The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8f - Writing for the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing
Question
Find an example of direct speech in the story. Rewrite it as reported speech.
Answer
Direct speech → A man shouted back, "Don’t panic. We'll get you out of there."
Reported speech → A man told me not to panic and that they would get me out of there.