Grammar Unit 6
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.
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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.
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_______________________________________
6 ‘I’ll take you on the rollercoaster,’ Olivia said.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
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3 Read the text. Then underline the nine mistakes
in the reported speech and correct them.
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.
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!
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4 Complete the table.
Location (2) ______ (4) _____ (5) ___
below away (3) ____ away of
(1) ____ top of towards near from
at across
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
__
Vocabulary Unit 6
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 it’s absolutely hilarious! __________
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!
B 3 This isn’t a real gun; it’s a scriptwriter for the
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!
C concert? __________
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!
D
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!
E origins in the late 1930s and nowadays it shows
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?
F case may be, visitors to the festival will have the
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.
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!
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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 –
2 Tonight – for the very first time on our venue –
please welcome, The Dangerous Twins!
__________
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
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
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
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.