CAE key word transformations | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I hate being shouted at by instructors in the middle of a session. WHEN I hate _____ in the middle of a session.

it when instructors | shout at me

Thanks to the success of the treatment, Jake was cured of his illness. LED The success of the treatment _____ of his illness.

led to Jake | being cured

It's likely that the ambulance is stuck in a traffic jam somewhere. PROBABLY The ambulance will _____ up in a traffic jam somewhere.

probably be | held/caught

Alice would only go to the gym for a workout if I accompanied her. INSISTED Alice _____ her to the gym when she went for a workout.

insisted on | me/my accompanying // insisted that | I accompany

The specialist says I should have slightly less salt in my diet. AMOUNT According to the specialist, I should cut _____ salt I have in my diet.

down back slightly | on the amount of

Mary regrets not having kept her appointment at the dentist's yesterday. TURNED Mary wishes she _____ at the dentist's yesterday.

had turned up | for her appointment

In my previous job, I couldn't save anywhere near as much as I do in my current job. DEAL In my current job I am able _____ than I did in my previous job.

to save a | good/great deal more

I'm sure that we are much happier when we work hard. HARDER There's no doubt in my mind that _____ we are.

the harder we work, | the happier

Steve had expected his credit card bill to be much higher. NEAR Steve's credit card bill was nowhere _____ he had expected.

near as | high as

Keiran and I both had the same salaries last year. MUCH Keiran earned _____ last year.

as much | as me / as I did // much the same | (salary) as me

Designer clothes haven't sold quite as well this year as last year. SLIGHTLY This year's designer clothes _____ they did last year.

have sold | slightly less well than

As she examined her accounts, Lucy became increasingly concerned. THROUGH The longer Lucy spent looking _____ she became.

through her accounts, | the more concerned

You'll never make such an important investment in your life as this one. FAR This investment _____ that you'll ever make in your life.

is by far | the most important

Sam didn't feel like getting into an argument with his brother. MOOD Sam _____ into an argument with his brother.

was in no mood | to get

"When we used to fight I never hurt him," said Amy. EVER Amy denied _____ when they used to fight.

ever hurting / having hurt | him

Everything was fine before Emily arrived and then things started to go wrong. ONLY It _____ that thing started to go wrong.

was only when/after | Emily arrived

"What made you accept the job?" PERSUADED What was _____ accept the job?

it that persuaded | you to

"Certainly, no machine will last forever," said Theo. GUARANTEED Theo said that no machine could _____ forever.

be guaranteed | to last

Lara doesn't like it when people speak to her as though she were a young girl. BEING Lara resents _____ she were a young girl.

being spoken to | as if/though

He'll never be able to read the small print, I'm sure. IMAGINE I could _____ to read the small print.

never imagine him | being able

Attendance at the meeting wasn't compulsory, so she didn't bother to go. NEED She _____ the meeting, so she stayed at home.

didn't need to | go to

They didn't fix the computer problem, even though they said they would. SUPPOSED They _____ the computer working again but they didn't.

were supposed to | get / have got/gotten

Sarah's card never arrived so it's possible she forgot to post it. NOT Sarah _____ the card, because it never arrived.

may/might not have remembered | to post

I've been too busy to watch the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon. ROUND I _____ the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon.

haven't got round | to watching

Because of the snow we couldn't get to the gig. PREVENTED The _____ the gig.

snow prevented us | (from) getting to

There's no way that my brother wrote this letter. POSSIBLY This letter _____ by my brother.

can't/couldn't possibly | have been written

I know that it was wrong of me to upset Sam. SHOULD I know that I _____ Sam upset.

should not | have made/got/gotten