Grammar
Reported statements
1Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
→‘I love chocolate!’
Harry said he loved chocolate.
1‘It’s been raining.’
Theo said it ______.
2‘He didn’t arrive on time.’
My brother told me he ______.
3‘I’ve been looking for a new job.’
Rita said she ______.
4‘We aren’t planning to go away.’
They told me they ______.
5‘I might get that new video game.’
She told us she ______.
6‘We were thinking of moving house.’
Ann and Joe said they ______.
7‘You won’t have time for lunch.’
Dad told me I ______.
8‘Stop it!’
His sister told him ______.
9‘Andrew will be leaving.’
Our boss told us Andrew ______.
Reported questions
2Write the questions in direct speech.
→‘What time was it?’
The police officer asked what time it had been.
1 ______
Sam asked how long he’d been playing the piano.
2 ______
They asked why it cost so much.
3 ______
He asked us if it had been interesting.
4 ______
We asked which platform the train left from.
5 ______
The guide asked if we were enjoying our holiday.
6 ______
I asked Paolo why he didn’t want to join us.
7 ______
Giulia asked what I had been reading recently.
8 ______
Kitty asked when lunch would be.
9 ______
They asked why it wasn’t free for children.
10 ______
Karen asked if I was thinking of selling my bike.
Reported speech: other changes
3Choose the correct alternative.
→‘She was at home yesterday.’
He said she’d been at home the day before/the dayafter.
1‘He will be here in ten minutes!’
Jane said he would be there/where in ten minutes.
2‘We sent it last week.’
They told us they had sent it the previous week/thatweek.
3‘Will you meet me tomorrow?’
He asked if I would meet him that day/the followingday.
4‘I phoned him 5 minutes ago.’
Mark told me he’d phoned him 5 minutes before/after.
5‘I love this chicken dish.’
Marta said she loved that/there chicken dish.
6‘I’m flying back to Canada today.’
He told me Franny was flying back to Canada thenext day/that day.
7‘His birthday is next month.’
She told me his birthday was the following month/the month before.
Reporting verbs
4Rewrite the sentences using the prompts. Put thereporting verbs into the Past simple.
→warn me/not climb/that tree.
They warned me not to climb that tree.
1offer/pay for the tickets
Mum ______.
2apologise/break the vase
They ______.
3announce/the play/not start on time
The theatre manager ______.
4deny/steal the money
The man ______.
5invite us/keep calm
They ______.
6complain/have to wait
The passengers ______.
7advise them/not bring their dog
We ______.
8predict/be a tsunami after the earthquake
Scientists ______.
9admit/smash the window
Charles ______.
Vocabulary
The weather
5Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
→Dave’s taking an umbrella to the match becausehe’s heard it’s going to rain.
apourbdrenchcrain
1Can I turn the heating off? It’s quite __in here.
acoolbhotcboiling
2Don’t go out yet; it’s dangerous. There’s a __blowing out there.
abreezebgalecwind
3The sea felt __so nice on that hot, dry August day.
agalebdrizzlecbreeze
4It wasn’t very wet outside because it had only been __.
adrizzlingbpouringc raining
5The wettest place in Britain is the Lake District. It __more there than in any other area.
arainsbdrizzlescpours
6Why aren’t you wearing a coat? It’s absolutely __outside.
acoolbcoldcfreezing
7I’ve never seen such a storm, everyone got __.
adrenchedbmoistcdrizzle
8He suggested we took a jumper to the concert because it wasn’t going to be a very __evening.
aboilingbwarmccold
Talking about natural disasters
6Complete the words in the blog posts.
A
B
C
Talking about risk and danger
7Complete the expressions about risk and dangerwith the missing word.
→We could have been killed. It was a really closeshave.
1As soon as the ambulance arrived, I realised wewere in __ hands.
2Don’t drive so fast, it just isn’t __ the risk.
3It would be a good idea to put that glass out of __way.
4That bank is safe, so we aren’t __ risk oflosing our money.
5He risked life __ and to get my cat out ofthe tree!
6I knew it was dangerous, but it was a __ risk.
Phrasal verbs with out
8Make phrasal verbs with out using the verbsbelow. Then complete the sentences with thecorrect form of the phrasal verbs.
→Can you find outwhere the Maths lesson is?
1Have we______ of milk? I can’t seeany in the fridge.
2If they hadn’t______ that fire soquickly, it would’ve been a disaster.
3I’m______ early tomorrow because Iwant to avoid the traffic.
4There’s a hurricane on its way, so you’d better______.
5Jake’s new recipe for fish pie didn’t______as he expected at all.
Dependent prepositions (2)
9Complete the sentences with the correctpreposition.
→I’m not afraid ofspiders, but I don’t like them much.
1I’ve never heard of that particular chemical formulabefore. Were you
aware __ it?
2Phil’s training really hard because he’s preparing __the London Marathon.
3Don’t forget to put your bike away tonight toprotect it __ the rain.
4More than half the class objected __ payingso much for the school trip.
5Jess is going to pay __ the tickets and we’regoing to buy the lunch.
6I’m not looking forward __ Wednesday,we’ve got three tests!
7Will you keep Mum away __ the kitchenwhile we organise her surprise?
8The coach insists __ good time-keeping,otherwise you’re banned from the team.
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