Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 4: Indirect speech: mixed types

UNIT 4-16-8-2011
INDIRECT SPEECH: MIXED TYPES
 Put the following into indirect speech, avoiding as far as possible the verbs say, ask and tell and choosing instead from the following:
accept, accuse, admit, advise, agree, apologize, assure, beg, call (= summon), call (+ noun/pronoun + noun), complain, congratulate, deny, exclaim, explain, give, hope, insist, introduce, invite, offer, point out, promise, protest, refuse, remark, remind, suggest, thank, threaten, warn, wish.
1. He said, 'Don't walk on the ice; it isn't safe.'
2. 'Miss Brown, this is Miss White. Miss White, Miss Brown,' he said.
3. 'Here are the car keys. You'd better wait in the car,' he said to her.
4. 'Please, please, don't tell anyone,' she said. I won't, I promise,' I said.
5. 'Would you like my torch?' I said, holding it out. 'No, thanks,' he said. I have one of my own.' (Omit thanks)
6. Tom: I'll pay.
 Ann: Oh no, you mustn't!
 Tom: I insist on paying!
7. 'Come in and look round. There's no obligation to buy,' said the shopkeeper.
8. If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill the boy,' said the kidnappers.
9. I won't answer any questions,' said the arrested man.
10. 'He expects a lot of work for very little money,' complained one of the typists.
'Yes, he does,' agreed the other.
11. I wish it would rain,' she said.
12. 'You pressed the wrong button,' said the mechanic. 'Don't do it again. You might have a nasty accident.'
13. 'Your weight's gone up a lot!' I exclaimed. 'I'm afraid it has,' she said sadly.
14. 1 hope you'll have a good journey,' he said. 'Don't forget to send a card when you arrive.'
15. 'Hurrah! I've passed the first exam!' he exclaimed.
'Congratulations!' I said, 'and good luck with the second.'
16. 'All right, I'll wait a week,' she said. (Omit all right)
17. 'Many happy returns of your birthday!' we said. 'Thanks,' said the boy.
18. 'Your door is the shabbiest in the street, 'said the neighbour. ‘It is,' I said.
19. 'Cigarette? '- 'Thanks,' I said.
20. I'll sell the TV set if you keep quarrelling about the programme,' said their mother.
'No, don't do that! We won't quarrel any more,' said the children.
21. I'll give you Ј500 to keep your mouth shut,' he said to me.
22. I'll wait for you, I promise,' he said to me.
23. I'm sorry I'm late,' she said. 'The bus broke down.'
24. 'You've been leaking information to the Press!' said his colleagues.
'No, I haven't,' he said. 'Liar!' said Tom.
25. I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,' said the captain.
26. If the boys do anything clever, you call them your sons,' complained his wife. 'But if they do anything stupid, you call them mine.'
27. 'Let's have a rest,' said Tom. 'Yes, let's,' said Ann.
28. 'Ugh! There's a slug in my lettuce. Waiter!' he cried.
INDIRECT TO DIRECT SPEECH
Put the following into direct speech, using dialogue form:
 Tom: Would you like to come for a drive tomorrow, Ann?
 Ann: I'd love to. etc.
Trip to Stratford
1. Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.
2. Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was thinking of going.
3. He said he'd leave it to her.
4. She suggested Stratford . . .
5. adding that she hadn't been there for ages.
6. Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was a fine day.
7. Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8. Tom said they'd find out when they got there ...
9. adding that it was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10. He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten.
11. Ann said with regret that she couldn't as she had to type a report first.
12. Tom expressed horror at the idea of working on Saturday . . .
13. and advised her to change her job.
14. She told him not to be ridiculous and explained that . . .
15. she had volunteered to type the report in return for a free afternoon the following week.
16. She pointed out that she hadn't known that he was going to ask her out.
17. Tom said he supposed it was all right but . . .
18. warned her not to make a habit of volunteering for weekend work.
19. Ann promised not to.
20. Tom said gloomily that he supposed she'd be busy all morning.
21. Ann assured him that she'd be finished by 11.00 and . . .
22. offered to meet him at the bus stop at Hyde Park Corner.
23. Tom said that it wasn't a very good meeting place and that he'd call for her.
24. Ann said that that was very kind of him and that she'd be waiting in the hall.
Hill Climb
25. Tom suggested climbing to the top, adding that the view from there was marvellous ...
26. but Ann said that they'd been climbing for three hours and that she was too tired to go any further.
27. She suggested that Tom should go on up while she went down and waited there.
28. Tom agreed and handed her the car keys, advising her to wait in the car.
29. He promised to be as quick as he could.
30. Ann said that if he was too long there'd be no lunch left, for she'd have eaten it all.
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INDIRECT SPEECH: MIXED TYPES
1. He warned us not to walk on the ice as it wasn't safe.
2. He introduced Miss White to Miss Brown.
3. He gave/handed her the keys, advising/and advised her to wait. 
4. She begged me not to tell . . . I promised not to/promised (that) I wouldn't. 
5. I offered him my torch but he refused as/explaining that he had one of his own.
6. Tom offered to pay. Ann protested but he insisted. 
7. The shopkeeper invited us to come in and look round, assuring us that there was no
8. The kidnappers threatened to kill the boy if they didn't pay 
9. The arrested man refused to answer any questions
10. complained that he expected . . . agreed (with her) 
11. wished it would 
12 pointed out that I had pressed . . . He warned me not to do. ..I might have 
13 exclaimed that her weight had gone up . . . she admitted/agreed that it had 
14. hoped I'd have a good journey/wished me a good journey and reminded me to send a card when I arrived
15. exclaimed with delight that he had passed . . . I congratulated him and wished him luck 
16. She agreed to wait 
17. wished him many happy returns of his . . . and he thanked us
18 pointed out/remarked that my door was ...I agreed (with her)/l admitted it 
19 He offered me a cigarette and I accepted 
20. Their mother threatened to sell . . . if they kept . . . The children begged her not to do that, promising not to quarrel/assuring her that they wouldn't quarrel 
21. offered me Ј500 to keep my 
22. He promised to wait for me 
23. I apologized for being late and explained that the bus had broken 
24. accused him of leaking . . . He denied it. Tom called him a liar. 
25. threatened to drop us from the team if we did not train 
26. complained that if the boys did . . . he called them his sons, but that if they did . . . he called them hers. 
27. Tom suggested having a rest and Ann agreed. 
28. He exclaimed with disgust that there was a slug in his . . . and called the waiter.
INDIRECT TO DIRECT SPEECH
Trip to Stratford
1. Tom: Would you like to come for a drive, tomorrow, Ann?
2. Ann: I'd love to. Where are you thinking of going, Tom?
3. Tom: Well, I'll leave it to you.
4. Ann: What about Stratford?
5. I haven't been there for ages.
6. Tom: Good idea!/AII right. We might go on the river if it's a fine day.
7. Ann: I wonder what's on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
8. Tom: We'll find out when we get there.
9. It's usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
10. Can you be ready by ten?
11. Ann: I'm afraid not, Tom/I'm very sorry, Tom, but I can't. I have to type a report first.
12. Tom: Working on Saturday! What a horrible idea!
13. I'd change my job if I were you.
14. Ann: Don't be ridiculous, Tom!
15. I volunteered to type the report in return for a free afternoon next week.
16. I didn't know you were going to ask me out, after all.
17. Tom: Oh well, I suppose it's all right.
18. But don't make a habit of volunteering for weekend work, will you?
19. Ann: No, I promise I won't.
20. Tom: (gloomily) I suppose you'll be busy all morning.
21. Ann: No, no! I'll be finished by 11.00.
22. Shall I meet you at the bus stop at Hyde Park Corner?
23. Tom: That isn't a very good meeting place. I'll call for you.
24. Ann: That's very good of you, Tom. I'll be waiting in the hall.
Hill Climb
25. Tom: Let's climb to the top. The view from there is marvellous.
26. Ann: But we've been climbing for three hours already. I'm too tired to go any further.
27. Why don't you go on up? I'll go down and wait there.
28. Tom: All right. Here are the car keys. You'd better wait in the car./You could wait in the car, couldn't you?
29. I'll be as quick as I can.
30. Ann: There'11 be no lunch left if you're too long. I'll have eaten it all!