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Grammar
Reported statements
1 Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
→ ‘I love chocolate!’
Harry said he loved chocolate.
1 ‘It’s been raining.’
Theo said it _____________________________________________ .
2 ‘He didn’t arrive on time.’
My brother told me he _____________________________________________ .
3 ‘I’ve been looking for a new job.’
Rita said she _____________________________________________ .
4 ‘We aren’t planning to go away.’
They told me they _____________________________________________ .
5 ‘I might get that new video game.’
She told us she _____________________________________________ .
6 ‘We were thinking of moving house.’
Ann and Joe said they _____________________________________________ .
7 ‘You won’t have time for lunch.’
Dad told me I _____________________________________________ .
8 ‘Stop it!’
His sister told him _____________________________________________ .
9 ‘Andrew will be leaving.’
Our boss told us Andrew _____________________________________________ .

Reported questions
2 Write the questions in direct speech.
→ ‘What time was it?’
The police officer asked what time it had been.
1 _____________________________________________________________
Sam asked how long he’d been playing the piano.
2 _____________________________________________________________
They asked why it cost so much.

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3 _____________________________________________________________
He asked us if it had been interesting.
4 _____________________________________________________________
We asked which platform the train left from.
5 _____________________________________________________________
The guide asked if we were enjoying our holiday.
6 _____________________________________________________________
I asked Paolo why he didn’t want to join us.
7 _____________________________________________________________
Giulia asked what I had been reading recently.
8 _____________________________________________________________
Kitty asked when lunch would be.
9 _____________________________________________________________
They asked why it wasn’t free for children.
10 _____________________________________________________________
Karen asked if I was thinking of selling my bike.

Reported speech: other changes

3 Choose the correct alternative.
→ ‘She was at home yesterday.’
He said she’d been at home the day before/the day after.
1 ‘He will be here in ten minutes!’
Jane said he would be there/where in ten minutes.
2 ‘We sent it last week.’
They told us they had sent it the previous week/that week.
3 ‘Will you meet me tomorrow?’
He asked if I would meet him that day/the following day.
4 ‘I phoned him 5 minutes ago.’
Mark told me he’d phoned him 5 minutes before/after.
5 ‘I love this chicken dish.’
Marta said she loved that/there chicken dish.
6 ‘I’m flying back to Canada today.’
He told me Franny was flying back to Canada the next day/that day.

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7 ‘His birthday is next month.’

She told me his birthday was the following month/the month before.

Reporting verbs
4 Rewrite the sentences using the prompts. Put the reporting verbs into
the Past simple.
→ warn me/not climb/that tree.
They warned me not to climb that tree.
1 offer/pay for the tickets
Mum _______________________________________________ .
2 apologise/break the vase
They _______________________________________________ .
3 announce/the play/not start on time
The theatre manager _______________________________________________ .
4 deny/steal the money
The man _______________________________________________ .
5 invite us/keep calm
They _______________________________________________ .
6 complain/have to wait
The passengers _______________________________________________ .
7 advise them/not bring their dog
We _______________________________________________ .
8 predict/be a tsunami after the earthquake
Scientists _______________________________________________ .
9 admit/smash the window
Charles _______________________________________________ .

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Vocabulary
The weather
5 Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
→ Dave’s taking an umbrella to the match because he’s heard it’s going to rain.
a pour b drench c rain
1 Can I turn the heating off? It’s quite __ in here.
a cool b hot c boiling
2 Don’t go out yet; it’s dangerous. There’s a __ blowing out there.
a breeze b gale c wind
3 The sea felt __ so nice on that hot, dry August day.
a gale b drizzle c breeze
4 It wasn’t very wet outside because it had only been __.
a drizzling b pouring c raining
5 The wettest place in Britain is the Lake District. It __ more there than in
any other area.
a rains b drizzles c pours
6 Why aren’t you wearing a coat? It’s absolutely __ outside.
a cool b cold c freezing
7 I’ve never seen such a storm, everyone got __.
a drenched b moist c drizzle
8 He suggested we took a jumper to the concert because it wasn’t going to be a
very __ evening.
a boiling b warm c cold

Talking about natural disasters

6 Complete the words in the blog posts.
A

We’re used to → t o r n a d o e s, but the 1w_ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _ were

incredible this time. When we went into town, we realised that we’d
been lucky – there was considerable 2d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on a much
larger 3s_ _ _ _ than usual.

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We experienced a 4m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6.1 earthquake and we thought

the ground would never stop 5s_ _ _ _ _ _. There were hundreds of
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a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for weeks after. Electricity and water were 7c_ _
o_ _ in some areas.

I was in New Orleans when hurricane Katrina 8s_ _ _ _ _. The wind

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r_ _ _ _ _ _ speeds of more than 150 mph per hour and the heavy
rain caused such a lot of flooding. Katrina 10c_ _ _ _ _ _ such a wide
area of the States. It was a real disaster.

Talking about risk and danger

7 Complete the expressions about risk and danger with the missing
word.
→ We could have been killed. It was a really close shave.
1 As soon as the ambulance arrived, I realised we were in __ hands.
2 Don’t drive so fast, it just isn’t __ the risk.
3 It would be a good idea to put that glass out of __ way.
4 That bank is safe, so we aren’t __ risk of losing our money.
5 He risked life __ and to get my cat out of the tree!
6 I knew it was dangerous, but it was a __ risk.

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Phrasal verbs with out

8 Make phrasal verbs with out using the verbs below. Then complete
the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs.

→ find run
Can you turn
find out puttheset
where watchis?
Maths lesson
1 Have we __________________________ of milk? I can’t see any in the fridge.
2 If they hadn’t __________________________ that fire so quickly, it would’ve been
a disaster.
3 I’m __________________________ early tomorrow because I want to avoid the
traffic.
4 There’s a hurricane on its way, so you’d better __________________________.
5 Jake’s new recipe for fish pie didn’t __________________________ as he expected
at all.

Dependent prepositions (2)

9 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
→ I’m not afraid of spiders, but I don’t like them much.
1 I’ve never heard of that particular chemical formula before. Were you
aware __ it?
2 Phil’s training really hard because he’s preparing __ the London
Marathon.
3 Don’t forget to put your bike away tonight to protect it __ the rain.
4 More than half the class objected __ paying so much for the school trip.
5 Jess is going to pay __ the tickets and we’re going to buy the lunch.
6 I’m not looking forward __ Wednesday, we’ve got three tests!
7 Will you keep Mum away __ the kitchen while we organise her surprise?
8 The coach insists __ good time-keeping, otherwise you’re banned from
the team.

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