Reported speech statements
‘The action star comes from Sri Lanka.’
The teacher said ..................................................
the action star came from Sri Lanka.
'Where have you just been?' Charlie asked Holly.
Charlie asked ..............................
Holly where she had just been
Last year the police (a)_____(promise/do) something about people downloading films illegally.
to do
Roy Harper has once again proved he is box office gold by directing an __________ (AMUSE) rom-com.
amusing
The _____ for the premiere was bigger than expected.
turnout
‘I can help you if you need me to.’
He said he ...........................................................
could help me/us if we/I needed him to
'Do you want to out tonight, Jo?' he asked her.
He asked Jo ..........................
if she wanted to go out that night
They (b) _______ (accuse/one man/make) hundreds of illegal copies of a recent Hollywood blockbuster.
accused one man of making
Besides, it is really ________ (MOVE).
moving
After years of work, the scientist finally made a major _____ in cancer research.
breakthrough
‘Eva, I will see you at four o’clock after the meeting.’
Lisa told Eva ...................................................
she would see her at four o'clock after the meeting
'Are you going to buy a car?' Grace asked Jack.
Grace asked ...................
Jack is he was going to buy a car
They arrested him, but he (c)_____(refuse/answer) any of their questions.
refused to answer
The One For Me avoids the usual __________ (PREDICT) problems with this genre as the audience follows the lives of Joe, a hard-working gardener, and Sarah, a rich businesswoman.
predictable
The movie’s _____ kept everyone guessing what would happen next.
cliffhanger
‘The party is planned for the end of next month.’
He said ...............................................................
the party was planned for the end of the following month
"How did they do that stunt?' Sophie asked.
Sophie wanted to know ....................
how they had done that stunt
In the end, he ........................ (admit/do) it.
admitted doing
However, this is forgivable given the strength of the dialogue and its __________ (REAL) characters, who we genuinely want to see succeed.
realistic
One major _____ of online learning is the lack of face-to-face communication.
drawback
‘I didn't go to school yesterday because I was ill.’
The student said ...................................................
she hadn't been to school the day before because she had been ill
'What have you been doing all this morning?' Mum asked us.
Mum asked us ......................................................
what we had been doing all that morning
He ..................... (confess / copy) nearly 1,000 films. He .................... (apologise/cause) any problems.
confessed to copying, apologised for causing
In general, the story is quite _________ (CONVINCE).
convincing
The painting is considered a _____ of the modern era.
masterpiece