CONDITIONALS
The company will only employ me____ I sign a two-year contract.
(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy. (formal)
affluent Example: "The affluent societies of the western world"
She complained about the costumes.
What...
What she complained about was the costumes.
After seeing the award-winning movie, we were bitterly disappointed, it is definitely _____. (considered to be better than it really is )
overrated
Transform (distancing):
People expect that the director resigns.
It...
It is expected that the director resigns.
All the athletes deny ____ the drug (take)
taking
Is this sentence correct? Correct if needed:
If I had known that you needed help, I would help you.
INCORRECT
If I had known that you needed help, I would have helped you.
Someone who is careful when using money or food
frugal
Your brother painted a graffiti saying it was modern art.
It...
It was your brother who painted a graffiti saying it was modern art.
This exhibition is highly __________, challenging the conventions of traditional art. (original and important; showing a new way of doing or thinking about things )
groundbreaking
Transform:
They think that the mayor lives beyond his means.
The mayor...
The mayor is thought to live beyond his means
Do you remember ____ your best friend for the first time? (meet)
meeting
Is this sentence correct? Correct if needed:
If governments really cared about the planet, they would have passed laws to protect it.
YES! It's a mixed conditional.
Another possibility: If governments really cared about the planet, they would pass laws to protect it.
When we haven't got paid yet and we're struggling towards the end of the month we say that we... (idiom)
She left her husband because he cheated on her.
The reason...
The reason why she left her husband was because he cheated on her.
The documentary was truly __________, making me reflect on an important social issue.
thought-provoking
Transform:
People suspect that he has been lying about his past.
→
He is suspected to have been lying about his past
Why don't you try ___ your shampoo to see if your hair looks better? (change)
changing
Transform:
If people had known that artificial intelligence was going to become so powerful, they would have been more cautious.
Had...
Had people known that artificial intelligence was going to become so powerful, they would have been more cautious.
When we are charged for something more than its fair price we can say that it is a (idiom)
rip off
A tax reduction should be implemented immediately.
What..
What should be implemented immediately is a tax reduction.
The book’s __________ plot kept me hooked from the first page to the last.
gripping
The police believe that the prisoners escaped through a tunnel.
The prisoners...
The prisoners are believed to have escaped through a tunnel.
He promised __________________________ (not / be late) again.
not to be
Transform:
If she accepted the role, the production would gain some credibility.
Were...
Were she to accept the role, the production would gain some credibility.
The amount of money and comfort that people have in a certain society is known as...
The standard of living
I only suggested a few changes, but the director completely overreacted. (All...)
All I did was suggest a few changes, but the director completely overreacted
The theatre performance was absolutely _____— the acting was awful, the pacing was slow, and half the audience walked out before the intermission.
(very bad and sometimes as bad that is shocking)
appalling
The teacher thinks that her C1 students have been great this year.
C1 students...
C1 students are thought to have been great this year.
I hate __________________________ (tell) what to do all the time. (passive)
being told