Question

Read this telephone conversation in order to tell what they said in Reported Speech afterwards:

Travel agent: Good morning, how can I help you?
Caller: Yes, I wonder if you can help... I want to book a flight to Amsterdam.
Travel agent: Single or return?
Caller: Return please.
Travel agent: Would you like to fly in the morning or in the afternoon?
Caller: In the morning, please.
Travel agent: Do you need a hotel?
Caller: Yes a double-room, please.
Travel agent: Would you like to rent a car?
Caller: Certainly.
Travel agent: What make?
Caller: Renault Clio if possible.
Travel agent: Ok, the total amount with taxes and service fee included is 357 euros. Are you going to pay by Visa or debit card?
Caller: Visa card, please.
Travel agent: Could you give me the credit card number and the security code, please?
Caller: Sure. 456789345666 and the security code is 345. Is the security code at the back of the card near the signature?
Travel agent: Certainly. The transaction has been accepted and you will receive in a few minutes your booking code by email.
Caller: Thanks very much for your attention.
Travel agent: You're welcome! Have a nice flight!


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1. What did they say? We provide you with the beginning of the sentence in Reported Speech. Pay attention to the kind of reported sentence (statement, question, request)(15 POINTS):

a) Caller: “I wonder if you can help...I want to book a flight”.
The caller asked the travel agent ..................................................
b) Travel agent: “Would you like to fly in the morning?”
The travel agent asked ...................................................
c) Travel agent: “Do you need a hotel?”
The travel agent asked the caller ................................................
d) Travel agent: “The total amount with taxes and service fee included is 357 euros.”
The travel agent said ..................................................
e) Travel agent: “Could you give me your credit card number and the security code?”
The travel agent asked the caller ..............................................
f) Travel agent: “Certainly, the transaction has been accepted.”
The travel agent informed the caller .....................................................................

2. This is the end of the story. Transform the underlined sentences into Direct Speech in order to know what they talked about(8 POINTS, 2 EACH):

Ej: Tom told Mary that he was very tired.
Tom: “I’m very tired”

a) Mike explained that his sister didn't eat meat.

Mike: “my sister don’t eat meat”

b) The children said that their mum would come at 7.00.

the children: “
c) She said to him she liked mushroom soup.

d) Pamela asked Tom to go out with her.


3. Look at these sentences. Complete them with the verb in the correct form (Past Simple/ Past Perfect)(6 POINTS):
a) Robert.............(not pass) the exam because he .............(not study) enough.
b) Alice...............(call) before her husband..............(arrive).
c) When she...........(enter) into politics, she......(have) sworn enemies.

5. Match part A with part B to create compound nouns. Then, complete the sentences with these nouns. Take into account that they can be written together, separated or separated with a hyphen.(10 POINTS)
A.
tooth - attorney - pop - back - black - well - water - pick


B.
fall - pick - general- pocket - stabbing - corn - being - list


a) If you visit the Change of Guard at Buckingham Palace, be careful with the.....................!
b) I love eating..................and drinking coke in the cinema.
c) His record as a an anarchist put him on the government's.................
d) They managed to escape from the police by jumping off a .....................
e) Robert is a .......................lier all the time and can't be trusted.
f) The ..................is the main legal advisor to the government.
g) Parents should ensure the................of their children.
h) In that Italian Restaurant, every table has salt and pepper and a glass with................

Answer 1

Te puedo ayudar en la primera:
a) Caller: “I wonder if you can help...I want to book a flight”.
The caller asked the travel agent Quiero reservar un vuelo.
b) Travel agent: “Would you like to fly in the morning?”
The travel agent asked ¿Quieres Volar en la mañana?
c) Travel agent: “Do you need a hotel?”
The travel agent asked the caller ¿Nesesitas un hotel?
d) Travel agent: “The total amount with taxes and service fee included is 357 euros.”
The travel agent said "La cantidad total de impuestos y cargo por servicio incluido es de 357 euros."
e) Travel agent: “Could you give me your credit card number and the security code?”
The travel agent asked the caller"¿Podría darme su número de tarjeta de crédito y el código de seguridad?"
f) Travel agent: “Certainly, the transaction has been accepted.”
The travel agent informed the caller:"Ciertamente, la transacción ha sido aceptada."