Choose the correct word
He _________ for always being late. It’s his own fault really
got the sack
got hired
We haven’t ________ f any staff because the company is having a bit of financial difficulty
taken on
laid of
The Metro is / so we’ll have to take the bus.
on strike
in denial
There’s a job _________ coming up at my school soon. Are you interested?
application
vacancy
The __________age has been raised by five years because people are living longer
pension
retirement
Some people do / work out of the goodness of their hearts and say the rewards are worth much more than money.
volunteer
assistant
I’m absolutely thrilled I got the job. It’s the _________ of a lifetime.
position
opportunity
My brother works in a factory and his / changes every two weeks so he keeps rather strange hours.
shift
position
You are certainly the most suitable__________ for the job. When can you start?
applicant
reference
We have checked out his _________ and everything seems to be in order.
colleagues
references
I could never take a job that involved a lot of ________ work. I hate being away from home too long
travel
hard
Unfortunately, many workers have been made __________ because the economy is in such a mess
sacked
redundant
Change the following from direct speech into reported speech.
‘Where do you live?’
He wanted to know where I lived.
He asked me where did I live.
He asked me where I was living.
He wanted to know where I was living..
‘You absolutely cannot go out until your room is spotless.’ his mother said.
His mother said that he was absolutely not abled to go out until his room was spotless.
His mother said him that he couldn’t absolutely go out until his room has been spotless.
His mother told him he absolutely couldn’t go out until his room was spotless.
His mother says that he absolutely cannot go out until his room is spotless.
‘Do you think I have any chance of getting the job?’
He wanted to know if he had had any chance of getting the job.
He wondered if he had any chance of getting the job.
He asked whether he has any chance of getting the job.
He was interested if they have had any chance of getting the job.
‘I was walking through the park yesterday when I saw an old friend I hadn’t seen in years.’
He mentioned that he has been walking through the park the previous day when he had seen an old friend he hadn’t seen in years.
He told he had walked through the park yesterday when he had seen an old friend he hadn’t seen in years.
He said he had been walking through the park yesterday when he had been seeing an old friend he hadn’t seen in years.
He said he had been walking through the park the previous day when he saw an old friend he hadn’t seen in years.
‘How about going to the cinema tonight?’ Kenneth asked me.
Kenneth suggested we should go to the cinema that night.
Kenneth offer we should go to the cinema that night.
Kenneth explained we go to the cinema that night.
Kenneth suggested we were going to the cinema that night.
It’s not a good idea to be checking your personal emails during working hours,’ said the boss.
The boss said me not to have checked your personal emails during working hours.
The boss reminded me it wasn't a good idea to check my personal emails during working hours.
The boss advised me that it wasn't a good idea to be checking your personal emails during working hours.
The boss advised me not to be checking my personal emails during working hours.
Who has been using my computer?’ asked George.
George wanted to know who has been using his computer
George asked who had been using his computer
George wondered who is been using his computer
George exclaimed who was using his computer
I’m sorry I was talking too loudly in the meeting,’ James said.
James said that he was sorry that he was talking too loudly in the meeting.
James apologised for talking too loudly in the meeting.
James regreted that he was talking too loudly in the meeting.
‘Don’t forget to hand in the project on time tomorrow,’ the manager said to me.
The manager said me didn't forget to hand in the project on time the next day.
The manager reminded not to forget to hand in the project on time the next day.
The manager reminded me to hand in the project on time the following day.
The manager made me to hand in the project on time the next day.
The words in bold are wrong. Choose the correct word.
I said Tina whether she enjoyed her work.
denied
asked
explained
He told me he had too much work to do this day.
those
previous
that
Colin told that he’d just been fired.
said
announced
explained
He said he had left the company because there was no chance of promotion here.
at that place
than
there
They said they’d been at a meeting the last night.
previous
that
following
I told him I was going to an interview the tomorrow morning.
tomorrow
previous
following
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