REPORTED SPEECH REVISION

1. Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1 ‘You must take these tablets twice a day.’

The doctor says I ………………………………………….
2 ‘I’m going to the gym tomorrow.’
Ben told me ………………………………………….
3 ‘You don’t have to wait for me.’
Liz said that I ………………………………………….
4 ‘I took my final exam yesterday.’
Jack told me ………………………………………….
5 ‘I haven’t told you the complete truth.’
Pablo said ………………………………………….
6 ‘I’ll meet you later today.’
Jim tells me ………………………………………….
7 ‘I prefer this café to the one opposite.’
Julia says ………………………………………….
8 ‘I’ll always remember meeting you.’
Ann told me ………………………………………….
2. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Begin with My mum asked me.

1 ‘Why are you home so late?’

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2 ‘Did you leave school on time today?’
…………………………………..
3 ‘You’ve got lots of homework to do, haven’t you?
…………………………………..
4 ‘When are you doing to tidy your room?’
…………………………………..
5 ‘Have you seen your brother this afternoon?’
…………………………………..
6 ‘Will you help me with the shopping tomorrow?’
…………………………………..
7 ‘Would you like me to give you some money for a pizza?’
…………………………………..
3. Report the dialogue using say or ask in the past simple.
Dan Are you going to the concert tomorrow evening?
Zoe No, I’m not. I haven’t got any money.
Dan I’ll lend you some. How much do you need?
Zoe That’s really kind of you, but I have to finish my homework too.
Dan Would you like me to help you finish it?
Zoe Do you speak German
Dan No, I don’t. Your cousin does, doesn’t she?
Zoe Yes, she does. Perhaps I should ask her.

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4. Write a second sentence that has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in
brackets.
1 ‘Do you know the answer to these questions?’ Sally asked me. (if)
……………………………………………
2 ‘I mustn’t be late for the trip tomorrow,’ said Bella. (next)
…………………………………………
3 ‘Have you heard the band’s new album yet?’ asked Kostas. (me)
……………………………………………
4 ‘I won’t be at school next week,’ said Mark. (says)
……………………………………………
5 ‘Will you be getting a new phone soon?’ asked Harry. (whether)
……………………………………………
6 ‘MY plane arrives at ten in the morning,’ said Andrew. (tells)
……………………………………………
CONDITIONALS REVISION
1. Match the halves of these mixed conditional sentences.
1 Martha would have gone to the night club
2 Tom would have accepted your invitation
3 John would be emigrating to Australia soon
4 Kate would be going to university
5 My teacher would be pleased

a if he wasn’t going away on Friday.

b if he had been able to get a work permit.
c If I had completed my project.
d if she didn’t have her driving test tomorrow.
e if she hadn’t failed some of her exams.

2. Complete these mixed conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 You ………………………… (have) more money now if you …………………………
(waste) it on clothes and magazines.
2 If my school results ………………………… (be) better, I …………………………
(apply) to become an airline pilot when I left school.
3 If I ………………………… (pay) more attention in Spanish classes, I
………………………… (speak) better Spanish
4 If I ………………………… (not like) fish, I ………………………… (not order) it from
the menu last night.
5 She ………………………… (not be) at this school now if her parents
………………………… (not move) to this town three years ago.
6 If it ………………………… (not be) so cold this morning, I ………………………… (not
wear) my woolly scarf now.
7 If I ………………………… (like) horror films, I ………………………… (watch)
Bloodbath.

3. Read the situations and write mixed conditional sentences.

1 I failed my piano exam last summer. That’s why I’m taking it again.
If I hadn’t …………………………………………….
2 I didn’t go to the theatre because I’m broke.
……………………………………………….
3 Dave didn’t say hello to Emily at the party. That’s why she’s upset.
……………………………………………….
4 Ryan is learning Mandarin. That’s why he spent a week in Beijing.
……………………………………………….
5 Beth couldn’t phone you last night because she hasn’t got a mobile.
……………………………………………….
6 Ollie lost his iPad. That’s why he’s looking miserable.
……………………………………………….
7 Carol is unwell. That’s why she didn’t go out last night.
……………………………………………….
8 Poland are playing in the European Cup because they beat Belgium in the qualifying
round.
……………………………………………….
9 Fran isn’t coming to the concert with us tomorrow because she couldn’t get a ticket.
……………………………………………….

ADVERBS REVISION
1. Complete the sentences with the words below.
early friendly monthly motherly weekly yearly

1 We love going camping and try to go ………………………… – usually in Setemper.

2 Lessons will finish ………………………… today for the parents’ meeting.
3 ‘Do you go shopping every week?’ ‘No, we just do one big shop
………………………….’
4 He gestured in a ………………………… way and invited us over.
5 She hugged the crying child in a ………………………… way.
6 I see Nina ………………………… when we play tennis on Saturdays.

2. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 my / monthly / renew / membership / I / gym
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2 a / way / smiled / lovely / she / in / really
……………………………………….
3 band / town / my / in / plays / brother’s / fortnight
……………………………………….
4 a / the / spoke / way / in / man / cowardly
……………………………………….
5 crashed / driving / when / she / fast / was / too / she
……………………………………….
6 diving / can / to / he / annually / go / afford?
……………………………………….

3. Complete the text with the words below.

closely hardly lately lively nearly rough widely

In Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), author George Orwell writes about the poverty
in the two cities, describing in a 1…………………….. way his experience of mixing with the
very poor. After living in Paris for 2…………………….. two years, Orwell fell seriously ill
and had all his money stolen. He then returned to London, sleeping 3…………………….. and
living 4…………………….. with tramps. His book was 5…………………….. praised at the
time for its honest study, but it seems that some things have 6…………………….. changed
more than eighty years on. Parts of the cities have become very rich 7…………………….. ,
but the problems of unemployment and homelessness still exist.
4. Complete the mini-dialogues with the phrasal verbs below.
get around get back go off pull up set off stop over

1 A What time are you leaving in the morning?

B We’re going to ………………………… at 6.30 a.m.
2 A Did you walk everywhere in London?
B No, we used the tourist bus to …………………………
3 A What time does your plane land
B At 6.00; we should ………………………… to the house around 8.00.
4 A Have you got a direct flight?
B No, it’s going to ………………………… in Doha on the way.
5 A Did you go on holiday with your parents?
B Yes, but I could ………………………… and do my own thing.
6 A Where I shall I park?
B Just ………………………… outside the hotel for now.

ARTICLES REVISION
1. Complete the text with a, an, the or nothing (-), if no article is required.
Although 1…………………… British are more health-conscious than they used to be, many
of them still like to eat 2…………………… bacon for breakfast once or twice
3…………………… week. But most are unaware that there is 4…………………… unusual
custom surrounding bacon. 5…………………… custom is known to date back hundreds of
years to 6…………………… 13th century or even earlier.
According to tradition, 7…………………… married couple could win a large piece of bacon
if they could prove to a judge that they had not regretted their marriage or had
8…………………… argument for at least 9…………………… year and
10…………………… day. In one town, Dunmow, 11…………………… couple had to kneel
on sharp stones and say 12…………………… special poem which ended with the lines: ‘For
this is our custom at Dunmow well known, Though the pleasure be ours, the bacon’s your
own.’ After 13…………………… poem, there was a noisy parade around town. Dunmow
claims to be the only town in 14…………………… Britain which still continues
15…………………… tradition to this day.
2. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 My parents …………………… went to university, but neither of them finished their
degree.
a both b every c either
2 Nearly …………………… of my classmates are going to the end-of-term party.
a every b most c all
3 My grandfather left £1,000 to …………………… of his grandchildren.
a each b every c either
4 The best thing about this Indian restaurant is that …………………… dish tastes different.
a another b all c every
5 We’ve hardly spent …………………… time together this holiday.
a all b any c whole
3. Correct the mistakes with the bold articles in the text.
Photographer Ben Moon has made the an emotional short film about 1 a best friend he’s
ever had: 2 the dog called Denali. Denali was just two years old when Ben rescued him from
an animal shelter. They spent nearly fifteen years together, travelling around 3 United States
in 4 the camper van, going to the beach and spending time with friends. And when Ben was
getting over 5 the serious illness, Denali was constantly by his side, sleeping on his hospital
bed. 6 A film won two awards at a festival in 7 the Colorado, and has taken the internet by
storm with its moving story of the close friendship Ben and Denali shared for so long.
4. Complete the sentences with a/an, the or – (no article).
1 ………… film we just watched must be ………… worst I’ve seen!
2 She works as ………… volunteer, helping ………… elderly.
3 Although I don’t generally like ………… cats, I like ………… one next door.
4 Just put ………… shopping on ………… table over there, will you?
5 We met ………… family from ………… Caribbean at the carnival.
6 ………… first camping trip I went on wasn’t in ………… Europe.
7 My dad’s got ………… new job, but ………… job is in another city.
8 I’ve got ………… idea: whey don’t we get ………… takeaway later?