UNIT

10 SPREADING THE NEWS

REPORTED SPEECH:
1. She says that she likes tuna fish.
2. He wanted to know if Betty liked cheese
3. She said that she was visiting Paris the following weekend.
4. He says that he writes poems.
5. He said that he had lived there for a long time.
REPORTED QUESTIONS;
1. Do you work from home? He said
2. Who did you see? She asked
3. Could you write that down for me? She asked
4. Do you like working in sales? He asked
5. Do you want to dance? Ximena asked me
LET YOU KNOW:
1. I’ll let you know my decision before the season starts
2. We’ll let you know the result within a week
3. Let me think it over, and I’ll let you know after
4. I’ll let you know the result as soon as it is made public
5. I’ll let you know when she arrives
KEEP IN TOUCH:
1. I keep in touch with my parents by emails
2. Let’s keep in touch with each other
3. Do you keep in touch with any school friends?
4. It is important to keep in touch with the latest research
5. I try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers
BREAK THE NEWS:
1. Let’s go break the news sister
2. He had decided to break the news last night
3. But, wait until you are ready to actually break the news.
4. Leo was forced to break the news to his young brother
5. Israel said of summoning Alan to his office to break the news
RETWEET:
1. There are two days to retweet the message
2. A post you read that you liked, retweet it.
3. Would you retweet that tweet?
4. It’s a sad state when more people retweet than buy records
5. Kevin Durant have retweeted my tweet
DROP SOMEONE A LINE:
1. If you’ve got a few minutes to spare you could always drop her a line.
2. We really do like hearing from you, so drop us a line and let us know how you are.
3. I dropped Aunt Kelly a line last Thanks giving.
4. She usually drops me a few lines around the first of the year.
5. I hope you’ll drope me a line soon
GIVE SOMEONE A CALL:
1. Give me a call when you get back from your trip
2. Give someone a call when you are thinking about them
3. Well, maybe it’s about time you picked up the phone and have someone a call
4. Can someone give them a call and let them know the problem?
5. Give me a call if you are missing me, I’ll be there always
GET IN TOUCH:
1. How can he get in touch with you?
2. I’m definitely going to get in touch with these people
3. Can I get in touch by telephone?
4. I’m trying to get in touch with Leo. Do you have his number?
5. He attempted to get in touch with them but without success
THE WAY:
1. Could you tell me the way to the subway?
2. The way to win this passing the ball
3. Get out the way
4. We found a faster way to work
5. I’m looking the way
THE SAME WAY:
1. Make the drink with boiling water in the same way as tea
2. School meals need to be marketed to children in the same way as other food
3. We like them in the same way
4. Do it in the same way as me
5. I can’t look it in the same way now
IN MY WAY:
1. I’ll do it in my way
2. Let me have my way
3. You are in my way
4. I’m living in my way
5. I was on my way to see you
WAY TOO:
1. You gives way too easy
2. You have had your way too long
3. I might be clever than way too
4. I have delayed to write you this way too long
5. The excellence of mine lay that way too
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER:
1. I generally get what I want one way or another
2. We’ll get out of this mess one way or another
3. Most people are creative in one way or another
4. I didn’t really care one way or another
5. I will find you one way or another
ON HER WAY:
1. My mother does her usual shopping on her way home from work
2. The dog jumped the girl on her way to the school
3. She got a flat tire on her way home
4. She was robbed of her bag on her way to home last night
5. She was on her way to school