round-up 17 1 Discorso indiretto Scegli la forma corretta tra quelle date in corsivo. a. Kevin said/tells/told he had no news. b. Pat says/tell/said he would pay the bill. c. Laura tell/says/told me that the film was interesting. d. He tells/says/told he can t find his car. e. Henry tells/told/said us he was going to Helsinky for Christmas. f. Mum has said/has told/told it s cold outside g. The doctor told to/ told/said to him to take up a sport. h. Thomas says/tells to me/tells he doesn t like coffee. i. They tells/ told/said us not to be late. j. The Prime Minister tells/told/said it would be a good year. 2 Trasforma in discorso indiretto. a. The speaker said: The match is starting in ten minutes. b. The police officer said: Open your bags, please. c. They said: We ll come with you tonight. d. She said: I m saving money to buy a new car next year. e. Mum said: You must finish your homework before going out! f. The student said: I don t understand this problem. g. The headmaster said to me: I spoke to your parents yesterday. h. My friend said to me: I ve just been to the hospital to see Susan. i. Mum said: I was out shopping when someone stole my purse. j. I said to my husband: This time next week we ll be sunbathing on a tropical beach. k. The boss said to his secretary: Don t disturb me for any reason. l. The teacher said: Study these two poems by heart. m. Dad said: You may go out but you must come back for dinner. n. My brother said: I can drive your car if you want me to. o. George asked: Need I take my passport with me? 3 FCE USE OF ENGLISH Part 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. What s the height of the mountain? Roger asked the guide. (HIGH) Roger asked the guide ...how high the mountain... was. 1. Has anyone seen my glasses (IF) Hilary asked us .................................................. her glasses. 2. Will the bus arrive on time? , she thought to herself. (WONDERED) She .................................................. arrive on time. 3. We re sorry we behaved so badly , said the boys. (APOLOGISED) The boys .................................................. so badly. 4. Archie, I ll give you back the money next week , promised Bill. (TO) Bill promised Archie .................................................. the money the following week. 5. Do you think you could lend me 20 pounds Mum? asked Pearl. (SHE) Pearl asked her Mum .................................................. 20 pounds from her. 6. Would you like to come to my birthday party? Liam asked Greg. (INVITED) Liam .................................................. come to his birthday party. 4 44 384 Leggi il brano e completa la conversazione riferita al brano stesso con l aiuto dei suggerimenti dati. William did a test last week but he doesn t know the result yet. That test is very important for him because it is the last of the year and his final grade largely depends on it. Yesterday William asked the teacher to tell him whether his test had been good but she refused to answer. At home, William s mother asked him about the test and William answered it was a good one and he had got an A. Then William had an idea. He phoned the school and asked if he could speak to Mrs Darren, his teacher. They called her and when she got on the phone, William pretended to be his father and asked her about the test result. Mrs Darren answered that it wasn t a good test, it was a D.