Report the following:

1. I always read before sleeping, she explained._______________________________________________________________________2. I can speak five languages fluently, he added._______________________________________________________________________3. Im very surprised to meet you here, she said._______________________________________________________________________4. Ive been here for too long, he insisted._______________________________________________________________________5. Ill visit my uncle next week, she decided._______________________________________________________________________6. Last year I spent my holiday in Mexico, he said._______________________________________________________________________7. I gave the message to John, she told me._______________________________________________________________________8. I missed a lot of work during my absence, he admitted._______________________________________________________________________9. I have now changed my mind, she confessed._______________________________________________________________________10. Come early and bring your ID, I told her._______________________________________________________________________11. I dont eat a heavy meal before going to bed, she advised me._______________________________________________________________________12. I have to have that particular item because my best friend has it., she said.It is not because I may want it or need it., she added.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Our research suggests that they are smarter than their parents they are very savvy and if they think it is patronizing, if they think its just talking rubbish, wed be the first to know about it and they wont buy the product, he explained.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Parents are constantly being bombarded with stuff, and too much pressure is being put on them and too much blame is being put on them, she said._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Theyre there to sell a product, and theyll do it in any way they can by manipulating children, by making things seem more attractive than they are, she declared._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Why are you working in this firm? he asked her._______________________________________________________________________17. Do you go to the theatre every evening? she asked the drama critic._______________________________________________________________________18. What do you do when you arrive home? he asked her._______________________________________________________________________19. Did you see the film on TV yesterday? she asked him._______________________________________________________________________20. Have you ever tried bungee jumping? she wondered._______________________________________________________________________

The passive

1. Change these sentences into the passive, starting with the words provided.a) Someone will give you new instructions before you leave.You ___________________________________________________________________b) No one has ever taught the pupils to do that exercise.The ___________________________________________________________________c) They allowed him five minutes to get ready.He ____________________________________________________________________ d) A friend told me the last news this morning.I ______________________________________________________________________e) They have decided to open a new factory next year.It _____________________________________________________________________f) People must understand clearly that the government is trying to end poverty.It _____________________________________________________________________g) Annas friends gave her a present for her birthday._______________________________________________________________________ h) The police forced him to answer a lot of questions._______________________________________________________________________ i) I remember they gave me a bicycle on my eighth birthday._______________________________________________________________________ j) Everybody likes Anna._______________________________________________________________________ k) They will give her plenty of time to take a decision._______________________________________________________________________ l) Has anyone shown you the new iPod?_______________________________________________________________________ m) They dont often invite me to parties._______________________________________________________________________ n) I think they should offer him the job._______________________________________________________________________ o) The problem is serious. They must do something to solve it._______________________________________________________________________ p) They are going to build a new shopping center near our school._______________________________________________________________________ q) Someone has stolen my watch._______________________________________________________________________ r) The school library looked nice. Somebody had cleaned it._______________________________________________________________________ s) I think somebody was observing us._______________________________________________________________________ t) You should have fed the baby hours ago._______________________________________________________________________