Empower p 24. Key Word Transformations

1. Immediately after the accident had taken place, a police car zoomed past us.
WHIZZED
 Hardly______________________________________________________ us.



KEY
1. Hardly had the accident taken place than a police car whizzed past us.



2. They will test the software many times since they don't want their customers to experience any technical hitches.
THAT
They will put the software through many trial _______________________________ experience any technical hitches.



KEY
2. They will put the software through many trial runs so that/in order that their customers won't experience any technical hitches. 



3.  People fear that the threat of another recession is likely.
LOOMING
It ____________________________________________________________ ahead




KEY
3. It is feared that the threat of another recession is looming ahead.



4. As thrill-seekers enjoy extreme sports, some of my mates participated in them at the country fair.
THRIVE
If thrill-seekers didn't _____________________________________________________ part in them at the country fair.




KEY
4. If thrill-seekers didn't thrive on extreme sports, some of my mates wouldn't have taken part in them at the country fair.
 



5. Prison is not the kind of place that you would want to spend time in.
ITCH
Prison is not the kind of place in __________________________________.



KEY
5. Prison is not the kind of place in which you would itch to spend time.



6. It's a shame that some of my mates don't crave the sensation of being extremely frightened.
LONGED
I would rather ________________________________________________________________ silly 





KEY
6. I would rather some of my mates longed for the sensation of being scared silly 

silly: (adv) to an extreme degree. E.g. He was scared silly. We were bored silly.

Write two more sentences using words and expressions from our last session:
7. ______________
8._______________