Key Word Transformation
No one in the team plays better than Gemma.
PLAYER
Gemma _______________ in the team.
IS THE BEST PLAYER
I can see the family resemblance. You’ve got your father’s eyes – you really ______ ______ him, don’t you?
take after
Could you ___ me a favour and let me copy your notes from the last class?
do
I’m celebrating because my team (win) the league!
has won
What an __________ band! I never expected they’d be that good. AMAZE
amazing
She looks more relaxed than she did before the exam.
STRESSED
She does not look __________ she did before the exam.
AS STRESSED AS
It’s Toby’s birthday next week. We need to _______ ___ ____ some ideas for a present.
come up with
We phoned the police because our neighbours were _______ too much noise.
making
Of course I’m annoyed. I (spend) ages preparing for this party and no one (turn up) yet.
have spent / has turned up
Jake felt_________ that he wasn’t picked to play in the match. DISAPPOINT
disappointed
This motorbike is not as noisy as my previous one.
MADE
My previous motorbike _______ this one.
MADE MORE NOISE THAN
Why are you gazing out the window? – I’m ________ ___ ___ the delivery person. I’m expecting an important package today.
looking out for
My mum’s _______ an English course in the evenings, and I sometimes help her with her homework.
doing
I wonder if Irina (finish) reading that book yet. I (wait) to read it for ages.
has finished / have been waiting
You can’t expect children to work hard if they don’t feel __________ M_ _ _ VATE
motivated
None of the other sofas in the shop are as comfortable as this one.
ANY
This sofa is __________ the others in the shop.
MORE COMFORTABLE THAN ANY OF
1. We’ll need to ____ ___ the new internet streaming service – I’ve heard it’s much better than the others but I want to see it for myself before I pay for it.
2. Mario is thinking of ____ ___ jogging, as he doesn’t feel he’s getting enough exercise.
try out
taking up
Sarah wasn’t enjoying the party, so she ______ an excuse and left.
made
Tatiana is so greedy! She (eat) all the cakes and she (not leave) any for us.
has eaten / hasn’t left
We were _________ by the way the other team shouted at us. A_ _ _ _ _ SH
astonished
1. Tatiana does not speak nearly as clearly as Irina.
FAR
Irina speaks _________ Tatiana.
2. There are usually more people at the festival than this year.
AS
There aren’t __________ at the festival this year.
1. FAR MORE CLEARLY THAN
2. AS MANY PEOPLE AS USUAL
1. I must apologise to my sister. We ____ ___ over something really small and had a massive argument. I hope she’ll forgive me.
2. We ___ _____ ___ a 10 km run at the weekend, to raise money for the local hospital.
3. I thought learning Italian would be difficult, but when I moved to Bologna I soon ____ it ____.
fell out
took part in
picked it up
Put in the correct tense and find a mistake:
Marco _______ a big effort with his students, so I’m afraid he’s a bit disappointed in their results.
has made / disappointed with
Paolo (look) very tired recently. I think it’s because he (study) too hard.
has been looking / has been studying
It’s a __________ problem – I don’t really know what to do about it. P_ _ _ _ _
puzzling