Reported Speech

Imperative (Requests, Warnings, Instructions, Prohibition)

Ex 31 p. 19 Study the following chart.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
1. The old lady says/said to the young man: "Give me a hand with my heavy suitcase."	1. The old lady asks/asked the young man to give her a hand with her heavy suitcase.
2. "Never say such things again," Father said to me.	2. Father told/ordered me never to say such things again.
3. Peter said to his wife: "Don't forget to send me a telegram, please."	3. Peter asked/begged his wife not to forget to send him a telegram

Exercise 32 p. 19 Use Reported Speech.²

1. "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sportsman. 2. "Leave your address with the secretary," the assistant said. 3. "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow," the manager said to the client. 4. "Don't be so silly," the father said to the kid. 5. "Give a smile," the photographer said to me. 6. "Please, help me to make a decision," Ann asked her friend. 7. "Don't leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf," the librarian said to the student. 8. "Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes," the nurse said to the child. 9. "Leave your things here," my companion advised me. 10. "Don't discuss this question now," said the chairman.

Exercise 38 p. 41 Use Reported Speech according to the model

Model 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."

Model 2:

Peter asks (me, him, etc)	Direct Speech	Reported Speech
	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?

Model 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 St. Petersburg? 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?