GRAMMAR

REPORTED SPEECH (3)

The reporting verbs say, ask and tell can be used for different purposes:

Commands

He told me to be quiet. Tell + person + to

The teacher asked me to do my homework. Ask + person + to

I was asked to close the door. (passive)

Statements

He told us that he was famous. Tell + person (+ that)

He said that he like chips. Say (+that)

He didn't say if/whether he liked the party. Say + if/whether

The boss couldn't say why we had been fired. (He didn't know) Say + what/where/why/who

Requests

He asked me to help him with the job. Ask + person + to

Questions

The policeman asked me if/whether I was lost. Ask + person + if/whether

He asked about the price of the car. Ask + about

They asked why I had cheated in the exam. Ask + why/where/when/how

Practice 1

Write ask, tell or say in each gap. Sometimes it may be possible to use more than one option:

1. We weren't able to ................. them if/whether United had won the game or not.

2. Hermann .................... us that he had been selected for the Olympic team.

3. They never ....................... me why the door had been left open all night.

4. The director ...................... me to tell him the truth about the fire.

5. Maria ...................... to help us with the pizza.

6. They were ...................... that the homework (should) be handed in by Friday.

7. Nobody wanted to ............. if/whether we would be allowed in the club.

8. Hermann .............................. that he was very unhappy.

9. They ............................ about the wonderful holiday in Hawaii.

Practice 2

Report these sentences using say, tell or ask:

1. Do you like coffee?

........................................................................................................

2. Please don't shout in the library.

.........................................................................................................

3. Could you help me to fix my car?

.........................................................................................................

4. I am bored with this lesson.

..........................................................................................................

5. I don't know why he failed the exam.

..........................................................................................................

Revision: Modal verbs

Use a modal verb to complete the sentences:

1. You ........................ wear shoes if you want to enter this club. Trainers are not allowed.

2. I ..................... eat 24 hot-dogs in one minute. Look!

3. John ............................ be dead! I saw him five minutes ago in the office.

4. I don't know where Hermann is. He ............................ be in the toilet.

5. When I was a young boy, I ..................... jump five metres, but now I'm too old and fat.

VOCABULARY

THE FAMILY

brother sister father mother

cousin niece nephew uncle

aunt grandfather grandmother wife

husband son daughter ex-wife

mother-in law father-in-law great-grandfather

god-parent sister-in-law brother-in-law

Practice 1

Use the family tree below to fill the gaps in the sentences:

1900 Hermann Jones m. Maria Shuttle

1925 Helena Jones John Jones m. Ingrid Smith

1955 Bill Jones Jane Jones Fred Jones m. Doris Dicker (dead)

m. Jayne Grisser

• Bert Jones

1. Helena Jones is the ......................... of John Jones.

2. Maria Shuttle is the .................... of Hermann Jones.

3. Ingrid Smith is the ...................................of Helena Jones.

4. Maria Shuttle is the ............................ of Bill Jones.

5. Hermann Jones is the .............................. of Bert Jones.

6. Bill Jones is the ................................... of Helena Jones.

7. Bert Jones is the ............................... of Bill Jones.

8. Ingrid Smith was the ........................ of Doris Dicker.

Vocabulary from the unit:

aunt - ciocia

ex-wife - była żona

fix - naprawiać

god-parent - rodzic chrzestny

great-grandfather - pradziadek

niece - siostrzenica, bratanica

sister-in-law - bratowa, szwagierka

uncle - wuj

LESSON 25 - answer key

GRAMMAR

Practice 1

1. We weren't able to tell/ask them if/whether United had won the game or not.

2. Hermann told us that he had been selected for the Olympic team.

3. They never asked/told me why the door had been left open all night.

4. The director asked/told me to tell him the truth about the fire.

5. Maria asked to help us with the pizza.

6. They were told that the homework (should) be handed in by Friday.

7. Nobody wanted to say/ask if/whether we would be allowed in the club.

8. Hermann said that he was very unhappy.

9. They asked about the wonderful holiday in Hawaii.

Practice 2

1. Do you like coffee?

He asked if I like coffee.

2. Please don't shout in the library.

He told me not to shout in the library.

3. Could you help me to fix my car?

He asked me to help him fix his car.

4. I am bored with this lesson.

He told us/said he was bored with the lesson.

5. I don't know why he failed the exam.

He told us/said he didn't know why he had failed the exam.

Revision: Modal verbs

1. You have to/must wear shoes if you want to enter this club. Trainers are not allowed.

2. I can eat 24 hot-dogs in one minute. Look!

3. John can't be dead! I saw him five minutes ago in the office.

4. I don't know where Hermann is. He must/may/could be in the toilet.

5. When I was a young boy, I was able to/could jump five metres, but now I'm too old and fat.

VOCABULARY

Practice 1

1. Helena Jones is the sister of John Jones.

2. Maria Shuttle is the wife of Hermann Jones.

3. Ingrid Smith is the sister-in-law of Helena Jones.

4. Maria Shuttle is the grandmother of Bill Jones.

5. Hermann Jones is the great grandfather of Bert Jones.

6. Bill Jones is the nephew of Helena Jones.

7. Bert Jones is the nephew of Bill Jones.

8. Ingrid Smith was the mother-in-law of Doris Dicker.

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