Exercise 1:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.      "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

→ She asked

2.      "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us

3.      He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked

4.      "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter

5.      "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend

6.      "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know

7.      "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know

8.      The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know

9.      "How do you know that?" she asked me.

→ She asked me

10.  "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

"What's the time?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know

"When will we meet again?" she asked me.

→ She asked me

"Are you crazy?" she asked him.

→ She asked him

"Where did they live?" he asked.

→ He wanted to know

"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

→ He asked her

"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

→ She asked me

"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

→ The teacher wanted to know

"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

→ She wanted to know

"Did you see that car?" he asked me.

→ He asked me

"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

→ The mother asked the twins

EXERCISES 3: (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)

1. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter

….…………………………………………………………………………….

2. “Does she like sports?” Hoa asked Lan

…..…………………………………………………………………………….

3. “Do your sister and brother go to the same school?” She asked Nam

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom

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5. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend

…………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………

6. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter

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7. “Are Tam and Hoa late for class?” Tuan asked Lan

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. She said to me “Can you speak Chinese?”

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9. “Will she be here for five days?” Tam asked Thu

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10. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba

…….…………………………

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1.  "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked

2.  "How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us

3.  He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked

4.  "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.→ The mother asked her daughter

5.  "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend

6.  "What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know

7.  "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know

8.  The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"→ The teacher wanted to know

9.  "How do you know that?" she asked me.→ She asked me

10.   "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.→ My friend asked me

Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning

2. Mount Everest is higher than every mountain in the world

=> Mount Everest is the......

3. The teacher is going to give us a test next week

=> We......

4. It's better for you to be here on time. ( Rewrite the sentences with SHOULD)

=> You....

6. Nam is better at Chemistry thân Linda

=> Linda ...

7. We will change our life if we change today

=> Our life.....

10. The porter said to me , I'll wake you up when the train arrives in Leeds . ( Using Reported speech)

12. The car breaks down so often because you don't take good care of it

=> If ......

Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).

          One of my favourite things to do in my free time is snow skiing, and I have recently started snowboarding as well. Fortunately, there are about five ski resorts near my hometown, so there are plenty of places to ski. In order to ski, you need some basic equipment including snow skis, ski poles, ski boots, goggles, and some warm ski clothing. I purchased my equipment last year after the season was over when everything was on sale. Recently, I’ve decided to take up snowboarding, but it's taking a little time to get the hang of it. Snowboarding is becoming more and more popular now that itis an Olympic event.

Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice
1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area
5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
Activity2 turn these sentences into direct speech from reported speech
1 my friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days
2 I wondered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year
3 they wanted to discover what made the new land different from other
4 people wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.

A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.

When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labor, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work – if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.

After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labor becomes unbalanced, as a man’s share increases much less than the woman’s. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.

In cases where men perform most of the housework, results were similar. The men also became depressed by the imbalance of labor. The research showed that the least distressed people are those who have equal share, implying that men could perform significantly more chores and even benefit from this. The  research concludes “Everybody benefits from sharing the housework. Even for women keeping house, a share division of labor is important. If you decide to stay at home to raise the children, you don’t want to become the servant of the house”.

Working women _____.

A. want their partners to do an  equal share                  

B. are anxious and depressed

C. do 80% of  the household                                

D. would prefer not to have a job