Unit 8: Reported speech Unit 8: Reported speech
1. Read the conversation then complete the 1 Complete the reported speech so that it
reported speech to describe the conversation. means the same as the statement. Use
1. Sabrina: | met the author of Witches and Wars ‘one word in each gap.
yesterday. 1 Kyle: ‘'ve been here before!
2 Carlo: can't believe itt Wyle said that ne _—
3 Sabrina: She was sitting next to me in the pees
eae, ee swetied 2 Luisa saia, ‘I's a secret!’ to me.
Luisa told that it
5 Sabrina: She'll be at Grey's book store at 6pm ao oo -
tomorrow to sign her books. mei 5
6 Carlo: I'm definitely going to be there! * lalla allie bck
4 Sabrina si tat he had met the lar of .
Witches and Wars the day before. 4. iyius said, 11 introduce you to the reporter;
to Elle,
21 Can Sam ee liyius told Ella he introduce
3. Sabrina told Carlo that ee
5. Amy said, ‘i'm going to become a journalist
4 Carlo said that . next year’ to her mum.
: Amy told her mum that she
5. Sabrina told Cario that going to become a journalist the
: year.
6 Carlo said that 6 Carly said, | met a graphic artist yesterday.
Carly said that she meta
graphic artist the day
Unit 8: Reported questions Unit 8: Reported questions
2 Complete the email with the verbs in brackets. 2 Rearrange the words to make reported
questions.
41 He asked / if / had / he / the author /
finished his new book / .
Hi Belen,
You'll never guess who | saw in town today. Do
you remember neighbour Jake Phillips, from 2 We asked / she / the reporter / where /
primary school?! | asked him if he (1) going / was /
(remember) me, and he said he did. | asked him
where he (2) (ive) now, and he said & “They asked /ihilsipeem "the post,/ shiek /
near to me. | asked him what he (3) about / was / .
(do) now, and he said he was at college, and he
was in a band. | asked him if he (4)
(have) a girfriend, and he said he didn’t!
4 The reporter asked /
she / would / make any more films /
whether / the actress / .
asked him why we had (6) (lose)
contact, and he said he didn't know. Then he 5 The publisher asked / the article / wasn't /
asked me for my phone number and | gave it to finished / the journalist / why / .
him. | asked him if he (6) (lke) to go for
a coffee next week, and he said he would. I'm so 6 The police asked / when / the vietim/
excited! the crime / had / happened /
Maria xx 7 The police asked / escaped / the ct
| how / the witness / had / .
8 The blogger asked / were / favourite
celebrities / who / his readers / their /