Complete the sentences with one or two words in each gap.
1 ‘I don’t like playing rugby on this hard pitch.’
Ben said that he playing rugby on hard pitch.
2 ‘I haven’t sung here before.’
Tina said that she sung before.
3 ‘We won’t go out tonight.’
They said that they out night.
4 ‘I’m not worried about the test tomorrow.’
Paul said that he worried about the test the day.
5 ‘Ben must work harder this term.’
The teacher said that Ben work harder term.
2) Complete the sentences in reported speech.
1 ‘Has the film ended yet?’
Arthur asked .
2 ‘What time did you get up this morning?’
Shura asked us what time .
3 ‘Are you tired?’
Tom asked me .
4 ‘How much do you earn?’
Ryan asked me .
5 ‘Will you help out with the housework?’
Mum asked us .
3)Match the correct form of the words below with the words and phrases in italics which
have a similar meaning. There are two extra words.
cheat deceive exaggerate fib own up pass off swear
1 Graham always wins at cards by being dishonest. You should never play with him for
money!
2 Scott described his performance in the match in a way that made it seem more
important than it was. In fact, he hadn’t played very well at all!
3 Stuart gave me false information. He said that he had taken the photo on holiday in
Florida. In fact, he had photoshopped it. He has never been to Florida!
4 The shopkeeper sold watches, pretending they were designer products, when in fact
they were fakes. He made us believe they were something they were not as he sold them.
5 Amy promised in court that she was not guilty of the crime.
4 )Circle the words that cannot be used to complete the sentences.
1 Henry Smith is a very fake / devious / dishonest criminal who has cheated elderly people
out of their life savings.
2 It’s hypocritical / manipulative / unethical of politicians to criticise business people for
not paying taxes when they don’t pay taxes themselves.
3 I think Kelly is a very honest / trustworthy / devious girl. She never tells a lie.
4 My boss is always dishonest / straight / direct with us. He tells us exactly what to do in a
strict, clear, but fair way.
I like his style.
5 Susie is always open / unethical / truthful with her friends. They really like the fact that
she is both honest and friendly.
5 )Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The police have ___ to give the sports club permission to hold a disco on Friday nights.
a advised b refused c warned
2 The school has ___ that students should bring their own sandwiches.
a criticised b recommended c encouraged
3 We ___ you to reconsider our proposal.
a beg b offer c demand
4 I’d like to ___ for being too critical of your earlier findings.
a confess b apologise c admit
6) Complete the text with reported speech. Use the words in brackets.
A lie detector test in school
When a board of school directors 1 (propose / introduce) lie
detectors into schools, teachers got angry and 2 (refuse / have)
anything to do with the scheme. They 3 (threaten / go) on strike if
the directors 4 (insist / implement) an idea that teachers
considered to be an infringement of their students’ rights. When 5
(invite / comment) on the proposal, students in local schools backed their teachers’ stance,
pointing out that such a scheme would undermine trust between students and staff at the
schools. They 6 (demand / the directors / forget) the idea.
Simple - констатируем факт! - always, two weeks ago, often, usually, generally, in a week , last Monday, every day (?зачем in?), yesterday, all the year round (если не говорим о действии, которое продолжается весь год), sometimes, in the future ( если не продолжающееся действие), last year, on the 8th of March 1998, the day after tomorrow, this winter (если констатируем факт или зима почти закончилась), next week, as a rule, tomorrow, seldom, rarely, a week ago, three days ago, throughout the year.
Continuous - подчеркиваем, что действие длительное, что это процесс - now, at present, from 5 till 6 o'clock tomorrow, all morning yesterday, all day long, может быть - all the year round ( если подчеркиваем, что что-то продолжали делать весь год) и throughout the year ( объяснение, как в предыдущем выражении).
Perfect - важен результат - ever, never, since, yet, already, recently, by Monday, just, lately, this winter ( если зима не закончилась), since summer, just now.
Mabel is a twelve year old girl, exactly 1 mm higher than his twin brother. She has a round, plump rosy cheeks, long brown hair reaching her thighs and curly at the ends, brown eyes, and she wears braces. Clothing Mabel, unlike his brother, changing every new series, but it has a certain order: sweater (they are different), the rim, the skirt, white socks, black ballet shoes, and sometimes she puts on earrings. Its most important attribute - the grappling hook.
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Dipper is a blue and white cap with a picture of eating (although Bill Code calls it a pine tree), orange shirt, blue jacket, gray pants, white socks and sneakers. He has brown hair with a tuft, plump pink nose. Eye color is unknown, most likely brown. On the forehead birthmark in the form Dipper Big Dipper. Unlike sisters, it is almost always goes in the same clothes. Younger sister for 5 minutes.