Language focus - Unit 14 trang 161 tiếng Anh 11

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Exercise 1. Combine the sentences using both...and, neither….or, or neither... nor. (Nối câu bởi sử dụng both...and, either...or, hoặc neither...nor.)

1. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol.

2. George doesn’t smoke and he doesn't drink.

3. Jim hasn't got a car. Carol hasn't got a car, either.

4. It was a very boring film. It was very long, too.

5. Is that man’s name Richard? Or is it Robert? It’s one of the two.

6. I haven't got time to so on holiday. And I haven't got the money.

7. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow.

8. Helen lost her passport at the airport. She also lost her wallet there.

9. There are good reasons for using bicycle in big cities: They are clean. They are also easy to park.

10. On Friday evening, sometimes I go to the cinema, sometimes I stay at home and watch T.V.

Answer

1. Both Jim and Carol are on holiday.

2. George neither smokes nor drinks.

3. Neither Jim nor Carol has got a car.

4. The film was both long and boring.

5. That man's name is either Richard or Robert.

6. I’ve got neither time nor money to so on holiday.

7. We can leave either today or tomorrow.

8. Helen lost both her passport and wallet at the airport.

9. There are good reasons for using bicycles in big cities: They are both clean and easy to park.

10. On Friday evening, I either so to the cinema or stay at home and watch T.V.

Exercise 2. Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive. (Đổi sang câu chẻ (câu nhấn mạnh) ở thể bị động.)

1. Fans gave Christina lots of flowers.

2. The pedestrian asked the policeman for direction to the post office.

3. People talked a lot about his house.

4. His father bought him a bicycle for his birthday.

5. He described his hometown in his novel.

6. She frigfitened the children.

7. Her younger sister broke her glasses.

8. The Prince kissed my younger sister at the party.

9. My father gave me this story book as a birthday present.

10. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year.

Answer

1. It was Christina who/ whom was given a lot of flowers by fans.