TRANSFORMATIONS 1-5

TRANSFORMATIONS OR REPHRASINGS ARE TYPICAL IN EXAMS. PRACTISE AND GET TOP MARKS!

(Write 2 to 5 words + use the given word without modification)
TEST 1

(1)   I want to see you next month. INTERESTED    

 I  next month.

(2)   "Have you ever been to China, Lilly?" asked Maria. BEEN

Maria asked Lilly  to China.

 (3) He was too tired to work any more. THAT
He was  he couldn't work any more.
 (4) There's no point going to the market today. WASTE
It's  going to the market today.
 (5) The doctor will only see you if you have an appointment. NOT
The doctor  you have an appointment.
 (6) I'm sure it was Charlie I saw in town as I recognised his jacket. MUST
It  Charlie I saw in town as I recognised his jacket.

TEST 2

1) Because of what she advised you, you did the right thing. ADVICE
Thanks you, you did the right thing.
 (2) In my opinion, you're the luckiest sailor alive. CONCERNED
You're the luckiest sailor alive, as . 
(3) They tend to react badly when they are under pressure. TENDENCY
They badly when they are under pressure. 
(4) She paid half of what I paid. TWICE
I paid her.
(5) I got angry because of her behaviour. MADE
Her behaviour temper.
 (6) They play so skilfully that nobody can beat them. MUCH
They play with that nobody can beat them.

TEST 3

(Write 2 to 5 words + use the given word without modification)

(1) I prefer going to the cinema by myself. OWN
I like going to the cinema .
(2) The mayor's meeting was delayed because of the rain. CAUSED
The rain to be delayed.
 (3) It is six months since I last went to the barber's. HAD
I cut at the barber's for six months.
 (4) We didn't use to be so busy. THAN
We are to be.
(5) I told my son that he could go to the party. ALLOWED
I to the party.
 (6) My sister regrets not having gone to the party. WISHES
My sister to the party.

TEST 4

(1) They admired their leader for his strength. LOOKED
They for his strength.
 (2) Everybody hated Rose, apart from Harry. EXCEPTION
With , everyone hated Rose.
 (3) They have the responsibility of looking after the flowers. FOR
They are the flowers.
 (4) 'Do you like chocolate?' Lucy asked Sally. IF
Lucy asked Sally chocolate.

(5) 'Call if you are going to be late.'.CASE
'Call to be late back.'
 (6) My sister always criticises me in class. DOWN
My sister in class.

TEST 5

(1) Was it really necessary for you to call me? HAVE
Did call me?
 (2) Her meeting with the police was delayed due to the traffic. CAUSED
The delay to her meeting with the police the traffic.
 (3) The last time I went to the cinema was 3 months ago. HAVE
I cinema for 3 months.

(4) Her boss didn't use to be so aggressive. THAN
Her boss is to be.
 (5) The police didn't let him drive away. ALLOWED
He was from the police.
 (6) The team regrets losing the match. WISHES
The team the match.

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PASSIVE VOICE. REPORTED SPEECH

PASSIVE AND REPORTED SPEECH

CAUSATIVE FORM: MORE PRACTICE

I have just had my nails done

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PASSIVE SENTENCES REVISION

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REPORTED SPEECH REVISION

REPORTED SPEECH. TEST A

Reported Speech. Statements

1. “I'm working in Dallas today.” / He said…

2. “I think he will win the election.” / She said…

3. “Anna lives in London.” / Peter said…

4. “My father is going to visit us next week.” / Frank told me…

5. “My brother bought a brand new Mercedes yesterday!” / She told me…

Reported Speech. Questions

1) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"/ Nancy wanted to know… 2) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"/ Barbara asked me… 3) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"/ Linda wanted to know… 4) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"/ Grandmother asked …. 5) A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"/ A man asked me … Reported Speech. Commands 1)John said to Peter: ‘Don’t go away.’/ John ordered Peter…  2)He said to me: ‘Please wait here till I return.’/ He requested me…

REPORTED SPEECH. TEST B

Reported Speech. Statements

1. “I have worked at this company since last month.” / She said …

2. “They are watching TV now.” / She said …

3. “My father drives to work every day.” / He said …

4. “I thought about changing my job last year.” / Alan said …

5. “I’m flying to Chicago tomorrow.” / Susan said …

Reported Speech. Questions 1) Mandy: "Are your children reading this book?" /Mandy asked me …

2) Jason: "Who gave you this laptop?" /Jason wanted to know…

3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving next Friday?" /Robert wondered…

4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?" /Daniel asked me …

Reported Speech. Commands

1) He said: ‘Be quiet.’ /He urged them…

2)“Don’t open the book while you are doing the test.” The teacher warned the students./ The teacher warned the students…

REPORTED SPEECH. TEST B

Reported Speech. Statements

1. “I have worked at this company since last month.” / She said …

2. “They are watching TV now.” / She said …

3. “My father drives to work every day.” / He said …

4. “I thought about changing my job last year.” / Alan said …

5. “I’m flying to Chicago tomorrow.” / Susan said …

Reported Speech. Questions 1) Mandy: "Are your children reading this book?" /Mandy asked me …

2) Jason: "Who gave you this laptop?" /Jason wanted to know…

3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving next Friday?" /Robert wondered…

4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?" /Daniel asked me …

5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?" /Jennifer wanted to know…

Reported Speech. Commands

1) He said: ‘Be quiet.’ /He urged them…

2)“Don’t open the book while you are doing the test.” The teacher warned the students./ The teacher warned the students…

REPORTED SPEECH: REQUESTS AND ORDERS

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

Reported Requests

There's more! What if someone asks you to do something (in a polite way)? For example:

• Direct speech: Close the window, please
• Or: Could you close the window please?
• Or: Would you mind closing the window please?

All of these requests mean the same thing, so we don't need to report every word when we tell another person about it. We simply use 'ask me + to + infinitive':

• Reported speech: She asked me to close the window.

Here are a few more examples: 

Direct Request	Reported Request
Please help me.	She asked me to help her.
Please don't smoke.	She asked me not to smoke.
Could you bring my book tonight?	She asked me to bring her book that night.
Could you pass the milk, please?	She asked me to pass the milk.
Would you mind coming early tomorrow?	She asked me to come early the next day.

To report a negative request, use 'not':

• Direct speech: Please don't be late.
• Reported speech: She asked us not to be late.

EXERCISE

Reported Orders

And finally, how about if someone doesn't ask so politely? We can call this an 'order' in English, when someone tells you very directly to do something. For example:

• Direct speech: Sit down!

In fact, we make this into reported speech in the same way as a request. We just use 'tell' instead of 'ask':

• Reported speech: She told me to sit down.

Direct Order	Reported Order
Go to bed!	He told the child to go to bed.
Don't worry!	He told her not to worry.
Be on time!	He told me to be on time.
Don't smoke!	He told us not to smoke.

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REPORTED SPEECH: TIME AND PLACE ADVERBS AND OTHER CHANGES

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This will change into that.
These will change into those.
Here will change into there.
Now/just will change into then.
Today will change into that day.
Yesterday will change into the previous day or the day before.
Last night will change into the previous night or the night before.
Tomorrow will change into the next day.
Ago will change into before.
The next day/week/year will change into the following day/week/year.
Hence will change into thence.
Thus will change into so or in that way.
Direct: He said, ‘I am too weak to work now.’
Indirect: He said that he was too weak to work then.
Direct: She said, ‘I will leave for New York tomorrow.’
Indirect: She said that she would leave for New York the next day.
Direct: He said, ‘I visited them yesterday.’
Indirect: He said that he had visited them the previous day.
Direct: She said, ‘I liked this bag.’
Indirect: She said that she liked that bag.
Direct: I said, ‘I am leaving tomorrow.’
Indirect: She said that she was leaving the next day.
Direct: She said, ‘These mangoes are rotten.’
Indirect: She said that those mangoes were rotten.
Direct: He said, ‘These are our dogs.’
Indirect: He said that those were their dogs.

PLANNING AN ARTICLE

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YES/NO QUESTIONS:

W-QUESTIONS

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REPORTED SPEECH: BACKSHIFTING IN VERB TENSES

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REPORTED SPEECH: SAY OR TELL?

The verbs say and tell have similar meanings. They both mean "to communicate verbally with someone". But we often use them differently.

The simple way to think of say and tell is:

• You say something
• You tell someone something

You say something	You tell someone something
Ram said that he was tired.	Ram told Jane that he was tired.
Anthony says you have a new job.	Anthony tells me you have a new job.
Tara said: "I love you."	Tara told John that she loved him.

But, of course, it is not always so easy. Here are a few rules to help you.

Personal object
We usually follow tell with a personal object (the person that we are speaking to). We usually use say without a personal object:

• She told me that she loved John.
• She said that she loved John.
• He told everybody that he had to leave.
• He said that he had to leave.

Say "to someone"
With say, we sometimes use "to someone":

• He said to me that he was tired.
• Tara said to Ram that he had done very well.
• Anthony said to her, "I hope you come soon."

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-say-tell.htm

BASIC REPORTING VERBS: SAID OR TOLD?

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REPORTED SPEECH. TEST YOURSELF

FINAL TEST

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TEST 1

TEST 2

TEST 3

TEST 4

TEST 5

REPHRASING EXERCISE

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REPORTING VERBS

SOME COMMON REPORTED VERBS

REPORTING A TEXT

GUESS WHO I BUMPED INTO?

Tim wandered along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose twenty pounds by the end of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city dweller out for a day's walk in the park.

"I'm terribly sorry", he apologized. "I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't see you!" he managed to stammer. Smiling, Sheila responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken... No really, I wasn't watching my step either." Suddenly they both stopped making excuses and stared at each other. "Don't I know you from somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's brother, aren't you?!" They both began to laugh as they had met each other the week before at a party that Jack had given. Still laughing, Tim suggested, "Why don't we have a cup a coffee and donut?" to which Sheila replied, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both were still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut cafe.​

Later that day Sheila reported the story to her friend Mike.

Fill in the blanks with reported (indirect) speech using the text above: 

As he was walking down the path Tim said if he ____ ____ diet he ____ lose twenty pounds. We bumped into each other. He apologized saying he ____ terribly sorry. I told him it ____ OK, that nothing ____ broken. Tim said he ____ so caught up in ____ thoughts that he ____ ____. He seemed embarrassed, so I added that I ____ my step either. At that moment we recognized each other! He asked me if he ____ ____ from somewhere. I then remembered that he was Jack's brother. We both had a good laugh and then he invited me to have a cup of coffee and a donut. We had a great time together.

CORRECT HERE

I WISH...

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WISH YOU WERE HERE

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MODAL PERFECT AND REVISION

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. REVISION (I, II, III)

1. If I had time, I gogoeswill gowenthad gonewould gowould have gone(GO)  shopping with you.
2. If you speakspeakswill speakspokehad spokenwould speakwould have spoken  (SPEAK) English, you will get along with them perfectly.
3. If they had gone for a walk, they turnturnswill turnturnedhad turnedwould turnwould have turned  (TURN) the lights off.
4. If she comecomeswill comecamehad comewould comewould have come (COME) to see us, we will go to the zoo.
5. I would have told you, if I seeseeswill seesawhad seenwould seewould have seen  (SEE) him.
6. Would you mind if I openopenswill openopenedhad openedwould openwould have opened (OPEN) the window?
7. If they inviteinviteswill inviteinvitedhad invitedwould invitewould have invited (INVITE) me, I wouldn't have said no.
8. My friend meetmeetswill meetmethad metwould meetwould have met (MEET) me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
9. If I don't dodoesn't dowon't dodidn't dohadn't donewould dowould have done (DO) it, nobody would do it.
10. If my father don't pickdoesn't pickwon't pickdidn't pickhadn't pickedwouldn't pickwouldn't have picked (NOT PICK) me up, I'll take the bus home.

1. If they (have)  time at the weekend, they will come to see us.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice) .
3. If we (know)  about your problem, we would have helped you.
4. If I (be)  you, I would not buy that dress.
5. We (arrive)  earlier if we had not missed the bus.
6. If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not / be)  complete.
7. Okay, I (get)  the popcorn if you buy the drinks.
8. If I (tell)  you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.
9. She (go)  out with you if you had only asked her.
10. I would not have read your diary if you (not hide)  it in such an obvious place.

REVISION IN THE BLOG (UNITS 1, 2, 3, 4)

2/2/17. FOOD IDIOMS

8/11/16. PHRASAL VERBS

6/10/16. IDIOMS WITH CLOTHES

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND OR INFINITIVE

INTRODUCTION

Watch this video and see some examples of usual verbs followed by gerund or infinitive.
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STUDY

Here you have a list of the most common verbs followed by gerund and infinitive.
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PRACTISE

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B1 PRACTICE

TESTS AND REVISIONS

APRIL

28, FRIDAY. REVISION UNITS 1, 2, 3, 4 GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND WRITING
      
      STORY 3 TEST: Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat,  by Roald Dahl 






MAY

19, FRIDAY. TEST UNITS 7 AND 8. B1 PRACTICE


24, WEDNESDAY. REVISION UNITS 5, 6, 7, 8 GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND WRITING
      
      B1 PRACTICE


JUNE

2, FRIDAY. TEST UNIT 9.   B1 PRACTICE 



7, WEDNESDAY. FINAL GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, B1 PRACTICE
9, FRIDAY. FINAL READING AND WRITING


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