Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, what is your nam

she asked me what my name was

2,how many children do you have

they asked her how many children she had

3,what exam will you take

i asked him what exam he would take

4,where is he from

i asked minh where he was from

5. she asked me "how old are you"

she asked me how old i was

6,john said ' how long does it take you to get to london, mary ?"

john asked mary how long it took her to get to London

7,the policeman asked the little girl "what is your name"

the policeman asked the little girl what her name was

8, he said " where can i find her in this town?"

he asked me where he could find her in that town

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, can you drive

i asked him if he could drive

2,do you like animals

they wanted to know if i liked animals

3, are you willing to work on saturdays?

he asked me if i was willing to work on saturdays

4, is she a teacher

lan asked me if she was a teacher

5,paul said " can you swim, mary"

paul asked mary if she could swim

1/ She said she would go to my village next week

2/ Susan said she didn't enjoy her job very much

3/ They said they had to go then

4/ Nam said he didn't like cartoons

5/ He said he was working for a foreign company

6/ Mary said she went to school by bicycle

7/ My mother told my father she would answer the phone.

change these sentences inyo indirect speech

1, i'll go to my village next week

she said THAT SHE WOULD GO TO HER VILLAGE THE NEXT WEEK/

2, i'm not enjoying my job very much

susan said SHE DIDN'T ENJOY HER JOB VEYR MUCH

3,we have to go now

they said THEY HAD TO GO THEN

4.i don't like cartnoons

nam said HE DIDN'T LIKE CARTOONS.

5, i haven't seen david for ages

she said SHE HADN'T SEEN DAVID FOR AGES/

6,he said " i'm working for a foreign company"

he said HE WAS WORKING FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY.

7, mary said " i go to school by bicycle"

mary said SHE WENT TO SCHOOL BY BICYCLE.

8, "i will answer the phone" my mother said to my father

my mother told my father THAT SHE WOULD ANSWER THE PHONE

Bài 1: Find the mistake then correct it

1. The teacher ordered us not open-> to open our book until she told us to do so

2.He is angry about=> of having not been invited to hẻ birthday party

3. John was upset last night because he had to do too many=> much homework

4. We wish we have=> had a longer vacation but we don't

5. He doesn't have any informations=> information about departure and arrival time of today's flights

6. I wish I didn't go=> hadn't gone there for my holiday last year. I didn't enjoy it

7. The mother asked her son what did he want=> he wanted for his birthday

8. Throughout the United States there is=> are fast food restaurants where hamburgers are served

9. Each of the students in the class has=> have to do their own assignment this semester

10. Helen was proud for=> of finishing the work in such a short time

Bài 1:

1. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. didn't D. weren't

2. He wanted to know......there

A. how long time I had been B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been D. how long had I been

put the following commands and request into reported speech

1.put your pen in this table ,minh,he asked

he asked Mnh to put his pen on that table

2. go out now,he asked me

he told me go to out then

3.open your books ,the teacher asked his student

the teacher told his students to open their book

4. do the test in five minutes,she asked him

she told him to do the test in five minutes

5.finsh this exercise as soon as possible,asked the

he told me to finish that exercire as soon as possible

6.stop talking ,she asked her children

she asked her children to stop talking

7.clean the floor before i go back ,she asked me

she asked me to clean the floor before i went back

8 wait for me here.i will com back in five minutes ,asked she

she told me to wait for her there, she would come back in five minutes

9.listen to their conversation carefully,he asked mary

he told mary to listen to their conservation

Bài 1:

1. Mary doesn't spend much money this month, but she spent much money last month

=> Mary doesn't.............SPEND AS MUCH MONEY THIS MONTH AS SHE DID LAST MONTH...................................................................................................

2. He works hard and he will pass the exam

=> If he..........WORKS HARD, HE WILL PASS THE EXAM...........................................

3. Ba is a new comer, and so was Tom

=> Both..............BA AND TOM ARE NEW COMER...............................

4. This lecture bores me

=> I am.........BORED WITH THIS LECTURE.................

5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted

=> I................HAVE NEVER TASTED A MORE DELICIOUS CAKE THAN THIS CAKE........................................................

Bài 1:

1. Mary doesn't spend much money this month, but she spent much money last month

=> Mary doesn't SPEND AS MUCH MONEY THIS MONTH AS SHE DID LAST MONTH.

2. He works hard and he will pass the exam

=> If he WORKED HARD, HE WOULD PASS THE EXAM.

3. Ba is a new comer, and so was Tom

=> Both BA AND TOM ARE NEWCOMERS.

4. This lecture bores me

=> I am BORED WITH THIS LECTURE.

5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted

=> I HAVE NEVER TASTED A MORE DELICIOUS CAKE THAN THIS CAKE

Bài 2:

1. She left university 2 years ago

=> It's....2 YEARS SINCE SHE LEFT UNIVERSITY....................................

2. They had sold the house at the end of the road

=>The house.............AT THE END OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN SOLD.........................................

3. It's careless of you to leave the window open last night

=> You should not.................HAVE LEFT THE WINDOWW OPEN LAST NIGHT............................................

4. You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry

=>Unless.......YOU KEEP YOUR FEET DRY , YOU WILL CATCH A COLD............................................................

5. We couldn't go to school because it rained

=> Because of............THE RAIN , WE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL...............................

Bài 2:

1. She left university 2 years ago

=> It's........2 YEARS SINCE SHE LEFT UNIVERSITY........

2. They had sold the house at the end of the road

=>The house......AT THE END OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN SOLD......

3. It's careless of you to leave the window open last night

=> You should not........LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN LAST NIGHT...

4. You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry

=>Unless......YOU KEEP YOUR FEET DRY, YOU WILL CATCH A COLD.......

5. We couldn't go to school because it rained

=> Because of...RAINING, WE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL..

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->mary warned her friend not to tell anyone or he would be sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->peter invited nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->tom told me to go and see the next day

5. " What country do tou come from ?" said Bill

->bill said what country i came from

6. "Do you want to buy ant second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->Ann asked me if i wanted to buy a second hand-book

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->tom asked me if i had time to play regularly

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me why the sky is blue

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->he asked me who put salt in his coffee

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->helen said to me why wasn't i talking the exams

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->mary warned her friend not to tell anyone or he would be sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->peter invited nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->tom told me to go and see the next day

5. " What country do tou come from ?" said Bill

->bill said what country i came from

6. "Do you want to buy ant second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->Ann asked me if i wanted to buy a second hand-book

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->tom asked me if i had time to play regularly

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me why the sky is blue

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->he asked me who put salt in his coffee

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->helen said to me why wasn't i talking the exams

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->...........Her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->......Mary warned her friend not to tell somesone or she would be Sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->.............Peter invited Nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->.................Tom said to go and see the next day

5. " What country do you come from ?" said Bill

->..............Bill said to me what country I came from..

6. "Do you want to buy any second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->.......Ann asked me if I wanted to buy some second hand -book............

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->.......Tom asked me if I would have time to play regularly.....

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me......why the sky is blue...............

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->..............He asked me who put salt in his coffee..

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->............Helen said to me why I wasn't talking the exams......

1. "I'm talking my driving test tomorrow"

-> She said she was taking her driving test the next day

2. "Jimin is arriving late today"

-> She told me jimin was arriving late that day

3. " I've only had this new computer since yesterday "

-> Louis said he had only had that new computer since the previous day

4. "John left here an hour ago"

-> She told me john had left there an hour before

5. "I don't want anything to eat now"

-> He said he didn't want anything to eat then

6. " I posted the card yesterday"

-> Joanna told me she had posted the car the previous day

7. " You must do your homework everyday"

-> Jane told me i had to do my homework everyday

8. " You should go to the library more often"

-> Tom said to me i should go to the library more often

9. " There isn't any milk in this bottle, Ann"

-> Mike told ann there wasn't anu milk in that bottle

10. "Have you got any certificates ?"

-> She asked me if i had got any certificates