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track soundtrack turn on turn off turn up turn down

5. How much does the Mamma Mia! Here We Go 7. Could you please the music a
Again cost? bit? I like this song.
6. Move on to the next . I don’t like 8. the TV before you go to bed.
this song. 9. that lamp. It’s dark in here.
10. the volume! It’s too loud.

. GRAMMAR
• Say and tell are reporting verbs. Use before
REPORTED SPEECH (statements) an indirect object (person) and when there is
Read the examples, answer the questions and no indirect object.
complete the rules. • Pronouns and possessive adjectives change according to
the meaning of the sentence.
It’s really boring. I can’t stand it. © MM Publications
DIRECT SPEECH • Tenses, modal verbs and time expressions usually change
• ‘You should play Jay a few songs from my new as follows:
album,’ Sean said to Vicky.
• ‘You are the best I have heard for ages,’ the DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
studio engineer said to them. Present 
• ‘I want to listen to Sean’s songs,’ Jay said. Past  Past Perfect

Present Perfect
REPORTED SPEECH will  would
• Sean told Vicky that she should play Jay a few can  could
songs from his new album. must 
• The studio engineer told them that they were this  that
 that day
today
the best he had heard for ages. yesterday  the previous day / the day before
• Jay said that he wanted to listen to Sean’s songs. last week  the previous week / the week before
When do we use reported speech? tomorrow  the next day / the following day
In the examples above, which words have next year  the following year
changed in reported speech and how?

. PRACTICE . INTONATION
Imagine that you have downloaded a new music Listen and repeat. What do you notice about the
album and have just played it for your friends. underlined words?
Read the comments they made and complete the
sentences using reported speech. You said you would go to the concert with me.
Gary told me that he wrote the lyrics for two of
the songs.
They said I wasn’t a very good singer.
Brian Ian told me that he didn’t like Coldplay’s latest album.
I want to download it too.
I’ll log on to the band’s . SPEAKING
My brother downloaded website tomorrow.
the same music album Lillian Talk in pairs. Interview each other and then report
for me last week. your partner’s answers to the class. Use these
questions.
Ruth I’ve heard it before. • What’s your favourite album?
• When do you usually listen to music?
Fred
• Do you watch music videos?
1. Brian said . • Which concert have you been to lately?
• Did you enjoy it?
2. Lillian said . • Which music album will you probably
3. Ruth said . download soon?

4. Fred said . Maria said that her favourite album was...

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