CAE Key word transformation

me not to forget to

'Remember to lock the door when you go to bed', Jack said to me. FORGET Jack told _______ lock the door when I went to bed.

know why Tom had acted so

'Why did Tom act in such an irresponsible way?' asked Chloe. SO Chloe wanted to ________ irresponsibly.

delays to all flights because

A strike by check-staff led to all flights being delayed. BECAUSE There were __________ of a strike by check-in staff.

highly recommended to me by

Clarissa told me how very good this anti-aging cream is. HIGHLY This anti-aging cream was _________________ Clarissa.

to put up with (any) rudeness

Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude. Put 'I'm not willing ____________________ from my colleagues any longer,' said Delia.

should be taught to

Everybody should learn how to speak a second language. taught A second language ___________________________everybody.

took it for granted that

Everyone assumed that Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle. GRANTED People ___________ Dennis would sell the haunted house he inherited from his uncle.

expected to hand in her resignation

Everyone expects Maura to resign at the end of the month. HAND Maura is widely ______________ at the end of the month.

was only when Emily arrived

Everything was fine before Emily arrived and then things started to go wrong. ONLY It _________ that everything started to go wrong.

She would not wear

Fernanda refused to wear her sister's old dress. Not Fernanda said that ___________________ her sister's old dress.

he was prevented from playing

He didn't play in the game because he'd hurt his back. PREVENTED As a result of his back injury ___________________ in the game.

never imagine him refusing

He'll never refuse free tickets, I'm sure. IMAGINE I could ______ free tickets.

take back what I said

I didn't mean all those things about your sister - I'm sorry. TAKE I'm sorry, I ___________________ about your sister.

make any difference to me

I don't mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year. DIFFERENCE It doesn't ________ whether we go to the seaside or not this year.

The first time I met Serena

I first met Serena at a conference in Berlin. TIME __________________________was at a conference in Berlin.

Seldom have I come across

I have hardly ever come across such a strange man. Seldom _________________ such a strange man.

person I like best of all

I like my Aunt Emily best of all my relatives. PERSON The ________________my relatives is my Aunt Emily.

so what I did was book

I need a weekend away, so I booked something on the Internet. did I need a weekend away _______________________________ something on the Internet.

What I object to is

I object to hanging around in airports. What ____________________________________ hanging around in airports.

did I manage

I only got my money back after weeks of calling. manage Only after weeks of calling ______________________________ to get my money back.

What I did was take

I resolved the problem by taking an extra suitcase. take ____________________________________ an extra suitcase.

under the impression

I thought you wanted me to invite him. impression I was _____________________________you wanted me to invite him.

came as no surprise to

I wasn't surprised to hear that Martin had joined the gym. CAME It ____________________ me to hear that Martin had joined the gym.

unless I receive

I will only try acupuncture if my doctorapproves of the idea. UNLESS I won't try acupuncture _________________ my doctor's approval for the idea.

made/gotten a name for

If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have become a famous art historian. Name If Marc hadn't taken up politics, he might have __________________________ himself as an art historian.

What worries me is that

It worries me that I don´t speak another language well. What ____________________________________ I don´t speak another language well.

strong likelihood that the concert

It's highly likely that they will cancel the concert. STRONG There's a _________ will be cancelled.

will have been married

It's our parents' 25th wedding anniversary next year. MARRIED Next year our parents _________________for 25 years.

have gained access to the building

It's possible that the burglars got into the building by forcing open a fire exit. GAINED The burglars may ____________ by forcing open a fire exit.

no chance of winning

It's very unlikely that Martin will win the 100 metres, as he's out of training. Chance Martin has almost _____________________ the 100 metres, as he's out of training.

hardly likely to take off

It's very unlikely that space tourism will take off in my lifetime. HARDLY Space tourism is ________ in my lifetime.

struck me that Jessica

Jessica is looking well these days, I suddenly thought. STRUCK It _________ is looking well these days.

greatest ambition was

More than anything else Grace wanted to start her own aromatherapy clinic. AMBITION Grace's _________ to start her own aromatherapy clinic.

have any recollection (at all) of

My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night. Recollection My grandfather didn't __________________ phoning me last night.

never known a more hardworking person

My grandmother was the most hardworking person I've ever known. MORE I've ___________________ than my grandmother.

on the point of leaving

Nadia's friend arrived just as she was about to leave the restaurant. Point Nadia was just ________________________ the restaurant when her friend arrived.

cut down on the amount

Nick said we should reduce the amount of salt in our food. CUT We ___________________ of salt in our food, according to Nick.

attention is paid to

Nobody notices children who fail at school. attention No _________________________________ children who fail at school.

made it impossible for

Paul wasn't able to leave the house all day because of the terrible weather. Impossible The terrible weather ___________________ Paul to leave the house all day.

are thought to have been disadvantaged

People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past. thought Bilingual children_________________________ in the past.

as long as you take

Providing you look after it carefully, you can borrow my laptop. LONG You can borrow my laptop __________ good care of it.

since Robin last went back

Robin has not been back to his birthplace for over twenty years. LAST It is over twenty years ______________ to his birthplace.

to do is to take up

Ruby's ambition is to become an actor. TAKE What Ruby would like _______ acting as a career.

is affected by environment is unclear

Scientists don't know to what extent environment affects our intelligence. UNCLEAR How far our intelligence _________ to scientists.

The reason why she left

She left her husband because he cheated on her. REASON __________________ her husband was because he cheated on her.

to take care of makes

Some people are happy when they have a pet to look after. TAKE Having a pet __________ some people very happy.

down badly with

The audience didn't like the speaker's jokes. DOWN The speaker's jokes went _________ the audience.

count on being

The company is unable to guarantee an allocated car-parking space to all employees. Count The company's employees shouldn't ______________________ allocated a car parking space.

who put forward the

The idea of going to the new health centre was Pat's suggestion. FORWARD It was Pat _________ idea of going to the new health centre.

can afford this/the holiday as/so long

This holiday is within our price range, provided we don't go to the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre. Afford We _____________________ as we avoid the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.

up soon, it will mean

Unless you get here soon, we'll leave without you. MEAN If you don't turn ________ we'll have to leave without you.

we would have been able to

We arrived at the restaurant too late to order a full meal. ABLE Had we arrived at the restaurant earlier, _________________ order a full meal.

had started by the time

We missed the start of the concert because we arrived at the venue late. BY The concert _____________ we arrived at the venue.

The place where we stopped for

We stopped in an absolutely beautiful place for lunch. WHERE _______________________________ lunch was absolutely beautiful.

came as a complete surprise

We were incredibly surprised when we found the letter. SURPRISE The discovery of the letter _________ to us.

used to find the idea

When she was at school, Sandra was fascinated by the idea of hypnotism. USED Sandra _________ of hypnotism fascinating when she was at school.

it that persuaded you not to

Why did you turn down the offer of a job? PERSUADED What was ________ accept the job offer?

you attend the meeting doesn't

You can come to the meeting or not - I don't really mind. ATTEND Whether or not __________ really matter to me.

has to be pierced before

You have to pierce the plastic film first and then you can put the tray in the microwave oven. BEFORE The plastic film _________________ the tray is placed in the microwave oven.

was delayed due to

A driver´s strike delayed our train. due Our train ____________________________ a driver´s strike.

It was a girl from my town

A girl from my town won the silver medal. IT ________________________ who won the silver medal.