NOUN CLAUSES
KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION
VOCABULARY MIX
PROPOSALS
100
I'm not sure _______ to call my story

HOW / WHAT

100

Not all creatures on the _______ species list are doomed to extinction, as the story of the giant panda has shown. DANGER

ENDANGERED

100

We didn't agree on the proposal so we had to C____ to a C_____ to present it, that is to say, to find common ground. 

COME TO A COMPROMISE

100

What is typical of a proposal?

-passive forms/an impersonal style

-phrasal verbs

-formal vocabulary

-contracted forms

-complex sentences

-persuasive language

-passive forms/an impersonal style

-formal vocabulary

-complex sentences

-persuasive language

200

I was talking to him about _______ I'd decided to become a nurse.

WHEN

200

Their whole __________ had been considered to be in jeopardy some years ago but now. EXIST

EXISTENCE 

200

I don't like taking part in H _____ discussions. I'm totally against conflict.

HEATED

200

What is the layout of a proposal?

INTRODUCTION

RECOMMENDATION

RECOMMENDATION

CONCLUSION

300

A lot of young people have joined the program this year, which is very encouraging.

It... (THAT CLAUSE)

It is very encouraging that a lot of young people have joined the program this year.

300

Their plight should serve as a reminder that the unique habitats of these incredible creatures are simply ________ REPLACE

IRREPLACEABLE 

300

There was a B__-U___ of tension at the debate. There had been arguing for too long.

BUILD-UP

300

What is the difference with the report?

The report talks about PAST/PRESENT events and it may include a recommendation, the proposal talks about FUTURE plans and it must make a recommendation.

400

__________  is not something just for retired people. (VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY)

To volunteer / volunteering in the community 

400

The good news is that whilst there may be an  __________ to halt development and growth for the sake of nature alone, many people are beginning to understand that sustainability can aid. WILLING


UNWILLINGNESS 

400

People should be able to use the government facilities A____ and W____ they find it necessary.

AS AND WHEN 

400

True or false?
You should convince the reader at all costs, even though it may come off as aggressive sometimes.

FALSE

Show conviction without being offensive

500

The teacher explained the wide variety of different learning options available to students.

The teacher explained... (THAT CLAUSE)

The teacher explained that the students had a wide variety of different learning options available.

The teacher explained that a wide variety of different learning options was available to the students.

500

Such an  __________ would not only serve to protect the pandas, but also __________ the lives of the inhabitants in the local communities. ARRANGE/RICH 

ARRANGEMENT / ENRICH 

500

My college committee is M_____ the C_____ for new study spaces. They're trying to convince the principal.

MAKE THE CASE 

500

So, yes, we thought about it with my classmates and we think building a new canteen would be cool for us. 

FIX the introductory statement. 

The aim/goal of this proposal is to build a school canteen that would prove to be beneficial for us students.

This proposal outlines a plan to build a school canteen that would prove to be beneficial for us students.