Key word transformations
Everyone says Phoebe is very similar to her mother. ππΌπππ β Everyone says Phoebe ____ her mother.
takes after
He's tried really hardly to get tickets for you.
hardly β hard
Even at the age of eighty-five, my gran never likes relying on other people. She's very ____ .
independent
My children will never try any new food. They aren't very ____. (adventure)
adventurous
She stopped working/to work and had a rest.
working
Seeing how hard my mother works has discouraged me from becoming a teacher. πππ β Seeing how hard my mother works has ____ from becoming a teacher.
put me off
The cinema is fairly closely to the station.
closely βclose
Whereas I'm quite shy about speaking in public, my brother's always been ____ .
confident
Molly's stories are very ____ Her characters always have such exciting adventures (drama)
dramatic
He'd like us working/to work late this evening.
to work
George's grandfather started his business when he was only eighteen. πππ β George's grandfather ____ his business when he was only eighteen.
set up
The football results were absolutely close.
absolutely βvery/really
I prefer my own company but my sisters are the opposite; theyβre all really ____ .
sociable
I don't think you're being very ____ about how much we can finish. (real)
realistic
I'm not very good at running/to run.
running
Not many people become successful in the world of acting. ππΌππ β Not many people ____ in the world of acting.
make it
She finished late and I was very furious with her.
very βabsolutely
My father paints and writes really well. He's always been really ____ .
creative
I'm absolutely ____ at languages. I just can't learn them. (hope)
hopeless
The teacher made me to finish/finish my work before I left
finish
My friends are trying to persuade me to have a party on Saturday. ππΌππ β My friends are trying to ____ having a party on Saturday
talk me into
They spoke free about their difficult childhoods.
free βfreely
I am not prepared to take risks anymore. Iβm getting more and more ____ .
cautious
My new car isn't as ____ as I hoped it would be. (rely)
reliable
I regretted not having/to have a car to drive.
having
I don't think parents should have to continue supporting their children when they're adults. πΎπΌπππ β I don't think parents should ____ supporting their children when they're adults.
(have to) carry on
It was hardly dark but he was completely frightened.
completely βvery/really
My husband's not very good at doing things with his hands. He's not at all ____ .
handy
I explained I'd been ill but the boss wasn't at all ____ . (sympathy)
sympathetic
Jim asked me not to/to not speak.
not to
I can describe him in one sentence: He loves to have fun. ππ β I can ____ in one sentence: He loves to have fun.
sum him up
It would be a bit brilliant if we won the cup final.
a bit βabsolutely
I get very ____ by people who talk loudly on mobile phones in public.
irritated
Many people say gossiping is ____ (KIND)
unkind
Melanie has promised inviting/to invite us to stay.
to invite
She was determined to become a doctor, no matter how long it took. πππΌππ β She ___ becoming a doctor, no matter how long it took.
set her heart on
She's been working very hardly lately.
hardly βhard
Too much rain can be rather ____ when you want to have a picnic!
frustrating
The most popular television programmes are soap operas which often have rather ____ storylines (DEPRESS)
depressing
Have you remembered locking/to lock the door?
to lock