FCE Key Word Transformations

For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

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1. [first=" The boss didn't really like the employee." word="IMPRESSION" beginning="The employee didn't really " answer="make an impression on" ending=" the boss."]

 

2. [first=" Martin inherited the house after his mother's death." word="INTO" beginning="Martin " answer="came into" ending=" the house after his mother's death."]

 

3. [first=" It was a mistake to go to that pub." word="HAVE" beginning="We " answer=" shouldn't have gone#should not have gone" ending=" to that pub."]

 

4. [first=" Robert borrowed my car yesterday." word="TO" beginning="I " answer="lent my car to" ending=" Robert yesterday."]

 

5. [first=" Please send me some more information." word="GRATEFUL" beginning="I " answer="would be grateful if#'d be grateful if" ending=" you would send me some more information."]

 

6. [first=" Why did you sell such a great car?" word="MADE" beginning="What " answer="made you sell" ending=" such a great car?"]

 

 

 

 

ANSWER KEYS

1.  MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON
COLLOCATION 
MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON sb
Similar Conversions
Try hard and you'll succeed. => Unless you make an effort, you'll fail. MAKE AN EFFORT => COLLOCATION
Alice ought to find out what time the bus leaves. => Alice ought to make sure what time the bus leaves. MAKE + SURE => COLLOCATION
He looks as if he were a very rich person. => He makes an impression of a very rich person. MAKE + AN IMPRESSION => COLLOCATION

 

2. CAME INTO
PHRASAL VERB
COME INTO => to be left money by somebody who has died.
Similar Conversions
She stopped smoking when her baby was born. => She gave up smoking when her baby was born. STOP => GIVE UP
I can't bear that noise any longer. => I can't put up with that noise any longer. BEAR => PUT UP WITH 
I know that she's lying but I will learn the truth. => I know that she's lying but I will find out the truth. LEARN => FIND OUT

 

3. SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE | SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE 
CRITICISM (PAST)
SHOULDN'T + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE 
Similar Conversions
You should hurry up. => You ought to hurry up. SHOULD => OUGHT TO
She shouldn't get on my nerves. => She had better not get on my nerves. SHOULDN'T => HAD BETTER NOT
You should avoid drinking alcohol. => It would be a good idea to avoid drinking alcohol. SHOULD => WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO

 

4. LENT MY CAR TO 
VERB + TWO OBJECTS
We can use two objects after some verbs. Usually the first object is a person and the second object is a thing. 
Similar Conversions
Could you give me that pencil? => Could you give that pencil to me? GIVE + TWO OBJECTS
She taught us some English phrases. => She taught some English phrases to us. TEACH + TWO OBJECTS
Let me make you some coffee. => Let me make some coffee for you. MAKE + TWO OBJECTS

 

5. WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF | 'D BE GRATEFUL IF
SECOND CONDITIONAL (POLITE REQUEST)
I WOULD BE GRATEFUL + IF YOU + PAST SIMPLE 
Similar Conversions
I advise you to stop smoking so much. => If I were you, I would stop smoking so much. IF I WERE YOU => ADVICE
He isn't happy. He doesn't smile often. => If he were happy, he would smile often. IF + PAST SIMPLE + FUTURE IN THE PAST
What would you do if you failed the test?. => Supposing you failed the test, what would you do? SUPPOSING + PAST SIMPLE

 

6. MADE YOU SELL
CAUSATIVE
MAKE + OBJECT + BARE INFINITIVE
Similar Conversions
She insisted that Mark should go there on his own. => She made Mark go there on his own. MAKE + OBJECT + BARE INFINITIVE
A repairman has fixed our TV. => We have had our TV fixed. HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
I persuaded Karen to wash the dishes. => I got Karen to wash the dishes. GET + OBJECT + TO + INFINITIVE

 

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