listening to english songs is very interesting to me

i find it interesting to listen to English  songs

they took away his passport so that he would not leave the city

they prevented.him from leaving the city by taking away his passport.

 despite his age mr Thanh runs five kilometers every morning

even though Mr Thanh is old, he runs five km every morning.

the countryside does not suffer as much as pollution as the city

the countryside suffers less pollution than the city.

taking photographs inside the museum is for bidden

you are not...allowed to take photographs inside the museum.

my father used to play football when he was young

my father does not.play football anymore...

you should not eat too much meat

you' d better not eat too much meat....

he is a slower and more careful driver than iam

he drives more slowly and carefully than I do