B2: grammar and vocabulary

I'd rather you ... here with me and the kids.

• stay

• stayed

• to stay

Rephrase: You should get up earlier in the morning so as not to be late

• It is better you should get up earlier in the morning so as not to be late

• You'd better to get up earlier in the morning so as not to be late

• You had better get up earlier in the morning so as not to be late.

We ... (the house paint) at the moment

• should paint the house

• are having painted the house

• are having the house painted

Rephrase: It’s true that Stella Barnett is not stunningly attractive, but she certainly has talent.

• Stella Barnett can't be very attractive, but she is very talented.

• Stella Barnett shouldn't be very attractive, but she is very talented.

• Stella Barnett might not be very attractive, but she is very talented.

Rephrase: Before we left on our holiday to Morocco, my sister said, “You’d better not carry too much money!”

• Before we left on our holiday to Morocco, my sister warned us not to carry too much money.

• Before we left on our holiday to Morocco, my sister warned not carry too much money

• Before we left on our holiday to Morocco, my sister warned not carrying too much money.

Rephrase: I wasn’t offered the job because I was four months pregnant.

• Had I not been four months pregnant, I'd be offered the job.

• Had I not been four months pregnant, I'd have been offered the job.

• Had I not been four months pregnant, I would have offered the job.

Jane came ... with a brilliant idea

• down

• off

• up

• to

Many people in the west have tried to ... awareness of the situation

• bring

• lift

• open

• raise

I really wish we ... that white sofa -it gets dirty much too easily.

• haven't bought

• don't buy

• hadn't bought

No sooner ... down that the phone rang.

• I had sat

• Had I sat

• did I sit

• was I sitting