Grammar (transformations)
First, Shannon went to the library, then she went to meet her friend in the café.
HAD
After Shannon ... the library, she met her friend in the café.
had been to
work in dangerous/stressful/skilled/good conditions
skilled
You need to ... in this form before you see the doctor.
fill in
Some people ... a lot of different jobs before finding the right one.
a)do b)are doing c)did
a)do
I'd like to be self-employed/unemployed and run my own company.
self-employed
Josh was the shortest boy in his class, but now he's the tallest.
BE
Josh ... the shortest boy in his class, but now he's the tallest.
used to be
do paperwork/manual work/experience/a course
experience
I don't want to work at night so I'm going to turn ... the job they offered me.
turn down
I ... here in London for about two years now.
a)live b)am living c)have been living
c)have been living
He was retired/sacked from his last job because he was always late.
sacked
Dina didn't feel well for about a week before she went to see the doctor.
BEEN
Before she went to see the doctor, Dina ... well for about a week.
hadn't been feeling
be an undergraduate/a graduate/a tutor/a lecture
a lecture
Some students have worked all weekend so they can get ... with their exam preparation
get ahead
We would go/were going on holiday to Spain every year when I was young
would go
This job would be ideal for you. I think you should apply for/to it.
apply for
Yasmin didn't do much sport when she was younger.
USE
Yasmin ... much sport when she was younger.
didn't use to do
do shift work/homework/a mistake/ well
a mistake
My dad's company is going to take ... another company because its owner wants to retire.
take over
My dad used to/ would be self-employed, but he found it very stressful.
used to
You need to go to college to get the right experience/qualifications for the job.
qualifications
I didn't revise for the exam so I got a bad mark.
REVISED
I got a bad mark because I ... for the exam.
hadn't revised
get a good grade/mark/note/result in an exam
note
I find English difficult sometimes, but I want to keep ... it because it's important.
keep at
By the time I got to class, there was no one there. The other students ...
a)went b)were going c)had gone
c)had gone
When a local factory closed down, many workers were fired/made redundant.
made redundant