Turn the following into the reported speech using qppropriate introductory verbs

1. ' why don't we play a game of chess?' said Elizabeth

2. ' i'm a brill iant driver' said James

3. '' no, i won't tell your password'' paula said

4. '' i'm sorry i haven't replied to your email'' said racheal

5. '' would you like me to help you make the cake'' she said

6. '' don't forget to turn off the oven'' he said

7. '' yes, i broke thevase'' tom said

8. '' put your hands up!'' the police officer said to the theif

Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.

1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)

2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)

3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)

4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)

5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)

6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)

7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)

8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)

9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)

10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)

11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)

12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)

13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)

14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)

15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)

16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)

17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)

18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)

19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)

20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)

21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)

22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)

23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)

24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)

25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)

26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)

27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)

28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)

29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)

30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)

VI. Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs.
Ben: “I didn’t do very well in the test.”
 ... Ben remarked that he hadn’t done very well in the test.
30. Joe: “We won't get the results until next week.”
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31. Tania: “I’ll be very disappointed if I fail.”
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32. Meg: “I had done a lot of revision.”
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33. Ben: “Let’s talk about something else.”
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34. Joe: “Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?”
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35. Tania: “My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.”
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36. Meg: “I'd love to come to the party. Count me in.”
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Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs.

Ben: “I didn’t do very well in the test.”

.....=>... Ben remarked that he hadn’t done very well in the test. ..............................................................................................

18. Joe: “We won't get the results until next week.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

19. Tania: “I’ll be very disappointed if I fail.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

20. Meg: “I had done a lot of revision.”

..... è ....................................................................................................

21. Ben: “Let’s talk about something else.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

22. Joe: “Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?”

..... => ....................................................................................................

23. Tania: “My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

24. Meg: “I'd love to come to the party. Count me in.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs.

Ben: “I didn’t do very well in the test.”

.....=>... Ben remarked that he hadn’t done very well in the test. ..............................................................................................

18. Joe: “We won't get the results until next week.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

19. Tania: “I’ll be very disappointed if I fail.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

20. Meg: “I had done a lot of revision.”

..... è ....................................................................................................

21. Ben: “Let’s talk about something else.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

22. Joe: “Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?”

..... => ....................................................................................................

23. Tania: “My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

24. Meg: “I'd love to come to the party. Count me in.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

Anyone who knows how to play chess will understand how to write a screenplay for a film. Most chess players stumble from beginning to end. We don’t know much, but we know enough to play. We move without really knowing what’s going to happen further on in the game. Maybe we can see one or two moves ahead, and, if we can, we’re pleased by our uncanny ability to see even that far ahead. Better than the days when we couldn’t see ahead at all – when we were playing blindly. Over time, as we learned more about playing chess, we made a startling revelation: chess depends more upon long-term strategy than upon short-term tactics. Up till then, we’d been happy with a rather short-sighted approach. Suddenly, we became aware of ‘the big picture’. We began to see the game as a whole, not just a series of individual moves. And once we saw the game as a whole, we began to see patterns emerge in the play. Gambits, they call them. And the patterns have names, such as openings, middle games and end games. In chess, as in screenplay writing, the more often you play, the more aware you become of its complexities.

1. According to the writer, how do inexperienced chess players feel?

A. Delighted to be able to finish a game.

B. Encouraged by each improvement.

C. Amazed by how quickly they learned.

D. Pleased to be able to play with confidence.

2. The writer compares chess and screenplay writing in order to………

A. Explain that we learn both by trial and error.

B. Emphasize the fixed nature of both process.

C. Suggest that success depends on attension to details.

D. Demonstrate the importance of having a plan.

3. What does “uncanny” mean?

A. Natural

B. Strange

C. Unable

D. Sudden

4. Which of the following is not used to described an inexperienced chess player?

A. Playing blindly

B. Thinking of chess as a short-term process

C. Seeing how a game opens, goes on and ends

D. Using short-sighted approaches

5. The word “ revelation” is closest in meaning to

A. Exposition

B. Recognition

C. Realization

D. Imagination

1. Change these sentences into reported speech.

1. ‘I didn’t steal the money.’ Jean said. (Denied)

………………………………………………………………………………….

2. ‘Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?’ Peter said. (Suggested)

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3. ‘I’ve broken your pen. I’m awfully sorry, Jack.’ David said. (Apologized)

………………………………………………………………………………….

4. ‘Don’t forget to post my letter, will you, Sue?’ Diana said. (Reminded)

………………………………………………………………………………….

5. ‘Let me carry your suitcase, John,’ said Harry. (Offered)

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6. ‘All right, it’s true. I failed the exam.’ The boy said. (Admitted)

………………………………………………………………………………….

7. “Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be sorry,” Mary said to her friend. (Warned)

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8. ‘If I were you, Bill, I’d buy a mountain bike.’ Stephen said. (Advised)

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9. ‘You murdered Lord Digby, didn’t you, Colin!’ the inspector said. (Accused)

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Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

1. “Why don’t we organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.

Ms Lien suggested ……………………………………………………….......................................................

2. “I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.

Mr Thanh apologized ...………………………………………………............................................................

3. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.

Bob denied ………………………………………………………...................................................................

4. “You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.

David accused ………………………………………………………..............................................................

5. “I must see the manager,” he cried.

He insisted ………………………………………………………....................................................................

6. “If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.

Mike criticized ……………………………………………………….............................................................

7. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.

Mary congratulated .………………………………………………….............................................................

8. “It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.

Lan thanked ………………………………………………………..................................................................

9. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.

Dick’s mother prevented ...………………………………………..................................................................

10. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.

Peter appologized ……………………………………………………….........................................................

11. “Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said.

He suggested ………………………………………………………................................................................

12. “You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him.

The inspector accused .......……………………………………………….......................................................

13. “I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said.

The man admitted ………………………………………………………........................................................

14. “I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.

Bob apologized ………………………………………………………............................................................

15. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John.

Bob thanked ……………………………………………………….................................................................

16. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?”

Carol suggested ………………………………………………………............................................................

17. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia.

Dave apologized ………………………………………………………...........................................................

18. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me.

He accused ………………………………………………………...................................................................

19. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica.

Tony warned ……………...……………………………………….................................................................

20. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said.

My son admitted ………………………………………………………..........................................................

21. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack.

The teacher accused ……………………………………………………….....................................................

22. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.

Tommy complimented ……………………………………………………….................................................

23. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend.

Peter congratulated ………………………………………………………......................................................

24. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them.

The policeman stopped ………………………………………………………................................................

25. “I know I’m wrong,” he said. He admitted ………………………………………………………..................................................................

26. “I didn’t say that last night,” Joan said. Joan denied ……..………………………………………………....................................................................

27. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane said. Jane regrets ………………………………………………………...................................................................

28. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”. The boy apologized .……………………………………………………….....................................................

29. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy. The man accused ………………………………………………………..........................................................

30. “No, no .I really must sit for the test,” Hilary said. Hilary insisted …....………………………………………………….............................................................