Exercise 1:Rewrite following sentences so that the meaning stay the same.
1.”If I were you,I wouldn’t buy this car”
àHe advised..............................................................................................
2.”Shall I carry your suicase,Lan?”said Nam.
àNam offered............................................................................................
3.”Yes,all right,I’ll share the food with you,Dave.”
àAnn agreed......................................................................................
4.”Sue,can you remember to buy some bread?”
àPaul reminded..........................................................................................
5.”Don’t touch anything in this room”,the man said to the children.
àThe man ordered.......................................................................................
6.”I must go home to make the dinner”,said Mary.
àMary...........................................................................................
7.”Are you going to Ho Chi Minh City next week?”Tom asked me.
àTom asked.................................................................................................
8.”Have you finished your homework?”Mom asked.
àMom asked if.............................................................................................
9.She said to me:”I can’t do it by myself”
àShe told me that........................................................................................
10.”Does your brother live in London,Nam?”Lan asked.
àLan wanted to know if.............................................................................
11.”Don’t repeat this mistake again.”his father warned him.
àHis father warned him.................................................................................
12.”Give me a smile,”The photographer said to me.
àThe...........................................................................................................
13.”Don’t leave these book on the table” ,the librarian said to the students
àThe librarian told the students....................................................................
14.”Have you travelled abroad much?”he asked me.
àHe.............................................................................................................
15.”Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
àThe boss asked...........................................................................................
16.”I have just received a postcard from my sister,”my friend said to me.
àMy friend told me.......................................................................................
17.”This story happened long ago”he said.
He said......................................................................................................
Exercise 2
1 "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sports¬man.
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2 "Leave your address with the secretary," the assistant said to me.
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3 "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.
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4 "Don't be so silly," the father said to the kid.
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5 "Give a smile," the photographer said to me.
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6 "Please, help me to make a decision," Ann asked her friend.
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7 "Don't leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf," the librarian said to the student.
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8 "Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes," the nurse said to the child.
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9 "Leave your things here," my companion advised me.
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10 "Don't discuss this question now," said the chairman to the participants.
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Exercise 3
1 "Will it be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn't change for the better?" we asked the guide.
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2 The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."
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3 My wife said to me: "While you are away, I'll do the packing."
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4 "Don't leave until I phone you," he asked me.
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5 "After he leaves hospital, they'll take him to the South," the doctor said.
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6 "They'll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark," the local man explained to me.
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7 As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you know," my neighbour said to me.
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8 I’ll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we'll go to the seaside together," she said.
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9 The mother said to her son, ."Sit still, please."
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10 John said to his friend, "Come and spend a week with us."
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Exercise 4
1 "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.
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2 "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.
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3 "I've just received a postcard from my sister," my friend said to me.
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4 "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chair¬man said.
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5 "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me.
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6 "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.
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7 "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.
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8 "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.
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9 "This story happened long ago," he said, "and few people remember anything about it."
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10 "I haven't read so interesting a book since I don't remember when," she said.
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Exercise 5
1 Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"
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2 "Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?" Tom said.
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3 John said to Mary, "Why don't you wear your hair a little longer."
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4 "Would you like another cup of tea?" the landlady said to the guest.
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5 My sister said to me, "What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?"
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6 She asked me, "Have you ever seen a flying saucer?"
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7 James said: "Do you want me to type this letter for you?"
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8 Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me."
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9 Father said, "I was the superintendent while this school was being built."
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10 The woman said, "If I had a gas stove, it would save me a lot of time."
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Exercise 6
1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
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2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
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3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
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4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
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5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
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6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said
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7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
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8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"
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9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
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10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
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Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
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2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
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3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
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4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
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5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
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6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
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7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
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8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
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9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?"
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10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"
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Exercise 8
1 Helen said, "I think I'll have to find a better job. I can't make both ends meet."
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2 He said to her "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for half an hour already."
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3 She said to him: "Don't let them down. I'll be very embarrassed if you go back on your words."
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4 She said to her husband: "You'd better not drink top much. You may lose control of the car and have a bad accident."
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5 The boy said to his mother: "When shall we have lunch? I'm very hungry."
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6 He said, "I don't understand why she has refused to join us on the trip."
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7 She said to him, "I'm glad you've come. Sit down, please."
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8 Mr Brown said to his wife, "I don't feel like going out this evening.”
Let's ask the Browns to come over for a chat."
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9 “It's raining too hard to go out. We'd better stay home tonight and watch TV instead." John said.
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10 "Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?" said Tom to me.
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Exercise 9
1 "Be careful. Don't go too near the edge of the cliff," she said to the boys.
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2 "Please, please come to help me with the assignment," my friend said to me.
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3 "I wouldn't buy that sort of raincoat if I were you," my friend said to me.
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4 "Would you mind moving your bicycle?" said the janitor. "It's in the way."
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5 "Could I take out another book, please," I said to the librarian.
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6 "Remember to leave the window open when you're using the gas stove," my mother said to me.
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7 "Wear your school badge or they won't let you into the classroom." my teacher said to me.
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8 "Would you like to come over to my house for a slide show?" my friend said to me.
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9 "Show me your driver's licence, will you?" the policeman said to the drunken driver. .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 "Do come again next weekend," the host said to the visitor.
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