ИздательствоБашкирский государственный педагогический университет им.М. АкмуллыISBNГод2002Страниц28. Методическая разработка по теме Косвенная речь для студентов 2-3 курсов со второй специальностью Английский язык

Tom asked Ann. 7. “Could you translate this for me?” I asked the official. 8. “Will you have a drink”, he said. 9. “Will you read this very carefully, please?” he said to me. 10. “Could I have the weekend off?” he asked his boss. 11. “Could I leave early on Friday?” he said. 12. “Would you like to see over the house?” I asked her. 13. “Would you like to peel the potatoes?” said Ann. 14. “Would you mind paying cash?” said the landlady when I took out my chequebook. 15. “Would you mind living by yourself 6 months?” they asked.

§6. a. “Will you” either at the beginning or end of a sentence can express a command. It often indicates impatience. It is expressed in indirect speech by “tell”.

“Shut the door, will you”, he shouted. =He told us to shut the door.

b.Put the following into indirect speech.

1.“Will you stop talking”, he said. 2. “Stop talking, will you”, the teacher said. 3. “Switch off the TV, will you”, he said to her. 4. “Shut the door, will you”, he said to Tom. 5. “Open the box, will you”, he ordered. 6. “Will you read it”, she said. 7. “Stand clear of the doors, will you”, the shop assistant said to the customer. 8. “Will you climb in through the window”, he ordered. 9. “Get out of my way, will you”, she shouted. 10. “Will you follow that car”, the detective said to the taxi-driver.

c. Other ways of expressing indirect commands. When the command is introduced by a verb in the present tense or when the command is preceded by a clause (usually time or condition). The “be+infinitive” construction with “say” or “tell” is used:

He says, “Meet me at the station”.

=He says that we are to meet him at the station. He said, “If she leaves the house follow her”.

=He said that if she left the house I was to follow her. He said, “When you go out lock the doors”.

=He said that when I went out I was to lock the doors. d. Put the following into indirect speech.

1.“If I am not back by this time tomorrow take this letter to the police”, he said. 2. He said, “When you’re at the butcher’s remember to get a bone for the dog”.

3.“When the bell rings take the meat out of the oven”, my sister said. 4. “If you are taken prisoner”, said the officer, “give your name, rank and number”. 5. “When you hear the fire alarm, shut all windows and go downstairs”, said the schoolmaster. 6. “When you’ve completed one section, go on to the next”, the teacher said. 7. “As soon as you find a hotel, ring me and give me the address”, she said. 8. “Leave the key under the mat if you go out”, she said. 9. “If you find any mushrooms call me”, mother said to the children. 10. “If you go by plane read the notice about life-saving equipment”, addressed the air-hostess.

e. “Say” or “tell” with a “should” construction indicates advice”:

He said, “If your brakes are bad don’t drive so fast”. =He said if my brakes were bad I shouldn’t drive so fast.

1. She said, “If you feel faint sit down and put your head between your knees”. 2. She said, “If he arrives before I get back give him something to

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drink”. 3. “When you are driving always look in your driving mirror before turning right”, said my instructor. 4. “If you think the room is cold shut the windows”, said my aunt. 5. “If you feel lonely any time ring me up”, he said. 6. “If she doesn’t eat meat offer her an omelette”, he said. 7. “When you see Mrs. Pitt don’t forget to thank her”, she said to her husband. 8. “If the lift stops between two floors press the emergency button”, he said. 9. “If you don’t like the programme, switch to another channel”, I said to her.

III. Indirect Questions

§1. When we turn direct questions into indirect speech, the following changes are necessary:

Tenses, pronouns and possessive adjectives, and adverbs of time and place change as in statements (see pp. 6–8).

The interrogative form of the verb changes into affirmative form. The question mark (?) is therefore omitted in indirect questions:

He said, “Where does she live?” =He asked where she lived.

If the introductory verb is “say” it must be changed to a verb of inquiry, e.g. ask, inquire, wonder, want to know etc.

“Ask” can be used with an indirect object:

He said, “What have you got in your bag?” =He asked (me) what I had got in my bag.

But “inquire, wonder, want to know” cannot take an indirect object, so if we wish to report a question where the person addressed is mentioned we must use “ask”.

He said, “Mary, when is the next train?” =He asked Mary when the next train was.

§2. If the direct question begins with a question word (when, where, who, how, why etc.) the question word is repeated in the indirect speech question:

He said, “What do you want?” =He asked (them) what they wanted.

§3. Put the following into indirect speech.

a. Example: “What happened to Mr. Budd?” said one of the men. One of the men asked what had happened to Mr. Budd.

1. “Which of his sons inherited his estate?” he asked. 2. “Who is going to live in the big house?” inquired a third. 3. “What will happen to his racehorse?” asked someone else. 4. “Which team has won?” asked Ann. 5. “Which team won the previous match?” said Bill. 6. “Who is playing next week?” he asked. 7. “Who will be umpiring (судить) that match?” asked Tom. 8. “Who wants a lift home?” said Ann. 9. “Who has just dropped a £10 note?” I asked.

b. Report these subject-questions moving the clauses “one tense back” where necessary.

1. “Who’s the next, please?” She wanted to know… 2 “What makes a noise like that?” He wondered … 3. “Which of you is waiting to see me next?” The doctor asked … 4. “Whose composition haven’t you heard yet?” The teacher asked us to tell her… 5. “Who left his bag here?” Tell me…6. “What caused the accident?” Can

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you explain…? 7. “Which newspaper carried the article?” I’d like to know … 8. “Whose painting will win the competition?” I haven’t any idea … 9. “Which firms have won prizes for exports?” This article doesn’t say… 10. “Which number can be divided by three?” The teacher asked…

c. Example: “Where is the ticket office?” asked Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones asked where the ticket office was.

1.“What shall I do with my heavy luggage?” she said. 2. “What platform does the train leave from?” asked Bill. 3. “When does he arrive in York?” he asked. 4. “When was the timetable changed?” I asked. 5. “Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?” said Ann. 6. “Why does the price go up so often?” she wondered. 7. “How can I get from the station to the airport?” said Bill. 8. “When are you coming back?” I asked them. 9. “Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles?” said my aunt. 10. “Where do puppies travel free?” asked a dog owner.

11.“When can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?” she asked. 12. “When does the 2.40 leave London?” he inquired. 13. “When can we get coffee on the train?” asked my aunt. 14. “When do they bring coffee?” she said. 15. “In which trains are there smoking compartments?” said the man with the pipe. 16. “When did you reserve your seat?” I asked him.

d. Read the above questions, using one of the following: I wonder/ I’d like to know/ Do you know…/ Have you any idea.../ Can you tell me…

Example: Do you know where the ticket office is?

e. Report the questions moving the clauses “one tense back”.

1.“What is the weather like?” She asked… 2. “What does Frank do for a living?” She wanted to know… 3. “Why is Tom crying?” She wondered… 4. “What kind of holiday has John had?” They wanted to know… 5. “How long have you both been living here?” They inquired… 6. “Where did they go last week?” She wanted to know… 7. “Who are you looking for?” He asked me… 8. “When will lunch be ready?” You didn’t tell me… 9. “Which countries will Alan be visiting?” You didn’t say … 10. “How can I solve the problem?” I wanted to know…

§4. If there is no question word “if” or “whether” is placed after the introductory verb:

“Is anyone there?” he asked. =He asked if anyone was there.

§5. a. Put the following into indirect speech.

1. He asked, “Are you busy?”. 2. He asked, “Are you in London?” 3. He asked, “Are you ill?” 4. He asked, “Are you free?” 5. He asked, “Is he at home?” 6. He asked, “Is he in town?’ 7. He asked, “Is he sick?” 8. He asked, “Are they there?” 9. He asked, “Are they hungry?” 10. He asked, “Are they Russian?” 11. He asked, “Is he coming?” 12. He asked, “Is she arriving?” 13. He asked, “Is there a dog there?”

b. 1. She asked, “Will you speak to him about it on the telephone?” 2. She asked, “Will you send the telegram by telephone?” 3. She asked, “Will you be in time for the lecture?” 4. She asked, “Will they go by bus?” 5. She asked, “Will you go to the country for the week-end?” 6. She asked, “Shall we stay here over

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the week-end?” 7. She asked, “Will you stay in town?” 8. She asked, “Shall we talk to him after classes?”

c.1. He asked, “Have you heard from him?” 2. He asked, “Have you had dinner?” 3. He asked, “Have you listened to the radio?” 4. He asked, “Has he left Ufa?” 5. He asked, “Has he got to the place safely?” 6. He asked, “Have they gone to the beach?” 7. He asked, “Has he finished his job?” 8. He asked, “Have they painted the fence?” 9. He asked, “Has he investigated the case?” 10. He asked, “Has she typed those letters?” 11. He asked, “Have you won the lottery?”

d.1. She asked, “Did you get up early last Sunday?” 2. She asked, “Did you go for a walk after breakfast?” 3. She asked, “Did she go alone?” 4. She asked, “Were there many people in the park?” 5. She asked, “Did you meet any of your friends there?” 6. She asked, “Did they agree to meet again in the afternoon?” 7. She asked, “Did you plan to go there next month?” 8. She asked, “Did you have breakfast at home?” 9. She asked, “Did he go shopping after dinner?” 10. She asked, “Did you have enough money to pay for it?” 11. She asked, “Did they go to the post-office last Sunday?” 12. She asked, “Did you meet any of your friends on your way to the University?” 13. She asked, “Did you have dinner with your family or at a restaurant?” 14. She asked, “Did you sleep well?” 15. She asked, “Did you take a bath before going to bed?”

e.1. He said, “He is always late, isn’t he?” 2. He said, “This is a book, isn’t it?” 3. He said, “They are in London, aren’t they?” 4. He said, “He went to Spain, didn’t he?” 5. He said, “He likes tennis, doesn’t he?” 6. He said, “They smoke, don’t they?” 7. He said, “She can cook, can’t she?” 8. He said, “You can lend me money, can’t you?” 9. He said, “There is a lot of milk, isn’t there?” 10. He said, “There are a lot of people there, aren’t there?” 11. He said, “She is pretty, isn’t she?” 12. He said, “You’ve finished your work, haven’t you?” 13. He said, “He went to Moscow, didn’t he?”

f. Put in the correct tense form of the verbs.

Burning The Candle At Both Ends

The nurse asked me if I (be) … next and she led me into Dr. Grey’s surgery. Dr. Grey smiled at me and asked (what the problem to be) … . I’m a young man and am not the sort of person she has to see very often! I told her I (be) … feeling rather run down. She asked me if I (keep) … regular hours (соблюдать режим) and I said I (have not) … . She wanted to know why I (not/keep) … regular hours and I said I (be) … out with friends almost every evening. Dr. Grey then wanted to know how I (spend) … my time and I (tell) … her I (go) … to parties mostly. The doctor asked if I (not/have) … the chance to recover (поправляться) during weekends and I (tell) … her that my party-going (be) … even worse during the weekends! She asked me if I (smoke) … .When I said I did, she asked how many cigarettes a day I (smoke)… . She raised her eyebrows (брови) when I answered! Then she asked me if I (have) … any exercise and I answered that I (not/have) … time for that sort of thing. “You’re burning the candle (свечу) at both ends, Mr. Finley”, she told me. “Rest is the only cure for you. You’ve really got to slow down”. She looked at me wistfully (задумчиво) before I left the surgery and added, “But I do envy you the life you’ve been living”.

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g.Put the following into indirect speech.

1.“Why are you looking through the keyhole?” I said. 2. “Who put salt in my coffee?” he asked. 3. “Why did you travel first class?” I asked him. 4. “What is your new house like?” I asked them. 5. “How can I run in high-heeled shoes?” she inquired. 6. He said, “Where am I supposed to go now?” 7. “Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him. 8. “What was she wearing when you saw her last?” the policeman asked me. 9. “Who owns the revolver?” said the policeman. 10. “Where were you last night, Mary?” father said. 11. “What else did you see?” I asked the boy. 12. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his employer. 13. “Did they understand what you said to them?” he asked me. 14. “Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?” said my mother. 15. “Have you gone completely mad?” I asked. “Do you want to blow us up?” 16. “Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?” said the secretary. 17. “How far is it?” I said, “and how long will it take me to get there?” 18. “Are you sorry for what you did?” the mother asked the little boy. 19. “Would you mind if I looked inside your bag, Madam?” said the policeman. 20. “Why do you think it may be dangerous?” he asked her. 21. “Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren’t a pair?” I asked him.

h. Report the dialogue.

All the members of the family gathered in their cosy dining-room to have dinner with John after his return from college.

“I say, John, what have you learned at college?” the father asked.

“Oh, many things”, said the son as he named the subjects. “Then I also studied logic”.

“Logic”, said the old man, “what is that?”

“Well”, said the son, “I can give you a demonstration, if you don’t mind”. “That would be jolly good of you”, said the father.

“How many chickens are there on that dish, father?” asked the boy. “Two”, said the old man.

“Well”, said John, “I can prove there are three”. Then he stuck (воткнул) his fork and said, “That is one, isn’t it?”

“Yes”, said that father.

“And this is two”, John continued sticking the fork in the second. “Well, one and two make three, don’t they? That’s what logic is”.

“My”, said the father, “you have really learned things at college. Well, Mother”, continued the old man to his wife, “I will give you one of the chickens and I’ll take the other, and John can have the third. How is that, John?”

i. Put the following into direct speech.

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English well and his vocabulary was not large.

Once, when eating in a small country inn, he decided that he wanted some eggs. But he couldn’t remember the word for eggs.

Suddenly, through the window, he saw a cock walking in the yard. He at once asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.

The waiter told that it was called a cock.

The Frenchman then asked what the cock’s wife was called.

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The waiter told she was called a hen.

The Frenchmen then asked what the hen’s children were called.

The waiter told him that they were called chickens. The Frenchman then asked what chickens were called before they were born. The waiter told him that they were called eggs.

“Fine!” said the Frenchman and asked to bring him two eggs and a cup of tea with some cake.

j. Report the dialogue.

Tom Robinson, who was very small and timid (робкий), had worked as an office-boy (рассыльный) for only three pounds a week. At last he made up his mind to ask for some more money. “You are an honest boy and not a lazybones (лентяй)”, his master said, “How much do you want?” “Well,” answered Tom, “I think that two pounds a week more is not too much, is it?”

“Why, you are a rather small boy to get five pounds a week!” exclaimed the master. “You see”, Tom replied, “I know I’m small for my age, but to tell the truth, since I’ve worked here I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to grow”.

k. Report the dialogue.

“Helen, aren’t you ashamed of yourself!” said the little girl’s mother, who was receiving guests in the living-room. “You came downstairs so noisily that you could be heard all over the house. Now go back and come downstairs like a lady”.

A little later Helen appeared quietly in the living-room. “Did you hear me come downstairs this time, Mum?”

“No, dear, I’m glad you came down quietly. Now, never let me have to tell you again not to come down noisily. Now I’d like you to tell these ladies how you managed to come down like a lady the second time, when the first time you made so much noise”, said the mother.

“The last time I slid down the banisters (перила)”, explained Helen. l. Report the dialogue.

Kolya said, “Oh, Dad, we’ve got only two days left and we haven’t been to the Lenin Hills and the University as yet”.

His mother said, “I think I’ve had enough of these exhibitions. My legs just won’t carry me any more. I’ll better stay at home today.”

“And what will you say if I take you in the car for a change?” asked the father. “How jolly! Let’s go to the South-West district, too. Everybody’s talking

about it, and we haven’t been there”, Tanya said.

“Fine”, said the father, “you get ready while I start up the car”. m. Retell the story.

Following Advice

(After Jerome K. Jerome) Not all advice is good. I have a friend who likes to give advice. He is very much interested in the question of rational diet. One day he bought me

something in a packet. “What is it?” I asked.

“Open it and see”, he answered.

I opened it and looked, but could not understand what it was. “It is tea”, he explained.

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“Oh!” I said. “I thought it was snuff (нюхательный табак)”.

“It is not exactly tea”, he continued, “it’s a sort of tea. You take one cup of that, only one cup, and you will never take any other sort of tea”.

“Thank you”, I said. “I shall be very glad to take it”.

He was quite right. I saw that very well when I took only one cup. I felt, I did not want any other tea after this. In fact, I felt I did not want anything, I only wished to die quietly.

He came to see me after a week.

“Do you remember that tea I gave you?” he said.

“Oh, yes, I remember it very well”, I answered, “I feel the taste of it in my mouth even now”.

“Did it upset you?” he asked.

“Yes, at the time it did”, I answered, “but it is all right now. He thought for a moment.

“You were quite right”, he said. “It was snuff, a very special snuff from India”. “I can’t say I liked it”, I answered.

“I made a mistake”, he went on, “I mixed up the packets”.

“Well, you will not make another mistake”, I said, “at least not with me, because I promise that I shall never follow your advice in the future”.

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