WHAT IS THE SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION EXERCISE?
In this part of the exam you have six sentences to complete. You need to read the first sentence in each question. From this you need to look at the second sentence and think about what information is missing. You must then complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first with 3-6 words (NO MORE). Another thing to understand is that you are provided with a word that you must use in exactly the same form (if it is TOLD, you cannot use tell, telling or any variation of the word. ONLY TOLD). Each of the questions is worth 2 points and the points are based on lexical (vocabulary) or structural (grammatical) points. What they assess in this part of the exam are as follows:
HOW DO YOU DO IT EFFECTIVELY?
Try the Deleting Technique. You take the sentence transformation, for example:
You’ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You’ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU MUST CONSIDER WHAT IS THE SAME IN BOTH SENTENCES AND THEN DELETE WHAT IS THE SAME IN THE FIRST SENTENCE
You’ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You’ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO MATTER AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS THINK OF THE SYNONYM FOR IT.
Answer: regardless of
PRACTICE EXERCISES:
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given, you must use 3-6 words including the word given.
- The government does not disclose all of its information on climate change.
UNDER
A lot of government information _______________ on climate change.
2. I have some secrets that I have never told anyone.
KEPT
I have a _______________ secrets that I have never told anyone.
3. We should cut carbon emissions even if it leads to lowering our living standards.
THOUGH
_______________ lead to lowering our living standards, we should cut carbon emissions.
4. I have reached the conclusion that I need to change jobs for the good of my mental health.
COME
I _______________ that I need to change jobs for the good of my mental health.
5. There are some issues that just don’t matter to me..
BUT
There are some issues that _______________ important to me.
6. We should have accepted that climate change will affect our lives by now.
AT
_______________, we should face that climate change will affect us all.
