UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE

Turn each direct speech statement into indirect speech.
1. `I knew nothing about the problem”
She said _______________________________________________
2. `Oh, I`m too hot.`
He said __________________________________________________________
3. ‘I`ve never worked so hard before.`
He told _______________________________________________________________
4. `I like your coat, I`m looking for one like that myself.`
She told me _____________________________________________________________
5. `You must be home by 9 o`clock,` she said to his son.
She said _________________________________________________________________
6. `John left here an hour ago.`
She told me _____________________________________________________________
7. `I`ve been spending a lot more time with my children.`
He told ___________________________________________________________
8. `Jim`s arriving at our house tomorrow.`
She told me _______________________________________________________________
9. `You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.`
Jim told us _______________________________________________________________
10. `I`m sorry I couldn`t come to visit you last summer`
Mary said _________________________________________________________________
11. `I was sure I`d left it here.`
He said __________________________________________________________________
12. `I grew these carrots myself.`
He told me _______________________________________________________________
13. `I must say that at first I was confused by the question.` She said
She said _____________________________________________________________
Report these questions using a wh-, if or whether-clause, as appropriate
`Are you enjoying yourself?”
He wanted to know .............................................................................................
2. `What`s the weather like?`
She asked me ......................................................................................................
3. `Does Ann always go to church on Sundays?
He wondered ......................................................................................................
4. `What does Frank do for a living?`
I wanted to know .................................................................................................
5. `Have you seen John recently?`
She asked me....................................................................................................
6. `Has Debbie been working here long?”
` He wanted to know.............................................................................................
7. `Why is Maria crying?`
He wondered ......................................................................................................
8. . `What kind of holiday has Marco had?`
We wanted to know................................................................................................
9. `Did you study hard for the exam?`
She wondered ......................................................................................................
10. `How long have you both been living here?`
They asked ......................................................................................................
11. `Will Ted and Alice be at the party?`
She asked us......................................................................................................
12. `What did you think of the performance yesterday?`
She asked me ......................................................................................................
13. `Who were you looking for?`
He asked me......................................................................................................
14. `Are meals included in the price, or not?`
He asked me......................................................................................................
15. `How can I solve the problem?`
I wanted to know..................................................................................................

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1. She reassured me that she............the card.
a. had posted b. has posted c. was posting d. posts
2. When I was little, my father gave me some advice. He said ............to the strangers.
a. I shouldn`t talk b. that shouldn`t talk
c. don`t talk d. that I don`t talk
3. `Should we turn left or go straight? "Hmm, I`m not sure which way ............
a. do we turn b. to turn c. should we turn d. it turned
4. She ............her holiday in Finland.
a. said me about b. told about c. said about d. told me about
5. I don`t know why Susan didn`t go to the meeting. She said ............
a. she will definitely go. b. she was definitely going.
c. she had definitely gone. d. she is definitely going.
6. The librarian asked us............ so much noise.
a. don`t make b. not make c. not making d. not to make
7. Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder
a. whose is this hat. b. whose hat this is.
c. whose hat is. d. is This whose hat.
8. `I`m taking my driving test tomorrow.`
When I saw Rachel, she said................................
a. she was taking her driving test the next day.
b. she is taking her driving test the following day.
c. I was taking my driving test tomorrow.
d. she was taking the driving test tomorrow.
9. `Whose composition haven`t we heard yet?`
The teacher asked us to tell her......................
a. whose composition we haven`t heard yet.
b. whose composition we hadn`t heard vet.
c. whose composition hadn`t we heard yet.
c. whose composition we hadn`t heard yet?
10 `Why don`t you join us for coffee, Don?`
After the movie,