1. Choose the correct verb.
1) Alex says / tells that he was busy yesterday.
2) Mike said / told that the film was boring.
3) They said / told me that they could play basketball well.
4) Sue said / told that her sister was younger than she.
5) Monica says / tells us that she has to look after her brother.
6) I said / told Henry that I was preparing for the test.
7) We said / told our teacher that we were ready for the dictation.
8) Peter said / told that his friends were waiting for him.
9) Mary and Kate said / told that they had English lessons every day.
10) My uncle said / told them that he would phone in the evening.
2. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.
Example: Eddy said that he had already made his bed. –
Eddy said, “I have already made my bed”.
1) Helen said that her friend was speaking on the phone.
2) The teacher said that dolphins are mammals.
3) The woman said that Nick had just left the house.
4) Nelly told me that she would do the ironing later.
5) The policeman said that we had to answer some questions.
6) John said that the Sun is a star.
7) The waiter said that he could call a taxi for us.
8) Jane said that it had been snowing for three hours.
3. Report the sentences.
Example: Tony said, “What time does the bus depart?” –
Tony asked what time the bus departed.
1) Susan said, “I have already fed the cat.”
2) Mrs Jones said, “Where do you live, little girl?”
3) Paul said, “What are you going to do today, Julia?”
4) Helen said, “What will you cook for supper, Mum?”
5) Tom said, “This film was really exciting.”
6) The secretary said, “Mr Grey will sign the contract tomorrow.”
7) Mary said, “Penguins can’t fly.”
8) Erik said, “Don’t phone me too late.”

Tennis is one of my favourite sports. I’ve been playing it from a young age. In fact, I like both types of this game: table tennis and long tennis. Теннис — один из моих любимых видов спорта. Я играю в него с самого детства. На самом деле, я люблю обе разновидности этой игры: настольный теннис и большой теннис.

I’m quite good at table tennis, but I spend most of my free time at the nearest court training for long tennis. This game is rather old. It is believed to have originated in the fifth century B. C. There are even drawings on the walls of ancient caves which show different people hitting a ball back and forth. However, the modern game of lawn tennis originated in the 19th century in Great Britain and was considered to be the upper-class game. Я очень хорошо играю в настольный теннис, но я провожу большую часть своего свободного времени на ближайшем корте, тренируясь по большому теннису. Эта игра довольно старинная. Предположительно, она возникла в пятом веке до нашей эры. На стенах пещер даже сохранились рисунки, которые демонстрируют разных людей, бьющих по мячу. Тем не менее, современная игра в большой теннис возникла в 19 веке в Великобритании и считалась игрой высшего общества

1. This is by far the biggest house we’ve ever lived in. It’s huge!

2. This street is quieter than the one we used to live in. Boy, was that a noisy street!

3. Matthew is much taller than anyone else in class. That’s why he’s in the basketball team.

We look alike, but she’s not as short as I am. I’m only 1.50 metres tall!

This has to be the most boring area to live in. There’s nothing to do here at weekends.

The area we used to live in was more dangerous than this one. Burglaries were a common occurrence.

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