Question

Задание 1. Вставьте нужное слово, чтобы получилось идиоматическое выражение. Ground, jam, ABC, table, costs, mouth, mark, stone, peace, heart to be down in the _________ - повесить нос to be on firm _____________ - чувствовать твердую почву под ногами to do smth to one’s ___________ content – делать что-либо сколько душе угодно as easy as _____ – как дважды два – четыре at all _________ - любой ценой to be in a ___________ - попасть в переделку to leave no __________ unturned – ни перед чем не останавливаться to leave someone in __________ – оставить кого-либо в покое cards on the _________ - открыть карты to overshoot the __________ - перегнуть палку Задание 2. Перепишите следующие предложения в прошедшем времени. Helen says her friends have just arrived in the USA. He says they were friends at school. She says she will take them to the cinema on Saturday. He says they have not been here for a long time. They say they will write a letter to me when they return home. He says he is sure that the girls will be excellent translators. She says they have learnt a lot of new rules. Martin says that several students will visit his school on Wednesday. She says she has just met him in the street. They say their nephew told them a lot of interesting things about his travel. Задание 3. Перепишите следующие общие вопросы в косвенной речи. He asked me, “Do you often see your relatives?” They asked me, “Will you see your brother before you leave?” I asked my daughter, “Have you packed your suitcase yet?” I asked Kate, “Did anybody meet you?” Mike asked Jane, “Will you come to the station to see me off?”

Answer 1

#1
to be down in the mouth
to be on firm ground
to do smth to one’s heart content 
as easy as ABC
at all costs
to be in a jam
to leave no stone unturned 
to leave someone in peace
cards on the table
to overshoot the mark
#2
Helen said that her friends had just arrived in the USA.
He said they had been friends at school.
She saidvthat she would take them to the cinema on Saturday.
He said that they had not been there for a long time.
They said that they would write a letter to them when they returned home.
He said that he was sure that the girls would be excellent translators.
She said that  they had learnt a lot of new rules.
Martin said that several students would visit his school on Wednesday.
She said that  she had just met him in the street.
They said that  their nephew had told them a lot of interesting things about his travel.

#3
He asked me if I often saw my relatives.
They asked me if l would see my brother before I left.
I asked my daughter if she had packed her suitcase yet.
I asked Kate if anybody had met her.
Mike asked Jane if she would come to the station to see him off.

Answer 2

Ground, jam, ABC, table, costs, mouth, mark, stone, peace, heart

- to be down in the mouth - повесить нос - to be on firm ground - чувствовать твердую почву под ногами - to do smth to one’s heart's content – делать что-либо сколько душе угодно - as easy as ABC – как дважды два – четыре - at all costs - любой ценой - to be in a jam - попасть в переделку - to leave no stone unturned – ни перед чем не останавливаться - to leave someone in peace – оставить кого-либо в покое - cards on the table - открыть карты - to overshoot the mark - перегнуть палку

Task 2: Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.

1. Helen said her friends had just arrived in the USA. 2. He said they were friends at school. 3. She said she would take them to the cinema on Saturday. 4. He said they had not been here for a long time. 5. They said they would write a letter to me when they returned home. 6. He said he was sure that the girls would be excellent translators. 7. She said they had learned a lot of new rules. 8. Martin said that several students would visit his school on Wednesday. 9. She said she had just met him in the street. 10. They said their nephew had told them a lot of interesting things about his travel.

Task 3: Rewrite the following general questions in indirect speech.

1. He asked me if I often saw my relatives. 2. They asked me if I would see my brother before I left. 3. I asked my daughter if she had packed her suitcase yet. 4. I asked Kate if anybody had met her. 5. Mike asked Jane if she would come to the station to see him off.