Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.2 - Switching off for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Make one sentence from two. Use participles and the words in brackets. Omit some words.

Answer

  1. Proven by experts to be a stress buster, jogging is a great exercise.
  2. Having honed my technique, I spent all my free time painting.
  3. Not knowing how to relax, I always felt tense until I discovered Pilates.
  4. Given a / the chance to go to a dance school in Colombia, Paul learnt salsa.
  5. While staying in Toulouse, she learnt French cooking.
  6. Bought for me by my brother, my rollerblades are a great way for me to get around.
  7. Not being naturally good at sports, he had to work incredibly hard.
  8. Alternative lifestyles are practised by many people looking for freedom from modern life.