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Direct and Indirect speech
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Ex.1. Change the following questions according to the model:
- Is her husband really younger than she?
- Do you think her husband is younger than she.
1. Is the term “handicap” not correct?
2. Has justification stood the test of scrutiny?
3. Can people overcome physical disabilities?
4. Can individuals with disabilities be successful in regular classes?
5. Does the transdisciplinary approach appear to be very successful in meeting the needs of individuals with physical disabilities?
Ex.2. Use Indirect Speech.
1. She said: “I like listening to the music.” 2. They say: “We spent evening looking at my mother’s photos.” 3. My mother said: ”I’m looking for a suitable place for it.” 4. The girl said: “Could I speak with the manager, please? ” 5. She said: “I’ve been living here for six years.”
Ex.3. Return into Direct Speech.
1. He said that there was nothing we could do but go. 2. He told us that he was unable to live in a normal world. 3. She said that she had made him handle his autistic brother. 4. Charley said that you ought to have done it on time. 5. They say she’d rather not tell the truth. 6. He says he’d better stay with his parents. 7. The teacher said that those students had repeatedly failed at exams to be successful in school situation.
Ex.4. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Он спросил меня, какие экзамены мы будем сдавать в следующем семестре. 2. Нам часто говорят, что мы не умеем учиться, и нам будет трудно освоить академический курс университета. 3. Мы пытались узнать, есть ли в Англии факультеты дефектологии. 4. Интересно, знаете ли вы, что в Москве проживает около 12 миллионов человек. 5. Врач ответил родителям, что их ребенок нуждается в комплексном лечении дистрофии мышц. 6. Она долго кричала, что не виновата в том, что изолировала ребенка от общества. 7. Лектор рассказал детям, что к физическим недостаткам относят подтвержденные в установленном порядке временные или постоянные недостатки в развитии и (или) функционировании органа (органов) человека.
Ex.5. Make up your own indirect questions as many as possible. Work with your partner. Use the vocabulary of the lesson.
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He asks
He tells
if (whether) ….
to ….
He asked
He told
Ex.6. Retell the dialogue in indirect speech.
Bob - I hear you’re finally retiring at the end of the year, Bill. What will you do with yourself when you’ve stopped work?
Ron - Absolutely nothing. I’ve been working for this company for thirty years.
Bob - You have seen a lot of changes in that time, I imagine.
Ron - Yes, and most of the changes have made things better. I did the changes myself.
Bob - Won’t you be sorry to leave?
Ron - Sure. But it is the age, you know …
Ex.7. Ask your partner if he/she agrees with you and let him/her repeat the sentence. Use the model.
Model. – Isn’t he the cleverest person in my group?
– I agree that he is the cleverest person in your group.
1. Wasn’t she the best pathologist in this country?
2. Hasn’t he been to the faculties of defectology in the U.S.A.?
3. Isn’t it the theory you are interested in?
4. Am I right that Nick couldn’t visit his Dean because she was in another city?
5. Didn’t she have a headache?
Ex.8. Read the poem. Mind its grammar. Change it into Indirect Speech.
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