Unit 1 Grammar
Reported speech
1 Read the text. Then write the dialogue in direct
speech. Pay attention to time and place words.
Last night, Leila told her dad that she had joined a
band. Her dad asked her who was in it. She replied
that it was just some friends from school that she’d
met recently. Her dad asked her what kind of music
they were going to be playing and Leila said that it
was music from the 90s. Then, her dad told her he
loved music from the 90s. Leila said she hadn’t
really known that. Next, her dad asked whether the
band had anywhere to practise. Leila told him they
hadn’t. Then, her dad asked if the band would like
to practise in the garage. Leila thanked him and
said that would be great, as long as he wasn’t
thinking of coming along to their sessions.
Leila Dad, I’ve joined a band.
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Leila ____________________________________
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2 Now, write the next part of their conversation in
reported speech.
Dad Leila, of course I’m not thinking of coming to
your band practice.
Leila Are you sure?
Dad Of course I’m sure. It’ll just be nice to have
musicians in the house.
Leila’s dad said that of course he wasn’t thinking of
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Reporting verbs
3 Complete these sentences using your own
ideas.
1 Our teacher reminded ____________________
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2 He/She suggested _______________________
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3 He/She congratulated ____________________
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4 He/She warned _________________________
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5 He/She insisted _________________________
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6 He/She encouraged ______________________
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Consolidate
4 Write one or two words to complete each
sentence.
1 Isn’t that the man ___________ phone we
found?
2 Didn’t you ___________ go to the same school?
3 Jane promised to text me, but she still
___________.
4 For my next holiday, I want to go someplace
___________ it’s really warm.
5 I think I ___________ go to Morocco.
5 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
The film The Greatest Showman (1) ________ (be)
a story about friendship, love and (2) ___________
(find) a sense of belonging. It’s a total feel-good
film. I first (3) _______________ (go) to see it two
weeks ago, and I (4) _______________ (like) it so
much, I (5) _______________ (go) again and again.
I (6) __________________ (now see) it five times.
I (7) _____________________ (persuade) three
different friends to go and all my family as well.
I (8) _________________ (even take) my granddad
next weekend. I think we (9) __________________
(sing) the songs from the film for a long time to
come.