Report
the question beq inning 35 shown.
a
'How lung dues [| take u> get to the city cent re?11
asked her,
I
asked her Itort (ortj /+ -hoot •)(? +o e.e+’/j ce-r/lrt b 'Have
you visited [lie National Museum?' she asked me.
She
asked me
e
'What do you think of the hotel food?' I asked her.
I
asked her
d
'Will you he travelling by train?' she asked me.
.She
asked me
e
T;o you know the way to the Opera House?' 1 asked her.
I
asked her _
f
'Huiv mud) did you pay lu stay m the student hostel?' she asked me.
She
asked me. ... .... .... .. . _.
q
'Are you thinking of changing hotels?' I asked her.
I
asked her
h
'Do you have to leave at U)r00?'
she asked me,
She
asked me... _ . _...
..
I
'Would you «wne with me to tile station?' 1 asked her,
I
asked her
a
'You mustn't wuikso hard.1
he said.
b
'What did you think of the film?' she asked me.
c
'[ wish you wouldn't stare at me like that/ he said.
d
'I really don't know at ail where we are,' she said.
e
'Do you have any idea what time the next bus leaves,' he asked.
1
‘What do you think 1 should do?' she asked.
g
'Whatever you du, don't touch that wind' he said.
h
'If I ask you nicely, will you buy me an ice cream?' she asked.
a
A He
told me I didn't
haw to
work so
fiord.
C
He
told ior I must not ha\r worked so hard. b
A iifie asked
roc my
opinion
of
the film.
C
She
nsketl me what tint l think of the film. c
A Ik
askerl me if I would wish not to stare at him.
C
He
told me to stop staring at him. d
A Site
said they were lost.
C
i'Jre saiit
they didn't kttow where she
utoj.
e A He
asked me which hns came
ue.it.
C
He
tisked whether there
wns lime
for the next hits. f
A Site
asked
me what
I should do.
C
She asked me for my advice.
B
Jfc told
me not
to
work so hard,
BI
think she askert me about the film 6
He
said he didn 't think I
lvns storing at
him In the right
mij B She
said she didn't know they
nr
of
Jfj<rr.
B
He
asked me the time of the next hns.
B
She
asked me whether she should do It,
g
A He
asked me whatever he should not do. B
He
tout me not
lo tone
Jr flie wire,
C
He
told me that
w'lmlewr / did,
I didn't touch the
wire,
h
A She
risked me to buy her an it e (man. B
She askai
me whether 1 had asked her for mi ice cream.
C
She
asked me to ask her for an Ice cream.Under fine the sentence, a, 6 or c, which best reports the statement or question.
Complete
the text with one word in each gap.
The
detective storv
Marlowe
made some notes oil a dtert of paper. and then looked across die
desk :n Angela. lCo
on. wlmi did lie a then?’ Angela twisted die handkerchief
Mi'onnd
her fingers. I |c b tnr whether I knew wlmt The
ICnchanlod
Gairh’ii
с .
I told d I thought it was one of mv nitric's
paintings.
Marlowe smiled.This girl was good. tcr\ good. ‘And e _ did he
say
to dim?’ I le (old f to slop wasting his time. I le said I
g .
very well what it was. He h it was a painting worth
$10
million. And he said that my itnrlr I stolen it front n French art
dealer."
Marlowe
mode mure notes on the sheet
of
paper, Ian he had stopped smiling.
that
к
I
failed to tell hint ulieir tin*
painting was. I I
never
see inv nnele alive again.*
’And then he left. I suppose?'
I
le thought the girl had blushed
slighth.
hut lie \\asn7l
мое
of
it.
’I
le told me he m
rail again lit the end of the. week
-
Friday, nr Saturday. And he told
me n . to talk in
amour
uImiiii
it
or I
d
he sorry. And
he gave me this.’ From her hag she
took
something yellow and red and
held it out in front of her.
Marlowe
told her о pul
it on
the
desk, it was a mail's
tie.
a
bloodstained
man’s
tie. There
were a few more (jnesiioiis lie.
would have to
ask Miss Vngela
l lemimilhwaite.
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indirect
speech
report
verbs
report
verbs
Some
verbs express the general meaning of what people say so we do not
need to report exactly what they said.
Til
briny my homework tomorrow, honestly, I
will,
really!.'
He
promised to bring
his homework the next day.
Well
done! You've passed the exam!'
She
congratulated me on
passiitg the exam.
Some
verbs (eg check,
convince, explain, Imply, point
out suggest)
express what effect someone wanted their words to have. It is not
easy to show this effect in direct speech.
she
implied that I ought
to start working harder.
Different
verbs can be followed by different constructions, and the same verb
can be followed by more than one construction. Check usage in a
dictionary. Note that verbs In these lists may appear in more than
one section.
verb
+ person + that-c\ause
assure
Til definitely be there ' convince 'Of couise it's light. ' promise
'i'll do it. ' remind 'Remember we start at 3.00.'
She
assured me (that) she would be there. She convinced me (that) it was
riqht.
He
promised (him) (that) he would do it He reminded me (that) we
started at 3.00
Other
verbs: inform,
tell
verb
+ fhat-da use
complain 'It's
too expensive1' She
complained (that) it was too exfienstve
confess 7
stole
the money' He confessed (that) he had stolen the money
(or
confess
to doing something; He
confessed to stealing the money.)
suggest
'Why don't you use a calculator'’' He suggested (that) I used a
calculator.
Other
verbs: accept,
add, admit, agree, announce, assure, hoast, conclude, decide, deny,
doubt, explain, imagine, imply, insist, mention, point out, predict,
promise, protest, remark, repeat, threaten, whisper
verb
+ -ing
suggest Why
don’t you use
a calculator?' He
suggested (my) using a calculator,
deny 7
didn't
break the jar.' He denied breaking the jar.
Other
verbs: admit,
apologize for, mention, recommend, regret verb
+ object + preposition + ing
congratulate
Well done, you've won.' He congratulated her on winning.
Other
verbs: accuse
someone of. blame someone for, thank someone for We
can also blame
something on someone.
'The
fire
was your
fault Alan!' They Named Alan for the fire.
They
blamed the fire on Alan
verb
+ to-infinitivc
offer Til
help you.'
promise
7 'll
bring it tomorrow.' refuse
7 won*t sit
down!
’ agree 'Ok.
i'll pay (you) £300.'
He
offered to help her.
She
promised to bring it the next day. He refused to sit down.
He
agreed to pay (him) £300.
Other
verbs: swear,
threaten, volunteer
verb
+ person + fo-infinitive
advise 'I
would (wouldn't) stop, if I were you.' She advised me (not) to stop,
beg 'Please
stop/' He
begged me to stop,
remind 'Don't
forget to lock the door.' She reminded him
to lock
the door,
wain 'Don't
touch that wire!' She warned me not to touch the wire.
Other
verbs: challenge,
command, convince (meaning peisuade), encourage, expect, forbid,
instruct, invite, oidei, permit, peisuade, leguesl, tell, warn
She
wanted us not to go near the building.
verb
+ person + fo-infinitive + complement believe
'He's over 21,1 believe'. I believe him to be ovei 21.
Other
verbs: believe,
consider, presume, understand
verb
+ person + object
invite
‘Would you like to come to dinner?' He invited me to dinner, offer
‘Would you like some ice cream?' He offered her some ke cream.
other
patterns
explain
agree with greet announce
This
is how you do it. ‘
'Yes,
I think the same ‘
'Good
morning '
'And
now the names of the winners.'
She
explained how to do it She agreed with him She greeted me
He
announced the names of the winners.
verb
+ whether/if
doubt
7 don't
think he knows.' /
doubt
whether he knows
wonder
'Am I right?' She wondered whether she was right.
insist,
demand, propose
etc
Verbs
used to tell people what they should do. or to give advice or
orders, are often used with should.
or
subjunctive (without 3rd person s) or unreal past. This Is a more
formal use.
They
insisted that he should hand over the documents immediately.
They
insisted that he hand over the documents immediately.
They
insisted that he handed over the documents immediately.
Other
verbs which can be followed by should
or to
Infinitive: advise,
instruct order, persuade. recommend,
remind,
urge
Always
check the meaning and use of report verbs In your dictionary.
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report
verbs
a A bringing his passport |
B to bring liis passpoi t |
C that he should bring his passport |
b A whether it will make |
B it making |
C it to make |
c A to earn |
B earning |
C him to earn |
d A blamed the collision for Helen |
B blamed Helen for the collision |
C Named the collision on Helen |
e A that he was |
B of being |
C to be |
f A to swim |
B his swimming |
C llial he conld swim |
g A to take |
B that we should lake |
C taking |
h A that lie would resign |
B resigning |
C to resign |
i A co-operating |
B that she would co-operate |
C to co-operate |
j A whether it was |
B alxwt doing |
C that it was |
Complete
the text with one word in each gap.
The
head teacher, Mrs Symcs, congratulated me a on winning the science
competition, and
told
b shp was very pleased that I had worked so hard. I admitted c I
hadn't
expected
to win first prize, and that at one point I even regretted d the
competition. My
brother
had persuaded e llial I should have a try, and I doubted f I could
have
won without his encouragement Mrs Symes pointed g that my project
was supposed
to
be all my own work, and wondered h perhaps my brother had helped me
at all. She didn't
want
the organizers to accuse me i cheating. I assured J that the project
was
all
my own work. My brother had offered k find some articles for me on
the Internet, hut T
had
refused I let him do it.
Tick
the line if it is correct. If you find an error, underline it, and
write a correction above the line. Medical
report forecasts increase in high blood pressure problems
A
recent medical report has predicted that increasing numbers of
people in developed a countries will suffer from high blood
pressure. The authors pointed out whether many b developing
countries now have the same problems and accused governments
failing
c
tc educate people about unhealthy lifestyles. They blamed the
situation to a d high fat diet, long working hours and lack of
exercise and announced that a quarter e of the world's population
were affected. They explained them high blood pressure is a f major
cause of heart disease and advised people that they are making
changes in g lifestyle to deal with these problems. They recommended
that everyone should avoid a h diet which contains high amounts nf
fat and salt, and added to smoking and alcohol
contribute
to the problem. The report concluded and by 2025 almost a third of
the j world's adults cuuld be suffering from high bloud pressure.
Complete
the text with a verb from the list in each gap.
agreed
announced begged decided invited ordered persuaded
pointed out
reminded swore thanked volunteered
The
wooden horse of Troy
Agamemnon
a hwfttd
all the Creek generals to come to his tent to discuss the situation,
and
b that he was considcringabandonmg
his
attempt
to
capture
Troy.
He c
everyone
tor their cllorts, but sard that they had tried everything and the
task
seemed
impossible. Then
Odysseus stepped forward arid d lire king to
try one Iasi idea. Agamemnon
e.. him
that they had been trying to capture the city for years, and all
their previous
attempts
had failed. Odysseus f that the war had not succeeded, but then
g
... that his plan was different, and involved using a giant wooden
horse filled with men.
After
a long discussion, he h the generals that this plan would succeed
and then asked
who
would come with him inside the horse. Many of the best warriors
l to
accompany
him.
They J to conquer the city of Troy from the inside, or die in the
attempt. Agamemnon
thought
about this, and finally k that they would try Odysseus’s plan, so
he
I his
men to build the giant wooden horse.
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EXTENSION
ACTIVITY
A
Make a list of ten things that people told you in the recent or
distant past, using different report verbs.
Look
up the report verbs on page 88 in your dictionary, and find other
ways they can be used.
Need
more
practice? Go
to the Review on
page 208.
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verbs
