Unit 5

Grammar Practice (Plus)

1 Rewrite the statements in reported speech.
1 I dont mind being here.
She said ___________________________________________________ .
2 We werent doing anything at eight oclock yesterday evening.
They said __________________________________________________ .
3 You must get a ticket for next months concert.
She said ___________________________________________________ .
4 You may know Louise from the evening class.
She said ___________________________________________________ .
5 Lisa is doing a test at the moment.
He told us __________________________________________________ .
6 Some of the power cables were damaged in last nights storm.
He told me __________________________________________________ .
7 Im going to help you with the cooking tonight.
He told _____________________________________________________ .
8 We havent finished our picnic yet.
They told me ________________________________________________ .

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2 Rewrite the questions in reported speech.

1 What time was it when you finally got home?
Joe asked us ________________________________________________ .
2 How many bottles have you found since you started looking?
Pat asked Sue _______________________________________________ .
3 What were you doing when the fire started last night?
The police asked me ___________________________________________ .
4 What time will you get back tonight?
Jill asked me _________________________________________________ .
5 Did you do the washing up earlier today?
Peter asked me _______________________________________________ .
6 When will you do your homework?
Mum asked us ________________________________________________ .
3 Write reported commands, requests and suggestions. Use the prompts in
brackets.
1 Switch off your laptop. (Ian / Amanda)
___________________________________________________________
2 Lets go out for lunch! (Peter)
___________________________________________________________
3 Dont forget to be home by seven! (Steve / Mark)
___________________________________________________________
4 Why dont we call Stephanie? (Harriet)
___________________________________________________________

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4 Read the dialogue and rewrite it in reported speech.

Paul

Where were you going when I saw you last night?

Ben

I was heading for the library on the corner of my street.

Paul

Why didnt you stop to chat with me?

Ben

I was in a hurry to return some books.

Paul

I wonder why I dont believe you!

1 Paul asked Ben _____________________________________________ .

2 Ben said ___________________________________________________ .
3 ___________________________________________________________ .
4 ___________________________________________________________ .
5 Paul wondered _______________________________________________ .
5 Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in the box.
apologize

refuse

admit

advise

agree

warn

1 I never help with the washing up, said Simon.

___________________________________________________________
2 Dont throw stones, said Thomas to the children.
___________________________________________________________
3 Im sorry I forgot to buy some flowers, said Louisa.
___________________________________________________________
4 I wont give you any money, said Matt.
___________________________________________________________
5 You ought to apply for that job, Jennifer told me.

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6 Ill let you borrow my car, said Roberta.
___________________________________________________________

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6 Translate the sentences into your own language.

1 Wendy told them she hadnt found anything interesting.
___________________________________________________________
2 Ruth suggested holding a party in the nightclub.
___________________________________________________________
3 We warned you not to go there.
___________________________________________________________
4 Rob said he would help me with the gardening.
___________________________________________________________
5 Andrea asked everybody where they had last seen the children.
___________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary Practice (Plus)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 Amanda put on her back_________________ and set off on holiday.
2 I love being a sight_________________ when I visit an interesting old city full of
monuments to look at.
3 There is a lot of information about places to stay and things to see in the
guide_________________ .
4 Sandy lives by the sea_________________ . She can see the beach and the
sea from her house.
5 Air France is the national air_________________ of France.
6 A lot of holiday_________________ couldnt get home when their package tour
company went bankrupt while they were only halfway through their holiday.
7 We went for a walk in the country_________________ , across fields and hills.
8 How much is the air_________________ from Madrid to Sydney in Australia?
9 If you follow the guide_________________ in the instruction book, you wont go
wrong.

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2 Write the missing words to complete the compound nouns.

1 They booked their holiday through a very good _________________ agent who
organized everything.
2 Wed like to change our pounds into euros. Whats the current
_________________ rate?
3 I take my _________________ bag with me every time I go away. Its more
comfortable than a bed!
4 I always put on _________________ cream when its summer because I have
sensitive skin.
5 Put on your good _________________ boots because were going on a 15kilometre hike across the hills.
6 Jackie suffers from _________________ sickness a lot. She feels nauseous
when she goes on a coach.
7 Bob went on an _________________ trip. He stayed with an Irish family, then an
Irish boy stayed with his family.
8 I love _________________ holidays. You can relax while someone else deals
with all the problems.
3 Write the prefix that goes with each pair of words.
1 _________________-curricular

_________________-terrestrial

2 _________________action

_________________-continental

3 _________________sleep

_________________spend

4 _________________claim

_________________visit

5 _________________estimate

_________________statement

6 _________________-task

_________________lingual

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4 Complete the sentences with words from 3.

1 Ive set my alarm for seven in the morning because I dont want to
_________________ and miss the flight.
2 One of the _________________ activities you can do after school hours is
volleyball practice on Wednesday evenings.
3 Do you think there is _________________ life on other planets?
4 Amy is _________________ . She can speak Arabic as well as Spanish and
English.
5 Be careful not to _________________ because you dont want to go into debt.
6 Maria enjoys the _________________ with other people she gets in her work.
7 You shouldnt _________________ how much work there is to do. Itll take much
longer than you think.
8 Sandra can do lots of jobs at the same time, which is good because she has to
_________________ at work.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 I cant choose _________________ the fish dish and the vegetarian option.
2 Youll have to queue _________________ a ticket to go into the museum.
3 Amy kindly paid _________________ both of us to go to the theatre.
4 Peter is worried _________________ his job interview.
5 What time shall we set _________________ for the mountains? Id like to get
there before dark.
6 Sam got _________________ the bus at the bus stop and took it into town.

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6 Write a word for each definition.

1 to mock or laugh at something in life or politics _________________
2 to reserve (a hotel room or a restaurant table) _________________
3 giving you a real sense of a place being described _________________
4 rent _________________
5 something you use for drying yourself after going in the sea
_________________
6 a long trip _________________
7 a place by the sea, which is built especially for holidaymakers
_________________
8 a film or book that describes someones travel experience _________________

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