UNIT 28 Reported speech (2)
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Underline the best alternative.
1 Karen argued / mentioned she’d come but I don’t remember when. 2 The old lady cried / observed the pain was terrible. 3 I explained them / to them why I hadn’t paid for the drinks. 4 Grandma whispered / shouted ‘Good night’ before switching off the lights. 5 The angry customer yelled / muttered he’d been waiting for 20 minutes but I could hear him anyway. 6 The teacher claimed / pointed out that I was late again.
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Match the direct statements on the left to the functions / purposes on the right.
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Now turn the sentences of Exercise 2 into indirect speech, using the suitable reporting verbs.
1 Sarah ____________________________________. 2 Charlene _________________________________. 3 Caleb ____________________________________.
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4 Britney _________________________________. 5 Chris ____________________________________. 6 The boy __________________________________.
First Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words.
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a reminding b denying c congratulating d suggesting e offering to help f complaining
What a beautiful view you have, Nancy! I’m fed up with the rain. I’ll lay the table, shall I? Don’t forget to send the pics, Mum. Why don’t we watch a film? But I didn’t break your window, Sir.
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Ann said she was sorry after she’d broken the vase. (breaking) Ann _______________________vase. They advised me to take the next train. (I) They ______________________ the next train. The teacher said: ‘You cheated during the exam, Neal.’ (of) The teacher ______________ the exam. Randy said she wouldn’t help me again. (refused) Randy _____________________________ again. He forbade us to use our calculators. (we) He said _________________ our calculators. Mrs Denver said we’d missed the train because of me. (for) Mrs Denver ___________________the train. They said they wouldn’t be late this time. (promised) They ___________________________ that time. Let’s book the flight tomorrow.’, said Harry. (following) Harry suggested ___________________day. Listen to the 6 reported sentences and put a tick (3) next to the direct sentence they refer to. A A A A A A
I shouldn’t have bought it in the first place. I’m sorry for what happened at the party. You’d better put them in the hand luggage. You must see the Confucian Temple. Ok, I’ll see you tomorrow at Danny’s. I’ll never do that again.
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You made me buy it but I didn’t want to. What happened at the party is your fault. You shouldn’t put them in the hand luggage. I’ll take you to the Confucian Temple. Remember to meet Danny at his place. I didn’t do that!
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Listen to the dialogue between Ann and Emma and put the following statements in the correct order. Write 1- 6 next to each statement summing up the conversation.
___ Emma reminds Ann that they were supposed to help Jackie with the pizza and barbecue. ___ Ann suggests having a coffee while waiting for Sue to pick them up. ___ Ann apologises to Emma for being late. ___ Emma blames Ann for causing them to miss the train. ___ Ann explains that there’s no problem because a friend will drive them to Jackie’s place. ___ Emma complains that Ann is always finding excuses for being late.
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