Stupid quotes. Report what these famous people said. Это именно то упражнение, с которого вы не только попрактикуете грамматику, но и немного повеселитесь. Пусть ваш ученик представит, что он недавно читал журнал о звездах и узнал о некоторых их нелепых высказываниях. Его задача — перефразировать следующие предложения в reported speech.

1) “I have never wanted to go to Japan simply because I do not like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” - Britney Spears.
2) “Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life” - Brooke Shields.
3) “I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
4) “Why did I wake up in a garbage can?” - Snooki.
5) “I’ve never been drunk in my life. I don’t use recreational drugs.” - Paula Abdul.
6) “Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff” - Mariah Carey.
7) “In action film you act in the action. If it’s a dramatic film you act in the drama.” - Jean Claude Van Damme.
8) “I think the more positive approach you have to smoking, the less harmful it is.” - Sienna Miller.
9) “The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs, You can’t say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex.” - Carl Everett.
10) “We don’t have unsung heroes anymore. Every hero has sung a song in some film.” - Shirish Kunder.

1. The Times has its sister paper The Sunday Times founded/

founding in 1821.

2. Some people can escape from reality only relaxed/relaxing

in front of TV.

3. The Wall Street Journal is a daily business newspaper edited/

editing in New York City.

4. We can gain a lot of knowledge watched/watching TV.

5. Everyone can express themselves posted/posting their new

pictures on sites like Facebook or Twitter.

6. Baron de Reuter officially opened the Reuters News Service

based/basing in London, England in 1851.

7. Read/reading English newspapers can be difficult for beginners.

The list of the tallest buildings in Russia includes skyscrapers and high-rise buildings with a height of 130 meters or more. For residential buildings, the height of which is unknown, but the number of storeys is known, the total height is calculated using the formula recommended by the specialists of the Council for High-Rise Buildings and the Urban Environment: for residential buildings and hotels, the floor height is taken equal to 3.1 m, for office buildings - 3.9 m, for multifunctional - 3.5 m [1]. Accordingly, the listing criterion for buildings with unknown heights is as follows: 42 floors for residential buildings, 37 floors for multifunctional buildings, 33 floors for office buildings.

перевод:Список самых высоких зданий России включает небоскрёбы и высотные здания высотой 130 и более метров. Для жилых зданий, высота которых неизвестна, но известна этажность, общая высота вычисляется по формуле, рекомендуемой специалистами Совета по высотным зданиям и городской среде: для жилых зданий и отелей высота этажа принимается равной 3,1 м, для офисных — 3,9 м, для многофункциональных — 3,5 м[1]. Соответственно, критерий включения в список для зданий с неизвестной высотой является следующим: 42 этажа для жилых зданий, 37 этажей для многофункциональных, 33 этажа для офисных.