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Direct and indirect speech

1. "It is too late." - I said …. 2. "I have replied." - He claimed that …. 3. "I met you yesterday." - Sam told me …. 4. "I cannot come." - Mary explained that …. 5. "I will pay tomorrow." - He said …. 6. "I have not done it today." - I explained that …. 7. "I am calling my mum." - She said …. 8. "I will finish this picture tomorrow." - Diana supposed that …. 9. "Do you want it?" - Joe asked me …. 10. "Don't forget!"- He reminded me …. 11. "Park your car behind the house, please." - He asked me …. 12. "Where did you live?" - He wanted to know …. 13. "What will you choose?" - He asked me …. 14. "Are you flying soon?" - He asked me …. 15. "Stop laughing!" - He asked me ….

Rewrite the sentences in Direct Speech

1. Mary asked me what I had done the day before.

2. Philip said that his wife was beautiful and kind.

3. Emma told me to buy some bread and fish at the market.

4. Elizabeth asked her parents if they allow her to go to the beach.

5. Christian said that he spoke very good Spanish and French.

6. Mr Harper asked his wife to iron his trousers.

7. Helen said that she disliked writing letters and postcards.

8. Maggie asked her teacher if he could explain the lesson again.

9. Beatriz asked her boyfriend is he loved her.

10. Daniel asked his neighbour where he was from.

11. Angelina said that she had visited Africa many times before.

12. Samuel said that his son was very strong.

13. A tall man said that he his money had been stolen.

14. Richard told me not to speak so loud.

15. James said that he had enjoyed a lot during his holidays in Australia.

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Essay: The system of education in Kazakhstan

Here are some typical phrases you can use:

  • It is often suggested / believed that …

  • A lot of people think that …

  • Some people are against …

  • Many people are convinced that ….

  • I think / I believe / I consider that…

  • Some opponents of… might argue / contend that… 

  • They assume / suppose…

  • I don’t share the above given view…

  • To my mind… / In my opinion… / It seems to me that…

  • I am against… / I don’t approve of… / I don’t support the idea of… / I personally frown on… 

  • I agree/ disagree…

  • It is said / believed that…

  • It goes without saying that…

  • To sum up, … 

  • To conclude, I would argue that… 

  • On this basis, I can conclude that... 

  • In conclusion, I would like to stress that… 

  • All in all, I believe that…. 

Here is some information you can use:

Education in Kazakhstan

The educational system in Kazakhstan is conducted in two languages - Kazakh and Russian and consists of several levels of state and private educational establishments: infant schools, elementary (or primary) schools, comprehensive schools, colleges and academies. The constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixes the right of citizens of the republic on free-of-charge secondary education which is obligatory. The constitution prohibits any discrimination on the basis of language or ethnicity and guarantees equal rights in education regardless of nationality.

The first stage of education in Kazakhstan is elementary (or primary) school for grades one through four. The curriculum in Kazakhstan’s primary schools includes courses in reading, basic mathematics, writing, Kazakh and Russian language arts, science, social science, art, music and physical education.

The second is secondary school for middle grades from five through nine. Upon graduation from secondary school students are given the choice of either continuing to attend the same school (high school -senior grades 10-11) or entering a vocational or technical school. Both of these schools are meant to provide one, along with the certificate of secondary education with a number of useful skills (e.g. those of an electrician, technical or computer operators.)

To be admitted to the institute one has to pass a series of oral or written tests. Students may get free-of-charge higher education in the higher educational institution and the limited number of the state grants is given each academic year on a competitive basis. Some college departments (law, journalism, foreign language-especially English) have dozens of applicants for one prospective student's position. The system of higher education prepares highly - skilled experts on economy, transport, agriculture, medicine, languages and others. Today the young people of Kazakhstan have the opportunity to choose and acquire various types of education and build their lives according to their ambitions.

Studying of foreign languages and development of computer skills of pupils is of a special importance. More opportunities appear for the interested persons to be trained abroad on the basis of local and state grants, scholarships.

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