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Turn the direct quotes into reported speech. Remember to change tenses. Your partner checks.
1. My neighbour said (that) he had the perfect daughter.
2. He told me (that) she didn't smoke.
3. He also added (that) she never drank beer.
4. He told me (that) she had never stayed out late at weekends.
5. He boasted (that) she was always at home.
6. I exclaimed (that) he had to be kidding.
7. I praised him saying (that) he had really brought up the perfect daughter.
Turn the direct quotes into reported speech. Remember to change tenses. Your partner checks.
1. My neighbour said (that) he had the perfect daughter.
2. He told me (that) she didn't smoke.
3. He also added (that) she never drank beer.
4. He told me (that) she had never stayed out late at weekends.
5. He boasted (that) she was always at home.
6. I exclaimed (that) he had to be kidding.
7. I praised him saying (that) he had really brought up the perfect daughter.
8. He concluded by saying (that) she would be six months soon.
Glossary: Education
A
In 1. junior high I had no idea that I would be writing my 2. thesis / doctoral thesis in biochemistry.
Biology was one of my least favourite subjects in 3. upper secondary school / senior high school /
high school / sixth form and I didn’t take any 4. optional/elective courses on biology, let alone
chemistry. After 5. graduating, I started to think what I might become eventually. I had poor grades
from my 6. matriculation examination, meaning that I would have to 7. retake/resit nearly all the
exams and consider taking new ones as well. And I started 8. cramming / to cram in earnest.
Gradually, biology became fascinating and first jokingly, I started talking about 9. majoring in
biology. And that was the course I eventually 10. applied for and got accepted to as well. I spent a
year at Stockholm University as an 11. undergraduate, which gave me a clear idea of what my 12.
Master’s thesis / master's thesis would be about. It took me a year to complete it, but I was praised
for my work. And one thing led to another, so I found myself applying for 13. grants / a grant and
getting prepared for 14. postgraduate studies. So here I am.
B
1. semester
2. elective
3. thesis
4. major
5. enrol
6. flunk
7. faculty
8. polytechnic
9. applicant
10. university
11. credit
12. grant
13. non-graded
14. report
15. exam
16. campus
17. diploma
A
In 1. junior high I had no idea that I would be writing my 2. thesis / doctoral thesis in biochemistry.
Biology was one of my least favourite subjects in 3. upper secondary school / senior high school /
high school / sixth form and I didn’t take any 4. optional/elective courses on biology, let alone
chemistry. After 5. graduating, I started to think what I might become eventually. I had poor grades
from my 6. matriculation examination, meaning that I would have to 7. retake/resit nearly all the
exams and consider taking new ones as well. And I started 8. cramming / to cram in earnest.
Gradually, biology became fascinating and first jokingly, I started talking about 9. majoring in
biology. And that was the course I eventually 10. applied for and got accepted to as well. I spent a
year at Stockholm University as an 11. undergraduate, which gave me a clear idea of what my 12.
Master’s thesis / master's thesis would be about. It took me a year to complete it, but I was praised
for my work. And one thing led to another, so I found myself applying for 13. grants / a grant and
getting prepared for 14. postgraduate studies. So here I am.
B
1. semester
2. elective
3. thesis
4. major
5. enrol
6. flunk
7. faculty
8. polytechnic
9. applicant
10. university
11. credit
12. grant
13. non-graded
14. report
15. exam
16. campus
17. diploma
C
(Suggested)
1. Do you always have a full / busy schedule / timetable in each / every period?
2. I got a lot of new friends at the start / beginning of non-graded upper secondary school.
3. In comprehensive school I used to get good grades / marks.
4. Right now I'm studying for entrance exams.
5. A university of applied sciences / a polytechnic and open university also interest me. / I'm also
interested in …
(Suggested)
1. Do you always have a full / busy schedule / timetable in each / every period?
2. I got a lot of new friends at the start / beginning of non-graded upper secondary school.
3. In comprehensive school I used to get good grades / marks.
4. Right now I'm studying for entrance exams.
5. A university of applied sciences / a polytechnic and open university also interest me. / I'm also
interested in …
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