Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

'I passed all my exams,' said Tom.

Tom said that he has passed / had passed all his exams.

'I've decided to do some charity work,' said Sue.

Sue said that she decided / had decided to do some charity work.

'I don't like working in teams,' said Frank.

Frank said that he didn't like / hadn't liked working in teams.

'You can drop one subject in Year twelve,' our teacher told us.
Our teacher told us that we would / could drop one subject in Year twelve.

'Your article will be on the front cover of the school magazine,' Mr Roberts said.
Mr Roberts said that your / my article would be on the front cover of the school magazine.

‘You are working very hard,' my mum told me.

My mum told me that I have been working / was working very hard.

'I can't memorise numbers,' said Craig.

Craig said that I / he couldn't memorise numbers.

Reorder the words in brackets to make reported questions.

1 the show/was on/what time/my friend/

I asked …..

2 had said/the reporter/I/what/to

He wanted to know …..

3 had watched/all of the episodes//I/whether

My friend kept asking me….. 

4 wanted/to write/a news report/if/for the school paper/I

The teacher asked me……. 

5 she/in/interested/what/was

The reporter asked my friend…………. 

6 the crash/to survive/if/was going/the main character

I wanted to know …………
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1 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

0 The stories in that soap opera are so complicated that you have to watch every day to understand
what’s going on.

1 That actress played the p__________ of Jane Eyre in the TV series.

2 The play had such great r__________ that they kept it at the theatre for another three months.
3 This new show is s__________ on the network’s website, so you can watch it whenever you like.
4 Many actors a__________ in a couple of TV series before they get a big film role.
5 The singer signed a r__________ contract when she was fifteen, and her first record came out the next
year.
6 Although their song was in the c__________ for several weeks, it never reached number one.
7 The singer has announced that she is going to r__________ a new album tomorrow, and I’m going to
download it immediately.
8 Our group had only played small v__________, so appearing in a stadium was a thrill.
9 Performers say that doing a live g__________ helps them understand what their fans like.
10 After the group had a h__________ single, they began touring around the world.

2 Write the missing words to complete the text. The first and last letters are given.

When the 0 audience arrived for the opening of the new play, they were full of excitement. The play tells
the story of a musician from a small town who becomes very famous, and the cast of the play includes a
1
s__________r-s__________r whose own life story is very similar. In the play, he and his siblings form a
band, with his sister as the 2 d__________r and his younger brother as the lead 3
g__________t.
The main character, who is a superb 4 v__________t, becomes extremely famous and leaves his brother
and sister behind, and the conflict in the play comes from that situation. For the people who see it, the play
is very emotional, and after the first performance many of the 5 v__________s were in tears.

3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. Use phrasal verbs.

0 I signed up for an acting class in order to improve my skills.

1 Everyone makes mistakes on stage, so don’t __________ yourself up about it.

2 Millions of teens have fallen in love with the young singer, but the feeling is bound to __________ off
soon.
3 During the performance one of the actors fell down on stage, but the others had to _________ on as if
nothing had happened.
4 Most actors __________ out doing small roles before they become well-known.
5 We have decided to ___________ on a big talent show at the end of the school year.