Exercise 1. Report the dialogue in Indirect speech.

Mike: I say, Bill, can you show me around a bit? I only came here two days ago and I haven’t

been anywhere yet.

Bill: Sure. I’ll do it with pleasure. Let’s go right now. And why don’t we ask Alice to come

with us? She knows a lot about the places of interest here.

Mike: That’s a good idea.

Bill: Alice, can you go with us? We are going for a walk and I want to show Mike around.

It’s going to be fun.

Alice: I’m so sorry but I can’t go with you, boys. Mother told me to do some shopping and I

forgot about it. I’ll have to do it now. Go without me today. I’ll join you some other

time.

Bill: It’s a pity. All right, Mike, let’s go.

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Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using your own ideas.

1. She said that they _______________________________________________________

2. I wondered if he _______________________________________________________

3. I just wanted to know whether you __________________________________________

4. She asked me when I _____________________________________________________

5. He ordered them _________________________________________________________

6. They begged him not to ___________________________________________________

7. The teacher wondered what the students ______________________________________

8. The secretary asked the visitor what she _______________________________________

9. The young man told his friend where he _______________________________________

10. The manager told the secretary not to ________________________________________

Exercise 3. Write the original sentences in Direct speech.

1. George said it was very difficult to climb the mountain on his own.

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2. She asked why there were so few people in the street.

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3. The doctor told him not to worry and go home quietly.

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4. She said that she would sleep in the open air.

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5. He told me that he had bought the house a year before.

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6. My neighbor asked me to feed her cat and water her plants.

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7. Andrew said that he had just had a telephone call from his business partner.

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8. She said she couldn’t understand what we were talking about.

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9. Jen said that her sons had been playing computer games the whole evening.

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10. He asked his group-mates to wait for him after the classes.

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11. The officer told us to have our passports ready.

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12. My friend asked me if I knew when the train was due to arrive.

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13. I wondered how long it would take us to get through the customs.

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Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1. Он сказал, что не хочет больше играть.

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2. Я хотела знать, сколько раз они бывали за границей.

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3. Она говорила, что учит французский.

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4. Он сказал, чтобы я припарковала машину около ворот.

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5. Он пообещал, что никто не узнает об этом.

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6. Я попросил моего друга разбудить меня завтра пораньше.

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7. Нам было интересно, что родители подарят Роберту на день рождения.

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8. Он сказал мне, что забыл заплатить за квартиру.

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9. По радио сказали, что погода меняется и завтра будет ветрено.

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10. Питер спрашивал, где ты работаешь.

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11. Джейн спросила меня, почему я не играю в баскетбол вместе со всеми.

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12. Он хотел знать, приземлился ли уже самолёт из Стамбула.

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