VII. Insert the articles, if necessary:

There is … fish in Canada which has so much oil in it that people use it as … candle. It lives in … sea, near British Colombia, and is called … candle-fish.

Some of … people who live in British Columbia eat it and like it very much. Many of … Indians who live near … sea catch … fish and make … candles from them. This is how they do it. They make … wick (фитиль) from … stick and pass it through … fish. They light … wick, and … candle-fish lights up. It burns as long as there is oil in it.

… smell from … burning fish is not as pleasant as … smell of our white candles. But … method of lighting houses with candle-fish is quite cheap and there are always plenty of … fish for use as … lights or … food.

Lesson 11

Reported Speech. Sequence of Tenses.

I. Change the verb in the principle clause into the Past Tense. Make all the necessary changes in the subordinate clauses:

Model: She says she hasn't seen the play yet. – She said she hadn't seen the play yet.

1. Rebecca says she wants to get acquainted with Amelia's brother, who has just arrived from the West Indies. 2. I know that you are preparing for your exams which take place in June. 3. The child doesn't know that there are 100 pence in a pond. 4. The young lady says she dislikes light dress for evening wear. 5. She says she will be ready to discuss the mater with anybody as soon as she is through with her work. 6. They admit that in 1979 they played tennis much better than they do now. 7. She wants to know if her former teacher still lives here. 8. She doesn't know how long the man has been working at the plant. 9. She says that the book you brought her from the library is dull and uninteresting. 10. Everybody knows that children in Great Britain normally enter state primary school at the age of five.

II. Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. My friend said "Moscow University was founded in 1755". 2. He asked his friend, "Have you ever written a poem yourself"? 3. Margaret asked me, Have you brought any English books with you"? 4. The librarian said to the students, "We've just received some new books". 5. He said, "I am working hard as I want to pass my exams by the first of January". 6. The students said to their new teacher, "We read David Copperfield last year". 7. I asked John, "Was Mary at home when you called on her yesterday"?

III. Translate the part in the brackets into English:

1. I noticed (что она смотрит на меня). 2. We knew (что она не вернется). 3. And then you will agree (что он поступил правильно). 4. Mother said (что она просто не знает, что делать). 5. It is clear (что она старается нам помочь). 6. He spoke much better. It was clear (что он много занимается). 7. He asked me (что я буду делать в субботу). 8. It became evident (что-то случилось). 9. The trouble was (что я обещала маме пойти с ней в кино). 10. I see (что вы кого-то ждете). 11. He promised (что все будет сделано). 12. My only hope was (что кто-то нашел ключи и оставил их на столе).

IV. Turn the following sentences into subordinate clauses by making them depend upon one of the principle clauses given below: THEY KNEW; I FOUND OUT; SHE WAS SURE; WE SECIDED; I PROMISED; IT WAS CLEAR:

Model: These figure will speak for themselves. – I was sure that these figures would speak for themselves.

1. I'll celebrate my birthday on Sunday. 2. It was no fault of hers. 3. I'll not be for the film. 4. My daughter has fallen ill. 5. He is a very good actor. 6. My brother and his friends have been sitting in the reading-hall for 3 hours already. 7. In her group the students help one another. 8. We shall be watching the football match from 7 till 8.