REPHRASING
[Link]'s compulsory to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
You….
You must fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
You have to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
2. He said he was sorry to disturb them.
He..He apologized for disturbing them.
3. It's not necessary for you to attend the meeting
You…You don't have to attend the meeting.
4. Nobody has heard anything about the workers' strike.
Nothing…Nothing has been heard about the workers' strike.
5. If I were you, I wouldn't renew the wallpaper
You…You shouldn't renew the wallpaper.
6. Perhaps we'll go to Disneyworld next summer
We….We may go to Disneyworld next summer
7. Do you mind closing the door, please?
Could…Could you close the door, please?
8. Why don't we go to a concert tonight?
Shall….Shall we go to a concert tonight?
9. They were late because they missed the train.
They wouldn't have been late if……..
They wouldn't have been late if they hadn't missed the train
10. It's forbidden to use electrical devices on a plane.
You… You mustn't use electrical devices on a plane.
You can't use electrical devices on a plane.
11. He failed the driving test because he got terribly nervous
He…. He failed the driving test because of getting terribly nervous.
He failed the driving test due to getting terribly nervous.
He failed the driving test as a result of getting terribly nervous.
If he hadn't got so terribly nervous he wouldn't have failed the driving test.
PET – SENTENCE REPHRASING
1. The theatre has two cafès. There ............
2. Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged.
Alison said: “…………………..
3. Peter said: “Why don’t you go to the booking office yourself?”
Peter said: “How about …………..
4. Many theatres accept credit cards. At many theatres you can
…………….
5. You can’t smoke in the theatre. Smoking ……..
6. Last month my sister borrowed the novel from me. Last month I lent
……..
7. She hasn’t read a novel by Joan Brady before. This is the first
novel………
8. The novel has 250 pages. There ……….
9. This novel is longer than Joan Brady’s other books. Joan Brady’s other
books are ……
[Link] much does the novel cost? What is …………
[Link] year it wasn’t as cold as this year. This year it’s……..
[Link] about having a skiing holiday this year? Shall we ……..
[Link] much is a skiing holiday? What does ……….
[Link] do these skis belong to? Whose ……..
[Link] snow makes driving dangerous. The snow makes it ………
16.A family ticket costs £10. The cost …..
[Link] at weekends is more expensive than on weekdays. Entrance
on weekdays is……
[Link] don’t have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays. On Thursdays you
can ………..
[Link] aren’t any elephants at the zoo now. The zoo doesn’t ……..
[Link] new zoo restaurant has been open for a week. The new zoo
restaurant was opened ……..
FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT IT MEANS THE SAME
AS THE FIRST, USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
[Link] tickets are more expensive than last year .
Last year, theatre tickets …………………. than they are now.
[Link] booking office telephone is often engaged.
It is often ………………………….. phone the booking office.
23.I hope my sister returns the novel to me soon.
I hope my sister ………….. back the novel soon.
24. Driving in heavy snow isn’t easy.
Heavy snow makes it ………………….. drive.
[Link] isn’t as big as Cambridge.
Middletown is ………………. Cambridge.
[Link] has got some good shops.
In Middletown ………….. good shops.
[Link] town’s mayor opened the new hospital last year.
The new hospital ………………………… the town’s mayor last year.
[Link] we visit Middletown Museum this weekend?
Why …………………. visit Middleton Museum this weekend?
29.I haven’t been to Middletown for three years.
I ………………………………… Middletown three years ago.
30. It was so hot that we didn’t do much sightseeing.
It was too hot ………………….. much sightseeing.
31.I borrowed some money from my brother to buy this souvenir.
My brother ……………. some money to buy this souvenir.
32.I’d never been to that area before.
It was ………….. I went to that area.
[Link] couldn’t afford to buy much at the shopping centre.
We didn’t …………………. to buy much at the shopping centre.
[Link] father thought we should go on a sailing trip.
My father wanted ……………….. to go on a sailing trip.
35.I’ve never met such a pretty girl.
She is ………………………. I’ve ever met.
[Link] started working at the bank two years ago.
Sally ………………… at the bank for two years.
[Link]’s father wrote the novel, Murder on the Mountain.
The novel, Murder on the Mountain, ……………………. Sally’s father.
[Link] will come out with us tomorrow unless she has to work late.
Sally will come out with us tomorrow, if she ……………….. to work late.
[Link] these shoes Sally’s?
Do these shoes …………………….. Sally?
[Link] mustn’t smoke in the cinema.
Smoking ………………………. in the cinema.
[Link] much were the cinema tickets?
How much ………………. for the cinema tickets?
42.I’ll go with you, unless you watch a horror film.
I’ll go with you, if you ………………… a horror film.
43.“What did you think of the main actor, Jane?” asked Mike.
Mike asked Jane …………………….. of the main actor.
[Link] film was less exciting than I’d expected.
The film wasn’t …………… I’d expected.
[Link] I collect the test papers for you?
Would you like …………………. The text papers for you?
[Link] is the subject that Luca likes best.
Grammar is …………………………. subject.
[Link] is not as good a teacher as Andrew.
Andrew is a ………………………….. Phil.
[Link] school isn’t near Katia’s host family.
The school is …………………. Katia’s host family.
[Link] said, “I have always stayed with the same family.”
Lian said she ……………………………….. with the same family.
[Link] have been studying this book for two weeks.
We …………………….. this book two weeks ago.