FCE TRANSFORMATIONS (UOE Part 4) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Key word transformations for FCE

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Olivia finds it hard to drive. DIFFICULTY. Olivia ____________________ driving.

has difficulty in/with

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You can borrow my car. LENDING. I ______________________ my car.

don't mind lending you

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The bridge is too narrow for lorries. ENOUGH. The bridge _______________ for lorries.

isn't wide enough

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Jane used to look after me in the summer. OF. Jane used to ___________________ in the summer.

take care of me

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I regret staying up so late last night. NOT. I wish ___________________ so late last night.

I hadn't stayed up

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The team said it was my fault we lost the match. FOR. The team _______________ the match.

blamed me for losing

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“I’m sorry I didn’t finish my work on time,’’ said Sam. APOLOGISED. Sam ____________________ work on time.

apologised for not finishing his/the

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We will probably visit my relatives in July. LIKELY. We ___________________my relatives in July.

are likely to visit

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It’s Simon’s responsibility to prepare the files. RESPONSIBLE. Simon __________________________ the files.

is responsible for preparing

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I spent ages correcting your exercises. TO. It _________________________ your exercises.

took me ages to correct

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6) “You didn’t pay your rent in March” the landlord told me. ACCUSED The landlord _____________________ my rent in March.

accused me of not paying

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Carla accidentally stood on my foot. MEAN. Carla _______________________ on my foot.

didn't mean to stand

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It wasn’t easy for Jane to cook for the whole family. DIFFICULT. Jane ___________________________ for the whole family.

found it difficult to cook

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The pilot couldn’t land yesterday because of the storm. PREVENTED. The storm ________________________ yesterday.

prevented the pilot from landing

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The boss let the workers leave the office early last night. ALLOWED. The workers _____________________________ the office early last night.

were allowed to leave

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“If I were you, I wouldn’t buy the flat” Mark told me. ADVISED. Mark __________________________ buy the flat.

advised me not to

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