Vocabulary: the media
Speak / Talk
Reported Speech
Reporting Verbs
Surprise!
100
Newspapers which contain a lot of gossip and celebrity news are called ___________.
Tabloid
100
Do we have to go to the party? You know I hate making _______ talk with Annie and Jeff's friends.
Small
100
Put the words in the correct order: asked / the / police officer / was / what / I / the / time
I asked the police officer what the time was
100

Change to reported speech with correct verb: Would you like me to have a look at your TV? He...

He offered to have a look at my TV.

He asked me if I would like him to....

100

Soap operas are my favorite type of film.

Soap operas are my favorite type of TV show

200
My brother is a journalist who reports the news from Japan. He is a __________ ___________.
foreign correspondent
200
Are you and Paula on speaking ________ again?
terms
200
Change to reported speech Tina: It's a long time since I've eaten such delicious food.
Tina said that it was a long time since she had eaten such delicious food.
200
Change to reported speech with the correct form of the verb in brackets: Julie: Shall we have a quiet night in and watch a video? (SUGGEST)
Julie suggested HAVING/THAT THEY HAD a quit night in and watched a video.
200

Class 6A are Lydias favorite class, but one of the students said her that she's not their favorite teacher.

Class 6A are Lydia's favorite class, but one of the students said to her that she was not their favorite teacher.

300
What do we call the number of people who read a newspaper?
Readership
300
I'm sorry to talk ________ at the weekend, but I need to ask you about the freeman report.
shop
300

Report the following Celebrity: We have just adopted our third child. Her name is HoneyBee.

The celebrity said that they had just adopted their third child and that her name was HoneyBee.

300

Change to reported speech with the correct verb: The misunderstanding was your fault, Lucy. She...

She blamed Lucy for the misunderstanding.

300

The landlord threatened kicking his tenant out.

The landlord threatened to kick the tenant out, so the tenant went to the RTB and the landlord cried and the tenant was happy.

400
I'm looking forward to the ___________ of the World Cup!
coverage
400
I've never met Stephanie, but Robert's always spoken very ________ of her.
highly
400
Correct the mistakes (three) The minister said journalists last year he will resign if his policy is not successful, but he is still in the job.
The minister TOLD journalists last year he WOULD resign if his policy WAS not successful, but he is still in the job.
400
Which is the correct reporting verb for the following: She __________ me of stealing her chocolate! :(
accused
400

Yesterday, Zoe promised to me that they will help me. 

Yesterday, Zoe promised me that they would help me.

500

Do you read a ____________ newspaper, like The Irish Times?

broadsheet


500
After six hours, there has been very little progress in the ________ talks between the two countries.
peace
500

Change to direct speech: Hannah told me that the food at the Pizza Parlour was terrible.

Hannah: the food at the Pizza Parlour is terrible!

500
Change to reported speech with the correct form of the verb in brackets: The correct direction is right. (point out) he....
He pointed out that the correct direction was right.
500

The car seller that I meet a few weeks ago assured that the car is going to be sold.

The car salesman that I met a few weeks ago assured me that the car was going to be sold.

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