Exercise 3. Turn from direct into reported speech

For example: “I’ve ordered a pizza”, he said. He said that he had oerdered a pizza.

1. “I had an argument with Tom yesterday”, Fiona said.

2. “We must write a letter to our lawyer”, she said.

3. “I will come tomorrow and fix the tap”, the plumber said.

4. “This is the best holiday I’ve ever had,” she said to her friend.

5. “Why did you say that to me?”, she asked him.

6. Don’t speak to your father like that,” she said to them.

7. “Have you seen this film?” Jane asked Helen.

8. “Take your boots with you,” she said to her son.​

My Favourite Singer Is ALEKSEEV

I love music and I listen to different kinds of music, but my favourite singer is ALEKSEEV.

His real name is Nikita Alekseev. He is young and handsome and has a remarkable voice. Nikita rose to fame having participated in season four of the Voice of Ukraine in 2014 (his coach was Ani Lorak) and has gone on to be a rising star in Ukraine and the CIS. In 2015 Alekseev recorded his single “Pyanoe Solntse” (“Drunken Sun”), and this song became his big breakthrough. I have seen people cry when listening to this song!

When I first heard Alekseev, all other artists merged for me into something monotonous, unimpressive and uninteresting! Now I listen to his songs almost every day. He has a very beautiful lyrical tenor that is rare, different from other voices.

This singer seems to be sincere and kind. His voice conveys all the beauty of his soul, it attracts and fascinates! My favourite songs are "Snov Oskolki", "Drunken Sun", "Oma", "Forever".

One cold, stormy afternoon, Harry’s dad 1) WAS TELLING (tell) him a ghost story called ‘Scary Sally’. “One day long ago,” he 2) SAID (say), “a man 3) WAS WALKING (walk) through the woods, when he 4) NOTICED (notice) that strange lights 5) WERE SHINING (shine) in the north, south, east and west. Suddenly, he also 6) SAW (see) a strange woman. Big, black crows 7) WERE FLYING (fly) above her head. Then, the crows 8) CHASED (chase) the terrified man out of the woods! Nowadays, people still sometimes see the strange lights, the witch and the crows.” Harry 9) DIDN'T BELIEVE (not/believe) his dad's story! That night, Harry 10) HEARD (hear) a strange tapping sound at his bedroom window. Harry 11) LOOKED ( look) out of the window and 12) SCREAMED (scream) loudly! He 13) COULD (can) see some strange lights and big, black crows 14) CIRCLING (circle) in the trees ...

1. WAS TELLING - Past Continouous - длительное действие в

2. SAID - Past Simple - единичное действие в

3. WAS WALKING - Past Continouous - длительное действие в

4. NOTICED - Past Simple - единичное действие в

5. WERE SHINING - Past Continouous - действие происходило в определенный момент в

6. SAW - Past Simple - указание на единичное действие в

7. WERE FLYING - Past Continouous - действие происходило в определенный момент в

8. CHASED - Past Simple - единичное действие в

9. DIDN'T BELIEVE - Past Simple - глагол не используется во временах группы Continuous;

10.  HEARD - Past Simple - глагол не используется во временах группы Continuous;

11. LOOKED - Past Simple - единичное действие в

12. SCREAMED - Past Simple - единичное действие в

13. COULD - модальный глагол, не используется во временах группы Continuous;

14. CIRCLING - Complex Object - конструкция "to see smb doing smth"