Teksti

exercise 25 p. 184

Someone gives you ten pieces of advice. Turn the direct quotes into reported speech. 

 
 

1. “Do your homework.” He told me ...

He told me to do my homework.

2. “Don’t start a fight you can’t win.”

He told me not to start a fight I couldn't win.

3. “Expect complications.”

He told me to expect complications.

4. “Accept your dark side.”

He told me to accept my dark side.

5. “Don’t act unnaturally.”

He told me not to act unnaturally.

6. “Understand how the system works.”

He told me to understand how the system works/worked.

7. “Believe in the system.”

He told me to believe in the system.

8. “Don’t think any plan is foolproof.”

He told me not to think any plan is/was foolproof.

9. “Never work alone.”

He told me never to work alone.

10. “Don’t forget to wear a pair of pantyhose over your head.”

He told me not to forget to wear a pair of pantyhose over my head.

– Who was giving you advice?

 A retired bank robber was giving you advice. Not that you would ever rob a bank, would you?