1 Phuc said that people had to communicate using telepathy in 50 years' time

2 Alex wants his telephone mended by Mr Brown

3 Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn't sleep

4 If this factory treated its waste well, there wouldn't be a lot of pollution

5 The tssunami made many people become homeless

II

1 Dean wanted to know if aliens could communicate verbally

2 We have decided to stay in HCM city for three more days

3 Teenagers often use abbreviations when texting

4 Phuc will be learning a new language this time next year

5 Tom thought inhabitants of Venus might travel by buggy.

Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.

1. " I have decided to become an astronomer", he said.

→ He said he had decided to become an astronomer.

He said that he had decided to become an astronomer.

1. He said that he had decided to become an astronomer.

II. Rewrite the following sentences, using reported speech:

1. “I’m going to work in Spain next year.” said Mary.

Mary said she was going to work in Spain the next year

2. “I hope my friends will come and visit me in Ha Noi,” Tim said to John.

Tim told John he hoped his friends would come and visit him in Ha Noi

3. “Turn off all the lights when you go out,” Nick said to Rachel.

Nick told Rachel to Turn off all the lights when he go out

4. He said “Don’t leave the room, Tom and Mary”.

He told Tom and Mary not to leave the room

5. “Do you watch films on TV every night, Tom?” Mrs. Brown asked.

Mrs Brown asked Tom if he watch films on TV every night

6. He said to me “Who do you go to the movies with?”

He asked me who I went to the movies with

7. “Come and see me if you have time” he said to us.

He told us to come and see him if we had time

8. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regard.” she said.

She told me to send my parents her regards

9. Mary said “I have finished studying my leson”.  

Mary said she had finished studying her lesson

10. My friend said “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

My friend asked me if I was going to leave the day after

11. “Why are you late today?” said the teacher.

The teacher asked me why I was late that day

12. The traveler asked “How long does it take to get to Paris?”.

The traveller asked how long it took to get to Paris

13. Ann said “I must go home now”.

Ann said she had to go home then

14. Alice said “I usually get up much earlier than you do, John”.

Alice told John she usually got up much earlier than he did

15. “Who teaches you English, Nam?”, said he.

He asked Nam who taught him English

16. He said to her “ You can keep that one if you like.

He told her she could keep that one if she liked.

17. “I don’t know them. Do you, John?” she asked

She asked John if he knew them

18. “I shall stop smoking”, said I to him.

I told him I would stop smoking

19.”Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor. 

The doctor told me not to take more than two of these at once

20. “This is an interesting film,”. Mary said.

Mary said that was an interesting film

Chuyển sang các dạng câu tường thuật

1. I said to nick that he didn't have to do it right then. He could do it the next day -->

2. He said to them that their supervisor would be there in five minutes -->

3. She said to me that she wanted to lend me her bike, but her brithes had broken it the day before. she was so sorry-->

4. Mother said to me that the sun rised in the east

1. I said to Nick, " you don't have to do it right now. You can do it tomorrow".

I told Nam that he didn't have to do it then, he could do it tomorrow

2. he said to them, " Your supervisor will be here in five minutes".

He told them that their supervisor would be there in five minutes

3. She said to me, " I want to lend you my bike, but my mother has broken it yesterday. I'm so sorry."

She told me that she wanted to lend me her bike, but her mother had broken it the day before, she was so sorry

4. The mother said to me, " The sun rises in the East".

The mother told me that the sun rises in the East

1. it is said that in a couple of decades, people _____ telepathy and holography.

a. use  b. will be used  c. have used  d. will be using

2. mars is named ________ the roman god of war.

a. to  b. about  c. after  d. under

3. the earth seems to small to _________ the increasing population.

a. provide  b. accomodate  c. supply  d. stand

1. it is said that in a couple of decades, people _____ telepathy and holography.

a. use  b. will be used  c. have used  d. will be using

2. mars is named ________ the roman god of war.

a. to  b. about  c. after  d. under

3. the earth seems to small to _________ the increasing population.

a. provide  b. accomodate  c. supply  d. stand

1. it is said that in a couple of decades, people _____ telepathy and holography.

a. use  b. will be used  c. have used  d. will be using

2. mars is named ________ the roman god of war.

a. to  b. about  c. after  d. under

3. the earth seems to small to _________ the increasing population.

a. provide  b. accomodate  c. supply  d. stand

V. DO AS DIRECTED:

1.   Mr. Smith will collect the tickets. (Rewrite, using Passive voice)

→…………The tickets will be collected by Mr.Smith……………………………………………………………………………

2.   “I come from a small town in England.” (Rewrite, beginning with the words given, using Reported speech)

      →Nick said that……he came from a small town in England…………………………………………………………………

3.   We can’t go to Julia’s party. We’re going away that weekend. (Combine sentences, using “because”)

→…We can't go to Julia's party because we are going away that weekend

4.   If / I / you / I / wear / earplugs / when / go / the concert // (Write a conditional sentence type 2, using the given words)

→ If I were you I would wear earplugs when I go to the concert

5.     Rescue teams have saved hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila. (Rewrite, using passive voice.)

→ Hundreds of people have been saved from floods in Metro Manila by rescue team

6.     “Will we be able to live on Mars in 2050?” (Rewrite, beginning with the words given, using reported speech)

→Debbie asked her father if they would be able to live on Mars in 2050

7.     If/ there/ be/ no more pollution/ the world/ be/ a better place? (Write conditional sentences type 2, using the cues given.)

→…If there were no more pollution, would the world be a better place?

8.     Sue is suffering from skin cancer. She was exposed to radiation when she was young. (Combine the two sentences into one, using “so”)

→ She was exposed to radiation when she was young so she is suffering from skin cancer

9.     My son watches TV a lot, so he is short-sighted now.

     → If....my Son hadn't watch TV a lot, he wouldn't be short-sighted now

     10. I will visit Los Angeles first, and I will move to New York right after that.

     → As soon as.I visit Los Angeles, I will move to New York 

     11. He came to my house at 9 am. I went out for shopping at 8.30 a.m.

     → By the time He came to my house, I had gone out for shopping

     12. Would you mind lending me your new laptop within 2 hours?

     → May I borrow you new laptop within 2 hours?

     13. It is unlikely that Jenny will stop using Facebook.

     → Jenny might. not stop useing Facebook

.    14. “I will be introducing my latest technological invention to public next month”, the famous scientist said.

     → The famous scientist said that he would be introducing his latest techonogical invention to public the month after

     15. It is likely that they will hold a conference call meeting this Friday.

     → They may hold a conference call meeting this Friday

     16. She will organize a workshop on using some useful websites for education.

     → A workshop will be organize by her on using some useful websites for education

Mr.Nick said he would go to his village the following week

My father is interested in playing soccer every morning

Although he had a headache ,he still went to work

1." Where can I get those traditional handicraft ? " Nick wondered

-> Nick wondered...........where he could get those traditional handicraft.............

2. " I am really dissapointed . I failed my exam last week " Chi said

Chi said.............she was really disappointed because she had failed her exam the previous week............

3. Despite the bad weather , we visited Tay Ho village

-> Although.......the weather was bad, we visited tay ho village......

4. It was raining . They cancelled the trip to Trang An.

-> Since....it rained, they cancelled the trip to Trang An.....

5. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs.

-> We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep up with theirs.

1 was invented by Bell in 1876.

2 are spoken in Canada.

9 that she was visiting Hoi An then.

10 that she had to stay at home the following day.

11 if her house was far from the city.