Passages 1. Unit 5 B. It's personal . task 2

Complete the blog entry.

April 2020

My technology teacher gave us a difficult assignment today.

__________ we had to prepare a 10-minute oral presentation fro Friday.

I can't stand speaking in front of the people.

• She told us

• She explained that

• She warned me not to

• She claimed that

Anyway, I ______ i could do a different assignment - like a written report.

_______ why i didn't want to do the presentation, so I _______ how nervous i get when i have to speak n class

• asked my teacher if

• she wondered

• told her

• encouraged me

• she explained that

__________ she couldn't change the assignment for me. But she did have some advice.

____________ put off the assignment.

• she explained that

• she warned me not to

• she encouraged me to

• wondered

Then _________ practice my presentation with a friend.

_____________ if I practiced my presentation ahead of time, I would feel more comfortable on the day I actually had to give it.

• she encouraged me to

• she said that

• she explained that

• claimed that

My boss explained that they were going to lay off my entire department.

Question

My boss (to me) : ______________ going to lay off _____ entire department.

• we are - your

• they are - my

• he is - your

• i am - your

I asked them what they were saying.

Question

I (to my friends) : What ______________ saying.

• are you

• you are

• are they

• they are

They claimed they hadn't been talking about me.

Question

My friends (to me) : We _____________ been talking about ____

• are not - you

• have not - you

• had not - me

• will not have - you

My teacher encouraged me to believe in myself.

Question

My teacher (to me) : You ___________ believe in yourself.

• should

• encourage

• may

• can

Mom mom warned me not to eat in the living room because she had just cleaned it.

Question

Mom (to me) : ______________________ in the living room.

I _________________ it.

• Don't eat

• eat

• have just cleaned

• just cleaned

He wondered if the food in the new cafe was good.

Question

He : ____________________ the food in the new cafe good?

• is

• i wonder

• what

• will be