Reported Speech

Ex 38 Use Reported Speech according to the model.

M o d e l 1: She says: "I am busy."

She says (that) she is busy.

1. They say: "We have lunch at the Institute." 2. He says: "My parents live in Kiev." 3. She says: "I entered the Institute three years ago." 4. Mary says: "I can describe the place to you. I know it very well." 5. John says: "I'll meet my parents at the station." 6. The teacher says: "You know this lesson."

M o d e l 2:

	Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Peter asks (me, him, etc)	1. "Are you a student?" 2. "Does Mary know my address?" 3. "Will you be present at the meeting?" 4. "Did they come here by train or by bus?"	if/whether I am a stu­dent if/whether Mary knows his address if/whether I'll be pre­sent at the meeting whether they came here by train or by bus

1. Do you often have lunch here? 2. Will you have coffee or milk for breakfast? 3. Does she like tea better than coffee? 4. Will you leave in a week? 5. Do trains stop here? 6. Are you both fond of music? 7. Did she get a letter from her parents? 8. Were they all there at the station? 9. Is there anything else to see in this town? 10. Are all boys fond of playing football?

M o d e l 3: He asks: "Why (when, how many times a week, etc) do you get up so early?"

He asks (wonders) why (when, how many times a week)

I get up so early.

Begin the sentence with: (a) I wonder (ask) why...

(b) I don't know (nobody knows) why (when...)

1. Why do they stop their work at one o'clock? 2. How many stu­dents are there at Moscow University? 3. What questions did they dis­cuss at their meeting? 4. Where did he hear the news? 5. When will he leave for Leningrad? 6. What did she speak about at the meeting? 7. How many students will be present at the conference? 8. How long did he stay there? 9. How did she describe the place to them? 10. Who teaches them English?

Sequence of Tenses

Ex 39 Study the following chart.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
They said: “We are late. We are sorry.” He asked: “Do you always take a walk in the afternoon?” She said: “I’ll ^* answer the phone.” I asked: “When will the taxi be here?”	They said that they were late and they were sorry. He asked me (wondered, wanted to know) if (whether) I always took a walk in the afternoon. She said that she would answer the phone. I asked when the taxi would be there.

Ex 40 Use Reported Speech.

l. She said: "I like oranges better than bananas." 2. The music teacher said (to me): "You play the piece very well." 3. "Are you busy now?" he asked. 4. The dean said: "I want to have a word with you." 5. "Do you always have ice-cream for dessert?" she asked. 6. "We'll have enough time to finish the work," the workers said. 7. The teacher asked: "How long will it take you to prepare your talk?" 8. My mother asked: "Why are you so sad?" 9. "Shall I open the window?" the student asked. 10. The boy said: "I'll never smoke again." 11. The librarian said: "There are a lot of English books in our library." 12. "Do you know why he is absent?" the teacher asked.

Ex 41 Read the dialogue, study the sample in narrative form, refer the narrative to the past.

WAITING FOR TEA

(Anne, Peter, Mother)

A.: Where's Mother, Peter?

P.: She is out shopping, but she'll be back soon.

A.: I am hungry, I want my tea.

P.: Oh, here's Mother. Anne is hungry, so am I.

M.: Sorry, dears. There are so many people shopping, but I won't be long.

A.: What have you got, Mummy?

M.: Plenty of good things, darling. See how heavy my shopping bag is.

P.: Did you get a pot of marmalade? We finished the last one at breakfast, and there are no more cornflakes.

M.: Well, I've got a big pot of marmalade this time to last us longer but I haven't got the cornflakes. There was no more room in my shop­ping bag. Buy one or two packets, Peter, after tea.

P.: All right, Mother.

Sample Paraphrase

Anne and Peter are alone at home. Anne wonders where Mother is. Peter tells her she is out shopping and will be back soon. They are both hungry and want their tea. Soon Mother comes in. She explains to them why she is late. There were so many people shopping. She also says tea will soon be ready. Anne wants to see what Mother has in her bag. There are a lot of good things in it, it is heavy. Peter asks her about the marmalade because they finished the pot at breakfast. But this time Mother has got a larger pot to last them longer. There was not enough room in the bag to buy cornflakes and she asks Peter to buy a packet or two after tea. He says he will.

Ex 42 Rewrite (or retell) in narrative form.

MONDAY MORNING

Monday morning is always the worst morning of the week in the Crawford family. Everybody is sleepy and everybody is in a hurry.

"Hurry up, Nick," father called out as he stood in front of the bathroom door. "I've got a train to catch."

"I'm shaving," Nick answered. "I'll be out in a minute."

"Breakfast is ready," mother called from the kitchen. "Where's David? Is he still in bed?" She went up to David's room: "Get up! It's a quarter to eight. Your breakfast will get cold."

"I don't want any breakfast," David said; "I'll have another five minutes sleep."

At this moment the postman rang the bell;

"Good morning, Mrs.Crawford. Isn't it a nice day?"

"Monday is never a nice day in our house."

(After "Present Day English for Foreign Students" by E. F. Candlin)