Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.
1 we said we were going at 7.30 p. m. ,’ said.
2the manager said she was looking for someone with good qualifications. ‘’ said the manager.
3.you said the film had already finished. ‘’ you said.
4 peter’s boss said he was late for work. ‘’ said peter’s boss.
5.rose said she had lost her camera at the beach. ‘’ said rose.
my cousins said they were too tired to visit me. ‘’ said my cousins.
2 .assassination is the murder of someone important for political reasons. one of the most famous assassinations is that of us president john f. kennedy in dallas, texas, in november, 1963. the police lee harvey oswald for the they said that oswald
the from the texas school book warehouse building, while kennedy's car past it. however, just two days the assassination, someone oswald while the police him from the police station to the county as a result, he was never able to give in court and tell the full story of what happened.
1 a investigated b questioned c arrested d charged
2 a robbery b murder c arson d burglary
3 a was shooting b shoots c has shot d had shot
4 a police b prisoner c officer d president
5 a was driving b had driven c drives d has driven
6 a later b after c next d from
7 a shot b had shot c was shooting d has shot
8 a had taken b take c were taking d have taken
9 a bank b hospital c cinema d jail
10 a evidence b justice c innocence d guilt
3.gran
it was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in northampton city centre on saturday. suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. they were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. they thought that nobody would stop them. but they were wrong.
as the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. she ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. the men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. they were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. but now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to the old lady. the shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. four of the men were arrested.
the whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. he put the film on the internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘granny stops armed robbers’. and what about the old lady? nobody knows who she is! police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
1 the story is about a a robbery. b mugging. c burglary.
2 the crime happened a during the night. b in the middle of the day. c in the evening.
3 the old woman a was the only person to react. b was the first person to react. c filmed the gang on her phone.
4 all the members of the gang a were arrested. b escaped on motorbikes. c tried to escape.
5 the old lady a was questioned by the police.
b didn’t tell anyone her name. c phoned the police.