Exercise 42 p. 67 Study the chart, and use Reported Speech in the following sentences.

(A)

Direct Speech		Reported Speech
1. He asked:	(a) "What are you discussing?" (b) "Will you be seeing her?"	1. (a) He asked what we were discussing. (b) He asked if I would be seeing her.
2. She said: "The children were playing in the garden when it started raining."		2. She said that the children were playing in the garden when it started raining

1. "Don't wait for me. I'll be dining out," he said. 2. "The weather is changing for the worse," the guide said. "It will be raining in a minute." 3. "Our office will be moving to a new building, won't it?" the secretary asked. 4. "All the passengers were looking out of the compartment window when the train was passing the lake," the porter said. 5. "What big cities shall we be passing?" the fellow-traveller asked me. 6. "Hurry up. The train will be starting in a minute," I shouted after him. 7. "What were they broadcasting when he turned on the radio?" she asked. 8. "The baby is waking up, quiet," Mother said to me. 9. "She was wearing a new dress at the party and looked very beautiful," he said.

(B)

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
1. He asked: "What will you do, if you don't get the ticket for the train?" 2. She said: "I'll leave as soon as I get a telegram."	1.He asked what I would do if I did not get the ticket for the train. 2. She said (that) she would leave as soon as she got a telegram

 

1. "Will it be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn't change for the better?" we asked the guide. 2. The porter said: "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Smolensk." 3. My wife said to me: "While you are away, I'll do the packing." 4. "Don't leave until I phone you," he asked me. 5. "After he leaves hospital, they'll take him to the South," the doctor said. 6. "They'll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me. 7. "As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you know," my neighbour said to me. 8. "I'll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we'll go to the sea-side together," she said.

 

Exercise 40 p. 94 Study the following chart, compare the use of the tense forms in direct and reported speech.[5]

 

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
1.Mary said: "I've caught a cold." 2. "Have you seen him since he moved to Kiev?" Mary asked. 3. "Peter saw the film yesterday," Mary said to me. 4.  "He lived in St. Petersburg from 1960 till 1965," she said.[6] 5.  The dean asked them: "Will you have returned by the beginning of term?"	Mary said that she had caught a cold. 1. Mary asked if I had seen him since he moved to Kiev. 2. Mary told me that Peter had seen the film the day before. 3. She said that he lived in St. Petersburg from 1960 till 1965. The dean asked them if they would have returned by the beginning of term

Exercise 41 p. 95 Use Reported Speech.

1. "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked. 2. "Who has written this note?" he asked the secretary. 3. "I've just received a post-card from Mother," my brother said to me. 4. "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chairman said. 5. "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me. 6. "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the militiaman asked the boy. 7. "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked. 8. "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her. 9. "This story happened long ago," he said, "and few people remember anything about it." 10. "I haven't read so interesting a book since I don't remember when," she said.

The Infinitive. Syntactic Functions

 

Exercise 21 p. 251 Make up suitable sentences according to the model. Use the list below.

The Subject

Model 1: It’s difficult to follow you. You speak so fast.

 

1. It’s late —. 2. It’s always easy —. 3. It was hard—. 4. Why is it so important —? 5. It'll take you very little time —. 6. It gives him pleasure—. 7. It wasn't difficult—. 8. It's hot—. 9. It's dangerous —. 10. It's time—. 11. It was not easy—. 12. It was so noisy that it was hard —.

 

hear or be heard; play football today; raise this question; drive a car in a big city; look through my work; call on him today; explain to them the meaning of this word; get letters; explain his behaviour; give advice; believe his words; follow the traffic regulations.

The Predicative

Model 2: The main problem is to get to the place before dark.

 

1. My job then was —. 2. His next step was —. 3. All you have to do is —. 4. Our plan was —. 5. The only thing he had to do was —. 6. Among other things the job of a reporter is —. 7. The last thing I want is —. 8. The first thing to do is —.

 

Spend the summer holidays in the mountains; disturb you; attend press conferences; learn the whole truth; get her on the phone; explain how to do it; get information and send it to the newspaper; let her know how things are.

An Object

Model 3: (a) I am sorry to trouble you.

          (b) He tried to speak calmly.

 

1. He couldn't make up his mind whether — or not. 2. The students of our group agreed—. 3. We didn't know which way —. 4. She was eager —. 5. He was a very careless driver, he wasn't afraid —. 6. We were lucky not —. 7. He hates —. 8. The boy promised —. 9. I didn't mean —. 10. He went to bed forgetting —. 11. I was happy —. 12. He was determined —.

 

turn; attract everybody's attention; break the traffic regulations; stay for the night in the village; take part in the work of the English club; behave well; win first place; switch off the light; miss the train; see an old friend; be the centre of attention; hurt sb's feelings

An Attribute

Model 4: (a) She had nothing to do.

         (в) There was nothing to argue about.

 

1. He had little —. 2. There was no need —. 3. I have nothing —. 4. The ground is wet. Let's find something —. 5. Leaving this town he had nothing —. 6. He had good news —. 7. We have a lot of problems —. 8. You'll need somebody —. 9. She had nothing —. 10. She has a family —.

 

sit on; say; read; look after; argue about the matter; help you with the work; be proud of; lose; tell; think over