Key word transformations - Module 3B

B2 First · Key Word Transformation · First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

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.

STAND

really can't

stand travelling

I ___ by bus in the morning.

I really don't like travelling by bus in the morning.

DECISION

was

my decision

It ___ to go to Africa on my own.

I decided to go to Africa on my own.

AFFORD

couldn't afford

to go

I ___ to Rwanda by plane.

I didn't have enough money to go to Rwanda by plane.

SPENT

spent ages

getting

I ___ all the documents I needed.

It took me ages to get all the documents I needed.

HELP

help smiling

when I

I ___ heard the news.

It was difficult for me not to smile when they told me the news.

PEOPLE

can hear

people laughing

I ___ in the neighbours' flat.

I can hear laughter coming from the neighbours' flat.

THREATENED

threatened to

go to

They ___ the police if we didn't help them.

They said they would go to the police if we didn't help them.

FORWARD

looking forward

to visiting

I'm ___ the new safari park.

I can't wait to visit the new safari park.

WORTH

was worth

going to

It ___ Africa to see animals in their natural environment.

I'm glad I went to Africa to see animals in their natural environment.

KEEN

keen on

the idea of

I'm not ___ waiting for five hours at the airport.

The idea of waiting for five hours at the airport does not appeal to me.

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