BA GRAMMAR reported speech: sentences and questions

0 Read tl1e intervie\V. Then complete the journalist's report belo\v \Vith the bold verbs fron1 the
i11tervie\v in the correct tense.

Journalist Firstly Mike, thank you very much

for agreeing t o this interview. I know
you're a busy man. You have t he
leading role in the latest Kathryn
Bigelow fi lm. What is it like working
with her?
Mike You 1can't begin to imagine what a
fantastic experience it 2is. In fact, it
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has been an honour to work with
her. However, I have to say t hat it
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wasn't easy at first, because filming
5 started at 7.00 a.m. every day

for the first three weeks. I'm not a

person who likes early starts!
Journalist Yes, I had heard t hat! What 6did you enjoy most about working with her?
Mike I 7loved t he way t hat she 8 could get all t he actors, including me, to do exactly what she
wanted us to do.
Journalist Are you 9going t o be in any more of her films in t he near future?
Mike It 10 depends on Kathryn, but I hope 111will be. I'm really sorry but we 12must stop t he
interview now as I have a photo shoot at Vogue magazine.

Mike told n1e that I 1 couldn't begin to imagine \vhat a fantastic experience \Vorking with Katl1ryn
Bigelow 2 • He also said that working \Vith her
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an ho11our. Hov,rever,
it 4 easy at first because filming 5 every day at 7.00 a.m. for tl1e
first three weeks. When I asked him \vhat he 6 most about vvorking \Vitl1 Kathry11
Bigelow, he told me that he 7 the way that she 8 get the actors to do
what she wanted. Finally, I asked Mike if he 9 in any more of her filn1s in the future.
He said that it 10 on Kathryn, but he hoped he 11 • We then finished

the interview because Mike said that he 12 go to a photo shoo t at VoBue magazine.

C!) Write the other questions jo urnalists asked Mike in reported speech.

What's the most interesting I The BBC asked Mike \vhat the most interesting role
role t hat you've played? he had played was

Is t here t oo much violence 2 Fox asked him - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -

in films?

Who's the most difficult actor

3 RTVEaskedhi111 _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __
that you've ever worked with?

What should a young person 4 RAI asked hin1 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __

who wants to go into acting do?

5 ITVaskedhim _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
When are you going t o ret ire?

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G Cover b and the journalist 's report in a. Look at tl1e interview in a and try to remember the
journalis t's repo rt.

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88 GRAMMAR gerunds and infinitives
0 Con1plete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the gerund, the
i11finitive \Vith to, or the infinitive without to.

1 Emily's parents aren't strict enough \Vi th her. They let her - whatever
she likes. (do) do
2 I'm really busy right no\v. Would you 1nind - 1ne back in about
five minutes? (call)
3 My boss told me she wanted - to me in her office. (speak)
4 We decided - her a birthday present because we weren't sure what
she wanted. (not buy)
5 Have you ever thought o f - back to live in Edinburgh or are you
happy in London? (go)
6 My neighbour offered- my children \Vhile I \vent to do some
shopping. (look after)
7 Have you finishe d - the computer yet? I need it. (use)
8 - for people who are late makes me really angry. (wait)
9 My parents would like me - medicine as a career. (consider)
10 I think Ben should study architecture. He's very good a t -· (dra\v)
11 Do you think you'd like - with children or would you find it too
stressful? (\vork)
12 If they can save enough n1oney, they're hoping - to Miami for
their honeyn1oon. (go)
13 Have you ever thought about -yoga or Pilates? They're very good
if you have problems \Vith your back. (do)
14 I was really surpris e d - that he'd failed the exam. I thought he was
going to pass. (hear)
15 Are you going to go on-English here next year? (study)
16 I \vant you - very seriously about what you're going to do after you
leave university. (think)
17 I don't really feel like - to11igl1t. Let's go out for din11er. (cook)
18 Don't pretend - the present if you don't. \Ve can al\vays change it
for something else as I still have the receipt. (like)
19 - late at night always makes me - a bit unco1nfortable. I just can't
go to bed on a full stomach. (eat / feel)
20 Angela asked her bro ther - her a lift into town. (give)

-0 Cover the column on the right a11d look at the sentences. Read the sente11ces aloud with the
verbs in the correct form.

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9A GRAMMAR third conditional
0 Put the words in the correct order to complete the conditional sentences.

1 would/ scored/ 'd / the / they / have/ won/ match

If he 'd scored. they would have won the match

2 missed/ here / on time/ if/ the film / have / been/ you'd

We wouldn't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

3 offered / you/ 'd /have/ it/ the job / you/ would/ take11
If they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - ·?

4 finished/ if/ fallen/ she/ the race/ have / over / hadn't

Ella would _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

5 me / smiled/ have/ told / a photo/ were taking/ 'd /you / l

If you'd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __

6 known / that / eaten / you/ \Vas/ what/ have / in it / if / 'd

You wouldn't _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

C!) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to make third conditional sentences. Use
contractions where possible.
1 We wouldn't have met (not 1neet) if you hadn't invited (not invite) us both to dinner that night.
2 If I (know) how cold it was going to be in London, I (take)
warmer clothes.
3 You _ _ __ _ _ (enjoy) the party if you - - - - - - (go).
4 Dora (ring) you this morning if she _ _ _ _ _ _ (not leave) her mobile on the train.
5 I (not delete) the email if I (realize) it v1as important.
6 (you/ marry) him if he (ask) you?

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98 GRAMMAR quantifiers

0 Circle the correct answer fo r each gap.

A After four years of your parry in power, it's time for a change.
We' re the party to do thar. The country has - of problems <il§Y/ many
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2
and \Ve know how to solve chem. Firstly, there's - unemployment. too many/ coo much
3
Secondly, there aren' t - teachers in our state schools and thirdly, no /enough
4
there's - nioney lefr for pensions! any /no
B What you have to ren1ember is that this situation is a direct result
of your party's policies \vhen you were in power.
We've h a d - time to repair the damage you caused. 5 very little/ very few
- people voted for you in the last election? 6 How many / How much
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- ! And do you know \vhy? Because rhe voters were fed up and Very fe\v / Very little
8 much / a lot of
so were - men1bers of yo ur own party!
A My dear friend, you really haven't any idea what you' re
talking abour! You say you have11't had-. I say you don't have 9 enough time/ time enougl1
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- original ideas! no /any
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B I can assure you \Ve have - of ideas many / plenty
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and t h a t - of thern aren't original or effective. very few / very little
13
A Nonsense! - years ago when we \Vere in power, o ur economy \vas A little / A few
14
srro nger and vve had - unen1ployment. How do you explain that? very fe...v / very little
B You knovv that's not true and so do the voters.
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The people of this counrry are - intelligent to believe your lies. coo/ enough
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A T he problem is thar your party spends- tin1e insulting rhe too / coo much
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opposition, and n o t - time thinking of new ideas. enough / many
C Thank you very n1uch, ladies and gentlen1en.
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I' m afraid we have - mo re time today . .. any / no

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Q Cover the colum11 on tl1e right. Look at the debate and try to remember the miss ing \Vords.

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lOA GRAMMAR relative clauses
( ) Complete the text v.rith ivho, which, tvhere, o r whose.

a place a song a number a photo a person an animal a shop an object

We asked students to tell us about their favourite things

in life:
This week Elena, a student from Brazil, tells us about hers.
I have to say that my favourite place in the \vorld is the village
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ivhere I \Vas born. I've travelled all over the \VOrld but it's
still the place 2 I love the most. A song ... chat's an easy
one! It's Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh, for t\VO reasons. Firstly, it \Vas
the colo ur of the dress 3 I was wearing the night I met
my husband. Secondly, it was the song 4 the DJ played
as we danced. The number 5 I've chosen is the number
nine. My grandmother, 6 used to live with us when I was
a child, always asked me to get her a lottery ticket \vith chis nwnber. I
think that's why I like it so much. For a photo, I've chosen a black a11d
wl1ite photo of my parents - I've had for about 20 years.
Every time I look ac ic, I can see t\VO happy people in their early t\venties
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lives \Vere about co change forever. Why? Well because
my mum was pregnant "vith me in the photo! My English teacher at
school was che \voman 9 inspired me co love lang11ages.
So, I've chosen her to be my favourite person. Animals? o question
about it! The animals 10 I like nlOSt are dogs. The shop
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I could spend all day \vould be one selling perfumes
and cosmetics. Finally, an object 12 is very special to
me is my engagement ring, because it used to belong to my husband's
grandmother. Ie's beautiful.

G In ' vhich senten ces could you also use that?

G In which sentences could you leave out who or ivhich?

Q Combine the two sentences using a non-defining relative clause.

1 O ur neighbours are both teachers. They \vork at the same school.
Our neighbours, ivho are both teachers , \vork at the same school.
2 Pablo Picasso's best known painting is Guernica. He \Vas born in Malaga in 1881.
Pablo Picasso, , \vas bo rn in Malaga in 1881.
3 Canberra is the capital of Australia. It's smaller than Sydney and Melbourne.
Canberra, , is smaller than Sydney and Melbourne.
4 Our local post office has closed down. I used to work there.
O ur local post office, , has closed do\:vn.
5 Lionel Messi is possibly che most talented football er of his generation. He was born in Rosario in
Argentina.
Lionel Messi, - - - -- -- - - - -•is possibly the most talented footballer of his generation.
6 The hurricane caused millions o f dollars' \VOrth o f d amage. It \vas the \VOrst for over 75 years.
T he hurricane, , caused n1illio ns of dollars' worth of damage.

0 Read a again. Write a paragraph about your favou rite things in life.

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108 GRAMMAR question tags
C) Con1plete the dialogues with a question tag.
1 A Hi. Your name's Angela, 1
isn't it ?

B Yes, it is. Do we know each other?

A You really don't remember me, 2_ _ _ _ _ _?
B I'm afraid I don't.
A It's Jeff. Jeff Dawson .
B Oh my goodness! We were at school together,
l ?

A That's right!

2 A Guess who called me t his morning?

B It wasn't your ex, + ?

A Uh huh.
B He isn't still calling you, s ?
What did he want?
A Just a chat, I think. ••
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B But ex-boyfriends don't just ring for a chat,

6 ?

3 A We're still going to t he music festival in t he holidays,

7 ?

B Well, it depends.
A On w hat exactly? You don't have enough money,
8 ?

B Well, not really.

A Your mum will lend you some, 9 ?
She always does.

4 A It 's cold today,

B Well it's January,
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A It was much colder this time last year, 12 ?
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B I suppose so. Oh look, here's my bus!

5 A What's wrong, darling?

B Nothing.
A You're not hav ing problems with the other children at
school, 13 ?
B No, I'm not. Everything's fine.
A And you haven't had an argument with one of your friends,
Ii ?

B Of course not.
A You'd tell me if there was a problems, 15_ _ _ _ _ _?

B Yes, mum. Now will you please leave me alone?

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