Reported Speech, Practice, 1° Bachillerato

Reported statements

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense.

1  ‘We’ll talk to the press about it later.’

    The minister said ________________________________________________

2  ‘The terms and conditions of this app have changed.’

    The web manager said_____________________________________________

3  ‘The paparazzi waited outside my house for two days.’

    The actress said _________________________________________________

4  ‘There aren’t many people at the demonstration.’

    The representative said ____________________________________________

5  ‘My sister isn’t going to star in the show.’

    Elsa said _______________________________________________________

6  ‘The police officers arrested the hackers.’

    The spokesman said ______________________________________________

2 Rewrite the statements in reported speech.

1  ‘I’m tired.’

    She ______________________________________________________  tired.

2  ‘You have written an interesting article.’

    The teacher ____________________________________  an interesting article.

3  ‘We will never see each other again.’

    The man _________________________________________  each other again.

4  ‘Peter can’t swim very well.’

    He ____________________________________________________  very well.

5  ‘I’m going to the doctor later.’

    My father _______________________________________  to the doctor later.

6  ‘My sister was really upset yesterday.’

    He ________________________________________________ the day before.

Reported questions

3 Complete the questions as reported questions.

1  ‘What’s your name?’

    He asked me ____________________________________________________

2  ‘How often do you go shopping?’

    She asked her ___________________________________________________

3  ‘Will you arrive on time?’

    Her boyfriend asked her ___________________________________________

4  ‘Has the teacher arrived?’

    Carol asked me __________________________________________________

5  ‘Am I doing the right thing?’

    The president asked himself ________________________________________

6  ‘What will you do when you finish school?’

    My grandma asked me ____________________________________________

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

advise     ask     offer     say     suggest     tell

1  He ______________________  if Henry had closed the windows before leaving.

2  Our teacher __________________________  us that we should practise more if

    we wanted to win the contest.

3  My mother __________________________  us to tidy our rooms before dinner.

4  The mayor ________________________________  his office had acted legally.

5  My uncle____________________   that we go to the cinema the following week.

6  He _______________________________________  me help when I needed it.

5 Choose the best answers to complete the statements.

1  ‘You should join the art class.’

    The teacher told / suggested that I join the art class.

2  ‘Don’t forget to post this letter.’

    My mum said / told me not to forget to post the letter.

3  ‘I can take you to the cinema.’

    My brother offered / advised to take us to the cinema.

4  ‘Why are you staying in on a Friday night?’

    My dad asked / said me why I was staying in on a Friday night.

5  ‘Put on sunscreen if you don’t want to burn.’

    He suggested / advised me to put on sunscreen if I didn’t want to burn.

6  ‘I’ll help you do the dishes.’

    He offered / said to help me do the dishes.

6 Rewrite the dialogue in direct speech.

1 Lisa asked Matt if he had an Instagram account. 2 He said he didn’t. 3 Lisa suggested that he get one for sharing photos. 4 Matt said he preferred using Twitter. 5 Lisa said she didn’t have a Twitter account. 6 Matt offered to help her set one up. 7 He said it was really easy. 8 Lisa said that would be great. 9 Matt told her they should think of a username and a password. 10 He advised her to pick a password that contained letters and numbers.

1  Lisa: __________________________________________________________

2  Matt:__________________________________________________________   

3  Lisa: __________________________________________________________

4  Matt:__________________________________________________________   

5  Lisa: __________________________________________________________

6  Matt:__________________________________________________________   

7  Matt:__________________________________________________________   

8  Lisa: __________________________________________________________

9  Matt:__________________________________________________________   

Reported Speech, Extra, 1° Bachillerato

Reported statements

1 Match the direct statements 1–6 with the reported ones a–f.

1  ‘We started reporting this story 30 minutes ago’. ____

2  ‘We have three reporters at the scene of the crime’. ____

3  ‘We have received news that the president is going to give more information

    shortly’. ____

4  ‘We are going live to the scene of the attack now. ____

5  ‘We can promise that our reporters will report on the attack when we have all

    the information. ____

6  ‘Our team will update you with anything new that happens. ____

a  She said that they had received news that the president was going to give more

    information shortly.

b  She said that they could promise that their reporters would report on the attack

    when they had all the information.

c  She said that their team would update us with anything new that happened.

d  The newscaster said that they had started reporting this story 30 minutes

    before.

e  She said that they were going live to the scene of the attack at that moment.

f   She said that they had three reporters at the scene of the crime.

 2 Rewrite the statements in reported speech.

1  ‘I’m tired.’

    She said she _______________________________________________  tired.

2  ‘You have written an interesting article.’

    The teacher told her she __________________________  an interesting article.

3  ‘We will never see each other again.’

    The man said that they ______________________________  each other again.

4  ‘Peter can’t swim very well.’

    He told me that Peter ______________________________________  very well.

5  ‘I’m going to the doctor later.’

    My father said that he ______________________________  to the doctor later.

6  ‘My sister was really upset yesterday.’

    He said that his sister _________________________________  the day before.

7  ‘I was going home when he rang.’

    She said that she ________________________________  home when he rang.

8  ‘I won’t be home until late.’

    My mum said that she ________________________________  home until late.

Reported questions

3 Rewrite the questions as reported questions.

1  ‘What is your favourite website?’ Karen asked me.

    ______________________________________________________________

2 ‘Did you watch the tennis match?’ Ella asked John.

    ______________________________________________________________

3 ‘Will you sign an autograph for me?’ Luke asked Gasol.

    ______________________________________________________________

4 ‘What can you do with that app?’ Gemma asked Kieran.

    ______________________________________________________________

5 ‘Who are you texting?’ Mike asked Anita.

    ______________________________________________________________

6 ‘Do you want to go to the cinema?’ Luis asked Joe.

    ______________________________________________________________

4 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

1  My mother said / told us to switch off the computer.

2  My cousin offered / suggested that we have pizza for lunch.

3  Jane said / told she wanted to check her email.

4  My grandmother offered / advised to go shopping with me.

5  The celebrity said / told the journalist her life story.

6  The police officer advised / offered me to avoid that street.

5 Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1  ‘Don’t spend so much time on the internet!’

    My mum told me _________________________________________________

2  ‘Would you like me to get you credit for your phone.’

    My sister offered _________________________________________________

3  ‘Why don’t we see what’s on at the cinema.’

    My friend suggested that __________________________________________

4  ‘You should save your photos to the cloud.’

    Katie recommended ______________________________________________

6 Rewrite the dialogue in reported speech.

Lisa: 1 Matt, do you have an Instagram account?

Matt: 2 No, I don’t.

Lisa: 3 You should get one. It’s great for sharing photos.

Matt: 4 I prefer Twitter. I use it to follow my friends.

Lisa: 5 I don’t have a Twitter account.

Matt: 6 I can help you set one up. It’s really easy.

Lisa: 7 That would be great.

Matt: 8 First, we should think of a username and a password.

1  ______________________________________________________________

2  ______________________________________________________________

3  ______________________________________________________________

4  ______________________________________________________________

5  ______________________________________________________________

6  ______________________________________________________________

7  ______________________________________________________________

8  ______________________________________________________________

Vocabulary practice. Unit 6. Bach. 1

Crime

1. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

1  The episode was about a person who was kidnapped / stolen from his family.

2  The victim was rescued / arrested after the neighbours heard the screams.

3  You can rob / receive a fine for throwing rubbish on the ground.

4  They tried to get into the country using forged / rescued passports.

5  Some thieves tried to hijack / steal my bag.

6  After school last Thursday, I witnessed / committed a crime. A man took some things from a shop.

2. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:

1  The _______________ got away with jewellery and some cash.

    a steal                         b thief                   c theft

2  The _________  asked the victim’s family for one million euros to return their son.

    a kidnap                      b kidnapper           c kidnapping

3  The _____________  knocked the mirror off the side of my car last weekend.

    a vandalise                 b vandal                c vandalism

4  The criminals were watching the house for weeks before the____________

    a burgle                      b burglar               c burglary

5  She tried to ______________________ the president.

    a murder                     b murderer            c murdering

6  They weren’t able to ________________  the plane because the cabin

    door was locked.

    a hijack                       b hijacker              c hijacked

 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from the box:

get away with     hold onto     show up     shut down    turn out     turn up

1  Over the years valuable pieces of art have gone missing and have never

    _____________________________  .

2  My local corner shop________________________   yesterday because

    it hadn’t made any money for two years.

3  My younger sister always_____________________  not doing her homework. The teachers always believe her excuses.

4  Fred didn’t _________________________  for the concert – he was ill.

5  After leaving school, he _______________________  all his old school books: they are in the attic.

6  The stolen Manet painting ______________________  to be a forgery!

4. Match the beginnings of the sentences 1–8 with their endings a–h:

1  The singer’s accountant was arrested ___

2  Graffiti is considered to be ___

3  When he received ___

4  First, the hijackers ___

5  There have been ___

6  The firefighters ___

7  The police inspector ___

8  She was found guilty ___

a the prison sentence, he didn’t show any emotion.

b changed the route and then they took control of the plane.

c rescued the old woman from the burning building.

d investigated the crime to find out who the murderer was.

e vandalism when it damages buildings or property.

f  many thefts in local shops.

g of committing burglaries in the area.

h for stealing regular amounts of money from his clients.

5. Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box:

about    for (x2)     in     of (x2)     on     with

1  Forensic scientists have to deal _____________  evidence found at crime scenes.

2  Ruth felt ashamed ____________________  telling lies to the police.

3  She wasn’t responsible ______________________  what had happened.

4  He was worried _____________________  her reaction to the news.

5  The series was based ______________________  a true story.

6  People who throw litter on the ground have no respect_____________

    the environment.

7  They were accused ______________  forging money.

8  The people involved _____________  vandalising the train must pay a fine.

6. Choose the best endings to complete the sentences:

1  Since Luke was caught vandalising the school _______________

2  Politicians are often accused of using public money ________________

3  After leaving prison Mark has ______________

4  I wanted to buy a new smartphone but I couldn’t afford it. ____________

a  kept on the straight and narrow.

b  the teachers have got their eye on him all the time.

c  to line their own pockets.

d  The one I wanted cost an arm and a leg!