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):
I am a much better teacher than you.
NOWHERE
You are nowhere near as good as me at teaching.
As soon as Alejandro went to the airport, he realised his mistake.
SOONER
No sooner had Jordan arrived at the airport than he realised his mistake.
It is obvious that your English level is the most impacting thing that appears on your CV.
GOES
It goes without saying that your English level is the most impacting thing on your CV.
My siblings don’t mind if I revise for my exams or not.
DIFFERENCE
It makes no difference if I revise for my exams or not to my siblings.
If you shout at your children, which is unnecessary, it won’t make the blind bit of difference.
OFF
In the event of telling off your kids, they won’t learn from it.
I think you owe your cousins an apology, you should keep in touch better.
CONTACT
I think you should say sorry to your cousins for not keeping in contact.
