Writing - Unit 16 Trang 123 Sách bài tập (SBT) Tiếng Anh 11

D. WRITING

Exercise  1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi. 

Example:

It is said that he is 110 years old.

He is said to be 110 years old.

1. It is expected that the government will lose the election.

The government is________________________________________________________.

2. It is alleged that he stole $400.

He is___________________________________________________________________.

3. It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.

 The thieves are__________________________________________________________.

4. It is reported that the Great Wall of China was built in the late of 1400s.

The Great Wall of China is__________________________________________________.

5. It is believed that the length of the Great Wall of China is 3,400 km.

The length of the Great Wall of China is_______________________________________.

Hướng dẫn giải 

1. The government is expected to lose the election.

2. He is alleged to have stolen $400.

3. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.

4. The Great Wall of China is reported to have been built in the late of 1400s.

5. The length of the Great Wall of China is believed to be 3,400 km.

Exercise 2. Write a passage about Machu Picchu, one of the famous wonders of the world, using the following suggestions.

Viết 1 đoạn văn về Machu Picchu, một trong những kì quan nổi tiếng nhất của thế giới, sử dụng các gợi ý sau đây.

• Machu Picchu / ancient city / Peru
• construction / start / 1450
• the city / 2,400 metres / above the sea levelit cover / 13 square kilometres the city / buried / jungle not discovered / until 1911today / Machu Picchu / famous tourist attractions / South America

Hướng dẫn giải