Emma tells Joanne about an incident where she returned home from the book exhibit to find her house had been burgled. The burglar had broken into her house through the bedroom window and stolen her TV, DVD player, and jewellery. Luckily they did not have time to steal anything else before Emma called the police. Emma was exhausted after tidying up the messy house.
Emma tells Joanne about an incident where she returned home from the book exhibit to find her house had been burgled. The burglar had broken into her house through the bedroom window and stolen her TV, DVD player, and jewellery. Luckily they did not have time to steal anything else before Emma called the police. Emma was exhausted after tidying up the messy house.
Emma tells Joanne about an incident where she returned home from the book exhibit to find her house had been burgled. The burglar had broken into her house through the bedroom window and stolen her TV, DVD player, and jewellery. Luckily they did not have time to steal anything else before Emma called the police. Emma was exhausted after tidying up the messy house.
Emma tells Joanne about an incident where she returned home from the book exhibit to find her house had been burgled. The burglar had broken into her house through the bedroom window and stolen her TV, DVD player, and jewellery. Luckily they did not have time to steal anything else before Emma called the police. Emma was exhausted after tidying up the messy house.
Yesterday evening, I went to Tim's house because he wanted to talk to me. He told (me / to me) that he (is planning / was planning) to go on a business trip to Italy (next week / the following week). He said that he (was going / will going) to stay in Milan for ten days and that he (needed / will need) my help with his house and garden. He explained (me / to me) that somebody (had / must) to feed his fish and water his plants. He also said that he (won't trust / didn't trust) anybody else but me, and he (would appreciate / will appreciate) it if I (accepted / accept). B Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech. 1 “I can't talk now because I'm busy,” Hugh said. Hugh said _________________________________________________________________ 2 “We enjoyed the documentary we saw last night,” the children told their mother. The children told their mother __________________________________________________ 3 “I must get up early tomorrow morning,” Ben said. Ben said ___________________________________________________________________ 4 “I have already complained about the noise twice today.” Martha told him. Martha told him _____________________________________________________________ 5 “The mechanic will fix my car tomorrow,” Mr Burton said. Mr Burton said ______________________________________________________________ C Choose the correct answer. 1 Peter said that he (had bought / buys) a new pair of jeans. 2 Emily told me that she (had found / finds) that recipe for the cheesecake on the internet. 3 He said that we had to deliver these parcels (previous day / the following day). 4 They told Benny that they (ought / might) travel to Egypt. 5 Flora complained that her brother (kept / was keeping) reading her diary. 6 He said that he had sold his car a year (before / previous). D Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. Use one of the reporting verbs in the box. offer accuse advise suggest deny
1 “Helen, you lied to me,” Cynthia said.
Cynthia ______________________________________________________________ 2 “Let's have dinner at my house tonight,” Peter said. Peter ________________________________________________________________ 3 “I'll drive you to the airport,” Calvin told Mark. Calvin _______________________________________________________________ 4 “I didn't break the window,” Jack said. Jack _________________________________________________________________ 5 “You should see a dentist before your toothache gets worse,” John told his sister. John _________________________________________________________________ 71A Complete the dialogue with the correct derivative. 1) belief 2) exhibit 3) burgle 4) play 5) complete 6) luck 7) exhaust
A: Hi Emma. What's up?
B: Hi Joanne. You won't (1) ____________________ what happened to me yesterday. When I returned home from the book (2) ____________________, I found the window of my bedroom broken and the whole house in a complete mess. It was obvious that a (3) __________________ had broken into my house. A: Really? Did he steal anything? B: Yes. He stole the TV set and the DVD (4) _____________________, as well as some money. I also found the drawer where I keep my jewellery (5) ____________________ empty! Imagine all my jewellery gone! (6) ___________________, he didn't have time to steal anything else, as far as I could see. The I called the police and tried to tidy up the house. I was really (7) ________________ when I finished. A: I guess it wasn't your lucky day, Emma.
B Complete the sentences using the correct phrasal verb.
1 The firemen had to _____ wall to put out the fire in the factory. a) break through b) break in c) break out 2 The burglar _____ their house through the bathroom window. a) broke out b) broke into c) broke down 3 As Barbara was talking, Fay suddenly _____, saying, “You're to blame.” a) broke in b) broke down c) broke out 4 As I was driving back home, my car _____. a) broke out b) broke through c) broke down 5 I think that World War I _____ in 1914. a) broke down b) broke in c) broke out
73A Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.
1 “Do you need help with the cleaning?” I asked Fiona. I asked Fiona _____________________________________________________________ 2 “Bring me some more coffee, please,” Jeremy asked the waiter. Jeremy asked the waiter ____________________________________________________ 3 “What did you do yesterday, Alan?” Nelson wondered. Nelson wondered _________________________________________________________ 4 “Don't stay out late tonight,” mother told Chris. Mother told Chris _________________________________________________________ 5 “Are we going to a restaurant tonight?” Ben wanted to know. Ben wanted to know _______________________________________________________ 6 “Get out of the car immediately,” the police officer ordered the driver. The police officer ordered the driver ___________________________________________