Grammar 1 Look at the direct speech and complete the reported speech.
1 ‘I’m watching a film.’ Ben said he .
2 ‘We’re in a café.’ Rick said he and Anne .
3 ‘The train leaves at ten thirty.’ Jessica said the train .
4 ‘I saw the robber outside the bank.’ Paul said he .
5 ‘I’m not coming to lunch.’ Ryan said he .
2 There is one mistake in each reported statement. Circle the mistake and correct it in one word.
1 ‘I’m going to the police station this evening.’
Rachel said she was going to the police station next evening.
2 ‘We don’t want to live here.’
Dean and Ruth said they didn't want to live here.
3 ‘There are lots of vandals outside.’
Mary said there had been lots of vandals outside.
4 ‘My friends saw the film yesterday.’
Kelly said my friends had seen the film the day before.
5 ‘I'm working hard today.’
Matt said he was working hard this day.
3 Complete the sentences using a different form of the words in brackets.
1 There is so much (shoplift) in this area.
2 An (arson) ran from the burning building before the police arrived.
3 Be careful with your money because we’ve had a lot of (thief) in this café.
4 The customs officer stopped two men when they tried to (smuggler) jewellery into the country.
5 A (mug) ran off with my aunt's phone.
4. Any crisis in the economy of the USA can seriously influence the economies of other nations. 5. Any country must follow some rules in international trade. 6. Can Russia supply its population with necessary amounts of gas and petrol?- Yes, it can. 7.British farmers could not ensure the required quality of meat when there was an infection among animals a few years ago. 8.You must have a special licence to import or export exotic animals.