Lesson 1
Match the sentences in direct speech with reported speech.
l.c) | 5. h) | 9. e) |
2. a) | 6-j) | 10. g) |
3. k) | 7. d) | 11. i) |
4. f) | 8. b) |
Write the missing forms on condition that the verb introducing direct speech is in the Past Simple.
Direct speech | Reported speech |
will become | would become |
will buy | would buy |
broke/has broken | had broken |
am thinking | was thinking |
forget | forgot |
cannot | couldn’t |
fell/has fallen | had fallen |
has been working | had been working |
Direct speech | Reported speech |
was walking/has been | had been walking |
walking | |
is raining | was raining |
was/has been | had been |
cooks | cooked |
was doing/has been | had been doing |
doing | |
made/has made | had made |
grows | grew |
doesn’t read | didn’t read |
hasn’t brought | hadn’t brought |
think | thought |
won’t drive | wouldn’t drive |
can | could |
didn’t give | hadn’t given |
have to | had to |
were running | had been running |
Change the sentences into reported speech.
- He asked where I had found it.
- He asked how they would get there.
- He said that he hadn’t known the truth.
- He asked if she would come next day.
- He asked what they had been doing.
- He asked when they would meet.
- He asked if he played golf.
- He asked why they had come.
- He asked how long I had been waiting.
- He asked if she had seen him.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
- Он спросил, был ли я в новом театре.
- Он сказал, что он сейчас в театре.
- Она сказала мне, что не любит платья.
- Она сказала мне, что ее мама не любила платья.
- Нам сказали, что она больна.
- Она сказала, что убирает свою комнату.
- Лена думала, что вернется рано.
- Они сказали мне, что смотрят фильм с четырех часов.
- Они сказали мне, что смотрят фильм.
- Их спросили, где они живут.
- Она не знала, почему он ушел.
Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- She asked where they had been the day before.
- He said us that he had seen that film.
- He promised her that he would call her up next week.
- She asked me to write a letter to her brother.
- She didn’t advise me to invite him to the Birthday party.
- They were asked if they knew the writer.
- We didn’t know when she would come.
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь № 1
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
- Misha said that it was nice to meet Alice. Grandmother said that she had been thinking about Alice when she had come.
- Emily asked Alice what the weather had been like in Australia.
- Diana asked Alice if she had took any pictures. Martin asked Alice if she had visited their relatives in Sidney.
- Mark asked Alice how her flight had been.
- Rob asked Alice where she had been.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
- Она не знала, где он.
- Андрей спросил ее, слышала ли она новости.
- Мы были рады, что они пришли.
- Она говорила им не звонить ее брату.
- Она спросила, почему девочка плачет.
- Она не могла вспомнить, что она делала вчера.
- Она спросила продавца, модное ли это платье.
Рабочая тетрадь № 1
Change the sentences into reported speech.
- Ann said that she was very happy.
- Tom asked what we were doing there.
- Jim said that he would come the next day.
- Alice wondered if the DVD player was expensive.
- Father asked him if he had finished his breakfast.
Translate the sentences into Russian.
- 1. Шерлок Холмс сказал, что он любит играть на скрипке.
- 2. Сначала доктор Ватсон подумал, что Шерлок Холмс был опасным преступником.
- 3. Миссис Хадсон сказала, что какие-то мальчики ждут у двери.
- 4. Шерлок Холмс ответил, что он заметил это. Он добавил, что он боксировал левой рукой.
- 5. Она сказала, что завтра поедет в путешествие.
Read the story, translate it into Russian and answer the questions.
Непонимание
Русская семья поехала в Лондон на экскурсию. Их двое детей, Иван, тринадцати лет, и Анна, шестнадцати лет, могли хорошо говорить по- английски, поэтому у них не было проблем с тем, чтобы понимать людей вокруг. Однажды Иван и его отец пошли куда-то одни. Когда они проголодались, они решили перекусить в кафе.
К ним подошел официант, чтобы взять у них заказ.
«Мне два бутерброда и чашку кофе эспрессо», — сказал отец.
«А мне молочный коктейль», — сказал Иван.
«Мы здесь не подаем коктейли», — ответил официант.
«Этого не может быть. Я всегда заказываю молочные коктейли, они есть во всех ресторанах», — сказал мальчик. Затем Иван оглянулся вокруг: некоторые посетители удивленно на него смотрели.
«О’кей, — вздохнул он, — пожалуйста, принесите мне банку Фанты».
Вечером он рассказал об этом сестре и она засмеялась.
«Неудивительно, что все смотрели на тебя. Коктейлем обычно называют алкогольные напитки, — сказала она, — Тебе был нужен “милкшейк”».
- 1. The boy wanted to order a milkshake.
- 2. The waiter understood that the boy wanted some alcoholic drink.
- 3. The story is called so because the people misunderstood each other.
Rewrite the story using reported speech.
A Russian family went to London on an excursion. Their two children, Ivan and Anna, could speak English very well. One day Ivan, who was younger than Ann, and his father went out alone.
When they got hungry, they decided to have a snack in a cafe.
The waiter came up to them to take their orders. The father asked for two sandwiches and a cup of coffee. Ivan wanted to have «a milk cocktail». When the waiter heard that, he answered they did not serve cocktails in the cafe. Ivan was very surprised, because he always ordered such drinks and every restaurant had them. Still he had to have a can of Fanta and saw that people around were looking at him with surprise.
In the evening he told his sister about it and she laughed. She explained to him that the waiter had misunderstood him. In English «a cocktail» means «an alcoholic drink». Ivan should have asked for a milkshake.
There are a lot of mistakes in these sentences.
Correct them. Consult a dictionary if you have to.
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- My Mum and Dad have gone to the spa in the Crimea. They are having a great time.
- The worker left all his tools in your flat. He hasn’t finished fixing your fridge yet.
- I understand that you can’t help me, so I’d like to talk to your boss.
- Let’s check up your homework.
- Where is your boss? — He’s in his office.
- I know this man. He’s a famous actor. He played in the Star Wars.