used to / would / no longer / not anymore
Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences. Make sure the meaning doesn’t change.
I was a nurse, but now I work for a pharmaceutical company.
(used to)
I used to be a nurse
Correct 1 mistake.
I went to a very strict primary school when I was a child. I wasn’t allowed to do about two hours of homework every night, which meant there was little time to play with my friends.
I went to a very strict primary school when I was a child. I had / was supposed to do about two hours of homework every night, which meant there was little time to play with my friends.
Complete the sentences with a preposition followed by your own idea.
Tiredness is usually caused ...
by
Which words in the box collocate best with the nouns?
rigorous tough punishing strict arduous tricky
training programme / schedule
punishing
Replace the underlined words with an expression with 'as'.
I’m glad you’re happy. But speaking of Alan, it’s impossible to please him.
as for
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I don’t do shift work now. (no longer)
I no longer do shift work.
Correct 1 mistake.
But often my parents told me just to study for an hour and wrote a note for the teacher excusing me from homework. In class we weren’t let to talk to each other when we were working on a task because teachers didn’t like noisy classrooms.
But often my parents told me just to study for an hour and wrote a note for the teacher excusing me from homework. In class we weren’t allowed to talk to each other when we were working on a task because teachers didn’t like noisy classrooms.
Complete the sentences with a preposition followed by your own idea.
A sunny day always has a positive effect ...
on
Which words in the box collocate best with the nouns?
rigorous tough punishing strict arduous tricky
laws / parents
strict
Replace the underlined words with an expression with 'as'.
Everyone in the class is improving their speaking.
as a whole
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When I was a nurse I sometimes slept in, but now I always get up early. (would)
I would sometimes sleep in.
Correct 1 mistake.
However, we allowed to put up our hand and ask our teacher a question as she felt it was good to help students.
However, we were allowed to put up our hand and ask our teacher a question as she felt it was good to help students.
Complete the sentences with a preposition followed by your own idea.
Too much exercise can result ...
in
Which words in the box collocate best with the nouns?
rigorous tough punishing strict arduous tricky
plastic / teachers
tough
Replace the underlined words with an expression with 'as'.
I’m not English. To tell you the truth, I’m from Denmark.
as a matter of fact
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I no longer take my lunch to work because there’s a cafeteria at the pharmaceutical company. (any more)
I don’t take my lunch to work any more.
Correct 2 mistakes.
We weren’t allowed to do some kind of physical exercise every day after lunch, but that made us very tired in the afternoon. One good thing is that they supposed us learn a musical instrument and I learned to play the clarinet, which I still enjoy doing.
We had / were supposed to do some kind of physical exercise every day after lunch, but that made us very tired in the afternoon. One good thing is that they made/let us learn a musical instrument and I learned to play the clarinet, which I still enjoy doing.
Complete the sentences with a preposition followed by your own idea.
Visiting a foreign country can lead ...
to
Which words in the box collocate best with the nouns?
rigorous tough punishing strict arduous tricky
testing / training
situation / question
rigorous
tricky
Replace the underlined words with an expression with 'as'.
It felt like we had always lived there.
as if