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1.-­‐Report	
  each	
  of	
  these	
  statements,	
  using	
  an	
  appropriate	
  verb	
  from	
  the	
  following:	
  

                         accuse	
  	
  	
  apologise	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  refuse	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  blame	
  	
  	
  	
  regret	
  	
  	
  	
  consider	
  	
  	
  	
  encourage	
  	
  

                             reassure	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  mind	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  suggest	
  	
  	
  	
  warn	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  recommend	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  volunteer	
  

                                                                                                            	
  

0	
  My	
  wife:	
  'Don't	
  worry	
  about	
  the	
  arrangements	
  for	
  the	
  reception.	
  They're	
  all	
  under	
  control.'	
  

	
  

1	
  Geraldine:	
  'I	
  will	
  not	
  take	
  part	
  in	
  the	
  new	
  play.'	
  


2	
  My	
  best	
  friend:	
  'Don't	
  you	
  ever	
  discuss	
  my	
  problems	
  behind	
  my	
  back	
  again!	
  


3	
  Pete:	
  'You	
  should	
  think	
  about	
  going	
  to	
  the	
  new	
  Thai	
  restaurant.	
  It's	
  excellent.'	
  


4	
  The	
  departmental	
  manager:	
  'It	
  was	
  your	
  fault	
  that	
  we	
  lost	
  the	
  Siemens	
  contract.'	
  


5	
  The	
  disc	
  jockey:	
  'Oasis	
  were	
  definitely	
  the	
  best	
  band	
  of	
  the	
  nineties.'	
  


6	
  The	
  fan:	
  'I'm	
  terribly	
  sorry	
  about	
  confusing	
  you	
  with	
  George	
  Michael.'	
  


7	
  The	
  police	
  officer:	
  'We	
  believe	
  that	
  you	
  have	
  been	
  making	
  obscene	
  phone	
  calls	
  to	
  this	
  office.'	
  


8	
  My	
  friends:	
  'Come	
  on	
  -­‐	
  you	
  can	
  do	
  the	
  Swimathon	
  with	
  us.	
  You're	
  just	
  as	
  good	
  as	
  we	
  are.'	
  


9	
  Mike's	
  brother:	
  'I	
  don't	
  mind	
  organising	
  the	
  collection	
  for	
  Mike	
  and	
  Sarah's	
  wedding.'	
  


10	
  The	
  team	
  manager:	
  'I	
  feel	
  terrible	
  now	
  about	
  contradicting	
  Julie	
  in	
  front	
  of	
  her	
  whole	
  team.'	
  


11	
  The	
  director:	
  'Let's	
  try	
  this	
  scene	
  a	
  different	
  way,	
  shall	
  we?'	
  


12	
  My	
  mother:	
  'You	
  had	
  your	
  tonsils	
  taken	
  out	
  when	
  you	
  were	
  about	
  nine,	
  remember?	
  

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Exercise on Reported

  • 1. 1.-­‐Report  each  of  these  statements,  using  an  appropriate  verb  from  the  following:   accuse      apologise          refuse            blame        regret        consider        encourage     reassure            mind            suggest        warn              recommend            volunteer     0  My  wife:  'Don't  worry  about  the  arrangements  for  the  reception.  They're  all  under  control.'     1  Geraldine:  'I  will  not  take  part  in  the  new  play.'   2  My  best  friend:  'Don't  you  ever  discuss  my  problems  behind  my  back  again!   3  Pete:  'You  should  think  about  going  to  the  new  Thai  restaurant.  It's  excellent.'   4  The  departmental  manager:  'It  was  your  fault  that  we  lost  the  Siemens  contract.'   5  The  disc  jockey:  'Oasis  were  definitely  the  best  band  of  the  nineties.'   6  The  fan:  'I'm  terribly  sorry  about  confusing  you  with  George  Michael.'   7  The  police  officer:  'We  believe  that  you  have  been  making  obscene  phone  calls  to  this  office.'   8  My  friends:  'Come  on  -­‐  you  can  do  the  Swimathon  with  us.  You're  just  as  good  as  we  are.'   9  Mike's  brother:  'I  don't  mind  organising  the  collection  for  Mike  and  Sarah's  wedding.'   10  The  team  manager:  'I  feel  terrible  now  about  contradicting  Julie  in  front  of  her  whole  team.'   11  The  director:  'Let's  try  this  scene  a  different  way,  shall  we?'   12  My  mother:  'You  had  your  tonsils  taken  out  when  you  were  about  nine,  remember?