (frequently)

………I frequently got presents when I was a child…………………………………………………………………………………..

19. How often were you absent from your previous job? (never)

………I was never absent from my previous job…………………………………………………………………………………..

20. How often does she go to the dentist? (every month)

…………She goes to the dentist every month………………………………………………………………………………..

1. They believe he is armed

-> It is.....believable from them for him...

2. It's time for us to study seriously

-> It's time......we studied seriously...............

3. My father works for a company. It makes car.

-> My father works for...a company made car .......

4. I put on the heating because it was very cold.

-> It was very cold.so I put on the heating.............

pick and lock câu nì :>

Rewrite each of the following sentences. Keeps the meaning the same.
1/ We find carving eggshells interesting in our free time.
> It is __INTERESTING TO CARVE EGGSHELLS__ in our free time.
2/ It is a great hobby to swim because it keeps us fit.
> Swimming ____IS A GREAT HOBBY_____ because it keeps us fit.
3/ My mom finds watching films on TV boring.
> Watching films on TV ____BORES MY MOM. _______.
4/ What do you think about making pottery ?
> How ____DO YOU DO ABOUT___ making pottery ?
5/ I think ice - skating difficult for Vietnamese people.
> I find ____ICE-SKATING IS DIFFICULT_____ for Vietnamese people.

1.Whose luggage is this ? Belong

=> who does the luggage belong to?

2. It took us there months to prepare for this festival. Spent

=> we spent 3 months preparing for this festival

3.how much is the entry fee ? Price

=> what is the price of the entry fee?

4.People hold the festival to thank the Rice God for the crop. Held

=> the festival is held to thank the Rice God for the crop

5.Why are you going to Da Lat in December? For

what are you going to Da lat in december for?

1. We couldn't buy the concert tickets because they were very expensive.

-> The concert tickets were too EXPENSIVE FOR US TO BUY.

2. I haven't heard from her for nearly 10 years.

-> It's 10 YEARS SINCE I LAST HEARD FROM HER.

3. I didn't arrive in time to see them off.

-> I wasn't EARLY ENOUGH TO SEE THEM OFF.

4. "Would you like to have lunch with us?" Linda said to me

-> Linda invited ME TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THEM.

1. We couldn't buy the concert tickets because they were very expensive.

-> The concert tickets were too expensive for us to buy

1.Whose luggage is this ? (Belong)

=> who does the luggage belong to?

2. It took us there months to prepare for this festival. Spent

=> we spent 3 months preparing for this festival

3.People hold the festival to thank the Rice God for the crop. Held

=> the festival is held to thank the Rice God for the crop

5.Why are you going to Da Lat in December? For

what are you going to Da lat in december for?

2.We spent three months to prepare for this festival.

5.What are you going to Da Lat in December for ?

1.It's about time the children went to bed

2.It's about time we were late for the train

3.It's high time the children went to bed

4.It's about time we went home

1, I haven't played football since 2000
--> The last time I played football was in 2000
2, I haven't been to HCM city for 2 years
--> The last time I went to HCM city was 2 years ago.
3, I 've never met such a famous person before
--->It's the first time I have met such a famous person
4, She hasn't seen that boy here before
--> it's the first time she has seen that boy here
5, She haven't written to us since last year
--> The last time she wrote to us was last year