Units 10-12: Reported Speech

Test 4:
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Reported speech
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1 Its not important.
She said
2 Did you see Candace at the party?

He asked me
3 Youll be late.
My mother said
4 I didnt want them to know.

He said
5 Where is your husband?

They asked her
6 What time did they arrive?

She asked me
7 I can explain the problem.

He said
8 Myra doesnt want to come.

He told me
9 I havent seen him.

She said
10 Were leaving immediately.

They said
Would have, should have

Complete the conversation with would have, wouldnt have, should have, or shouldnt have.
Martha: I feel really bad that I shouted at Diane yesterday, but she was causing so
many problems!
Leila: Well, you 1
to colleagues.
Martha: I know. I
shouted at herits not a good idea to be rude

tried to stay calm. What 3
you
I
ignored what she
done in my place?
was doing?
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Leila: I
calmly explained what the problem was. I

let myself get angry or raised my voice.
Martha: YesI think youre right. And

Leila: Yes, I 8
stopped there. I
a solution.
10
you
apologized afterward?
said I was sorry, but I 9

discussed the problem and tried to find
Third conditional (past unreal conditions)

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses to make third
conditional sentences. Use might, would, or could in the main clause.
1 If they
(not be) arrested.
2 What
my position?
(run) faster, they

(you / do) if you
3 If the police
(rob) more banks.
(not find) them, they
4 If the thieves
(they / be) able to sell it?
5 If I
(not get) a fine.
(be) in
(take) the painting,

(not go) through a red light, I
Whatever, wherever, whoever, whenever

Fill in the blanks with whatever, wherever, whoever, or whenever.
1
2 We can do
she lives, she is always happy.

you like. You always have good ideas.
called you didnt leave a message.
you do, dont mention my name to anyone.
he has a problem, he calls his lawyer.
6 Just put the flowers
theres room for them.
Structures with there + be

Rewrite the sentences. Replace the underlined parts with structures with there + be
and make any necessary adjustments.
1 We should have more people working in the emergency room.
2 A new surgeon is going to be on our team.
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3 They havent made many changes in the childrens department this year.
4 We used to have a clinic here, but it closed.
5 They have had several computer problems in the office lately.
6 They have done a lot of research on this disease.
Connectors
Complete the paragraph with the connectors below.
Because of this
First
For example
Nevertheless
Second
Similarly
Making hospitals friendlier is a challenge for many hospital administrators nowadays. It is not an
easy task, and there are at least two problems to deal with.
, most people
are uncomfortable in hospitals even when the hospitals seem friendly.
there is often not enough money for hospitals to make the improvements they would like to
make.
, many things are being done to improve the hospital
environment.
, most hospitals now have volunteers who greet and talk
to the families of patients.
, hospital staff are trying to be friendlier and
more available to families.
, many people feel better about being in and
visiting hospitals.
Vocabulary
a Match the words (18) with the definitions (ah) below.
1 prescription
illegally getting into a computer system
2 jury
doctor who performs operations
3 fine
feeling unhappy because of being alone
4 hacking
feeling sure of oneself
5 surgeon
higher than normal body temperature
6 lonely
money paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule
7 confident
doctors note you take to a pharmacy to get medication
8 fever
group of people who decide if an accused person is innocent or guilty
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b Fill in the blanks with the missing parts of the verbs.

1 You can trust BobI know he wont let you
2 Im going to give
. I just cant do it!
3 If youre not busy tonight, lets hang
at the mall.
4 We need to go shoppingweve run
of food.
5 I cant believe he got

6 You should cut
with stealing the money!

on the amount of sugar you eat. Its bad for you.
7 I wonder who came
with this great idea.
8 Although she started the class late, she is keeping
with the other students.
Listening
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks below. There is only one word in
each blank.
Audio
1 Emilys life has
a lot in the past years.
2 Her life before was a complete
3 Everything she did seemed to
out wrong.
4 At college, she only did well in the
classes.
5 The people she met were
into computer systems.
6 She had felt really
since she moved to Boston.
7 She stopped stealing because the group was

8 Her lawyer had
with her father.
9 Her community service involved teaching

10 As a result of this experience, she became a
skills to kids.
.
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Test 4:

2 Did you see Candace at the party?

4 I didnt want them to know.

5 Where is your husband?

6 What time did they arrive?

7 I can explain the problem.

8 Myra doesnt want to come.

9 I havent seen him.

10 Were leaving immediately.

Would have, should have

shouted at herits not a good idea to be rude

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calmly explained what the problem was. I

Martha: YesI think youre right. And

said I was sorry, but I 9

Third conditional (past unreal conditions)

(run) faster, they

(not find) them, they

(take) the painting,

Whatever, wherever, whoever, whenever

she lives, she is always happy.

called you didnt leave a message.

you do, dont mention my name to anyone.

he has a problem, he calls his lawyer.

6 Just put the flowers

theres room for them.

Structures with there + be

2 A new surgeon is going to be on our team.

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4 We used to have a clinic here, but it closed.

5 They have had several computer problems in the office lately.

6 They have done a lot of research on this disease.

are uncomfortable in hospitals even when the hospitals seem friendly.

, many things are being done to improve the hospital

, most hospitals now have volunteers who greet and talk

to the families of patients.

, hospital staff are trying to be friendlier and

more available to families.

, many people feel better about being in and

illegally getting into a computer system

doctor who performs operations

feeling unhappy because of being alone

feeling sure of oneself

higher than normal body temperature

money paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule

doctors note you take to a pharmacy to get medication

group of people who decide if an accused person is innocent or guilty

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b Fill in the blanks with the missing parts of the verbs.

. I just cant do it!

3 If youre not busy tonight, lets hang

4 We need to go shoppingweve run

5 I cant believe he got

with stealing the money!

7 I wonder who came

with this great idea.