High School

**Task 1**

Complete the sentences with a collocation. Use a word from A and a word from B.

**A**
artistic, box, cartoon, fantasy, general, learning, spend

**B**
characters, experience, office, public, skill, time, world

1. I just want to ______ with my family this weekend.
2. Bob Plessy created the famous ______ Axe and Legend.
3. My weekend at the jewellery workshop was a really useful ______ for me.
4. Sue Shaker's art is very unusual and so has little appeal to the ______.
5. I couldn't believe how many people were already waiting for tickets at the ______ by the time we got there.
6. My time at the painting exhibition was a good chance for me to show off my ______.
7. In his graphic novels, Plessy shows an amazing ______ where animals can talk.

Complete the second sentence with reported speech. Use one or two words.

16. "You have to redo one of the songs," said my teacher.
My teacher told me that ______ to redo one of the songs.
17. "I'm organising a display of street art," explained Hannah.
Hannah explained that ______ organising a display of street art.
18. "You've won the competition!" said Chrissy.
When Chrissy told me that ______ won the competition, I was over the moon!
19. "I can't hear the lyrics," said Katie.
Katie complained that ______ hear the lyrics.
20. "You may not like the first scene," said Mrs Lewin.
Mrs Lewin warned us that ______ not like the first scene.
21. "Don't sit right at the back of the theatre," Barry said to Mrs Lynn.
Barry advised Mrs Lynn ______ sit right at the back of the theatre.

**Task 2**

Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use the first letter to help you.

8. In the middle of the play there is an i______ when you can go and get a drink.
9. I had to q______ for a long time to buy my ticket.
10. My big sister has won a s______ to study at a university in the USA.
11. My seat was in a r______ right at the back of the theatre, so I couldn't really see what was going on.
12. The new version of the film is an improvement on the o______ in some ways.
13. In the film, the r______ of Finnegan is played brilliantly by Thomas Decker.
14. Three of the actors had to miss today's p______ of the play because they were ill with flu.
15. The final rehearsal of the play went well, but everyone still seemed really n______ about the opening night!

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

22. Ann's mum reminded her to do / that she did her ballet practice.
23. The talent-spotter asked Maria's mum if Maria comes / could come to a trial at the football club.
24. Will asked Tom what he will do / he was doing on Saturday.
25. The interviewer asked Margie what she had done / did in her free time.
26. Mary persuaded if her brother would take / her brother to take her to the film.
27. The director told us not to make / to don't make any noise as there was a rehearsal going on.
28. My friend asked me how I had been going / was going to get to the festival.
29. The director informed us that we would not / to don't be paid for the extra work we did.
30. My dad warned us that the tickets would be / are being very expensive.

Answer :

Let's go through the tasks step-by-step and complete each section accordingly.

Task 1 - Collocations:

  1. I just want to spend time with my family this weekend.
  2. Bob Plessy created the famous cartoon characters Axe and Legend.
  3. My weekend at the jewellery workshop was a really useful learning experience for me.
  4. Sue Shaker's art is very unusual and so has little appeal to the general public.
  5. I couldn't believe how many people were already waiting for tickets at the box office by the time we got there.
  6. My time at the painting exhibition was a good chance for me to show off my artistic skill.
  7. In his graphic novels, Plessy shows an amazing fantasy world where animals can talk.

Task 1 - Reported Speech:

  1. My teacher told me that I had to redo one of the songs.
  2. Hannah explained that she was organising a display of street art.
  3. When Chrissy told me that I had won the competition, I was over the moon!
  4. Katie complained that she couldn't hear the lyrics.
  5. Mrs Lewin warned us that we might not like the first scene.
  6. Barry advised Mrs Lynn not to sit right at the back of the theatre.

Task 2 - Complete the Sentences:

  1. In the middle of the play there is an interval when you can go and get a drink.
  2. I had to queue for a long time to buy my ticket.
  3. My big sister has won a scholarship to study at a university in the USA.
  4. My seat was in a row right at the back of the theatre, so I couldn't really see what was going on.
  5. The new version of the film is an improvement on the original in some ways.
  6. In the film, the role of Finnegan is played brilliantly by Thomas Decker.
  7. Three of the actors had to miss today's performance of the play because they were ill with flu.
  8. The final rehearsal of the play went well, but everyone still seemed really nervous about the opening night!

Task 2 - Choose the Correct Words:

  1. Ann's mum reminded her to do her ballet practice.
  2. The talent-spotter asked Maria's mum if Maria could come to a trial at the football club.
  3. Will asked Tom what he was doing on Saturday.
  4. The interviewer asked Margie what she had done in her free time.
  5. Mary persuaded her brother to take her to the film.
  6. The director told us not to make any noise as there was a rehearsal going on.
  7. My friend asked me how I was going to get to the festival.
  8. The director informed us that we would not be paid for the extra work we did.
  9. My dad warned us that the tickets would be very expensive.

I hope this helps you complete your English assignment accurately! Let me know if you have more questions.

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