9.1 Vocabulary
Charity actions
1 * Complete the sentences with the words. 5 Twenty people are going to work for no money, to help with the charity
donate / raise persuade / protest volunteer / petition event. ……………
6 I can wear my own clothes to school tomorrow if I donate £1. We're
1 I …………… £10 a month to two charities. They need to …………… trying to collect money for our local hospital. ……………
money for their work with animals.
2 We want to …………… against plans to close our library. We’re going to
3 *** Answer the questions. Use the ideas in the box to help you or use
…………… the council to keep it open. your own.
3 Thousands of people need to sign the ……………. I’ll …………… to donate to a hospital listen / sign
stand outside the supermarket with it. organize a protest sponsor a charity event
volunteer to support the elderly / clean the streets / read to children
Reported speech 1
1 * Choose the correct options in the reported speech sentences. 4 '…………… …………… Spanish guitar music.'
They said they loved Spanish guitar music.
Direct Speech Reported speech 5 'I really want to eat something now!'
1 'I'm tired.' William said he is / was tired. She said …………… really …………… to eat something then.
2 'She writes emails I told them she writes / wrote emails every
every day.' day.
3 'We're happy.' They told / said us they were happy. 3 *** Correct the mistake in each reported speech sentence.
4 'Those boys are The teacher said the boys were / are always
1 Bill ‘I’m tired today.’
always late.' late.
Yesterday, Bill told me that he is tired.
5 'I want a sandwich.' Lisa said she wanted / will want a sandwich.
…………………………………………………………………………………
6 'I don't get up early.' Mike told me he didn't / wasn't get up early.
2 Harry ‘I write with my left hand.’
Harry said he written with his left hand.
2 ** Complete the pairs of sentences. …………………………………………………………………………………
'We've got a lot of money.' 3 Teacher ‘You are late!’
Our teacher told that we were late.
The charity said they had a lot of money.
…………………………………………………………………………………
'I donate money to charity every month.'
4 Mark and Luc ‘We want to have something to eat.’
He told us he donated to charity every month.
They said as they wanted to have something to eat.
…………………………………………………………………………………
1 '…………… very good at raising money.'
5 Mum ‘I like your new coat, Lucy!’
They told me I was very good at raising money.
Mum said me that she liked my new coat.
2 'I need to spend more time studying!'
…………………………………………………………………………………
She …………… …………… …………… to spend more time studying.
6 Clara ‘Hello! I’m not at home.’
3 'I like your new school bag.' When she rang, Clara told us she isn't at home.
He told …………… …………… …………… my new school bag. …………………………………………………………………………………
Fashion adjectives
1 * Put the fashion adjectives into the correct column in the table. 3 Ben Maybe that coat looked okay when you were a teenager, Dad,
casual fashionable full-length loose but now it's really …………… . It's time to get a new one!
old-fashioned stylish tight Dad But I like it. And what's popular always changes. If I continue to
wear it, one day it'll be …………… again, I'm sure!
Describing size and shape Giving an opinion about
the clothes
3 *** Answer the questions with your own ideas. You can use the words in
loose casual
the box to help you.
…………… ……………
…………… …………… jeans / leggings / Wellington boots / aviator glasses / flip-flops
…………… not worry too much about fashion
old-fashioned / comfortable / uncomfortable / durable / warm
something to wear every day / to last for a long time
2 ** Complete the conversations with the pairs of opposite adjectives. wear fashionable clothes
delicate / durable fashionable / old-fashioned loose / tight
1 Who is the most stylish person you know? Why?
…………………………………………………………………………………
1 Sam Oh dear! I can't wear any of these jeans.
2 What items of clothing are very fashionable at the moment?
Ian Why not?
…………………………………………………………………………………
Sam Those pairs are size 8, and they're much too …………… . And
3 What do you think of bright, patterned shirts? Would you ever wear one?
these are size 12, and they're too …………… . They haven't got
…………………………………………………………………………………
any size 10s!
4 Do you like wearing tight clothes? Why? / Why not?
2 Maria I really like this blouse, but I don't think it's good for wearing …………………………………………………………………………………
regularly. 5 Do you think it’s more important for shoes to be fashionable or durable?
Alicia That's a shame. That thin, …………… material is really pretty. Why?
Maria Yes, it is. But the material is the problem! If I'm going to wear it …………………………………………………………………………………
every day, I need something a lot heavier and more …………… . 6 If full-length coats were very fashionable at the moment, would you wear
one? Why? / Why not?
Reported speech 2
1 * Complete the table with the words. He told me about my / his plans for the following week / tomorrow.
here me our that day the following they those tonight
5 'I want / wanted to go out that night / tonight.' Gina told us.
Direct Speech Reported speech
Pronouns I he/she 6 ‘People usually eat dinner quite early here.’
we (1) _____ Tom said that people usually ate / eat dinner quite early here / there.
(2) _____ her/him
us them
Possessive adjectives my his/her 3 *** Convert the sentences from direct to reported speech, and
(3) _____ their reported speech to direct speech. Change all words necessary.
Time Expressions next ... (4) _____ ... 1 'We want to go shopping this weekend.' said my friends.
today (5) _____
…………………………………………………………………………………
(6) _____ that night
Place Expressions (7) _____ there 2 My cousin said that he had an English exam the following Friday.
this that …………………………………………………………………………………
these (8)_____
3 'It's really cold here!' my sister told me.
…………………………………………………………………………………
2 ** Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
4 'These patterned shirts are on sale in our shop today,' said the shop
1 ‘These clothes look very stylish!’
assistant.
He told her that these / those clothes looked / look very stylish.
…………………………………………………………………………………
2 ‘Your test is tomorrow.’ 5 'My shirt is from Italy,' the man told his sister.
Their teacher told them that their / our test was the following day / …………………………………………………………………………………
tomorrow.
3 Hannah said, 'I / She really didn't / don't like these jeans very much.'