Unit Grammar
Reported questions, orders, requests
Q Reported questions, orders, requests
Use
To report what someone else asked/ordered/requested
Form
Direct q u e s tio n /o r d e r /r e q u e s t
ik
questions beginning with have, do or be
Have you been to the galleryT he asKed her.
Vo you want a sweater?' my mum asxed.
Are you making a skirt?’ I asked Anne
questions beginning with a mocal
Van you paint?' Mary asked her friend.
Will you make me one?’ I asked Terry.
Shall I wear a jacket?' I asked Mum.
May I borrow your coat?' Mr Jones askeo me.
questions beginning with a quest.on word
What kind o f shoes are in fashion now?’ my mum
asked me.
Who did you see at the tasnion show?’ asked Ben.
Which one do you want?’ Sarah asned Liam.
When will they finish the house?’ i asked.
Why did you say that?’ my s.;s:er asked me.
‘How much did your hat cost?' Ed asKed Carl.
orders
‘Put your clothes in the d ra w e rM u m sa,d.
‘Don't wear the red one,’ Alice said.
requests
Will you make me one?’ i asnea Ter>y.
Please don't move my pictures,' said Olga.
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We can also use whether instead of /Yin reported questions.
/ He asked her whether she had oeen to the gallery.
W atch Rememoer not to use question word order in reported questions.
OTif / 1asked when they would finish the house.
X f-asked w h e m /m rid they finish the house.
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Exam ple
Pat asked me if I had tried the jeans on in the shop.
Reported q u e s t io n /o r d e i/ r e q u e s t
He asked her if she had been to the gallery.
My mum asked i f ! wanted a sweater.
I asked Anne if she was making a skirt.
Mary asked her friend if he could paint.
I asked Terry if he would make me one.
I asked Mum if I should wear a jacket.
Mr Jones asked me -f he might borrow my coat.
My mum asKed me wnat kind of shoes were in
fashion at that moment.
Ben asKed who 1had seen at the fashion show.
Sarah asked Lam wmch one he wanted.
1asked when they would finish the house.
My sister asked me why 1had sa:d that.
Ed asked Carl how much his hat had cost
Mum told me to put my clothes in the drawer.
Alice told me not to wear the red one.
1asked Terry to make me one.
Olga asked me not to move her pictures.
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C ir c le th e c o r r e c t answer.

1 ‘Has your brother gone out?’ Mum asked me.

Mum asked me if my brother has g o n e / had g o n e out.
2 ‘Do you know the answer?' Miss Smith asked Ruby.
Miss Smith asked Ruby if she k n e w / h ad k n o w n the answer.
3 ‘Is this your car?' the police officer said to the man.
The police officer asked the man if it is / w a s his car.
4 ‘Have you been to see the exhibition?' I asked Benjamin.
I asked Benjamin if he w e n t / had b e e n to see the exhibition.
5 ‘Does your laptop need a new battery?' Jerry asked me.
Jerry asked me if my laptop n e e d e d / w i l l n e e d a new battery.
6 ‘Are you having a barbecue?' I asked the Browns.
I asked the Browns if they w e re h a v in g / had b e e n h a v in g a barbecue.

W r ite o n e w o rd in e a c h g ap ,

1 ‘Will you be at the party?' Richard asked me.

Richard asked me if I ............................................ be at the party.
2 ‘May I ask you a few questions?' the woman asked Ted.
The woman asked Ted if s h e ............................................ ask him a few questions.
3 ‘Can we go to the zoo tomorrow?' Jane asked her father.
Jane asked her father if th e y ............................................ go to the zoo the following day.
4 ‘Shall I study maths or English?' Sally asked her best friend.
Sally asked her best friend whether s h e ............................................ study maths or English.
5 ‘Can you write with your left hand?' Val asked me.
Val asked me whether I ............................................ write with my left hand.
6 ‘Shall we play tennis or volleyball?' Debbie asked her sister.
Debbie asked her sister if th e y ............................................ play tennis or volleyball.
7 ‘May I leave the table?' Samantha asked her parents.
Samantha asked her parents if s h e ............................................ leave the table.
8 ‘Will our bus leave on time?' Mum asked the driver.
Mum asked the driver whether our b u s ............................................ leave on time.

C o m p le te each s e c o n d s e n te n c e so th a t it has a s im ila r m e a n in g to th e fir s t

s e n te n c e . W r ite b e tw e e n tw o and five w o rd s .

1 ‘When did your brother join the army?' Rudy askeclm e.

Rudy asked m e .....................................................................the army.
2 ‘How was your trip to Turkey?' I asked Katherine.
I asked Katherine h o w .................................................................... been.
3 ‘How will we find your keys in the dark?' Ashley asked Susie.
Ashley asked S u s ie .....................................................................keys in the dark.
4 ‘Why was Rob on TV?' Denise asked me.
Denise asked m e .....................................................................on TV.
5 ‘Who saw you at the park?' the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked m e .....................................................................at the park.
6 ‘Who did you see at the park?' the police officer asked me.
The police officer asked m e .....................................................................at the park.
 Reported questions, orders, requests J n it 3 2

Look at the pictures and com plete the sentences.

Tidy your
Listen carefully. Push harder,
Stop following me. v Jenny! „

1 My mum to ld ............................................................. 4 The p a rro t.........

2 I ................................................................................... 5 Jenny's grandma
3 The m an..................................................................... 6 The m agician....

Choose the correct answer.

1 ‘Could you pass me the salt, please?' I asked the man next to me.
I asked the man next to m e ..................... me the salt.
A pass B if he passes C to pass
2 ‘Would you mind waiting a moment?' the shop assistant asked the woman.
The shop assistant asked the w om an..................... for a moment.
A to wait B waiting C she wait
3 ‘Please don’t leave your duty football boots in the hall,' Mum said to Doug.
Mum toid D oug................. . his dirty football boots in the hall.
A that he doesn't leave B not to leave C don't leave
4 ‘Could you tell us where you were at six o'clock?’ the police officers asked Barry
The police officers askecJ B arry......................he had been at six o'clock.
A telling them where B where he tells them C to tell them where
5 ‘Could I have your e-mail address?' I asked Marieila.
I asked Marieila..................... e-mail address.
A to give me her B give me your C give me her
6 ‘Can I have a new Xbox for my birthday?' I asked my mum.
I asked my m um ..................... a new Xbox.
A that she get me B get me C to get me

If the word or phrase in bold is correet, put a tick ( / ) „ If it is wrong, w rite the
correct word or phrase.

1 I asked Toni why had she taken my CD without asking me. ...........................
2 Roger tola Isabelle don’t m ake any plans for the weekend. ...........................
3 Madison asked me how much my new jeans had cost
4 Alexander asked his Gad giving him some money for his school trip...............................
5 i told Jeremy you d o n ’t move while I took his photograph. ...........................
6 Annie told her dog to sit, but it didn't. ...........................

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Unit Vocabulary
Creating and building

~j Topic v o c a b u la r v ^ ^ ^ ^ H see page 196 for definitions

ancient (adj) maintain (v) sleeve (n)

checked (adj) match (v) smooth (adj)
cotton (n) material (n) stretch (v)
create (v) notice (v, n) striped (adj)
design (v, n) pattern (n) style (n)
fix (v) pile (n) suit (v, n)
fold (v) practical (adj) suitable (adj)
gallery (n) rough (adj) tear (v, n)
improvement (n) shape (n) tight (adj)
loose (adj) silk (n) tool (n)

Phrasal verbs D Prepositional phrase

cut off completely remove by cutting at the back (of)
do up button/zip up a piece of clothing at the end (of)
fill up make sth completely full in fashion/style
have on wear (a piece of clothing) in front (of)
leave out not include in the corner (of)
put on start wearing (a piece of clothing) out of fashion/style
. ...................... ..................— -—,— ,
take off remove (a piece of clothing)
try on put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and if it fits

D Word formation
art artist, artistic hand handful, handle
break broke, broken, (un)breakable imagine imagination, imaginative
compose composition, composer intelligent intelligence
exhibit exhibition perfect perfection, imperfect
free freedom prepare preparation

D Word patterns
adjectives amazed at/by describe sth as
disappointed with explain sth to
familiar with remind sb of
involved in remove sth from
similar to nouns an influence on
verbs change sth (from sth) into a picture of
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