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Addictions – Focus on Language

I– REPORTED SPEECH – STATEMENTS

Remember: In Reported Speech,
A– On July 23, Amy Winehouse was found dead in original speaker’s “here” and “now”
her home in London. Although the cause of her (place and time) are not the same as the
death is as yet unexplained, problems with drug reporter’s. That’s why you have to
and alcohol abuse were regular tabloid news change verb tenses, pronouns, and
from 2007 until her death. “here” and “now” words.

1. Read the statements below and rewrite them

in reported speech.

1.
1. ““II realize
realize my
my daughter
daughter could
could be
be 11.
11. “The
“The recording
recording 10.
10. “The
“The recording
recording
dead
dead within
within the
the year.
year. We're
We're watching
watching her
her company isn't as company is doing
company isn't as company is doing
kill
kill herself, slowly.”” Her
herself, slowly. Her mother
mother said
said that
that callous as some people
callous as some people everything it can.”
________________________________________
________________________________________ everything it can.” Her
Her
think
think itit is.”
is.” HeHe said
said
______________________________________
______________________________________ father
father believed
believed ______
______
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___________________
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2. ““The
2. The drugs
drugs will
will get
get her
her ifif she
she _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________
stays
stays onon this
this road.
road. II look
look at
at _______________________
_______________________ ______________________
______________________
Heath
Heath Ledger...
Ledger... She's
She's onon his
his
path.”
path .” She
She added
added that
that _________
_________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________ 9.
9. “Opiate addiction
“Opiate addiction
_______________________
_______________________ takes
takes months
months to to years
years
__ to
to treat,
treat, just
just as
as with
with the
the
diabetic
diabetic.”.” Pinsky
Pinsky added
added
3.
3. ““There’s
There’s only
only one
one person
person to
to that_________________
that _________________
_______________________
_______________________
blame
blame and
and that’s
that’s Amy.”
Amy.” Her
Her
________________________
________________________
father
father declared
declared that
that _______
_______ ________________________
________________________
____________________________
____________________________ ______________________
______________________
____________________________
____________________________
______________________
______________________
__ 8. “I
8. don't care
“I don't care what
what the
the
specific cause
specific cause of
of death
death was,
was,
4.
4. ““Part
Part of
of the
the problem
problem is
is she had a fatal condition.”
she had a fatal condition.”
Amy
Amy doesn't
doesn't think
think she's
she's got
got Amy Winehouse Dr. Drew
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Pinsky said
said on
on
problem..”” He
aa problem He also
also said
said that
that 14 Sep. 1983 – CNN that
CNN that ________________
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____________________________ 23 July 2011 __________________________
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6. ““II went
6. went inin [Rehab
[Rehab Centre]
Centre]
and said
said ‘Hello'
‘Hello' and
and explained
explained 7. ““She
7. She swept
swept the
the top
top prizes
prizes
5.
5. ““The
The doctors
doctors have
have told
told herher ifif and
that II drink
drink because
because I'm
I'm inin [2008 Grammy
[2008 Grammy Awards]
Awards] so so II
she
she goes back to smoking drugs, itit
goes back to smoking drugs, that
love and have messed up the think itit may
think may shore
shore up up her
her ego
ego
won't love and have messed up the
won't just
just ruin
ruin her
her voice,
voice, itit will
will kill
kill relationship. Then Then II walked
walked and
and render
render intoxication
intoxication
relationship.
her.”” Her
her. Her father
father added
added that
that out.”” Amy
out. Amy told told The
The SunSun unnecessary..”” A
unnecessary A reporter
reporter
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___________________________ said ______________________
said ______________________
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A.

1.Her mother said that she realized her daughter could be dead within the year and that they
were watching her kill herself, slowly.

2.She added that the drugs would get her if she stayed on that road. She looked at Heath Ledger...
She was on his path.

3. Her father declared that there was only one person to blame and that was Amy.

4. He also said that part of the problem was Amy didn't think she had a problem.

5. Her father added that the doctors had told her if she went back to smoking drugs, it wouldn't just ruin
her voice, it would kill her.

6. Amy told The Sun that she had gone in [Rehab Centre] and said ‘Hello' and explained that she drank
because she was in love and had messed up the relationship. Then she had walked out.

7. A reporter said she had swept the top prizes so he/she thought it might shore up her ego and render
intoxication unnecessary.

8. Dr. Drew Pinsky said on CNN that he didn't care what the specific cause of death was/had been,
she had/had had a fatal condition.

9. Pinsky added that opiate addiction took/takes months to years to treat, just as with the
diabetic.

10. Her father believed the recording company was doing everything it could.

11. He said the recording company wasn't as callous as some people thought it was.