Escola EB 2,3/S Padre Martins Capela

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English - 11 Form – 7 Level School Year 2009/2010

Rephrasing
Rephrasing Exercises
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. The workforce in Portugal is made mostly of native inhabitants, but there are also many other nationalities.
Although ____________________________________________________________________________
In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________
2. “If I were you, I would take a year out to think about your future career.” Peter told Tom
Peter told Tom ________________________________________________________________________
Peter advised Tom _____________________________________________________________________
3. Young people must find a good job.
A good job ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Most people believe that young people are not prepared for the working world.
Young people _________________________________________________________________________
5. They have decided that studying hard is crucial for their future choices.
It ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. People thought that employers were very unkind.
Employers _________________________________________________________________________
It _________________________________________________________________________________
7. Finding a good job is very hard nowadays. It’s the struggle of many school leavers.
Finding a __________________________________________________________________________
8. Young people suffer a lot. Their qualifications seem not to be enough to get a good job.
Young people, ______________________________________________________________________
9. These students were hard working kids. They were also very nice.
Not only ___________________________________________________________________________
10. “I enjoy reading about the different choices I have next year but it is hard to make up my mind.”
Patrick ____________________________________________________________________________
11. Carol didn’t choose her course wisely. She feels disappointed with herself.
If Carol ____________________________________________________________________________
12. I seldom have time to study because I have to help my parents.
Seldom ___________________________________________________________________________
13. Peter doesn’t have time to read. He doesn’t have time to watch TV.
Neither ____________________________________________________________________________
14. Don’t read that pamphlet!
Stop ______________________________________________________________________________

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