Put the following questions into reported speech.

1. Katherine said, “What will you do?”

2. The mother said, “Where have you been? Who gave you the money? Who is Robert?”

3. Irene said, “Did you hear that?”

4. He asked, “Do you always have to play the piano when you get home?”

5. Jim said, “Why must I listen to you?”

6. She said, “Do you have any children , Charlie?”

7. He said, “What made you think so?”

8. He said, “Why was her face so pale?”

9. She said, “Could I possibly see him?”

10. She said, “ Are you hitchhiking?”

11. She asked, “What have you been doing these days?”

12. He said, “When did you see him last time?”

13. He said, “Will you come to our party?”

14. He said, “What mark did you get at the exam in English last term?”

15. He said, “Have you eaten seafood recently?”

2.2 Make a new question beginning with the words“Did you know…”

Mind the direct word order.

Example: Where did Ruth go?

     Did you know where Ruth had gone?

1. Who will open the window?

2. What time does your train leave tomorrow?

3. Are you doing anything special tomorrow evening?

4. What shall we do this evening?

5. Did everybody escape from the fire?

6. Has she seen the latest news today?

7. Why did he have to go to hospital?

8. What was she doing when the accident happened?

9. Who left the door open an hour ago?

10. Who is driving the car now?

Make a new sentence from these questions. Mind the direct word order.

Example: What time is it? –Could you tell me what time it is?

1. Where is the post office? Could you tell me…

2. What does this word mean? Do you know…

3. What’s the time? I wonder…

4. Where did you park your car? Can’t you remember…

5. Is Ann coming to the meeting? I don’t know…

6. Where does Jack live? Have you any idea…

7. What time does he leave? Do you know…

8. Where can I change some money? Could you tell me…

9. What qualifications do I need? I want to know…

10. Why didn’t Tom come to the party? I don’t know…

11. How much does it cost to park here? Do you know…

Indirect orders (commands) and requests

Put the following orders and requests into reported speech using the verbsasked, told, said etc.

Example: My aunt said, “Pass me the salt, please.”

     My aunt asked me to pass her the salt.

     The boss said, “Send the clients e-mails before lunchtime”.

     The boss told me to send the clients e-mails before lunchtime.

 The boss said to send the clients e-mails before lunchtime.

 My mother said, “Don’t come home late at night, please”.

 My mother asked me not to come home late at night.

1. Bibber said, “Please, take me home, Daddy.”

2. He said, “Please sit down for a minute, John.”

3. He said, “Come in, Jane.”

4. He said, “Would you close the door, Alan?”

5. My father said, “Calm down.”

6. He said, “Now take your little pad and your little pencil, Henry.”

7. My father said, “Don’t argue with me, Ella.”

8. She said, “Don’t go away tonight, Rosemary.”

9. He said, “Don’t cry, Sophie.”

10. He said, “Please, don’t get excited now, Shelly.”

11. The doctor said, “Eat more fruit and vegetables.”

12. “Read the instructions before you switch on the machine,” she said to me.

13. “Shut the door but don’t lock it, “she said to us.

14. “Can you speak more slowly? I don’t understand,” he said to me.

15. “Don’t come before 6 o’clock”, I said to him.

Revision

Read the holiday brochure and complete the conversation between Brian, Thelma and the travel agent.

THE HOLIDAY OF YOUR DREAMS

The Сора D'or Hotel Barbados

Location

• You will fly there on Concorde in just two hours.

• The hotel is twenty minutes from the airport.

• It has four acres of tropical gardens.

           Facilities

• Your room will have wonderful views over the sea.

• The beautiful gardens lead directly onto the beach.

• There are 2 swimming pools and 3 tennis courts.

• We cater especially for

Honeymoon couples.

ТА Good morning. It's Mr and Mrs Boswell, isn't it? Did you have a good time in Barbados?

T No, we did not! Where shall we begin? The flight. Why did your brochure say that we (a) __________there in just two hours. Concorde takes four hours. Didn't you know that?

В Then you said that the hotel (b) _______only twenty minutes from the airport and that it (c) _______large tropical gardens. Not true! The drive from the airport took an hour, and where are the gardens? Your brochure said that these gardens (d)________directly onto the beach but we couldn't see any tropical gardens, not even one palm tree! The next hotel had them but not ours! And you said there (e)________swimming pools and tennis courts – not in our hotel!

T And the rooms! You said that we (f)_______wonderful views over the sea, but we couldn't see the sea. Only the weather was good! It was a miserable honeymoon!

Reporting words and thoughts

Report the statements in the next column using the verbs given.

Example: 'I'll miss you very much,' he said to her.

He told her that he would miss her very much.

a 'I'm going to Paris soon.' She said…     

b 'The film will be interesting.' I thought …

с 'I can't help you because I have too much to do.' She said …

d 'Ann has bought the tickets.' I was told ….

e 'I think it's a stupid idea, and it won't work.' She said….

f 'Breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00.' The receptionist explained   ...

g 'I went to Oxford University in the 60s.' He boasted…

h 'I've never been to America,' she said to me. She told…   

Report the following questions.

Example: 'Where are you going?' She asked me where I was going.

a 'Do you want to go out for a meal?' She asked me….

b 'Why are you late?' they asked her. They wondered….     

с 'Can I use your phone?' He asked me…

d 'Where have you come from?' The customs officer asked me…

e 'How long are you going to be on holiday?' She wanted to know    …

f 'When do you have to go to work?' She asked me…

g 'Did you post my letter?' Penny wondered… 

h 'Will you be back early?' He asked her…

Complete the direct questions.

A is Mrs Smith, who is talking to B, a bank manager, about getting a loan.

В Come and sit down, Mrs Smith.

A Thank you very much.

В Now, you want to borrow some money.(a)______________________?

A Five thousand pounds.

В (b)_________________________________?

A Because I want to buy a car.

В I see. Could you give me some personal details?(c)_________________?

A I'm a computer programmer.

В And (d)_____________________?

A Twenty thousand pounds a year.

В (e)________________________?

A Yes, I am. I've been married for six years.

В (f)____________________________?

A Yes, we've got two children.

В I see you live in a flat, (g)____________________?

A We've lived there for three years.

В Well, that seems fine. I don't think there'll be any problems, (h)_______?

A I'd like it as soon as possible, actually.

В All right. Let's see what we can do.

Report the bank manager's questions.

a First he asked Mrs Smith…

b Then he wanted to know…

c He needed to know…

d She had to tell him…

e Then he asked…

f For some reason he wanted to know…

g He asked her…

h Finally he wondered…

Reported Commands

She advised me to ...

Choose the most appropriate verb to report each of the sentences. Remember they all follow the pattern verb + infinitive.

persuade order ask advise tell encourage invite beg remind

Example: 'If I were you, I'd go to the doctor's,' he said to me.

He advised me to go to the doctor's.

1. “Could you possibly do me a favour?” she asked Tom. She….

2. “Hand in your essays next week,” the teacher told the class.

3. “Don’t forget to post the letter,” my wife said to me.

4. “Come and have dinner with us,” Rosie said to John.

5. “You must pay a fine of one hundred pounds,” the judge said to Edward Fox.

6. “Buy the red dress, not the green one,” Betty said to Jane. “It's much, much nicer.” “Mmm ... I'm not sure. OK, I'll buy the red one. You're right!” said Jane.

7. “You really should paint professionally,” said Gill to Henry. “You're really good at it.”

8. “Please, please don't tell my father,” she said to me.

9. “I think you should sell your shares,” his accountant told to Bill.