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Part 1.

Watch the video and paraphrase these sentences using the


Reported Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0Zf9sXlHk

1) "We were always together."

She said ________________________ always ________________________ together.

a. they / were
b. they/ have been
c. they/ had been
d. they/are

2) "And it was wonderful."

Fill the gap: And it is ________________________ wonderful.

3) "A week ago, I awoke to find that my mother was missing and she did not return."

Fill the gap: She told us that one week ________________________ she had awakened to
find that her mother ________________________ and she hadn't returned.

4) "I'm on my way to collect my brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock."

She said she ________________________ on her way to collect ________________________


brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock.

a. is/ my brothers
b. was/ my brothers
c. has been/ her brothers
d. was/ her brothers

5) "He will have all the answers."

Fill the gap: She said Sherlock ________________________ all the answers.

6) "I have no gloves."

Fill the gap: She said she ________________________ no gloves.

7) "We'll make her acceptable for society."


Fill the gap: Mycroft said ________________________ acceptable for society.

8) "It's time to find my mother."

Fill the gap: She said it ________________________ mother.

9) "If I have to stay hidden from my brothers, I must become something unexpected
- a lady."

Fill the gap: She said that if she ________________________ to stay hidden from
________________________ brothers, she had to become something unexpected - a
lady.

10) "I'm not ready to die on a train."

Fill the gap: Tewkesbury told Enola ________________________ to die on a train.

11) "Perhaps she wants to change the world."

Fill the gap: Sherlock said that perhaps ________________________ the world.

12) "I was taught to fight."

Enola said she ________________________ to fight.

a. was taught
b. has been taught
c. had been taught
d. is taught

Part 2. Summarize the plot of Enola Holmes using Reported Speech


“Life is like a box of chocolates; you never
“I'll be back.”
know what you're going to get.”
(Terminator)
(Forrest Gump)
(He said...)
(He said...)

“This message will self-destruct in five


“There can only be one!”
seconds.”
(Highlander)
(Mission Impossible)
(He said...)
(The message said...)

“I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas


“I'm the king of the world!”
anymore.”
(Titanic)
(The Wizard of Oz)
(He shouted...)
(She said...)

“Seize the day, boys. Make your lives


“I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.”
extraordinary.”
(The Godfather)
(Dead Poets Society)
(He said...)
(He told them...)

“Keep your friends close, but your enemies


“Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs. Robinson?”
closer.”
(The Graduate)
(The Godfather)
(He asked...)
(He advised...)

“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his “Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale
liver with some beans and a nice Chianti.” moonlight?”
(The Silence of the Lambs) (Batman)

(He said...) (He asked him...)

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