Sentence building: Use the prompts to build up a letter accepting an invitation to

spend a weekend in the country. (1pt)

Dear Hoa,

Thank you for your letter.

1. It/ lovely/ hear that/ you/ going/ spend/ next weekend/ country.

It is lovely to hear that you are going to spend the next weekend in the country.
2. I/ would really/ like/ come.

I would really like to come.

3. You/ know/ how much/ I/ love/ spend/ weekend/ country/ after/ long/ hard term.

You know how much I love spending a weekend in the country after a long and hard term

4. I/ catch/ usual train/ Friday evening.

I will catch the usual train on Friday evening

5. Give/ best regards/ parents/ hope/ see you soon.

Give my best regards to your parents and hope to see you soon.

Use the prompts below to make up complete sentences about Scott Joplin, a famous
American musician.

1. He / learn / play / music / when / very young.

He learned to play music when he was very young.

2. Scott / learn / play / works / composers / Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart / as well as /
compose / music.
Scott learned to play the works of composers like Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart as well
as to compose music.
3. He / quickly / become / famous.
He quickly became famous.
4. His tunes / be / wonderful mixture / classical European and African beats / which /
be / known as Ragtime.
His tunes were a wonderful mixture of classical European and African beats, which were
known as Ragtime.
5. All in all / he / write / 50 piano rags /, / and be / called / King of Ragtime.
All in all, he wrote 50 piano rags, and was called the “King of Ragtime".
6. Scott Joplin / die / 1917.
Scott Joplin died in 1917.

Transformation: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given. (1pt)
1. Mr. King is a good doctor. He has just moved to America. (Combine two sentences,
using relative pronouns)
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2. This water is very hot. I can’t drink it. (Combine two sentences, using too...to )
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3. I spend 20 minutes doing my homework. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with “It
takes…”)
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4. Hoa goes to the market to buy some vegetables. (Make the question for the
underlined phrase)
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5. She went to the post office because she wanted to send some letters. (Rewrite the
sentence, using the phrase of purpose “so as to”)
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