Grammar: Say and tell; Reported speech: statements p. 69

Complete the sentences with the correct form of say or tell.
1 Have you ever ________ your friends this story?
2 She always ________ that she likes being informed.
3 Why did you ________ that last night?
4 Don't ________ Mark about it or he will ________ everybody.
5 Yesterday the journalist ________ his colleagues about his decision.
6 During the latest episode of her podcast she ________: 'Dear listeners, this is the last podcast for this season.'

Report the statements. Do not use the contracted form.

Listening to the radio is cool
1 The journalist informed the audience: 'Yesterday Nielsen unveiled a report on American listening habits in the first quarter of 2024.'
The journalist informed the audience that ________.
2 The journalist added: 'In this period Americans like listening to the radio more than podcasts.'
The journalist added that ________.
3 The journalist explained: 'The researchers found out that in-car listening is common among those over 35 years old.'
The journalist explained that ________.
4 The journalist assured them: 'You can get to know more about this report on our website.'
The journalist assured them that ________.
5 The journalist said: 'Click on the link on the newspaper's website to read the full report.'
The journalist said ________.
6 The journalist affirmed: 'If you are interested, there is more on the history of the radio here. You won't be disappointed.'
The journalist affirmed that, ________.

Turn the statements into direct speech. Use the contracted form where possible.

We've asked our readers and viewers why, what and how they listen to the radio. Here are their answers:
1 Dolly D. answered that she didn't like many radio programmes at that moment, but she couldn't wait for her favourite radio show to start again the following season.
Dolly D. answered: ' ________.'
2 John Stewart said that day he was downloading a new podcast and he didn't believe the radio would be successful for much longer among young listeners.
John Stewart said: ' ________.'
3 Carter replied that he wasn't able to think about his life without the radio and he'd been a radio listener since he had been a teen.
Carter replied: ' ________.'
4 Ted34 explained that he might choose to download podcasts in the future, but he wasn't going to stop listening to the radio for sure.
Ted34 explained: ' ________.'
5 Sissy confessed the day before she hadn't wanted to switch the radio off because she had felt lonely'.
Sissy confessed: ' ________.'

Turn the sentences in bold in Ben's blog post into direct speech.

Do you know the history of the radio?
Hello, young readers, I'm sure that, like me, you don't know much about the history of the radio. Yes, that device which your parents still listen to while driving or on the smart speaker at home. My father is a radio lover and knows a lot about it.
He explained to me that the Serbian American Nikola Tesla and the Italian Guglielmo Marconi both had declared to be the inventor of the radio. It was the beginning of the 20^th century. My father told me he had read a lot of articles about it and there was no clear answer because both scientists had carried out research on radio waves. Then he said that there had also been the so-called Golden Age of Radio in the USA, between the 1920s and the 1950s.
My father added that the radio had helped entertain and inform people during the difficult years of the Great Depression and of WW2. He said he was going to tell me more about the evolution of the radio and online radio platforms in the following week. So, I'll post the information, soon. Check my blog!

Ben's father explained to him: ' ________.'
He told him: ' ________.'
Then he said: ' ________.'
His father added: ' ________'.
He said: ' ________.'