Pet- Sentence Rephrasing

PET – SENTENCE REPHRASING 1. The theatre theatre has two cafès. cafès. There There ...... ......... ...... ... 2. Alison said that that the bookin booking g office office telephone telephone was was always always engaged. engaged. Alison said: “………………….. 3. Peter said: said: “Why “Why don’t don’t you you go to the booking booking office yourself yourself?” ?” Peter said: “How about ………….. 4. Many theatres theatres accept accept credit cards. At many theatres theatres you can ……………. 5. You can’t can’t smo smoke ke in in the the thea theatre tre.. Smokin Smoking g …….. …….. 6. Last month month my sister borrowed borrowed the novel from me. Last month month I lent …….. 7. She hasn’t read a novel novel by Joan Brady before. before. This is the the first first novel……… novel……… 8. The novel novel has 250 pages. pages. There There ………. ………. 9. This novel novel is longer longer than Joan Joan Brady’s Brady’s other other books. books. Joan Brady Brady’s ’s other book bookss are …… 10. How much much does does the novel novel cost? cost? What is is ………… 11. Last year year it wasn’t wasn’t as cold as this this year. This year year it’s…….. it’s…….. 12. What about having a skiing holiday this year? Shall we …….. 13. How much is a skiing holiday? holiday? What does ………. 14. Who do these skis belong belong to? Whose …….. 15. The snow makes driving driving dangerous. The snow makes it ……… 16. A family ticket ticket costs £10. The cost ….. ….. 17. Entrance at weekends weekends is more expensive than on weekdays. Entrance on weekdays is…… 18. You don’t have to pay to visit the zoo on Thursdays. On Thursdays Thursdays you can ……….. 19. There aren’t any elephants at the the zoo now. The zoo doesn’t …….. 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 Theatre tickets are more expensive expensive than last year year . Last year, theatre tickets …………………. than they are now. 22. The booking office telephone is often often engaged. It is often ………………………….. phone the booking office. 23. I hope my sister returns returns the novel to me soon. soon. I hope my sister ………….. back the novel novel soon. 24. Driving in heavy snow isn’t easy. Heavy snow makes it ………………….. drive. 25. Middletown Middletown isn’t as big as Cambridge. Cambridge. Middletown is ………………. Cambridge. 26. Middletown Middletown has got some good shops. shops. In Middletown ………….. good shops. 27. The town’s mayor mayor opened the new hospital last year. The new hospital ………………………… the town’s mayor last year. 28. Shall we visit Middletown Museum this weekend? Why …………………. visit Middleton Museum this weekend? 29. I haven’t been to Middletown for three years. years. I ………………………………… Middletown three years ago.

30. It was so hot that we didn’t 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. I’d never been to that area before. It was ………….. I went to that area. 33. We couldn’t afford to buy much at the shopping centre. We didn’t …………………. 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. I’ve never met such a pretty girl. She is ………………………. I’ve ever met. 36. Sally started working at the bank two years ago. Sally ………………… at the bank for two years. 37. Sally’s father wrote the novel, Murder on the Mountain. The novel, Murder on the Mountain, ……………………. Sally’s 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 Sally’s? Do these shoes …………………….. Sally? 40. You mustn’t smoke in the cinema. Smoking ………………………. in the cinema. 41. How much were the cinema tickets? How much ………………. for the cinema tickets? 42. I’ll go with you, unless you watch a horror film. I’ll 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 I’d expected. The film wasn’t …………… I’d 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 isn’t near Katia’s host family. The school is …………………. Katia’s 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.