Share Cleft sentences, Vocabulary Unit 7a
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I was very disapointed when I saw that my package had not arrived.
MY
Much ____________________, I saw that my package had not arrived.
Much TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT, I saw that my package had not arrived.
I don't like his way of speaking.
REWRITE -
What...........
It...........
What I don't like is his way of speaking.
It is his way of speaking (that/which) I don't like.
I came back because I had forgotten to close the windows.
The reason............
(why) I came back is that I had forgotten to close the windows.
Everyone was enthusiastic about Laura's proposition.
WITH
Laura's proposition................................from everyone.
Laura's porposition WAS MET WITH ENTHUSIASM from everyone.
We still don't know if people will be interested in the new product.
SEEN
It _____________________if people will be interested in the new product.
It REMAINS TO BE SEEN if people will be interested in the new product.
He could always make her laugh, even if she was miserable.
REGARDLESS
He could always make her laugh ______________.
He could always make her laugh REGARDLESS OF HER MISERY.
I would like to go to Paris on my next holiday.
REWRITE
The place ...
where I would like to go is Paris on my next holiday.
She always pretends she hasn't heard me when I ask her to help me.
REWRITE
What ...
she always does is (to) pretend she hasn't heard me when I ask her to help me.
I washed all the clothes except the blouse.
REWRITE
The only thing...............
I didn't wash was the blouse.
When I got home I realised that I had left the TV on.
REWRITE
It was ... I realised that I had left the TV on.
when I got home (that) I realised that I had left the TV on.
Her voice is so ___ -_______. It's very irritating and I get a migraine when I hear it!
high-pitched
Don't take what he said to heart - he's always trying to ____up trouble.
stir
I was very surprised by his __________ - up until then he had seemed to peaceful. But waht he said was so sudden and aggressive - he was obviusly a lot more angry than anyone had realised.
outburst
The Polaroid camera was a technological ___________.
BREAK
breakthrough
He lives a _______ ______ from where he works - he only has to walk five minutes to get there!
stone's throw
His criticism of the that film has been a little __________ - surely it's not that bad?
Harsh
