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Grammar Reported speech slide 157 ex-es1,2, slide 158, ex-es 1,2,3,

3. Work with a partner. Look at the highlighted words in the article and guess what they mean. Then use them in the correct form to complete the sentences.

1. The internet has transformed our way of viewing TV.
2. I like dramas with complex characters, not two-dimensional ones.
3. We watched three movies bock-to-back on Saturday afternoon.
4. The figures indicate that fewer people watch live TV than before.
5. The company did a survey to find out what customers wanted.
6. Most DVRs have a feature which enables you to skip the commercial breaks.

1. Report the comments and questions. Add an indirect object where necessary and use an appropriate tense for the words you report.

1. ‘I’m from Washington.’
   She said she was from Washington.
2. ‘There are too many commercial breaks on TV.’
   He says that there are too many commercial breaks on TV.
3. ‘I’m going to Moscow next week.’
   Harold told us that he was going to Moscow for the following week.
4. ‘My plane has been delayed.’
   Jasmina says her plane has been delayed.
5. ‘I’ll call you later.’
   Vera says she’ll call me later.
6. ‘I’m going to be late for work tomorrow.’
   Karen said she was going to be late for work the next day.
7. ‘What time does the film start?’
   Charles wants to know what time the film starts.
8. ‘Will you help me later?’
   Milos asked if I would help him later.
9. ‘How long have you worked here?’
   She wanted to know how long I had worked there.
10. ‘What are you going to say to him?’
    Renata is asking what I’m going to say to him.

2. Report these questions and answers from an interview with actor James Jones. Add an inderect object and change the tense of the words you report.

1. Where are you from?
   She asked where I was from.
   I’m originally from Texas.
   He said that he was originally from Texas.
2. Have you always wanted to be an actor?
   She asked me if I had always wanted to be an actor.
   Yes. For as long as I can remember.
   He said yes, as long as he could remember.
3. Is acting your only job?
   She wanted to know if acting was my only job.
   I’ve been a full-time actor for about five years now.
   He told me he had been a full-time actor for about five years then.
4. What kind of roles do you prefer?
   She wondered what kind of roles did I prefer.
   I’m happy to play all different kinds of roles.
   He said he was happy to play all different kinds of roles.
5. Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
   She wondered where I saw myself in five years’ time.
   In five years’ time, I’ll be a household name.
   He said that in five years’ time, he’d be a household name.

1. Complete the news extracts using the past tense of the reporting verbs in the box.

1. The prime minister’s advisors suggested holding the elections in May.
2. Gareth’s parents persuaded him to hand himself in to the police.
3. The hospital reassured Miss Williams that she would make a full recovery.
4. The judge reminded the witness that lying in court was an offence.
5. The court was told that Harry Palmer insisted on paying for everything.
6. Susan Evans admitted stealing the coat and was fined $500.
7. Ashley predicted that Potherham United would win 2-0.
8. The minister warned Mr Jones against saying too much.

2. Report the comments, beginning with the words given.

1. ‘Don’t forget to watch the news this evening.’
   She reminded me to watch the news that evening.
2. ‘I’ll pay you back tomorrow. I promise.’
   He promised he would pay me back the next day.
3. ‘I’m really sorry I missed the meeting.’
   Maya apologized that she had missed the meeting.
4. ‘I’m not going to do it!’
   Magda refused to have done it.
5. ‘I can have a look at your computer if you like.’
   Diana has offered me a look at my computer if I liked.
6. ‘Your tickets will arrive in time. Don’t worry.’
   She assured that my tickets would arrive in time.
7. ‘You should do it. You won’t regret it.’
   Dina tried to convince me by saying I should do it and that I wouldn’t regret it.
8. ‘I didn’t tell anyone about it.’
   Yvette completely denies having told anyone about it.

3. Report these famous quotations. Change the tense of the verbs.

1. ‘I never turn on the news over the weekend.’
   Us entertainer Rush Limbaugh claime he never turned on the news over the weekend.
2. ‘There’s no such thing as good news in America.’
   Pop singer Morrissey once suggested that there were no such things as good news in America.
3. ‘I never think about the future.’
   Albert Einstein once admitted that he never thought about the future.