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FCE Sentence Transformation 2

This document provides instructions and examples for a sentence transformation exercise as part of an FCE exam. [1] Students are given a sentence and must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first using a specified word. [2] The second sentence must use between two to five words including the given word. [3] Twelve examples are provided with explanations of the correct transformations.

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FCE Sentence Transformation 2

This document provides instructions and examples for a sentence transformation exercise as part of an FCE exam. [1] Students are given a sentence and must complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first using a specified word. [2] The second sentence must use between two to five words including the given word. [3] Twelve examples are provided with explanations of the correct transformations.

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FCE Sentence transformation


Instructions: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word

given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1 We hired a private nurse to look after my mother when she broke her leg. care
We hired a private nurse ____________________my mother when she broke her leg.

2 He’s only now beginning to recover from his illness. get


It’s taken him until _____________________his illness.

3 David lives quite near the station. far


David _______________ the station
4 The programme was so boring that he fell aseep. such
It______________________________________________that he fell asleep.

5 My parents don’t like us smoking at home. approve


My parents ________________smoking at home

6 We couldn’t drive home because of heavy snow. prevented


Heavy snow _______________ home

7 Peter wishes now that he hadn’t sold his flat. regrets


Peter_______________________________his flat.

8 They say that caviare tastes nice. supposed


Caviare _______________________nice

9 It was nearly midnight before everyone left. time


By______________________it was nearly midnight.

10 She doesn’t find this course very interesting. bored


She _______________________this course

11 Did Angela say why she arrived late? reason


Did Angela_______________late?

12 She couldn’t concentrate because the room was so hot difficult


The heat in the room_____________to concentrate.
ANSWERS!!

1 We hired a private nurse ___to take care of / to care for__my mother when she broke her leg.

2 It’s taken him until ___now to get over___his illness.

3 David ___doesn’t live (very) far from / lives not very far from__ the station

4 It____was such a boring programme___that he fell asleep.

5 My parents __don’t approve of (us)__smoking at home

6 Heavy snow ____prevented us from driving__ home

7 Peter____regrets selling / regrets having sold___his flat.

8 Caviare ___is supposed to___nice

9 By___the time everyone left__it was nearly midnight.

10 She __is bored by/with__this course

11 Did Angela___give a/any reason for arriving___late?

12 The heat in the room___made it difficult (for her)_to concentrate.

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