CPE / C2 – Part 4 Key word transformations
6 questions worth 2 points each.
Advanced conditionals:
1) We wouldn’t have had our brains eaten, if the zombies hadn’t been able to climb the city walls.
NOT
Had ……………. to climb the city walls , we wouldn’t have had our brains eaten.
2) I have a lot of admiration for his leadership style although I do not agree with the decisions he makes.
MUCH
……………. his leadership style, I do not agree with his the decisions he makes.
3) I couldn’t have passed my C2 English exam unless my teacher had taught me advanced conditionals.
BUT
……………. teaching me advanced conditionals, I could never have passed my C2 English exam.
4) If you nead to sound the alarm, break the glass.
OF
Phone the emergency services …………….. an accident.
IDIOMS
He resolved to st
LEAF
He said that putting the Ikea kitchen together would be easy because he’d done it before.
CAKE
He said that putting the Ikea kitchen together would______ ____ because he’d done it before.
Will would have succeeded in his diet had it not been for his weakness for chocolate.
HEEL
Will would have suceeded in his diet had it not_________ for chocolate
How far away in a straight line is your house from here ?
CROW
How far away ________ is your house from here ?
The company is at the forefront of self-driving car technology.
CUTTING
The company is ____________ of self driving car technology.
I really should write to my old friend Raquel
LINE
I really should my old friend Raquel
Phrasal verbs
The Chinese government suppressed the fact that the Covid-19 virus had escaped from the virology lab in Wu-Han.
UP
The Chinese government __________________ that the Covid-19 virus had escaped from the virology lab in Wu-Han.
My gran has been run over
Fixed expressions
I tried to explain to my Spanish friends why Gibraltar was British, but I eventually decided there was no point.
CONCLUSION
I have ……………. that it is pointless trying to explain to my Spanish friends why Gibraltar is British.
Some people from Valencia got really angry when the British celebrity chef cooked a paella using chorizo.
LOST
Some people from Valencia _______________ when the British celebrity chef cooked a paella using chorizo.
Spain needs to accept that the territory of the South Costa Blanca has been lost to the British.
FACE
Spain needs _______ the territory of the South Costa Blanca has been lost to the British.
Johnny has adopted a new attitude towards the French.
TUNE
Johnny has ____________________ the French.
Because it was Fran’s first offence, the Judge let him off lightly.
WRIST
Because it was Fran’s first offence, the Judge let him off lightly.
The cost of beer has shot up in the last month.
SHARP
There has been ___________ of beer recently.
We booked a short trip to Salamanca on a whim.
SPUR
We booked a short trip to ___________moment
ANSWERS:
Advanced conditionals