Reported Speech
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People
Adjectives
100

From direct to indirect speech:

I study in the library.


He/she said (that) he/she studied in the library.


100

I like to paint and to draw. Look at this ________ I made with colored pencils.

If you don't have time to make a painting, you can make a quick _______.  

I like to paint and to draw. Look at this __drawing______ I made with colored pencils.

If you don't have time to make a painting, you can make a quick __sketch_____.  

100

A group of musicians that usually plays classical music is called an ____________.

A group of musicians that usually plays classical music is called an _orchestra___________.

100

Someone who dances is a __________.

Someone who paints is a ___________.

dancer

painter

100

-ING or -ED

Adjectives which describe how someone feels usually have ______.

Adjectives which describe why they feel this way/a thing usually have ______.

Inspired or Inspiring: I felt __________ by the movie.

-ING or -ED

Adjectives which describe how someone feels usually have _-ed_____.

Adjectives which describe why they feel this way/a thing usually have _-ing_____.

Inspired or Inspiring: I felt _inspired_________ by the movie.

200

Direct --> Reported

He has lived in New York for three years.

You spoke French yesterday.

He said (that) he had lived in New York for three years.

He/she said (that) you had spoken French the previous day.

200

The museum is having an ____________ of photographs. Let's go see it.


Musicians record music in a ___________.

The museum is having an __exhibition__________ of photographs. Let's go see it.

Musicians record music in a ___studio________.

200

Shakespeare is famous for writing many ________.


Shakespeare is famous for writing many _plays_______.


200

Someone who acts is an ______. 

A woman who acts is an _________.

Someone who makes music is a ________.

actor

actress

musician

200

I think eating insects is ______________.

disgusted/disgusting

When I saw him eating with his mouth open, I was ___________.

I think eating insects is ___disgusting___________.

disgusted/disgusting

When I saw him eating with his mouth open, I was _disgusted__________.

300

We had eaten the food.

We'll go tomorrow.


They said (that) they had eaten the food.

They said (that) they would go the following day.


300

A painting of a person made by that person is a _______________.


I don't know what that ________ painting is supposed to be. Is it a house? A person? I don't know.


Do you know the _________ to the song? They are really interesting.

A painting of a person made by that person is a __self-portrait_____________.


I don't know what that ___abstract_____ painting is supposed to be. Is it a house? A person? I don't know.


Do you know the _lyrics________ to the song? They are really interesting.

300

An ______________ is the group of people who watch a performance or a game.

An __audience____________ is the group of people who watch a performance or a game.

300

Someone who makes sculptures is a __________.

Someone who performs is a ___________.

sculptor

performer

300

Create a sentence with bored and another with boring.

E.g.
I think that book is boring. 

I felt bored during class.

400

Tom: I must study.

Jessica: I have to study.


Tom said (that) he had to study.

Jessica said (that) she had to study


400

The Mona Lisa is a very famous painting. It is amazing. It is a _______________.


Paintings of the countryside are called ________________.


__________ can be made of many different materials such as wood, marble, glass, and clay.

The Mona Lisa is a very famous painting. It is amazing. It is a ___masterpiece____________.


Paintings of the countryside are called ____landscapes____________.


__Sculptures________ can be made of many different materials such as wood, marble, glass, and clay.

400

The concert's ____________ was amazing. They had bright lights everywhere and there were also blue and red lights.

Actors and actresses in a theater perform on a _______.

The concert's ___lighting_________ was amazing. They had bright lights everywhere and there were also blue and red lights.

Actors and actresses in a theater perform on a _stage______.

400

Someone who writes music is a _____________. 

Someone who leads musicians in an orchestra is a ________________.

composer

conductor


400

I'm really _________ to see the movie.

The movie was __________.

excited or exciting


disappointed or disappointing

I was _____________ by my grade.

My grade was ____________.

I'm really _excited________ to see the movie.

The movie was __exciting________.

excited or exciting

excited or exciting


disappointed or disappointing

I was __disappointed___________ by my grade.

My grade was _disappointing___________.

500

Is your favorite color blue?

Pay attention!

Don't cheat!

Teacher: Please work hard.

He/she asked me if my favorite color was blue.

He/she told me (or: us/them/you) to pay attention.

He/she told me (or: us/them/you) not to cheat.

He/she/The teacher asked me to work hard.

500

A painting of objects such as fruit, flowers, and things on a table is called a ____________.


An informal word for a concert or performance is a _____.

A painting of objects such as fruit, flowers, and things on a table is called a __still life__________.


An informal word for a concert or performance is a _gig____.

500

The ________ is the group of actors and actresses involved in a movie, TV show, or play.

That was a wonderful __________. I loved the acting in the play. The story was interesting too. [This word describes the event]

The __cast______ is the group of actors and actresses involved in a movie, TV show, or play.

That was a wonderful __performance________. I loved the acting in the play. The story was interesting too.

500

Someone who sings and writes their own music is a ________________.

singer-songwriter

500

Create two sentences with: embarrassed/embarrassing


Create two sentences with:

tired/tiring.

E.g. 

I felt embarrassed when I fell off my bike.

It was embarrassing when I fell off my bike.


I am tired. I want to go to sleep.

Running is tiring. It makes you feel tired.