Transformations sentences.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word give. 1 He never asks when he borrows my things. ALWAYS He is _________________________________________ asking ! " haven#t spoken to her since she had her baby. LAST The ___________________________________________ her was before she had her baby. $ " haven#t eaten %reek food before. TIME This is the ______________________________________ %reek food. & 'y nephew began to play tennis in 1(((. SINCE 'y nephew _____________________________________ 1((( ) The last time " went swimming was three months ago. FO " _________________________________________ three months * The rescue team was unable to find the missing climbers. S!CCEED The rescue team ________________________________ the missing climbers. + ,e got to the theatre after the play started. MANA"E ,e _______________________________ to the theatre before the play started. - ,e tend not to eat much at lunchtime. !S!ALLY ,e ______________________________________________ at lunchtime. ( 'y brother isn#t .uite as tall as me. SLI"#TLY 'y brother is ______________________________________ me 1/ " e0pect you were pleased to get home after such a terrible holiday. M!ST You __________________________________________ get home after such a terrible holiday.

1 1ill the gaps with far, 2ust about, nearly or slightly. 1 ! $ The se.uel wasn3t ___________ as good as the original. 'y new printer is only ___________ faster than my old one. ___________ more people turned up at the demonstration than e0pected. "t was ama4ing. This is ___________ the most delicious paella "3ve ever tasted. !/,/// 5eagues 6nder The 7ea is ___________ the best adventure film ever made. Your internet connection is ___________ faster than mine. The weather is ___________ better than yesterday but not much. This 'e0ican restaurant isn3t ___________ as e0pensive as the other one we went to. Clare isn3t ___________ as obno0ious as 8phelia. 'mmm. That was by ___________ the best pi44a "3ve had in ages. This flight is ___________ .uicker than the other one and it3s only slightly more e0pensive. ,ow. That was ___________ the best firework display "3ve ever seen in my life.

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! 1ill the gaps with bit, easily, much or .uite. 1 ! $ & ) * 9aniel is ___________ the worst driver out of all my friends. :angkok was a ___________ cooler than " e0pected. The Third 'an is ___________ the coolest film ever made. The e0am wasn3t ___________ as difficult as " thought it would be. ;eople in 5ondon are ___________ friendlier than they used to be. That shop3s ___________ the best place to find bargain price 9<93s.

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Clive was ___________ fatter than " remembered. The party wasn3t ___________ as good as it should have been. The situation was a ___________ embarrassing, really. The concert wasn3t ___________ as good as the previous one they held.

Change the sentences from the active to the passive. 1 - They grow coffee in Kenya. 2 - They publish The Times newspaper in London 3 - They are sending the parcel by sea - The shar! ate the man " - They#ve treated him very well $ - %ill The King inaugurate the new bridge& ' - (o they ma!e cars in Korea& ) - *ave the police found the body& + - %hy has the government banned the film& 1, - %hen did they hi-ac! the plane& Use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill each gap. 1 They .can/might01111111111111111 be away for the wee!end but 2#m not sure. 2 3ou .can/might01111111111111111 be right but 2#m going bac! to chec! anyway. 3 .Could/4ay01111111111111111 you open the window a bit5 please&

*e .can/could01111111111111111 be 6rench5 -udging by his accent. " .4ay/Can01111111111111111 you play the piano& $ Listen5 please. 3ou .may not/might not01111111111111111 spea! during this e7am. ' They .can#t/may not01111111111111111 still be out8 ) 3ou .couldn#t/might not01111111111111111 smo!e on the bus. + %ith luc!5 tomorrow .can/could01111111111111111 be a sunny day. 1, 2 .can/might01111111111111111 go to the party but 2#m not sure yet. 11 They .may/must01111111111111111 be away for the wee!end but 2#m not sure. 12 *e .can/could01111111111111111 be 6rench5 -udging by his accent. 13 They .can#t/may01111111111111111 still be out8 1 %ith luc!5 tomorrow .can#t/could01111111111111111 be a sunny day.

1" 3ou .can/might01111111111111111 be right but 2#m going to chec! anyway. 1$ The e7am .can#t/might01111111111111111 be easy. 3ou never !now. 1' 2t .may/can#t01111111111111111 be true about a sauropod dinosaur living in La!e Tel9 in the Congo. 2t#s impossible. 1) (ave rec!ons she#s from The :tates but 2 thin! she .can#t/might01111111111111111 be from :candinavia. 1+ 2 .can#t/might01111111111111111 go to the party but 2#m not sure yet. 2, This .must/could01111111111111111 be the right answer but we#ll have to chec! with your teacher to ma!e sure.

Complete each gap with the correct form of a phrasal verb: 1 4y father 11111111111 in a poor part of London in the 1,',s. 2 The company intends to 11111111111 over twenty new wor!ers. 3 %e had difficulty 1111111111111 the total cost of the pro-ect. :ally 1111111111111 her company last year5 -ust after she left her teaching -ob. " %e had a long meeting to discuss the mar!eting. $ ;oger started as a sales assistant and 111111111111 to become the company<s president.