Reporting verbs

Indirect speech revision

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Unit 4Unit 4The world of workThe world of work

My friends and I were talking about school the other day. Check what they said.

I am studying hard.

My mom will be happy with me.

I want to pass the exam.

Last month Pedro told me he was studying hard because he wanted to pass the exam. He said his mom would be happy with him.

I am happy today.

I have done all the activities in class.

I don’t have any homework!

Last Friday Sue was very happy because she didn’t have any homework that day as she had done all the activities in class.

Do you like Maths?

Where can I find more exercises?

Are you good at it?

Pedro also asked me if I liked Maths and if I was good at it. He asked me where he could find more exercises.

Do you study hard?

Sue asked me if I studied hard and If I was having exams the following week. She asked me if we could make a study group.

Can we make a study group?

Are you having exams next week?

RAIL WORKERS ON STRIKE

Sam is talking to Sally over the phone. He didn’t go to work last week because of the strike. He is telling her more about it.

RAIL WORKERS ON STRIKE

First, find out what some strikers and the rail company said about the incident by doing exercice 4 (p. 61).Then, compare it with what Sam tells Sally.

We will not work overtime.

The drivers said they would not work overtime.

refused to

The move is not industrial action.

The drivers said the move was not industrial action.

denied

We did not anticipate a repeat of last Sunday’s disruption.

They said they did not anticipate a repeat of last Sunday’s disruption.

added

Please, make sure you check services before making weekend travel plans.

They told us to check services before making weekend travel plans.

We were urged to check

We have introduced an amended timetable.

They told us they have introduced an amended timetable.They informed us about

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