Reporting Verbs — Europe Burns: Business in the Heat
Grammar: Reporting verbs and structures in professional communication
Free ESL grammar exercise on reporting verbs themed around europe burns: business in the heat. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising reporting verbs and structures in professional communication. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Akshay Deoras, a senior researcher at the University of Reading, argued that human-driven climate change had fundamentally altered the baseline. Liz Bentley predicted that UK June heat records would be exceeded by more than 2°C.
Grammar
- said / stated
- Neutral reporting. She stated that the risk had increased. Tense backshifts after past reporting verb.
- warned / predicted
- Used when the speaker signals danger or a future outcome. He warned that records would be broken.
Sample items
- The CEO ______ that the company would review all heat protocols by August.
- The meteorologist ______ that temperatures would reach record levels by Thursday.
- The HR director ______ that remote working had reduced productivity losses significantly.
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