EXTRA PRACTICE
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G1
1
Rewrite the sentences as reported speech.
1
‘I travel 50 miles a day.’
She said
.
2
‘I don’t want to talk about it.’
He told us that
.
3
‘I’ve called three times.’
He said he
.
4
‘Go home!’
My father told me
.
5
‘Mel is going to Australia.’
Jemma said that
.
6
‘They lived here from 1863 to 1899.’
The tour guide said
.
7
‘I’m leaving.’
She said
.
8
‘Stop talking!’
The teacher told the class
.
2
Read the conversation between two people who
work for a classical music magazine and complete the
report of their meeting below.
PETER
:
We’re having this meeting to decide who we’ll
feature in the next issue.
BRYAN
:
I’ve spoken to James Blunt and he isn’t available
until next month. I’m also trying to contact
Jennifer Williams, but I can only get her agent.
PETER
:
I spoke to Paul Martin at a Music Awards show.
He said he can do an interview.
BRYAN
:
We can’t do another issue on him! Try calling
Mark Leon.
G2
3
Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences with reported speech.
1
Thierry asked me
.
had / I / if / seen / you
2
Your boss wanted to know
.
if / late / were / you
3
They asked me
.
why / didn’t / take / I / the / job
4
She wanted to know
.
hadn’t / you / called / why
5
Your parents asked me
.
you / were / where
Music
Books
TV programmes
Peter and Bryan had the meeting to decide
who they
1
feature in the next issue
of the magazine
Classical Music Now.
Bryan said he
2
to James Blunt but
he
3
until the following month. He
4
also
to contact Jennifer
Williams, but he
5
only get her agent.
Peter said he
6
to Paul Martin and he
7
he
8
do an interview.
However, Bryan told Peter they
9
do
another issue on Paul Martin. He told him
10
Mark Leon instead.
4
Rewrite the questions as reported questions.
1
‘Can I help you?’
The shop assistant asked
.
2
‘Why are you here?’
The receptionist wanted to know
.
3
‘Do you live in London?’
The tourist asked
.
4
‘Is this your car?’
The police officer wanted to know
.
KL
5
Match the sentence halves.
1
For some reason the sequel was a lot worse
2
All his films are similar
3
The sequel is very different
4
Special effects are less important
5
Isn’t there something better
6
It’s the same plot as
a
the first one.
b
than the first one.
c
than a good plot.
d
from the other one.
e
to that other one we saw.
f
than that on TV?
V1, 2
6
Complete the table with the words in
the box.
chapter documentary folk novel jazz
page-turner reality sitcom soap classical
soul autobiography episode
V1–4
7
Choose the correct answer.
1
The
plot/genre
of this film is so complicated I can’t
understand who is who.
2
I hate it when they
pitch/dub
movies. I prefer to hear
the original language.
3
The first episode of that new detective
sequel/series
is on tonight.
4
There’s this
hilarious/gripping
comedy series set in
a hotel.
5
The lead actress gave a(n)
outstanding/full-length
performance. She deserves an Oscar.
6
The
soap/documentary
follows the lives of three
real-life police officers in New York.
7
The
special/comedy
effects in that film set in space
are breathtaking.
8
The
sets/characters
in Shakespeare are never just as
simple as good and evil.
