On the phone 1
On the phone 2
Reported Speech
Reported questions
Reporting verbs
100

Remember to ______________ when you travel abroad. The fees can be very high

disable data roaming 

100

I've ______________ to my contacts list, so I can call you later.

added your number

100

Correct the mistake

'I haven't used my phone since yesterday.' He told me that he hasn't used his phone since the day before.

He told me that he HADN't used his phone since the day before.

100

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Is your house near the park? 

(He asked them...)

He asked them if their house was near the park.

100

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‘I won't clean the kitchen,’ Jake said. (refuse)

Jake refused to clean the kitchen.

200

I forgot to ______________ last night and now the battery is flat.

recharge my phone

200

 I'm sorry, Sarah's out at the moment, but you can ______________.

leave a message

200

Correct the mistake

'She couldn't remember her password.' He said she can't remember her password.

He said she COULD't remember her password.

200

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Were you at school yesterday?

He/She asked me if I had been at school the day before.

200

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‘You should join the school basketball team, Sam,’ the coach said. (encourage)

The coach encouraged Sam to join the school basketball team.

300

I'm sorry, I'm ______________. I can't hear you. Can you hear me? Hello? Hello?

losing the signal

300

Welcome to the Odeon cinema. Please ______________ while you are watching the film.

put your phone on silent

300

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'We will call you back later.'

They said they would call me back later

300

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When did you get up yesterday? 

(She asked her ...)

She asked her when she had got up the day before.

300

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 ‘I didn't take your phone from the desk,’ Lily said.

Lily denied taking my phone from the desk.

400

Let me ______________ and then everyone can hear you.

put you on loudspeaker

400

I've been trying to call you for ages, but I couldn't _____________ you

get through to 

400

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'I had already given him my number.'

He/she said she/he had already given him his/her number

400

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What did you do last summer?

She/He asked me what I had done the previous summer.

400

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‘No, we really must pay for our own cinema tickets,’ the twins said.

The twins insisted on paying for their own cinema tickets.

500

 I can't make any calls at the moment because I've ______________, but I'll ______________ when I get paid tomorrow.

run out of credit, top up my mobile

500

Joe Well, OK, but don’t forget. And there’s one more thing, before you ________ ... Karen? Karen?
...
Karen Hello, this is Karen speaking.
Joe Karen! Why did you ________? I was in the middle of talking to you!
Karen Hello? Hello? Sorry, I can’t hear you. You’re ___________.

hang up, cut me off, breaking up

500

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'I might send him a text message.'

She said she might send him a text message.

500

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Will you go to university next year? 

(We asked them ...)

We asked them if they would go to university the following year.

500

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‘Don't swim in the river because the current is very dangerous today,’ the lifeguard said to the teenagers.

The lifeguard warned the teenagers against swimming in the river because the current was very dangerous that day.