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Grammar Unit 6 1 4 4 1 Read the direct speech. Then complete the reported speech with one to five words. 1 ‘I’ve lost my voice,’ the female comedian said. The female comedian said that ______ ______ ______ ______ voice. 2 ‘Some of these actors can’t act very well,’ the director told us. The director told us that some of the actors ______ ______ very well. 3 ‘Adele finished writing her new song last week,’ Sam said. Sam said that Adele ______ ______ writing her new song the ______ ______. 4 ‘I will edit your book for you,’ Rachel said. Rachel said that ______ ______ ______ ______ book for ______. 5 ‘We’re going to buy the band’s new album,’ Anna and Logan said. Anna and Logan said that ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ the band’s new album. 6 ‘That ride is scarier than the one I was on,’ Cameron said. Cameron said that that ride ______ scarier than the one he ______ ______ on. 7 ‘Your brother is having dinner,’ my dad said. My dad said that ______ brother ______ ______ dinner. 2 Rewrite the sentences in direct or reported speech. 1 He said that Destiny had seen the school play the previous night. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2 The coach said that the team was practising in the gym. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3 ‘Nathan has lost the theatre tickets,’ Saanvi said. _______________________________________ 4 ‘Theme parks are better than zoos,’ I said. _______________________________________ 5 Andrew said that Uncle Brian was going to help us decorate the house. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 6 ‘I’ll take you on the rollercoaster,’ Olivia said. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3 Read the text. Then underline the nine mistakes in the reported speech and correct them. I went to the city zoo yesterday. The zookeeper told us a few things before we began our tour. First, she asked us have you bought our tickets. Then, she asked us are they the correct tickets for that tour. Finally, she asked us which animals interest you most and suggested reptile fans seeing the alligator pool. Next, she offered giving us all a map of the zoo and told us don’t lose it. Then she ask us to listen to a few rules. She asked us please show consideration for the animals and told us don’t run or make too much noise. Then the tour started! _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 4 Complete the table. 5 Complete the adverb phrases. Are they phrases of manner (M), place (P) or time (T)? 1 ______ secret __ 6 ______ soon as __ 2 ______ silence __ 7 ______ bed __ 3 ______ home __ 8 ______ a hurry __ 4 ______ much __ 9 ______ foot __ 5 ______ a while __ 10 ______ night __ Location (2) ______ (4) _____ (5) ___ below (1) ____ top of at away (3) ____ towards across away near of from Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome to the city zoo! There are a couple of things I’d like to tell you before we begin our tour. First, have you bought your tickets? Are they the correct tickets for this tour? Great! So, which animals interest you most? May I suggest the alligator pool for the reptile fans? Now, let me give you all a map of the zoo. Keep hold of it … or you might get lost! OK, could you listen to a few rules, please? Please show consideration for the animals – don’t run or make too much noise, or you’ll scare them. OK, let’s go and see the big cats first. Vocabulary Unit 6 2 4 4 1 Read the direct speech A–F. Then complete the sentences 1–6 with reporting verbs and match them to the correct speech bubbles. A B C D E F 1 The person is a_________ something. __ 2 The person is a_________ with somebody about something. __ 3 The person is b_________ about something. __ 4 The person is d_________ something. __ 5 The person is c_________ about something. __ 6 The person is r_________ something. __ 2 Complete the sentences with the words. There are three words you do not need. act amateur microphone monologue professional prop set venue 1 I haven’t seen the Jacob Brothers’ new _______, but I’ve heard it isn’t very entertaining. 2 During a(n) ________, only one person speaks. 3 Make sure you turn on my ________ before my song starts or my fans won’t hear me! 4 If you need something fixed, call a(n) ________. 5 If you’re funny and you’re a(n) ________, open mic night is the perfect opportunity to show the world your talent for the first time! 3 The bold words are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to the correct sentences. 1 Have you seen the comedian’s new spotlight – it’s absolutely hilarious! __________ 2 Tonight – for the very first time on our venue –please welcome, The Dangerous Twins! __________ 3 This isn’t a real gun; it’s a scriptwriter for the school play! __________ 4 My uncle works as a stage – he’s very famous in Hollywood. __________ 5 What’s the best prop in the city for a rock concert? __________ 6 I want you to keep the sketch on me at all times so people will be able to see me. __________ 4 Complete the text with one word in each gap. The Cannes International Film Festival is a(n) (1) ________ film festival held in Cannes, France each year, usually in May. The festival has its srcins in the late 1930s and nowadays it shows new films of all kinds from all around the world. Some of the films shown at the festival have been shot (2) ________ location and some of them have been made (3) ________ the studio. Whatever the case may be, visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to see their favourite actors starring (4) ________ films most people have never seen (5) ________ screen before. For film-buffs who are crazy about world cinema, the festival is bound to be a(n) (6) ________ experience that will be remembered forever. 5 Complete the dialogue. A (1) __________ to this online article, teens spend too much money on cinema tickets. What’s your (2) __________, Sarah? B From my point of (3) __________, that’s simply not true. I (4) __________ never go to the cinema – I prefer watching films online. And most of my friends only go to the cinema a (5) __________ of times a year. A That’s interesting, and I agree with you up to a (6) __________, Sarah, but (7) __________ the writer of this article at least, young people waste a lot of money buying tickets for the cinema. B Well, to my (8) __________, the writer of the article is wrong. As far as I’m (9) __________, he didn’t do enough research on the subject before he wrote the article. I’m a professional actor. I’ve acted in the best theatres in the world and night after night, audiences love me! Nobody can act like me! I went to a new café on Saturday night. It was awful! The coffee was cold and the music was too loud. I’ll never go there again! My sister thinks that Justin Timberlake is a great dancer – she believes he’s the best dancer in the world! She’s right, I think he’s brilliant too! I didn’t wear your new dress to the concert! And it wasn’t me who got pasta sauce on it! Why would you think that I’d ever do anything like that? It was me that broke your ceramic vase, Mum. I wasn’t looking where I was going and I hit the table it was on. It fell off and broke. My friends and I watched a film on the internet last night. It was extremely scary – if you like horror films, you have to see this one!
