BA GRAMMAR reported speech: sentences and questions

0 Read tl1e intervie\V. Then complete the journalist's report belo\v \Vith the bold verbs fron1 the
i11tervie\v in the correct tense.

Journalist Firstly Mike, thank you very much

for agreeing t o this interview. I know
you're a busy man. You have t he
leading role in the latest Kathryn
Bigelow fi lm. What is it like working
with her?
Mike You 1can't begin to imagine what a
fantastic experience it 2is. In fact, it
3
has been an honour to work with
her. However, I have to say t hat it
4
wasn't easy at first, because filming
5 started at 7.00 a.m. every day

for the first three weeks. I'm not a

person who likes early starts!
Journalist Yes, I had heard t hat! What 6did you enjoy most about working with her?
Mike I 7loved t he way t hat she 8 could get all t he actors, including me, to do exactly what she
wanted us to do.
Journalist Are you 9going t o be in any more of her films in t he near future?
Mike It 10 depends on Kathryn, but I hope 111will be. I'm really sorry but we 12must stop t he
interview now as I have a photo shoot at Vogue magazine.

Mike told n1e that I 1 couldn't begin to imagine \vhat a fantastic experience \Vorking with Katl1ryn
Bigelow 2 it was • He also said that working \Vith her
3 had been
an ho11our. Hov,rever,
it 4 hadn’t been easy at first because filming 5 had started every day at 7.00 a.m. for tl1e
first three weeks. When I asked him \vhat he 6 had enjoyed most about vvorking \Vitl1 Kathry11
Bigelow, he told me that he 7 had loved the way that she 8 had been able to get the actors to do
what she wanted. Finally, I asked Mike if he 9 was going to be in any more of her filn1s in the future.
He said that it 10 depended on Kathryn, but he hoped he 11 would be • We then finished

the interview because Mike said that he 12 had to go to a photo shoo t at VoBue magazine.

C!) Write the other questions jo urnalists asked Mike in reported speech.

What's the most interesting I The BBC asked Mike \vhat the most interesting role
role t hat you've played? he had played was

Is t here t oo much violence 2 Fox asked him -if - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -

there was

in films?

Who's the most difficult actor

3 RTVEaskedhi111 _ _
who was_ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __
the most

that you've ever worked with?

What should a young person 4 RAI asked hin1 _what

_ …. _should
__ do _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __

who wants to go into acting do?

5 ITVaskedhim _when
_he_
was__
going _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
When are you going t o ret ire?

activation
G Cover b and the journalist 's report in a. Look at tl1e interview in a and try to remember the
journalis t's repo rt.

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