Grammar: Reported speech: questions p. 71

Report these questions. Do not use the contracted form.
1 'Have you ever bought newspapers?' the interviewer asked.
The interviewer asked the participants ________.
2 'When did you last read a magazine?', the teacher asked.
The teacher asked them ________.
3 'Do you listen to the radio?', I asked Peter.
I asked Peter ________.
4 'How many times did you check your smartphone yesterday?', asked my girlfriend.
My girlfriend wanted to know ________.
5 'Can you spot fake news?', Tom asked us.
Tom asked ________.
6 'Are you going to catch up on the latest news today?', our aunt asked.
My aunt asked ________.

Turn these questions into direct speech. Do not use the contracted form.
1 The interviewer asked the participants if they clicked on pop-up ads.
The interviewer asked the participants: ' ________?'
2 The interviewer wanted to know which commercial they had seen recently and if they thought it was effective.
The interviewer wanted to know: ' ________? ________?'
3 The interviewer asked when they had last bought a product after seeing it in ads.
The interviewer asked: ' ________?'
4 The interviewer asked if they could remember any celebrity endorsements.
The interviewer asked: ' ________?'
5 The interviewer wanted to know how long they had used social media for.
The interviewer wanted to know: ' ________?'
6 The interviewer asked if they would recommend their friends to answer that survey.
The interviewer asked: ' ________?'

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then think about the text. Have you recently read or watched an interesting interview? Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.

Time Magazine included Selena Gomez's company in the TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024. The singer and actress gave an interview to the magazine where she ________ (say) that she ________ (found) her make-up company, 'Rare Beauty', also to support people with mental problems. The journalist explained that at that moment the company ________ (make) a lot of money – a 2-billion-dollar worth company – and it regularly ________ (give) 1% of its sales to organisations working to improve mental health. Selena told her at that time she ________ (still / try) to build a strong community to raise awareness on mental health. The journalist asked Selena what she ________ (think)  about singer Rihanna's make-up company with respect to hers and she ________ (answer) that she ________ (be) honoured to be compared to Rihanna. At the end of the interview, she said she wasn't sure what else she ________ (do)  in the future, but she ________ (feel) well and happy at that time. I really liked the interview because Selena Gomez was genuine and talked about an important topic with honesty and respect.