Language focus: Adverbial clauses and phrase of reason - Unit 3. Our surroundings
Bài 1
1. Match the half-sentences in column A and B.
(Hãy nối các nửa câu ở cột A và B.)
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A |
B |
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1. My electricity was cut off 2. Danny wanted to go to bed right away 3. Mr Khôi used to leave school early 4. We spent the whole day in the garden 5. The villagers can't use the water in this river 6. He looked very upset |
a. as he failed the entrance exam. b. because of the nice weather. c. because it is extremely polluted. d. because of his sickness. e. as his life was so hard. f. since I didn't pay the bill |
Lời giải chi tiết:
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1. f |
2. d |
3. e |
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4. b |
5. c |
6. a |
1. My electricity was cut off since I didn't pay the bill.
(Điện của tôi bị cắt vì tôi không thanh toán hóa đơn.)
2. Danny wanted to go to bed right away because of his sickness.
(Danny muốn đi ngủ ngay vì bị ốm.)
3. Mr Khôi used to leave school early as his life was so hard.
(Anh Khôi từng nghỉ học sớm vì cuộc sống quá khó khăn.)
4. We spent the whole day in the garden because of the nice weather.
(Chúng tôi dành cả ngày trong vườn vì thời tiết đẹp.)
5. The villagers can't use the water in this river because it is extremely polluted.
(Dân làng không thể sử dụng nước ở con sông này vì nó cực kỳ ô nhiễm.)
6. He looked very upset as he failed the entrance exam.
(Anh ấy trông rất buồn khi trượt kỳ thi tuyển sinh.)
Bài 2
2. Complete the sentences with the words.
(Hoàn thành câu với các từ.)
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because as since because of if so |
Her family decided to eat out yesterday because / as / since there was no food at home.
1. The flight to Italy was cancelled _____ the heavy fog.
2. You should look the words up in a dictionary _____ you don't understand them.
3. No one was watching the film, _____ I turned it off.
4. _____ Nancy had no beautiful clothes to wear, she didn't come up at your party last night.
5. The team lost the trophy _____ their bad performances yesterday.
6. _____ you are not fluent in English, you won't be accepted for this job.
7. _____ the cheap price, my son insisted on buy him a new laptop.
8. I found the last exam so easy _____ I had worked very hard during the course.
Phương pháp giải:
Because of + N/Ving: bởi vì
Because / As / Since + S + V + … : bởi vì
so: vì vậy
Lời giải chi tiết:
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1. because of |
2. if |
3. so |
4. Because/As/Since |
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5. because of |
6. If |
7. Because of |
8. because/as/since |
1. The flight to Italy was cancelled because of the heavy fog.
(Chuyến bay đến Ý bị hủy vì sương mù dày đặc.)
2. You should look the words up in a dictionary if you don't understand them.
(Bạn nên tra từ điển nếu bạn không hiểu chúng.)
3. No one was watching the film, so I turned it off.
(Không có ai xem phim nên tôi tắt phim đi.)
4. Because / As / Since Nancy had no beautiful clothes to wear, she didn't come up at your party last night.
(Vì Nancy không có quần áo đẹp để mặc nên cô ấy đã không đến dự bữa tiệc của bạn tối qua.)
5. The team lost the trophy because of their bad performances yesterday.
(Đội đã mất cúp vì màn trình diễn tệ hại ngày hôm qua.)
6. If you are not fluent in English, you won't be accepted for this job.
(Nếu bạn không thông thạo tiếng Anh, bạn sẽ không được nhận vào công việc này.)
7. Because of the cheap price, my son insisted on buy him a new laptop.
(Vì giá rẻ nên con trai tôi khăng khăng đòi mua cho nó một chiếc laptop mới.)
8. I found the last exam so easy because / as / since I had worked very hard during the course.
(Tôi thấy bài thi vừa qua thật dễ dàng vì tôi đã học rất chăm chỉ trong suốt khóa học.)
Bài 3
3. Complete the dialogue with the adverbial clauses and phrase of reason.
(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với mệnh đề trạng ngữ và cụm từ chỉ lý do.)
Kyle: Hi Daisy! Great to see you again. How was your trip to New York?
Daisy: It was nice, but not as great as I had expected.
Kyle: What happened?
Daisy: (1) _____ the heavy rain, we couldn't enjoy many outdoor activities. We mostly went window shopping and found a shelter in a small café. It was very cozy, though.
Kyle: That's too bad. I saw your photos of the café on social media. They were great shots.
Daisy: Thanks. (2) _____ it was raining all day, we couldn't do anything except watching the raindrops from the glass window. How romantic it was! I couldn't hesitate to snap the photos.
Kyle: I also saw the candle on the table, too. It did make the photos even more eye-catching.
Daisy: It was my intention to put the candle there (3) _____ I thought it would make the best shot.
Kyle: Brilliant!
Lời giải chi tiết:
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1. Because of |
2. Because/As/Since |
3. because/as/since |
Kyle: Hi Daisy! Great to see you again. How was your trip to New York?
Daisy: It was nice, but not as great as I had expected.
Kyle: What happened?
Daisy: Because of the heavy rain, we couldn't enjoy many outdoor activities. We mostly went window shopping and found a shelter in a small café. It was very cozy, though.
Kyle: That's too bad. I saw your photos of the café on social media. They were great shots.
Daisy: Thanks. Because/As/Since it was raining all day, we couldn't do anything except watching the raindrops from the glass window. How romantic it was! I couldn't hesitate to snap the photos.
Kyle: I also saw the candle on the table, too. It did make the photos even more eye-catching.
Daisy: It was my intention to put the candle there because/as/since I thought it would make the best shot.
Kyle: Brilliant!
Tạm dịch:
Kyle: Chào Daisy! Thật tuyệt khi được gặp lại bạn. Chuyến đi tới New York của bạn thế nào?
Daisy: Chuyến đi rất tốt nhưng không tuyệt vời như tôi mong đợi.
Kyle: Chuyện gì đã xảy ra vậy?
Daisy: Vì trời mưa to nên chúng tôi không thể tham gia nhiều hoạt động ngoài trời. Chúng tôi chủ yếu đi dạo quanh cửa sổ và tìm chỗ trú ẩn trong một quán cà phê nhỏ. Tuy nhiên, nó rất ấm cúng.
Kyle: Xui quá. Tôi đã xem ảnh quán cà phê của bạn trên mạng xã hội. Đó là những bức ảnh tuyệt vời.
Daisy: Cảm ơn. Vì trời mưa cả ngày nên chúng tôi không thể làm gì khác ngoài việc ngắm những giọt mưa qua ô cửa kính. Thật lãng mạn làm sao! Tôi không thể ngần ngại chụp ảnh.
Kyle: Tôi cũng thấy cây nến trên bàn nữa. Nó đã làm cho những bức ảnh trở nên bắt mắt hơn.
Daisy: Ý định của tôi là đặt cây nến ở đó vì tôi nghĩ nó sẽ tạo ra bức ảnh đẹp nhất.
Kyle: Tuyệt vời!
Bài 4
4. Rewrite the sentences.
(Viết lại câu.)
Olivia wants to travel to Milan this summer so she has to save money from now.
Since Olivia wants to travel to Milan this summer, she has to save money from now.
1. Because of driving too fast, my brother caused a serious accident last night.
My brother ______________________________________________________________
2. As the fashion bloggers make really funny videos, they become popular on social media.
Because of ______________________________________________________________
3. Ann didn't sleep well last night so she's having a headache now.
Since ___________________________________________________________________
Lời giải chi tiết:
1. My brother caused a serious accident last night because he drove too fast.
(Tối qua anh trai tôi đã gây ra tai nạn nghiêm trọng vì lái xe quá nhanh.)
2. Because of making really funny videos, the fashion bloggers become popular on social media.
(Nhờ tạo ra những video thực sự hài hước, các blogger thời trang trở nên nổi tiếng trên mạng xã hội.)
3. Since Ann didn't sleep well last night, she's having a headache now.
(Vì đêm qua Ann ngủ không ngon giấc nên bây giờ cô ấy đang bị đau đầu.)