Tecla Stabile

Reported speech

N_1

1. But/or
2. And/but
3. Or/and
4. And/because

N_2

1. Before
2. Until
3. After
4. When
5. As soon as
6. While

N_3

1. Although he is tired, he can’t sleep
2. Although it is expensive I’m going to buy it
3. Although she works hard she doesn’t earn much money
4. Although Dave has a car he prefers cycling
5. Although we played badly we won
6. Although she borrowed my pen she didn’t say thank you
7. Although I recognized her I couldn’t remember her name

N_4

1. Andrea is listening to the radio
2. Does Sara play the guitar?
3. Isabel hasn’t arrived
4. The sun has come out
5. We like Lebanese food
6. What languages can Daniel speak?
7. Jim plays the clarinet
8. Trish is a nurse
9. She really looks unhappy
10. _Rita can’t speak any Serbian.

N_5

1. This is the exam  which I did really badly
2. Stefano is the student who studied English with
3. This is the library which we go for quiet study
4. Rita is the teacher who my cousin’s to
5. This is the song which we had to listen to in class.

N_6

1. Shall I put these pictures I the bin or shall I save them for Alison?
2. Good
3. Good
4. Good
5. good
6. good
7. good
8. sit here! I’ll bring you a drink

N_7

1. the managers didn’t like the proposal and the workers neither
2. a few people in my department speak French and I so
3. a. I can’t make it to the meal on Friday, sorry

b. don’t worry. Me neither

4. a. think I’m going to be a little late

b. yes, me neither

N_8

1-h

2-f

3-g

4-a

5-d

6-e

7-b

8-c

N_9

1. she said that she was going to get some water
2. he told me he had never understood you
3. he said that Ivy had been happy
4. she said we would get lost if we didn’t take a map
5. she told me she couldn’t see them
6. the teacher told us we had to wait there until the bell ringed for the four o’clock

N_10

1. during
2. while
3. as soon as
4. by the time
5. meanwhile

N_11

1. in addition to
2. in spite of this
3. even thought
4. nevertheless
5. in addition to
6. though
7. even if

N_12

1. how much money will we need?
2. Could we sit down?
3. Is it cold outside?
4. Do you know how long did the journey take?
5. When does the shop open?
6. I wonder if the machine works?
7. Does this bus go near Buckingham Palace?
8. I’d like to know who that people are?

N_13

1. The teacher said he had had three changes to pass his maths exam.
2. The director said he would call him tomorrow
3. Anna asked him what they had said to him
4. Ha asked if she could come back next week
5. They said she wouldn’t have any problems getting into medical school
6. Marcia suggested they setted up them own business
7. She told me told the police what you had seen today.

N_14

1. An ice rink is a place where you can go ice skating there
2. Maria Sharapova is the Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon in 2004
3. Surfing is a sport which is very difficult to do
4. A professional golfer is a person who his job is to play golf
5. June is the moth when Wimbledon takes place then
6.  2002 was the year when Brazil won the World Cup

N_15

1. What my son is very crazy about skateboarding
2. All they just want to do is lie on a beach and relax
3. What I’m desperate for is a nice cup of tea
4. It was made special by the atmosphere rather for the food
5. What I don’t  want to be is late for work tomorrow
6. All she asked for is a glass of water  
7. It was a professional footballer when he was young, not David

N_16

1. Jack’s been to Spain- no, I haven’t
2. I’m going  to wear an apron for this but you don’t need too
3. Why don’t you come to my house later? I can’t go there, I’m afraid
4. I’m not worried about it today but yesterday
5. We didn’t finish the work, but we should
6. You don’t have to come with me if you don’t want
7. No, you didn’t get hit but you might
8. There isn’t any milk - yes, there is some