Take by surprise — not expect I was taken by surprise by her initial reaction. From time to time — every now and again Could you come and visit me from time to time? A matter of time — a question of time It is only a matter of time before you find a girlfriend. At this point — At a time At this point I was beginning to get frustrated. During which — in this time I did an internship during which I made some useful contacts. No longer — not any more No longer am I going to wait for you to get ready.
Undergo a change — experience a change The company is undergoing huge changes Lead the way — give direction to Part of running a company is leading the way by example. By accident — without intention I broke your vase by accident, please forgive me. Be willing infinitive — want to I am willing to try again if you give me the chance.
Be praised for — receive a compliment for I was praised for being the best student on the programme. The pros and cons of — the advantages and disadvantages of The pros and cons of being self-employed are debatable. On and on — again and again You should persist and go on and on. Every now and then — occasionally I get a little bit worried about my studies every now and again.
Be just about infinitive — be at the point of I was just about to say that! You tool the words out of my mouth. In this day and age — currently In this day and age the job market is extremely competitive. From day to day — each day From day to day you seem to be getting lazier and lazier.
Sooner or later — at some point in time Sooner or later, you will have to tell him the news. Any day now —soon I will get paid any day now. Ages ago — a long time ago It seems like ages ago since we last spoke.
Day by day — step by step I seem to be improving day by day Little by little — bit by bit Little by little you will recover from your injury and the accident. Last, but not least — at the end but not less important We must do the shopping and last by not least, take the dog for a walk. Safe and sound — secure We arrived home safe and sound at around 8pm. In terms of work, I mean. In relation to — linked to In relation to the meeting yesterday, we need to check out your progress in the company.
Be reluctant infinitive — not want I am reluctant to take up a new hobby. On account of — owing to On account of the weather, the trip shall be cancelled. Be at fault — be to blame He was at fault for the error. Drop a hint about — insinuate My teacher dropped a hint that the exam would be tough.
Slip out of — drop The vase just slipped out of my hand. As far as I know — I gather As far as I know, we will need to replace the motor. To result in — ending in The project resulted in us having to repeat almost all of the investigation.
Take care of — look after We ought to take care of ourselves. It's been a long time since I last played football. FOR I It's been two years now since he started working for us. BEEN He They moved to England nine years ago. It's four months since I last visited my uncle John. Adolf Hitler has been dead for over 70 years. They have been dating for a week. LAST They The weight is too heavy for me to lift. WAS The FOR The tea That smartphone was too expensive for me to buy it.
WAS They thought Past Simple 'I'll tell you tonight,' Jim promised. Would 'You need a holiday,' she told him. THAT She HAD She said that when she GONE He said that when the alarm TOLD The teacher BEEN A person for the job They are blaming him for the mistake. IS He The union have cancelled the strike. HAS The strike Did your teacher tell you off? BY Were They say he killed his dog. They say that there are more cows than people in Ireland. THAT It is People think that he has fled the country.
HAVE He People thought they had won the competition. TO They TIP : Object in the original sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. ONLY You can Zero I won't wash the dishes unless you help me. LONG I'll wash the dishes IF Only WERE If I were you I would YOU If..
DONE I HAD I would have been able to buy a better laptop She felt fascinated by the young man. WAS The young man The mosquitoes were so annoying that we decided to buy a repellent. BY We.. We were so annoyed by the mosquitoes that we decided to buy a repellent. THAT The mosquitoes I think she found your story very amusing. WAS I think He found it very boring doing the same thing every day.
WITH He was Psychology was very interesting to me. The manual was very confusing. BY I was SUCH It HAVE I This summer is being much hotter than last year. HOT Last summer WAS The exam He is more intelligent than his sister. NOT His sister They didn't pay me as much as I expected. GOT I I expected. She had the most beautiful voice in the school choir. MORE Nobody in the school choir My son was too tired to play football. THAT My son was Key words : As My sister had her hair done yesterday.
My mother made me do my homework. I got my house painted.. My friend helped me to fix the TV. My brothers lets me use his car. Some stole my smartphone when I left it behind in the fitting room. A technician fixed my laptop for me. I need you to lift that box with me. The surgeon will remove your tonsils.. I pay my little brother to walk my dog every day. They hired someone to paint their house last month. I asked him to send me the report. The teacher forced the students to do their homework.
MADE The teacher LET His parents TV after supper. Key words : up , down , in , out , away , back, through , on , off , into, away, over, etc.
He was really excited about being a father. CUT I think I need to UP I will Grammar : put sb up separable : provide someone with a place to sleep. She didn't want to accept that her husband was dead.
Grammar : face up to Phrasal-prepositional verb inseparable : accept that a difficult situation exists. Grammar : put up with Phrasal-prepositional verb inseparable : to accept or tolerate an unpleasant situation or experience , or someone who behaves unpleasantly.
I was on my way to get my son from school. UP I was on my way Grammar : Pick up phrasal verb : to collect , or to go and get sb or sth. They have postponed the class until next Tuesday. OFF The class Grammar : put off phrasal verb — separable : to delay sth until a later time. It means that you are going to think about something and you might form a new opinion and perhaps make a new decision. It was the responsibility of the boss to decide what to do. UP It was PAY I told them not to do it, but they She went to the cinema alone.
ON She went to the cinema.. Thanks for telling me that they are closed on Saturdays. If you want to buy that car, you will have to borrow money from the bank. LOAN You will have to I met my sister at the party by chance.
CAME I EVER Under Parking in a disabled parking space is not allowed at any time. YOU On I got a text from my girlfriend. The engine must not be turned off at any time during the test. NO At As soon as I left the house , it started to rain heavily. HAD Hardly.. NO In.. The bad weather prevented us from winning the match.
NOT Had.. No sooner had Nowhere have I On no account should you In the following expressions, the inversion comes in the second part of the sentence Not until I saw Only when I I try no to eat too late at night. I finish painting the wall He barely managed not to be run over by a bus. Is it OK if I smoke here? MIND Do I like to play football at the weekend.
I find it difficult not to laugh every time I remember what happened. HELP I I had to control myself not to buy a new computer. STOP I had Susan is much more interesting than Jane. There are many other girls that are just as beautiful as she is. I only just managed to pass the exam. It so dark in the room that I almost couldn't see anything. Julie and he husband don't like playing chess. NOR Neither Julie nor her husband Learning Judo and BJJ is similar in terms of difficulty.
MUST You HAVE I.. There is a good chance of him winning a gold medal very soon. WIN He The teacher will expect you to arrive on time for class. HAVE You.. You should stop smoking. TO You NOT She Lexical: phrasal verbs, word patterns, fixed expressions, contextual vocabulary etc.
Structural: passive, relative clauses, reported speech, quantifiers, connectors, tense changes, gerund versus infinitive, modal verbs, inversions rarely , conditionals etc. Try the Deleting Technique: You take the sentence transformation, for example:.
Follow up activity: You should write down the answers and the common vocabulary. These are almost always synonyms. Write them in a list like…. Sentence transformations are quite predictable and if you do enough practice you will see that patterns emerge and that the grammar structures repeat.
For example see below if the rephrasing includes SO, the answer they are looking for is likely to include such. In relation to exams they are essential for rephrasing exercises, for the First Certificate B2 and the Advanced C1.
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