Стр.72 Unit 6 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Grammar 1. Check reported speech
See page 172 for information about reported speech.
Complete the sentences in the table. How do the tenses change?
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
|---|---|
| ‘… their 12th Robbie and Rose book.’ | |
| ‘I haven’t read a better children’s book in years.’ |
A Choose the correct option.
- ‘My mum is writing a novel.’
- ‘We were playing Tomb Raider.’
- ‘Have you ever been to an art gallery?’
- ‘This will be my last film.’
- ‘Does James like classical music?’
- ‘I am going to travel by plane.’
- ‘I’ll pick everyone up and drive them there.’
- ‘I am painting a new piece for the exhibit.’
- ‘I couldn’t read the rest of the book.’
- ‘I have eaten all the sweets.’
- ‘We were driving for hours in the snow.’
B What did they actually say? Write the direct speech.
- John claimed that I had broken his CD.
- Anne told me she had seen that movie two years ago.
- She asked me if I liked her new book.
- Mum asked me what we’d seen at the theatre the night before.
C 18 Anne and Tim are singers in a band. Listen to an interview with a journalist and report what they say. Start with Anne / Tim said …
D Yesterday the celebrity actress Mavis Stilton met the press. What did the reporters ask her? Report the questions.
- What do you do in your free time?
- Do you ever watch your own movies?
- Who’s your favourite actor?
- Is Mavis your real name?
- Where did you go on holiday last summer?
- Do you like London?
A
1. Angie told me that her mum was writing a novel.
2. Paul admitted that they had been playing Tomb Raider.
3. Our teacher asked us if we had ever been to an art gallery.
4. He warned us that this would be his last film.
5. Olga wondered if James liked classical music.
6. He said that he was going to travel by plane.
7. She said that she would pick everyone up and drive them there.
8. Maxim said he was painting a new piece for the exhibit.
9. She said she couldn’t read the rest of the book.
10. She said she had eaten all the sweets.
11. They said that they had been driving for hours in the snow.
B
1. John said, “You broke my CD.”
2. Anne said, “I saw that movie two years ago.”
3. She asked me, “Do you like my new book?”
4. Mum asked me, “What did you see at the theatre last night?”
C
1. Tim said they had been fantastic.
2. Tim said they were recording a new album at the moment.
3. Anne said she thought it would be their best album ever.
4. Anne said she was going to leave the band the following year.
5. Tim said they had never played there before.
D
1. The reporter asked her what she did in her free time.
2. The reporter asked her if she ever watched her own movies.
3. The reporter asked her who her favourite actor was.
4. The reporter asked her if Mavis was her real name.
5. The reporter asked her where she had gone on holiday the previous summer.
6. The reporter asked her if she liked London.
