Task 1 of 20
TASK 12 – KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
Focus: Inversion, Inverted Order and Emphatic Sentences (C1/C2). Use from 3 to 6 words!
As soon as I arrived at the station, my phone rang.Focus: Inversion, Inverted Order and Emphatic Sentences (C1/C2). Use from 3 to 6 words!
SOONER
No at the station than my phone rang.
Task 2 of 20
She had never seen such a breathtaking sunset before.
BEFORE
Never a breathtaking sunset.
BEFORE
Never a breathtaking sunset.
Task 3 of 20
You must not press this red button under any circumstances.
ACCOUNT
On this red button.
ACCOUNT
On this red button.
Task 4 of 20
I didn’t realize the severity of my mistake until I got home.
DID
Not until I got home the severity of my mistake.
DID
Not until I got home the severity of my mistake.
Task 5 of 20
If you need any more information, call the manager.
SHOULD
any more information, call the manager.
SHOULD
any more information, call the manager.
Task 6 of 20
He had barely walked in when the aggressive dog attacked him.
HARDLY
in when the aggressive dog attacked him.
HARDLY
in when the aggressive dog attacked him.
Task 7 of 20
The wind was so incredibly strong that the old trees fell down.
SUCH
the wind that the old trees fell down.
SUCH
the wind that the old trees fell down.
Task 8 of 20
John accidentally broke the expensive vase, not Mary.
WAS
It the expensive vase, not Mary.
WAS
It the expensive vase, not Mary.
Task 9 of 20
I only understood the physics problem when she explained it.
UNTIL
It was that I understood the physics problem.
UNTIL
It was that I understood the physics problem.
Task 10 of 20
He seldom goes out during the demanding work week.
DOES
Seldom during the demanding work week.
DOES
Seldom during the demanding work week.
Task 11 of 20
She had absolutely no idea her boss was standing behind her.
LITTLE
her boss was standing behind her.
LITTLE
her boss was standing behind her.
Task 12 of 20
He not only sings beautifully, but he also dances professionally.
ONLY
Not beautifully, but he also dances professionally.
ONLY
Not beautifully, but he also dances professionally.
Task 13 of 20
You shouldn’t trust the manipulative salesman in any way.
NO
In the manipulative salesman.
NO
In the manipulative salesman.
Task 14 of 20
I really hate his unbelievable arrogance.
CO
is his unbelievable arrogance.
CO
is his unbelievable arrogance.
Task 15 of 20
Only by working exceptionally hard will you succeed.
ABLE
Only by working exceptionally hard succeed.
ABLE
Only by working exceptionally hard succeed.
Task 16 of 20
He was so completely exhausted that he couldn’t stand up.
EXHAUSTED
So he couldn’t stand up.
EXHAUSTED
So he couldn’t stand up.
Task 17 of 20
They tried in vain to save the dying patient.
DID
In to save the dying patient.
DID
In to save the dying patient.
Task 18 of 20
I have never heard such complete nonsense in my life.
HAVE
Never complete nonsense in my life.
HAVE
Never complete nonsense in my life.
Task 19 of 20
She didn’t utter a single word during the trial.
NOT
did she utter during the trial.
NOT
did she utter during the trial.
Task 20 of 20
If I had known the truth, I would have told you.
HAD
the truth, I would have told you.
HAD
the truth, I would have told you.