I. Put these statements into Reported Speech. 1) ‘I can’t swim very well’, I said. 2) Andrew said: ’I don’t want to go swimming’. 3) ‘I’ll phone you later’, Sarah said. 4) Annie said:‘I’m hungry’. 5) I told him: ‘I don’t like tea’. 6) Olaf said: ‘My father does a lot of business with England’. 7)The woman said: ‘I will pay you two pounds’. 8) She said to Lilian: ‘You can come with me’ 9) He said: ‘I don’t think it will be interesting’. 10) My friend told me: ‘You can go there for a year’. 11) She said: ‘Nothing will make me do it’. 12) Mike said: ‘My friend is a painter’. 13) She said: ‘I am good at painting’. 14)’I will have lunch on Saturday’, he said. 15) The teacher said: ‘I will give you a new task on Reported Speech’.
II. Turn the following direct commands and requests into indirect ones. 1) Mrs.Wiggins: ‘Don’t make such a fuss, James’. 2) A teacher(to the class): ‘Work harder’. 3) Andrew(to his dog): ‘Don’t go away’. 4) Frieda( to Tom): ‘Pass me the sugar, please’. 5) A teacher (to the pupil): ‘Answer my question, please’. 6) Timothy: ‘Look out, Nick!’ 7) Grandpa: ‘Mr.Wiggins, hold the ladder, please’. 8) Mrs.Wiggins: ’Mother, don’t speak so loudly, please’. 9) Mr.Wiggins: ‘Timothy, don’t take the picture!’ 10) An officer (to his soldiers): ‘Fire at the enemy!’
III. Turn the speaker’s words into Reported Questions.(General Questions) 1) I asked: ‘Are you cold?’ 2) She asked: ‘Do you want a drink?’ 3) They wanted to know: ‘Can you speak German?’ 4) She asked: ‘Ken, are you on duty?’ 5) He asked: ‘Nelly, did you say that?’ 6) the man asked: ‘Will it take you long to repair the car?’ 7) Nick asked: ‘Have you got a double room?’ 8) A man asked: ‘May I come in?’ 9) Hob asked: ‘Shall I taste your cake?’ 10) The teacher asked the pupils: ‘Can you do this exercise?’ 11) My mother asked: ‘Will you taste my pie?’ 12) He asked: ‘Have you ever been to Venice?’ 13) Mrs.Wiggins: ‘James, did you hear what Grandpa said?’ 14) My father wanted to know: ‘Will you tell me the truth?’ 15)The teacher asked us: ‘Do you understand?’
