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PET PRACTICE - PARAPHRASING
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
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PET - Paraphrasing - Present Simple Passive
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
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PET - Paraphrasing - Advice
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 57

 
Paraphrasing PET - Prohibition, permission, obligation
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
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PET paraphrasing - have to - donīt have to - must - mustnīt
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
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PET Wrting Part 1 Paraphrasing Exercises 2
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
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Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
 
Comparative and superlative
 
1) My sister is taller than me.
    I'm not as my sister.
2) She is the most beautiful woman in the world.
   She is the most beautiful woman Iseen.
3)My new car is much faster than my old one.
   My old car isn'tmy new one.
4)Tom is more intelligent than his brother.
   Tom´s brotherintelligent as him.
 
Conjunctions
 
5)It started to rain, then we went inside.
   We went inside as it started to rain.
6)She was driving home when the accident happened.
  The accident happenedshe was driving home.
7)We left the house when it was dark.
   We didn´t leave the houseit was dark.
8)They are poor, but they are happy.
they are poor, they are happy.
9) We walked to school as it was early.
   We walked to schoolit was early.
10) I walked to work to get some exercise.
     I walked to work  I could get some exercise.
 
Present perfect and past simple
 
11) I started studying English six years ago.
      I English for six years.
12)I haven´t seen her for five months.
    The last time Iher was five month ago.
13)She has lived here for three years.
     she has lived her2010.
 
Conditional 
 
14) If the train isn't late, I'll be home by seven.
     I'll be home at seven unless the train late.
15) You won't go to the cinema unless you do your homework.
      You will go to the cinemayou do your homework.
 
Modal Verb
 
16) You are advise to go to the doctor when you feel sick.
      Youto the doctor when you feel sick.
17) It's forbbiden to step on the grass.
     You  step on the grass.
 
Reported speech 
 
18) My friend asked me if I wanted to go to a party.
      My friend said, "to go to a party?"
19)She told me not to write on the wall
     She told me, "on the wall!"
20) The president said that she had studied in the best University.   
      The president sair, "Iin the best University."
 
Possessives
 
21) I introduced one of my friends to my parents yesterday.
      I introduced a friend of to my parents yesterday.
22) Mary is going to lend me a dress for the party.
      Mary is going to lend me a dress of for the party.
 
Active and passive
 
23) Two thieves were caught by the police yesterday.
      The policetwo thieves yesterday.
24) A lot of people visit Europe every year.
      Europeby a lot of people every year.
 
too/enough  
 
25) It's too cold to play football outside today.
      It isn't to play football outside today.
26) She isn't od enough to drive.
      She isto drive.
 
So/such
 
27) It was such a beautiful day we decided to go out for a picnic.
     The weather wasbeautiful that we decided to go out for a picnic.
28) she was so kind that she let us spend the day at her house.
      She wasperson that she let us spend the day at her house.