Rephrasing,clasele 8-9.docx

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1. I’m sorry I didn’t have time to meet with you. I wish………………………………………………………….. 2. “No, I didn’t ask your boyfriend to give me a lift”, said Kelly. Kelly denied………………………………………………… 3. I have never read an article as good as this. This is…………………………………………………………… 4. I spend 20 minutes going to school. It………………………………………………………………… 5. I’m sure she hasn’t apologized him. She can’t……………………………………………………… 6. Let’s go for a walk. He suggested………………………………………………. 7. We have no tea left. We………………………………………………………………. 8. Would you mind waiting here? She asked……………………………………………………. 9. People say Tom is a burglar. Tom is………………………………………………………….. 10. I spent four hours cleaning my house. It………………………………………………………………….. 11. Whose bicycle is this? Who…………………………………………………………….? 12. Is anyone looking after their children? Are their children…………………………………………? 13. Can I open the window in here? Do you mind………………………………………………..? 14. They haven’t opened the bridge yet. The bridge…………………………………………………….. 15. My sister doesn’t have a telephone, so I can’t tell her the news. If my sister……………………………………………………. 16. How did it happen? Can you tell me? I’d like you…………………………………………………….. 17. I last ate oysters many years ago. I haven’t………………………………………………………… 18. I have to get up at 5am every day. How awful! I wish I…………………………………………………………….. 19. She plays tennis much better than her brother. Her brother doesn’t play………………………………… 20. I trusted you and now I regret it.

I wish………………………………………………………………. 21. Someone stole Tom’s motorbike last week. Tom had………………………………………………………….. 22. You can’t see the town from here. It’s…………………………………………………………………… 23. We had no idea it was the wrong train. Little idea………………………………………………………… 24. When did you buy your car? How long…………………………………………………………? 25. Can you speak louder? I can’t hear you. Would you mind……………………………………………..? 26. It was a bad idea to invite the Browns with their five horrible children. We shouldn’t…………………………………………………… 27. She’s tired but she will help you. She will help you……………………………………………… 28. Laura is too young to vote. Laura isn’t………………………………………………………… 29. I don’t want you to take off your shoes. I’d rather…………………………………………………………… 30. Dave can’t come tomorrow because he has to write his annual report. If Dave didn’t……………………………………………………… 1. My parents started doing the housework at 9 and they didn’t finish until midday. At 11.30 ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Portugal is smaller than Spain. Portugal isn’t __________________________________________________________________ 3. The underground is safer than the bus. The bus is _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Dan arrived at the station an hour ago. Dan __________________________________________________________________________ 5. The match has been going on for twenty minutes. The match _____________________________________________________________________ 6. It’s the hardest test I’ve ever done. I’ve __________________________________________________________________________ 7. I haven’t spoken to Jim since he went to the party. I last _________________________________________________________________________ 8. Grapes cost much more than apples. Apples are ____________________________________________________________________ 9. I have known your sister since 1998. I ____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Martha started singing seven months ago. Martha _______________________________________________________________________ 11. Spain is sunnier than Britain.

Spain isn’t _____________________________________________________________________ 12. I’ve never eaten Indian food before. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.

It’s___________________________________________________________________________ It’s the first time she’s ever travelled by plane. She has ______________________________________________________________________ There isn’t a more beautiful art collection in Europe. It’s__________________________________________________________________________ I haven’t drunk a beer for ages. It’s been ______________________________________________________________________ It’s ten minutes now since his tooth started bleeding. His tooth ______________________________________________________________________ David is richer than Samantha. Samantha isn’t _________________________________________________________________ David is richer than Samantha. Samantha is ___________________________________________________________________ It’s a long time since you played chess with me. You __________________________________________________________________________ It’s two weeks since James started to go out with Jane. James and Jane ________________________________________________________________ Jessica isn’t as intelligent as Raphael. Raphael is ____________________________________________________________________ I’ve never seen a dirtier kitchen. This is ________________________________________________________________________ They haven’t gone to the hairdresser’s since August. The last time __________________________________________ ________________________ The last time Danny saw his cousin was at Xmas. Danny hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ Your daughter isn’t as pretty as mine. My daughter is _________________________________________________________________ I’ll do the homework and then I’ll go to the cinema. After I ________________________________________________________________________ We have been married for fourteen years. We __________________________________________________________________________ They’ve had this television since March. They _________________________________________________________________________ William and Tina’s wedding is next Sunday. William and Tina ________________________________________________________________ Tom has never been to a bullfight before. It’s the first time ________________________________________________________________ They have been singing together for two years. They started ___________________________________________________________________ I moved to London and two weeks later I got a job. Two weeks after ________________________________________________________________ I started working at 5 p.m and I finished at 9.30 p.m. At 9 p.m. yesterday evening ______________________________________________________ We haven’t washed our car for seven days. The last time __________________________________________________________________

35. He finished his meal and then he asked for the bill. As soon as _____________________________________________________________________ 36. When she finished her dinner, I told her the bad news. I didn’t _______________________________________________________________________ 37. Mike isn’t as intelligent as intelligent as Jane. Jane __________________________________________________________________________ 38. Alan doesn’t paint as well as Paula. Paula _________________________________________________________________________ 39. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I had _________________________________________________________________________ 40. He’s the most patient person I have ever met. I’ve __________________________________________________________________________ 41. I’ve never seen a more expensive restaurant than this one. This restaurant _________________________________________________________________ 42. There isn’t a worse player in the team than Jim. Jim _________________________________________________________________________ 43. Health is more important than money. Money isn’t ____________________________________________________________________ 44. A van doesn’t cost as much as a motorbike. A motorbike is _________________________________________________________________ 45. A Mercedes is bigger than an Opel. An Opel _______________________________________________________________________

1. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning: 1. What’s the price of that leather jacket? How ……………………………………………………………… 2. “What time does your plane leave, Mary? Adam wanted to know …………………………………… 3. Who’s the owner of the red sports car? Who ……………………………………………………………… 4. “Please, please, let’s go to the new shopping centre next weekend.” Pam insisted ………………………………………………… 5. Megan can speak German fluently. Megan is ……………………………………………………… 6. Claire has had her hair dyed. The hairdresser ……………………………………………… 7. My brother is 12, but your brother is 13. Your brother ……………………………………………… 8. “Don’t feed the animals in this cage, Paul.” The zoo keeper ordered ………………………………… 9. It can be dangerous to touch the oven. Touching ……………………………………………………… 10. Take you mobile to phone me if you’re late. Take your mobile to phone me in …………………… 11. My father is a very careful driver. My father ……………………………………………………… 12. We weren’t in time for school yesterday because there was a bus strike.

Due ……………………………………………………………… 13. Stop playing videogames or dad will get angry with you. If I ………………………………………………………………… 14. “Who will pay for tonight’s dinner, Terry?” Mark asked …………………………………………………… 15. The delivery boy has just brought us a pizza. We ………………………………………………………………… 16. I’m doing my best since I want to get a good job when I finish my studies. I’m doing my best so ……………………………………… 17. The postman didn’t leave the parcel. There was nobody at home. If ……………………………………………………………… 18. People believe that the situation won’t improve unless further measures are taken. The situation …………………………………………… 19. Despite spending the afternoon at the hairdresser’s, Meg didn’t look very attractive. Although ………………………………………………… 20. Do you want me to show you the hotel? We spend our Easter holiday there. Do you ……………………………………………………… 21. My mother went to work by car, but she doesn’t now. My mother ……………………………………………… 22. Paul should be here, perhaps he’s lost his way. Paul must ………………………………………………… 23. Dan suggested hiring a car the next holiday. “Why ……………………………………………………… 24. “Did the witness sign this statement yesterday? The lawyer asked ……………………………………… 25. You should revise for tomorrow’s exam. You’d ……………………………………………………… 26. Shall I water the flowers for you? Do you ……………………………………………………… 27. Let’s change the furniture of the living room. How ………………………………………………………… 28. The tropical storm is said to have caused hundreds of victims. Newspapers ……………………………………………… 29. I can’t stand living in this flat. I wish ……………………………………………………… 30. You should spend more time doing your homework. I’d rather ………………………………………………… 31. Unless Tom mends the TV, we’ll have to call the technician. If ……………………………………………………………… 32. “Don’t worry, Robert I’ll support your decision” Robert’s father promised ……………………………

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1. …I had had time to meet with you.

2. …asking my boyfriend to give her a lift. 3. …the best article I have ever read. 4. …takes me 20 minutes to get to school. 5. …have apologized him. 6. …going for a walk. 7. …have run out of tea. 8. …me to wait here. 9. …said to be a burglar. 10.…took me four hours to clean my house. 11.…does this bicycle belong to? 12.…being looked after? 13.…if I open the window in here? 14.…hasn’t been opened yet. 15.…had a telephone, I could tell her the news. 16.…to tell me how it happened. 17.…eaten oysters for many years. 18.…didn’t have to get up so early/ at 5am every day. 19.…tennis as well as she. 20.…I hadn’t trusted you. 21.…his motorbike stolen last week. 22.…impossible to see the town from here. 23.…did we have it was the wrong train. 24.…have you had your car? 25.…speaking louder? 26.…have invited the Browns with their five horrible children. 27.…although she is tired. 28.…old enough to vote. 29.…you didn’t take off your shoes. 30.…write his annual report he would come tomorrow.