6 frases: reescribe con la palabra clave usando 3–6 palabras (inversión, pasivas, expresiones).
Claves
Estructuras C1: inversión (No sooner, Little did, Should you), pasiva de reporte, would rather, it's high time, cleft sentences.
Las contracciones cuentan como dos palabras (hadn't = had not).
Estrategia paso a paso
Identifica los dos cambios que pide la frase (gramática + vocabulario).
Cuenta las palabras y comprueba el tiempo verbal.
Trampas habituales
Cambiar la palabra clave (LACK → lacking).
Añadir o quitar información del original.
Ejemplo resuelto
I regret not accepting it. (WISH) → I wish I had accepted it.
Preguntas de ejemplo
Intenta responder antes de abrir la solución. Las preguntas están en el idioma del examen.
Pregunta 1
Dificultad fácil≈ 2 min
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
It's impossible to know how the audience will react.
KEY WORD: TELLING
There (1) ______ how the audience will react.
Ver respuesta y explicación
(1)is no telling / is no way of telling
Explicación
'There is no telling + wh-clause' means it is impossible to know. 'There is no way of telling' is also correct.
Pregunta 2
Dificultad media≈ 2 min
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
I regret not accepting the job in Edinburgh.
KEY WORD: WISH
I (1) ______ the job in Edinburgh.
Ver respuesta y explicación
(1)wish i had accepted / wish i'd accepted / wish i had taken / wish i'd taken
Explicación
Regret about the past is expressed with 'wish + past perfect'. 'I wish I accepted' would refer to the present and is wrong here.
Pregunta 3
Dificultad difícil≈ 2 min
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
As soon as I sat down, the phone rang.
KEY WORD: SOONER
No (1) ______ than the phone rang.
Ver respuesta y explicación
(1)sooner had i sat down
Explicación
'No sooner had + subject + past participle … than' is a fixed inverted structure. The past perfect is required; 'no sooner did I sit down' is incorrect in standard English.