REPORTED SPEECH
"I am tired" Lucy said
Lucy said (that) she was tired.
Complete: I don't speak French. I wish I __________(speak) French
I wish I spoke French.
If you ______(heat) ice, it _________(melt).
heats/melts
Mia usually _________(walk) to school, but today she __________(take) the bus.
walks/ is taking
Synonyms for
ALIKE
RUDE
SIMILAR
IMPOLITE
Do you enjoy your job? Tom asked me
Tom asked me IF/WHETHER I enjoyed my job.
Rewrite using if only: I can't swim
If only I could swim.
Rewrite with UNLESS:
If you don't hurry, you'll miss the bus
Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.
While we ___________(watch) TV last night, someone ____________(knock) on the door.
were watching/ knocked
Synonyms for:
CARRY OUT
COME TO A HALT
PERFORM
STOP
"Don't touch the equipment" the instructor said to us
The instructor TOLD/ WARNED us not to touch the equipment
Rewrite using WISH: I didn't study enough for yesterday's exam.
I wish I had studied more/ I had studied enough for yesterday's exam.
Rewrite using a conditional:I don't have enough money, so I can't travel abroad
If I had enough money, I could travel abroad.
She ________(write) 3 e-mails so far. She _____(work) since 9 and hasn't finished
has written/ has been working
Synonyms for:
HAZARDOUS
ENSURE
MISCONCEPTION
DANGEROUS, RISKY
MAKE SURE/GUARANTEE
Where did you put my keys? Anna asked me
Anna asked me where I had put my keys
Rewrite: You keep interrupting me, and it annoys me.
I wish you would stop interrupting me
Rewrite using a conditional:
They didn't check the weather, so they went sailing in the storm
If the had checked the weather, they wouldn't have gone sailing in the storm.
When we arrived, the film _____(already/ start). Before that, we _____(wait) for the bus for forty minutes
HAD ALREADY STARTED/ HAD BEEN WAITING
Replace the bold expressions:
They SET UP a charity.
Don't LOOK DOWN ON other people
You should STAND UP FOR your friends
set up: ESTABLISH/ FOUND
Look down on: CONSIDER INFERIOR
Stand up for: DEFEND/ SUPPORT
"Let's take the train tomorrow" Ella said. Give two different structures
Ella suggested taking the train the following day.
Ella suggested that we/they (should) take the train the following day.
Correct both sentences:
I WISH I would know the answer
IF ONLY I LISTENED TO YOUR ADVICE YESTERDAY!
I wish I knew the answer
If only I had listened to your advice yesterday.
Complete:MIXED
If I _________(not speak) English fluently, I _________(get) the jog last month.
DIDN'T SPEAK/ WOULDN'T HAVE GOT
That bag looks heavy. I _______(carry) it.
At 10 tomorrow, I ______(sit) my exam.
By Friday, I ________(finished) the project.
By June, she ________(study) English continuously for ten years.
WILL CARRY/ WILL BE SITTING/ WILL HAVE FINISHED/ WILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING
Give an English synonym or short definition for
RESENTMENT
A CLOSE CALL
LOSE YOUR NERVE
COME TO TERMS WITH
Resentment: BITTERNESS/ ANGER ABOUT AN UNFAIR TREATMENT
A close call: A NAROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT OR DISASTER
Lose your nerve: BECOME TOO FRIGHTENED TO ACT
Come to terms with: ACCEPT A DIFFICULT SITUATION