Colegio Gimnasio Campestre San Sebastin

TALLER DE REPASO

NAME: _______________________________________ GRADE: NINTH

AREA: FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND BASIC SKILLS DATE: ____________
PERIOD: FOURTH
TOPIC:

UNIT 12: So Embarrassed Grammar:

Reported speech (said/told), tag
question, Feelings, multi-word
verbs and exams.
1. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and
tenses. (38 marks, 2 each)

1. .Jessica: "I am going to clean the room." _________________________________________

Jessica told me (that) she _______________
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2. Jeff: "They like the song."
Jeff said (that) they ____________________
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3. Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remarked (that) they _______
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4. .Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us (that) he ___________________
5. Robert: "Dennis often downloads the latest
tunes."
Robert added
(that) ________________________
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6. Olivia: "Leroy is out riding his new waveboard
today." Olivia explained (that) ______________
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7. Luke: "I don't know what to do."
Luke added
(that) __________________________
8. Lily: "Mr Jones is rude to Samantha."
Lily thinks
(that) ____________________________
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9. James and David: "We have to go now."
James and David tell me
(that) _______________
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10. Kathy told us (that) he ___________________
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11. Teacher: "Rachel has never been to
Philadelphia."
The teacher said (that) Rachel _______________
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12. Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train _____________
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13. Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."
Emma said (that) she ______________________
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2. Complete the words in reported speech. (15 marks, 1,5 each)

1. today 6. next week
2. yesterday 7. these days
3. tomorrow 8. last week
4. a week ago 9. now
5. last weekend 10. this morning

Reading Comprehension Activity

Read this short extract about a funny incident in the park. Once you have finished, answer
the reading comprehension questions and complete the reported speech activity. Continue
to the next page for answers.
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GUESS WHO I BUMPED INTO?

Tim wandered along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose twenty
pounds by the end of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city dweller out for a day's
walk in the park.

"I'm terribly sorry", he apologized. "I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't see you!" he
managed to stammer. Smiling,

Sheila responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken... No really, I wasn't watching my step either."
Suddenly they both stopped making excuses and stared at each other. "Don't I know you
from somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's brother, aren't
you?!" They both began to laugh as they had met each other the week before at a party
that Jack had given. Still laughing, Tim suggested, "Why don't we have a cup a coffee and
donut?" to which Sheila replied, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both
were still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut cafe.

3. Comprehension Questions (10 marks, 2 each)

1. Why did Tim bump into Sheila? 2. Sheila's

3. It's not clear.
1. He was on a diet.
2. He wasn't paying attention. 4. Where did they first meet?
3. He was writing his thoughts down
1. In the park
2. Where do they live? 2. At the Swimming Donut
3. At Tim's Brother's house
1. In the park
2. In the countryside 5. Why was Tim's suggestion funny?
3. 3. In the city
1. He was supposedly on a diet.
3. Whose fault was the incident? 2. The name of the cafe was
strange.
1. Tim's 3. They were on a walk and there
were no donuts in the park.

4. Write the suitable tag questions for the following sentences.

1. He sometimes reads the newspaper, ______________

2. You are Indian, ______________
3. They had a nice weekend, ________________
4. Peggy didn't use the pencil, _________________
5. Mary has answered the teacher's question, _____________
6. The boy is from Turkey, _________________
7. Sue wasn't listening, ____________________
8. Andrew isn't sleeping, _______________
9. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, ________________
10. She has a brother, _______________
11. He sometimes reads the newspaper, ___________________
12. You are Indian, ______________________
13. They had a nice weekend, ________________
14. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ___________________
15. Mary has answered the teacher's question, ___________________
16. The boy is from Turkey, ____________________
17. Sue wasn't listening, ___________________
18. Andrew isn't sleeping, _________________
19. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, __________________
20. She has a brother, ________________________
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5. Write a short conversation using two or more of the previous phrases. ( 6 marks,
3 each)
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VALORACIN INTEGRAL

CALIFICACION FIRMA
FIRMA DEL
DESEMPEO DEL
CUALITATIVA CUANTITATIVA ACUDIENTE
DOCENTE
SUPERIOR
(96 100)
ALTO
(86 95)
BASICO
(75 85)
BAJO
(10 74)