Exercise 61. Rewrite the quotes in reported speech. Do not change the tense if it is possible not to.
Exercise 61. Rewrite the quotes in reported speech. Do not change the tense if it is possible not to. - раздел Образование, GRAMMAR: IDIRECT SPEECH. SEQUENCE OF TENSES. COMPARATIVE STRUCTURES.
1. ‘The Museum Was Opened To The Public In 1965.'
The Guidebook S...
1. ‘The museum was opened to the public in 1965.'
The guidebook says ... ....................................................
…………………………………………………………………….
2. 'I'll take a taxi home after the film tomorrow evening.'
John told us last Friday ………………………………
…………………………………………………………..
3. 'Humans first walked on the moon in 1969.'
The lecturer said .. ..........................................…………..
5. 'Jason had been working for me for two years at that point.'
The manager told the police officer……………………………. ............................................................... ................... ........
6. 'We're meeting our cousins from Vancouver at the weekend.'
Louse and Jane told us last week……………………………. ……...................................................................................
Exercise 62. Turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
1. Hob said: "My friend is a painter. '
2. Olaf said: "I am staying in England for another year."
3. Rine said: "My father does a lot of business with England."
4. Kate said: “Nothing will make me go into an office.”
5. Peter: "I know a man who is a painter."
6. Mary said: "I don't think office work will be interesting."
7. The painter said: "I will pay you two pounds."
8. Dorry said: "I want more breakfast."
9. The waiter said to Hob," I will fetch some for you."
10. Herry said: "I have never eaten a bigger meal in my life."
11. Lilian said: "I will go and fetch your basket."
12. Mr. Priestley said: "Sally needs some more fish."
13. Mary said: "I am good at painting."
14. Olga said to him: "I never knew that you could paint."
15. Mark said:" I paint only doors and walls and windows."
16. Lucille said:" I want to go to Germany, so that I can get good knowledge of German."
17. Frieda said: "My sister and I spent six months in Frankfurt, and we enjoyed it very much."
18. She added: "I will go back there some day, if I ever have enough money."
19. Andrey said: "Some knowledge of German is very useful in my father's business."
20. The teacher said to her students: “I am going to give you an exercise on Indirect Speech. It will not be easy, but if you are thoughtful you can do it, as I have given you all the information that you need. You can look in your book if you wish, but I don't want you to ask anyone to help you."
Exercise 63. Turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
1. ‘Do you read a daily newspaper? ' she asked.
2. ‘What's your favourite TV programme? ' she asked .
3. ‘Is satellite television growing? ' she asked.
4. ‘Where do most people listen to the radio in your
country?' she asked.
5. ‘Do you read a Sunday paper?' she asked .
6. ‘Have you watched any TV today?' she asked.
Exercise 64. Turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
1 'I have something to show-you,' I said to her.
2 'Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,' she said .
3 'I'm going away tomorrow, mother,' he said.
4 'I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't had time to visit the Tower,' said Rupert.
5 'It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday,' I remarked.
6 'We have moved into our new flat. We don't like it nearly so much
as our last one,' said my aunt.
7 'We have a lift but very often it doesn't work,' they said.
8 'From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Eiffel Tower,' he
said.
9 'I've no idea what the time is but I'll dial 8081 and find out,' said his
daughter.
10 He said, 'My wife has just been made a judge.' •
11 'I'll come with you as soon as I am ready,' she replied.
12 'I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven't done my homework yet,' said the small boy.
13 'If you let the iron get too hot you will scorch your clothes,' I warned
her.
14 'You haven't given me quite enough. The bill is for £14 and you've
paid me only £13,' he pointed out.
15 Ann said, 'Englishmen make good husbands because they are nearly always willing to help in the house.'
16 Mary answered, 'I like men to be useful but I don 't like them to be too domesticated. I prefer them to keep out of the kitchen altogether. Men look silly in aprons anyway.'
17.'I don 't know what to do with all my plums. I suppose I'll have to make jam. The trouble is that none of us eats jam,' she said.
18.We like working on Sundays because we get double pay,' explained, the builders.
19.He said, 'I am quite a good cook and I do all my own washing and mending too. '
20.'You can keep that one if you like, Joan ,' he said . 'I've got plenty of others.'
21 'I'm going fishing with mother this afternoon,' said the small boy, 'and we are going into the garden now to dig for worms. '
(Omit now).
22.'You've got my umbrella,' I said crossly. 'Yours is in your bedroom.
23. 'I know exactly what they said,' the private detective explained to his client, 'because I bugged their phone. '
24. 'I'll sit up till she comes in, but I hope she won't be late,' he said.
25. 'If you give me some wire, I'll hang that picture for you,' said my cousin .
26. 'I have a Turkish bath occasionally, but it doesn’t seem to make a difference to my weight,' she said.
27. 'This is quite a good model, madam. · I use one of these myself,' said the salesman.
28. 'My new house is supposed to be haunted, but so far I haven't seen any ghosts,' she said .
29. The advertisement said, 'If you answer the questions correctly you may win £100.'
30. 'If I press my ear against the wall, I will hear what the people in the next flat are saying,' he said .
TEXT: NO STORY.
After O.Henry
I was doing work on a newspaper.
of
One day Tripp came in and leaned on my table. Tri
Vocabulary notes.
lean v.(leaned or leant) наклоняться; lean forward/ back наклоняться вперед/назад; lean over наклониться, склониться над чем-то; lean on/a
Exercise 7.Amazement andenjoymentare made by adding
the suffix –ment to verbs. Form nouns from the following verbs by adding –ment and make up short sentences to show what they mean:
disappoint, agree, arrange, amuse
Exercise 14. Fill in the prepositions.
1. She leant the brush … the wall.
2. I sat down next to Tom, who leaned … to me and said “You’re late”.
3. Ann leant her head … his shoulder.
4. She was looking … to see
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Exercise 21. Answer the following questions.
1. What influence does TV have on children's lives? Do you remember the TV programmes that you watched when you were a child?
2. Why do you think people often refer to &quo
A) rewrite or retell it in reported speech.
FRANCIS So tell me, Shelley, I'm curious about the media in America. Do people read mostly regional or national newspapers over there?
SHELLEY I think that really most people read regional
Exercise 40.
a) Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
брошюра; бульварная пресса (газета); крупноформатная газета; мало
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Reporting statements
I. 1. We can report what someone says in two ways: using direct speech and indirect speech. When we use direct speech, we use the exact words that someone says. Whe
Tense changes in indirect speech
Original words
Reported statements
Present simple:
“We work for the town council.”
Past simple:
They said
Exercise 67. Translate into English.
1. Нина сказала, что скоро вернется, и ушла.
2. Он сказал, что не уйдет, пока все не узнает.
3. Она сказала мне, что позвонит брату, если не получит от него e-mail на этой неделе.
Reporting questions
I. 1. Indirect questions are not real questions so they do not have the word order of questions or a question mark(?):
I said: 'Where does Penny live?'
Reporting questions
I. 1. Indirect questions are not real questions so they do not have the word order of questions or a question mark(?):
I said: 'Where does Penny live?'
Exercise 77. Translate into English.
1. Мама спросила меня, почему я не прочитала эту книгу.
2. Журналист спросил писателя, над какой книгой он сейчас работает.
3. Он спросил меня, когда я в последний раз видел Мери.
Reported requests, orders, and advice.
In indirect speech, we use ask, tell and advise like this to report requests and advice:
The secretary askedus to fill i
Exercise 85. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Она думала, что завтра будет хорошая погода.
2. Я не знал, что ты еще здесь. Я думал, что ты давно ушел.
3. Он думал, что все уже ушли, но друзья все еще ждали его. Он спросил,
Exercise 89. Complete the given phrases.
1. The sooner, ....
2. The longer the day (is), ... .
3. The more we learn, ....
4. The more expensive the wedding, ....
5. The later . one goes to bed, ... .
Exercise 90. Choose the best answer, А or В.
1. Your sunglasses are similar to mine.
А They are exactly the sаmе.
B. They are almost the sаmе.
2. Jackie isn't as friendly as Lucy.
А Lucy is friend
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