Rewiting (time, reason, consequence)

1. The air was polluted so the competition could not take place. (Since) (owing to)
2. My favourite actress couldn't get the prize because she was ill. (therefore) (as)
3. Not all her novels are equally good, that's why she hasn't won the Nobel Prize. (as)
4. He did great work. He was promoted. (as)  (that's why)
5. The class was boring. Some of the students began to fall asleep. (since) (therefore)
6. He is good at mathematics. He always passes his exams with an A. (because)
7. They rented a car and then they drove to the beach. (once)
8. They got to the finals because their results were excellent. (thanks to)
9. Their results were very poor. That's why they didn't get to the finals. (due to)
10. He finished the report but first he talked with his boss. (until)
11. The police were looking for the suspect. He shot them. (as)
12. The police arrested the thief. He had got rid of the gun. (by the time)
13. He will buy a new house but first he will sell the old one. (until)

Rewriting: Time, reason and result (solutions)

1. The air was polluted so the competition could not take place. (Since) (owing to)
Since the air was polluted, the competition....
Owing to the air pollution, the competition..... 

2. My favourite actress couldn't get the prize because she was ill. (therefore) (as)
My favorite actress was ill. Therefore, she couldn´t get the prize.
As my favorite actress was ill, she couldn´t...

3. Not all her novels are equally good. That's why she hasn't won the Nobel Prize. (as)
As not all her novels are equally good, she hasn´t ... 

4. He did great work. He was promoted. (as)  (that's why)
As he did great work, he was promoted.
He did great work. That´s why he was....

5. The class was boring. Some of the students began to fall asleep. (since) (therefore)
Since the class was boring, some of the....
The class was boring. Therefore, some....

6. He is good at mathematics. He always passes his exams with an A. (because)
He always passes.......because he is good at mathematics.

7. They rented a car and then they drove to the beach. (once)
Once they had rented the car, they drove.....

8. They got to the finals because their results were excellent. (thanks to)
They got to the finals thanks to their excellent results.

9. Their results were very poor. That's why they didn't get to the finals. (due to)
They didn't get to the finals due to their poor results.

10. He finished the report but first he talked with his boss. (until)
He didn't finish the report until he had talked with his boss.

11. The police were looking for the suspect. He shot them. (as)
As the police were...., he shot them.

12. The police arrested the thief. He had got rid of the gun. (by the time)
By the time the police arrested the thief, he had got rid...

13. He will buy a new house but first he will sell the old one. (until)
He won't buy a new house until he has sold / sells the old one.

Solutions questions

1. He told me what happened.  (What did he tell you?)
2. It is built of reinforced concrete.  (What is it built of?)
3. We’re all going to watch the fooball match.  (Who is going to watch the football match?)
4. He broke his leg in a skiing accident. (How did he break his leg?)
5. I’d like about a dozen.   (How many would you like?)
6. That one is longer.  (Which one is longer?)
7. Jack taught me to play pocker.   (Who taught you to play pocker?)
8. Jack taught his brother to play pocker.  (Who did Jack teach to play pocker?)
9. I’m looking for a telephone box.  (What are you looking for?)
10. We were talking about Margaret.  (Who were you talking about?)
11. They like Ann’s idea best.  (Whose idea do they like most?)
12. He complained to the manager.  (Who did he complain to?)
13. I found her address by calling at every house in the village. (How did you find her address?)
14. Ann ate them.   (Who ate them?)
15. I smoke 20 cigarettes a day.   (How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?)
16. The hotel is 20 miles away.  (How far is the hotel?)
17. It is 15 m. deep.   (How deep is it?)
18. She will go with Jane.  (Who will she go with?)

Questions

Ask questions for the following statements

Dialogue: looking for a flatmate (Feedback)

 The questions in this exercise are really easy but you must check that you don't make basic mistakes.
All questions in the exercise begin:

(Part 1)How much is....? ; Is / Are....? ; Is there / Are there...? ;  How many.....?;  Do you...?
(Part 2)Does she....?  Can she ....? Is she ...? Has she got .....?

So, if you didn't get them right, you must revise your grammar!!

Readers

First Term
A kiss Before Dying  (Pdf document)

Second Term
The Thirty-Nine Steps  (Audio Book)

Connectors

Although and despite
Unless, if, as soon as
For, to, so that

Because/Because of
Cause
Multiple choice
Fill in the gaps

Rewriting
Rewriting 2

Videos

The murder of John Stuart


Teen Mess