Task 2.Grammar. The following sentences are direct speech. Complete each sentence below using reported speech.
1. They said:” What time does the train start?”
2. She asked me: ”What will you do ?”
3. The teacher asked me:”Does your father work a?”
4. “Did you go shopping ?”, mother asked Mary
5. My sister asked me:”Will you take me to the theatre ?”
6. The teacher asked pupils:”Don’t open your books”.
7. Kate asked grandmother:”Help me to cook the soup”.
8. “My friend lives in Moscow”, said Alec.
9. The poor man said: “ My horse is wild.”.
10. He said:” I have just received a letter ”
11. I said:”I can give you my address”.
12. My friend said, “I watch a lot of soap operas.”
b I was because the company closed the department.
A made redundant
c Sam retired last month after a very successful as a heart surgeon. B career
d Bill has a job working forty hours a week in a hospital. A full-time
e I'm going to apply a job as a circus clown. B for
f Most people in the UK when they're 65. B retire
g Susie works sales and marketing, doesn't she? B in
h I resigned my job mainly because I was bored. A from
i If you're out of, life can be hard. B work
j Dave works Pizza Palace as a waiter. A in