I. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.

1. He is too young to go to school.

He is not________________________________________________.

2. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.

 He used ________________________________________________.

3. He swims very well.

He is ___________________________________________________.

4. “Eat more vegetables” the doctor said to me

The doctor told ___________________________________________.

5. It started to snow at 5 o’clock.

It has __________________________________________________.

.Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech,beginning as shown. 1,He is too young to go to school .

->He is not .........................................

2,Her hair is long,straight and black

->She has ...............................

3,We have quite different character

->Our characters...............................

4,The water is so dirty that he can't bathe his eyes

->The water is not...............................

. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.

1. She is a good English speaker.

 She speaks ____________________________________________.

2. Lan loves to play badminton.

Lan adores _____________________________________________.

3. The last time we ate this kind of food was in January.

 We haven’t____________________________________________.

4. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

Because it_____________________________________________.

5. This computer works better than that one.

That computer _________________________________________.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. Because I am sick, I don’t go to school today.

=> Because of________________________________________________

2. Since he is young, he isn’t allowed to drive.

=> Because of________________________________________________

3. Because we were late, we missed the first part of the play. (due to)

=> _________________________________________________________

4. Although I waited in a long line, I could buy the last tickets. (despite)

=> _________________________________________________________

5. Although the weather was fine, George didn’t go hiking.

=> In spite of_________________________________________________

6. Because the question is hard, we don’t answer it.

=> Due to____________________________________________________

7. You should eat more vegetables. (If)

=> _________________________________________________________

8. I don’t have lunch, so I feel hungry.

=> If________________________________________________________

9. He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam. (if)

=> _________________________________________________________

10. Because she is lazy, we don’t like her.

=> If________________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. Because I am sick, I don’t go to school today.

=> Because of________________________________________________

2. Since he is young, he isn’t allowed to drive.

=> Because of________________________________________________

3. Because we were late, we missed the first part of the play. (due to)

=> _________________________________________________________

4. Although I waited in a long line, I could buy the last tickets. (despite)

=> _________________________________________________________

5. Although the weather was fine, George didn’t go hiking.

=> In spite of_________________________________________________

6. Because the question is hard, we don’t answer it.

=> Due to____________________________________________________

7. You should eat more vegetables. (If)

=> _________________________________________________________

8. I don’t have lunch, so I feel hungry.

=> If________________________________________________________

9. He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam. (if)

=> _________________________________________________________

10. Because she is lazy, we don’t like her.

=> If________________________________________________________

Rewrite these sentences in reported speech. Decide whether to change the tenses and adverbs of time and place.

1.    'I've decided to stay another week as the research is going so well here.'
Professor Jones rang from Vancouver. He said …………………………….

2.    'We've got tickets for the opera in New York this weekend.'

Gerry and Louisa told me last week that …………………………………..

3.    The smaller islands of the archipelago are mostly uninhabited and very peaceful.'

There are so many people here! But that TV programme a few weeks ago said…………………………………………………………………………..

4.    'Mum's really ill. I wish we didn't live so far away from her.'

Sharon was really depressed last night. She told me that ………………......

5.    'The house is in a very pleasant cul-de-sac, and there aren't many children or animals there.' Here's the road. Oh no - it's awful! But the estate agent insisted that…………………………………………………………………

6.    'The accused first met the Wilsons when he decorated their living room.'

In court, the lawyer claimed that          

7.    ‘Shall we switch to an online banking system for the household accounts?’

My husband suggested that………………………………………………….

8.    'They had been living together secretly for years before they revealed their relationship.'

The newsreader said that the two politicians…………………………….

9.    'You mustn't leave your car in these parking bays for more than twenty minutes at a time.'

The traffic warden explained ……………………………………………..          

10. 'Oh really! There is no such thing as reincarnation!'

The scientist maintained that ……………………………………………….           

I. Rewrite each of sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same. 1. He talks too much in class.

=> I wish

2. He is sorry he is late for class.

=> He wishes

3. I don’t have a lot of money.

=> I wish

4. Lan wants to be rich.

=> Lan wishes

5. My friend doesn’t have a computer.

=> My friend wishes

6. What a pity I am not free on Sunday.

=> I wish

7. I can’t speak English very well.

=> I wish

8. It took me 2 hours to travel to the city by bus.

=> I spent

9. Lan did her homework for 2 hours last night.

=> It took

=> Lan spent

10. There was a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.

=> There used

11. Nam usually played soccer when he was a child.

=> Nam used to

12. We no longer write to each other now.

=> We

13. When did you start learning English?

=> How long

14. I last saw her 2 years ago.

=> I haven’t

15. The last time I saw her was in 2015.

=> I haven’t

16. He painted this picture 2 days ago.

=> This picture

17. I have given some books to Lan.

=> Some

18. Nobody has told me about the date of the meeting.

=> I

19. They grow a lot of rice in the Mekong delta.

=> A lot of rice

20. They are going to build a new bridge in this area.

=> A new bridge

II. Sentence building:

21. Mr. Green / used / take / his children / the circus.

=>

22. Millions of bottles of champagne / produce / France / every year.

=>

23. We / be / fond / wear / jeans.

=>

24. Nam / be / interested / make / model things / when / young.

=>

25. Last weekend / we / go / picnic / the river bank.

=>