Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Key Word Sentence Transformations Pairwork
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Key word transformations answers that don't mean the same thing pairwork speaking.
Lesson Plan Content:
Cambridge First key word sentence transformations the same or different pairwork
Without looking at your partner’s worksheet, work together to decide if each pair of sentences below has (exactly) the same meaning or if the two similar sentences actually have (slightly or very) different meanings. Write S if they mean the same thing or D if there is some kind of difference in meaning.
Hint: There should be the same number of S ones and D ones above.
Look at both worksheets to start checking your answers.
Check your answers as a class or with the answer key.
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Student A
- Tom thought the film would be funnier than it was.
- I regret not spending more time with him.
- Tom sent the naked photos of his boss by accident.
- Tom has the skills to win the competition.
- Tom asked John if he knew what the best souvenir would be.
- “Is there a newsagent’s near here?” asked Tom.
- The president is said to have a secret Swiss bank account.
- We won’t cancel the picnic despite the sun disappearing.
- Italian cheese is being labelled as Russian to avoid the sanctions.
- I will get in touch with you by Monday.
- I only went to the cram school because all my friends went there.
- Tom had never been robbed before.
- John has a key, so it is possible that it was him.
- My boss is too inflexible to accept those kinds of new ideas.
- Instead of searching for the spare key, he just climbed in through the window.
- You shouldn’t pay attention to his feedback.
- Tom is the only person who fancies Indian food.
- “What is the length of the run?” the woman asked.
- Tom asked if he could change the photo on his security card.
- The last time I cried was when the movie ET first came out.
- Sometimes a drop in temperature causes it to rain.
- We will be able to catch the last train unless they have to take penalties at the end.
- The new product was so successful that it sold out in ten minutes.
Student B
- The film was not as funny as Tom thought it would be.
- I wish I spent more time with him.
- Tom meant to send the naked photos of his boss.
- Tom is so skilful that he could win the competition.
- Tom asked John whether he knew what the best souvenir would be.
- “Is there a newsagent’s near here?” Tom asked.
- The president said that he has a secret Swiss bank account.
- We won’t call the picnic off even if the sun disappears.
- They label Italian cheese as Russian to avoid the sanctions.
- I won’t contact you until Monday.
- I wouldn’t have gone to the cram school if all my friends hadn’t gone there.
- It was the first time that anyone had ever robbed Tom.
- It could be John because he has a key.
- My boss isn’t flexible enough to accept those kinds of new ideas.
- Rather than climbing in through the window, he just searched for the spare key.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t ignore his feedback.
- Apart from Tom, everybody wants to eat Indian food.
- The woman asked how long the run was.
- “Would it be possible to change the photo on my security card?” said Tom.
- I haven’t cried since the movie ET first came out.
- Sometimes there is a drop in temperature because of the rain.
- We will be able to catch the last train as long as they don’t have to take penalties at the end.
- The new product was such a success that there were none left after ten minutes.
Without looking back at your worksheets for now, try to remember or think of a sentence which has (exactly) the same meaning as each one given below, using the key word (without changing the key word in any way).
Tom thought the film would be funnier than it was.
NOT
I regret not spending more time with him.
WISH
Tom sent the naked photos of his boss by accident.
MEAN
Tom has the skills to win the competition.
SO
Tom asked John if he knew what the best souvenir would be.
WHETHER
“Is there a newsagent’s near here?” asked Tom.
ASKED
Everyone says that the president has a secret Swiss bank account.
SAID
We won’t cancel the picnic despite the sun disappearing.
EVEN
Italian cheese is being labelled as Russian to avoid the sanctions.
THEY
I will get in touch with you by Monday.
LATER
I only went to the cram school because all my friends went there.
IF
Tom had never been robbed before.
FIRST
John has a key, so it is possible that it was him.
COULD
My boss is too inflexible to accept those kinds of new ideas.
FLEXIBLE
Instead of searching for the spare key, he just climbed in through the window.
RATHER
You shouldn’t pay attention to his feedback.
I
Tom is the only person who fancies Indian food.
APART
“What is the length of the run?” the woman asked.
WAS
Tom asked if he could change the photo on his security card.
WOULD
The last time I cried was when the movie ET first came out.
SINCE
Sometimes a drop in temperature causes it to rain.
BECAUSE
We will be able to catch the last train unless they have to take penalties at the end.
DON’T
The new product was so successful that it sold out in ten minutes.
SUCH
Check your answers as a class or with the answer key.
Suggested answers
The answers in brackets and italics are wrong because they have different meanings.
Other sentences meaning the same thing are possible, so please check any different sentences that you wrote with your teacher.
Tom thought the film would be funnier than it was.
The film was not as funny as Tom thought it would be.
I regret not spending more time with him.
I wish I had spent more time with him.
(I wish I spent more time with him.)
Tom sent the naked photos of his boss by accident.
Tom didn’t mean to send the naked photos of his boss.
(Tom meant to send the naked photos of his boss.)
Tom has the skills to win the competition.
Tom is so skilful that he could win the competition.
Tom asked John if he knew what the best souvenir would be.
Tom asked John whether he knew what the best souvenir would be.
“Is there a newsagent’s near here?” asked Tom.
“Is there a newsagent’s near here?” Tom asked.
Everyone says that the president has a secret Swiss bank account.
The president is said to have a secret Swiss bank account.
(The president said that he has a secret Swiss bank account.)
We won’t cancel the picnic despite the sun disappearing.
We won’t call the picnic off even though the sun has disappeared.
(We won’t call the picnic off even if the sun disappears.)
Italian cheese is being labelled as Russian to avoid the sanctions.
They are labelling Italian cheese as Russian to avoid the sanctions.
(They label Italian cheese as Russian to avoid the sanctions.)
I will get in touch with you by Monday.
I won’t contact you later than Monday.
(I won’t contact you until Monday.)
I only went to the cram school because all my friends went there.
I wouldn’t have gone to the cram school if all my friends hadn’t gone there.
Tom had never been robbed before.
It was the first time that anyone had ever robbed Tom.
John has a key, so it is possible that it was him.
It could have been John because he has a key.
(It could be John because he has a key.)
My boss is too inflexible to accept those kinds of new ideas.
My boss isn’t flexible enough to accept those kinds of new ideas.
Instead of searching for the spare key, he just climbed in through the window.
Rather than searching for the spare key, he just climbed in through the window.
(Rather than climbing in through the window, he just searched for the spare key.)
You shouldn’t pay attention to his feedback.
If I were you, I would ignore his feedback.
(If I were you, I wouldn’t ignore his feedback.)
Tom is the only person who fancies Indian food.
Apart from Tom, no one wants to eat Indian food.
(Apart from Tom, everybody wants to eat Indian food.)
“What is the length of the run?” the woman asked.
The woman asked how long the run was.
Tom asked if he could change the photo on his security card.
“Would it be possible to change the photo on my security card?” said Tom.
The last time I cried was when the movie ET first came out.
I haven’t cried since the movie ET first came out.
Sometimes a drop in temperature causes it to rain.
Sometimes there is rain because of a drop in temperature.
(Sometimes there is a drop in temperature because of the rain.)
We will be able to catch the last train unless they have to take penalties at the end.
We will be able to catch the last train as long as they don’t have to take penalties at the end.
The new product was so successful that it sold out in ten minutes.
The new product was such a success that there were none left after ten minutes.
Write similar tasks to test another team with, maybe using a real exam book to help you.
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