Question

2. Form verbs from the words in brackets.
1. After the robbery, the owner of the shop decided to ( tight).
2. You need to ( short) the skirt, it’s too long for you.
3. He is sure, that photos help people to ( memory) the best moments of their life.
4. New courses ( able) pensioners to use computers without anybody’s help.
5. Her aim is to ( large) the collection of coins up to 10000 units.

3. Turn the sentences into the reported speech.
1. Mary said: “ I bought a new printer yesterday.”
2. John said: “ I’m writing an essay at the moment”.
3. Carry said: “ I think the batteries are flat”.
4. The policeman said: “ You must wear a crash helmet”.
5. My mother told me: “ Turn off the stove”.
6. Paula asked: “ Can you change the password?”
7. Tony asked: “ What colour headphones did you choose?”
8. My parents told me: “ Don’t buy useless gadgets.”

4. Fill in: on, up, about, back.
1. He brought the loudspeakers he had taken yesterday.
2. New system has brought big changes in how the firm work.
3. The boys were brought ___ by their granny.
4. Did you catch flu? What brought that ___?

5. Fill in: at, in, under, out of, on
1. Fiona wasn’t sure first, but now she uses her new device all the time.
2. They have been thinking for a long time, and the end they’ve made up the decision.
3. Our football team can’t play well pressure.
4. He is always the laptop these days.
5. The microwave oven is order for a month.

Answer 1

2.

1. tighten

2. shorten

3. memorise

4. enable

5. enlarge

3.

1. Mary said that she had bought a new printer the day before

2. John said that he was writing an essay at that moment.

3. Carry thought the batteries were flat

4. The policeman said that I had to wear a crash helmet

5. My mother told me to turn off the stove

6. Paula asked me if I could change the password

7. Tony asked me what colour headphone I had chosen

8. My parent told me not to buy useless gadgets.

4.

1. back

2. on

3. up

4. about

5.

1. at

2. in

3. under

4. at

5. on

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