Saturday, March 7, 2009
FCE key word transformation practice 4
1. It looks as if she has been crying for hours.seems She seems to have been crying for hours.
2. He didn't make any mistakes.
avoided He avoided making any mistakes.
3. We haven't been to the beach for weeks.
since It's weeks since we went to the beach.
4. The professor said that his assistant had given away the secret formula.
accused The professor accused his assistant of giving away the secret formula.
5. How long have you been studying French?
did When did you start learning French?
6. They are too young to stay out late.
enough They aren't old enough to to stay out late.
7. She doesn't see some of her friends any more.
touch She has been out of touch with some of her friends.
8. Car workers have refused to work for two days.
strike Car workers have been on strike for two days.
9. You don't seem to realise the risk iNvolved.
aware You don't seem to become aware of the risk involved.
10. You have access to every file except the red one.
only The only one you don't have access to is the red one.
11. They say a multinational company owns this mine.
said The mine is said to be owned by a multinational company.
12. It's not necessary to fax this today.
need There's no need to fax this today.
13. He took five minutes to fix the tap.
him It took him five minutes to fix the tap.
14. He felt happy after getting his results.
mood He was in a good mood after getting his results.
15. You should remove this old settee.
rid You should get rid out of this old settee.
16. The school closes for the holidays on December 23rd.
breaks The school breaks up for the holidays on December 23rd.
17. The detective is going to investigate the murder.
look The detective is going to look into the murder.
18. It's the nicest gift I've ever been given.
such I've never been given such a nice gift.
19. Perhaps they went the wrong way and got lost.
may They may have gone the wrong way and got lost.
20. I don't want to lend him any money.
rather I 'd rather not let him any money.
21. I'm sure they didn't plan this.
have They couldn't have planned this.
22. It was wrong of you to insult him.
have You shouldn't have insulted him.
23. There aren't any cakes left.
no There is no cake left.
24. I'm sure he knew all the details.
known He must have known all the details.
25. The plane left the ground at 10 o'clock sharp.
took The plane took off at 10 o'clock sharp.
26. It's very difficult to raise a child alone.
bring It's very difficult to bring up a child alone.
27. It wasn't necessary for you to come so early.
needn't You needn't have come so early.
28. Is it possible that he will win the race?
likely Is it likely for him to win the race?
29. He guarded the luggage while I bought the tickets.
eye He kept his eye on the luggage while I bought the tickets.
30. Your coat is like mine.
similar Your coat is similer to mine.
31. Bertha is the best cook of all.
other No other vook is as good as Bertha is.
32. Bill has read the same number of books as Jim.
many Jim has read as many books as Bill has.
33. Playing tennis is much more tiring than playing golf.
less Playing golf is much less tiring than playing tennis.
34. They started their journey early in the morning.
set They set off their journey early in the morning.
35. Jill's parents supported her when she failed her exams.
stood Jill's parents stood by her when she failed her exams.
36. Pat's hair has just been dyed by the hairdresser.
dyed Pat has his hair dyed by the hairdresser.
37. She woke up early because she wanted to catch the 5.30 train.
order She woke up early in order to catch the 5.30 train.
38. Did you get the electrician to have a look at the fridge ?
looked Did you get the fridge looked by the electrician?
39. I met an old friend quite unexpectedly this morning.
ran I ran into my friend this morning.
40. It was raining heavily all day yesterday.
rain It was a heavy rain all day yesterday.
41. It's possible that he won't stay any longer.
may He may not stay any longer.
42. People say he was dismissed last week.
have He is said to have been dismissed last week.
43. He becomes angry whenever people call him by his nickname.
temper He losts his temper whenever people call him by his nickname.
44. It was such an exciting film that we saw it twice.
so The film was so exciting that we saw it twice.
45. We were warned to beware of wild animals.
look We were warned to look out for wild animals.
46. I only managed to see the driver for a second.
glimpse I only took (gave?) a glimpse at the driver.
47. He didn't run fast enough to catch the bus.
too He ran too slowly to catch the bus.
48. They don't allow smoking in this area.
people They don't let people smoke in this area.
49. The coffee machine has stopped working again.
vocabulary from the reading (p.44):
-decked in jawels
-the murky waters
-salvaged
-concealed
-in full view of
-to keel
-an eye-witness account of
-to excavate
Vocabulary (p.46)
1. During winter, the mountain villages are often cut off (=isolated) by heavy snowstorms.
2. No-one expected Collin to organise the end-of-term party by himself but he managed to (= brought it off (=succeeded against expectations) .
3. Ted thinks he knows everything - he's always showing off (=trying to impress people) his expertise.
4. Peterson's career really took off (=began to be successful) following the huge box-office hit of his first feature film.
3.
1.I just can't believe it. I had to read his letter again and again to take it in (=try to understand the meaning)
2.Will you please show them in (=request to call and help) now?
3. Why were the police calling in?
4.But the government has only brought in new measures to help them.
5. He always cuts in whenever someone tries to speak.
he police
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