1. Complete the sentences with said, told, asked or wanted
a) She ______ she couldn’t understand his accent.
b) Miranda_____ a teacher if she could help with the registration form.
c) Hugh _______ it took two years to get to advanced level.
d) He______ the times of the buses to Brisbane.
e) She________ me if Polish was my mother tongue.
f) They_______ her how to find the principal’s office.
g) She_______ to know if he was a native speaker.
h) I_______I was studying in a language school.
i) She______ me to show her my Spanish homework
j) Her parents________ to know what I thought of Bournemouth.
2.Charlie is talking to an immigration officer at Sydney airport. Report their conversation by continuing sentences 1-9 below.
IO=immigration officer, C-Charlie
IO: Is this the first time you have been to Australia?
C: Yes, it is.
IO: How long are you planning to stay?
C: For 9 months, I’m going to study at the University of New South Wales
IO: Can you show me some proof?
C: Yes, I’ll show you the letter from my professor.
IO: Thanks. I’ll just make a photocopy. Have you got a return ticket?
C: Yes, I have. I’ll find it for you
IO: Well, that seems to be in order. Welcome to Australia and enjoy your stay!
a) The IO asked Charlie if it was the first time he had to Australia.
b) Charlie told her______________
c) The IO asked______________ to stay.
d) Charlie said_______________ and that he____________
e) The IO wanted to know _____________ some proof
f) Charlie told___________ from his professor
g) The IO said____________ make a photocopy. She then asked___________
h) Charlie told___________ find it for her
i) The IO said_____________ and welcomed him to Australia
3. Transform these quotations into reported speech.
a)” It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate him” (Because of his/her accent)
George Bernard Shaw said__________________
b) “Education is a wonderful thing, provided you always remember that nothing worth knowing can ever be taught”
Oscar Wilde told us__________________
c) “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I was 21, I was astonished at how much the old man learned in seven years”
Mark Twain once said______________
a) said
b) asked
c) said
d) wanted
e) asked
f) told/asked
g) wanted
h) said
i) asked
j) wanted
2.
The IO asked Charlie if it was the first time he had to Australia. - tutaj jest błąd w zdaniu (nauczyciela?). had been to.
2. Charlie told her it hadn't been the first time to Austrailia.
3. THe IO asked if i was planning to stay.
d) Charlie said that he was and that he would show him the letter from his professor..
e) had some
f) he would shim him the letter
g) he would make a photocopy. She then asked if I had a terutn ticket.
i) it seemed to be in order
3.
a) George Bernard Shaw said that because of his accent it was impossible for an englishman to open his mouth without making some other englishman hate him..
b) Oscar Wilde told us that education was a wonderfull thing, provided you always remember that nothing worth knowing could ever be taught.
c) Mark Twain once said that he had been astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.