CAE Key word sentence transformations
Vamos hoy a trabajar un ejercicio típico del examen CAE, concretamente el ejercicio key word sentence transformations, que es el último ejercicio de la parte de Use of English, en el que al alumno se le pide que transforme una oración dada, que tiene que mantener su sentido original. Se trata de un ejercicio para evaluar gramática y vocabulario.
Hoy os dejo un ejercicio de key word sentence transformations para que todos aquellos que estáis preparando el CAE podáis practicar un poco más. Os pongo el ejercicio primero y después las soluciones para autocorregir.
- I’m sure you’re wondering why I haven’t phoned you. MUST
You ___________________________ I haven’t phoned you.
- As it was raining heavily we couldn’t have the picnic we had planned. PREVENTED
The __________________________________________ the picnic we had planned.
- Recently, the number of people who study a degree has gone up. RISE
Recently, _________________________________________ the number of people who study a degree.
- The police came within minutes. MATTER
It _____________________________________ before the police came.
- Can anyone solve this problem? COME
Can anyone ____________________________ to this problem?
- Are you saying that I’m lying about what happened? TRUTH
Are you accusing ________________________________ about what happened?
- I’ve been too busy to phone you, but I’ll do it soon. ROUND
I _________________________________________________ you, but I’ll do it soon.
- Economists say that the situation is bound to improve. DOUBT
Economists say that there is _______________________________________ better.
- My mother was the person who started my interest in reading. GOT
It ____________________________________________ in reading.
- What’s confusing you so much? LOT
What is that’s _________________________________ confusion?
- She made a very quick decision and she didn’t think about the matter enough. WITHOUT
She made a very quick decision ____________________________________ to the matter.
- It took them some time to understand fully what I was explaining. WHILE
It was ____________________________________ what I was explaining.
- There is no point in arguing about that matter. WORTH
That matter ____________________________________________.
- If your parcel is delayed, contact us. DELAY
Should __________________________________ to your parcel, contact us.
- I have no intention of studying another degree. DREAM
I ___________________________________________ another degree.
- Those two books are completely different. COMMON
Those two books don’t ______________________________________ each other.
- I was surprised because we didn’t have any problems when we travelled to Canada. WENT
To ______________________________________________ wrong when we travelled to Canada.
- It doesn’t matter how well you drive, you shouldn’t have sped. HOWEVER
You shouldn’t have sped _________________________________ drive.
- I didn’t know universities were so expensive in Spain. IDEA
I ____________________________________________ so much in Spain.
- Don’t get depressed because of that small detail. LET
It’s such a small detail that you shouldn’t ____________________________________ down.
- It is reported that the Prime Minister is now recovering in hospital. RECOVERY
The Prime Minister is reported ______________________________________ in hospital now.
- My teacher said that I didn’t have a serious enough attitude to English. SERIOUSLY
I don’t ______________________________________________ to my teacher.
- The car has almost run out of petrol. HARDLY
__________________________________________________ left in the car.
- I really wanted to impress the new boss. DESPERATE
I __________________________________________ the new boss a good impression.
KEYS:
1. You __must be wondering why__________ I haven’t phoned you.
2. The __heavy rain prevented us from having________ the picnic we had planned.
3. Recently, ___there has been a rise in________ the number of people who study a degree.
4. It _was a matter of minutes____________ before the police came.
5. Can anyone __come up with a solution________ to this problem?
6. Are you accusing __me of not telling the truth________ about what happened?
7. I ___haven’t got round to phoning _________ you, but I’ll do it soon.
8. Economists say that there is _______no doubt that the situation will get_______ better.
9. It __was my mother who/that got me interested______ in reading.
10. What is that’s ____ causing you such a lot of__________ confusion?
11. She made a very quick decision _____without giving enough thought ______ to the matter.
12. It was __a while until/ till/ before they fully understand________ what I was explaining.
13. That matter ____isn’t worth arguing about__________.
14. Should ___there be a/ any delay ______ to your parcel, contact us.
15. I ___wouldn’t dream of studying__________ another degree.
16. Those two books don’t ______have anything in common with____________ each other.
17. To ____my surprise, nothing went________ wrong when we travelled to Canada.
18. You shouldn’t have sped ___however well you__________ drive.
19. I ____had no idea (that) universities cost___________ so much in Spain.
20. It’s such a small detail that you shouldn’t ____let it get you_________ down.
21. The Prime Minister is reported ___to be making a recovery________ in hospital now.
22. I don’t ___take English seriously according________ to my teacher.
23. ___There is hardly any petrol________ left in the car.
24. I __was desperate to give___________ the new boss a good impression.
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