Test on reported speech.
Variant 1.
Put into reported speech:
1 He says: “I like to skate in winter.”
2 She says: “I can speak Spanish and Italian.”
3 They say: “We have been to the zoo today.”
4 The teacher says: “British islands are separated from each other by the Irish Sea.”
5 Mom asks me: “Finish your breakfast.”
6 He tells Mary: ”Don’t sing so loudly!”
7 The boy asks his mom: ”Take me to the circus!”
8 Granny asks him: “Do you want more cake?”
9 My friend asks me: “Why are you crying?”
10 She asks me: “ When did you come?”

Test on reported speech.
Variant 2.
1 She asks me: “ When did you come?”
2 He says: “I like to skate in winter.”
3 My friend asks me: “Why are you crying?”
4 They say: “We have been to the zoo today.”
5 Granny asks him: “Do you want more cake?”
6 The teacher says: “British islands are separated from each other by the Irish Sea.”
7 Mom asks me: “Finish your breakfast.”
8 The boy asks his mom: ”Take me to the circus!”
9 He tells Mary: ”Don’t sing so loudly!”
10 She says: “I can speak Spanish and Italian.”

Test on reported speech.
Variant 3.
1 He tells Mary: ”Don’t sing so loudly!”
2 Mom asks me: “Finish your breakfast.”
3 The boy asks his mom: ”Take me to the circus!”
4 The teacher says: “British islands are separated from each other by the Irish Sea.”
5 Granny asks him: “Do you want more cake?”
6 They say: “We have been to the zoo today.”
7 My friend asks me: “Why are you crying?”
8 She says: “I can speak Spanish and Italian.”
9 She asks me: “ When did you come?”
10 He says: “I like to skate in winter.”

how i spent my summer   (composition)

well, i went to sochi this summer. this is the south of russia. and i was excited to go there at last.

i traveled by train and it took 2 days to get long to get there, so i was exhausted after the road. but felt much better when warm sun rays touched my face.  

we stayed at the 3 star hotel. it was modest but contemporary and cozy. to add to this, breakfast was included , that's why we hadn't got any problems to eat.  

every other day i went to the clear sandy beach by the black sea. i really missed the sea. the weather was really hot (about plus 30-35 degrees) , also it was pretty warm at night too, so i didn't have any desire to go home anymore! needless to say, i tried to sunbathed quite carefully , coz i beware to get burn. some day we took an unfogettaable sightseeing to mountains of sochi. it took all day long but it was worth doing that. firstly that was off road and then we were climbing on the mountains to have a great view of the nature. on the top of the mountain we could see the most amazing landscapes, forests, rivers, waterfalls and ancient stones of sochi! it was very exciting to realize how small you are among this wild nature. after that we were offered to taste delicious local wine . certainly, i took lots of pictures there , which i will keep many many years. by the way, plenty of other people of different nationalities climbed there too.  

well, i spent in sochi a month swimming, sunbathing, walking, sightseeing, playing table tennis and riding a bike. it seems me to get even younger!  

eventually, if some day you are in russia you will have to definitely to go to sochi. that's awesome city with friendly people and picturesque places. i never felt better before and i'm happy to get there one day!

Как я провел летние каникулы

I think summer is the best season of all because it is warm, the nature is beautiful and we have great opportunities for rest. Summer is a time of holidays. We can go anywhere, spend our time near a river or a lake on fresh, green grass, swim in warm water, or climb mountains, play different games, ride a bicycle and so on.

I spend my summer holidays at my granny’s. There are many things there to do. What I did most of the time - I swam in the sea and sunbathed. Sometimes I made a fire with my friends at the seaside and cooked potatoes there. It was wonderful. We told anecdotes to each other, and did everything we wanted. I also got used to walk alone in the forest.

When August was coming to its end, I went on a small voyage by ship. The ship name was “Sevastopol”.

But this summer wasn’t for me only sugar and honey. I have passed through the graduating exams after school and entering exams in the university. So the bigger part of my summer vacations I spent sitting with the books. Of course, it was not interesting, but I’m glad that I did it because now I’m a student of the best university in our country.

Перевод:
Я думаю, лето - самое лучшее время года, потому что тепло, вокруг очень красиво и у нас есть чудесная возможность отдохнуть. Лето - время отпусков и каникул. Мы можем поехать куда угодно, проводить время у реки или озера на свежей зеленой траве, плавать в теплой воде, или подняться в горы, или играть в различные игры, кататься на велосипеде и т.д. 

Я провожу летние каникулы у моей бабули. Там есть чем заняться. Большую часть времени я плавал в море и загорал. Иногда я разжигал с друзьями костер на берегу и мы пекли в нем картошку. Это было замечательно. Мы рассказывали друг другу анекдоты, и делали все, что хотели. А еще я часто ходил один в лес. 

В конце августа я поехал на небольшую морскую прогулку. Судно называлось "Севастополь". 

Но этим летом я не только развлекался. Я через выпускные экзамены в школе и вступительные экзамены в университете. Так что большую часть летних каникул я провел за книгами. Конечно, это было не очень интересно, но я рад, что я через это, потому что теперь я - студент лучшего университета нашей страны.