In this part of the exam the candidate must read a sentence and then complete a second sentence with 3-6 words so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. The task provided you with a word that you must use in the exact form. If the word is SAID, you must use SAID and not say or saying. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD PROVIDED! It is a test of your grammatical and lexical knowledge. Sometimes the sentence can be completed with only 2 words or more than 6, but these answers are not valid as the task states that you must use 3-6 words, in other words, the word provided + 2,3,4 or 5 more words.
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
Try our real exam questions (download the answers in the review section):
It is about time you got started on the washing-up.
HIGH
It is high time you started to wash up
Marta lost interest in the course because of her break-up.
RESULTED
Marta´s break-up resulted in her losing interest in the course.
We would prefer to arrive at the football match late if we don´t have to pay for parking.
LONG
As long as we do not have to pay for parking, we don´t mind arriving late.
I was at the point of delaying the class when you finally turned up.
JUST
I was just about to put off the class when you finally arrived.
Josh was disappointed with his behaviour in class the previous day.
CAME
Josh´s poor behaviour the previous day came as a disappointment to him.
It is challenging to explain why some languages are easier than others.
DIFFICULT
It´s hard to say why some languages are not as difficult as others.
