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Use of English/Keyword Transformation
In der Keyword Transformation müssen Sätze umgewandelt werden, wobei die Bedeutung erhalten bleiben soll. Ein angegebenes Schlüsselwort (engl. keyword) darf nicht verändert werden.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Vorgehensweise
Diese Aufgabe ist eine der schwierigsten Übungsformen überhaupt. Zuerst müssen beide Sätze analysiert werden.
- Überlege, welchen (grammatikalischen) Unterschied es zwischen beiden Sätzen gibt.
- In die Lücke müssen das unveränderte KEYWORD und andere Wörter (oft zwischen 2 und 5 Wörter) eingefügt werden.
- Trage das keyword in die Mitte der Lücke ein.
- Überlege nun, welche Wörter im zweiten Satz fehlen und ergänze den Satz.
- Lies den zweiten Satz erneut!
- Ist der Satz sprachlich korrekt?
- Ist das keyword unverändert?
- Hast du Angaben zur Anzahl der Wörter beachtet?
Bei der Analyse lassen sich oft bestimmte Muster erkennen:
1. Objekt wird zu Subjekt
→ ein Vergleich (comparisons)
→ Aktiv-Passiv-Umwandlung
2. ein Verb als KEYWORD
→ Signalwörter geben bestimmte Zeiten vor
→ verb / adjecktive + preposition(ing-form or to-infinitive?)
→ Reported Speech (Timeshift)
3. irgendein Wort
→ ist dies (Teil eines) Synonyms?
4. eine Konjunktion
→ der Satz muss umgestellt werden.
Interactive Excercises
Comparisons
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. Alfeld is bigger than Kucha. THAN
Kucha is Alfeld.
2. Lauf is bigger than Hersbruck. AS
Hersbruck isn't Lauf.
3. Hersbruck is nicer than Lauf. BEAUTIFUL
Hersbruck is Lauf.
4. English isn't as difficult as Maths. LESS
English is Maths.
5. My car isn't big enough for all of you. TOO
My car is for all of you.
6. Do you and your brother have the same looks? LIKE
Does you?
7. Lauf isn’t as near as Henfenfeld. AWAY
Lauf isHenfenfeld.
infinitive or gerund
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Do not change the KEYWORD.
a. I want to play football! WAIT
I football!
b. Do you play football well? GOOD
Are you football?
c. I am glad to play in the big match next week. FORWARD
I'm in the match next week.
d. I am planning to go to the next worldcup in Brazil. THINK
I to the next worldcup in Brazil.
e. You shouldn't party so much but focus on your practice. CONCENTRATE
You must more often.
f. "Are you interested in coming with me?" KEEN
Are you with me?
g. "Oh, my God! I would die, if I saw another football match!" AFRAID
She's another football match.
h. "Maybe I can ask my boss for a holiday". ABOUT
He was his boss for a holiday.
i. "I want to go surfing in California!" DECIDED
He surfing in California.
k. Why do you want to take up a new hobby? INTERESTED
Why are you up a new hobby?.
l. Going to California would be an unforgettable experience. WORTH
California would be to.
m. Did you manage to get in contact with the boss today? GETTING
Did you in contact with the boss today?
n. You can't bring food into this room. (to suppose - vermuten, annehmen, voraussetzen be supposed to - sollen, eigentlich etw. tun müssen)SUPPOSED
You food into this room.
o. The clients demanded to stay in a first-class hotel. (INSISTED)
The clients in a first-class hotel.
p. Suzanne was too excited to sleep. THAT
Suzanne was not sleep.
q. "I will complete the work only if you pay me 500 pounds extra," said Frank. NOT
"I will you pay me 500 pounds extra," said Frank.
r. The thief ran past you so I'm sure you saw his face. MUST
The thief ran right past you so his face.
s. The author wrote her latest novel while she was staying in Majorca. (DURING)
The author's latest novel stay in Majorca.
t. The meal we had in the restaurant was so nice. SUCH
It meal in the restaurant.
How Lisa became a project manager
a. "Why don't you apply for the post of a project manager?" (ENCOURAGED)
Mr Dauphin Lisa for the job as a project manager.
b. "She wanted to have a successful career and knew how to use computers well." GOOD
She was self-confident, ambitious and computers.
c. If you get the job, you'll get better wages. CHANCE
This was Lisa's better wages.
d. She succeeded in writing a flawless CV and a good letter of application. MANAGED
She a flawless CV and a good letter of application.
e. "I'll put on my new blue suit. DECIDED
When she was invited to an interview, she her blue suit.
f. "I'll just have a coffee now!" STOPPED
On her way to the interview she a coffee.
g. I'm nervous because I don't know what to answer. NOT She was what to answer.
h. "Maybe someone else will get the job. DANGER There was always the the job.
i."Why are you nervous. There's no reason." REASON But there was no nervous. She got the job.
REPORTED SPEECH - die indirekte Rede
Mit der indirekten Rede berichten wir über etwas, das wir vorher gehört haben.
Steht das einleitende Verb im "Past Tense" (was bei solchen Berichten der Normalfall ist), so erfolgt beim Wechsel zur indirekten Rede eine Verschiebung der Zeitebene (TIMESHIFT).
Es wird über jemanden berichtet „I….“ -> He said he… (PERSPECTIVE SHIFT)
Hier findet ihr eine Übersicht!
TASK
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.
Do not change the KEYWORD.
1. "Have you seen my gloves anywhere, Eric?" asked Mrs Noble. (SEEN)
Mrs Noble asked Eric her gloves anywhere.
2. "Will you come to the party with me?" WHETHER
He asked her to the party with him.
3. "I am so tired this night." TIRED
He said he night.
4. "Mary, have you ever been to New York City?". BEEN
He wanted to know if she to New York City.
5. "My car isn't big enough for all of you." CAR
He said that small for all of you.
6. " Was that you yesterday? ME
He wanted to know if thatthe day .
7. Where do you live? WHERE
He asked me.
synonyms & antonyms (same and opposite)
Wortschatz kann durch das Finden von Wörtern mit gleicher (Synonyme) oder gegensätzlicher Bedeutung (opposites) getestet werden.
Wenn einem kein passendes Synonym einfällt, kann man auch durch ein verneinten Gegensatz (doppelte Verneinung = +) auf die richtige Lösung kommen:
hardly ever
=
nearly never
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Do not change the KEYWORD.
a. Robert has not had a job for two years. OUT
Robert has for two years.
b. I must tell them that I'm sorry because of all the mistakes. FOR
I must all the mistakes.
c. "May I take this book, please?" ALLOWED
" this book, please?".
d. My car doesn't run anymore. BROKE
My car yesterday.
e. There are fewer jobs in the area than some years ago. CUT
The number of jobs in the last few years.
f. People think about going to Australia DOWN
Many people dream about starting a new life .
g. Peter has never trouble with other people. WELL
Peter with other people.
h. "Let me have a go now!" OUT
Let me this game.
i. "Enjoy your party!" TIME
" at your party."
j. The party lasted for hours ON
The party for hours.
k. Peter and Tom are quite similar. COMMON
Peter and Tom have much .
l. "Does Booby take good care of you?" AFTER
"Does Bobby you ".
- Vocabulary
- Structures
See also
Weblinks
- Key Word Transformation (PET level) (esl-lounge.com)
- englishexercises.org
- PhrasalVerb Transformations (autoenglish.org/)
