Rephrasing exercises Part 1

1. 2º bachillerato RephrasingexercisesPart 1

2. CONNECTORS AND LINKERS REPHRASINGS Please remember that connectors often are followed by a structure and cannot simply be substituted. Although she was young, she was allowed to travel alone Despite being young, she was allowed to travel alone He didn't have good marks because he was lazy Because of his laziness, he didn't have good marks. Instructions

3. Remember that you can use the fact that after despite, in spite and because of Despite the fact that she was young, she was allowed to travel alone Because of the fact that he was lazy, he didn't have good marks Don't forget to write commas where necessary In addition, however, nevertheless, besides,......... Steps:

4. 1. She took a course in dressmaking in order to be able to make her own clothes She took a course in dress making so ...... She took a course in dressmaking so that she could make her own clothes 2. Her children have long conversations on the phone. Consequently, the phone bills are expensive As a result......... As a result of her children's long phone conversations, the phone bills are expensive 3. Although the tickets were expensive, we went to the concert. Despite.... Despite the high cost of the tickets, we went to the concert 4. Because the weather was bad, we cancelled our holiday Owing to.... Owing to the bad weather, we cancelled our holiday 5. In contrast to his sister, Bobby is a poor swimmer While…….. While Bobby is a poor swimmer, his sister is not REPHRASINGS WITH CONNECTORS AND LINKERS

5. 6. Because of the freezing temperatures, the children were sent home from school The children were sent home from school because ……… The children were sent home from school because the temperatures were freezing 7. Even though the doctor advised him not to play football, he played last week.. Despite...... Despite the doctor's advice not to play football, he played last week 8. There is an art gallery in the city and a museum as well In addition……. In addition to an art gallery, there is a city museum 9. Although the exams were difficult, we managed to pass them In spite ......... In spite of the difficulty of the exams, we managed to pass them 10. Because she could swim so well, they called her the mermaid Because of... Because of her ability to swim, they called her the mermaid REPHRASINGS WITH CONNECTORS AND LINKERS

6. Identify the kind of sentence it is and adapt the structure and the beginning verb. Don't use say for questions or orders Don't worry! I said to her I told her not to worry NO: I said to her that she didn’t worry REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH

7. Make all the necessary changes in tense and all the parts of a sentence in all kinds of them, including questions , commands, etc I asked her if she had seen her father that day Study the structures that go with each verb, infinitives, gerunds, or clauses Why don't we have a picnic? They suggested going to a picnic REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH

8. Omit any information that is included in the meaning of the introductory verb.remind= recordar Don't forget to bring your dictionaries, the teacher said The teacher reminded us to bring our dictionaries Not: the teacher reminded us not to forget to bring our dictionaries Write commas and punctuation where it is necessary: She told me to put those clothes in the cupboard She said, ' Put these clothes in the cupboard' REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH

9. Thereis no excuse; youwillhavetostudythestructuresthat are usedwitheachverb: verb + object + infinitive: advise encourage invite remind warn verb + to + infinitive : agree decide offer promise refuse threaten verb (that) + clause: admit agree decide deny explain insist promise recommend suggest verb + gerund: denyrecommendsuggest verb + objectpreposition + gerund: accuseblamecongratulate verb + preposition +gerund: apologizeinsist Rephrasingreportedspeech

10. 1-‘When did you start getting severe headaches, Mrs. Bell?’ said Dr Fox Dr Fox asked ………. Dr Fox asked Mrs. Bell when she had started getting severe headaches 2. ‘Which machine did best in the tests?’ the journalist said. The journalist….. The journalist wanted to know which machine had done best in the tests 3 ‘"I will never forget you" Fionna said to Mark. Fionna promised ........ Fionna promised Mark that she would never forget him 4. ‘Yes, I stole the money’ he said. He admitted ............ He admitted that he had stolen the money 5. ‘Don't go too near the dog, it's dangerous’ he said to me. He warned................. He warned us not to go near the dog REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH exercises

11. 6 ‘ Why don't we go to the cinema?’ Paul said. Paul suggested............ Paul suggested going to the cinema 7. ‘No, I have nothing to do with the robbery’ he said. He denied............. He denied having anything to do with the robbery 8. ‘Don't forget to close the door when you leave’ Mrs. O'Hara said to her daughter. Mrs O’Hara reminded ................. Mrs O’Hara reminded her daughter to close the door when she left 9. A: ‘Let's organize a party for next weekend!’ said Claudia. – ‘Yes, it's a great idea!’ said the others. Claudia suggested............. Claudia suggested organizing a party for the following week and the others agreed 10‘You'd better go to bed soon, otherwise you will be too tired to get up early tomorrow’ said Tim. Tim recommended.............................. Tim recommended us to go to bed soon because otherwise we would be too tired to get up early the following day REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH

12. Rephrasingswhereyouhavetoask a question are eastoidentify; thepart of theansweryouhavetoaskaboutisunderlined and thereis a questionmark at theend of therephrasing I haveworkedherefor ten years _____________________________________ ? Howlonghaveyouworkedhere ASKING QUESTIONS

13. Please, remembertheverbs and tenses thatneedauxiliaries and don’tthinkonly of thewh- word. Rememberthatyouwillhavetheauxiliaryverb as ifitwere a Yes/No question. Sheofteneatsvegetablesfordinner Doessheofteneat vegetables fordinner? Whatdoessheofteneatfordinner? ASKING QUESTIONS

14. Withverbsthatdon’tneedanauxiliary (modals, presentperfect and futureforms, etc), makesureyou use thecorrectorder of thesentence: Shewillhavefinishedpaintingby ten o’clock What time willshehavefinishedpainting? ASKING QUESTIONS

15. Withwho and what, rememberthatyou use anauxiliarywhenyou are askingaboutthesubject and youdon’t use itwhenyou are askingaboutthecomplement: Whohelpedyou? Whodidyouhelp? Whathappened? Whatdidyoubuy? Don’tforgetthattheprepositionsgo at theend of a question: What are youtalkingabout? ASKING QUESTIONS

16. 1. Peter is tall and thin What is Peter like? What does Peter look like? 2. My friend is studying English, Japanese and other languages in Madrid What is your friend studying in Madrid? 3. Thepapers are beingprintedat greatspeed. How are thepapersbeingprinted? 4. No, wecan’t do anythingtoprotectthem Can we do anythingtoprotectthem? 5. He said he hadn’tsaidanythingbecause he wasafraid of theconsequences. Whyhadn’t he saidanything? ASKING QUESTIONS EXERCISES

17. 6. I wasjustthinkingaboutthewedding Whatwereyouthinkingabout? 7. I boughtthisfrom Peter because he gave me a reallygoodprice Whodidyoubuythisfrom? 8. Shewenttothecinematwice a month Howoftendidshegotothecinema? 9. Weusedtohavetea and biscuitsat six Whatdidyou use tohave at six? 10. Tim wasreallydepressed Howwas Tim? ASKING QUESTIONS EXERCISES

18. Rephrasings 2º BACHILLERATO