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- 1. REPORTED SPEECH: SPECIFYING VERBS. a) Match the direct speech with the specifying verbs and b) complete the reported speech sentences. a. Alice agreed … 1. -’You should wear your red dress’ 2.- b. Alice refused… ’Well, yes, I robbed the bank..’ 3.- ‘But I didn’t shoot anyone’ c. Danny invited… 4.- ‘Don’t say anything or I’ll kill you’ d. He apologised… 5.- ‘Please, please, give me a cigarette’. e. He begged… 6.- ’I’m sorry I forgot to take out the f. He explained that… rubbish yesterday evening’ 7.-‘ You forgot to turn off the TV last night.’ g. He threatened … 8.- ‘Why don’t you find a job?’ h. He told us… 9.- ‘When will I be able to leave home?’ i. He warned us … 10.- ‘Remember to tidy up your room before j. She advised me… leaving.’ 11.- ‘I’ll tidy up my room tomorrow’ k. She asked to borrow… 12.- ‘Go and clean up your room right now!’ l. She offered… 13.- ‘All right, I’ll do it now.’ m. Sue introduced… 14.- ‘But I won’t do the washing-up.’ n. Sue suggested… 15.- ’Danny, this is Alice.’ o. The check-in attendant informed us… 16.- ‘Would you like to play computer games at p. The mother accused … my place this evening?’ 17.- ‘No, I’m tired of playing computer games.’ q. The mother ordered … 18.- ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema?’ r. The mother reminded… 19.- ‘That’s a good idea.’ s. The mother suggested… 20.- ‘Your plane has been delayed.’ t. The son agreed… 21.- ‘There is a strike at Gatwick airport.’ u. The son apologised… 22.- ‘Wait in the Departure Lounge until your v. The son promised… flight is called.’ 23.- ‘Don’t leave your hand luggage w. The son refused… unattended.’ 24.- ‘We are sorry about the inconvenience.’ x. The son wondered… 25.- ’We’ve got too many exams.’ y. The students complained that they had… 26.- ‘We haven’t got any free time.’ z. The students complained… 27.- ‘I’ll help you with your maths homework.’ z1.- The thug admitted that… 28.- Can you lend me your English dictionary?’ z2. The thug denied…
- 2. KEY REPORTED SPEECH: SPECIFYING VERBS. a) Match the direct speech with the specifying verbs and b) complete the reported speech sentences. 1.-’You should wear your red dress’. 19a. Alice agreed and said it was a good idea. 2.-’Well, yes, I robbed the bank’ 17b. Alice refused and said she was tired of playing computer games 3.- ‘But I didn’t shoot anyone’ 16c. Danny invited the girls to play computer games at his place 4.- ‘Don’t say anything or I’ll kill you’ 24d. He apologised about the inconvenience. 5.- ‘Please, please, give me a cigarette’. 5e. He begged me to give him a cigarette. 6.- ’I’m sorry I forgot to take out the rubbish 21f. He explained that there was a strike at yesterday evening’ Gatwick airport. 7.-‘ You forgot to turn off the TV last night.’ 4g. He threatened to kill me if I said anything 8.- ‘Why don’t you find a job?’ 22h. He told us to wait in the departure lounge until our flight was called… 9.- ‘When will I be able to leave home?’ 23i. He warned us not to leave our hand luggage unattended. 10.- ‘Remember to tidy up your room before 1j. She advised me…to wear my red dress. leaving.’ 11.- ‘I’ll tidy up my room tomorrow’ 28k. She asked to borrow his English dictionary 12.- ‘Go and clean up your room right now!’ 27l. She offered to help him with his maths homework. 13.- ‘All right, I’ll do it now.’ 15m. Sue introduced Alice to Danny 14.- ‘But I won’t do the washing-up.’ 18n. Sue suggested going to the cinema 20o. The check-in attendant informed us that 15.- ’Danny, this is Alice.’ our flight had been delayed. 16.- ‘Would you like to play computer games at 7p. The mother accused him of forgetting to my place this evening?’ turn off the TV the night before. 17.- ‘No, I’m tired of playing computer games.’ 12q. The mother ordered him to clean up his room right then. 18.- ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema?’ 10r. The mother reminded him to tidy up his room before leaving 19.- ‘That’s a good idea.’ 8s. The mother suggested that he should find a job 20.- ‘Your plane has been delayed.’ 13t. The son agreed to do it then. 21.- ‘There is a strike at Gatwick airport.’ 6u. The son apologised for not taking out the rubbish the previous evening 22.- ‘Wait in the Departure Lounge until your 11v. The son promised to tidy up his room the flight is called.’ following day 23.- ‘Don’t leave your hand luggage 14w. The son refused to do the washing up unattended.’ 24.- ‘We are sorry about the inconvenience.’ 9x. The son wondered when he would be able to leave home 25.- ’We’ve got too many exams.’ 25y. The students complained that they had too many exams 26.- ‘We haven’t got any free time.’ 26z. The students complained that they didn’t have any free time 27.- ‘I’ll help you with your maths homework.’ 2z1.- The thug admitted that he had robbed the bank. 28.- Can you lend me your English dictionary?’ 3z2. The thug denied shooting/having shot anyone…