10. A. Read the report about what a candidate said at an interview. Change the words in italics into direct speech.

Miss Briggs said that (1) she was very interested in working for us, and she explained that (2) she had been working in the City for three years. When I asked her about her reasons for leaving, she said that (3) she liked what she did, but she wanted more responsibility. She seems well-qualified for the post, as she said that (4) she had a degree in Economics and an MBA. As far as her terms of notice are concerned, she made it clear that (5) she couldn’t leave her job for another month. I decided to offer her the job, and she said (6) she would consider our offer, and would let us have her decision soon.

1. She said, ‘I am very interested in working for you’.

2. She said, ‘___________________________________________________________’.

3. She said, ‘___________________________________________________________’.

4. She said, ‘___________________________________________________________’.

5. She said, ‘___________________________________________________________’.

6. She said, ‘___________________________________________________________’.

B. Read the dialogue. Anna has just met Colin Boyle, a singer she admires very much. She’s telling her boyfriend, Ian, about the meeting, and he wants to know exactly what Colin said to her, and what she said to him.

Ian: Well, what was he like? Was he friendly? What did he say?

Anna: He was really friendly. 1) He asked me who I was.

Ian: Then what?

Anna: 2) He asked me where I came from.

Ian: And what did you say?

Anna: 3) I told him I came from Dublin of course. Then 4) he said that was where he was born too. Then 5) I told him I’d been a fan of his for ages, and 6) he said he was very flattered, and then 7) he asked whether I was going to the concert tonight. So 8) I told him we wanted to but we hadn’t been able to get tickets because they’d sold all but the most expensive ones and we couldn’t afford those.

Ian: And did he give you some tickets?

Anna: No, he didn’t. But 9) he did ask the concert hall manager if we could have some at the cheaper price. And the manager said, ‘Yes’!

Now write exactly what Anna and Colin said.

1. Colin said, ‘Who are you?’

2. Colin said, “___________________________________________________________

3. Anna said, ‘___________________________________________________________

4. Colin said, ‘___________________________________________________________

5. Anna said, ‘___________________________________________________________

6. Colin said, ‘___________________________________________________________

7. Colin said, ‘___________________________________________________________

8. Anna said, ‘___________________________________________________________

9. Colin said, ‘___________________________________________________________

11. A speaker was asked these questions after a presentation. Report the questions.

1. ‘When will the new product be ready?’

2. ‘How much are you planning to spend on advertising?’

3. ‘Where do you intend to advertise?’

4. ‘What discount will you give to your distributors?’

5. ‘Why has it taken so long to develop?’

6. ‘How much market interest has there been in the new product?’

7. ‘Who is the product aimed at?’

8. ‘What sort of problems have you had in developing the product?’

1. They asked me when the new product would be ready.

2. They asked me how much we were planning to spend on advertising.

3. They asked me ________________________________________________________

4. They asked me ________________________________________________________

5. They asked me ________________________________________________________

6. They asked me ________________________________________________________

7. They asked me ________________________________________________________

8. They asked me ________________________________________________________