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The document provides sentence rephrasing exercises with the original sentence followed by a blank for the rephrased version in 3 words or less. It also provides writing prompts to practice short correspondence in 35-45 words each.

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Pet - Sentence Rephrasing

The document provides sentence rephrasing exercises with the original sentence followed by a blank for the rephrased version in 3 words or less. It also provides writing prompts to practice short correspondence in 35-45 words each.

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Paqui Martin Acuña
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PET SENTENCE REPHRASING 1. The theatre has two cafs. There ............ 2.

. Alison said that the booking office telephone was always engaged. Alison said: .. 3. Peter said: Why dont you go to the booking office yourself? Peter said: How about .. 4. Many theatres accept credit cards. At many theatres you can . 5. You cant smoke in the theatre. Smoking .. 6. Last month my sister borrowed the novel from me. Last month I lent .. 7. She hasnt read a novel by Joan Brady before. This is the first novel 8. The novel has 250 pages. There . 9. This novel is longer than Joan Bradys other books. Joan Bradys other books are 10. How much does the novel cost? What is 11. Last year it wasnt as cold as this year. This year its.. 12. What about having a skiing holiday this year? Shall we .. 13. How much is a skiing holiday? What does . 14. Who do these skis belong to? Whose .. 15. The snow makes driving dangerous. The snow makes it 16. A family ticket costs 10. The cost .. 17. Entrance at weekends is more expensive than on weekdays. Entrance on weekdays is 18. You dont have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays. On Thursdays you can .. 19. There arent any elephants at the zoo now. The zoo doesnt .. 20. The new zoo restaurant has been open for a week. The new zoo restaurant was opened ..

FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO THAT IT MEANS THE SAME AS THE FIRST, USING NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. 21. Theatre tickets are more expensive than last year . Last year, theatre tickets . than they are now. 22. The booking office telephone is often engaged. It is often .. phone the booking office. 23. I hope my sister returns the novel to me soon. I hope my sister .. back the novel soon. 24. Driving in heavy snow isnt easy. Heavy snow makes it .. drive. 25. Middletown isnt as big as Cambridge. Middletown is . Cambridge. 26. Middletown has got some good shops. In Middletown .. good shops. 27. The towns mayor opened the new hospital last year. The new hospital the towns mayor last year. 28. Shall we visit Middletown Museum this weekend? Why . visit Middleton Museum this weekend? 29. I havent been to Middletown for three years. I Middletown three years ago.

30. It was so hot that we didnt do much sightseeing. It was too hot .. much sightseeing. 31. I borrowed some money from my brother to buy this souvenir. My brother . some money to buy this souvenir. 32. Id never been to that area before. It was .. I went to that area. 33. We couldnt afford to buy much at the shopping centre. We didnt . to buy much at the shopping centre. 34. My father thought we should go on a sailing trip. My father wanted .. to go on a sailing trip. 35. Ive never met such a pretty girl. She is . Ive ever met. 36. Sally started working at the bank two years ago. Sally at the bank for two years. 37. Sallys father wrote the novel, Murder on the Mountain. The novel, Murder on the Mountain, . Sallys father. 38. Sally will come out with us tomorrow unless she has to work late. Sally will come out with us tomorrow, if she .. to work late. 39. Are these shoes Sallys? Do these shoes .. Sally? 40. You mustnt smoke in the cinema. Smoking . in the cinema. 41. How much were the cinema tickets? How much . for the cinema tickets? 42. Ill go with you, unless you watch a horror film. Ill go with you, if you a horror film. 43. What did you think of the main actor, Jane? asked Mike. Mike asked Jane .. of the main actor. 44. The film was less exciting than Id expected. The film wasnt Id expected. 45. Shall I collect the test papers for you? Would you like . The text papers for you? 46. Grammar is the subject that Luca likes best. Grammar is . subject. 47. Phil is not as good a teacher as Andrew. Andrew is a .. Phil. 48. The school isnt near Katias host family. The school is . Katias host family. 49. Lian said, I have always stayed with the same family. Lian said she .. with the same family. 50. We have been studying this book for two weeks. We .. this book two weeks ago.

Write the following using 35-45 words. Situation 1 . An English friend of yours called Karen sent you a birthday present. Write a card to Karen. In your card, you should: - thank her for the present - say why you like it - tell her about something special you did on your birthday. Situation 2 . An English friend of yours called Jack has just moved to a new flat near where you live. Write an E-mail to Jack. In your E-mail, you should - ask him about his new flat and who he lives with - give him some useful information about the area - promise to visit soon. Situation 3 . An English friend of yours called Tim is staying with you for a month. Tim is still asleep and you have to go out now. Write a note for Tim. In your note, you should - tell him where you are going and why - tell him what he can eat when he gets up - suggest a time and place to meet later. Situation 4 . An English friend of yours called Sandra has just got some very good exam results. Write an E-mail to Sandra. In your E-mail, you should - congratulate her on her results - say why you think that good exam results are so important - tell her what you are studying Situation 5 . You were going to meet an English friend called Sam at the cinema yesterday but you were late and Sam was not there when you arrived. Write a note to Sam. In your note, you should - apologise for being late and explain why - ask what the film was like - suggest something else to do together.

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