Lesson 128. Reported Speech.

Warm-up

1. You will fall and break your leg. (I was afraid)
2. My friend has never been to Washington. (I knew)
3. She never drinks milk. (I was told)
4. He is a very talented singer. (We were told)
5. They live a happy life. (We knew)
6. The children are playing in the yard. (She thought)

Attention!

1. Oleg said, «My room is on this floor.» 2. He said, «I am sure she will ring me up tomorrow.» 3. Michael said, «I saw them at my parents’ house last year.» 4. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.» 5. She said, «I didn’t go shopping yesterday.» 6. Tom said, «I have already had breakfast here, so I am not hungry.» 7. He said, «I received a letter from him a week ago.» 8. «I am going to the theatre tonight,» he said to me. 9. Mike said, «I spoke to Mr Brown this morn­ing.» 10. I said to them, «Now I can give you her mobile number.»

Questions

Task 1.

1. «Can you speak French?» — My friend asks …
2. «Was the trip interesting?» — Dad wonders …
3. «Is there any food in the jug?» — The fox wonders …
4. «Do you celebrate your birthday?» — My classmates ask …
5. «Do they sell toys?» — The child asks …
6. «Does he like coffee?» — She wonders …
7. «Did she teach English at school?» — He asks …
8. «Will he run in the park tomorrow?» — My friend asks ..

Task 2.

1. «Why are you late?» — The teacher asks me …
2. «Where is he from?» — The man asks him …
3. «Why are you crying?» — Mother asks my sister …
4. «How much cheese have you bought?» — Mother asks …
5. «When did you go to Sochi?» — My friend wonders ….
6. «How many kids have they got?» — My neighbour wonders …
7. «What does she like doing?» — The teacher wonders …
8. «Where will she go tomorrow?» — My Dad wonders …

Task 3.

The wolf, “What have you got in the basket?”

The girl, ”I have got a cake and some butter in it.”

The wolf, ”Where will you leave your basket?”

The girl, “I will leave it in my Granny’s house”

The wolf, ”Does your Granny live far from here?”

The girl, ”No, she doesn’t.”

The wolf, “Who has made such a nice red cap for you?”

The girl, “My Granny has. She made it last summer.”

The wolf, “Don’t hurry, Little Red Riding Hood (Красная шапочка)! Gather some flowers.”

Snakes

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Homework

Task 1. Turn Direct speech into Indirect. Mind the wh-words.

1.Mother said to me, «Who has brought this par­cel?» 2. He said to her, «Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?» 3. Ann said to Mike, «When did you leave London?» 4. She said to Boris, «When will you be back home?» 5. Boris said to them, «How can I get to the railway station?» 6. Mary asked Tom, «What time will you come here tomorrow?»