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May 12

11. Teacher: Have you brought your textbook today, Jimmy?


Jimmy: Oh, yes.
The teacher ASKED JIMMY IF HE HAD BROUGHT HIS TEXTBOOK THAT DAY
AND JIMMY SAID THAT HE HAD.

12. Mrs Jackson: There might be some bread in the freezer.


Mrs Jackson SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME BREAD IN THE FREEZER.

13. Mark: Please come as soon as you can.


Jenny: I’m too busy.
Mark ASKED / TOLD JENNY TO COME AS SOON AS SHE COULD. JENNY
SAID THAT SHE WAS TOO BUSY.

14. Charles: Do you love me?


Fiona: No.
Charles ASKED FIONA IF SHE LOVED HIM AND SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDN’T.

15. Nick: I studied French at school, but I haven't spoken it since.


Nick SAID THAT HE HAD STUDIED FRENCH AT SCHOOL, BUT HE HADN’T
SPOKEN IT SINCE.

16. Bruce: How many euros are there to the pound?


Bruce ASKED ME HOW MANY EUROS WERE THERE TO THE POUND.

17. The Joneses: We'll go to the seaside if it stops raining.


The Joneses SAID THEY WOULD GO TO THE SEASIDE IF IT STOPPED
RAINING.

18. Mrs Smith: Where would you like to go next summer, Jennifer?
Mrs Smith ASKED JENNIFER WHERE SHE WOULD LIKE TO GO THE
NEXT/FOLLOWING SUMMER.

19. Mr Brown: Susan, I can’t come tomorrow. Please tell your father.
Mr Brown TOLD SUSAN THAT HE COULDN’T COME THE FOLLOWING DAY.
HE ASKED HER TO TELL HER FATHER.

20. Mrs Black: What would you do if there were a fire?


Mrs. Black ASKED ME WHAT I WOULD DO IF THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE.

What did you do last week?


I WENT TO THE FERIA.

My partner told me that she had gone to the feria.

Did you go away?

Who did you go out with?

How much money did you spend?

Where are you going on holiday this summer?

CLOZE

I definitely agree that drivers shouldn’t use any kind of mobile when they are driving. I
mean, you can’t really concentrate (1)___ON___ the road if you are having a telephone
conversation at the (2)____SAME________ time. I know that some people try to read
text (3)___MESSAGES___________ or even write them while they are driving. I think
that’s crazy ; it’s really dangerous because they stop (4)__LOOKING___________ at the
road and look at their mobiles .

I’m not sure if slow drivers cause more accidents (5) ____THAN_____ fast drivers, but
they certainly do cause accidents. If someone’s driving really (6)__SLOW(LY)_________,
people get impatient and try to overtake and this can be very dangerous. Slow drivers
(7)___GET/MAKE_________other drivers angry and an angry driver can be a dangerous
driver. I think that cyclists can be just as dangerous (8)_____AS_______ car drivers. I
have noticed that quite a (9)___LOT_______of cyclists think they can do whatever they
want. For example, they don’t stop at traffic (10) ___LIGHTS/SIGNALS/SIGNS______
and things like that.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Rewrite the sentences, using the beginning


given. The meaning of the original sentence must not change.

1. Do they sell Australian wine in that shop?


Is …AUSTRALIAN WINE SOLD IN THAT SHOP?
2. My best friend went home before I arrived.
When I arrived, MY BEST FRIEND HAD GONE HOME.
3. Who ate my Belgian chocolates?
Who were MY BELGIAN CHOCOLATES EATEN BY?
4. This sandwich is appalling!
What …AN APPALLING SANDWICH!
5. Looking after small children all day is difficult.
It’s difficult …TO LOOK AFTER SMALL CHILDREN ALL DAY.
6. People often leave umbrellas and newspapers in my taxi.
Umbrellas and newspapers …
7. Perhaps there will be time to go shopping.
There …
8. I don’t speak Chinese, so I can’t help you to translate this.
If …
9. I think you should break up with her.
If I …
10. I haven’t seen Jim for 10 months.
The last…
11/12. Liz: “Brad, did you ring your boss last night?”
Brad: “No, but I’ll phone him after breakfast.”
Liz asked Brad…
13. Sandra: “Don’t eat your brother’s sweets, Mary!”
Sandra…
14. Harry: “Where did you buy your mobile phone, Daniel?”
Harry asked…
15. My mother cooks worse than me.
I don’t …
16. We went for a walk that was eight miles long yesterday.
We went for an …
17. Somebody will take the dog out three times a day.
The dog …

Homework-

-finish the sentence transformations from above.

-print out the listening questions

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