1. Read the email. Then write what Angela actually said to Delia.
From: Delia Rigby
To: Maggie Clark
Subject: Angela
Hi Maggie,
Guess what? Last week I met Angela, who we used to work with. She told me she was still living with her parents, but she wanted to move out. She explained that her sister had found a flat they could share, and they’d looked round it the week before. It had just been decorated and they’d liked it very much, but they’d been asked to pay a month’s rent in advance. Unfortunately, because she was working part-time and she didn’t earn much money, she hadn’t saved enough for the deposit. She said she was going to get a new job. She was being interviewed the next day, so she had to buy some new clothes for the interview. I hope Angela and her sister will invite us to their new flat when they move in!
Love,
Delia
I’m still living with my parents, but …………………
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Answer
I want to move out. My sister has found a flat we can/could share, and we looked round it last week. It has just been decorated and we liked it very much, but we’ve been asked / we were asked to pay a month’s rent in advance. Unfortunately, because I’m working part-time and I don’t earn much money, I haven’t saved enough for the deposit. I’m going to get a new job. I’m being interviewed tomorrow, so I have / I’ve got to buy some new clothes for the interview.
2. Alex, who wanted to go to an art college, was interviewed by one of the lecturers. A year later, his friend Charlie asked him about the interview, as he wanted to go to the same college. Complete Alex’s answers.
CHARLIE: So, Alex, what was the interview like?
ALEX: Well, the interviewer started by asking me when I (1) …I’d left…… (leave) school. And then he wanted to know what I (2) (do) ……………………… since then. I told him I (3) ……………………… (have) several jobs. First I (4) ……………………… (work) in a cafe for about a year because I (5) ……………………… (need) to save a lot of money for travelling. Of course he asked me where I (6) ……………………… (want) to go and when I told him, he asked whether I (7) ……………………… (visit) all those places. I explained to him that I (8) ……………………… (be) to Brazil and Peru, and I (9) ……………………… (spend) some months in Turkey. He told me I (10) ……………………… (be) very lucky. Then he asked if I (11) ……………………… (bring) some work to show him and he looked at my work.
CHARLIE: Was that all?
ALEX: I think so. He asked me when I (12) ……………………… (become) interested in painting and drawing, and I said that I (13) ……………………… (think) I always (14) ……………………… (be). Oh, yes, and he told me my work (15) ……………………… (be) very good.
CHARLIE: I’m not surprised. It is good. I hope he’ll like my stuff too.
ALEX: Oh, I think he will.
Answer
2 ’d done / had done
3 ’d had / had had
4 ’d worked / had worked
5 ’d needed / had needed
6 ’d wanted / had wanted
7 ’d visited / had visited
8 ’d been / had been
9 ’d spent / had spent
10 ’d been / had been
11 ’d brought / had brought
12 ’d become / had become
13 thought
14 had been
15 was
3. Complete the article which the journalist wrote a month after the interview with Wilma.
Last month I was lucky enough to interview Wilma Shaw when she was in this country. First of all I asked Wilma how long she (1) …was going to…… be here and she said two months, but actually she has already gone back to the U.S. She told me it (2) ……………………… her first visit to the U.K. because she (3) ……………………… here five years before, for a holiday.
The pop singer then told me that she (4) ……………………… a tour. When I asked her how many cities she (5) ………………………, she thought about twenty. She said she (6) ……………………… to have a holiday after the tour. She looked tired. But when I asked her whether she (7) ……………………… a message for her fans, she told them (8) ……………………… to the concerts and have a wild time. Well, it looks as though Wilma has had too many wild times, because her manager said last week that she is now resting!
Answer
2 wasn’t 3 ’d come / had come
4 was doing
5 was going to visit or would visit
6 wanted 7 had 8 to come
4. John had a row with his girlfriend, Julie. His friend Mark tried to help them get back together and talked to Julie for John.
MARK: Julie, John’s asked me to talk to you.
JULIE: I don’t want to speak to him.
MARK: Look Julie, John’s really upset.
JULIE: I’m upset too.
MARK: Will you just let me tell you his side of the story?
JULIE: I’m not interested. He promised to meet me at the restaurant, but he didn’t turn up. I don’t want to see him again.
MARK: But Julie, his car had broken down.
JULIE: So? I had my phone with me.
MARK: But that’s the point. He tried to phone, but he couldn’t get through.
JULIE: I don’t believe he tried.
MARK: Yes, he did. His phone wasn’t working, so he came to my flat and borrowed mine. Take a look at my recent calls.
JULIE: OK, I’ll talk to him. Listen, I’m going to be late for work. I’ll meet him at six o’clock in the square.
MARK: Thanks, Julie. He’ll be really happy. And I promise he’ll be there.
Complete the conversation Mark had later with John.
JOHN: What did Julie say?
MARK: She said she (1) …didn’t want to speak to you…… .
JOHN: Well, what did she say when you told her I was really upset?
MARK: She said she (2) …………………………. too, so I asked her to let me explain your side of the story. She said she (3) …………………………. . You (4) …………………………. to meet her at the restaurant, but you (5) …………………………. . She said that she (6) …………………………. again.
JOHN: Did you explain about the car?
MARK: Yes, and she said she (7) …………………………. her phone with her. So I explained you couldn’t get through, but she said she (8) …………………………. you (9) …………………………. . Then I told her that you (10) …………………………. to my flat and that you (11) …………………………. my phone. I asked her if she (12) …………………………. at my recent calls. She did and she said she (13) …………………………. to you. Then she said she (14) …………………………. late for work, so we had to stop talking. You have to meet her in the square at six o’clock.
JOHN: Thanks, Mark. I really appreciate what you’ve done for me.
MARK: That’s OK. Just don’t be late this evening.
Answer
2 was upset
3 wasn’t interested
4 had promised or promised
5 hadn’t turned up or didn’t turn up
6 didn’t want to see you
7 had had or had
8 didn’t believe
9 had tried or tried
10 had come
11 had borrowed or borrowed
12 would look
13 would talk
14 was going to be
5. You’ve just arrived at the Great Bay Hotel for a holiday. It’s not the same as your travel agent told you it would be. Look at your travel agent’s website and complete your email to the travel agent.
THE GREAT BAY HOTEL
There’s a large swimming pool. NO
You will dance to live bands every night. NO
Room service is available. NO
They serve an international menu in the dining room. NO
You’ll love the private beach. NO
A fitness centre has been added to the hotel’s facilities. NO
The tennis courts can be booked free of charge. NO
Guests can use the nearby golf course free of charge. NO
From:
To: Mr Smiley, Sunways Travel Agency
Subject: The Great Bay Hotel
I am very disappointed because the facilities at the Great Bay Hotel are not the same as you told us.
You said there …was a large swimming pool…… and that we …………………………………………………..
You also said …………………………………………………….
The website said ………………………………………………….
You told us ……………………………………………………….
In fact, none of these facilities is available. Please arrange for us to be transferred to a better hotel immediately.
Answer
Example answers:
would dance to live bands every night.
(that) room service was available and they served an international menu in the dining room. (that) we’d love the private beach.
(that) a fitness centre had been added to the hotel’s facilities, the tennis courts could be booked free of charge and guests could use the nearby golf course free of charge.
6. Anna has just met the singer Aidan Flanagan. She is telling Ian about the meeting. Ian wants to know exactly what Aidan said to Anna and what she said to him.
IAN: Well, what was he like? Was he friendly? What did he say?
ANNA: He was really friendly. (1) He asked me who I was.
IAN: Then what?
ANNA: (2) He asked me where I came from.
IAN: And what did you say?
ANNA: (3) I told him I came from Bray, of course. Then (4) he said that was where he was born too. Then (5) I told him I’d been a fan of his for ages and (6) he said that was very good to hear. Then (7) he asked whether I was going to the concert tonight. So (8) I told him we wanted to, but we hadn’t been able to get tickets. (9) He asked if the tickets were sold out, and (10) I told him they’d sold all but the most expensive ones and we couldn’t afford those.
IAN: And did he give you some tickets?
ANNA: No, he didn’t. But (11) he asked the concert hall manager if we could have some at the cheaper price. And the manager said ‘Yes’!
Now write exactly what Anna and Aidan said.
1 Aidan asked: …Who are you?…………….
2 Aidan asked: ………………………………………
3 Anna said: ………………………………………….
4 Aidan said: …………………………………………
5 Anna said: ………………………………………….
6 Aidan said: …………………………………………
7 Aidan asked: ………………………………………
8 Anna said: ………………………………………….
9 Aidan asked: ………………………………………
10 Anna said: ………………………………………..
11 Aidan asked the concert hall manager: ……………………………………………….
Answer
2 Where do you come from?
3 I come from Bray.
4 That’s where I was born too.
5 I’ve been a fan of yours for ages.
6 That’s very good to hear.
7 Are you going to the concert tonight?
8 We want to, but we haven’t been able to get tickets.
9 Are the tickets sold out?
10 They’ve sold all but the most expensive ones and we can’t afford those.
11 Can they have some at the cheaper price?
7. Imagine that when you were on holiday last year you met someone famous. This could be a musician, a film star, a sportsman or woman, a politician etc. Look at what Anna told Ian in Exercise 126 and write an email to a friend about the conversation you had.
From:
To:
Subject: Hi!
I never told you that when I was on holiday last year I met ……………………
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Answer
The email should use reported speech and reported question structures in the same way as the underlined words in Exercise 6.
8. Rewrite the sentences beginning in the way shown.
1 ‘Where are you going?’ asked Tom.
…Tom asked (me) where I was going. ……
2 ‘Where are you going to spend the holiday?’ asked Mike.
Mike asked …………………………………………. .
3 ‘What will you do when you leave school?’ asked Jennifer.
Jennifer asked …………………………………………. .
4 ‘How did you know my name?’ the journalist asked the security guard.
The journalist wanted to know …………………………………………..
5 ‘Do you have an appointment?’ asked the clerk.
The clerk asked …………………………………………. .
6 ‘Have you seen the blue memory stick?’ Bernie asked his wife.
Bernie wondered …………………………………………. .
7 ‘Why didn’t Isobel phone me?’ asked her brother.
Isobel’s brother wanted to know …………………………………………. .
8 ‘Will you carry my laptop for me please, Rosie?’ Richard asked.
Richard asked …………………………………………. .
9 ‘When can I see the doctor?’ Charles asked the receptionist.
Charles asked …………………………………………. .
Answer
2 (me) where I was going to spend the holiday
3 (me) what I would do when I left school
4 how the security guard knew his/her name
5 (me) if/whether I had an appointment
6 whether/if his wife had seen the blue memory stick
7 why she hadn’t phoned him
8 Rosie whether/if she would carry his laptop for him
9 the receptionist when he could see the doctor
9. Complete the sentences with the correct form of say or tell.
1 …Did you tell…… (you) your brother the truth about that money?
2 What ………………………. (you) to Wendy last night? She looks terribly upset this morning.
3 Is something wrong? Can you ………………………. me about it?
4 My English teacher keeps asking me ………………………. the class a joke from my country, but I can’t think of any suitable ones!
5 If I asked you to marry me, what ………………………. (you)?
6 I never know what ………………………. to people when they pay me a compliment.
7 Don’t worry, I’m sure the boys are fine. Anyway, I ………………………. them to call me if they had any problems.
8 I’ll never speak to him again after all the lies he ………………………. me last weekend.
9 If I were you, I ………………………. (not) anything about your problems now.
10 Promise you ………………………. (not) anything to my girlfriend. She’ll be furious if she finds out what I’ve done.
11 I ………………………. (already) you, I don’t know where your phone is.
12 Please ………………………. you’ll forgive me. I’m really sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused.
13 I’m ready to serve the meal. Can you ………………………. the children to go and wash their hands, please?
Answer
2 did you say 3 tell 4 to tell
5 would you say 6 to say
7 told 8 told
9 wouldn’t say 10 won’t say
11 ’ve already told / have already told
12 tell me or say 13 tell
10. Complete the email with the correct form of say or tell.
From: Nathan Cripps
To: Stephanie Peters
Subject: Talk with my dad
Hello Stephanie,
I must (1) …tell…… you about the talk I had with my dad last weekend.
We talked for hours and I (2) …………………………… him all about the plans we’ve made for our business. At first, he wasn’t very interested and he (3) …………………………… he didn’t think we were old enough to run a business. But then I (4) …………………………… him that we had already talked to a small business adviser, and she (5) …………………………… that the plan seemed realistic. She agreed that all we need is a small loan at a reasonable rate.
So after that he sat down and asked me (6) …………………………… him exactly how much money we’d need to start with, and how long for. Eventually he (7) …………………………… to me, ‘OK, I think it’s a good plan. (8) …………………………… Stephanie that I’ll lend you the money to get started.’ Honestly, I couldn’t believe he (9) …………………………… it! Isn’t it great? I’m really looking forward to seeing you next week so we can talk to him together and get things going.
All the best,
Nathan
Answer
2 told 3 said 4 told
5 had said 6 to tell 7 said
8 Tell 9 was saying or said
11. There are mistakes in four of these sentences. Correct the sentences where necessary. Write ‘OK’ if the sentence is already correct.
1 Jen said she had been very happy in her new job and liked her new boss better than her old one.
…said she was very happy……
2 Michael explained that he couldn’t come to the party because he was working that evening.
3 We had a great evening with Janet. She was saying us about her fascinating trip to Kenya.
4 I’m sorry to bother you, but you said to call if I was worried.
5 We were disappointed when the receptionist told that the hotel was fully booked that week.
6 The museum guard asked the visitors to not touch the exhibits.
7 The tour guide explained that the Severn is the longest river in England.
Answer
2 OK
3 She was telling us about her fascinating trip or She was talking about her fascinating trip
4 OK
5 the receptionist told us that the hotel or said that the hotel
6 visitors not to touch the exhibits
7 OK
