III. Передайте следующие предложения в косвенной речи:

1. Sheila phoned me and said, “I’ll probably arrive late due to heavy traffic.”

2. The manager asked, “Has the date for the next meeting been fixed yet?”

3. “Could I have the bill, please?” I asked the waiter.

4. The chairman said, “Your issue is outside the scope of the meeting.”

5. “What time have you arranged to see the clients?” he’s asked her.

6. “I’m taking my qualifying exam next week,” my fellow worker said.

7. The suppliers threatened us, “We’ll sue you if you cancel the agreement.”

8. “Were there any phone calls for me yesterday?” asked Mr. McNamara.

9. Miranda complained, “I have to work ten hours a day without overtime pay.”

10. “You’ve made a lot of progress since you started working here,” Mike’s superior admitted.

11. The customs officer asked Mr. Sullivan, “Do you have anything to declare?”

12. One clever person said, “Customers are always right even if they are wrong.”

13. We asked the corporate management, “When are you planning to set up a subsidiary?”

14. The secretary said, “I reserved the room at the hotel for tomorrow.”

15. The Vice President announced, “We’re not going to compromise with our rivals.”

16. I told him in confidence, “The company management decided not to promote you yet.”

17. The director asked the personnel officer, “Could you tell Miss Benson that she has been made redundant?”

18. They cautioned me, “Don’t make a statement before you’ve consulted the lawyer.”

19. The chief accountant promised the employees, “You’ll be given a 10% salary increase next month.”

20. My teacher once recommended me, “Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the ordinary people.”

IV. Прочитайте статью. Найдите и исправьте в ней 10 ошибок:

Fancy Toys, the toy manufacturer, has warned that they would have to make over 50 employees redundant over the next month. The Chief Executive, Mark Horton, explained to employees that the world economic recession is to blame. He confessed to the workers that management has been surprised by the downturn, but he denied that the governing body had been incompetent. When asked whether would the staff receive redundancy payment, Mr. Horton replied that an announcement will be made within a few days, but reassured the employees that they got financial compensation. He went on to complain that the government help for the company was insufficient and demanded the ministers to provided more support. He asked the staff would continue working as normal until details about the redundancy will be given. He reassured the workers that the company will not close completely.

V. Представьте, что агент по подбору управленческого персонала пригласил вас на ужин вчера вечером. Сейчас ваш коллега спрашивает вас, о чем вы беседовали. Ответьте на его вопросы, употребляя косвенную речь.

1. Why was he headhunting you?

2. What questions did he ask you?

3. What personal details did you give him about yourself?

4. What did you tell him about the company?

5. What did you say your responsibilities were?

6. What did you tell him about the salary you would need?

7. What did he tell you about the new company?

8. What did he tell you about the new job?

9. How much did he promise to pay you?

10. So in the end what did you say to him?

11. When did he ask you to give him the final answer?

12. What do you think you are going to tell him?