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 Write what Sarah said, making the necessary changes. a) « I’m living in New York. » She said… b) « My mother isn’t very well. » She said… c) « Janet and Paul are going to visit Italy next month. » She said… d) « My brother had an accident. » She said… e) « I haven’t seen Diana last night. » She said… f) « Jack and Jill were waiting for the bus. » She said… g) « I don’t drink coffee anymore. » She said… h) « Tom can speak Japanese. » She said… i) « I will go to Anna’s birthday party. » She said… j) « My purse was stolen this morning. » She said… k) « Kate took my keys. » She said… l) « My husband has just finished reading a very interesting book. » She said… m) « Daniel didn’t buy the tickets for the theatre. » She said …

 a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)

Choose the correct word. She said / told us to stand up. Mr Jones said / told the manager he was leaving. Everybody said / told the concert had been terrible. I didn’t say / tell Meg that I was coming today. The Prime Minister said / told that things would get better soon. Alice said / told she was sick. Nancy didn’t say / tell us anything. You said / told me you were working tonight.

 Write in the DIRECT SPEECH. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)

He said that she would leave at six. He said that Peter often went fishing. Mary asked if she could come back later. I said that I had just seen Mark. Alan told me that Angela was watching TV. They said the cat had been sleeping on the sofa. I said that we were late. She asked what the boys were doing.

 These are some of the questions from Andrew’s Job interview. Write them in the REPORTED SPEECH. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)

“ How old are you? “ He asked… “ Are you married? “ He asked… “ Do you live nearby? “ He wanted to know … “ Where have you worked before? “ He asked … “ Can you speak German or French?” He wanted to know … “ Do you have a driving licence?” He asked… “ How much do you expect to earn?” He asked… “ When can you start?” He asked…