A ***Write questions in the past simple
about the underlined information.
1 Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for Physics in
1903.
What did Marie Curie win in 19037
2 Christopher Columbus made his fourth and final
voyage in 1502
3 Anne Frank and her family lived in those small
rooms for two years
4 Tim Berners-Lee studied at Oxford from 1973 to
1976.
5 Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867.

1. Choose the right variant of the Reported Speech.
1. a) Ben wondered if his son had seen his car keys.
2. a) Stephanie asked if I could tell the children to go and wash their hands.
3. b) Joan said she had lost her job and was short of money.
4. a) Sean suggested that Jack would find a way to say no.
5. b) Pat asked which the best route into the city centre was.
 
2. Choose the right variant of the Direct Speech.
1. b) Mary said, “I will do it after my arrival.”
2. b) Tom says, “May she go out?”
3. b) Jack to Mary: “Didn’t I tell you about it before?”
4. a) Kelly: “I don’t look after myself properly.”
5. b) The teacher to the pupils: “Open the books!”
 
3. Choose the right answer.
1. a) enjoyed 2. b) didn’t like 3. b) would be 4. c) has already seen 5. b) not to make  

4. Match different kinds of TV programmes with their descriptions.
1) documentary – d) no-fiction film based on real events
2) the news – c) the latest events in the world and in your country
3) chat show – b) informal talk, usually with famous people
4) soap opera – e) drama, usually about family life; often weekly
5) nature programme – a) factual film about animals and plants
6) weather forecast – g) information about temperature, wind, rain, sun and so on
7) commercial – f) advertisement  

5. Write definitions for the following kinds of films using the phrases below.
1) A comedy film __ d) makes you laugh
2) A drama __ a) has a serious story
3) A thriller __ f) about crime and police
4) A western __ b) has cowboys in it
5) A romance __ c) has a story about love
6) A science fiction __ e) is about space and the future

1.
1. She says, “Who will come to see you tomorrow?”
b) She asks who will come to see me tomorrow.

2. I said to the girl, “Close the window!”
a) I ordered the girl to close the window.

3. Margaret to John: “Can you write a letter to our granny?”
b) Margaret asked John if he could write a letter to their granny.

4. “The castle is only open on Tuesdays,” explained the tour guide.
b) The tour guide explained that the castle was only open on Tuesdays.

5. “Can you help me with these packages?” Clara asked Boris.
a) Clara asked if Boris could help her with those packages.

2.
1. Wendy asked if Ann told her brother the truth about the money.
a) Wendy: “Ann, did you tell your brother the truth about the money?”

2. Stephanie asked me to tell if something was wrong.
a) Stephanie: “Tell me if something is wrong.”

3. Ben said that Jack had promised to check those reports with him.
a) Ben: “Jack promised to check these reports with me.”

4. Fay asked if I was going to stay in the office over lunchtime.
b) Fay said: “Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?”

5. I asked my friend where he was going.
a) I said, “Where are you going, my friend?”

3.
1. She said that she … twenty years old the following Friday.
b) would be

2. Liz says she … the film.
b) had already seen  

3. Mr. Green told the children … so much noise.
b) not to make

4. Our children said they … school.
b) didn’t like

5. She asked me if I … my dinner.
a) enjoyed