CAE Part 4 Key word transformations

Expressing possibility, probability and certainty

Madeleine felt sure she would be offered the job.

BOUND

Madeleine felt she ____________________________ offered the job.

Boris is unlikely to win the prize.

LIKELIHOOD

There is little _______________________________________ the prize.

Theres a good chance that Takesi has seen your message.

WELL

Takesi ________________________________ your message.

Im sure you didnt remember to post the letter.

MUST

You ____________________________________ post the letter.

If you arrive late, the teacher may well get angry with you.

LIKELY

The teacher ___________________________ his temper with you if you arrive late.

Do you think you might be able to help me with the essay?

CHANCE

Is ________________________________________ me with the essay?

I hope to be able to see the Bolshoi Ballet when Im in Moscow.

CHANCE

I hope I ____________________________ to the Bolshoi Ballet when Im in Moscow.

University was not an option for women in the eighteenth century.

OPPORTUNITY

Women did_________________________________ to university in the 18th century.

I dont believe that Jane ran that distance in only five minutes!

POSSIBLY

Jane ____________________________________ that distance in only five minutes!

I doubt that Simon will lend us the money.

CHANCE

I think _____________________________________ Simon lending the money to us.

The damage to the painting is so minor that it wont be very noticeable to most
people.

HARDLY

Im sure that most people ___________________________________ minor damage

to the painting.

Remember that theres a chance it will rain when you pack for the camping trip.

POSSIBILITY

Please bear ______________________________ mind when you pack for the

camping trip.

Experts say that things are bound to improve.

DOUBT

Experts say that there is ___________________________________________ better.

I dont think well see Simon before he goes to New York.

LIKELIHOOD

Theres ______________________________________________ Simon before he

goes to New York.
Everyone in my football club is sure that Portugal will win the final against
England.

BEATEN

Everyone in my football club is sure that England ___________________________

__________________ the final.

Charlotte definitely didnt intend to return to the house until all the building work
had been done.

INTENTION

Charlotte had absolutely ________________________________________ to the

house until all the building work had been done.

Do you think Noelia is likely to win the competition?

CHANCE

Do you think Noelia is in ________________________________________ the

competition?

The company is almost certain to get the contract.

EVERY

The company stands ______________________________________________ the

contract.

Pat does not intend to have a holiday this year.

INTENTION

Pat has ______________________________________________ on holiday this year.

Hes likely to lose his job if he keeps disagreeing with his boss.

DANGER

If he keeps disagreeing with his boss, hes __________________________________

from his job.
Its difficult to know what my reaction would have been in that situation.

HOW

Im not ______________________________________________ in that situation.

I dont expect the company to make a profit this year, given the economic
climate.

SURPRISED

Given the economic climate, _____________________________________ the

company made a profit this year.

There is no way Lisa will give up her independence to get married.

OF

Lisa has _____________________________________________ up her independence

to get married.

Im sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day.

MATTER

I think its only ___________________________________________ Jemma becomes

a famous model.

Barbaras parents were certain that she would be a great tennis player.

DOUBT

Barbaras parents were ______________________________________________ that

she would be a great tennis player.

Its very unlikely that Martin will win the 100 metres, as hes out of training.

CHANCE

Martin has almost __________________________________ the 100 metres, as hes

out of training.
Now the tourists have seen how beautiful it is here, theres a very good chance
theyll return.

HAVING

The tourists are highly ___________________________________________ how

beautiful it is here.

The weather was getting worse, so Joe was forced to give up his attempt to climb
to the summit.

BUT

Due to the worsening weather, Joe had

_______________________________________ to give up his attempt to climb to
the summit.

It was impossible to predict all the problems that we faced when we built our own
house.

PREDICTED

Nobody could ___________________________________________ face so many

problems when we built our own house.

It might get cold when youre out this evening, so its probably a good idea to take
gloves.

CASE

Its probably worth ______________________________________ cold when youre

out this evening.

Anne told me that she doesnt intend to stop working.

INTENTION

Anne told me that she _______________________________________________ up

her job.
 ANSWER KEY

Madeleine felt sure she would be offered the job.

BOUND

Madeleine felt she was bound to be offered the job.

Boris is unlikely to win the prize.

LIKELIHOOD

There is little likelihood of Boris winning the prize.

Theres a good chance that Takesi has seen your message.

WELL

Takesi may well have seen your message.

Im sure you didnt remember to post the letter.

MUST

You must have forgotten to post the letter.

If you arrive late, the teacher may well get angry with you.

LIKELY

The teacher is very likely to lose his temper with you if you arrive late.

Do you think you might be able to help me with the essay?

CHANCE

Is there any chance of you helping me with the essay?

I hope to be able to see the Bolshoi Ballet when Im in Moscow.

CHANCE

I hope I will/'ll have the/a chance / get the/a chance to go to the Bolshoi Ballet
when Im in Moscow.
University was not an option for women in the eighteenth century.

OPPORTUNITY

Women did not have the opportunity to go to university in the 18th century.

I dont believe that Jane ran that distance in only five minutes!

POSSIBLY

Jane cant possibly have run that distance in only five minutes!

I doubt that Simon will lend us the money.

CHANCE

I think there is little/small chance of Simon lending the money to us.

The damage to the painting is so minor that it wont be very noticeable to most
people.

HARDLY

Im sure that most people will hardly notice minor damage to the painting.

Remember that theres a chance it will rain when you pack for the camping trip.

POSSIBILITY

Please bear the possibility of rain in mind when you pack for the camping trip.

Experts say that things are bound to improve.

DOUBT

Experts say that there is no doubt (that) things will get better.

I dont think well see Simon before he goes to New York.

LIKELIHOOD

Theres little likelihood of us seeing Simon before he goes to New York.

Everyone in my football club is sure that Portugal will win the final against
England.

BEATEN

Everyone in my football club is sure that England will be beaten by Portugal at the
final.

Charlotte definitely didnt intend to return to the house until all the building work
had been done.

INTENTION

Charlotte had absolutely no intention of returning to the house until all the
building work had been done.

Do you think Noelia is likely to win the competition?

CHANCE

Do you think Noelia is in with a chance of winning the competition?

The company is almost certain to get the contract.

EVERY

The company stands every chance of getting the contract.

Pat does not intend to have a holiday this year.

INTENTION

Pat has no intention of going on holiday this year.

Hes likely to lose his job if he keeps disagreeing with his boss.

DANGER

If he keeps disagreeing with his boss, hes in danger of getting sacked/fired from
his job.
Its difficult to know what my reaction would have been in that situation.

HOW

Im not sure how I would have reacted in that situation.

I dont expect the company to make a profit this year, given the economic
climate.

SURPRISED

Given the economic climate, I would be surprised if the company made a

profit this year.

There is no way Lisa will give up her independence to get married.

OF

Lisa has no intention of giving up her independence to get married.

Im sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day.

MATTER

I think its only a matter of time before Jemma becomes a famous model.

Barbaras parents were certain that she would be a great tennis player.

DOUBT

Barbaras parents were in no doubt that she would be a great tennis player.

Its very unlikely that Martin will win the 100 metres, as hes out of training.

CHANCE

Martin has almost no chance of winning the 100 metres, as hes out of training.
Now the tourists have seen how beautiful it is here, theres a very good chance
theyll return.

HAVING

The tourists are highly likely to return having now seen how beautiful it is here.

The weather was getting worse, so Joe was forced to give up his attempt to climb
to the summit.

BUT

Due to the worsening weather, Joe had no other/little choice/alternative/option

but to give up his attempt to climb to the summit.

It was impossible to predict all the problems that we faced when we built our own
house.

PREDICTED

Nobody could have predicted that we would face so many problems when we built
our own house.

It might get cold when youre out this evening, so its probably a good idea to take
gloves.

CASE

Its probably worth taking gloves in case it gets cold when youre out this evening.

Anne told me that she doesnt intend to stop working.

INTENTION

Anne told me that she has no intention of giving up her job.