REPHRASING

1.It's compulsory to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.

You….

You must fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.
You have to fasten your seatbelt when landing and taking off.

2. He said he was sorry to disturb them.

He..He apologized for disturbing them.

3. It's not necessary for you to attend the meeting

You…You don't have to attend the meeting.

4. Nobody has heard anything about the workers' strike.

Nothing…Nothing has been heard about the workers' strike.

5. If I were you, I wouldn't renew the wallpaper

You…You shouldn't renew the wallpaper.

6. Perhaps we'll go to Disneyworld next summer

We….We may go to Disneyworld next summer

7. Do you mind closing the door, please?

Could…Could you close the door, please?

8. Why don't we go to a concert tonight?

Shall….Shall we go to a concert tonight?

9. They were late because they missed the train.

They wouldn't have been late if……..

They wouldn't have been late if they hadn't missed the train

10. It's forbidden to use electrical devices on a plane.

You… You mustn't use electrical devices on a plane.

You can't use electrical devices on a plane.

11. He failed the driving test because he got terribly nervous

He…. He failed the driving test because of getting terribly nervous.

He failed the driving test due to getting terribly nervous.
He failed the driving test as a result of getting terribly nervous.
If he hadn't got so terribly nervous he wouldn't have failed the driving test.
PET – SENTENCE REPHRASING

1. The theatre has two cafès. There ............

2. Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged.
Alison said: “…………………..

3. Peter said: “Why don’t you go to the booking office yourself?”

Peter said: “How about …………..

4. Many theatres accept credit cards. At many theatres you can

…………….

5. You can’t smoke in the theatre. Smoking ……..

6. Last month my sister borrowed the novel from me. Last month I lent
……..

7. She hasn’t read a novel by Joan Brady before. This is the first
novel………

8. The novel has 250 pages. There ……….

9. This novel is longer than Joan Brady’s other books. Joan Brady’s other
books are ……

10.How much does the novel cost? What is …………

11.Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year. This year it’s……..

12.What about having a skiing holiday this year? Shall we ……..

13.How much is a skiing holiday? What does ……….

14.Who do these skis belong to? Whose ……..

15.The snow makes driving dangerous. The snow makes it ………

16.A family ticket costs £10. The cost …..

17.Entrance at weekends is more expensive than on weekdays. Entrance

on weekdays is……

18.You don’t have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays. On Thursdays you
can ………..

19.There aren’t any elephants at the zoo now. The zoo doesn’t ……..

20.The new zoo restaurant has been open for a week. The new zoo
restaurant was opened ……..

FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT IT MEANS THE SAME

AS THE FIRST, USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
21.Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year .
Last year, theatre tickets …………………. than they are now.

22.The booking office telephone is often engaged.

It is often ………………………….. phone the booking office.

23.I hope my sister returns the novel to me soon.

I hope my sister ………….. back the novel soon.

24. Driving in heavy snow isn’t easy.

Heavy snow makes it ………………….. drive.

25.Middletown isn’t as big as Cambridge.

Middletown is ………………. Cambridge.

26.Middletown has got some good shops.

In Middletown ………….. good shops.

27.The town’s mayor opened the new hospital last year.

The new hospital ………………………… the town’s mayor last year.

28.Shall we visit Middletown Museum this weekend?

Why …………………. visit Middleton Museum this weekend?

29.I haven’t been to Middletown for three years.

I ………………………………… Middletown three years ago.

30. It was so hot that we didn’t do much sightseeing.

It was too hot ………………….. much sightseeing.

31.I borrowed some money from my brother to buy this souvenir.

My brother ……………. some money to buy this souvenir.

32.I’d never been to that area before.

It was ………….. I went to that area.

33.We couldn’t afford to buy much at the shopping centre.

We didn’t …………………. to buy much at the shopping centre.

34.My father thought we should go on a sailing trip.

My father wanted ……………….. to go on a sailing trip.

35.I’ve never met such a pretty girl.

She is ………………………. I’ve ever met.

36.Sally started working at the bank two years ago.

Sally ………………… at the bank for two years.

37.Sally’s father wrote the novel, Murder on the Mountain.

The novel, Murder on the Mountain, ……………………. Sally’s father.

38.Sally will come out with us tomorrow unless she has to work late.
Sally will come out with us tomorrow, if she ……………….. to work late.
39.Are these shoes Sally’s?
Do these shoes …………………….. Sally?

40.You mustn’t smoke in the cinema.

Smoking ………………………. in the cinema.

41.How much were the cinema tickets?

How much ………………. for the cinema tickets?

42.I’ll go with you, unless you watch a horror film.

I’ll go with you, if you ………………… a horror film.

43.“What did you think of the main actor, Jane?” asked Mike.
Mike asked Jane …………………….. of the main actor.

44.The film was less exciting than I’d expected.

The film wasn’t …………… I’d expected.

45.Shall I collect the test papers for you?

Would you like …………………. The text papers for you?

46.Grammar is the subject that Luca likes best.

Grammar is …………………………. subject.

47.Phil is not as good a teacher as Andrew.

Andrew is a ………………………….. Phil.

48.The school isn’t near Katia’s host family.

The school is …………………. Katia’s host family.

49.Lian said, “I have always stayed with the same family.”

Lian said she ……………………………….. with the same family.

50.We have been studying this book for two weeks.

We …………………….. this book two weeks ago.