Exercise 7

Translate into English.

1. Завтра весь день він буде готуватися до іспитів.

2. Не запізнюйтесь. Я буду чекати на вас о дев'ятій.

3. Не телефонуйте мені завтра. Я весь день буду писати курсову.

4. Вони будуть працювати весь липень, а потім будуть відпочивати.

5. Що ви будете робити завтра о шостій годині?

6. Через тиждень в цей час я не буду працювати. Я буду купатися та загорати.

7. Завтра об одинадцятій у нас лекція з історії.

8. Через дві доби у моєї сестри іспит в музичній школі. Завтра цілий день вона буде грати.

9. Він прийде через два дні приблизно в цей же час.

10. Ти будеш дивитися новини ввечeрі?

Exercise 5

The Long Sentence Game.

Pattern: Tomorrow at six I’ll bе watching TV. Tomorrow at six I'll be watching ТV and drinking coffee. Tomorrow at six I'll be watching TV, drinking coffee and eating cookies.

Indirect Speech.

Exercise 1

Convert into indirect speech.

1. ‘I think he is a clever man’, says Elisabeth.

2. ‘Mary never seems angry or irritated^’, remarks Alislair.

3. ‘Barny is in the garage’, says Norma.

4. ‘When he came I was on the terrace watching my begonias’, says George.

5. ‘He was born in Chicago’, he says.

6. ‘What you have just told me is very surprising’, John says to Constance.

7. ‘I can’t understand what the professor is talking about’, says Flora.

8. ‘My mother will be glad to have you over for dinner’, says Maurice.

9. ‘We have lived here long time’, says Monica.

10. ‘She is a good speaker. No one can beat her in a public ar­gument’, remarks Sheila.

11. ‘You dance so well’, says Nick to Polly.

12. ‘I shall never forget this day’, says Moira.

13. ‘We did not have dinner here’, say the boys.

14. ‘I shall tell you this story when you finish chopping onions’, says Belle.

15. ‘You won't believe me if I tell you everything’, answers Louise.

Exercise2

Report the police-officer’s questions to the shop owner.

1. What’s your name? 4. How do you think they got in?

2. Did you see the robbers? 5. What did they take?

3. What were they wearing? 6. Has this ever happened before?

1. The police-officer asked him……… 4. ………………………………….....

what his name was………………… .………………………………………

2. …………………………………….. 5. …………………………………….

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3. …………………………………….. 6. …………………………………….

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Exercise 3

Report what Mrs. Lane told her babysitter to do.

1. Don’t answer the door 5. Give the children a bath before they

to anyone! go to bed!

2. Phone me if there’s an 6. Don’t take the dog into the

emergency! children’s bedroom!

3. Don’t let the children eat any sweets! 7. Close all the windows!

4. Send the children to bed at 9 o’clock! 8. Put the toys away in the cupboard!

1. Mrs. Lane told her babysitter not two answer the door to anyone. ………………..

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

4. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

5. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

6. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

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8. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

Exercise 4

Study the following chart.

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Jack said, "I shall be fifteen years old soon." Jack said, "I won't be late again." Jack asked, "Will you go to the cinema tomorrow?"	Jack said that he would be fifteen years old soon. Jack said that he wouldn't be late again. Jack asked if I would go to the cinema tomorrow.

Practise the following according to the model.

M o d e l: A. She washed the car, didn’t she?

B. No, she forgot. But she said she’d wash it tomorrow.

She …, didn’t she?

told Peter 2. rang Ann 3. asked Jack 4. reminded Bill 5. thanked Mary 6. helped the twins 7. booked the seats 8. answered the letter 9. apologized to Peter 10. invited the guests 11. took the books back 12. made the list 13. bought the tickets

Exercise 5

Read and translate.

1. He knows (that) I live in Minsk. She knows (that) I lived in Minsk. They know (that) I shall live in Minsk. 2. She says (that) she is working in Kiev. She said (that) she worked in Kiev. He said (that) he was working in Minsk. He said (that) he would work in Moscow. 3. I said (that) I had worked in Brest. She thought (that) I had told her about it. Pete knew why I was working there. 4. He told me that he had learned all the rules. 5. She asked who had done it.

Exercise 6

Read the following sentences and explain the usage of grammar tenses.

1. “I think he is sleep, your Eminence” the sergeant was beginning, but the Gadfly opened his eyes. 2. The sergeant told all that he knew of the Gadfly’s illness. 3. I understood there that your devilish God would stand always between you and me. 4. Slowly Gemma read the whole letter. He told her that he was dying with a light heart. The death-sentence showed that he had done his work well. They were going to kill him because they were afraid of him….

Exercise 7

Put the predicate of the main sentence in the past simple tense and change accordingly the predicate of the subordinate sentence.

A 1. He says that he speaks English. 2. I think that he is a famous writer. 3. She knows that her children are playing in the garden. 4. I am sure that they are working in the library now. Everybody knows that morning exercises make us stronger. 6. He says that he is not an engineer. 7. She writes that she was ill.

B 1. He says that his daughter went to the swimming-pool. 2. I know she didn’t say that. 3. We are surprised that she went abroad. 4. I am sure that my brother has translated this text himself. 5. He says tat he has done it himself. 6. I think he didn’t recognize me. 7. She is sure that I saw her at he theatre.

C 1. We are sure that he will finish school with a gold medal. 2. My friends are sure that I shall win the medal. 3. Our teacher says that we shall study the novel War and Peace by L. Tolstoy next year. 4. She doesn’t think that he will not go with them. 5. She writes that she will come soon. 6. We are sure that he will join us in Moscow. 7. She asks when we shall have our vacation.

Exercise 8

First state if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) then turn them from Direct into Reported speech.

1. “Penguins can swim,” he said. …..He said (that) penguins can swim. ….

2. “ The earth is flat,” the old man said.

……………………………………………………………………………

3. “ The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world,” she said.

……………………………………………………………………………

4. “ A train goes faster than a plane,” he said.

……………………………………………………………………………

5. “ Dolphins are less intelligent than sharks,” he said.

……………………………………………………………………………

6. “ Man does not live forever,” she said.

……………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 9

Write the extract words the customs officer asked Tracy.

The customers officer asked Tracy if she had got anything to declare. He asked her if she had bought anything in the Duty Free shop. He also asked her which hotel she was going to stay at. Then he asked her is she minded open opening her suitcase. Next he asked her whole camera that was. He asked her if she was meeting anyone there. Finally he asked her what she had got in the bag and told her to have a peasant stay.

1. Have you got anything to declare? ………………………………………………..

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

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Exercise 10

Write the extract words Miss Prim said to her students.

Miss Prim told her students not to talk when she’s talking. She told them to give their homework to her at the end of each lesson. She asked them not to write on the desks. Then she told them to put their hands up if they had a question. She also asked them not to eat in the classroom. She told them to write everything in pen and asked them to throw their rubbish into the wastepaper bin. Finally she told them not to leave the classroom without permission.

1. Don’t talk when I’m talking. ……..………………………………………………..

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

4. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

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8. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 11

Turn the following dialogue into the Reported Speech.

Sally: Have you applied for the job? Sally asked Diane if she had applied for the job.

Diane: Yes, I had an interview yesterday. Diane told her ………………………………….

Sally: How did it go? ………………………………………………….

Diane: Fine, but I’m wondering if I want the ………………………………………………….

job because I will have to move to ………………………………………………….

Manchester. ………………………………………………….

Sally: What will you do then? ………………………………………………….

Diane: If they offer me the job, I can’t accept it. ………………………………………………….

Oral Activity 12

The teacher chooses two students. One pretends to be a famous pop singer and the other a reporter who is hard of hearing. The rest of the class pretend to be reporters. The teacher gives the reporters word flashcards. They start asking the famous pop-singer and he/she answers. The deaf reporters asks, “ What did he/she ask and what did he/she say?” The student who asked the question reports his/her question and the answer he/she got.

Word flashcards: How old are you?, Where do you live?, Are you married?, Have you ever been to Madrid before?, Do you like Spanish food?, Are you staying here long?, Have you visited Toledo?, Who's your favourite actor?, Are you making a new LP?, Do you like sports cars?, Do you earn lots of money?, When did you start singing?, Do you write your own songs?, Are you going to try acting?, Do you work hard?, Can you fly a jet?, Do you play squash?, What's your favourite-food?. Are you happy with your life?

e.g. S1: How old are you? S2: Where do you live?

PS: I’m 25. PS: I live in New York

DR: What did you ask? What did DR: What did you ask? What did

she say? she say?

S1: I asked how old she was and she said S2: I asked where she lived and she

she was 25. said she lived in New York, etc.

Writing Activity 13

Detective Damals is investigating a murder. Read what a suspect he questioned told him, then write the detective's report. "I have know James for many years. I have worked as his driver for ten years. I got on very well with him. I can’t believe he is dead. The last time I saw him alive was at 10 o’clock last night. I drove him to the cinema in town and I left him there. On the way back I had a flat tyre. I think I arrived home at about 1 o’clock. You can check this information with my wife. I swear I didn’t kill James!”

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