C1 CAE Key Word Transformation

Chris and I have the same liking for English

JUST

Chris __________________much as I do

likes English just as

He looks suitable for the job, but people are not always the way they look

APPEARANCES

He looks suitable for the job, but _______deceptive

appearances can be

The moment I saw the horrible food, I no longer felt hungry

SOON

I lost ______________I saw the horrible food

my appetite as soon as

LSI is a much friendlier school than all the others in London

THE

LSI is by ___________________in London

far the friendliest school

Since she became a teacher, she has never been so stressed

EVER

She has been suffering ____________became a teacher

from stress ever since she

I had expected the exam to be much worse than it actually was

BAD

The exam was actually nowhere _____________I had expected

near as bad as

You don't realise quite how much sugar there is in coke

DEAL

There's__________________sugar in coke than you realise

a great deal more

She used her bike as much as she could

MOST

SHe__________________her bike

made the most of

LSI is the best language school of all

SECOND

LSI is ______________as a language school

second to none

In my youth I used to sunbathe every day

WOULD

In my youth _____________________sun every day

I would lie in the

It's likely they were delayed in a traffic jam

PROBABLY

They_________________up in a traffic jam

were probably held

The company does not intend to create any redundancies

NO

The company __________________redundancies

has no intention of creating any

Your essay needs to be written more carefully

CARE

You should ___________with your essay

take more care

I am writing to you because my client asked me to

BEHALF

I am writing to you ____________my client

on behalf of

I should have concentrated more during the lesson

ATTENTION

I now wish _________________during the lesson

I had paid more attention

Ed's golf round last week was nowhere near as good as today's

CONSIDERABLY

Ed performed_______________than he did last week

considerably better today

We always expected Nadal to win

SURPRISE

Nadal's victory _______________to us

came as no surprise

We were quite surprised when Germany beat Spain

ABACK

We were rather ________________Germany beat Spain

taken aback when

Sue got the builders to repair and decorate her house this summer

UP

Sue _____________________this summer

had her house done up

We need at least six people for the team

REQUIRED

No____________________for the team

less than six people are required

We've postponed the lunch until next week

OFF

The lunch_________________until next week

has been put off

He thinks his friends do not appreciate him

GRANTED

He dislikes _____________by his friends

being taken for granted

The police now think he invented the story

HAVE

He is now ________________ up the story

thought to have made

He refused to speak anything but English in meetings

INSISTED

He _____________________English in meetings

insisted on only speaking

The price of bread went up a lot last month

SHARP

There was _______________price of bread last month

a sharp rise in the

I saw Jude Law for a brief second in the street

GLIMPSE

I _______________of Jude Law in the street

caught a glimpse

They say Brazilian players earn more than others

HIGHEST

Brazilian players _____________salaries

are said to earn the highest

"I'm sorry I cheated on you ," said her husband

FOR

Her husband __________________ her

apologised for cheating on

I don't think your lawyer gave you good advice

SHOULD

Your lawyer_____________better advice

should have given you

People say Africa has a lot of natural resources

RICH

South Africa ____________________natural resources

is said to be rich in

The tennis match was cancelled

OFF

The tennis match_______________

was called off

Sam said there was no way he was willing to help

FLATLY

Sam ____________________hand

flatly refused to lend a

Could you get some milk as you are coming home?

WAY

Would you mind ___________home?

getting some milk on the way

Regardless Of the fact that you are my friend, I agree with you

SIDE

I'd be____________________you weren't my friend

on your side even if

The witness answered the questions honestly

HONEST

The witness______________the questions

gave an honest answer to

Unless we get the early train we will miss lunch

MEAN

If we don't get the early train ___________lunch

it will mean missing

I am confident that he will be successful in his career

CHANCES

I am confident________in his career

of / about his chances to succeed

If you feel stressed, breething deeply should calm you down.

MAKE

Breething deeply _____if you feel stressed.

should make you calmer

I'm really bad at remembering people's names when I meet them.

MEMORY

I________people's names when I meet them.

have a really bad memory for

He lost his job because he was inefficient

GROUNDS

He lost his job________inefficiency

on the grounds of

They say that a visitor tho the art gallery damaged an 18th century painting

ALLEGED

A visitor to the art gallery ______an 18th century painting

is alleged to have damaged

supposed

You ........................................ food into this room.

You .are not supposed to bring food into this room.

'Why don't you come over for dinner at the weekend?' he asked her.

suggested

He .................................. for dinner at the weekend.

He suggested that she came over for dinner at the weekend.

His boss won't tolerate lateness.

put

His boss won't .................................. lateness.

His boss won't put up with lateness.

The school I studied at last year was better than this one.

good

This school ................... my last one.

This school isn't as good as my last one.

Although the weather was terrible we had a good time.

spite

We had a good time .................... the terrible weather.

We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather.

Being rude is inexcusable.

excuse

There is ............................. rude

There is no excuse for being rude

I find driving on the left in England very strange.

accustomed

I ..................................... on the left in England.

I am not accustomed to driving on the left in England.

I regret taking up smoking.

wish

I ..................................... up smoking.

I wish I had not taken up smoking.

The police are interviewing the suspects.

interviewed

The suspects ..................................... by the police.

The suspects are being interviewed by the police.

I want to go to university this year.

INTERESTED

I ........................................ to university this year.

I .am interested in going to university this year.

"Have you been on holiday recently

Jane?" asked Tony.

BEEN

Tony asked Jane ........................................ on holiday recently.

Tony asked Jane whether she had been on holiday recently.

I was too tired to go to the party.

THAT

I was ........................................ I couldn't go to the party.

I was so tired that I couldn't go to the party.

There's no point asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.

WASTE

It's ........................................ asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.

It's a waste of time asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.

The union claims its members will only return to work if the company agrees to a meeting.

NOT

The union claims its members will ....................................... the company agrees to a meeting.

The union claims its members will not return to work unless the company agrees to a meeting.

I'm sure it was Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.

MUST

It ............................... I saw in town as I recognised her coat.

It must have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.