Paraphrasing CAE

Mr Conrad's son is becoming quite well known as an artist. NAME Mr Conrad's son is making

a name of himself as an artist.

It is essential that this door is kept unlocked. ACCOUNT On no

account should this door be kept locked.

Would you mind helping me carry the heavy box to the car? GRATEFUL The box is really heavy so I'd

be very grateful if you would help me carry it to the car.

It seems unbelievable that this jewellery is almost a thousand years old when it is so well preserved. HARD This jewellery is in such good

condition that it is hard to believe that it is almost a thousand years old.

I am going to eat less chocolate this year. DOWN I'm going to

cut down on the amount of chocolate I eat this year.

Clara said that she had not seen the missing letter. HAVING Clara

denied having seen the missing letter.

"Excuse me madam, but is this your bag?" the policeman asked. BELONG "Excuse me madam, but

does this bag belong to you?" the policeman asked.

The number of people applying for university grants fell last year. FALL There was a

fall in the number of people applying for university grants last year.

When it comes to punctuality, Fiona really takes after her mother. CONCERNED As

far as punctuality is concerned, Fiona really takes after her mother.

You have to be very patient to work as a primary school teacher these days. DEAL Working as a primary school teacher calls

for a great deal of patience these days.

Rosa found it very difficult to persuade her boss to give her a pay rise. GREAT Rosa had

great difficulty persuading her boss to give her a pay rise.

They plan to repair the bridge this weekend. SCHEDULED The repair of the bridge

has been scheduled to take place this weekend.

John says he prefers to do his homework on his own. RATHER John says that .... with other people.

he would rather not do his homework with other people.

Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest although he had never travelled outside Europe. SPITE Rousseau painted fabulous pictures of the rainforest

in spite of never having travelled outside Europe.

Most of the problems arose because there was no leadership on the committee. CAUSE It was the

lack/absence of any leadership that caused most of the problems on the committee.

None of the other team members supported Terry's idea. SUPPORT Terry's idea met with

no support from the other members of the team.

We got started on the new project immediately. TIME We lost

no time in getting started on the new project.

I didn't realise that she had decided to come to the meeting. DESCISION I was unaware

of her decision to attend the meeting.

Sally was all ready to leave the office when her boss asked hee to type up a report. POINT Sally was

on the point of leaving up the office when her boss asked her to type up a report.

He didn't understand exactly what was wrong until he read Julie's letter. ONLY It was

only when he read Julie's letter that he understood exactly what was wrong.

I'll be happy to show you round the sights of my city when you come to visit me. TAKE It will be a

pleasure to take you on sightseeing tour of my city when you come to visit me.

Because of its price, the book may never become a bestseller. PREVENT The price of the book may

prevent it from becoming a bestseller.

We didn't stay long at the party because it was very noisy. SO If there hadn't been

so much noise, we might have stayed longer at the party.

It took Layla five minutes to find her car keys. SPENT Layla

spent five minutes looking for her car keys.

It is thought that one in every five people cannot control how much they spend. UNABLE One in every five people is thought

to be unable to keep their spending under control.

My passport needs renewing because I'm going abroad this summer. GET I need

to get my passport renewed because I'm going abroad this summer.

The man claimed that he had been nowhere near the factory at the time of the break-in. TO The man claimed not

to have been anywhere near the factory at the time of the break-in.

The region is rich in natural resources. OFFER The region has a lot

to offer in terms of natural resources.

Mark once worked for an international charity organisation on a voluntary basis. AS Mark used

to work as a volunteer with an international charity organisation.

By the time we got to the sale, every book had been sold. SINGLE By the time we got to the sale, there

was not a single book left.

A short meeting of the cast will take place after today's rehearsal. BY Today's rehearsal

will be followed by a short meeting of the cast.

If you change any of these arrangements, please be sure to let us know. NOTIFY Please ensure that

you notify us of any change in these arrangements.