Letter Writing Task

A popular English-language magazine has invited readers to send in letters sharing their recent experience of making an important decision. You decide to send in a letter in which you briefly describe the situation and explain the reasons why you took an important decision, and assess what the consequences of that decision might be in the future.

Write your letter. You do not need to write any postal addresses.

You should include 2-3 examples of the following:

• inversions
• passive voice
• advanced reported speech structures
• gerunds and/or infinitives

Key Word Transformation

Copy and paste the following tasks into a Word document and fill in the answers.

Part One

1. Electricity is getting very expensive these days.
cost
The  higher and higher these days.

2. Unemployment has risen considerably over the last eighteen months and the government is under pressure to find a solution.
increase
The government is under pressure due to  over the last eighteen months.

3. The minister's resignation from the government was caused by the discovery of his role in the financial scandal.
led
The discovery of the minister's role in the financial scandal  the government.

4. Oh, there you are! I didn't even know you had gone out!
unaware
I  fact that you had gone out.

5. Don't get involved in this John, it has nothing to do with you.
keep
This has nothing to do with you so .

6. I really can't understand why he can't finish the project on time.
baffled
I am really  to finish the project on time.

7. Mr. Edwards was sacked partly because of his arriving late to work.
contributed
Mr. Edwards' constant lateness  from the company.

8. You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.
spur
Going on safari isn't a decision you can make  moment. You need to plan things very carefully.

Part Two

1. She wants nothing less than to get that job. It would be a dream come true.
set
She has  getting that job.

2. If they ever discover your role in the incident, you will go to prison.
light
If your role in the incident , you'll go to prison.

3. Harry plays tennis much better than I do.
nearly
I am not  tennis player as Harry is.

4. Both candidates for the job are strong. They are both equally good.
hardly
There is  the two job candidates.

5. That child is twice as tall as he was two years ago.
doubled
That child's  in the last two years.

6. As soon as I arrived at the pub, a fight started.
sooner
No  a fight broke out in the pub.

7. There were very few people who understood what the professor said in the meeting.
virtually
There  who understood what the professor said in the meeting.

8. The bank robbers had disappeared completely by the time the police arrived.
sign
There  robbers when the police arrived.