Học thuộc tập viết mỗi từ 2 dòng
[Link] to music /ˈlɪsnɪŋ tuː ˈmjuːzɪk/ ([Link]): nghe nhạc
[Link] music /ˈklæsɪkəl ˈmjuːzɪk/ (n): nhạc cổ điển
[Link] the piano /pleɪ/ /ðə/ /pɪˈænəʊ/ ([Link]): chơi đàn piano
[Link] musical instruments /pleɪ ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈɪnstrʊmənts/ chơi nhạc cụ
[Link] photos /ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈfəʊtəʊz/ ([Link]): chụp hình [Link] from /ˈdɪfrənt frɒm ([Link]): khác nhau
[Link] /ˈlænskeɪps/ (n): phong cảnh [Link] gallery /ˈɑːt ˌɡæl.ər.i/ ([Link]): triễn lãm nghệ thuật
[Link] /ˈpeɪntbrʌʃ/ (n): cọ vẽ [Link] /ˈtæləntɪd/ (adj): tài năng
[Link] /ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ (adj): nghệ thuật
[Link] computer games /ˈpleɪɪŋ kəmˈpjuːtə geɪmz/ ([Link]): chơi trò chơi điện tử
13playing sports /ˈpleɪɪŋ spɔːts/ ([Link]): chơi thể thao [Link] fair / bʊk feə/ ([Link]): hội chợ sách
[Link]-working /ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ (adj): siêng năng [Link] /kriˈeɪtɪv/ (adj): sáng tạo
GRAMMAR
I. SO SÁNH (COMPARISONS) VỚI “AS….AS”, “THE SAME AS”, “DIFFERENT FROM”
[Link] sánh sự giống nhau: “as…as”, “the same as” (giống như)
Cách sử dụng like, as
- like để chỉ sự vật này giống với sự vật khác, theo sau luôn phải là 1 danh từ hoặc 1 đại từ (me, this,…)
- as + tính từ + as để chỉ hai sự vậ tương tự nhau
trúc câu so sánh ngang bằng được dùng để so sánh 2 người, vật, … có tính chất gì đó tương đương nhau.
Cấu S + to be + as + adj + as + noun/ pronoun/ clause. S + V + the same + noun + as +
trúc noun/ pronoun.
Ghi chú S: chủ ngữ, adj: tính từ, noun: danh từ, pronoun: đại từ, clause: mệnh đề.
Ví dụ 1. Folk music is as melodic as pop music. 1. She is the same height as me.
(Nhạc dân gian thì du dương như là nhạc pop.) (Cô ấy có chiều cao như tôi.)
2. My paiting is as expensive as hers. 2. She has the same book as me.
(Bức họa của tôi thì đắt bằng bức họa của cô ấy.) (Cô ấy có cuốn sách giống tôi.)
3. This camera is as good as it was before.
(Cái máy ảnh này vẫn tốt như ngày nào.)
1. Write like, as, or different in the gaps.(Điền like, as hoặc different vào chỗ trống.)
1. This camera is not as expensive __as_____I thought at first.
2. Her room is lovely. It is _like ______a princess's room.
3. You like folk songs; I like pop music. Your taste is _different ______ from mine.
4. My dad is not always as busy __as_____my mum.
5. Some of us think that Spiderman 2 is not too___different ____ from Spiderman 1.
2. Finish the second sentence in each pair, using like, as... as, or different from.
(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai trong mỗi cặp câu, sử dụng like, as... as, hoặc different from.)
1. Rock is very exciting. It is not like country music.
2. (Rock là rất thú vị. Nó không giống như nhạc đồng quê.)
2. Composer Hoang Long wrote many good songs for children. Composer Pham Tuyen also wrote many good
songs for children.
=> Composer Hoang Long _as ______ Pham Tuyen, wrote many good songs for children.
3. The Vatican Museum has excellent works of art. The Louvre Museum has excellent works of art too.
=> The Vatican Museum's works of art are ____as___ excellent ____as___ the Louvre Museum's works of art.
4. A vacation on the beach is relaxing, while a vacation in a big city may not be.
=> A vacation on the beach is _different from ______ a vacation in a big city.
5. City life is busy, but country life is peaceful.
=> City life is not ___as____ peaceful __as______ country life.
- Cấu trúc câu so sánh không ngang bằng được dùng để so sánh 2 người, vật, … khác nhau ở một mặt
nào đó.
Cấu S + to be + not + so/as + adj + as + noun/ S+ to be + different from + noun/
trúc pronoun/ clause. pronoun.
Ví dụ 1. Black and white movies are not as 1. Life in the city is different from life in the
interesting as colour movies. countryside.
(Những bộ phim đen trắng thì không hấp dẫn (Cuộc sống trong thành phố khác cuộc sống
bằng những bộ phim màu.) ở vùng quê.)
2. My hometown is not as noisy as yours. 2. His house is different from my house.
(Quê tôi không ồn ào như quê bạn.) (Ngôi nhà của anh ấy khác ngôi nhà của
3. She is not as famous as she was before. tôi.)
(Cô ấy không còn nổi tiếng như trước nữa.)
Lưu ý Ở cấu trúc “not as…as”, ta có thể thay thế
“as” đầu tiên bằng “so”.
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN
EX1. Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây, sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh “as…as” và tính từ trong ngoặc.
1. I am not ___as tall as ________________ you. (tall)
2. This book is not __as interesting as_________________ that one. (interesting)
3. This summer is __as hot as _________________ last summer. (hot)
4. Yesterday is was _____as sunny as ______________ today. (sunny)
5. I think my essay is _as good as __________________ yours. (good)
6. My dog isn’t ___as fierce as ________________ it appears to be. (fierce)
7. Children nowadays are not ____as active as _______________ they used to be. (active)
8. Watching movie is not ___as entertaining as ________________ reading books. (entertaining)
9. Jane is ___as pretty ________________ as a doll. (pretty)
10. Cats are not _______as friendly as ____________ dogs. (friendly)
11. My brother said that going abroad was not _as amusing as __________________ he thought. (amusing)
12. She didn’t want to be late, so she run __as fast as _________________ she could. (fast)
13. Please call me ___as soon as ________________ possible. (soon)
14. Sleeping on the sofa is not ___as comfortable as ________________ in bed. (comfortable)
15. This hotel is ____as expensive as _______________ the one near the beach but it is much better.
(expensive)
16. My grandmother is ___as warm -hearted as ________________ fairy godmother. (warm-hearted)
17. Do you think learning Japanese is ___as difficult as ________________ learning English? (difficult)
18. This musician is not ___as popular as________________ that one. (popular)
19. Ann looks __as gorgeous _________________ princess in her new dress. (gorgeous)
20. The river isn’t __as deep as _________________ it looks. (deep)
EX2. Dùng cấu trúc so sánh “different from” để hoàn thành những câu dưới đây.
1. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern.
=> My house is different from yours ____________________________________________________.
2. My mother’s favourite food is noodle. My favourite food is rice.
=> My mother’s favourite food _is different from my favourite food
3. My best friend has a powerful personality. I have a weak personality.
=> My best friend’s personality is different from me ________________________________________.
4. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. Life in the city is exciting.
=> _life in the countryside is different from life in the city
5. Lan’s school is Hai Ba Trung School. Hue goes to Nguyen Hue School.
=> _Lan’s school is different Hue’s school
6. My hobby is collecting stamps. My brother’s hobby is playing the piano.
=> __My hobby is different from my brother’s hobby
7. My answer for this equation is “4” but Tom thinks it should be “5”.
=> _My answer is different from Tom thinks
8. My sister’s hair is long and wavy. My hair is short and straight.
=> My sister’s hair is different from my hair
EX3. Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây, sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh “the same….as” và danh từ trong ngoặc.
1. My sister has _the same height as __________________ me. (height)
2. Jim pursues __the same hobby as _________________ Jane. (hobby)
3. My best friend is at __the same age as _________________ me. (age)
4. My friends went to see the same movie as ___________________ me. (movie)
5. This musician plays _the same musical instrument as __________________ me. (musical instrument)
6. Critics say that this paiter has _the same style as __________________ with that one. (style)
7. My brother is interested in _the same subject as __________________ me. (subject)
8. This class has _the same number of students as __________________ that one. (number of students)
9. Anne bought __the same dress as _________________ me yesterday. (dress)
10. She cut her hair ___the same length as ________________ mine. (length)
11. My best friend likes _the same books as __________________ my brother. (books)
12. I bought my car at __the same rice as _________________ hers. (price).
13. My mother likes _the same tv programs as __________________ me. (TV programs)
14. He had _the same appearance ___as_______________ a famous actor. (appearance)
15. He puts on _the same old coat as __________________ usual. (old coat)
EX4. Gạch chân lỗi sai trong các câu sau và viết lại câu đúng.
1. My boyfriend is as strong like a horse. => as
2. This exercise isn’t hard as I thought.=> is not as
3. Life in foreign countries is different life in home country.=> different from
4. My parents share the same hobby as.=> bỏ as
5. His cat isn’t the same pretty as mine. => as
6. This art museum is definitely different as the historical museum.=> different from
7. Roses don’t have the same fragrance like lotuses. => as 8. My essay is as length as yours.=> long
9. This island isn’t as beautiful than those I have visited. => as 10. My mother is different appearacne from
me.=> bỏ
EX5. Sắp xếp những từ cho sẵn thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. difficult/ as/ Playing/ is/ piano/ guitar/ playing/ as/./
___Playing piano is as difficult as playing guitar
2. horse/ run/ a/ Can/ fast/ as/ a/ as/ train/?/__Can a horse run as fast as train ?.
3. try/ as/ can/ you/ hard/ as/ should/ You should try as hard as you can
4. Tom’s/ totally/ is/ from/ My/ writing style/ different/./
__My writing style is totally different from _Tom’s.
5. car/ same/ runs/ the/ speed/ at/ His/ mine/ as/./__His car runs at the same speed as mine
6. I/ went/ My/ school/ friend/ same/ the/ best/ and/ to/./
__My friend and I went to the same school
7. good/ This/ fridge/ modern/ isn’t/ as/ my/ one/ as/ old/./
___This modern fridge isn’t as good as my old one
8. Spending time/ isn’t/ with/ as/ computer/ as/ friends/ entertaining/ on/ spending time/./
Spending time on computer isn't as entertaining as spending time with friends._.