Question

1 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1 ‘I lived in London as a child,’ said Millie.

Millie said she in London as a child.

2 ‘I haven’t been in the same house all my life,’ said Tom

Tom said he in the same house all his life.

3 ‘I’m sharing a flat with a friend,’ said Jake.

Jake said he a flat with a friend.

4 ‘I can’t keep any pets in my flat,’ said Sarah to me.

Sarah told keep any pets in her flat.

5 ‘I don’t want to play football,’ complained Jack.

Jack complained that he to play football.

6 ‘I’m going out later,’ Ben told his mum.

Ben told his mum that later.

7 ‘I didn’t go to bed late last night,’ said Steven.

Steven said he to bed late last night.

8 ‘I wrote several emails yesterday,’ Bella told me.

Bella said several emails the previous day.



2 Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

1 ‘I’m feeling really cold,’ said Ray.

Ray said he .

2 ‘I can play my guitar,’ said Matthew.

Matthew said he .

3 ‘I’m not watching TV,’ said Ben.

Ben said he .

4 ‘I’ve just bought a car!’ said Bill.

Bill said he .

5 ‘I was at home all day, ‘ said Stella.

Stella said she .

6 ‘I don’t like eating meat,’ said Dave

Dave said he .

7 ‘Richard and I aren’t working,’ said Max

Max said he and Richard .

Answer 1

1 задание: 1) Milly said, she lived in London as a child, 2) Tom said he hadn't been in the same house all his life 3) Jake said he was sharing a flat with a friend. 4) Sarah told she couldn't keep any pets in her flat. 5)Jack complained that he didn't want to play football. 6) Ben told his mum that he was going out later. 7) Steven said he hadn't gone to bed late last night. 8) Bella said she had written several emails the previous day.

2 задание: 1) Ray said he was feeling really cold 2) Matthew said he could play his guitar 3) Ben said he wasn't watching TV 4) Bill said he had just bought a car 5) stella said she was at home all day 6) Dave said he didn't like eating meat 7) Max said he and Richard weren't working