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Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

  1. Chris lost his phone yesterday.

It was Chris .

  1. Ella is getting her hair cut tomorrow.

It’s tomorrow .

  1. His grandparents moved to New Zealand last year.

It’s New Zealand .

  1. My brother wasn’t born until 2000.

It wasn’t until .

  1. Nick has been learning to ride a motorbike.

It’s a .

  1. I have guitar lessons on Saturday mornings.

It’s on .

  1. We saw Roberto at the club last night.

It was Roberto .

  1. They don’t enjoy watching sci-fi films.

It’s sci-fi films .

Rewrite the sentences to make a contrast. Begin with the words given and emphasise the non-negative.

  1. This bag is made of leather. It’s not made of plastic.

It’s leather that .

  1. The film doesn’t finish at 8 p.m. It finishes at 9 p.m.

It’s at 

  1. My sister didn’t give me this present. Leo did.

It was .

  1. I prefer the blue dress. I don’t prefer the grey one.

It’s the .

  1. Tom doesn’t drive a Ferrari. He drives a Porsche.

It’s a .

  1. Sam isn’t going on holiday to Turkey. Dan is.

It’s Dan .

  1. School finishes in June. It doesn’t finish in July.

It’s in .

Rewrite the sentences beginning with What or All.

  1. This chicken needs to be cooked a bit longer.

What .

  1. You only need to answer two of the exam questions.

All .

  1. Jenny returned the broken watch to the shop.

What .

  1. We’ll just have to buy some drinks for the barbecue.

All .

  1. No one can remember the name of the new café.

What .

  1. The only thing I know about our new neighbours is that they are Swedish.

All .

  1. You mustn’t forget to turn off the TV before bedtime.

What .

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

We know that plastic is to blame for much of the world’s pollution, but (1)  was the news that a plastic island the size of Texas is forming in the Pacific Ocean that shocked many of us. (2)  answer that many countries have come up with is charging customers for plastic bags in shops. And (3)  some countries have done is to completely ban bags that aren’t biodegradable. Since these laws were introduced, the use of plastic bags globally has dropped dramatically. (4)  thing you can do to help is to buy a ‘bag for life’ from a supermarket. When it wears out, (5)  you need to do is take it back to get a free replacement. In some countries, the 6  place where you still won’t be charged for a plastic bag is at an airport or on planes.


Complete the second sentence with emphasis.

  1. I’m just asking for a little more consideration.

All I’m asking .

  1. I cut my foot on a piece of glass.

It was a piece of glass .

  1. Everyone should recycle their waste.

What everyone should do 

  1. The oil tanker hit a rock.

What happened .

  1. You only need to take your rubbish home with you.

All you need 

Complete the second sentence with emphasis.

  1. I’d love to visit Hong Kong.

One place  Hong Kong.

  1. I can’t stand queuing in the supermarket.

The thing  queuing in the supermarket.

  1. You must go to Harrods.

One shop  Harrods.

  1. I spoke to the manager.

The person  the manager.

  1. I feel sorry for sales staff who have to work on Sundays.

The people  sales staff who have to work on Sundays.

  1. I avoid buying any product that is tested on animals.

One thing  any product that is tested on animals.

Complete the sentences below with the words in the box.

all

it

person

place

reason

thing

what

  1.  was my mum who suggested skiing.
  2. The  we chose was a resort in the Alps.
  3.  we needed to do was buy a permit.
  4.  happened was that the snow melted.
  5. The  who complained most was my dad.
  6. The  that annoyed him was that we couldn’t get a refund.
  7. The  I didn’t mind was that I’m not keen on skiing.

Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 without emphasis.

Change the structure of the sentences to make them emphatic. Include the words in brackets.

  1. I went home early because I felt ill. (reason)

  1. My cousin Matt first got me interested in sailing. (person)

  1. I only ate half a cheese sandwich. (all)

  1. A few people in the crowd started singing. (happened)

  1. The ancient Greeks first brought boxing to Europe. (it)

  1. I love going for walks by the sea. (place)

  1. Honesty matters most in a relationship. (thing)

Rewrite the sentences in a more emphatic way.

  1. I’m not going to lend you my bike.

No way  .

  1. I’d hardly arrived at school when the fire alarm rang.

Hardly  .

  1. I only understood the next day why she’d been so upset.

Only the next day  .

  1. Nobody could sleep because the hotel was so noisy.

So noisy  .

  1. As soon as I’d found my phone, it rang.

No sooner  .

  1. I’ll never spend £400 on a camera again.

Never  .

  1. I definitely wouldn’t go to that hotel again.

Under no circumstances  .

  1. Not many films have generated so much publicity.

Rarely  .

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Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

  1. Chris lost his phone yesterday.

It was Chris /who / that/ lost his phone yesterday.

  1. Ella is getting her hair cut tomorrow.

It’s tomorrow that Ella is getting her hair cut.

  1. His grandparents moved to New Zealand last year.

It’s New Zealand that his grandparents moved to last year.

  1. My brother wasn’t born until 2000.

It wasn’t until 2000 that my brother was born.

  1. Nick has been learning to ride a motorbike.

It’s a motorbike that Nick has been learning to ride.

  1. I have guitar lessons on Saturday mornings.

It’s on Saturday mornings that I have guitar lessons.

  1. We saw Roberto at the club last night.

It was Roberto /who / that/ we saw at the club last night.

  1. They don’t enjoy watching sci-fi films.

It’s sci-fi films that they don’t enjoy watching.

Rewrite the sentences to make a contrast. Begin with the words given and emphasise the non-negative.

  1. This bag is made of leather. It’s not made of plastic.

It’s leather that this bag is made of, not plastic.

  1. The film doesn’t finish at 8 p.m. It finishes at 9 p.m.

It’s at 9 p.m. that the film finishes, not at 8 p.m.

  1. My sister didn’t give me this present. Leo did.

It was Leo who gave me this present, not my sister.

  1. I prefer the blue dress. I don’t prefer the grey one.

It’s the blue dress that I prefer, not the grey one.

  1. Tom doesn’t drive a Ferrari. He drives a Porsche.

It’s a Porsche that Tom drives, not a Ferrari.

  1. Sam isn’t going on holiday to Turkey. Dan is.

It’s Dan /who’s / that’s/ going on holiday to Turkey, not Sam.

  1. School finishes in June. It doesn’t finish in July.

It’s in June that school finishes, not July.

Rewrite the sentences beginning with What or All.

  1. This chicken needs to be cooked a bit longer.

What this chicken needs is to be cooked a bit longer.

  1. You only need to answer two of the exam questions.

All /you need to answer is two of the exam questions. / you need to do is answer two of the exam questions./.

  1. Jenny returned the broken watch to the shop.

What Jenny did was (to) return the broken watch to the shop.

  1. We’ll just have to buy some drinks for the barbecue.

All we’ll have to buy is some drinks for the barbecue.

  1. No one can remember the name of the new café.

What no one can remember is the name of the new café.

  1. The only thing I know about our new neighbours is that they are Swedish.

All I know about our new neighbours is that they are Swedish.

  1. You mustn’t forget to turn off the TV before bedtime.

What you mustn’t forget (to do) is (to) turn off the TV before bedtime.

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

We know that plastic is to blame for much of the world’s pollution, but (1) it was the news that a plastic island the size of Texas is forming in the Pacific Ocean that shocked many of us. (2) /One / The/ answer that many countries have come up with is charging customers for plastic bags in shops. And (3) what some countries have done is to completely ban bags that aren’t biodegradable. Since these laws were introduced, the use of plastic bags globally has dropped dramatically. (4) One thing you can do to help is to buy a ‘bag for life’ from a supermarket. When it wears out, (5) all you need to do is take it back to get a free replacement. In some countries, the 6 one place where you still won’t be charged for a plastic bag is at an airport or on planes.


Complete the second sentence with emphasis.

  1. I’m just asking for a little more consideration.

All I’m asking for is a little more consideration.

  1. I cut my foot on a piece of glass.

It was a piece of glass (that) I cut my foot on.

  1. Everyone should recycle their waste.

What everyone should do is recycle their waste

  1. The oil tanker hit a rock.

What happened was (that) the oil tanker hit a rock.

  1. You only need to take your rubbish home with you.

All you need /to do is take your rubbish home with you. / to take home is your rubbish./

Complete the sentences below with the words in the box.

all

it

person

place

reason

thing

what

  1. It was my mum who suggested skiing.
  2. The place we chose was a resort in the Alps.
  3. All we needed to do was buy a permit.
  4. What happened was that the snow melted.
  5. The person who complained most was my dad.
  6. The thing that annoyed him was that we couldn’t get a refund.
  7. The reason I didn’t mind was that I’m not keen on skiing.

Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 without emphasis.

  1. My mum suggested skiing.
  2. We chose a resort in the Alps.
  3. We needed to buy a permit.
  4. The snow melted.
  5. My dad complained most.
  6. He was annoyed that we couldn’t get a refund.
  7. I didn’t mind because I’m not keen on skiing.

Change the structure of the sentences to make them emphatic. Include the words in brackets.

  1. I went home early because I felt ill. (reason)

The reason I went home was that I felt ill.

  1. My cousin Matt first got me interested in sailing. (person)

The person who first got me interested in sailing was my cousin Matt.

  1. I only ate half a cheese sandwich. (all)

All I ate was half a cheese sandwich.

  1. A few people in the crowd started singing. (happened)

What happened was that a few people in the crowd started singing.

  1. The ancient Greeks first brought boxing to Europe. (it)

It was the ancient Greeks who first brought boxing to Europe.

  1. I love going for walks by the sea. (place)

The place where I love going for walks is by the sea.

  1. Honesty matters most in a relationship. (thing)

The thing that matters most in a relationship is honesty.

Rewrite the sentences in a more emphatic way.

  1. I’m not going to lend you my bike.

No way am I going to lend you my bike .

  1. I’d hardly arrived at school when the fire alarm rang.

Hardly had I arrived at school when the fire alarm rang .

  1. I only understood the next day why she’d been so upset.

Only the next day did I understand why she’d been so upset .

  1. Nobody could sleep because the hotel was so noisy.

So noisy was the hotel that nobody could sleep .

  1. As soon as I’d found my phone, it rang.

No sooner had I found my phone that it rang .

  1. I’ll never spend £400 on a camera again.

Never again will I spend £400 on a camera .

  1. I definitely wouldn’t go to that hotel again.

Under no circumstances would I go to that hotel again .

  1. Not many films have generated so much publicity.

Rarely has a film generated so much publicity .

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