IV. The following direct sentences have been converted into indirect sentences. Read,
underline and correct the mistakes in each sentence.
1. "I am not going to tolerate this anymore", said Sarah.
Sarah said she was not going to tolerate this anymore. => ____this => that _____
2. "You have always been my friend," said Joe.
Joe said I was always his friend. => _____________________________________3. "We never eat meat, “claimed Bill.
Bill claimed that they had never eaten meat. => __________________________
4. "I will talk to Sam-soon.”, she told me on Sunday.
She told me on Sunday she will talk to Sam soon. => ______________________
5. "Mary used to exercise every day," he said.
He said Mary had used to exercise every day. => __________________________
6. "I wish I was twenty years younger," said Linda.
Linda said she wished she had been twenty years younger. => ________________
7. "Answer the phone!" he told me.
He told me I answered the phone. => ____________________________________
8. "Where is Alex?" she asked me.
She asked me where was Alex. => ______________________________________

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Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Underline the word or phrase and write the correct form in the space provided.

0. I've been to Da Lat a few years ago.          went .

1. I don't want to see this film. I saw it already.                                                         have seen

2. This is the best meal I ate for ages.                                                                                    eaten

3. This book is really long. I've read it for almost six weeks.                                                ____________________

4. Don't tell me how the book ends. It's going to spoil it for me.                               ____________________

5. You'll be able to leave a message as soon as you are hearing the tone.                 ____________________

6. Where have you been? I have waited for hours!                                                    _____________________

7. I hoped to meet her for ages when I bumped into her by chance.                          _____________________

8. He was very lazy then, and now he speaks as if he did all the work himself.        _____________________

9. They always had loud parties which went on till the early hours.                         _____________________

10. It was a beautiful day. The sun shone and the birds sang.                                    _____________________

    Indirect speech: Exercise 1

Put the following sentences into indirect speech

“I have nothing to show you,” I said to her.

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He said, “My wife has just been made a judge.” 

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“We like working on Sunday because we get double pay,” explained the builders.

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“ I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window,” he said.

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“if Tom wants seats, he’d better apply early,” she said.

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“I don’t think you father likes me,” she said to her husband.

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“Bill should do very well at the univesity, Mrs Smith,” said the headmaster. “He’s done very well here.”

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“I wish you had seen it,” I said to her.

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“It’s high time you passed your test; I am tired of driving round with an L-plate on the front of the car,” said my sister.

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“They didn’t buy the house because it was too expensive,” said she.

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 “Are you working as well as studying?” asked Peter.

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“Have you got a work permit?” he asked me.

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“Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” she asked Tom.

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“Will you have time to play tennis with me?” I asked John.

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“Is he a scientist or an arts graduate?” She asked me.

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“Can the children get dinner at school?” asked she.

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“Do you see what I see, Mary?” said the young man.

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“Are you sorry for what you did?” his mother asked.

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“Do you like the headmaster?” I asked him.

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 “Are you going to take part in the competition?” she asked her friend.

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Use the words in brackets to change direct sentences into indirect sentences

2. “ Leave this space clear” the notice said( warn)

3. “ Mr. Brown , this is Miss White” he said ( offer)

4. “ Shall I open the door for you?” he said ( introduce)

5. “ I will wait for you, I promise” he said to me ( promise)

6. “ Don’t touch that switch, Peter” I said. ( warn)

7. “ Read it before you sigh it” he said to his client ( advise)

8. “ Will you help me, please?” she said ( ask)

9. “ Please do as me say” he said to me( beg)

10.“ Don’t forget to prune the roes” my aunt said to me ( remind)

III . There is a mistake in each  of the following sentences. Find and correct it(10pts)

1. The house painted more than 3 years ago but I am not going to have it done again for a while.

2. Water-skiing can be expensive and one way of reducing this is joining  a club.

3. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film.

4. There was a report on the Independent about this new law.

5. Please give me few coffee and some bread if you have any left.

6. Unless we work harder, we will finish on time.

7. The children are only allowed watching television on the weekend.

8. Perhaps mankind's first important music influence was the songs of birds.

9. People can buy since a needle to an eagle in this shopping center.

10. This book , that I bought last week, is very interesting.

Exercise 1: Turn the following sentences into indirect speech :

1.     The teacher said to Nam “Come into my office, please”

2.     “We are going shopping this afternoon” they said to Mr Quang.

3.     “ My sister is a singer” said he.

4.     “I will buy a new bike next week” she said.

5.     “I don't know what Mai is doing now”she said.

6.     “Don't forget to send your parents my regards” Lan said.

7.     Mary said  “I can go to the movies with you, John”

8.     “It isn’t foggy today as it was yesterday” said the teacher.

9.     Linh said “Turn off the light before going out”

10.                        I said to him “Stay at home”

11.                        My mother said to the kids "Stop fighting ".

12.                        The teacher said “Don't make noise in the class”

13.                        “She learns English well" said his mother.

14.                        The child said to the beggar “Are you very poor?”

15.                        He said to Lan “I will visit Ha Long Bay tomorrow”

16.                        She said  “Do you often do your homework after school?”

17.                        He said “I went to the library yesterday”

18.                        The police asked “Where did you stay last night?”

19.                        The girl said “I am going on holiday tomorrow”.

20.                        They said “We are going learning English now”.

21.                        “I’m going away for a few days. I'll phone you when I get back”.

22.                        He said “My brother is a doctor here”

23.                        Nga said “I stayed at home yesterday”

24.                        She saked me “Give me your ticket, please”

25.                        They asked him “Don't touch the button”

26.                        She said “I can't find my umbrella”

27.                        “Please don't smoke in the room”she said.

28.                        “Run faster”he said to his friends.

29.                        “We are growing vegetables” they said.

Part 3: A. You are going to read an article about learning from mistakes. Four sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-D the one which fits each gap (1-4). ( 4 points)

A. Learn to talk about your mistakes, at work and at home.

B. They fail to see them as part of the learning process.

C. Then they restart the computer and experiment again. 

D. People who achieve great success then have more to lose when things go wrong.

LEARNING FROM MISTAKES

Have you ever noticed how children are always making mistakes? They do it all the time, and it doesn’t seem to bother them. You don’t learn to walk without falling over. You don’t learn to speak without mispronouncing lots of words. You don’t learn to juggle without dropping balls. But if you create an environment where mistakes are not accepted, then people become frightened of them.(1)......... In these kinds of environment people learn to hide their mistakes, and not to celebrate them as a good thing. If you’re not making mistakes then you’re not learning anything valuable. 

Do you remember the first time you touched a computer? You didn’t want people to watch you as you started to touch the keys. You worried that if you touched the wrong button, you would delete all the important files. Children aren’t like that. They experiment with all the buttons, just to see what will happen. (2)......... And they are learning from every move they make. 
        The fear of success comes later, and we can see this often in successful professionals and leaders. (3).......... So they start to worry, and decide not to take risks. Don’t let this happen to you. (4)........... See what opportunities can arise from you the mistakes you make, and soon you’ll feel happier about yourself.

B. Find words or expressions in the text which mean: (6 points)

1. fall on the ground                                                                        ...................................................

2. say something with the wrong pronunciation                         ...................................................

3. throw and catch three or more balls together              ...................................................

4. the buttons on a computer                                              ...................................................

5. do things that could cause problems                            ...................................................

6. possibilities for things you can do                                ...................................................