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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 – HỌC KÌ I

PHẦN 1: NGỮ PHÁP TRỌNG TÂM.
1. Tenses - Một số thời thì.
Tenses/Forms Active – Dạng chủ động Passive – Dạng bị động
Present Simple S + am/is/are + N/Adj
Hiện tại đơn S + V(s,es) (+O) … S + am/is/are + p.p (+ by O)
Present S + am/is/are + V-ing (+O) … S + am/is/are + being + p.p (+ by O)
Progressive
Present Perfect S + have/has + p.p (+O) … S + have/has + been + p.p (+ by O)
Past Simple S + was/were + N/Adj
S + V-ed/V2 (+O) … S + was/were + being + p.p (+ by O)
Past Progressive S + was/were + V-ing (+O) … S + was/were + being + p.p (+ by O)
Past Perfect S + had + p.p (+O) … S + had + been + p.p (+ by O)
Simple Future S + will/shall + V-inf (+O) … S + will/shall + be + p.p (+ by O)
Near Future S + am/is/are + going to + V-inf (+O) … S + am/is/are + going to be + p.p (+ by O)
Modal Verbs S + M.V. + V-inf (+O) … S + M.V. + be + p.p (+ by O)

2. Reported Speech – Câu gián tiếp.

Cách chuyển từ câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp
Thay đổi về thì Thay đổi trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn
Present Simple Past Simple This/ These That/ Those
Present progressive Past progressive Here There
Present Perfect Past Perfect Now Then
Past Simple Past perfect Today/ Tonight That day/ That night
Will Would Tomorrow The next day/ the following day
Must Had to Next The next / The following
Can Could Yesterday The day before, the previous day
Near Future Near Future in the Last (week, The week/month… before
Am/is/are going to past month…) The previous week/month…
Was/were going to
may might ago before

Thay đổi đại từ chỉ ngôi: Phụ thuộc vào chủ ngữ và tân ngữ của mệnh đề chính.
I  He /she We  They He /She /they  He /She /They
*Statement:
S + said (to + O) / told + O: “S’ + V + …”
 S + said (to + O) (that) + S’đổi + Vlùi thì + …
S + told + O + (that) + S’đổi + Vlùi thì + …
*Yes /No -question:
- S + asked + O: “Trợ từ để hỏi(Do, Does,...) + S’ +V + …?”
 S + asked + O + if /whether + S’đổi + Vlùi thì + …
- S + asked + O: “Will/Shall; Can; May;… + S’ + V-inf +…?”
 S + asked + O + if /whether + S’đổi + would/should; could; might ;…+V-inf + …
*Wh-question:
- S + asked + O: “Question word + trợ từ để hỏi(do, does,...) + S’ +V + …?”
 S + asked + O + Question word + S’đổi + Vlùi thì + …
- S + asked + O: “Question word + will/shall; can; may;… + S’ + V-inf +…?”
 S + asked + O + Question word + S’đổi + would/should; could; might ;…+V-inf + …
*Chú ý dạng câu đề nghị, yêu cầu, khuyên ngăn:
S + asked/told/adviced + O + to V-inf

3. Một số ngữ pháp khác:

a. Wish- sentences: (Câu ước) If only… = I wish…
- Hiện tại : S + wish/ wishes + S + were / V-ed / V2 + O.
- Tương lai: S + wish/wishes + S could/would + V-inf.
- Diễn tả một sự không có thật hoặc trái ngược với sự thật ở hiện tại (tương lai).
Câu thực tế: Câu ước: Câu thực tế: Câu ước:
Can  Could not V1 / V-s/es  Didn’t + Vinf
Can’t Could Don’t / doesn’t+ Vinf V2/ V-ed
Is / am / are were + not Will wouldn’t
Is / am / are + not were Won’t would
b. Conditional sentence: Type 1 (Câu điều kiện loại 1)
If- clause Main –clause
S + V ( present simple tense ) S + will/ can / should / must / might / ought to + V1

Note: Unless = If…not…

c. Connectives:
Clause of reason + “, so” / “; therefore,” + clause of result
= Because/Since/As+ clause of reason, clause of result = Clause of result + because/since/as + clause of reason.
d. Used to + V-inf: Một thói quen trong quá khứ.
Be used to / Get used to + V-ing/N: Quen với (Việc gì)
e. Tag- questions: (Câu hỏi đuôi)
S + V (+ O), trợ động từ (theo thì của V) + not + S?
S + trợ động từ/ +not + (V ) (+ O), trợ động từ + S ?
S + Modal verb (ex: can) + V-inf (+ O), Modal Verb + not (ex: can’t) + S ?
* Note: - Câu hỏi đuôi phủ định phải viết ở hình thức viết tắt
- Nếu chủ ngữ trong câu trần thuật là danh từ, câu hỏi đuôi phải dùng đại từ thay thế
ex: This machine works well, doesn’t it?
Đặc biệt: Let’s … , shall we?
f. Gerund after some verbs: S + like / love / enjoy / dislike / hate / mind / start / finish ...+ V-ing + O.
g. Prepositions of time: In, on, at, from...to, until = till, up to, between ...and, after, before
h. Lưu ý về thì hiện tại hoàn thành.
S + have/has + p.p + since + mốc thời gian, ex: Friday, last week, 1990,…
+ Mệnh đề chỉ hành động, chia ở thì QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN (PAST SIMPLE)
+ for + khoảng thời gian, ex: 2 hours, a long time,…
* (The first time + S + have/has + p.p + was // S + began/started + V-ing // S + first + V-ed) + time
 S + have/has + pp + since/for + time
* (The last time + S + have/has + p.p/ S + stopped + V-ing/S + last + V-ed) + time
 S + have/has + not + pp + since/for + time
Exercise 1. Choose the word that has the different underlined part.
1. A. dump B. nuclear C. junk-yard D. ultimate
2. A. wrap B. whole C. where D. wrist
3. A. required B. bathed C. looked D. viewed
4. A. appliance B. minimize C. opinion D. provide
5. A. category B. saving C. trash D. standard
6. A. suggest B. chopstick C. treasure D. pesticide
7. A. scenery B. energy C. forest D. access
8. A. described B. pretended C. realized D. scanned
9. A. notice B. storage C. enclose D. roller
10. A. occasion B. mission C. generation D. intention

Exercise 2. Choose the best answer.

1. The Ao dai is the _____ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. casual B. religional C. international D. national
2. That kind of microorganism was named _____ the scientist finding them out.
A. by B. after C. on D. of
3. She’s taught here since she _____ from university.
A. graduates B. graduated C. was graduated D. would graduate
4. There is a big banyan tree at the _____ the village.
A. mountain of B. river bank in C. shrine at D. entrance to
5. No one has _____ forgotten the terrible earthquake in 1909.
A. ever B. never C. already D. yet
6. I think it’s necessary for students _____ uniform at school.
A. wear B. will wear C. to wear D. should wear
7. You should not go to that meeting _____ an invitation.
A. unless B. without C. except D. instead of
8. Your children never go out in the evening, ______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he
9. We have many well - ______ teachers.
A. qualify B. quality C. qualified D. qualification
10. If you are not a teacher, please ______ around this area.
A. not go B. don’t go C. won’t go D. can’t go
11. We often go to the mosque to pray because our religion is ______.
A. Islam B. Buddhism C. Hinduism D. Taoism
12. We have some ______ students for the program.
A. exchange B. exchanged C. exchanging D. change
13. The weather is nice. Shall we ______ the mountains this morning?
A. go B. travel C. jump D. climb
14. He is considered to be one of the greatest ______ of the country.
A. heroes B. heroins C. heroines D. heroics
15. What ______ of learing English do you find most difficult?
A. aspects B. sizes C. situations D. things
16. I can complete a ______ English test if it’s necessary.
A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. spoke
17. I find it very ______ to stay at home by myself in the evening.
A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. frightenal
18. A photocopier is a machine which is used ______ copies of documents.
A. make B. making C. to make D. to be made
19. By the time I ______ at the airport, my family will have waited for me there.
 A. arrive B. am arriving C. will arrive D. have arrived
20. The Ao Dai consists of a ______ that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
A. long tunic silk B. tunic long silk C. long silk tunic D. silk long tunic
21. Sorry we can’t afford ______ you to a reputable high school.
A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent
22. Malaysia is divided ______ two parts by the sea.
A. with B. about C. into D. from
23. Mr. Parker had about eleven jobs ______ various times of his life.
A. at B. in C. on D. of
24. The English can’t drive on the left, ______?
A. does he B. can he C. do they D. can they
25. The weather is not fine, so I can’t go out. If only it ______ fine!
A. was B. were C. would be D. had been
Exercise 3. Supply the correct tense of the verbs:
1. I ___________(post) a letter to her 2 months ago, but she _______________ (not answer) me yet.
2. What _________________ (you do) from 2 pm to 6 pm yesterday? – I _________ (be) in the library.
3. Ba usually___________ (go) to school by bike.
4. Lan ___________ (read) book in her room at the moment. She always enjoy __________ (do) that.
5. A: ____________________________ (You ever eat) Chinese food?
B: Yes, I ___________ (eat) at a Chinese restaurant last year.
6. Our company ___________________ (already delay) ____________ (produce) that kind of product. I ______________
(phone) you as soon as our work ______________ (continue).
7. If you ___________ (study) hard, you ____________ (get) good mark.
8. When the phone ____________ (ring) last Friday night, she ___________ (cook) dinner.
9. After ___________ (finish) her school assignments, she stopped ____________ (take) a rest and then went on (read)
_____________ some reference book. She only stopped ____________ (study) when it was 12pm.
10. I hope you ________________ (succeed) in ____________ (solve) the problem.
Exercise 4. Choose the word or phrase that is not correct.
1. The people and the horses which you met yesterday were coming to the fair in the centre of the village.
A B C D
2. That was very kind of you helping me to finish my exercises.
A B C D
3. Because there were no taxis, we have to take the bus instead.
A B C D
4. These are your old casettes which Sarah wants to borrow, aren’t these?
A B C D
5. While staying in Paris, I used to drove on the left.
A B C D
6. I like jeans because they are never on of fashion.
A B C D
7. A large area of the rainforest has destroyed in the forest fire.
A B C D
8. As the black cloud is coming, I think it is going to rain hardly soon.
A B C D
9. Everyone has already left the party and returned home, hasn’t it?
A B C D
10. I asked him if he was able to help me, but he said he went out then.
A B C D
Exercise 5. Choose the word that fits the gap.
TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
First of all, walking is obiviously the _____1 means of travelling, and can be quicker in the city centre. Of course, the further
you have to go, the _____2 you will become. In some ways walking is healthier than travelling by bus or car, but it can be
just unhealthy because cities are much more polluted than they used _____ 3. Cars are faster of course and more convenient,
but as cities become more crowded, parking is getting harder. Sometimes public transport is better, even though buses don’t
go as fast as cars _____4. Cars are more convenient but as they cause most pollution, it is better to avoid _____ 5 them if
possible. In the city, the fastest way of travelling is on a bike, which keeps you fitter and is not so noisy as a motorbike or a
car.
1. A. fastest B. cheapest C. longest D. farthest
2. A. tireder B. tiredest C. more tired D. most tired
3. A. be B. being C. been D. to be
4. A. do B. will C. go D. are
5. A. use B. to use C. using D. used

Exercise 6. a.Complete the talk of a Peace Corps volunteer with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
remember will be can stay can take join
“I came here two years ago because I wanted to teach people about modern health care. I will be leaving in about two
months; I wish I (1)______________ longer, but it’s time for me to go home.
My work here has been very interesting. I am learning so much. I always wish that there (2)______________ more hours in
the day so that I could do more. Maybe it’s silly, but I worry about what will happen to the village after I leave. I wish my
students (3)______________ all the things I’ve tried to teach them. I’ve become so close to the people here, I wish I
(4)______________ them home with me! But of course that’s impossible. I wish more people (5)______________ the Peace
Corps. It’s so rewarding, and there’s so much work to do.”
b. Decide if each statement is true or false.
_____ 6. The volunteer taught the local people how to read and write.
_____ 7. He does not want to stay longer.
_____ 8. He loved his work very much.
_____ 9. He wanted to have more hours in the day to work more.
_____ 10. He believed everything would be good after he left.
Exercise 7. Fill in each gap with one suitalbe preposition.
1. You must go to primary school ________ the ages of 6 and 11.
2. There is a shrine ________ the top of the mountain near my house.
3. She has come there ________ yesterday.
5. Mr. Robinson works ________ the farm and his children usually help him ________ his work.
6. Women usually wear the ao dai ________special occasions.
7. Jean cloth was made ________cotton ________the 18th century
8. It is necessary ________ students ________wear school uniform.
9. Nobody can deny the benefits ________ the internet in our life.
10. You have read this article ________ the website, haven’t you?

Exercise 8. Write the tag for each question.

1. Your father often goes to work by car, ______________?
2. He is reading in his room, ______________?
3. You will travel to England next week, ______________?
4. The man was listening to music when the accident occurred, ______________?
5. You didn’t finish your homework, ______________?
6. Lan hasn’t met her father for a month, ______________?
7. The dogs are very loyal, ______________?
8. Most people don’t have to work on Sundays, ______________?
9. Let’s go for a walk, ______________?
10. I hadn’t lent you any money, ______________?
Exercise 9: Use the given words to rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
(Passive)
1. We have kept our friendship for 10 years.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. They are going to build a big department store in the centre of the city next month.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What were you doing at 6pm yesterday?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. My mother used to take me to school.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We can’t read your hand writing.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I don’t want everyone to make fun of me.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(Reported Speech)
1. Mr.Ba said: “I can play badminton very well”.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Nam asked: “Where do you put my comic books, mom?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Alan said to me: “What is your favorite boy band?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She said to me: “I must go home now because it’s getting dark”.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Linda said: “Sorry, I broke your favorite vase, Miss Lien”.
 Linda appologised ………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. He said to me: “Have you ever been to this place before?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….(Others)
1. I’m so sad! My bicycle has been stolen!
 I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It’s a pity that you aren’t able to join our club.
 I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The room is not so comfortable. It can’t make us pleased. (enough)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I don’t want you to come to class late. (would rather)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I hope the weather tomorrow will be fine, so that we can have a picnic in the park.
 If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Ann passed her examination easily because of working hard.
 Because Ann ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Because of the bad situation of the patient, he must have an operation immediately. (so)
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. It’s a pity that the flight will be delayed for 2 hours. (wish)
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The first time I’ve played tennis was ten years ago.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I last spoke to Miss Lien last Friday.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
PHẦN 3: ĐÁP ÁN - BÀI TẬP ÔN TẬP
TIẾNG ANH 9 – HỌC KÌ I

Exercise 1. Choose the word that has the different underlined part.
1. A. dump B. nuclear C. junk-yard D. ultimate
2. A. wrap B. whole C. wirst D. where
3. A. required B. bathed C. looked D. viewed
4. A. appliance B. minimize C. opinion D. provide
5. A. hat B. saving C. trash D. standard
6. A. suggest B. chopstick C. treasure D. pesticide
7. A. scenery B. energy C. forest D. access
 8. A. described B. pretended C. realized D. scanned
9. A. notice B. storage C. enclose D. roller
10. A. question B. mission C. generation D. intention
Exercise 2. Choose the best answer.
1. The Ao dai is the _____ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. casual B. religional C. international D. national
2. That kind of microorganism was named _____ the scientist finding them out.
A. by B. after C. on D. of
3. She’s taught here since she _____ from university.
A. graduates B. graduated C. was graduated D. would graduate
4. There is a big banyan tree at the _____ the village.
A. mountain of B. river bank in C. shrine at D. entrance to
5. No one has _____ forgotten the terrible earthquake in 1909.
A. ever B. never C. already D. yet
6. I think it’s necessary for students _____ uniform at school.
A. wear B. will wear C. to wear D. should wear
7. You should not go to that meeting _____ an invitation.
A. unless B. without C. except D. instead of
8. Your children never go out in the evening, ______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t he D. does he
9. We have many well - ______ teachers.
A. qualify B. quality C. qualified D. qualification
10. If you are not a teacher, please ______ around this area.
A. not go B. don’t go C. won’t go D. can’t go
11. We often go to the mosque to pray because our religion is ______.
A. Islam B. Buddhism C. Hinduism D. Taoism
12. We have some ______ students for the program.
A. exchange B. exchanged C. exchanging D. change
13. The weather is nice. Shall we ______ the mountains this morning?
A. go B. travel C. jump D. climb
14. He is considered to be one of the greatest ______ of the country.
A. heroes B. heroins C. heroines D. heroics
15. What ______ of learing English do you find most difficult?
A. aspects B. sizes C. situations D. things
16. I can complete a ______ English test if it’s necessary.
A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. spoke
17. I find it very ______ to stay at home by myself in the evening.
A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. frightenal
18. A photocopier is a machine which is used ______ copies of documents.
A. make B. making C. to make D. to be made
19. By the time I ______ at the airport, my family will have waited for me there.
A. arrive B. am arriving C. will arrive D. have arrived
20. The Ao Dai consists of a ______ that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
A. long tunic silk B. tunic long silk C. long silk tunic D. silk long tunic
21. Sorry we can’t afford ______ you to a reputable high school.
A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent
22. Malaysia is divided ______ two parts by the sea.
A. with B. about C. into D. from
23. Mr. Parker had about eleven jobs ______ various times of his life.
 A. at B. in C. on D. of
24. The English can’t drive on the left, ______?
A. does he B. can he C. do they D. can they
25. The weather is not fine, so I can’t go out. If only it ______ fine!
A. was B. were C. would be D. had been

Exercise 4. Supply the correct tense of the verbs:

1. I ___posted___(post) a letter to her 2 months ago, but she ___hasn’t answered__ (not answer) me yet.
2. What ___were you doing___ (you do) from 2 pm to 6 pm yesterday? – I ___was__ (be) in the library.
3. Ba usually__goes___ (go) to school by bike.
4. Lan ___is reading__ (read) book in her room at the moment. She always enjoy ___doing__ (do) that.
5. A: ____Have you ever eaten___ (You ever eat) Chinese food?
B: Yes, I ___ate__ (eat) at a Chinese restaurant last year.
6. Our company ____has already delayed___ (already delay) ___producing__ (produce) that kind of product. I
___will phone___ (phone) you as soon as our work ___is continued___ (continue).
7. If you ___study__ (study) hard, you ___will get__ (get) good mark.
8. When the phone ___rang__ (ring) last Friday night, she __was cooking____ (cook) dinner.
9. After __finishing___ (finish) her school assignments, she stopped ___to take___ (take) a rest and then went on
(read) ___to read____ some reference book. She only stopped ____studying___ (study) when it was 12pm.
10. I hope you ____will succeed___ (succeed) in ____solving___ (solve) the problem.

Exercise 4. Choose the word or phrase that is not correct.

11. The people and the horses which you met yesterday were coming to the fair in the centre of the village.
A B C D
12. That was very kind of you helping me to finish my exercises.
A B C D
13. Because there were no taxis, we have to take the bus instead.
A B C D
14. These are your old casettes which Sarah wants to borrow, aren’t these?
A B C D
15. While staying in Paris, I used to drove on the left.
A B C D
16. I like jeans because they are never on of fashion.
A B C D
17. A large area of the rainforest has destroyed in the forest fire.
A B C D
18. As the black cloud is coming, I think it is going to rain hardly soon.
A B C D
19. Everyone has already left the party and returned home, hasn’t it?
A B C D
20. I asked him if he was able to help me, but he said he went out then.
A B C D
Note: 1: which  that 6: on  out
2: helping  to help 7: has destroyed  has been destroyed
3: have  had 8: hardly  hard
4: these  they 9: hasn’t it  haven’t they
5: drove  drive 10: went  was going
Exercise 5. Choose the word that fits the gap.
 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
First of all, walking is obiviously the _____1 means of travelling, and can be quicker in the city centre. Of course,
the further you have to go, the _____2 you will become. In some ways walking is healthier than travelling by bus
or car, but it can be just unhealthy because cities are much more polluted than they used _____ 3. Cars are faster of
course and more convenient, but as cities become more crowded, parking is getting harder. Sometimes public
transport is better, even though buses don’t go as fast as cars _____4. Cars are more convenient but as they cause
most pollution, it is better to avoid _____5 them if possible. In the city, the fastest way of travelling is on a bike,
which keeps you fitter and is not so noisy as a motorbike or a car.
6. A. fastest B. cheapest C. longest D. farthest
7. A. tireder B. tiredest C. more tired D. most tired
8. A. be B. being C. been D. to be
9. A. do B. will C. go D. are
10. A. use B. to use C. using D. used
Exercise 6. a.Complete the talk of a Peace Corps volunteer with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

remember will be can stay can take join

“I came here two years ago because I wanted to teach people about modern health care. I will be leaving in about
two months; I wish I (1)__could stay__ longer, but it’s time for me to go home.
My work here has been very interesting. I am learning so much. I always wish that there (2)__would be__ more
hours in the day so that I could do more. Maybe it’s silly, but I worry about what will happen to the village after I
leave. I wish my students (3)___remembered___ all the things I’ve tried to teach them. I’ve become so close to the
people here, I wish I (4)___could take___ them home with me! But of course that’s impossible. I wish more
people (5)__joined__ the Peace Corps. It’s so rewarding, and there’s so much work to do.”
b. Decide if each statement is true or false.
__F__ 6. The volunteer taught the local people how to read and write.
__F__ 7. He does not want to stay longer.
__T__ 8. He loved his work very much.
__T__ 9. He wanted to have more hours in the day to work more.
__F__ 10. He believed everything would be good after he left.

Exercise 7. Fill in each gap with one suitalbe preposition.

1. You must go to primary school ___between__ the ages of 6 and 11.
2. There is a shrine __on__ the top of the mountain near my house.
3. She has come there __since__ yesterday.
5. Mr. Robinson works __on__ the farm and his children usually help him ___with__ his work.
6. Women usually wear the ao dai __on__special occasions.
7. Jean cloth was made ___from__cotton __in__the 18th century
8. It is necessary __for__ students __to___wear school uniform.
9. Nobody can deny the benefits __of__ the internet in our life.
10. You have read this article ___on__ the website, haven’t you?

Exercise 8. Write the tag for each question.

1. Your father often goes to work by car, ___doesn’t he___?
2. He is reading in his room, __ isn’t he__?
3. You will travel to England next week, ___ won’t you__?
4. The man was listening to music when the accident occurred, __ wasn’t he___?
5. You didn’t finish your homework, ___ did you___?
6. Lan hasn’t met her father for a month, __ has she__?
7. The dogs are very loyal, __ aren’t they__?
8. Most people don’t have to work on Sundays, __ do they__?
9. Let’s go for a walk, ___shall we___?
10. I hadn’t lent you any money, ___ had I___?
Exercise 9: Use the given words to rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same. (8pts)
(Passive)
1. We have kept our friendship for 10 years.
 Our friendship has been kept for 10 years.
2. They are going to build a big department store in the centre of the city next month.
 A big department store is going to be built in the centre of the city next month.
3. What were you doing at 6pm yesterday?
 What was being done at 6pm yesterday?
4. My mother used to take me to school.
 I used to be taken to school by my mother.
5. We can’t read your hand writing.
 Your hand writing can’t be read.
6. I don’t want everyone to make fun of me.
 I don’t want to be made fun of.
(Reported Speech)
1. Mr.Ba said: “I can play badminton very well”.
 Mr.Ba said (to me that) he could play badminton very well.
2. Nam asked: “Where do you put my comic books, mom?”
 Nam asked his mother where she put his comic books.
3. Alan said to me: “What is your favorite boy band?”
 Alan asked me what my favorite boy band was.
4. She said to me: “I must go home now because it’s getting dark”.
 She said to me (that) she had to go home then because it was getting dark.
5. Linda said: “Sorry, I broke your favorite vase, Miss Lien”.
 Linda appologised to Miss Lien for breaking (having broken) her favorite vase.
6. He said to me: “Have you ever been to this place before?”
 He asked me if I had ever been to that place before.
(Others)
1. I’m so sad! My bicycle has been stolen!
 I wish my bicycle hadn’t been stolen.
2. It’s a pity that you aren’t able to join our club.
 I wish you were able to join our club.
3. The room is not so comfortable. It can’t make us pleased. (enough)
 The room is not comfortable enough to make us pleased.
4. I don’t want you to come to class late. (would rather)
 I would rather you didn’t come to class late.
5. I hope the weather tomorrow will be fine, so that we can have a picnic in the park.
 If the weather tomorrow is fine, we can have a picnic in the park.
6. Ann passed her examination easily because of working hard.
 Because Ann worked hard, she passed her examination easily.
7. Because of the bad situation of the patient, he must have an operation immediately. (so)
 The situation of the patient is bad, so he must have an operation immediately.
8. It’s a pity that the flight will be delayed for 2 hours. (wish)
 I wish the flight wouldn’t be delayed (for 2 hours)
9. The first time I’ve played tennis was ten years ago.
 I have played tennis for ten years.
10. I last spoke to Miss Lien last Friday.
 I haven’t spoken to Miss Lien since last Friday.
~THE END~