Name: Jesus Manuel Botello Castillo Date: 10/10/2024

StartUp Level 5 ActiveTeach Grammar Activities Unit 2, Lesson 1

Reported Speech

Complete Francisco’s email to a friend about a job interview. Circle the correct verb forms.

Hey Alex!

You told me my job interview would / will go well, and you were right! I was a little worried at first, though.
1.
The woman who interviewed me said she was looking / is looking for someone with a lot of experience
2.
working as a manager. You know I don’t have too much. I told her that I have / had only worked for six
3.
months as a manager, but she told me that she thought / thinks I was still a very promising candidate.
4.
The rest of the interview went really well, and at the end, she said she wanted / wants to offer me the job!
5.
I accepted, of course, and she told me I can / could start on Monday. I’ve been working here for a week
6.
now, and I love it!

Let’s have lunch soon. I’ll tell you all about it!

Francisco

Maria is telling her friend about things she heard people say at work today. Write the words in the
correct order to form a complete sentence.

1. wouldn’t / Our / said / she / promotion / give Tim / boss / a

Our boss said she wouldn’t give Tim a promotion. .

2. application for / that he had / job / filled / out an / Dario mentioned / another
Dario mentioned that he had filled an application out another job. .

3. raise or she / Fatimah mentioned / quit / would / that she needed a

Fatimah mentioned that she needed a raise or would quit. .

4. money this / Our / company was making less / last / year than / boss said the

The boss said our company was making less money last year than this year. .

5. Sam told the / do / could / travel wasn’t something he / boss that international

Sam told the boss that international travel wasn’t something he could do. .

6. soon as / sell the / The / to / company as / possible / owner said she wanted
The owner said she wanted to sell the company as soon as possible .

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Reported speech

Choose the correct reported sentence.

1. “I’ve won first prize!”

a. He said he’d won first prize. b. He said he won first prize.
2. “We’ll see you later.”
a. They said we’d see you later. b. They said they’d see us later.
3. “You have to bring it back.”
a. He said we have brought it back. b. He said we had to bring it back.
4. “Beth’s going to study law next year.”
a. He said that Beth was going to study law b. He said that Beth is going to study law
next year. next year.
5. “I can just stay home.”
a. She said she could have just stayed home. b. She said she could just stay home.
6. “I love cheese.”
a. She said she’d loved cheese. b. She said she loved cheese.
7. “I won’t see her anywhere.”
a. He said that he wouldn’t see her anywhere. b. He said that he wouldn’t have seen her
anywhere.
8. “Jill has been to Berlin.”
a. He told me Jill went to Berlin. b. He told me Jill had been to Berlin.

Read the sentences. Where does each person work? Write A (on an airplane) or H (at a hotel). Then
change the direct speech to reported speech.

A 1. Lisa said to the passengers, “You have turn off all electronic devices.”

Lisa said (that) they had turnoff all electronic devices .

H 2. Pete told the man, “You have to check out by 11:00 a.m.”

Pete told the man (that) he had to check out by 11:00am .

H 3. Roger said to the woman, “I’ll help you carry your bags to your room.”

Roger told the woman (that) he would helpher carry her bags .
A 4. The woman said to Paul, “I can’t fasten my seatbelt.”

The woman told Paul (that) she couldn’t fasten her s .

A 5. Sara told her boyfriend, “The flight attendants are serving drinks and snacks.”

Sara told her boyfriend (that) the flight attendants were serving drinks and snacks .
6. Dan told the hotel clerk, “I’ve stayed here many times.”

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A

A
Dan told the
7. The pilot announced, “We will arrive 20 minutes early.”

The pilot announced that we would arrive 20 minutes early

8. Pam told the man, “I’m sorry, but your room won’t be ready until 3:00.”
.

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Pam told the man that she is sorry, but your room won’t be ready until 3:00

hotel clerk that

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