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C2 Proficiency Key Word Transformations UoE Part 4

Terms in this set (32)

MIGHT I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON
I've been racking my brains to remember where I've seen that man before.
FINGER
Try as I ................................................................. where I've seen that man before.
LOGICAL WAS HIS ARGUMENT THAT NO-ONE/NOBODY COULD
His logic proved to be irrefutable.
ARGUMENT
So ..................................................................... refute it.
AS WELL LEAVE NOW THAT THE BAND HAVE
The band's not going to play any more, so why don't we leave?
NOW
We might ..................................................................... given their final encore.
IT NOT BEEN FOR BOB, WE WOULD HAVE
Thanks to Bob, we won the match.
FOR
Had.................................................................... lost the match.
THAT HE WOULD TELL THE TRUTH/TO TELL THE TRUTH FROM
He promised never to lie again.
TRUTH
He swore..................................................................... now on.
MATTER HOW OFTEN SHE WARNS
She's forever warning her husband about driving too fast, but he pays no attention.
OFTEN
No ............................................................................... her husband about driving too fast, he pays no attention.
SOONER HAD SHE GRADUATED THAN SHE WENT
She emigrated immediately after gaining her degree.
GRADUATED
No ..........................................................................abroad.
LOSS OF HIS JOB BROUGHT PHIL DOWN TO
Phil stopped being unrealistic when he lost his job.
BROUGHT
The ........................................................................ Earth.
FOR HER FATHER'S ASSISTANCE, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE
She got her licence because her father helped her learn to drive.
ASSISTANCE
But ............................................................................ passed her driving test.
NOT TO BLAME FOR THE DOG CHEWING
It wasn't Susan's fault that the dog chewed your slipper.
BLAME
Susan's ....................................................................... your slipper.
MY FATHER WHO TALKED ME INTO LEARNING
My father persuaded me to learn another foreign language.
TALKED
It was ......................................................................... another foreign language.
COULDN'T MAKE HEAD NOR TAIL OF
I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow.
HEAD
I ................................................................................. the plot of the book.
fell short of my
The play wasn't as good as I'd been led to believe.

short

The play _________________________________ expectations.
there is no harm in
He probably won't know the answer, but you might as well ask.

harm

Although he probably won't know the answer, _________________________________ asking.
took no notice of
Jim's mother paid no attention to his silly behaviour.

notice

Jim's mother _________________________________ his silly behaviour.
is little prospect
It is unlikely to rain today.

prospect

There _________________________________ that it will rain today.
gave us food for
Dr Reinfelt's lecture was very thought-provoking for us.

food

Dr Reinfelt's lecture _________________________________ thought.
has had a serious effect on his
His chronic depression has seriously affected his health.

effect

Being chronically depressed _________________________________ health
relied on to do
You can trust Mark to do the job.

relied

Mark can be _________________________________ the job.
never occurred to me to take
I never thought of taking a taxi during the bus strike.

occurred

It _________________________________ a taxi during the bus strike.
was given a life sentence
He was sent to prison for life for the murder.

sentence

He _________________________________ for the murder.
his career took priority over
Tom put his career before his family.

priority

For Tom, _________________________________ his family.
is apt to
The drinks dispenser sometimes goes wrong.

apt

The drinks dispenser _________________________________ break down.
is subject to
This restaurant has a menu which varies from day to day.

subject

The menu in this restaurant _________________________________ change from day to day.
command of Japanese is extraordinary
Kim speaks Japanese extraordinarily well.

command

Kim's _________________________________.
hot beyond belief
The weather here in summer is so hot that you wouldn't believe it.

beyond

The weather here is _________________________________ in summer.
in the mood for
I really feel like going for a picnic.

mood

I'm _________________________________ going for a picnic.
showed their disapproval of
The demonstrators showed they were against the new law.

disapproval

The demonstrators _________________________________ the new law.
(got) his hands full
Giles is very busy now that his dog has just had puppies.

hands

Giles has _________________________________ now that his dog has just had puppies.
had every intention of completing
Sharon assured me that she fully intended to complete the assignment,

every

Sharon said she _________________________________ the assignment.
are putting your life in jeopardy
You are endangering your life if you drink and drive.

jeopardy

You _________________________________ if you drink and drive.
by the look of
Those black clouds give me the impression that it's going to rain soon.

by

I would say that, _________________________________ those black clouds, it's going to rain soon.
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