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Key Word Transformations
Key word transformation CEFR B2 Topic: The decline of lighthouse keepers and the automation of coastal navigation

Key Word Transformations: Lighthouses and Their Keepers

What this tests: grammar and vocabulary together — saying the same thing with a different structure, in two to five words.

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Instructions

For questions 1–8, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using between two and five words, including the word given, which you must not change.

1. People say that the keeper rescued a ship's crew during the great storm of 1912.
SAID
During the great storm of 1912, the keeper have rescued a ship's crew.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
2. It's possible that engineers chose this clifftop because of the dangerous rocks below.
MAY
Because of the dangerous rocks below, engineers this clifftop.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
3. Although the winds were extremely strong, the keeper managed to light the lamp every evening.
SPITE
The keeper managed to light the lamp every evening the extremely strong winds.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
4. The old oil lamp was far less reliable than today's automated beacon.
NEAR
The old oil lamp wasn't as reliable as today's automated beacon.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
5. I regret that I never visited the lighthouse before it was decommissioned.
WISH
Looking back, the lighthouse before it was decommissioned.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
6. The keeper's family had to tolerate complete isolation on the remote island for years.
UP
The keeper's family had to with complete isolation on the remote island for years.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
7. The lighthouse used to have a live-in keeper, but it has been fully automated for the past ten years.
LONGER
The lighthouse a live-in keeper, having been fully automated for the past ten years.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
8. The council paid workers to restore the old lighthouse last year.
HAD
Last year, the council by workers.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.

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