Ex 1. Underline the correct answers.
1. Levy asked me what / why the future life looked like.
2. Mr. Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.
3. Dr. Memphis asked me where humans could / may live besides Earth.
4. Stoner asked me if Voyager 2 had passed / has passed Saturn.
5. Davy asked me what the aliens will / would be doing when he might saw them.
6. Christina asked me where / if scientists had responded to the signs from outer space.
7. Norman asked me when / whether Mercury had been discovered.
8. Jacob asked me how much I knew / had known about the Red Planet.
9. Richard asked his teacher whether / why there was life on other planets.
10. Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.
Ex 2. Complete the reported yes/ no questions.
1. ‘May I ask you a few questions?’
The woman asked John_if she might ask him a …______________________
2. ‘Have you done your project about space exploration?’
The teacher asked me__whether I had done my project….________________________
3. ‘Will we be able to live on Mars in 2050?’
Debbie asked her father if we/ they would be …_________
4. ‘Are you having a barbecue tonight?’
I asked the Browns_ whether they were having….that night
5. ‘Do you like sci-fi films that feature extraterrestrial life?’
Jane asked Tom_if he liked …..featured
6. ‘Did scientists find life on Mars many years ago?’
Val asked me if scientists had found……years before
7. ‘Are aliens or UFOs real?’
Many people wondered if aliens or UFO were real?
8. ‘Can we go to the National Museum tomorrow?’
Sally asked her best friend if they could……………………….the next day/ the following day
9. ‘Do you know NASA has found two new planets?’
Duc asked Trang__if she knew NASA had found…__
10. ‘Were you here yesterday?’
She wanted to know___if I had been there the previous day
Ex 3. Complete the reported wh- questions.
1. ‘Where will we live in 20 years’ time?’
Jane asked me_where we would live_
2. . ‘How was your trip to Toronto?’
I asked Peter___how his trip….had been__
3. ‘Why didn’t Judy wait for fireballs last night?’
Sue asked___Judy why she hadn’t waited …..the previous night.
4. ‘How many planets are there in the solar System?’
The teacher asked us_how many planets there were in…
there be
5. ‘How many days does it take to get to Mars from Earth?’
Elliot wanted to know__How many days it took…._ _
6. ‘What are you staring at?’
I asked Sally_what she was staring..
7. ‘Who discovered the planet Neptune?’
Joe asked his teacher__who had discovered the planet ….
8. ‘How long have you been living on the International Space Station?’
He asked the astronaut__how long he/ she had been living …..
9. ‘When will humans go to Venus?’
The students wanted to know_when humans would go…
10. ‘Where are you going this summer holidays?’
I asked Sally and Andy__where they were going that….
Ex 4. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression changes.
1. ‘I was here three months ago,’ Tim said.
_Tim said that he had been there…before
2. ‘When does the next train leave?’ He wanted to know.
_He wanted to know when the next train left
3. ‘Are you meeting Judy at four o’clock today?’ She asked me.
She asked me if I was meeting…..that day.
4. I’ve already seen this exhibition,’ Jane told me.
Jane told me she had already seen that…
5. ‘Who did you meet at the party last night?’ My mother asked.
My mother asked who I had met at…the night before
6. ‘We are having dinner now, so I can only talk for a minute,’ Miki said.
Miki said they were …then, so she could…
7. ‘May I use your phone?’ I asked Peter.
I asked Peter if I might use his …
8. “Public spending will be increased next year.” the Prime Minister announced.
The PM announced that public spending would be…the next year.
9. ‘My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning before going to work.’ Peter said.
Peter said his father drank…….
10. ‘How long have you lived here?’ Cheryl asked the old woman.
Cheryl asked the old woman how long she had lived there
Ex 5. Choose the correct answers.
1. ‘There was an accident outside the supermarket.’
A. He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.
B. He said there was an accident outside the supermarket.
C. He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.
2. ‘Have you ever seen a UFO?’
A. Jim wanted to know if had I ever seen a UFO.
B. Jim asked if I had ever seen a UFO.
C. Jim asked whether I ever saw a UFO.
3. She asked if you’d seen her painting on display in the exhibit.
A. ‘Will you see my painting on display in the exhibit?’
B. ‘Did you see my painting on display in the exhibit?’
C. ‘Have you seen her painting on display in the exhibit?’
4. I’m flying to India tomorrow.’
A. Yesterday, Matt said that he was flying to India tomorrow.
B. Yesterday, Matt told me that I was flying to India the next day.
C. Yesterday, Matt said that he was flying to India the following day.
5. ‘Why did you go out last night?’
A. She asked me why I had gone out the night before.
B. She asked me why did I go out the previous night.
C. She wanted to know why I went out that night.
6. My instructor said that we were the best class he’d ever taught.
A. ‘You are the best class I’ve ever taught,’ my instructor said.
B. ‘You were the best class I ever taught/ my instructor said to me.
C. ‘They are the best class he’s ever taught,’ said my instructor.
7. ‘Can you help me with my homework?’
A. Nick asked whether his sister can help him with his homework.
B. Nick asked his sister could she help him with his homework.
C. Nick asked his sister if she could help him with his homework.
8. Bill wanted to know when Susan was going out with Tony.
A. ‘When you are going out with Tony, Susan?’
B. ‘When was you going out with Tony, Susan?’
C. ‘When are you going out with Tony, Susan?’
9. ‘I will come if I can finish work early.’
A. He said that he will come if he can finish work early.
B. He told that he would come if he could finish work early.
C. He told me that he would come if he could finish work early.
10. ‘What is the closest planet to Earth?’
A. The student wondered if the closest planet to Earth is.
B. The student asked what the closest planet to Earth was.
C. The student asked what was the closest planet to Earth.
Ex 6. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression changes.
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................................................ ...................
Ex 7. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression changes.
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
- He told them...................................................................
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
- He asked her where.........................................................
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
- He asked... ......................................................................
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
- I told... ............................................................................
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
- She told... ........................................................................
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
- I asked her... ....................................................................
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
- She said that... .................................................................
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
- The girl wanted to know... ..............................................
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.
- Tom told Ann... ...............................................................
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
- He asked... ........................................................................
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
- Thomas asked Jean.....
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
- I told Mary.... ...................................................................
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that...
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
- She said that... ...................................................................
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
- She asked us.... ...................................................................
16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
- He told Jack that.... .............................................................
17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
- Tom asked Jean.... ..............................................................
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
- He said that.... ...................................................................
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
- He told us.... ...................................................................
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
- I asked him how long....
21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
- She wanted to know.... ..................................................
22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
- She asked us.... ..............................................................
23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
- She invited me.... ............................................................
24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
She told them..................................................................
25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
- She asked.......................................................................
26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
- She told..........................................................................
27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.
- Mary asked.......................................................................
28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
- Peter asked if .......................................................................
29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
- The office manager wondered............................................................
30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
- John advised Elizabeth........................................................................
31. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda!” said John.
- John accused.......................................................................................
32. “ You damaged my bicycle, John!” said Mary.
- Mary accused......................................................................................
33. “When was your little boy born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
- The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley...............................................................
34. “You should take more exercise, Mr. Robert,” the doctor said.
- The doctor advised................................................................................
35. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself.
- Tim wondered.......................................................................................
36. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
- Paul apologized.....................................................................................
37. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?” Martha asked.
- Martha asked Peter when.....................................................................
38. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
- Anna asked............................................................................................
39.. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William”, his mother said.
- William’s mother told..........................................................................
40. “Don’t bite your nails,” said Mrs. Rogers to her son.
- Mrs. Rogers told....... .............................................................................
41. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary” said George.
- George said............................................................................................
42. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.
- Martin apologized..................................................................................
43. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.
- The landlady asked................................................................................
44. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.
- Mary asked............................................................................................
45. “Breakfast will not be served after 9. 30” said the notice.
- The notice said that..............................................................................
46. “Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?”
- I asked..................................................................................................
47. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow”
- She reminded me ................................................................................
48. “Do not write on the wall,” said the teacher to the boys.
- The teacher told the boys………………………………………..........
49. “How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.
- The interviewer asked ...........................................................................
50. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
- The officer wanted to know...................................................................
Ex 8. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression changes.
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.
→ The teacher told Joe .................................................. .
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him .................................................. .
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her .................................................. .
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us .................................................. .
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her .................................................. .
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam .................................................. .
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron .................................................. .
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest .................................................. .
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us .................................................. .
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
Ex 9. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. John Young, NASA most______experienced_____ astronaut, flown into space six times. (experience)
adj + N
experience (n, v) – experienced (adj)
2. The high concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere makes it__poisonous_________ to humans. (poison)
poison (v, n) - poisonous
make O adj
make O V
3. ____astronomers_______ have just discovered a giant, Jupiter-like planet. (astronomy)
4. The planet Mars has been__explored_________ remotely by spacecraft. (exploration)
exploration (n) - explore
5. Saturn’s moon Rhea may have a_ breathable__________ atmosphere that is very similar to Earth’s. (breathe) - v
a/an/the adj N
6. The term UFO stands for “___unidentified________ flying object”. (identify)
identify (v): tìm ra - unidentify
7. A______Martian_____ is a native inhabitant of the planet Mars. (Mars)
8. How can someone fight hunger, __loneliness_________, and radiation on Mars? (lonely)
list: các từ loại phải giống nhau
9. That film about aliens might___appropriately________ be classified a horror film. (appropriate)
might V
adv V
10. What_____accommodation______ could you propose for humans to live in a City on the moon? (accommodate)
XI. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. The children were excited______about_____ Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
be excited about
2. Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly____into_______ space.
fly into/ in space
3. NASA scientists are looking_____for______ habitable planets.
look for: tìm kiếm
4. Mercury is the closest planet_______to____ the Sun.
5. He saw aliens coming___out________ of the UFO.
6. Venus is very similar______to_____ Earth in terms of size and surface gravity.
in terms of : về mặt…
be similar to: tương tự cái gì
7. Mars is named_____after______ the Roman God of war.
be named after: đc đặt tên theo
8. If intelligent aliens exist, how could we communicate____with_______ them?
9. Humans will be living______on_____ Mars far sooner than most people think.
10. Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon’s surface______on
_____ July 20, 1969.
Ex 10. Read the passage, then do the tasks
THE INNER PLANETS
Planets are large bodies that rotate around the sun. The inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Even though these planets are all small and rocky, they have more differences than they have things in common.
Because Mercury is the closest to the sun, the side that faces the sun gets as hot as 427° Celsius. At the same time, the side that faces away from the sun is a freezing -173° Celsius. The extreme temperatures alone make it a very unlikely place for life. With an atmosphere too thin for human breathing, it’s obvious that people won’t be living on Mercury any time soon.
The next planet from the sun is Venus. Below clouds of sulfuric gas lies 96% carbon dioxide atmosphere. That might be nice for a plant, since a plant “breathes” carbon dioxide, but not for a person. If you managed to survive the atmosphere, the surface of the planet is hot enough to melt solid metal. Venus has a temperature that is maintained at 462° Celsius, no matter where you go on the planet.
You are probably most familiar with Earth because it is your home planet. It has the perfect conditions for life. Earth’s atmosphere and oceans help control the trickiest part of making a planet life-friendly: temperature. Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water.
Mars is the fourth farthest from the sun. Some people think it may be possible for life to exist there. Although scientists have not been able to find actual water on Mars, there seems to be evidence of water erosion on its surface. Its canyons and mountains are very similar to those found on Earth. The main difference is that there is no plant life. Some scientists believe that Mars may have been very much like Earth until something happened that made the water supply evaporate.
A. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The inner planets are located closest to the sun.
2. Mercury is the hottest planet because it’s the closest to the sun.
3. Venus has an atmosphere whose composition is similar to that of Earth.
4. The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.
5. Earth has a surface temperature that is uniquely friendly to life.
6. Scientists have proved that life once existed on Mars.
7. It seems that Mars once had liquid water on its surface.
8. Some scientists believe that Mars is very similar to the Earth.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What is another name for inner planets?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Why can’t people live on Mercury?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What is the atmosphere of Venus primarily composed of?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Which planet is hotter, Mercury or Venus?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Is Earth the only planet with water in liquid form on its surface?
_____________________________________________________________________
6. What land features of Mars are similar to Earth’s?
_____________________________________________________________________
