Стр.90-92 Рабочая тетрадь Grammar Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 6 класс
Reported Speech
5. Fill in: said or told.
- Matt ……….. that the joke was funny.
- I ……….. Ken that we had already booked our tickets.
- They ……….. that they were leaving at 7:00.
- She ……….. that she went to violin practice every day.
- He ……….. to me that he had met Brad Pitt!
- They ……….. us that they were very busy.
- My mum ……….. that she was proud of me.
- She ……….. that the biscuits were delicious.
6. Report the people’s words, as in the example.
- We went to London last year. We really enjoyed ourselves going around the sites. We want to go again this year.
Anna and Paul said ………………………………………………………….. - I can’t go to Spain with my friends this summer. They’re leaving in July and my holidays are in August. Perhaps, I’ll go with them next year.
Ethan said …………………………………………………………..
7. Underline the correct tense. What were the speaker’s exact words?
- A: I love Jane’s new jacket.
B: Me too. She told me she has bought/had bought it at a local boutique a week before. - A: Peter is a great guitarist.
B: I know. He told me that he will record/would record his own album the following year. - A: How much did the concert tickets cost?
B: I don’t know. Nathan told me he hadn’t bought/didn’t buy them yet. - A: Sandra wasn’t at the office yesterday.
B: Ben said that she wouldn’t come in/hadn’t come in the day before, either. - A: Are James and Lilly going to come to the party on Saturday?
B: No. They said they left/were leaving for Ireland the next day.
8. Yesterday, journalist Sarah Sleuth interviewed Tom Burrows, an archaeologist. Turn the interview questions into reported questions using ask as the reporting verb.
- “How did you become interested in archaeology?”
She asked him …………………………………………………….. - “What is the best part of your job?”
………………………………………………………….. - “Can you describe your typical working day?”
………………………………………………………….. - “Have you taken part in many excavations?”
………………………………………………………….. - “What is the most exciting thing you have uncovered?”
………………………………………………………….. - “Do you get to travel a lot?”
………………………………………………………….. - “Where are you planning to go next?”
………………………………………………………….. - “Do you have any advice for those wishing to have a career in archaeology?”
…………………………………………………………..
9. Turn the following sentences into reported speech using the introductory verbs in brackets, as in the example.
- “Leave this room now!” he said to them. (order)
…………………………………………………….. - “Please, please come to my concert tonight,” he said to us. (beg)
…………………………………………………….. - “Put your parcel on the scales, please,” the post office worker said to Linda. (ask)
…………………………………………………….. - “Don’t touch the exhibits,” the museum guide said to the students. (tell)
…………………………………………………….. - “Get your feet off the table!” Helen said to George. (order)
……………………………………………………..
10. Report what Dr Ramon said to Mrs Miles, as in the example.
- Tell me what the problem is, please.
- How long have you had these symptoms?
- When was your last check-up?
- We’ll need to run some tests.
- Do you have any allergies?
- Lie down.
11. Read the speech bubbles and match them to the sentences. Then complete the sentences in reported speech, as in the example.
- A) Get some eye drops from the chemist’s.
- B) I’ll send it by animal.
- C) Bring me a selection of cold meats, please.
- D) Where did you buy it?
- E) Who is your favourite painter?
- F) Can you help me move the sofa, John?
- G) Have you bought the tickets, Kate?
- H) Be quiet!
- David was going to the delicatessen, so I …………………………………….
- A man at the cinema wouldn’t stop talking, so I …………………………………
- Susan’s eyes were red, so I …………………………………….
- I needed help rearranging the furniture, so I …………………………………….
- The post office worker asked me how I wanted to send my parcel, so I …………………………………….
- My friend and I had arranged to go to a concert, so I …………………………………….
- Patrick and I were talking about art, so I …………………………………….
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1. Matt said that the joke was funny.
2. I told Ken that we had already booked our tickets.
3. They said that they were leaving at 7:00.
4. She said that she went to violin practice every day.
5. He told me that he had met Brad Pitt!
6. They told us that they were very busy.
7. My mum said that she was proud of me.
8. She said that the biscuits were delicious.
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2. Anna and Paul said that they had gone to London the year before. They had really enjoyed themselves going around the sites. They wanted to go again that year.
3. Ethan said that he couldn’t go to Spain with his friends that summer. They were leaving in July and his holidays were in August. Perhaps, he would go with them the next year.
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1. had bought — “I bought it at a local boutique a week ago.”
2. would record — “I will record my own album next year.”
3. hadn’t bought — “I haven’t bought them yet.”
4. hadn’t come in — “She didn’t come in yesterday, either.”
5. were leaving — “We are leaving for Ireland tomorrow.”
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- She asked him how he had become interested in archaeology.
- She asked him what the best part of his job was.
- She asked him if he could describe his typical working day.
- She asked him if he had taken part in many excavations.
- She asked him what the most exciting thing he had uncovered was.
- She asked him if he got to travel a lot.
- She asked him where he was planning to go next.
- She asked him if he had any advice for those wishing to have a career in archaeology.
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2. He ordered them to leave that room then.
3. He begged us to come to his concert that night.
4. The post office worker asked Linda to put her parcel on the scales.
5. The museum guide told the students not to touch the exhibits.
6. Helen ordered George to get his feet off the table.
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2. The doctor asked Mrs Miles how long she had had those symptoms.
3. The doctor asked Mrs Miles when her last check-up had been.
4. The doctor said that they would need to run some tests.
5. The doctor asked Mrs Miles if she had any allergies.
6. The doctor told Mrs Miles to lie down.
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2. C) David was going to the delicatessen, so I asked him to bring me a selection of cold meats.
3. H) A man at the cinema wouldn’t stop talking, so I told him to be quiet.
4. A) Susan’s eyes were red, so I asked her to get some eye drops from the chemist’s.
5. F) I needed help rearranging the furniture, so I asked John to help me move the sofa.
6. B) The post office worker asked me how I wanted to send my parcel, so I said I would send it by air mail.
7. G) My friend and I had arranged to go to a concert, so I asked Kate if she had bought the tickets.
8. E) Patrick and I were talking about art, so I asked him who his favourite painter was.





