CAE Sentence transformations (by FCE/CAE Intensive)

These ‘key word transformations’ were created by my FCE / CAE students in class today:

 

Matej, Monika, Klara P.

What the weather forecast said was that the night will be very cold.

ACCORDING

________________________ the night will be very cold.

 

The reason why he is very upset is probably his wife.

SEEMS

_____________________________ with his wife.

 

There is a possibility that it was caused by air pollution.

MIGHT

____________________________ by air pollution.

 

People consider this book to be one of the best of all time.

THOUGHT

________________________ one of the best of all time.

 

I am afraid my mother-in-law is going to visit us very soon.

EXPECTED

My mother-in-law ____________________________________.

 

 

Kristyna, Klara T.

I ………………………….. more for my entrance exam-now I have to find a job.

WISH

I should have studied more for my entrance exam-now I have to find a job.

 

If ……………… so nervous at the job interview.

ONLY

I should not have been so nervous at the job interview.

 

If …………………. this car!

HAD

You shouldn’t have bought this car.

 

I …………………… more about the problems in her family.

KNEW

I would like to know more about the problems in her family.

 

It………………..your homework

TIME

You should do your homework now.

 

 

Andrea, Karolina, Katka

I should have gone to university.

WISH

I___________________________________ to university.

I should have listened to your advice.

ONLY

_________________________________ to your advice!

 

I would rather you left my house.

PREFER

I____________________________________ my house.

 

You should go to sleep now.

HIGH

It is___________________________________ to sleep.

 

Would you prefer me to go there with another friend?

WENT

____________________________with another friend?

 

I should have bought an umbrella!

IF

___________________________________ an umbrella!

 

 

Tommy, Michal D., Michal V.

There appears to be a macaque out there.

SEEMS

It _________________ out there.

 

It is thought that we are living in a free country.

APPEARS

It _______________living in a free country.

 

According to the latest research macaques are thought to be friendly. Apparently, they are not.

INDICATED

The latest research __________________________________________________ are believed to be friendly. Apparently, they are not.

 

Macaques might have been dangerous in 2004.

PROBABLY

Macaques ____________________________ dangerous back in 2004.

 

According to zoologists, macaques are an endangered species.

ANNOUNCED

It ________________________________ that macaques are an endangered species.

 

 

Macaques are expected to be extinct in a couple of months.

THOUGHT

_____________________ macaques will be extinct in a couple of months.

 

 

Answers

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