MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC

1 S + V+ too + adj/adv + (for someone) + to do something Linh ran too fast for me to
(quá....để cho ai làm gì...) follow.
2 S + V + so + adj/ adv + that + S + V (quá... đến nỗi mà...) He speaks so soft that we can’t
hear anything.
3 It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S +V (quá... đến nỗi It is such interesting books that I
mà...) cannot ignore them at all.
4 S + V + adj/ adv + enough + (for someone) + to do She is old enough to get married.
something.
5 Have/ get + something + done (VpII) (nhờ ai hoặc thuê ai I had my hair cut yesterday.
làm gì...)
6 It + be + time + S + V-ed It is time you had a shower.
It’s +time +for someone + to do something
(đã đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì...)
7 It + takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do It takes me 5 minutes to get to
something (làm gì... mất bao school.
nhiêu thời gian...)
8 To prevent/stop + someone/something + From + V-ing I can’t stop her from tearing
(ngăn cản ai/cái gì... không làm gì..)
9 S + find+ it+ adj to do something (thấy ... để làm gì...) I find it very difficult to learn
about English.
10 To prefer + Noun/ V-ing + to + N/ V-ing. (Thích cái gì/làm gì I prefer dog to cat.
hơn cái gì/ làm gì)
11 Would rather + V¬ (infinitive) + than + V (infinitive) (thích She would rather play games
làm gì hơn làm gì) than read books.
12 To be/get Used to + V-ing (quen làm gì) I am used to eating with
chopsticks.
13 Used to + V (infinitive) (Thường làm gì trong qk và bây giờ She used to smoke 10 cigarettes
không làm nữa) a day
14 Chú ý phân biệt 2 loại tính từ V-ed và V-ing: dùng -ed để
miêu tả cảm xúc, cảm nhận -ing miêu tả bản chất, tính chất
15 To be/ seem/ sound/ became/ feel/ appear/ look/ go/ It tastes delicious.
turn/ grow + adj (đây là các động từ tri giác có nghĩa là: có
vẻ như/ là/ dường như/ trở nên... sau chúng nếu có adj và
adv thì chúng ta chọn adj)

Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.

1. My mother used to play volleyball when she was young. => My mother
doesn’t…………………………………….

2. “Let’s go fishing”. => She suggests…………………………………… …

3. I last saw Jenny when I was in Ha Noi City. => I haven’t seen……………………………….

4. I got lost because I didn’t have a map. => If I had………………………………………..….

5. It is a four-hour drive from Nam Dinh to Ha Noi. => It takes…………………………………

6. You couldn’t go swimming because of the rain heavily. => The rain was too……………..
Correct the mistake

1. Developing new technologies are time-consuming and expensive.

A. developing B. technologies C. are D. time-consuming

2. The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.

A. that B. effects C. on D. Have been proved

3. A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in that the characters and events are
usually imaginary.

A. long enough B. complete C. that D. imaginary

4. The leader demanded from his members a serious attitude towards work, good team spirit,
and that they work hard.

A. leader B. his members C. attitude D. that they work hard

5. The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became

A. the longer B. waited C. the long queue D. impatiently

6. If one type of manufacturing expands, it is like that another type will shrink considerably.

A. expands B. like C. another D. considerably

7. People in every part of the world readily and easily communicates by means of electronic
mail.

A. every part B. readlily C. communicates D. by means

8. What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading
easily among the population.

A. What we know B. are C. from spreading D. among

9. The grass needs cutting, so let us have one of the men to take lawn-mower and do it.

A. needs B. cutting C. let D. to take

10. Sometimes it takes me about three hours finishing my round.

A. sometimes B. me C. hours D. finishing

Make & Do Exercises

1. John didn’t get the job because he _________ a mistake on his application.

2. The hikers decide to _________ a fire at the side of the lake.

3. Students can _________ research in the library.

4. The company _________ a profit last year, thankfully.

5. When their parents were away, the children _________ a mess.

6. Kate _________ her friend a favour yesterday. She drove her to the airport.

7. The negative advertising campaign _________ damage to the company’s reputation.

8. We didn’t feel like _________ dinner, so we decided to _________ a reservation at our

favourite restaurant.

9. Olivia _________ her best to _________ yoga every morning.

10. I wanted to work for the company, but they did not _________ me an offer. So I’m still
unemployed and not _________ any money.

11. Mike _________ friends easily. In fact, yesterday when he was _________ karate, he met a
funny guy named Ricardo.

12. The little boy _________ a wish and then blew out the candles on his birthday cake.

13. Mrs. Johnson is worried that her son isn’t _________ progress at school. He’s not _________
well. He doesn’t _________ his homework regularly. He needs to _________ an effort to
improve. Otherwise, he will fail his classes.

14. I wish he would _________ his job. When we hired him, I think we _________ a bad
decision.

15. Last night, Brenda _________ plans to go to a dance club. Before she left, she _________ her
hair, she _________ her makeup, and she _________ her nails. She left some dirty dishes in the
sink because she didn’t want to _________ the washing. After dancing, she and her friends
_________ karaoke until 3 a.m.

1. DO

- Nói về học tập, công việc, nghề nghiệp hay nhiệm vụ.

- Diễn tả những hoạt động chung chung, không rõ ràng

-Nói về các hoạt động hàng ngày

-Ngoại lệ:

 Do a crossword
 Do a favour
 Do damage/do harm
 Do good/badly
 Do time
 Do your best (= try one’s best)

2.MAKE

- Diễn tả hoạt động, sản xuất tạo nên cái mới từ những nguyên liệu vật chất sẵn có:

- Diễn tả kế hoạch, dự định hay để đưa ra 1 quyết định

- Diễn tả hành động liên quan đến phát ngôn hay việc phát ra âm thanh

Eg: Make a speech, make a comment, make a noise, make a promise, make an excuse, make a
telephone call, make a remark, make a suggestion, make an enquiry, make a fuss

- Đi với cụm từ chỉ đồ ăn, thức uống, bữa ăn

Eg: Make coffee/tea/a cup of tea, make breakfast/lunch/dinner

-Ngoại lệ:

 make a mistake
 make an exception
 make an effort
 make a mess/a profit
 Make fortune
 make a difference
 make friends
 make a move
 make a payment
 make one’s point
 make a profit
 make time
 make sure

PRACTICES:

1. The house was a disaster. They _____ a terrible mess.

2. We normally ______ the shopping on Saturday mornings.

3. Be very careful that you _______ the right decision.

4. Before you go out, you have to ______ your homework, OK?

5. Who's going to _______ the dinner? You or me?

6. Have you ____ all the arrangements yet?

7. I always ______ my bed before breakfast.

8. Would you _______ me a favour and feed the cat while I'm away.

9. Listen. I made lunch so you can _____ the washing up. It's only fair.

10. This cake is delicious. Did you really ________ it?

11. They're _________ plans for their wedding.

13. Vicent: English football fans came to Valencia last week-end.

Maria: Did they ______ any damage?

14. What he did was terrible. He didn't even _______ an apology.

15. He's _________ an appointment to see the dentist on Thursday.