Question

I. Turn the following sentences from direct into indirect speech (use the constructions with said that, told me, asked me, wondered, etc.) 1. I’m planning to buy a new car. 2. I’ve never worked so hard before. 3. I don’t want anything to eat. 4. The problem is being dealt with by the manager. 5. Jim is arriving later today. 6. I was sure I’d left my dictionary here. 7. You’re putting on a lot of weight. 8. Have you seen John recently? 9. Will you be coming to the concert or not? 10. What’s the weather like? 11. How can I solve this problem? 12. How long have you both been living here? 13. Which of you is waiting to see me next? 14. Whose composition haven’t we heard yet? 15. Which number can be divided by three? 16. Did you see the accident? 17. Do you want to insure your luggage or not? 18. When shall I know the result of the test? 19. I don’t know the way. Do you? 20. I’m going shopping. Can I get you anything? 21. You must start this work at once. 22. I’ve conducted a number of tests. 23. Shall I fax the information to them? 24. Where shall we have our meeting? 25. Don’t go into my study. 26. Don’t wait for me. 27. Never do that again. 28. Don’t ever enter this room. II. Turn these sentences from indirect into direct speech. 1. He asked if we were enjoying ourselves. 2. She wondered whether I had seen John recently. 3. They were interested if Ted and Alice would be at the party. 4. He asked how he could solve that problem. 5. We asked how long they both had been living there. 6. He said that he had to start working at once. 7. We told them not to enter our room without permission. 8. He said that he was going shopping and asked us if we needed anything. 9. They explained that the manager was dealing the problem at that time. 10. He asked when we would go to the country the next day. 11. He told me that I might use his notes. 12. He wanted to know the results of the test. III. Decide whether these sentences are right or wrong. 1. When I asked Joan about her work she said she had lost her job and is short of money. 2. Michael explained that he couldn’t come to the party because he was working that evening. 3. We had a great evening with Janet. She was telling about her fascinating trip to Kenya. 4. I’m sorry to bother you, but you did say to call if I was worried. 5. We were disappointed when the receptionist told that the hotel was fully booked that week. 6. The museum guard asked the visitors to not touch the exhibits. 7. The tour guide explained that the castle is only open on Tuesdays. 4. Повтори слова из рассказа про хобби и переведи предложения: 1. Мой друг очень самоуверенный 2. Английский распространен в странах Африки 3. Когда я был в Америке, мы ходили на пляж на серфинг 4. Здесь хранение товаров запрещено 5. Поиск интересной музыки – увлекательно дело

Answer 1

1.He told me that he was planning to buy a new car
2.She said that she had never worked so hard before
3.She said that she didn’t want anything to eat.
4.They said that the problem was being dealt by the manager
5.They told me that Jim was arriving later that day.
6.She said that she had been sure she had left her dictionary there
7.He said that I was putting on a lot of weight
8.They asked me if I had seen John recently
9.She asked me if I am coming to the concert or not.
10.They asked her what was the weather like today
11.He asked how he could solve that problem
12.They asked how long we both had been living there.
13.She asked me which of us was waiting to see her next?
14.They asked whose composition we hadn’t heard yet.
15.The teacher asked which number can be divided by three.
16.He asked if I saw the accident
17.The man asked me if I wanted to insure my luggage
18.The student asked when he would know the result of the test
19.She said that she didn’t know the way and asked if I did.
20.My sister said that she was going shopping and asked if she could get me anything.
21.She said that I had to start this work at once.
22.The pupil saids he had conducted a number of tests.
23.He asked if he had to fax the information to them
24.They asked where they would have their meeting
25.She asked not to go into her study
26.My friend said not to wait for her.
27.He asked not to do that again
28.She warned not to enter that room ever.

1.He asked “Are you enjoying yourselves?”
2.She wondered “Have you seen John recently?”
3.They asked “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?“
4.He asked “How I can solve that problem”
5.We asked “How long have you both been living here?”
6.He said “I have to start working at once”
7. We told them “Don’t enter our room with permission”
8He said : “I’m going shopping.Do you need anything?“
9.They explained: “Manager is dealing the problem now”
10.He asked “When will you go to the country tomorrow?”
11.He told me “You might use his notes”
12. “I want to know the results of the test”

1.Wrong
2.Wrong
3.Right
4.Wrong
5.right
6.wrong
7.wrong

1.My friend is very self-confident,arrogant
2.English is widespread in America
3. When I was in America, we went to the beach, to surf
4. Storage of goods here is prohibited
5. Finding interesting music is fun

Answer 2

I. Direct to Indirect Speech:

1. She said that she was planning to buy a new car. 2. He said that he had never worked so hard before. 3. She said that she didn't want anything to eat. 4. They said that the manager was dealing with the problem. 5. He said that Jim was arriving later that day. 6. She said that she was sure she had left her dictionary there. 7. He said that I was putting on a lot of weight. 8. She asked me if I had seen John recently. 9. He asked me if I would be coming to the concert or not. 10. She asked me what the weather was like. 11. He asked how he could solve the problem. 12. She asked how long we had both been living there. 13. He asked which of us was waiting to see him next. 14. She asked whose composition we hadn't heard yet. 15. He asked which number could be divided by three. 16. She asked if I had seen the accident. 17. He asked if I wanted to insure my luggage or not. 18. She asked when she would know the result of the test. 19. He said that he didn't know the way and asked if I did. 20. She said that she was going shopping and asked if she could get me anything. 21. He said that I must start the work at once. 22. She said that she had conducted a number of tests. 23. He asked if he should fax the information to them. 24. She asked where we should have our meeting. 25. He told me not to go into his study. 26. She told me not to wait for her. 27. He told me never to do that again. 28. She told me never to enter that room.

II. Indirect to Direct Speech:

1. "Are you enjoying yourselves?" he asked. 2. "Have you seen John recently?" she wondered. 3. "Will Ted and Alice be at the party?" they were interested. 4. "How can I solve that problem?" he asked. 5. "How long have you both been living there?" we asked. 6. "I have to start working at once," he said. 7. "Don't enter our room without permission," we told them. 8. "I'm going shopping. Do you need anything?" he said and asked us. 9. "The manager is dealing with the problem at the moment," they explained. 10. "When will we go to the country tomorrow?" he asked. 11. "You may use my notes," he told me. 12. "What are the results of the test?" he wanted to know.

III. Right or Wrong:

1. Wrong. She said that she had lost her job and was short of money. 2. Right. 3. Wrong. She was telling us about her fascinating trip to Kenya. 4. Right. 5. Right. 6. Wrong. The museum guard asked the visitors not to touch the exhibits. 7. Right.