Elias en la vida

Unit 4. Superstitious and Beliefs
4A. Reporting clauses

1 Using the words in parentheses, rewrite these sentences with reporting clauses.

1. He had an irrational fear of spiders. (Luis / admit / his friend)
Luis admitted to his friend that he had an irrational fear of spiders.
2. He had spent his father´s lucky dollar on candy. (Marco / confess / his mother)
Marco confessed to hismother that he had spent his father´s lucky dollar on candy.
3. It´s bad luck to step on a crack in the sidewalk. (Marcie / explain / her little sister)
Marcie explained to her little sister that it´s bad luck to step on a crack in the sidewalk.
4. The day he met his wife was the luckiest day of his life. (Felix / announce / his / wedding guests)
Felix announced to his wedding guests that the dayhe met his wife was the luckiest day of his life.

2 Combine the sentences using a reporting clause with one of the noun from the grammar box above.
1. Kim accused Anna of being a superstitious person. Anna didn´t argue.
Anna didn´t agree with Kim´s accusation that she was a superstitious person.
2. Ernesto commented that hard work is more important than luck. Lily repeated what he said.Lily repeated the Ernesto´s comment that hard work was more important than luck.
3. Hiroshi claimed he had won the chess game thanks to beginner´s luck. Sandra didn´t believe him.
Sandra didn´t believe the Hiroshi´s claim that he had won the chess game thanks to begginer´s luck.
4. Patrick remarked that Tanya probably shouldn´t push her luck. Tanya ignored what he said.
Tanya ignored thePatrick´s remark that she probably couldn´t push her luck.
5. Mr. Wang responded that actions speak louder than words. I understood him.
He understood the Mr. Wang´s respond that actions spoke louder than words.

4B Reporting clauses in the passive

1 Add a reporting clause in the passive with it to these statements. Use the verb and the suggested structure.
1. The lost city of Atlantis had beendiscovered on April Fool´s Day, 1980. (announce, simple past)
It was announced that the lost city of Atlantis had been discovered on April Fool´s Day, 1980.
2. The moon´s pull on the earth affects the ocean tides. (maintain, simple present)
It is maintain that the moon´s pull on the earth affects the ocean tides.
3. The politician was deceiving the nation. (should reveal, past modal)
It shouldhas revealed that the politician was deceiving the nation.
4. A positive attitude was an important part of his cure. ( observe, simple past)
It observed that a positive attitude was an important part of his cure.
5. The completed Great Pyramid contained 2,300,000 blocks of stone. (estimate, past perfect)
It had estimated that the completed Great Pyramid contained 2,300,000 blocks of stone.2. Rewrite these statements with a reporting clause in the passive with it.
1. An unknown source maintains that the Loch Ness Monster has been sighted again.
It is maintained that the Loch Ness Monster has been sighted again.
2. People can´t deny that ancient civilizations possessed knowledge lost to us today.
It can´t deny that the ancient civilizations possessed knowledge lost to us today.3. People have spread rumors that another monster was found in Siberia.
It had spread rumors that another monster was found in Siberia.
4. The authorities have announced that ten people on the ship got ill.
It had announced that ten people on the ship got ill.


5 Television and reading

5A. Such…that and so … that
1. Complete these sentences with so, such, so much, so little, so many, orso few.
1. You should have seen the new World War II documentary. It was __so__ interesting!
2. Turn off that program right now! I´ve never heard _such that_ language!
3. I think travel programs are __so__ fascinating!
4. Shelby works long hours. He has _such that_ time for TV.

2 Fill in the blanks with so, such, so much, so little, so many, or so few.
Television can be (1) __such__ a...