Exercises

Unit 47 · Reported speech 1 (he said that …)

47.1

You talked to some friends of yours (Paul, Tom, Anna etc

You talked to some friends of yours (Paul•Tom•Anna etc.). Read what they said on the le ft (direct speech). Later (the same day) you tell another friend what they said (reported speech). Complete the sentences. direct speech reported speech

1you: Are you going to work today, Paul? paul: No, I’m feeling ill. Paul didn’t go to work today. He said he was feeling ill.(Example)

you: Shall we walk to the station? tom: No, it’s too far. Let’s get a taxi. I wanted to walk to the station, but Tom said far.

you: Have you been invited to the party? anna: Yes, but I don’t want to go. Anna has been invited to the party but she told me to go.

you: When are you going away, Dan? dan: I’ll let you know next week. I asked Dan about his travel plans. He said next week.

you: Do you ever see Rachel these days? ben: I haven’t seen her for a while. I asked Ben about Rachel, but he told me for a while.

you: Where can I borrow a guitar? kate: You can borrow mine. I needed to borrow a guitar and Kate said .

you: How’s your job, Sue? sue: I’m not enjoying it very much. I asked Sue about her job. She said very much.

you: Do you still have your car? james: No, I sold it a few months ago. I asked James about his car. He told me

you: What’s the name of the cafe we went to? sarah: I don’t know. I asked Sarah the name of the cafe we went to but she said .

you: How many students are there in your class, Amy? amy: Twenty. I asked Amy about her school and she told me class.

47.2

Somebody says something to you which is not what you expected

Somebody says something to you which is not what you expected•Use your own ideas to complete your answers

1a: It’s quite a long way from the hotel to the city centre. b: Is it? The man on the reception desk said it was only five minutes’ walk.(Example)

a: Sue is coming to the party tonight. b: Is she? I saw her a few days ago and she said she .

a: Sarah gets on fine with Paul. b: Does she? Last week you said each other.

a: Joe knows lots of people. b: That’s not what he told me. He said anyone.

a: Jane will be here next week. b: Oh, really? When I spoke to her, she said away.

a: I’m going out tonight. b: Are you? I thought you said at home.

a: I speak French quite well. b: Do you? But earlier you said any other languages.

a: I haven’t seen Ben recently. b: That’s strange. He told me last weekend. ➜ Additional exercise 25 (page 316)

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