Câu tường thuật *change these questions into the reported speech 1. "Do you like pop music? " Lan asked Nam 2. "Is your house near here? " she asked the boy 3. "Will you be here for two days? " Ba asked Lisa 4. "Can i use your computer? " she asked me 5. She said to me, "can you speak English? " 6. "Are you reading? "She asked Mr.Ba 7. "Do you have any English friends? " she asked me 8. "Will it rain tomorrow morning? " she wondered 9. "Does your brother work in a hospital, Mr.Hai? " said Miss Lien 10. "Do you speak any foreign language, Miss Hoa? " said Mr Lam

Turn the questions from direct into reported speech.

0. ‘How old are you?’ he asked me.

He asked me how old I was.

‘When will you call me?’ she asked George.

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

She asked, ‘Can you play the piano?’

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

He asked, ‘Who’s there?’

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

‘Do you like fish?’ she asked Jonathan.

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

‘What have you done today?’ Mother asked.

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

Jim asked, ‘Did you go to work yesterday?’

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

Exercise (53): Change these questions into Reported Speech.
1. "Where does your father work?", the teacher asked me.
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2."How many people are there in your family?", she asked Lan.
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3.Tam's friend asked him, "How long will you stay in England?".
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4.Where have you been?", the mother asked her daughter.
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5. Lien said to her teacher, "What can we do to help him?".
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6."How did you go to the airport?", his friend asked him.
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7."How much does this dress cost?", Lan asked Lien.
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8 Ba asked Tam, "How often do you wash your clothes?".
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9>"when will your father leave Viet Nam for the USA?", Phong asked Thu.
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10. "What are our children doing in the room?", Mr. Nguyen asked his wife.
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EXERCISE 12:

Reported ‘Wh’ Questions: Present Simple

Change the direct questions into reported questions:

1.  Where is the post office?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

2.  Why is Julie sad?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

3.  What's for dinner?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

4.  Who is the woman in the red dress?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

5.  How is your grandmother?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

6.  When is the party?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

7.  How much is the rent on your flat?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

8.  Where are the glasses?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

9.  How is the weather in Chicago?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

10.  Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

11.  Where do you usually go swimming?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

12.  What does Luke do at the weekend?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

13.  Where do your parents live?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

14.  Who do you go running with?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

15.  When does Lucy get up?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

16.  How much TV do you watch?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

17.  How many books do they own?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

18.  Where does John work?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

19.  What do the children study on Fridays?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

20.  Why do you study English?

She asked me ___________________________________________________

4. D. Turn the following reported speech into direct questions. 

(Chuyển các câu tường thuật sau đây thành các câu hỏi trực tiếp.)

1. Mary asked me why I wanted that expensive hat.

=> Mary asked me “________________________________”

2. The father asked the young girl where she wanted to go.

=> The father asked the young girl “________________________________”

3. Ann asked me if I could cook her a Vietnamese meal.

=> Ann asked me “________________________________”

4. Eric wondered whether I wanted to do homework with him.

=> Eric wondered “________________________________”

5. I asked the lady where she came from.

=> I asked the lady “________________________________”

Read the passage and do the tasks below:

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be AMillionaire?In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. Thefirst questions are easy but laterthey are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can wina million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear thequestion, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. Ifyou don’t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask thequizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people winthe million pounds. The first person won a millon pounds one year after the programme started.Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world’smost popular quiz programme.

a. Find the words in the text with these meanings.

1. A TV programme where people answer questions. .................

2. The person who ask the questions. .................

3. The people who try to answer the questions. .................

4. The people who watch the programme in the studio. .................

b. Answer the questions.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

2. How many questions do you have to answer?

3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

4.How many ways can you get help?

5. In how many countries can you watch the quizshow?

READING
Read the passage and answers to the questions
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.
All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don't know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a millon pounds one year after the programme started.
Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world's most popular quiz programme.

Answer the questions.
1.Who is the quizmaster in Britain?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. How many ways can you get help?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. How many questions do you have to answer?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. In how many countries can you watch the quiz show?
____________________________________________________________________________

READING
Read the passage and answers to the questions
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.
All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don't know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a millon pounds one year after the programme started.
Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world's most popular quiz programme.

Answer the questions.
1.Who is the quizmaster in Britain?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. How many ways can you get help?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. How many questions do you have to answer?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. In how many countries can you watch the quiz show?
____________________________________________________________________________

III. Rewrite the following YES- NO QUESTIONS into reported speech:

1. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?”

→ She asked her friend………………………….........................................................………

2.  “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.

→ She asked me .......................................................................................................................

3. “Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?” she asked.

→ She asked ……………………………………………………………………………........

4. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.

→ Peter asked if ……………………………………………………………………………..

5. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked us.

→ The landlady asked ……………………………………………………………..................

6. “Would it be alright if I had the day off?” she said to her boss

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

7.  “May I borrow your tennis racket?” she asked him

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

8. “Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?” she asked

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

9. “Can you borrow your pen please, Ha?” she asked

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

10. “Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?” she asked her Mum

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

11. “Was Ha at work yesterday?” she asked her secretary

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

12. “Did you read the article about Prince Diana?” she asked him

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

13. “Do you want to go out for a meal?” she asked him.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

14. “Can I use your phone to make a local call?” she asks me.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

15.  “Do you know where Jean is living?” he asked me.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

16. “Have you done your homework?", said my mother.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

17. My friend said, "Are you going to leave tomorrow?"

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

18. “Must you go now?", said Mr. Brown.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

19.  “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?' said Bill.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

20.  'Will you have time to play regularly?' he went on.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

22.  'Have you got a work permit?' Bill wanted to know.

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

23.  'Are you working as well as studying?' asked Peter.          

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

24. Ban: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"     

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………

25. Linh: "Did Dad fly to Hanoi two weeks ago?"         

→  ……………………………………………………………………………………………