Grammar: Reported speech; Reported conditionals p. 132

Read the comments the students make about their internships and complete the reported version of each comment with the missing elements.

1 Amina: 'I didn't get my foot in the door at the law firm as I had hoped.'
Amina said she ________ foot in the door at the law firm as ________.
2 Hiroshi: 'The start-up is paying for my commute, but they aren't providing lunch.'
Hiroshi said the start-up ________ for his commute, but ________ providing lunch.
3 Matt: 'I have finally learned the ropes of the design software, so I will start the new project today.'
Matt said ________ the ropes of the design software, so ________ the new project ________.
4 Priya: 'I will never climb the corporate ladder here in this small town.'
Priya said ________ the corporate ladder ________ small town.
5 Elle: 'I'm not applying for the local internship because I've already accepted a role abroad.'
Elle said ________ for the local internship because ________ a role abroad.

Read what Elle reports to Amina about her interview, then complete the conversation between the manager and Elle. Do not use the contracted form for added formality.

The manager told me that my availability was perfect. She asked if I had worked in a busy environment before. I told her that I had plenty of experience and explained that I had managed the registration desk at a large student conference the previous year. She then wanted to know what specific skills I had acquired during that event. I told her that the experience had boosted my confidence and had improved my problem-solving skills under pressure. Finally, she said that she was looking for someone to start the following week.

Manager: ________ perfect. Have you ever worked in a busy environment?
Elle: Actually, ________ plenty of experience. ________ the registration desk at a large student conference, ________.
Manager: What specific skills did you acquire during the event?
Elle: I think that experience ________ my confidence and ________ my problem-solving skills under pressure.
Manager: ________ for someone to start ________.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

0 'I'll pay for the broken laptop, don't worry,' said the student.
FOOT
The student said he would foot the bill for the broken laptop.

1 'The company is making exactly as much as it spends,' the accountant told the manager.
BREAKING
The accountant told the manager ________ .

2 'We'll finish the project if we join forces and work together,' said Sam to his team.
TOLD
Sam ________ the project if they joined forces and worked together.

3 'If I graduate on time, I may send in my CV for the management trainee scheme,' said Amina.
APPLY
Amina mentioned that she if she graduated on time, she ________ the management trainee scheme.

4 'I'll go broke if the start-up doesn't start paying for my lunches,' said Hiroshi.
WATER
Hiroshi said he wouldn't ________ if the start-up didn't start paying for his lunches.

5 'Yesterday, I hit the glass ceiling: the company hired a less qualified man rather than me!' Elena remarked.
HAD
Elena remarked that ________ the glass ceiling as the company had hired a less qualified man rather than her.

6 'If the client rejects our proposal, we'll start all over again,' the designer said.
TO
The designer said ________ the drawing board if the client rejected their proposal.