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Ex.1. Match the direct speech word or phrase on the left with its reported speech equivalent on the right:

  1. 10 weeks ago

  2. last night

  3. today

  4. these

  5. now

  6. tomorrow morning

  7. yesterday

  8. next month

  9. here

  10. tonight

  1. that night

  2. there

  3. the following month

  4. the day before

  5. the next morning

  6. then

  7. those

  8. that day

  9. the night before

  10. 10 weeks previously

Ex.2. Rewrite these sentences, changing the direct speech to reported speech.

  1. “We have only finished because we’ve worked late the whole week.”

He said _________________.

  1. “I am leaving tomorrow.”

Mary explained _______________.

  1. “I’ve forgotten to phone him.”

Carol said _______________.

  1. “I work for a small advertising agency.”

Lucy told me ________________.

  1. “I went there with my customer last week.”

The advertiser said ______________.

  1. “We are working towards increasing the quality of services.”

Manager said ________________.

  1. “I must finish this work before I leave.”

He said __________________.

  1. “Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.”

He explained __________________.

  1. “I want to buy this elegant dress, but I haven’t brought any money.”

Ann told us __________________.

  1. “If you answer the questions correctly, you may win $100.”

The advertisement said ________________.

Ex.3. Rewrite these sentences, changing the reported speech to direct speech.

  1. The advertiser said that they had already started the advertising campaign.

  2. He said he would phone back.

  3. She explained that her company had opened an office in London.

  4. He said that the advertising campaign had failed to increase sales.

  5. He said that they would sign the contract the next morning.

  6. The client explained that they had already discussed the brief with the agency.

  7. He told us that the agency was ready to start that work.

  8. Tom said that he had tried to ring up his mother several times on the previous day but had not succeeded in getting through.

  9. My employer told me that, in his opinion, I would do better in some other kind of job.

  10. The secretary said Mr. Black was having an appointment then.

Ex.4. Complete each sentence, using say, tell or speak in an appropriate form.

  1. He … a few words about this account.

  2. She can … a few European languages.

  3. Don’t … me that this advert is important.

  4. Can you … me the way to the nearest advertising agency?

  5. She … she is interested in our goods.

  6. I can …that these goods are in great demand.

  7. We … with the advertiser about this problem.

  8. Neither of my parents … English.

  9. The magazine also … about advertising in Italy.

  10. She … me that she would be late.

  11. I … to my secretary and she … she would phone you.

  12. Why don’t you … what you mean?

Speech and Discussion

Ex.1. Talk to your groupmate about advertising. Think about:

  • the role and the purpose of advertising;

  • the advantages and disadvantages of using various advertising media;

  • the best way/place to advertise products and services.

Ex.2. Discuss with your groupmates:

  • What are the best and the worst adverts in Ukraine at the moment?

  • What do you think advertising agencies should or shouldn’t do?

  • Do you think that the world would be better off without advertising?

Ex.3. Can you think of any new and innovative ways to advertise?

Ex.4. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them.

  1. If you want any information, ask Mrs. Jones. She knows her onions.

  2. I can’t lend you $ 10, because I’m really hard up this month.

  3. I wish I hadn’t paid Brown all that money in advance; he has taken me for a ride.

  4. I don’t care two pence what Martin thinks.

  5. “It’s high time we did away with red tape!” a voice called.

Ex.5. Comment on the following:

“Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does.”

(Anonymous)

TEST 3 (UNIT III)

Choose the word or word combination to match the definition.

1. An advertisement on radio or on television.

a) article

b) review

c) commercial

2. A phrase used in advertisements to attract attention to the product.

a) celebrity

b) slogan

c) proverb

3. The perception that the public has of a person or organization.

a) attitude

b) reputation

c) image

4. A company which sells goods or equipment to another company.

a) customer

b) supplier

c) retailer

5. The group of people that the company wants to buy the product.

a) target market

b) local market

c) competitive market

6. A customer of someone who provides a professional service.

a) buyer

b) client

c) seller

7. An organized movement for consumer protection.

a) consignment

b) consumption

c) consumerism

8. The study of what products and services customers might like to buy.

a) market penetration

b) market demand

c) market research

9. A group of consumers for whom a business has designed a product and marketing strategy.

a) supermarket

b) target market

c) financial market

10. The company that sells the largest amount of a specific commodity in a particular area.

a) market trend

b) market share

c) market leader

11. Items created to be used in everyday life.

a) durable goods

b) consumer goods

c) industrial goods

12. Goods that can be imported without customs duties.

a) perishable

b) luxury goods

c) duty-free goods

13. Something that earns a lot of money.

a) money broker

b) money spinner

c) money-maker

14. A product sold at a loss to encourage trade.

a) loss leader

b) moneylender

c) cash cow

15. The movement of goods to places where they can be sold.

a) marketing

b) promotion

c) distribution

16. The amount of money for which something can be bought or sold.

a) charge

b) value

c) price

17. An exhibition where companies in a particular industry display their products to potential buyers.

a) trade gap

b) trade fair

c) trade mark

18. The work of presenting a good image of an organization to the public.

a) public monopoly

b) public relations

c) public spending

19. The combination of factors that influence sales and can be controlled by a company, these include product, pricing, promotion and place.

a) marketing concept

b) marketing environment

c) marketing mix

20. Bringing in more money than is spent.

a) profitable

b) promotional

c) productive