REPORTED SPEECH
‘Why did my books become so popular?’
She asked so popular.
She asked why her books had become so popular.
They were going to ride / had been riding on the London Eye but it was / had been fully booked.
They were going to ride on the London Eye but it was fully booked.
Liz was riding / rode her bike downhill when she hit / was hitting a cat that ran in front of her.
Liz was riding her bike downhill when she hit a cat that ran in front of her.
For most teenagers, the /a / - ideal travelling companions are unlikely to be their parents.
the ideal ...
I’m so excited! We’re going on holiday to Peru. My mum booked / ordered the flights last night.
I’m so excited! We’re going on holiday to Peru. My mum booked the flights last night.
‘I’ve written my first short story.’
Emma said … first short story.
Emma said … she had written her first short story.
Kurt had been planning / was planning to go to the USA, when he had won / won a week’s holiday.
Kurt had been planning to go to the USA, when he won a week’s holiday.
'I can't wait any longer, I'll leave!'
She said that ... and that ...
She said that she couldn't wait any longer and that she would leave.
Spending the holidays in a remote village where there's a / the / - nothing to do is not their dream destination.
there's nothing ...
I waited an hour for the bus, but none came. In the end, I… waiting and called a taxi.
gave up
‘Do you have any idea for your next novel?’’
She asked him …. next novel.
She asked him if he had any idea for his next novel.
By the time our flight finally landed / was landing, we didn’t eat / hadn’t eaten for twelve hours.
By the time our flight finally landed, we hadn’t eaten for twelve hours.
‘Now, have you done / were you doing your homework, all of you?’ asked / was asking our teacher.
‘Now, have you done your homework, all of you?’ asked our teacher.
For many teens, a family holiday is a / the / - only way to travel.
You get double the points if you answered right!
the only way
For some people, the word ‘England’ … images of Big Ben and afternoon tea.
conjures up
‘She didn’t enjoy writing her first novel.’
She said … her first novel.
She said she hadn't enjoyed writing ...
I would / used to have lots of doubts before an exam, but now I’m confident because I have studied / had been studying.
I used to have lots of doubts before an exam, but now I’m confident because I have studied .
'Why do you like it so much?', he asked Liz.
He asked Liz ...
He asked Liz why she liked it so much.
What can you do to avoid a/ the / - embarrassment when you meet a / the / - other teens when travelling with your parents?
What can you do to avoid the embarrassment when you meet - other teens when travelling with your parents?
Walking on ancient ruins causes severe damage / casualty to the stones in the parts of the ruins that are left.
Walking on ancient ruins causes severe damage to the stones in the parts of the ruins that are left.
‘Have you ever written any science fiction?’
She asked him … any science fiction.
She asked him whether/if he had ever written ...
St Ives in Cornwall would / used to be a fishing village. Now it’s a very busy holiday resort.
St Ives in Cornwall used to be a fishing village. Now it’s a very busy holiday resort.
How generous of you!
OOOps, you give your points to the other team!!
If staying in a / an / the hotel will break the budget, you can always rent a / an / the apartement.
If staying in a hotel will break the budget, you can always rent an apartement.
I don’t want to lose / spend time queuing to see the sights. I’m going to pre-book my tickets on the internet.
I don’t want to spend time queuing to see the sights. I’m going to pre-book my tickets on the internet.