1. Reported Speech Sterlitamak Gymnasium № 2 Kireeva Rasima Sabitovna

4. Choose the correct answer. He told me / to me that he was an engineer. I couldn’t say / tell the difference between them. Jeff said me / to me he had worked in Rwanda. My sister never tells / says a lie. Tim told / said to us he was visiting some friends of his. “We’re going shopping," he said / told.

5. Fill in each gap with said or told. He ………… he didn’t like techno music. They ………. they would be happy to look after our dog. He ………. them that they could leave when they were ready. My mother ………. that my father was very handsome when he was young. Our teacher ………. us to work in pairs. Anna ………. that she was going to buy a new car.

7. I. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun or possessive adjective. 1 Mary said, “ My mother asked me to drive her to the airport.”. Mary said….. mother (had) asked ….. to drive ….. to the airport. 2 Brad and Helen said, “We’re having a barbecue next Sunday in our garden.” Brad and Helen said …..were having a barbecue next Sunday in ….. garden. 3 The twins said, “We want you to teach us how to play chess.” The twins said ….. wanted ….. to teach ….. how to play chess.

10. Watch out! We do not need to make any changes to the verb tense when we are reporting a scientific fact or when something is still true The teacher said: “The earth moves round the sun” The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun

13. II. Report these statements: Frank says: “I collect warm clothes for the shelter.” Pete says : “I’ve met lots of interesting people.” Anna says : “I want to know what I can do to help.” David says : “We’re opening a new shelter next month.” Emma says : “I like helping people in need.”

15. Group 1 Read the sentences, then complete your friend’s letter. Tracey said that she was in Greece. She said that she had arrived five days before. She said that she was staying in a fantastic hotel. She said that she had already visited many museums. She said that the food was delicious. She said that she was coming home on the 15th. Dear Friends, How are you? I am in Greece. I ………………. It’s really beautiful here. ………………… with a huge swimming pool. …………………. The people are very nice and ………………. …………………. See you then. Love, Tracey

16. Group 2 Susan – doctor Report what she said. “I work with a team of twenty-four doctors and assistants. We fly all over the world, to any place where sick people need help. We were in Rwanda last year. We stayed there for three months, then we left for India. We have been in India for thirteen months. Next week we are going to Nigeria.” Susan is a doctor. She said that she worked with …