1. REPORTED SPEECH – FURTHER PRACTICE
I. Use the verbs of reporting in brackets to rewrite these sentences:
1. “What have you got in your luggage?”
The custom officer wanted to know……………………………………………………….
2. “Are you a spy?”
The detective asked ……………………………………………………….
3. “Do you have a notebook?”
He asked……………………………………………………….
4. “Where are you come from, Mr. Pike?”
I wanted to know ……………………………………………………….
5. “Have you spoken to anyone on your journey?”
I wondered ……………………………………………………….
6. The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up when the train arrives in Leeds."
-> The porter said ………………………………………………………
7. My wife said to me: "While you are away, I'll do the packing."
-> My wife told ………………………………………………………
8. “You’ve got my umbrella, because yours is in your bedroom,” I said to her.
-> I told ………………………………………………………
9. “My young brother wants to be a tax inspector,” said Mary.
-> Mary told ………………………………………………………
10. “We’ve been here for two years,” said the man.
-> The man said ………………………………………………………
11. "Please, please come to help me with the assignment," my friend said
-> My friend begged ………………………………………………………
12. “Make a list of what you want,” she told us.
-> She asked ………………………………………………………
13. “Pull as hard as you can,” he said to the boy.
-> He told ………………………………………………………
14. “Don’t say anything to make her angry,” said my brother.
-> My brother asked ………………………………………………………
15. “Please don’t tell anyone what happened,” Ann said to me.
-> Ann told ………………………………………………………
II/. Đề thi ĐH 2005
Haõy duøng daïng thích hôïp cuûa nhöõng töø cho döôùi ñaây (theå hieän thaùi ñoä / haønh ñoäng
cuûa ngöôøi noùi) ñeå töôøng thuaät laïi nhöõng caâu noùi sau ñaây. Moãi töø chæ ñöôïc söû duïng
moät laàn.
admit
advise
apologize
complain
compliment
explain invite
offer
persuade
promise
remind
suggest
threaten
Ex: Mary to Sean, “Shall I review your piece of writing?”
-> Mary offered to review Sean’s piece of writing.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
The mother to her son, “Don’t forget to take your passport with you.”
…………………………………………………………………………………
Anne to Susan, “Would you like to stay for dinner with us?”
…………………………………………………………………………………
Peter to his sister, “I wouldn’t tell anyone the story if I were you.”
…………………………………………………………………………………
The robber to the old lady, “Give me all your money or I’ll kill you.”
…………………………………………………………………………………
Bob to his brother, “I’ll help you with your homework.”
…………………………………………………………………………………
warn

2. III. Choose the suitable reporting verbs to rewrite these sentences:
ask
order
advise
criticize
invite
promise
offer
agree
remind
suggest
refuse
insist
warn
apologize
deny
“I should say nothing about it if I were you.”
- My brother ..................................................................................................................................................
2.
“Would you like to have lunch with me on Saturday, Sarah?”
- John ............................................................................................................................................................
3.
“Remember to switch the computer off when you’ve finished.”
- He ...............................................................................................................................................................
4.
“Would you mind not smoking between courses?”
- Their hostess ..............................................................................................................................................
5.
“All right. We will postpone the meeting until 11th July.”
- The committee ............................................................................................................................................
6.
“I’m really sorry I got the message wrong.”
- She ..............................................................................................................................................................
7.
“No, I certainly didn’t use your cassette player!”
- Alfred ..........................................................................................................................................................
8.
“Show me your driver’s licence, will you?”
- The policeman .............................................................................................................................................
9.
“I’m just not going to the student party.”
- Nora ..............................................................................................................................................................
10.
“Social services should have taken more action to protect children at risk.”
- They ..............................................................................................................................................................
11.
“Don’t go too near the edge of the cliff, boys.”
- He ..................................................................................................................................................................
12.
“Let’s stay here till the storm have passed.”
- Laura ............................................................................................................................................................
13.
“I really must speak to the headmaster personally.”
- He ................................................................................................................................................................
14.
“Do you want me to type this document for you?”
- James ...........................................................................................................................................................
15.
“I’ll look after your children while you are away on a business trip.”
- My mother ...................................................................................................................................................
IV/. Choose the best answer:
(CD 2013)
1. “If I were you, I would take this chance for further study,” he said to her.
A. He advised her to take that chance to study further.
B. He ordered her to take that chance for further study.
C. He instructed her to take this chance for further study.
D. He reminded her to take this chance to study further.
2. “Sure, I’ll lend you my car this afternoon,” Richard said to me.
A. Richard refused to lend me his car.
B. Richard agreed to lend me his car.
C. Richard suggested lending me his car.
D. Richard asked me to lend him my car.
(DH 2013 – A1) 3. “How brave you are!” he said to the firemen.
A. He asked how brave the firemen were.
B. He blamed the firemen for their discouragement.
C. He criticized the firemen for their discouragement. D. He praised the firemen for their courage.
(DH 2013 – D1) 4. “I would be grateful if you could send me further details of the job,” he said to me
A. He politely asked me to send him further details of the job.
B. He thanked me for sending him further details of the job.
C. He flattered me because I sent him further details of the job.
D. He felt great because further details of the job had been sent to him.
5. “Why don’t we wear sunglasses?” our grandpa would say when we went out on bright sunny days
A. Our grandpa asked us why we did not wear sunglasses when going out on bright sunny days.
B. Our grandpa reminded us of going out with sunglasses on bright sunny days.
C. Our grandpa would warn us against wearing sunglasses on bright sunny days.
D. Our grandpa used to suggest wearing sunglasses when we went out on bright sunny days.
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