Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов гуманитарных специальностей вузов Втрех частях (стр. 21 из 41)
1) “What time does the next bus leave?” he said. “I need to get to the station on time.”
2) “Don’t go swimming in the lake,” she said. “The water is filthy.”
3) “Let’s go shopping tomorrow,” she said. “The sales have started.”
4) “Stand up,” the teacher said to the pupils. “The headmaster is coming.”
5) “Please, don’t take my ring,” she said to him. “It is a present.”
6) “It’s very late, Martin,” his mother said. “Where have you been?”
7) “Shall I cook the dinner?” he said to her. “You look very tired.”
8) “Please stop making that noise!” she said to him. “I can’t concentrate.”
9) “Yes, I dropped your vase,” she said. “I was cleaning the shelf.”
10) “Can I use the car, please?” she said. “I need to run some errands.”
11) “I’m sorry I’m late,” he said. “The car wouldn’t start.”
12) “Why are you teasing your sister?” she asked him. “You know it makes her unhappy.”
13) “Why won’t you come to the party?” he said to her. “Everyone would love to see you.
14) “It was Rob who broke the window,” he said to her. “He was kicking the football.”
15) “Please, give me the latest reports, Jane,” said the boss. “I need them badly.”
16) “Go on apply for a job, Anthony,” Karen said. “It’s really good.”
17) “I’ve lost my passport,” he said. “What should I do?”
18) “Don’t forget to buy some milk,” mother said. “We’ve run out of it.”
19) “You mustn’t stay out late ,”she said to me.
20) “No one ever comes to see me,” the old man said. “That makes me feel lonely.”
3. Use an appropriate introductory verb to report the following.
1) “It wasn’t me who stole the car,” said Frank.
2) “May I have a piece of pie, please?” she said.
3) “Yes, OK. I’ll tell him about the accident,” he said.
4) “I must have the report by tomorrow,” the boss said.
5) “Please, please let me go to the party,” Jim asked his mother.
6) “I’ll never be naughty again,” Ted told his father.
7) “Stand up straight!” said the sergeant to the soldier.
8) “Yes, it was me who robbed the bank,” he said.
9) “I didn’t come to work because I was ill,” she said to her boss.
10) “Let’s play chess,” he said.
11) “I’m sorry I forgot to phone you,” he said to her.
12) “Don’t forget to go to the bank,” she said to him.
13) “You should relax more,” she said to her.
14) “Mark is always shouting at me,” she said.
15) “Yes, it is a nice dress,” he said.
16) “Shall I carry your bag, Tracy?” he said.
17) “No, I certainly won’t do your homework, Graham,” said Bill.
18) “You scratched my record,” she said to her friend.
19) “Leave now or I’ll phone the police,” she said to the salesman.
20) “Oh, alright, I’ll lend you my car, Tom,” she said.
21) “It’s true, I killed my wife,” he said.
22) “I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive,” she said to me.
23) “You’re right, she is beautiful,” she said.
24) “No, I won’t marry you, John,” she said.
25) “If you try to escape, I’ll shoot you,” he said to the prisoner.
26) “Why don’t we have chicken for dinner,” he said.
27) “You must sign the contract, Mr Harrison,” she said.
28) “I’ll punish you if you do it again,” he said to the boy.
29) “Would you like me to show you how to use this computer?” she said to me.
30) “Yes, it’s a good idea,” he said.
4. Supply the correct forms of the verbs.
One morning a farmer met a boy and asked him if the latter wanted a job. The boy (1) (answer) that he (2) (do). The farmer (3) (want) (4) (know) if the boy (5) (can) (6) (give) him a good character. The boy said that he (7) (can) and (8) (add) that it (9) (be) from Mr Tolan, the shopkeeper, his previous master.
The farmer agreed. The farmer told the boy (10) (go) and (11) (ask) Mr Tolan (12) (come) there and (13) (speak) to him. He said that he (14) (wait) there for some time. Twenty minutes passed and then forty minutes passed, but Mr Tolan didn’t come.
Later in the afternoon the farmer saw the boy again and he said that Mr Tolan (15) (not come) with the boy’s character. The boy (16) (not be) surprised to hear it. He said he (17) (not ask) Mr Tolan to come there.
The farmer asked why the boy (18) (not do) it. The boy (19) (answer) that he (20) (tell) his old master who (21) (want) the character. The farmer didn’t understand. Then the boy (22) (explain) that his old master (23) (tell) him the character of the farmer.
5. Cross out the unnecessary word.
1) Our friends told us that we had better to put the job off till the next day.
2) Dave asked Tony where he was being going for his holidays.
3) They asked me if I would like to sell my old car and I said I would so.
4) John suggested that they should to drive to the coast.
5) Julie told to her husband that the doctor had arrived.
6) The man wanted to know if where the nearest fast food restaurant was.
7) Polly promised that to participate in the concert at the end of term.
8) The teacher told us do not to make any noise.
9) Simon asked me that if I knew the woman whose house had been burgled the week before.
10) He insisted on that we should tell the truth about the incident.
6. Read the news report and write the missing words. Use one word only in each space. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
Police have warned people to watch out for two men who have tricked there way into an old woman’s home and stolen money. The men called on Mrs Iris Raine and said (1) were from the water company and wanted to check (2) her water was OK. They asked if (3) would mind letting them into her house. The woman didn’t ask (4) see their identity cards. She said she (5) know about any problem with the water. The men explained that they (6) just discovered the problem but that it was very simple and (7) take long to check. The woman asked (8) the service was free, and they said yes. They (9) to know where the water tank was. While one man ran water in the kitchen, the other went upstairs and took several hundred pounds from a drawer in a bedroom. The men then left saying that they would return the (10) day to have another look.
(Oxford Practice Grammar, p.329)
7. Here is the report of what the judge said to an accused. Convert his words into Direct Speech.
He asked him why he had done it. Then he told him he was obviously guilty. He told him to look at him when he was speaking to him. He asked him if he was sorry for what he had done. He told him that the bank manager was still in hospital. He said he would go to prison for a long time for that crime. He asked him if he had anything to say in his defence. Then he told the policeman to take him away.
8. Put in the missing words.
It’s a sad fact that people steal from hotels. Recently I interviewed Mr David Wills, the manager of a large hotel, and he (1) me that all kinds of things, large and small, (2) constantly stolen. Mr Wills told (3) that a check (4) made on a person’s room as soon as they (5) (leave) it, but unless someone had walked off with a wardrobe, he (6) (advise) the staff (7) (not/make) a fuss. “What is even more surprising,” Mr Wills (8) “is the things people leave behind – anything from wooden legs to false teeth!” He then (9) on to tell me a story about a snobbish lady who (10) (recently check out). She (11) (object) that her bill (12) (be) too high, but paid it nevertheless. Just as she (13) (leave), the phone rang and the cashier answered it. He then (14) the lady that a hotel bathrobe was missing from her room. The lady expressed great surprise and (15) that the hotel maid must have packed it in by mistake. “But the maid has just reported the bathrobe missing,” the cashier (16). Hanging over the bathrobe, the lady left in disgust. “Who wants a second-hand bathrobe, anyway?” she said, as she made her way to a taxi complaining that hotel service (17) (be) not what it used to be.
(Longman English Grammar Practice, p.225)
9. Put in the correct forms.
It had been a particularly bad winter in Chicago. Nearly forty inches of snow had fallen in a fortnight. Railway workers at Chicago station didn’t know (1) (what/do) with it. The foreman (2) (advise them/shovel) it into huge mountains to keep the platforms clear. He (3) (tell/not leave) any snow on the platforms because it was dangerous for passengers. But it was an impossible task! Suddenly, one of the workers had a bright idea. “I know (4) (how/get rid) of it,” he said. “Let’s load it onto this freight train. We can send it south to Mississippi and New Orleans. It’ll just melt away.” The next day five tons of snow arrived in Memphis, Tennessee. “It’s a welcome gift,” a railway worker said. “We know (5) (what/do) with it here. We’ll send what we can to the children’s playground. Some of us have never seen snow before!”
(Longman English Grammar Practice, p.223)
10. Match the first part (1-10) with an appropriate reporting verb (a-j).
1) “If you do it again, I’ll leave,” a) she whispered.
2) “I’m now going to read out the results,” b) he answered.
3) “Could you bring me the wine list?” c) she shouted.
4) “Of course, I’ll bring it right away,” d) she threatened.
5) “Our team will easily beat yours,” e) she announced.
6) “Please give me another chance,” f) she claimed.
7) “Shhh! The baby is sleeping,” g) he asked.
8) “I’m innocent of all the charges,” h) she begged.
9) “First of all, you press the button,” i) he boasted.
10) “Careful! The water’s deep!” j) he explained.
11. Finish these sentences using the information above. Use Reported Speech.
1) She threatened …… .
2) She announced that she …… .
3) He asked the waiter …… .
4) The waiter answered …… .
5) He boasted that …… .
6) She begged them …… .
7) She whispered that …… .
8) She claimed …… .
9) He explained that …… .
10) She shouted to us …… .
12. Complete the following letter using the correct form of a verb from the list. The first (0) is given as an example.
go, buy, make, snow, give, miss, send, plan, love, think, enjoy, have, costDear Rose,
Thanks for your letter. I’ve got lot’s of news for you this time. We went to see “Titanic”. Everyone had said it was (0) great and that nobody should … (1) it. There has been a lot of publicity on TV about it recently which told us how much it …(2) to make and all that, and Liz and Tony saw it and said they …(3) it. Frankly speaking, I was a bit disappointed. Anyway, I suggest you … (4) and see it and … (5) up your own mind.
Ah, yes, I got a call from your uncle in Canada who said he … (6) you a parcel – have you got it yet? He said it … (7) there, and everything was white but he added they always … (8) a heavy winter. He also told me they … (9) a new jeep and they … (10) to travel round the States in it in the summer. He said he … (11) us a ride in it if we popped over for a holiday. I replied that we … (12) to go over if he agreed to pay all our expenses! He laughed and said he … (13) about it and let us know!
13. Complete each sentence in Reported Speech.
Model: Let me help you.
My friend offered to help me.
1) “Why don’t we go for a walk?”
She suggested …… .
2) “I wasn’t anywhere near the scene of the crime.”
The accused claimed …… .
3) “We lived in Chicago two years ago. My father worked there.”
My friend said …… .
4) “The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.”
She explained …… .
5) “Can you answer the phone? I’m having a shower!”
He asked his son …… .
6) “I gave you my homework last week.”
The boy insisted …… .
7) “Could you come and pick me up from school today, dad?”
Billy asked …… .
8) “If I were you I wouldn’t drink so much.”
He advised his friend …… .
9) “I won’t help you because you didn’t help me.”
a) Joan said …… .
b) Joan refused …… .
10) “I’ll bring it back tomorrow.”
a) He said …… .
b) He promised ……
14. Choose the correct answer to fill the spaces in the sentences given.
1) The judge asked the witness ……….. give her more information.
| A) him that | B) if he could | C) that he could | D) him whether to |
2) They asked if ……………always wanted to be a doctor.
| A) did she | B) has she | C) did | D) she had |
3) Did he say whether ……………. lend you the money or not?
| A) could he | B) can he | C) he could | D) he |
4) She couldn’t tell us what ……….. the money on.
| A) she did spend | B) did she spend | C) she had spent | D) had she spent |
5) I showed them how ……….. the computer.
| A) to use | B) is used | C) they use | D) must they use |
6) She said she …………….. to phone you all night the day before.
| A) was trying | B) had been trying | C) tried | D) will try |
7) They warned the children…………… near the river.
| A) do not go | B) not to go | C) didn’t go | D) go |
8) I was persuaded ……………. on the trip at the last minute.
| A) that I go | B) going | C) me to go | D) to go |
9) She convinced the court……………… innocent.