EDUCATION: REPHRASING

Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning:

1. Mr Swan accused me of cheating in the philosophy

exam.
I
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13. “Why don’t we revise for the maths exam next
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weekend?”
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James suggested
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2. In spite of working hard, Pam didn’t get good
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marks.
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Although
14. My sister won’t pass her oral French exam if she
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doesn’t speak in class.
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Unless
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3. I wish I had worked harder to pass my exams.
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If I
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15. You shouldn’t spend so much time surfing the
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Internet instead of studying.
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You’d better
4. “We’re really disappointed with your performance,
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Dave.”
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David’s parents said
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16. Sally took notes during the lecture. She didn’t
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want to forget the important facts.
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In order
5. Let me introduce you to Mr Thomas. His son got
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the best marks at school last year.
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Let me introduce you to Mr Thomas ………………
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17. Alice goes to school with Patrick. She is really
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good at maths.
6. Teachers believe that the new Law won’t improve
Alice,
the standards of education.
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The new Law
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18. It’s possible that the exam results are published
7. You should apply for a university grant next year.
next week, but I’m not sure.
If I
The exam results
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19. It’s essential that we hand in the essay by
8. The girls’ exam results are better than the boys’.
Monday to get good grades.
The boys’ exam results aren’t
We
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9. We haven’t been to the chemistry lab for two
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weeks.
20. The exam was too difficult for me to pass.
It’s two weeks
It was such
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21. Even though Mary did her best, her marks very
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really bad.
KEY
1. I was accused of cheating in the philosophy exam
by Mr Swan.
2. Although Pam studied hard, she didn’t get good
marks.
3. If I had studied harder, I would have passed my
exams.
4. David’s parents said that they were really
disappointed with his performance.
5. Let me introduce you to Mr Thomas who son got
the best marks at school last year.
6. The new Law isn’t believed to improve the
standards of education.
7. If I were you, I’d apply for a university grant next
year.
8. The boys’ exam results aren’t as good as the
girls’.
9. It’s two weeks since we last went to the
chemistry lab.
10. I wish the teachers wouldn’t give us so much / a
lot of homework.
11. Mrs Lewis wanted to know if Paul had corrected
the mistakes he had made in his essay.
12. Jane is the cleverest person in class.
13. James suggested revising for the maths exam the
next weekend.
14. Unless my sister speaks in class, she won’t pass
her oral French exam.
15. You’d better spend less time surfing the Internet
instead of studying.
16. In order not to forget the important facts Sally
took notes during the lecture.
17. Alice, who goes to school with Patrick, is really
good at maths.
18. The exam results may be published next week.
19. We must/ have to hand in the essay by Monday
to get good grades.
20. It was such a difficult exam that I couldn’t pass
it.
21. Despite doing her best, Mary’s marks were
really bad.
22. Sarah offered to help Ron with his English
homework.
23. Due to a terrible headache, I couldn’t
concentrate when studying yesterday.
24. Pass me the class not so as to prepare my oral
presentation.
25. Once Paul had finished his homework, he
played computer games.