CAE - CPE 2013-2014: 2014

Dear All,
let me start by wishing you all a merry Christmas. I have been thinking long and hard what the best present coud be from me - to you. Finally I decided to capture the best moments of our first semester and present it to you in a condensed - topic card - format. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much I did creating it. Please notice TWO important things:
1 The file is being updated as I work my way through the material (so keep looking back to find more units in the near future)
2 For each topic card I have provided the source - if it was a listening task in the workbook, I uploaded the audio file, if it was a TED talk, you will fing the link to the original talk, and there is also a link to the book (Life Advanced) itself or any handouts you might need.
With these in mind, here is the link:
http://1drv.ms/1xjNoHs
Cheers,
TB

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS 1.

Advanced

Rewrite each sentence using the word given so that the meaning stays the same. Remember that you must not change the word in any way.

1. Living under so much pressure is going to have a bad effect on your health. GOOD

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2. I hope his rude remarks didn’t hurt you. OFFENCE

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3. He was so shocked he couldn’t even stand up to make a phone call. PREVENTED

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4. He will never go to do the shopping unless you ask him several times. WITHOUT

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5. He didn’t wash the car before he left. WITHOUT

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6. Jack was the first student in our class who succeeded in getting into the university of London. GET

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7. Does it disturb you if a light a cigarette? MIND

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8. I didn’t pay attention to what he was saying. All he did was repeat himself. KEPT

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9. All this confusion is not at all my mistake. BLAMED

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10. I think this jewellery is really valuable. If you ask me, you could sell it for at least 5000 pounds. WORTH

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11. It was very foolish of you to tell him all your secrets. FOOL

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12. It was not at all necessary for you to take that exam this year. You already passed it last year, don’t you remember? NEEDN’T

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13. It was not very kind of you to keep us waiting without even calling us. MIGHT

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14. He is quite a nice man but he is not at all interested in anything others tell him. LEAST

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15. He is generally an agreeable man but sometimes he is very aggressive indeed. CAN

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16. It was not only because of the neglectful workers that the company went bankrupt. EVEN IF

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KEY:

1. Living under so much pressure does no good to your health.

2. I hope you didn’t take offence because of his rude remarks.

3. His shock prevented him from being able to stand up to make a phone call.

4. He won’t do the shopping without being asked several times.

5. He left without washing/ having washed the car.

6. Jack was the first student in our class who managed to get/to get into the University of London.

7. Would you mind if I lit a cigarette? (OR Would you mind my lighting a cigarette?)

8. I didn’t pay attention to what he was saying. All he did was to keep /keep repeating himself.

9. I’m not to be blamed for all this confusion. (OR I can’t be blamed … .)

10. I think this jewellery is really valuable. If you ask me, it is worth at least 5000 pounds.

11. You were a fool to tell him all your secrets.

12. You needn’t have taken that exam this year. You already passed it last year, don’t you remember?

13. It was not very kind of you to keep us waiting. You might have called us.

14. He’s quite a nice man but he is not in the least interested in anything others tell him.

15. He is generally an agreeable man but sometimes he can be very aggressive.

16. Even if the workers had not been neglectful, the company would have gone bankrupt.

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS 2.

Advanced

Rewrite each sentence using the word given so that the meaning stays the same. Remember that you must not change the word in any way.

1. You left Jimmy’s phone number on the kitchen table, that’s why I thought you wanted to leave me. LED

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2. I’ve decided never to leave this wonderful little town. GOOD

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3. My son has decided to go to college in a nearby town as the university in the city was too expensive. FOR

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4. I wish I hadn’t listened to him when he suggested that I should quit my job. MISTAKE

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5. I would like no one to call me in the next two hours. WISH

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6. She was an outstanding teacher. She actually managed to make this lazy class play a game in just two hours. HAVE

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7. They misunderstood each other , so when he arrived there was no one in the house. TIME

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8. I think I made a serious mistake when I dropped out of his English classes. ONLY

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9. If you should have any free time, you really must call me. HAPPEN

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10. I was so exhausted I could do nothing apart from sleeping. ALL

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11. It is having to write two reports a week that I can’t stand. WHAT

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12. If your boys don’t give back all the flowers they’ve stolen from my garden, I’ll have to go to the police. UNLESS

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13. She went shopping to make it possible for her husband to cook something. SO THAT

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14. The teachers expelled him because they were afraid that he would cause further trouble in the school. FEAR

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15. The government decided to raise taxes again, although the opposition was strongly against the new bill. IN SPITE

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16. Both William and his girlfriend hate working with computers. NOR

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KEY:

17. You left Jimmy’s phone number on the kitchen table, which led me to think you wanted to leave me.

18. I’ve decided to stay in this wonderful little town for good.

19. My son has decided to college in a nearby town, for the university in our city was too expensive.

20. It was a mistake to listen to him when he suggested that I quit/ should quit my job.

21. I wish not be disturbed in the next two hours.

22. She was an outstanding teacher, she managed to have her lazy class playing a game in two hours.

23. They misunderstood each other so by the time he arrived everyone had left.

24. If only I hadn’t dropped out of his English classes.

25. If you happen to have any free time, you really must call me.

26. I was so exhausted, all I could do was sleep/ to sleep.

27. What I can’t stand is having to write two reports a week.

28. I’ll have to go to the police unless your sons give back all the flowers they have stolen from my garden.

29. She went shopping so that her husband could cook something.

30. The teachers expelled him for fear that he might cause further trouble in the school.

31. The government decided to raise taxes again in spite of the opposition being strongly against the bill. (OR … in spite of the fact that the opposition was strongly against it.)

32. Neither William nor his girlfriend like(s) working with computers.

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS 3.

Advanced

Rewrite each sentence using the word given so that the meaning stays the same. Remember that you must not change the word in any way.

1. I had been preparing for the journey for weeks so I was very disappointed when my friend fell ill a day before the start. ALL

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2. We were so worried when we heard about the explosion in the city. It would have been sensible to call us, you know. MIGHT

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3. I think you should start doing some kind of sport. TIME

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4. Do you think your parents will let your little brother go camping with his friends? ALLOWED

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5. I am sure he will accept your offer. DOUBT

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6. Many people believe that experimenting on animals is an extremely cruel activity. MOST

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7. Would you take me to Budapest in your car? I would be so grateful. APPRECIATE

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8. She had three sons. The youngest one became a famous biologist. WHOM

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9. I think that children are slowly beginning to forget how enjoy a book, because they watch so much television. OPINION

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10. Do you think we will be able to travel to Asia one day? POSSIBILITY

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11. She will never do the housework instead of you in the future. LAST

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12. You weren’t keen on learning when we were in elementary school, if I remember well. USE

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13. We have just bought a computer so that our daughter can learn the basics as soon as possible. FOR

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14. If you insist on arranging everything for the wedding alone, of course you are exhausted. WILL

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15. You can’t seriously believe that you can make your grandfather cook for the whole family. GET

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16. She knew some things about our project so she could help us. LITTLE

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17. It’s important for him to leave before dawn. THAT

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18. His performance was outstanding. All the people who saw it said so. WHOEVER

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KEY:

33. I had been preparing for the journey for weeks, so I was all the more disappointed when my friend fell ill a day before the start.

34. We were so worried when we heard about the explosion in the city. You might have called us, you know.

35. It’s (high) time you started doing some kind of sport.

36. Do you think your brother will be allowed to go camping with his friends?

37. I don’t doubt that he will accept your offer.

38. Many people believe that experimenting on animals is a most cruel activity.

39. I would appreciate it if you would take/ took me to Budapest in your car.

40. She had three sons, the youngest of whom became a famous biologist.

41. I am of the opinion that children are slowly beginning to forget how to enjoy a book, because they watch so much television.

42. Do you think we will have the possibility of travelling to the Asia one day?

43. This is the last time she is going to do/ does/ did the housework instead of you.

44. You didn’t use to be keen on learning when we were in elementary school, if I remember well.

45. We have just bought a computer for our daughter to learn the basics as soon as possible.

46. If you will arrange everything for the wedding alone, of course you are exhausted.

47. You can’t seriously believe that you can get your grandfather to cook for the whole family.

48. She knew a little about our project, so she could help us.

49. It is important that he (should) leave before dawn.

50. Whoever saw his performance said it was outstanding.

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