1  Match the sentence halves. There are three extra endings.

1   The police car is indicating that we should pull …B

2   I almost ran

3   That car nearly ran

4   Why don’t we pull

5   The train will pull

6   The car broke

7   I think you should slow

A   into the car in front but I managed to stop in time.

B   over and stop because they believe something is wrong.

C   down on the motorway and we had to call a tow truck.

D   into this parking area and check the map.

E    over anything because the road is empty.

F    down because it’s so foggy it’s hard to see anything.

G   into this shop and see what there is.

H   out of the station before we get there.

I     over that old lady – it’s going too fast!

J    down it just started to slow down.

Answer

2 A   3 I   4 D   5 H   6 C   7 F

2  Tick ✓ the sentences that are correct. Find and correct the sentences with mistakes.

1   The train will run over and the doors will open here. ……pull up……

2   There’s no need to run into so much, we don’t want an accident. …………………..

3   They’re very late, I think they must have broken down or got a puncture. …………………..

4   Jack ran into a hurry and forgot his briefcase. …………………..

5   I’m afraid we’re running late. We were speeding up in the tunnel due to a broken-down lorry. …………………..

6   OK, now I have a new bike I hope I can pull into with you. …………………..

7   I think it’s about time we pulled over for some food and a rest. …………………..

Answer

2   run into   speed up

3   

4   ran into   drove off

5   speeding up   held up

6   pull into   keep up

7   

3  Match the definitions with the reporting verbs in the box. There are three extra definitions.

agree     confess     enquire     forbid     insist

persuade     point out     recommend

1   to admit that you have done something wrong ……confess……

2   to make someone do or believe something ………………….

3   to refuse to allow something or to prevent something being done ………………….

4   to say in public what you think about something ………………….

5   to advise someone that something should be done ………………….

6   to say you will do something that someone asks you to ………………….

7   to say you did not do something ………………….

8   to say firmly that something is true or that something must be done ………………….

9   to tell someone about some information ………………….

10   to ask someone for information about something ………………….

11   to speak more loudly so people can hear ………………….

Answer

2   persuade

3   forbid

 recommend

 agree

8   insist

9   point out

10   enquire

4  Complete the sentences with the reporting verbs from Exercise 3.

1   I think this hotel is the best. Look it’s got a pool and three restaurants.

      The travel agent ……persuaded…… us that this hotel was the best.

2   You really must have dinner with us tonight.

      I …………………. that you have dinner with us tonight.

3   Excuse me, do you know where the cinema is?

      She …………………. where the cinema was.

4   Don’t forget, you get 10% off with your student card.

      He …………………. that we get 10% off with our student card.

5   It looks like rain, so it’s best to take an umbrella with you.

      It’s …………………. you take an umbrella with you.

6   That’s a good idea. Let’s go to the Bean Café for lunch.

      We …………………. to go to the Bean Café for lunch.

7   You mustn’t touch anything in this exhibition.

      It’s …………………. to touch anything in the exhibition.

8   I’m sorry. I forgot to get the passports out of the safe.

      Amy …………………. that she forgot to get the passports out of the safe.

Answer

2   insist

3   enquired

4   pointed out

5   recommended

6   agreed

7   forbidden

8   confessed

Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. There are three extra words.

as though     broken down     held up     insisted

persuaded     pointed out     pulled into     pulled over

recommended     remote     slowed down

A:   Have you heard from Mike yet?

B:   Yes, he 1……pulled into…… a service station near Manchester about an hour ago. They were 2………………… by traffic on the motorway which is why they’re late. He said a lorry had 3………………… which caused a huge traffic jam.

A:   I knew it. The motorway is terrible at the moment, that’s why I 4………………… they come by train. But Evan and Dirk 5………………… him to bring the car because they want to go hiking somewhere quite 6………………… on Sunday and there are no buses. I 7………………… that the weather forecast isn’t good – it looks 8………………… it might snow, but they didn’t listen!

B:   Never mind. They’ll be here soon.

Answer

2   held up

3   broken down

4   recommended

5   persuaded

6   remote

7   pointed out

8   as though

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