English Grammar Activities - Theme:
Science and Fiction
Activity 1: Reported Speech
Instructions: Report the following sentences. Leave space for your answers.
1. 1. "Aliens have landed on Earth," said the scientist.
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2. 2. "Will robots replace humans?" asked the reporter.
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3. 3. "How do spaceships travel so fast?" she asked.
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4. 4. "We are building a time machine," claimed the engineer.
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5. 5. "Did you see the meteor shower last night?" he asked.
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6. 6. "Finish the experiment by midnight," the professor ordered.
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7. 7. "Why is the portal unstable?" asked the technician.
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Activity 2: If Conditionals (Type 2 and 3)
Instructions: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs. Leave space for
your answers.
8. 1. If I (be) a scientist, I (invent) a teleportation device.
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9. 2. If aliens (visit) Earth, they (change) our future.
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10. 3. If she (study) quantum physics, she (discover) new dimensions.
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11. 4. If we (have) better technology, we (travel) to other galaxies.
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12. 5. If he (not break) the lab rules, he (not create) the black hole.
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13. 6. If the spaceship (not crash), they (reach) Mars.
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14. 7. If time travel (be) possible, we (see) ancient civilizations.
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Activity 3: Expressing Wishes (Present and Past)
Instructions: Transform the sentences starting with "I wish...". Leave space for your
answers.
15. 1. I don’t understand how black holes work.
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16. 2. I can’t build my own robot.
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17. 3. I didn’t join the space mission.
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18. 4. We aren’t living on another planet.
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19. 5. I forgot to record the UFO sighting.
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20. 6. We don’t have faster spaceships.
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21. 7. I didn’t learn more about artificial intelligence.
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