2. a) Ana said that she would buy a weekly magazine as soon as she got to town.
b) The journalist explained that the media didn’t publish only the truth.
c) The reporter noticed that celebrities were engaged in diminishing the digital divide.
d) The psychiatrist said that these days adolescents were too absorbed with e-mailing virtual friends.
A – Report what these people have said.
1. Jean:"The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter.
2. Emily:"Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the following day.
3. Helen:"I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that she had been writing a letter the day before.
4. Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas the year before.
5. Michael:"I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that he was going to read a book that week.
6. Jason and Victoria:"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that they would do their best in the exams the next day.
7. Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
8. Betty:"When did you come?" (Past Simple)
Betty wanted to know when I had come. (Past Perfect)
9. Mark:"Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me if John had arrived.
10. Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?" (Past Simple)
Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film. (Past Perfect)
11. Mandy:"Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know if she could help me.
12. Anne:"Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked if she had to do the shopping.
Book pag. 112 ex.2
a) The baby’s father told Madonna to go home with the boy.
b) The judge advised the couple not to take that decision without thinking carefully.
c) The baby’s father told the boy to be happy and never forget his origins.
d) The welfare officials asked Madonna and Ritchie not to hide from the boy his culture and nationality.
