Key Word Transformations - Module 8

B2 First · Key Word Transformation · First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

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.

AWAY

get away with

cheating

Phil knows how to ___ at chess.

Phil knows how to cheat successfully at chess.

CASE

in case we

want to

I'll take my MP3 player ___ listen to music.

I'll take my MP3 player because we might want to listen to music.

UNLIKELY

's unlikely that

's unlikely

there will

It ___ be any more customers today.

There probably won't be any more customers today.

CALLED

had to be

called off

The outdoor exhibition ___ because of the bad weather.

They had to cancel the outdoor exhibition because of the bad weather.

SUCCEED

didn't succeed in

persuading

I ___ Tom to take up stamp collecting.

I failed to persuade Tom to take up stamp collecting.

TROUBLE

had trouble

writing

in writing

We ___ the story.

We found it difficult to write the story.

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