UNIT 4: EXTRA PRACTICE

REPORTED SPEECH

A) CHANGE THE UNDERLINED WORDS. WRITE A PRONOUN (It or

they)
1 She is taking an orange out of her bag. ___it___
2 I am between Philip and Jane. ____they___
3 You are near your friends. _____they___
4 Put these bottles into the fridge. ____they___
5 Where is the shelf? __it______
6 Take this apple. This apple is delicious. _it______
7 Buy some lemons. I want to make some lemon juice with the lemons.
___they_____
8 The teacher always gives the students homework. ____they_____
9 Open the window, please. ___it_____
10 Can you tell the people the way to the airport, please?_____they___
11 The boys are riding their bikes. ____they____

B) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW WITH A PRONOUN OR AN

OBJECT.
1 Do you like potatoes? No, ____I_____ dont like __them____________
2 Has your father met a famous person? Yes,__he__ has.
3 Does your mother watch soap operas? No, ____she___ doesnt watch
___them____

4 Do your parents work? Yes, ____they____ do. ___They____ have

___their____ own business.
5 Do you like playing tennis? Yes, __I_____ like ___it___

C) USE A POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE.

1. We have a very big balcony at the front of__our___ flat.
2. Yesterday, I saw Diana with___her___ husband. They were shopping
with__their____ children.
3. Nicole and Tom have sold__their___ house.
4.The students must bring_their___ certificates tomorrow.
5.We don't want to spend all _our__ money.

D) REPORT THE SENTENCES BELOW, BE CAREFUL WITH HIS OR HER

USAGE.
1.- Mary: "My mom had a Cat"
Mary said that she had had a cat.
2.-Carlos:"My sister needs a motorcycle"
Carlos said that his sister needed a motorcycle.
3.-Juan: " My parents are working"
Juan said that his parents were working.

4.- Guadalupe: "My computer doesn't work well"

Guadalupe said that her computer didnt work well.
5.- Nelly: "My brother is in London"
Nelly said that her brother was in London.
E) REPORT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
1. Charls and his parents: 'We bought a new car'
Charls and his parents said that they had bought a new car.
2. Mary and Tom: This is our book
Mary and Tom said that was their book.
3. My friends: We never read
My friends said that they never read.
4. The players: 'We're going ice-skating'
The players said that they were going ice-skating.
5. The teachers: 'The students aren't listening to us'
The teachers said that the students werent listening to them.
6. They said: We will arrive on time
They said that they would arrive on time.
7. They said: We are busy

They said that they were busy.

8. Richard: They have gone to the beach
Richard said that they had gone to the beach.
9. We will go to the swimming pool tomorrow They said
They said that they would go to the swimming pool the next day.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Collins: We travel to Europe frequently
Mr. and Mrs. Collins said that they travelled to Europe frequently.
F) REPORT THE EXPRESSIONS OF TIME.

1. - Mary: "I will go downtown tomorrow."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she would go downtown the next day.
2. - Mary: "I am going to play tennis today."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to play tennis that day.
3. - Mary: "I went shopping yesterday."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had gone shopping the previous day / the day
before.
4. - Mary: "I am enjoying life now."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was enjoying life then.
5.-Mary: "I will cook dinner later this evening."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she would cook dinner later that evening.
6. - Mary: "I'm going to class in three hours."

Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to class in three hours."
7. - Mary: "I am going to go to London in 10 days."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to go to London in ten days."
8.-Mary: "I bought it yesterday."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had bought it the previous day / the day before.
9. - Mary: "I will play cards the day next week."
Jill: Mary said (that) she would play cards the following week.
10. - Mary: "I went to bed early last night."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had gone to bed early the previous night / the
night before

G) REPORT THE SENTENCES BUT BE CAREFUL WITH EVERY DETAIL.

1 These are my notebooks to study
Carol said that those were her notebooks to study.
2 David: They will travel to Miami next year to improve their language
David said that they would travel to Miami the following year to improve
their language.
3 Lupita: I dont like to dance
Lupita said that she didnt like to dance.
4 The students: Our teacher is very friendly
The students said that their teacher was very friendly.
5 karla: My book is on your desk

Karla said that her book was on the desk.