CAE Key Word Transformations

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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 three and six words, including the word given. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. EXAM DESCRIPTION
1) This manual is too difficult for me.
CONCERNED
As , this manual is too difficult for me.
2) Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain.
PREVENTED
The heavy rain getting to the date.
3) Sally gets on well with her father-in-law.
TERMS
Sally is her father-in-law.
4) I didn't realise what she would suffer in the first place.
DID
Little would suffer in the first place.
5) The pupils are living temporarily in a hotel.
BEING
For , the pupils are living in a hotel.
6) It looks as if he's forgotten about the meeting again.
TO
He seems about the meeting again.

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FAR AS I AM CONCERNED/FAR AS I'M CONCERNED
IDIOM AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED
Used to show what someone's opinion on a subject is or how it affects them:
As far as I am concerned, the Job centre is not providing a valuable service.
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PREVENTED SUSAN FROM
VERB + PREPOSITION PREVENT SB FROM DOING STH
To stop someone doing something or something happening:
She prevented me from going to Ireland.
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ON GOOD TERMS WITH/ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH
IDIOM BE ON GOOD (SPEAKING) TERMS WITH
If you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them:
We were always on good terms with our neighbours.
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DID I REALISE WHAT SHE
INVERSION LITTLE + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB
There are adverbs and adverbial expressions with a negative, restrictive or emphatic meaning, which are followed by inversion when placed first in a sentence:
Little did he know what his decision would lead to.
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THE TIME BEING
IDIOM FOR THE TIME BEING
For a short period of time from now, but not permanently:
We've decided to do without a car for the time being.
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TO HAVE FORGOTTEN
THE PERFECT INFINITY TO HAVE + III FORM
The perfect infinitive is used to say 'to have done'. It's formed with the infinitive of have + the past participle:
He pretended to have seen the film.
OUT OF LUCK
FIXED PHRASE OUT OF LUCK
OUT OF LUCK => UNLUCKY She lost his money, she was out of luck.
IN THE HABIT OF SLEEPING
PHRASE BE IN THE HABIT OF + GERUND
Something that you do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before:
John was in the habit of taking a walk after supper.
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