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2. Он спросил, какую музыку любятмои друзья. 3. Мы спросили его, кто из его друзей знает два иностранных языка. 4. Журналистыспросили писателя, над какой книгой он работает. 5. Она спросила меня, где я был вчера. 6. Ониспросили моего друга, как он провёл летние каникулы. 7. Я спросила у неё, где ей сшили пальто. 8.
Я спросила у него, какие ещё французские4. R e p o rtin g a D ia lo g u e o r a C o n v e rs a tio nWhen reporting a dialogue, which besides statements, questions and requests abounds with colloquialexpressions, cliches, conversational formulae, we do not render the words mechanically. We interpret themeaning of the utterance by using a matching reporting verb (complain, agree, confess, add, explain,exclaim, express, thank, accuse, grumble, etc.). Exclamations such as: Oh! Well! Oh dear!, etc.
are ommitedin the reported speech.□“I’ll certainly give you a handtomorrow evening.”^She promised to help me in the evening.She promised that she would help me the following evening.Jane: Oh! I’ve got a bad headache.Her aunt: Oh dear! Why don’t you take a pill?c>Jane complained o f a bad headache and her aunt advised her to take a pill.Verbs Used to Report a ConversationVERB + INFINITIVEagreeadvisedemanddecideofferpromiserefusethreatenwould likeHe o ffe re dto help us.VERB + smb to do smthVERB + GERUNDaccuse o fapologise forcomplain of/aboutadmitdenyforgive forinform ofsuggest*thank for(see Gerund)allowpersuaderemindforbidtellShe th a n k e d usfor coming.He p e rs u a d e d m eto ta ke the offer.V158VERB + that clause^confesspoint outcomplainadmitdenypromisewarnHe a d m itte d th a t hehad taken the paper.REPORTINGADIALOGUEORACONVERSATION* NOTE:The use of the verb suggest:fNB! YOU CANNOT use1.lthe Infinitive after suggest.Suggest + objective clause\JThe following structures are possible:that he should/shouldn’t apply for the job.suggest2.that he apply/not apply for the job.
(NB! The base form of the verb remains thesame in all persons: you go/he до/th e y go.)that he applied for the job.Suggest + the gerund□ Tom suggested going to the cinema.Z(В, C) Change each sentence into reportedspeech, using a suitable verb from the box.EXERCI SESguess promise warn advise threatenapologise agree forgive suggest!(A, B) Report what people say, using reportingverbs in brackets.1.1.Excellent! That was a lovely dinner! (complimenton) He complimented me on the dinner I“ I’m not going to help you, you’ll have to do itby yourself.”She warned me th a t she was not goingto help me and suggested I do it myself.gave him.2.Don’t forget to set your alarm clock for 6.00.(remind)...............................................................2.“Why don’t you phone him and see if he’s freetonight?” ..............................................................3.Careful! Don’t touch those plates.
They are hot.(warn)...................................................................3.“ Make sure that you don’t start giggling duringthe interview.” .....................................................4.Shall we stop for a coffee break? (suggest)4.“ If you type the letter for me, I’ll buy you a drink,OK?” ....................................................................5.We are having a party on Sunday evening.
Tryto come along! (invite) ......................................5.“You’re the one who borrowed my dictionary,aren’t you?” ........................................................6.I’ll definitely get my hair cut this week, (promise)6.‘If you don’t move your car, I’ll call the police!”7.Yes, it was me. I ate the last buscuit. (admit)7.“All right, if you want me to, I don’t mindaccompanying you.” ...........................................8.I’m sorry. I forgot about our appointm ent,(apologise)..........................................................8.“I’m most awfully sorry but I seem to have brokenyour fountain pen.” ............................................I am not to blame. I never used the office phonefor personal calls, (deny)...................................9.“ I don’t really mind your rudeness, I know youwere in a bit of a state.” ....................................9.159DIRECTОANDINDIRECTSPEECH(В, C) Report these conversations, using the verbs in italics.1.
check, denySue:Philip:Sue:Philip:You were here this morning, weren’t you, Philip?Yes, why?Well, it’s just that there are coffee stains on the carpet upstairsand they weren’t there this morning.No, I haven’t been upstairs!Sue checked whether Philip had been a t home and told him about the new coffee stains onthe carpet upstairs. Philip...............................................................................................................2.confide, agree, warnSarah:Jo:Sarah:3.Don’t tell anyone but I think he’s made the wrong decision.I can’t help agreeing with you.But I wouldn’t say anything if I were you, he’d be furious!point out, confess, suggestSorry to trouble you, Mrs.
Farmer, but your car is blockingmine.Neighbour: I’m afraid I’ve locked the key inside.You’d better call the breakdown service then.Man:Man:41.(В, C) Put these short dialogues into Indirect Speech.- Let me give you a lift home.- Thank you very much. It’s very nice of you.3.4.2.- You gave me the wrong change!- I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to.- Can you believe it? Jane has become engaged.- That can’t be true!- We’re going out to celebrate tonight.- That’s marvellous!..........................................................................160REVISION5. RevisionEXERCI SESI(A, B) Put the following into Indirect Speech.
Use the following reporting verbs:wonder want to know inquire remarkreply mention state complain o fsay explain1.I asked my friend, “ How do you feel after your holiday?"2.Jack’s father asked him, “Who are you writing a letter to?”3.“Jack is on the terrace. He is playing chess with his brother,” says Nelly.4.I saw a cloud of smoke and asked, “What is burning?”5.“ I can’t understand what he is talking about,” replies Bessie.6.I asked her, “Who gave you that watch?”7.T il tell you when I’ll be back,” Nora said to Jack.8.Mr. Nyman asked his wife, “ How much do you spend on food every week?”9.“You have known me long,” Barbara said to Martha.10.“You’re the best assistant I’ve ever had, Sheppey,” he said.11.Henry asked Tom, “Who did you visit in the hospital?”12.“We didn’t have dinner there,” the boy said.13.“When the doorbell rang, I was writing a letter to John,” said George.zl.(В, C) Put the verbs in brackets into the required Past tense, pay attention to the Sequence ofTenses.1.
She (h e a r)................................. the band playing and she (k n o w )......................................that in a fewmoments the curtain (go) .................................... up. 2. Myra (think) .................................... he (prefer).................................... to be by himself. 3. I (h e a r)...................................... from your mother that you (be).................................... late and so I (o rd e r)......................................
coffee and sandwiches. 4. Mrs. Streep(ask) .................................... him if he (have) .................................... dinner there. 5. The old man (ask).................................... me if I (h a ve )...................................... parents. 6. He (b e ) ...................................... verysorry for Jennie and he (tell) his wife that he (have)................................... to go out and see her.
7. And the161DIRECTANDINDIRECTSPEECHother day I (h a ve )....................................a letter from him saying he (b e )..................................... in Moscowsoon. 8 . 1(s a y )................................... I (b e ).....................................back by nine o ’clock. 9. In a few words, I(te ll)....................................him what (h a pp e n)....................................... 10. She (a s k )......................................me if I (liv e )...................................long in that town. 11. When I (rin g )....................................
her that eveningshe (sa y).................................. she (not lik e )....................................to discuss those problems on the phone.12. I (put) ................................... the papers back where they (belong) ....................................... (tell)..................................... the manager I (do) ..................................... no clipping or tearing and (return)...................................to the hotel.
13. He (w rite ).................................... that he (co m e )....................................to lunch the following day.О(В, C) The following question was discussed in the Sport Forum: “Is swimming a sport or a hobby?”Report what people said, using the verbs from the box below:to tell to say to reply to noticeto remark to explain to informDHanks:“ It can be both, a sport and a hobby.”2)Uz:“If I fill out a job application and it has a space to list my hobbies, I will probably put ‘swimming’.”3)Bob:“There are only three sports: hunting, shooting and fishing.
All the rest are ‘pastimes’ .”4)Mini:“There’s a similar problem with ballroomdancing. What began as a pleasant pastimebecame Competitive Ballroom Dancing, andnow Dancesport, which is going to becomean official Olympic sport.”5)Candy:“ Let’s call it sport if it’s done competitively,on a team.”6)Tim B .:“It must be a hobby because I enjoy swimmingand I’ve enjoyed it all my life but I detest allforms of sport.”REPORT: The question whether swimming is a sport or a hobby was discussed a t the SportForum. Different opinions were expressed.
One pereon told us t h a t ........................................162REVISION4(В, C) Translate the story from Russian into English, paying special attention to the words in italics.Совет врачаМедсестра спросила (1) меня, ожидаю л и (2) я доктора Грея, и пригласила (3) меня к нему в кабинет(surgery).Д октор Г рей поинтересовался (4), что меня беспокоит (to b o th e r)(5). Я сказал (6), что ужаснопереутомлён (be run d o w n )(7). Он спросил (8) меня, поздно ли я ложусь спать (stay up late) (9),и я сказал, что да. Тогда он задал вопрос (10), почему я не соблюдаю (11) нормальный режим (keepregular hours), и я объяснил (12), что почти каждый вечер я встречаюсь (13)с друзьями. Доктор захотел узнать(14), как я провожу в р е м я (15), и я сказал(16), что в основном (m ostly) я хожу (17)на вечеринки.
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