⚠️ In Part 4 (Key Word Transformations), there’s one rule that catches students out again and again: 👉 You must write between 2 and 5 words. - ✅ 2–5 words = accepted. - ❌ 1 word = incomplete. - ❌ 6+ words = automatically wrong — even if the meaning is perfect. 📝 Exam Coaching - Always count your words before moving on. - Contractions (don’t, hasn’t) count as one word. - Examiners are strict: “Almost right but 6 words” = 0 points. - Many students lose marks not from grammar, but from ignoring this rule. 👉 Poll for you: Do you usually write too many words or too few in Part 4? Drop your vote in the comments ⬇️

Rewrite the sentence using the key word in CAPITALS. You must not change the word given. 👉 I started studying English five years ago. (FOR) I __________ five years. 📝 Exam Coaching: 1. Spot the meaningThe sentence means: I began five years ago and I’m still doing it now. → This is an unfinished action. 2. Think about the tenseFor unfinished actions, examiners usually want the present perfect or present perfect continuous. 3. Fit the key wordThe word FOR signals duration, so your structure must include “for …” in the correct place. 👉 Your turn: Put the pieces together and comment your version ⬇️Tomorrow I’ll post the model answer and point out the common traps. 💡 Exam trap: Don’t use the past simple (I studied for five years). That changes the meaning completely.

🔑 Exam insight: Part 4 (Key Word Transformations) loves to test grammar patterns. These are the big ones that keep coming up: - Conditionals (If I had studied, I would have passed.) - Comparatives (This book is much better than that one.) - Passives (The cake was eaten by the children.) - Reported speech (She said she was tired.) 💡 Why it matters: - These are worth 12 marks total - Even one wrong word (like forgetting “would have” in conditionals) loses the point - They measure whether you really understand how English sentences are built, not just vocabulary 👉 Challenge for you: Write one sentence in the passive voice in the comments ⬇️ (I’ll reply to a few tomorrow with feedback!)

Fill in the gap:They finally reached an ___ (AGREE). 👉 Comment your answer below! (solution tomorrow 👇) 💡 Exam tip:Part 3 (Word Formation) always gives you a base word in CAPITALS. Your job is to build the correct form — noun, verb, adjective, or adverb — so the sentence makes sense. In this case, you need to turn AGREE into the right noun.

Try this exam-style question 👇 She was accused ___ stealing the money. 👉 Comment your answer ⬇️ (solution tomorrow!) 💡 Exam tip: Prepositions after certain verbs are classic Part 2 traps. You can’t guess them — you have to know the correct collocation. Examples: - accused of - interested in - good at Even though they’re small, they carry big points.