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Cleft sentences, Vocabulary Unit 7a

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  • Don't take what he said to heart - he's always trying to ____up trouble.
    stir
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • He lives a _______ ______ from where he works - he only has to walk five minutes to get there!
    stone's throw
  • 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.
  • 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
  • His criticism of the that film has been a little __________ - surely it's not that bad?
    Harsh
  • The Polaroid camera was a technological ___________. BREAK
    breakthrough
  • 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.
  • Everyone was enthusiastic about Laura's proposition. WITH Laura's proposition................................from everyone.
    Laura's porposition WAS MET WITH ENTHUSIASM from everyone.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.