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1 Grammar Language Hub Upper Intermediate Worksheet 

Reported speech
A Read the news article. Rewrite the sentences in bold in reported speech.

Man arrested for breaking into own home

By Michael Chang
28 Sep 2019, 9.27 | Updated: 28 Sep 2019, 9.33
A 75-year-old man was arrested in Ealing last night for breaking into his own house. 1‘I was
walking home from the shops,’ said Mr Smith, 2‘and I suddenly realised I’d left my
keys at home.’ Noticing his bathroom window was open, Smith climbed a tree in the front
garden to gain access to the property.
Unfortunately, his neighbour saw him climbing through the window and called the police.
3‘You can never be too careful!’ said Mrs Whitshaw. 4‘Three of my friends have been

burgled recently,’ she added.

When the police finally arrived on the scene, an embarrassed Mr Smith managed to
explain what had happened. 5‘He’s lucky he didn’t break his neck!’ said Police Constable
Meadows. 6‘But it’s quite impressive for a man of his age.’

1 Mr Smith said that .

2 He explained that .
3 Mrs Whitshaw claims that .
4 And added that .
5 Police Constable Meadows said that Mr Smith .
6 But went on to say .

B Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions below. Make notes of your partner’s answers.

1 Have you read any interesting books recently?

2 Where is the most unusual place you have been on holiday?
3 What were you doing at 8 pm last night?
4 Are you currently following any news stories?

C W
 ork in new pairs. Report your partner’s answers from Exercise B. Ask follow-up questions for
more information.

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10.1 Vocabulary Language Hub Upper Intermediate Worksheet 

Traditional media

A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

biased ​broadsheet ​coverage ​editor ​headline ​source ​subjective ​tabloid

1 An opinion piece is, by definition, highly as it gives the writer’s point of view.
2 seem to be obsessed with celebrity gossip and shocking news stories.
3 In the UK, are generally considered to be the most trustworthy source
of information.
4 My father-in-law just seems to look at the instead of reading the whole article.
5 Many of the newspapers in my country are towards specific political parties.
6 There was extensive of the wedding in all of the papers.
7 It’s important that journalists get information from multiple .
8 The newspaper published a letter from the in response to the accusations.

B Y
 ou are going to give a short presentation. Think of a famous journalist or newspaper from your
country. Make notes about the following:

• the name of the journalist/newspaper

• why they are / it is famous
• any other interesting information

C W
 ork in groups. Take turns giving your presentations. Ask follow-up questions for more
information.

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10.2 Grammar Language Hub Upper Intermediate Worksheet 

Reporting verbs
A Are these sentences correct or incorrect? Rewrite the incorrect sentences.

1 Mr Welch claimed that he had been treated unfairly during his time at the company.
2 Police reminded that anything he said might be used as evidence against him.
3 She refused to tell what I had done wrong and slammed the door in my face!
4 My parents encouraged me to apply for a place on the graduate scheme.
5 The company apologised for mislead the public over claims made in their advertising.
6 Miss Jansen’s lawyer warned her to say anything to the press before the trial was over.
7 He promised to call me back as soon he got home from work.
8 Neighbours threatened calling the police if the noise continued.

B Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

accuse agree ​
confess convince ​
encourage

1 When was the last time you someone to do something for you?
2 Have you ever someone of something they didn’t do?
3 Who you to apply for your current job/course?
4 Have you ever to do something that you later regretted?
5 When was the last time you to doing something wrong?

C Work in groups. Discuss the questions in Exercise B.

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10.2 Vocabulary Language Hub Upper Intermediate Worksheet 

Social media

A Complete the sentences in the table with social media vocabulary.

Find someone who … Name Information

regularly uses h to make
their posts easy to find.

has more than 100 f

on their social media accounts.
can name a famous social media
i .

has ever shared a m .

can think of a video that has gone

v .

can name a t story

from today.
has ever taken part in a social
media c
(e.g. the ice bucket challenge).

B T hink about how to phrase the statements in Exercise A as questions. Then walk around and
talk to your classmates to find people who the statements are true for. Ask follow-up questions
to learn more information.

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10.2 Vocabulary Language Hub Upper Intermediate Worksheet 

Adjective + noun collocations

A Choose the correct options to complete the questions.

1 Do you make high / regular / key donations to any charities?

2 What can charities do to reach a wider / deeper / higher audience online?
3 What is target / popular / viral content? Can you think of an example?
4 What are the main / key / big factors in a successful charity campaign?
5 Which recent charity campaigns have had deep / strong / high levels of engagement from
the public?
6 Have you ever bought a product because it received a lot of web / online / internet mentions?

B Work in pairs. Discuss the questions in Exercise A. Make a note of your partner’s answers below.

1
2
3
4
5
6

C Work in new pairs. Report what you found out in Exercise B.

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