Task 2. Match the English and Russian equivalents.

historic value                             северный берег

entertain                                     восхищаться

neighbor                                     первая мировая война

the north bank                    частный

architecture                         историческая ценность

admire                                        сосед

the First World War                  много людей 

paintings                                    развлекать

packed with people                    театр под открытым небом

private                                        архитектура

open-air theatre                    картины

Task 3. Give the Russian equivalents.

Variety of scenes; The official residence of Queen Elizabeth II; Available to visitors;Example of Gothic architecture;The prime minister's family; TheLondon’s famous double-decker buses; The largest Protestant Church in England; The largest bell; A £10.8 million programme of cleaning and repair; A gift huge Christmas tree; One of the world’s most enjoyable cities; A royal palace; The 21-st century games; 16 feet high; Buildings of great historic value; From mid-May to mid-September; The Victorian Age.

Task 4. Translate underlined words and phrases into English.

1. This structure is a remarkable пример of Gothic архитектура.

2. Музей был открыт here in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors со всего мира.

3. Это действительно the largest library in London.

4. Пока на государственной службе, prime ministers traditionally live with their families in Downing Street in the private flat на втором этаже.

5. С 18 века England has been один из главных центров Европы.

6. The Tower of London использовалсяв разных целях: as a royal palace, an observatory, an arsenal, государственная тюрьма, now это музей.

7. Свадьбы of the Prince and принцессы of Wales, the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and many other occasions have graced this spiritual centre.

8. Много мест in London are близко connected with королевская власть.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Grammar Revision:

· Indirect Speech

· Word-building

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun.

James said, 'My boss wants to go to London tomorrow.'

James said his boss wanted to go to London the following day.

1. Mary said, 'I'm waiting for my son to come out of school,'

Mary said that ____was waiting for ____son to come out of school.

2. George said, 'I've bought a new car for my mum.'

George said ___ had bought a new car for___ mum.

3. Julie said to me, 'I need you to help me with the shopping.'

Julie told me that ___needed ___to help ___with the shopping.

4. John said, 'I'd like to take you out to dinner.'

John said ___'d like to take ___ out to dinner.

5. Helen said to Jane, 'I think your new haircut is lovely.'

Helen told Jane that ___thought ___ new haircut was lovely.

Exercise 2. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

Robin said, 'These biscuits taste delicious.' – Robin said (that) the biscuits tasted delicious.

1. 'I can't see you this afternoon because I've got a lot to do’, Ann told me.

2. She came into the room holding some letters in her hand and said, 'I found   

these while I was tidying the desk drawers.'

3. Fiona said, ‘That picture was painted by my great grandfather.’

4. ‘Those were good times for my family,' Jack said.

5. I received a parcel this morning, but I haven't opened it yet,' Tom said.

6. 'These shoes are worn out. You'd better throw them away,' Mum said to me.

Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. They said, 'We had booked the room before we left.'

Exercise 5. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. Tina said, 'You should exercise regularly.' 2. She told me, 'You must leave early tomorrow.’ 3. They said, 'We may visit Joe tonight.'4. She said, 'I can meet you on Tuesday.' 5. She said, 'You must do your homework now.'6. 'You mustn't do that again,' Mum said to Bob.

Exercise 6. Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list in the correct form.

Order tell ask beg suggest

1. 'Please visit me in hospital,' Joan said to Colin. – Joan asked Colin to visit her in hospital.

2. 'Let's eat out this evening,' Paul said to her. – Paul ___eating out that evening.

3. 'Please, please be careful,' she said to him. – She ___him to be careful.

4. 'Don't go near the fire,' Dad said to us. – Dad ___us not to go near the fire.

5. 'Be quiet!' the commander said to the troops. – The commander ___the troops to be quiet.

Exercise 7. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1). The doctor said to the patient, 'Come back to see me again next week.' – The doctor told the patient to go back and see him again the following week/the week after.    

2). The guard said to the driver, 'Stop!' 3). He said, 'Shall we go for a walk?' 4). She said to him, 'Please, please don't leave me!' 5). Jenny said to Dave, 'Please help me with this.' 6). She said to him, 'Open the window, please.' 7). Mother said, 'How about going for a drive?' 8). She said, 'Let's eat now.'

Exercise 8. Fill in the gaps with one of the introductory verbs from the list below in the past simple.

agree, invite, warn, accuse, boast, complain, insist, explain,

exclaim, remind, suggest, promise

1. 'Will you come to the ball?' he said to her. – He invited her to go to the ball.

2. 'I'm the best student in the school,' he said. – He ___about being the best student in the school.

3. 'Yes, I'll lend you some money,' he said to Jane. – He ___to lend Jane some money.

4. 'What a beautiful dress she is wearing!' he said. – He ___that she was wearing a beautiful dress.

5. 'He never buys me flowers,' she said. – She ___that he never bought her flowers.

6. 'Let's go for a picnic,' he said. – He ___going for a picnic.

7.' You stole the money,' Tom said to Jim. – Tom ___Jim of stealing the money.

8. 'Don't forget to hang out the washing,' she said to me. – She ___me to hang out the washing.

9. 'I promise I'll write to you,' she said to him. – She ___to write to him.

10. 'You must finish the report,' she said to him. – She ___on him finishing the report.

11. 'Don't touch the wet paint,' Dad said to us. – Dad ___us not to touch the wet paint.

12. 'There's nothing else I can do,' he said. – He ___that there was nothing else he could do.