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1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A What are some of the best places to eat in town?
Tell a partner your ideas. Then read the text.

Finding Food to Die For

Everyone knows how useful online
restaurant reviews are, but you can also get
great suggestions from your friends. You trust
them, and they know what you like and dislike.
I surveyed three of my classmates—Nayma,
Esra, and Oscar—because I wanted to know
where I could go to get some really delicious
food.
They each had different opinions. First
of all, Nayma is crazy about desserts, so she
told me to go to a place called the Chocolate
Room. She said that a dessert called “Death
by Chocolate” would change my life. Unlike
Nayma, Esra is very health conscious. She
asked me if I liked salads. When I said that I
pretty much liked everything, she told me to
try a place called Omer’s Garden. According to her, no one else in the world makes such
delicious salad. Finally, Oscar likes to eat meat. He asked me if I had ever eaten Brazilian
barbecue. When I told him that I had not, he said that I absolutely had to try the Brasilia
Grill. I asked him why it was so great. He described how the waiters walk around with
freshly grilled meats and slice them directly onto your plate.

All my friends’ suggestions sounded terrific. Which place will I try first? Like Nayma,
I really love desserts, so I think I will try the Chocolate Room first. I hope that I get a chance
to try the other places soon, too. I can’t wait to tell my classmates what I think of their
recommendations!

GRAMMAR FOCUS
In this essay, the writer used:
Noun Clauses * to act as the object in a sentence.
... they know what you like and dislike.
Reported Speech = * to report statements and questions.
She said that a dessert called “Death by Chocolate” would change
my life.

B_ Read the text in exercise A again. Underline all examples of noun clauses and reported
speech. Then work with a partner and identify whether the reported speech examples are
statements, questions, or commands.
The first one—“told me to go to a place called the Chocolate Room’—is a reported command.

422 NOUN CLAUSES AND REPORTED SPEECH

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