“will the students in grade 9 have the final exam ion may?” Phong asked his sister.. “ Can you drive your bicycle to school?” Ba asked Tuan.[r]
(1)Reported speech STATEMENTS:
Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.
1 “I have to go to the school library now,” John said
2 “ I have a wonderful time in Hanoi with you.” She said to me “ I will teach you French tomorrow”, Michael said to Mary “ I’m studying for my job’’, Peter said
5 “ I need to improve my pronunciation”, Lan said
6 “ The farmers like to wear jeans to work here”, Jack said “ It must be pretty late, so we really must go”, my friends said “I will stay here till the beginning of October”, said Van “ I will work for national bank tomorrow”, Mrs Nga said 10 We are happy to see you”, the students said to Mrs White 11 “ I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.” she said to me 12 “ Tim is driving too late today.” She said
13 She said, “ I don’t want anything to eat now.”
14 “ You must your homework everyday.” My mother told me 15 “ There isn’t any milk in this bottle, Lan.” Ba said
16 Nam said, “I live here with my parents.” 17 He said, “Our new house is beautiful, Ba.”
18 She said to me, “I want to be a teacher of English.” 19 He said, “I can’t speak Chinese.”
20 She said, “ My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang.” 21 My mother said, “ I must come to the meeting tomorrow.”
22 My sister said to me, “ These roses are for you.”
23 My brother said, “I’m going away for a few days I’ll phone you later 24 She said, “you can sit here.”
25 “I have something to show you now,” he said to me 26 “ I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,” she said
27 “ I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready.” Tom said to her 28 “ I must go now.” My father said to me
29 Maryam said, “I will asked my parents for permission.” 30 He said to me, “ I can’t this test.”
31 He said to me, “I must finish these works on time.” 32 Mary said,’ I want to buy this shirt.”
33 Carrolin said, “I will be here at noon.” ( Carolin said she would be here at noon) 34 David said , “The plane will probably get in late.”
35 The boss said, “I have to finish this report by to night.” 36 The doctor said, “She’ll get well quickly.”
37 The teacher said, “Everyone has to write a three-page paper for tomorrow.” 38 She said to him, “the lights aren’t working.”
39 I said to the waitress, “This bill is wrong.” 40 The boy said, “I’m only eight years old.” 41 Henry said, “I can meet them later.”
(2)43 He tells me,”You are very kind to me.”
44 Mary said to them,”I will give you a hand tomorrow.” 45 You have stepped on my foot,” he told me
46 The police reported ,”The car crashed into a fence at p.m.”
47 The speaker announced, “The president will pay a visit to Malaysia next week
QUESTIONS
A Yes-no questions:
1 I asked her, “Is the food in Nha Trang good?” She asked me “ Is there a toilet in the my room?” “ Do you like to join our Drama Group?” I asked her Ann asked me, “ Can you speak English?’
5 “ Is there an air-conditioner in the bedroom?” I asked her “ Do you often get home after 10.30 pm?” She asked him I asked her, “Do you sometimes have a party?”
8 I asked him, “ Do you smoke?” She asked me, “Do you smoke?”
10 I asked her, “ Is there a fridge in the kitchen?” 11 She asked me, “Do you live here?”
12 He asked me, “ Do you have any American friends?” 13 I asked her, “ Do you like Vietnamese music?
14 I asked him, “ Will you be to America in the future?” 15 “ Do you want me to help you?” I asked her
16 She asked me, “Can you use a computer well?” 17 He asked me, “May I sit here in this room?”
18 I asked her, “ Are you listening to English music now?” 19 “ Do you enjoy reading books?” Phong asked Peter 20 “ does she like sports?” She asked Nam
21 “Do your sister and your brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam 22 “ Do the students perform on television?” her mother asked her sister 23 “ Are there some oranges in the fridge?” she asked her mom
24 “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” he asked his friend 25 “ Do you travel to school by bus?” Tam asked Peter 26 “Are tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan 27 “Do you need an raincoat to go out?” she asked me 28 “Does Lan’s mother work for a bank?” Thu asked Long
29 “Do the students know something about their new English teacher?” Phong asked Tuan
30 “Does Phong’s father work in the hospital?” Thu asked Ba
31 “Does our teacher ask us to clean up the room?” Phong asked Lam 32 “Can you speak Chinese?” She asked me
33 “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu 34 “ Do they need some help?” She asked her husband
35 “Can these athletes swim across the river?” Phong asked Ba 36 “Will our class take part in that competition?” Lam asked Lan
(3)38 “ Do you see somebody using my book?” Lan asked Thu
39 “will the students in grade have the final exam ion may?” Phong asked his sister 40 “ Can you drive your bicycle to school?” Ba asked Tuan
B> Wh-questions
1 I asked her, “ How usually feel before an exam?” She asked, “What is your English like, Hoa?”
3 He asked me, “ What you think of me?”
4 Nam asked me, “How far is it from your house to school?” Mr.Lam said, “How you go to school, Tam?”
6 I asked her, “ How much is the rent?”
7 “What sort of carpet you want to replace?” I asked her Mr smith asked me, “When are you moving in?
9 I asked her, “ When are you moving in?” 10 I asked him, “where are you from?” 11 He asks me, “Where are you from?”
12 I asked her, “ What country you come from?” 13 My mother asked me, “ What are you going to do?” 14 Peter asked me, “ How long are you going to stay here?” 15 I said, “What you think of the canteen coffee, Lan?” 16 He said to me, “What soft drink like best?”
17 My teacher asked me, “ How many students are there in my class?”
18 I asked Miss White, “What foreign languages you teach besides English?” 19 She asked me, “ What games you often play in your free time?”
20 I asked my father, “ What sorts of food they serve?” 21 I asked her, “ When does your school vacation start?” 22 I asked him, “ How many languages can you speak?” 23 She asked me, “ How long does the course take?” 24 I asked her, “When will the course begin?”
25 “where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us 26 “Where you live , Minh?” The man asked
27 “ Why you come here late? She asked me
28 “ Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
29 “How far is it from HCM city to Vung Tau?” A tourist asked me 30 “ How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan 31 “How Long will you stay in England?” Tam’s friend asked him 32 “What’s your hobby?” The teacher asked Lien
33 “Why you collect waste paper?” She asked Ba 34 “When will you visit Hanoi?” Hoa asked her parents 35 “What language you speak?” Mrs Brown asked Thu 36 “ What time school begin?” He asked Mr Brown 37 “How you go to the airport?” His friends asked him 38 “Where you learn English?” She asked Lan
(4)42 “How your children enjoy the trip?” She asked Mrs Lien 43 “What kinds of book you read?” Thu asked Huong 44 “What television program you like best?” She asked me
45 “ What aspect of learning English the students find the most difficult?’ The teacher asked me
46 “ Where can you buy the new cartoon?” Lan asked Hoa
47 “ When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Lan 48 “What you think about language learning?” BA asked his teacher 49 “When your children go swimming?” she asked Mrs Brown 50 “Why is she crying?” Thu asked me
C Change the following sentences to imdirected speech.
a I asked her, “Where are you going?” (I asked her where she was going.) b Mr.Carter asked me,”How much does it cost?
c Amy asked, “Are you going to eat in the cafeteria?” d Roz asked, “Did you mail that letter for me?”
e Della asked me, “Where are you going on your vacation?” f I asked her, “Do you like my new hat?”
g He asked me, ”How are you today?”
h I asked the storekeeper, “What is the price of the tie? i She asked me, “When will you get back form your trip?” j He asked her, “What time is it?
k The passenger asked ,”When we land?”
l Then he asked , “Does it take longer to go by bus or by train?” m She asked me, “How long have you studied English?”
n Teacher asked him, “Did you your homework?” o The man asked me ,”Can you drive the car?”
p They asked you, “will he send you some photo next month?” q She wonders, “Can I the test tomorrow?”
r He asked me , “Have you seen this film before?”
s They asked her, “Why did I buy that lottery ticket then?” t I sked the policeman, “When can I enter this place?”
u The student asked his teacher , “How can I solve this problem?” v My friend asked me , “What will you give her for her party?” w He asked, “Can Tom speak English?”
x He said to me, “Is Tom really working hard?” y Mother said, “Has Tom spent all the money?” z “Can I borrow your typewriter, Mary?” asked Tom
REPORTED SPEECH
1.She said to me: “you can sit here”
(5)4.He said: “I don’t want to eat anything now” ………
5.Minh said to me: “I won’t be home this evening because I have to work late” ………
6.Huong said to me: “you must your homework everyday” ………
7.I said to Nam: “There isn’t any milk in this bottle” ……… 8.He said: “I’ll be here again tomorrow” ……… 9.We said to them: “your houses are very nice” ………
10.She said to them: “He has lived here for five years” ………
11.Tom said: “I’m going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back” ………
12.Mai said to Minh: “I can not go to the cinema with you tomorrow” ………
13.Ann said to me: “I’m very grateful to you for your helping me with the vietnamese lessons”
……… 14.He said: “I don’t need any help”
……… 15.Betty said to Bill: “I don’t like this film” ……… 16.Lan said: “I am coming back next week” ……… 17.She said: “I must wash my hands”
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18.Mother said: “I have something to show you, Tom” ………
19.They said: “We have a lift but it doesn’t work” ……… 20.Lan said: “We are having champagne tonight” ……… 21.Mary said: “I like oranges better than bananas” ……… 22.He said: “We have finished our work” ……… 23.The girl said: “I will answer the phone” ……… 24.The boy said: “I can’t it”
……… 25.My father said: “It may rain”
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(6)……… 27.She asked me: “Are you going to visit Hue?” ……… 28.I asked Ha: “Does your father work here?” ………
29.Lien asked me: “Will I finish my exercises at home? ………
30.Thanh asked Minh: “Are you going to leave tomorrow?” ………
31.Hung said: “Is Phong nha cave in Southern Viet Nam, Nhi?” ………
32.She said: “Can you speak English, Hung?” ………
33.I asked the boy: “Do you know the way to the station?” ………
34.Mary asked me: “Do you want to visit London?” ………
35.She asked me: “Is Ha Tien in kien Giang province?” ………
36.I said: “Do you often take your dog to the park, Thu?” ………
37.They asked me: “Will you buy us some food?” ……… 38.I asked Tuan: “Must you leave here next week?” ………
39.She asked him: “Are you waiting for your mother?” ………
40.I said to Nam: “You mustn’t leave the door unlocked” ………
41.He said: “I will finish it by the end of this week” ………
42.She asked me: “Are you going to take the level exam this weekend?” ………
43.I asked her: “When will the course begin?” ……… 44.I asked him: “How much are the course fees?” ……… 45.I asked Mai: “How long does the course take?” ………
46.She asked Tinh: “Will you be France in the future?” ………
47.She asked me: “Do you like music?”
……… 48.I asked Hoa: “Do you have any French friends?” ………
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50.She asked Tung: “How many languages can you speak?” ………
51.She asked me: “What is your name?” ……… 52.I asked Vinh: “Are you a student?”
……… 53.The teacher asked me: “Where you live?” ………
54.The teacher asked me: “Where does your father work?” ………
55.A tourist asked me: “How far is it from HCM city to Vung Tau?” ………
56.She asked Lan: “How many people are ther in your family?” ………
57.I asked Tam: “How long will you stay in England?” ………
58.The teacher asked Lien: “What is your hobby?” ………
59.She asked Ba: “Whjy you collect waste papers?” ………
60.Hoa asked her parents: “When will you visit Hanoi?” ………
61.Mrs Brown asked Thu: “What language you speak?” ………
62.He asked Trang: “What time schools begin?” ……… 63.I asked hm: “How you go to the airport?” ……… 64.She asked Toan: “Where you learn English?” ……… 65.Lien asked Ba: “What they save paper for?” ………
66.Lan asked Lien: “How much does this dress cost?” ………
67.Ba asked Tam: “How often you wash your clothes?” ………
68.She asked Her uncle: “How your chidren enjoy the trip?” ………
69.Thu asked Huong: “What kind of books you read?” ………
70.She asked me: “What television program you like best?” ………
71.Lan asked Phuong: “Where can you buy the new cartoon?” ………
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73.Ba asked his teacher: “What you think about language learning?” ………
74.The librarian aked my teacher: “How many books the students need?” ………
75.Thu asked Hoa: “Why is Mai crying?” ………
76.She asked me: “When the children go swimming?” ………
77.I asked him: “ What time is it now?”
……… 78.Lan asked me: “Are you Mrs Lien’s student?” ………
79.Phong asked Peter: “Do you enjoy reading books?” ………
80.Hoa asked Lan: “ Does she like sports?” ……… 86.Lan asked Thu: “Does Nam play tennis?” ………
81.She asked Phong “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” ………
82.Thu asked Ba “Does Phong’s father work in a hospital?” ………
83.Phong asked Tuan “Do the students know something about the new teacher?” ………
84.Thu asked Long “Do you work for a bank?” ………
85.She asked me “Do you need an umbrella to go out?” ………
86.Tuan asked Lan “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” ………
87.He asked his father “Will it rain tonght?” ………
88.She asked her Mom “Are there any oranges in the fridge?” ………
89.A woman asked me “Do the children perform on TV?” ………
90.Nga asked Hoa “May I use your dictionary for a moment?” ………
91.Tuan asked Ba “Are you fond of watching TV?” ………
92.Ba asked Tuan “Can you drive your bicycle to school?” ………
93.Lan asked Thu “Do you see somebody using my book?” ………
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95.Lan asked Hoa “May I have a look at your picture?” ………
96.My mother asked me “Can you buy me some soap on the way home?” ………
97.She asked her husband “Do they need some help?” ………
98.Phong asked Ba “Can these athletes swim across the river?” ………
99.Lam asked Lan “Will our class take part in that competition?” ………
100.Phong asked Minh “Does our teacher ask us to clean up the room?” ………
101.She asked me “Must you leave now?” ……… 102.Nam said “I am told to be here before o’clock” ………
103.Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week” ………
104.Phong said “My parents are very proid of my good marks” ………
105.Lan said to Tam “You should stay home and your home work” ………
106.Lien said to her brother “You ought to clean your room” ………
107.Hoa said “I may visit my parents in Summer” ………
108.The boys said “We have to try our best to wun the match” ………
109.Mai said to me “I will expect to see you next Wednesday” ………
110.Mai said “I can’t go to the movies with you, Nam” ………
111.Lan said “I have to more grammar exercises” ……… 112.The teacher told me “You should read this book” ………
113.Her classmates said “Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class” ………
120.They told us “Our friends will get the award for their high scores’ ………
121.Tinh told lien “You may go shopping with your friends” ………
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124.The tacher said “All the homework must be done carefully” ………
125.Tom asked me “Where are you going for your holiday?” ………
126.Minh said “Idon’t know where Nga is now” ………
127.Linh said “I can’t go to school today because I’m ill” ………
128.The teacher said “the sun always rises in the East” ………
129.Tom, asked me “Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow?” ………
130.The tourists asked me “Which way is the post office?” ………
Commands, Advises, suggestions, invited
A Report what was said, using the verb in brackets and a to-infinitive clauses “ Stay in bed for a few days,” The doctor said to me (told)
2 “Don’t wait for me if I am late.” John said to us.(told)
3 “Please don’t tell anybody what happened,” Ann said to me ( asked) “ Can you open your bags, please?” The customs officer said to me, (asked) “You should take the job, Frank.”, Sandra said ( advised)
6 “ Would you like to come on a picnic with us?” Mike said to me ( invite ) “Don’t wear those boots in the house.” She said to her child ( asked) B
1 1.Mr Green said, “Please come to my dinner tomorrow Bill” 2.The policeman said, “Don’t touch anything here.”
3 The father said, “ Keep your body warm, my son.” I said to them, “Don’t watch late night movies.” The life guard said, “ Don’t swim out so far, boys.” He said to me, “Do this test again , please.”
7 The teacher said to the students, “Don’t make noise in this class.” Mr Brown told Ann, 'Please give me some food!'
Mr Brown told Ann to give him some food I said to her, 'Don't make noise in class!'
I told _ Peter said 'Can you help me, Juan?"
Peter asked Juan She told him "Don't swim the in sea!"
(11)4 The tiger said to the farmer "Show me your wisdom!"
The tiger asked _ They said to me "Don't drive too fast, please"
They told He told me "Can you lend me your dictionary"
He asked The man said "Please tell me the way to the post office"
The man told me The teacher told us "Don't put your legs on the table"
The teacher ordered _ "Could you open the door, Linh!"
He asked Linh 10 John said to me, 'Please wait for me outside my office'