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UNIT 1: “MY FIRST JOB”

COLEGIO PIAMARTA
“Evangelizar Educando”
English Department
3rd secondary grades
Mrs. Denisse Rojas
Name: __________________________________________________________ Class: 3rd______

A. C
heck your grammar: matching. Draw a line to match the direct and indirect (reported)

Direct speech

1. Present simple___ Reported speech

2. Present continuous___
a. Past perfect
3. Past simple___ b. Past simple
4. ‘will’___ c. Past continuous
5. ‘can’ ____ d. ‘could’
6. ‘tomorrow’____ e. ‘the next day’
f. ‘would’

speech forms.

B. R
eported Speech. Last month, Sarah told you about her new job. Now, you want to tell
someone about Sarah's job. Change the sentences into reported speech.

Sara: “Hi. Did you hear? I've got a new job!”

Example: Sarah told me she had got a new job.

1) “I left my job last week”

She told me that she _______________________________________________

2) “I’m starting my new job tomorrow”

She told me that she _______________________________________________day.

3) “I’m really excited”

She said _______________________________________________ really excited.

4) “My salary will be much better”

She said that _______________________________________________ much better.

5) “I must buy a new suit before I start”

She told ______________________________________________a new suit before she started.

6) “I haven't done this kind of job before”

She said _______________________________________________ this kind of job before.

7) “I want to get promoted really soon”

She told _______________________________________________ promoted really soon.
8) ”I can't stop thinking about it.
She said _______________________________________________ about it.

C. C
hange the statements from direct speech to reported
speech. Choose the correct answer for each advert.

1. What did Julia say?

a) He said that
b)
Julia said: “I She said tha
c) want to be a I said that sh
d) teacher.” She said tha

“I am going to 2. What did Andrea say?

a) She said that she were going to the doctor
the doctor,” b) She said that she is going to the doctor
Andrea said. c) She said that she was going to the doctor
d) She said that she will go to the doctor

3. What did Jack say?

a) “I have been He said that
e) writing my He said that
f) CV here” He said that
g) Jack said. He said that

Ivan said: “I 4. What did Ivan say?

a) He said that he will be an accountant someday.
will be an b) He said that he would be an accountant someday.
accountant c) He said that he is an accountant someday.
someday.” d) He said that he was an accountant someday

5. What did Julia say? Julia:

a) She said the
b) “John has She said tha
c) given up his She said tha
d)
job.” She said tha