Match 

the type of the book with the information it gives

an atlas shows you the geographic location of different places

an autobiography tells you about somebody's life
a newspaper tells you what has happened recently or what is happening now
a dictionary tells you the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of words
a manual tells you how to use or operate something
a cookbook tells you which ingredients you need to cook a dish
a guidebook tells you how to find a place and what you can do there
a textbook tells you what you need to know about a subject you are studying
an encyclopedia tells you about everything in the world

Guess the book genre by its description: romance, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy,

detective, non-fiction.

•  Fiction with mythic characters and fiction which invites suspension of reality i

s called _fantasy_.

•  _thriller_ is a genre of literature that uses suspense, tension and excitement as 

its main elements.

• Fiction about a committed crime and how the criminal gets caught is called a _

detective_.

•  _non-fiction_ represents stories that are true to life.

• There are two basic elements which are important in _romance_: a central lov
 e story and an emotional and optimistic ending.

• Stories based on the impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set 

in the future or on other planets, are called _sci-fi_.

Choose the correct options (said, told, were said, were told)

• Frodo _told_ me he wasn't very tall.

• Frodo _said_ he had a friend called Sam.

• Frodo _told_ us he had a ring.

• Frodo __were told__ that he and Sam had travelled a long way.

• He and Sam __were said__ to destroy the ring.

• He _were told_ that Gollum wasn't his friend.

• He __were said__ that he was from Middle Earth.

• He __told__ me that he was a hobbit.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs

•  Ben and Pat: "We work very hard."
They said they _worked_ very hard.

•  Jan: "This is the right train."
Jan said that __was__ the right train.

•  Ann and Jess: "We're tired at the moment."
They said they __were__ tired at that moment.
 •  Tim: "I fell asleep in the cinema."
Tim said that he __had fallen__ asleep in the cinema.

•  David: "I've seen this film."
David said he _had seen_ that film.

•  My brother: "Our family isn't rich."
My brother said our family _wasn't__ rich.

•  Mary: "I'm going to enjoy the concert."
Mary said she _was going_ to enjoy the concert.

Match the direct sentences to the reported ones

"I write a blog," she said.

She said she wrote a blog
"I wrote a blog," she said.
She said she had written a blog
"I can write a blog," she said.
She said she could write a blog
"I'm writing a blog," she said.
She said she was writing a blog
"I'll write a blog," she said.
She said she would write a blog
Read the task and complete the sentences
Your Canadian cousin is on holiday. She's talking to you on the phone. What she's say

ing is different from what she was saying yesterday. Correct her!

•  — It's cloudy here.
— Really? You said it was sunny__there__!

•  — I'm having lunch with uncle Albert.
— Really? You said you _were having_ lunch with aunt Monica.

•  —I'll send you an email.
— Really? You said you _would send_ me a postcard.

•  — I won't get home before your birthday.
— Really? You said you _wouldn't get_ home before my birthday.

•  — I can see the sea from my window.
— Really? You said you _could see_ the mountains from your window.
Correct the mistakes in the sentences

• Jane called me and said that she and her brother are going to the swimming

pool__were_.

• He said that he is going to the shopping centre_was_.

•  I want to say you______ that I got a new computer game.

• She saw me and she say_said_ that she knew me, and we began to talk.

• They said they would go shopping and then they will

watch_would_ a movie with me.
Complete the sentences with the correct words
• "I love hip hop," said Dylan.
Dylan said _he_ loved hip hop.

•  "Those are my keys," said Chloe.
Chloe said those were _her_ keys.

•  "We are the police," said the men.
The men said __they__ were the police.

•  "Our parents are away," said Ben and Amy.
Ben and Amy said _their_ parents were away.

•  "It's my turn to pay," said Henry.
Henry said it was __his__ turn to pay.