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New Eagfish Fle Teacher's Book Pre intermedi x Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2005 © Change the direct speech to reported speech. | “Pye found \ | a “Do you “| a Am Tat thes BD incy toot u (the key JI ( Peete) Ls right patty? Gow be home? (you a Bowe) | Ps It's too crowded. > “The police )] (When will” ) | eee (oss coming! | (Dp 2 BEL RESI | _&— | 1 She asked if_she was at the right party . 5 He asked her 2 Hetoldme ae 6 She said _- 7 He told him _ 8 She asked him 3 He said 4 He asked us if _ 1 He asked him if he could turn off his mobile. © Can you turn offyour mobile? __ 2. He told them it was his mother’s car. 3 She said that she was staying in that hotel. 4 He told her he had never been in love before. 5 He said that he would be back. 6 6 He asked her if she smoked. 6 7 They asked me iT had seen anything strange 3 8 He said that he couldn't swim. Read the interview. Then complete the journalist’s report below with the bold verbs from the interview in the correct tense. | Journalist Firstly Mike, thank you very much for agreeing to this interview. | know you're = husy man. You have the teading rote w: the latest Kathryn Bigelow film. What is it ike working with her? Mike You ‘can't begin to imagine what a fantastic experience it *is. In fact, it shas been an honour to work with her. However, Ihave to say that it wasn’t easy at first, because filming Sstarted at 7.00 a.m. every day for the first three weeks. 'm not a person who likes early starts! z Journalist Yes, |had heard that! What ‘did you enjoy most about working with her? Mike Vloved the way that she *could get all the actors, including me, to do exactly what she wanted us to do. Journalist Are you "going to bé in any more of her films in the near future? Mike It "depends on Kathryn, but | hope | "will be. I'm really sorry but we "must stop the interview now as | have a photo shoot at Vogue magazine. Mike told me that I'\_couldn’t _ begin to imagine what a fantastic experience working with Kathryn Bigelow? He also said that working with her > an honour. However, ic’ easy at first because filming * every day at 7.00 a.m. for the first three weeks. When I asked him what he ° Bigelow, he told me that he 7__ what she wanted. Finally, l asked Mike if he * He said that it” the interview because Mike said that he ” most about working with Kathryn the way that she ® get the actors to do in any more of her films in the future on Kathryn, but he hoped he __. We then finished go toa photo shoot at Vogue magazine. ) Write the other questions journalists asked Mike in reported speech ef “What's the most interesting role that you've played? 1. The BBC asked Mike _what the most interesting role gy —hehadplayed was § BSthere too muchvislence «2. Foxasked him filr it aN infin? gg &¢ 3 RTVE asked him GO Wnat ould ayoung paca) 4 RAlaskedhim 10 wants to go into acting do? ITV asked him 3

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