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Beginner Levels - Lesson 7 - Practical English Drama

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Beginner Levels - Lesson 5 - Practical English Drama

B2 Grammar: Reported Speech II

Reported speech 2: reporting verbs

There are many verbs which can be used to introduce reported speech, each followed by different grammatical patterns. You will see that most verbs can  be followed by more than one grammatical pattern.

Verb + infinitive

agree: Magda agreed to look after the children.

offer: She offered to take the children to the zoo.

promise: She’s promised to phone me later.

Verb + object + infinitive

advise: The doctor advise Mrs Carter to take a long holiday.

ask: The neighbours asked us to turn our music down.

invite: Patsy has invited me to go to the party with her.

order: The police ordered everyone to leave the building.

persuade: I persuaded my mother to take on holiday.

remind: Can I remind you to phone Stephen?

tell: Carl told Jane to close all the windows.

warn: They warned us not to walk on the ice.

Verb + preposition + noun or verb + -ing

accuse of: Biggs was accused of robbery. Sophie was accused of stealing books.

admit to: Bill admitted to the mistake. Sally admitted to taking the money.

apologise for: Tommy apologised for the accident. Mandy apologised for being late.

complain about: The neighbours have been complaining about the noise. We complained about being given too much homework to do.

Verb + noun or verb + -ing

admit: Danny admitted the theft. Sue admitted stealing the money.

deny: Silvia denied the theft. Sean denied causing the accident.

recommend: I can really recommend this book. I recommend cycling as a way of getting fit.

suggest*: Jasmine suggested the solution to the problem. Mike suggested going climbing at the weekend.

Verb + (that) + sentence

admit: Sally admitted (that) she had taken the money.

agree: The headteacher agreed (that) the exam had been too difficult.

complain: We complained that we had been given too much homework to do.

deny: Pablo denied that he had caused the accident.

explain: She explained that she wasn’t feeling very well.

promise: Mandy promised (that) she would phone later.

recommend: The doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise.

say: Robin said (that) he was going swimming later.

suggest*: Liz suggested (that) I should try the shopping centre on the edge of town.

Verb + object + (that) + sentence

persuade: I persuaded my mother that she should take a holiday.

promise: Mandy promised Charlie (that) she would phone him later.

remind: Can I remind you (that) you’ve got to phone Stephen?

tell: The school told the students (that) they had the rest of the day free.

warn: Nobody warned me (that) my grandmother was visiting us today.

Others

ask +  if / what, etc. + sentence: She asked me what I was doing. He asked me if I was free.

invite + object + to + noun: Patsy has invited me to the party.

*Note: Suggest is never followed by the infinitive. The following patterns are possible:

suggest + verb + -ing: Maria suggested buying a new computer.

suggest + noun: Phil suggested the idea.

suggest + (that) + sentence with a verb in a tense: Tony suggested that they played football that afternoon.

suggest + (that) + should: Chantal suggested I should write a letter.

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Beginner Levels - Lesson 4 - Practical English Drama

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Beginner Levels - Lesson 3 - Practical English Drama

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How are Easter eggs made?

Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate the Christian holiday of Easter. Sometimes they are made out of chocolate. Have you ever eaten an Easter egg? Watch this video to find out how they are made.

Check your understanding: true or false

How are Easter eggs made?

1. Are the sentences true or false?
Natasha is the first person in her family to work at Caffrey's.
True                                   False

Christmas and the New Year are the busiest time of year for the Chocolate Warehouse.
True                                   False

Chocolate comes from cocoa trees.
True                                   False

Easter eggs can be made from milk, dark or white chocolate.
True                                   False

The Chocolate Warehouse only makes Easter eggs.
True                                   False

You can go to a chocolate workshop any time of year.
True                                   False

2. Put the stages of how chocolate Easter eggs are made in the correct order.
Cocoa beans grow on the cocoa tree.
The chocolate is poured into different types of moulds.
The cocoa beans are crushed.
Different types of chocolate are made from the cocoa beans.
The cocoa beans are heated.
The mould is put into a spinning machine.

3. Type the correct form of the verb in brackets to fill the gaps. Use the active or passive voice.
Have you ever wondered how an Easter egg ____________ ? (make)
Chocolate _____________ from cocoa trees. (come)
The little brown beans that grow in the pods _____________ cocoa beans. (call)
The factory workers ___________ cocoa beans into different types of chocolate. (make)
The chocolate _______________ into moulds. (pour)
During the summer, the Chocolate Warehouse ____________ chocolate workshops. (run)

Beginner Levels - Lesson 2 - Practical English Drama

Beginner Levels - Lesson 1 - Practical English Drama

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