1.She doesn't old enough to travel by herself.

->She........is too young to travel by herself.........................................

2.Most people prefer spending money to earning it.

->Most............people would rather spend money than earn it.................................

3.The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment.

->The teacher let......me stay at home to finish the assignment............................

4.Daisy doesn't intend to go to university after leaving school.

->Daisy isn't going to go to university after leaving school................................

5.Because he had no experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.

->Because of.....having no experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine....................................

6.Because of the darkness, they stopped working.

->Because.....it was dark, they stopped working.............................

7.The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it is polluted

->Because of.......the pollution, The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink .......................

1.She doesn't old enough to travel by herself.

->She is too young to travel by herself.

3.The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment.

->The teacher let me stay at home to finish the assignment

4.Daisy doesn't intend to go to university after leaving school.

->Daisy has no intention of going to university after leaving school.

5.Because he had no experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.

->Because of his poor experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.

6.Because of the darkness, they stopped working.

->Because it was dark, they stopped working.

7.The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it is polluted

->Because of the pollution, The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink

1. My father said i could use his car.

-> my father allowed........................me to use his car.....................................

2. Don't stop him doing what he wants.

-> let.....................................him do what he wants................................................

3. You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won't succed

-> there's no point.........................in trying to get Jim to lend you his car............................

4. Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?

-> he suggested................................that I should put my luggage under the seat....................................

5. The driver said it was true that he didn't have a lisense

-> the driver admitted........................................not to have a lisense......................

6. I'll finish the work tonight if you like.

-> would you like....................................me to finish the work tonight..............................................

7. The teacher didn't show the class to leave before 4:30.

-> the teacher made.........................................the class stay until 4.30................................

8. I hate to get up in the dark.

-> i can't....................................stand getting up in the dark....................................

9. seeing Nelson Mandela will always in my memory

-> i'll never....................................forget seeing Nelson Mandela ......................................

10. my lawyer said i shouldn't say anything to the police

-> my lawyer advised..............................me not to say anything to the police...............................

1. My father allowed me to use his car.

2. Let him do what he wants.

3. There’s no point in trying to get Jim to lend you his car.

4. He suggested putting my luggage under the seat.

5. The driver admitted not having a licence.

6. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?

7. The teacher made the class stay until 4:30.

8. I can’t stand getting up in the dark.

9. I’ll never forget seeing Nelson Mandela.

10. My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.

1. We wore warm clothes. We didn't want to get cold

→We wore warm clothes so as not to get cold

2.The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said

→The man spoke very slowly so as for me to understand what he said

3. I whispered. I didn't want anybody else to hear out conversation

→I whispered so as not for anybody else to hear out conversation

4.Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

→Please arrive early so as to be able to start the meeting on time

5. She locked the door. She didn't want to be disturbed

→She lock the door in order not to be disturbed

6. He continued his speech, even though they all appreach disinterested

→He continued his speech in spite of their appreach disinterestedness

7. He had enough money but he refused to buy a new car

→Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car

8. Even though we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong

→Despite our careful plan, a lot of things went wrong

9. My boss tells the same jokes all the time but we always laugh like the first time we've heard

→Though my boss tells the same jokes all the time, we always laugh like the first time we've heard

10.While the e-readers are popular, most people still prefer books

→Despite the popularity of e-readers, most people still prefer books

11.We haven't been to concert for a over year

→The last time we.........went to concert........................was over a year

12. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself

→I..............haven't really enjoyed myself ..................................since your birthday party

13.James went to Scotland last Friday and is still there

→James...............has been ................................to Scotland since Friday

14.When did you learn to drive?

→How long is it.......since you started....................to drive

Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech

1. “Do what you're told" my father said

My father asked me to do what I was told

2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she

She asked if I understood what she meant

3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.

The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning

4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.

5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.

She told the children not to go near the water

6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.

Peter asked if someone was there

7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.

They asked her what time she had gone home the day before

8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.

I told them to do whatever they liked and go wherever they wanted

9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.

He asked me how I knew it was true

10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.

He asked me if I had seen that film

11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.

My mother told me to stay at home until she came back

12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.

Nam asked Minh if he would like to go somewhere for a drink after class

13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.

Lan suggested going out for a walk after dinner

14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)

The woman threatened the man to put the knife down or she would call the police

15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.

The teacher told the boys not to talk too much in class

16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?"

The teacher asked how many students there were in

17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.

Huong asked if Lan could lend her some money

18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.

I wanted to know how you went to school

19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.

The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school

20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"

He asked if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant

Exercise 1: Change into Reported Speech

1. “what you're told" my father said

=> My father wanted to know what I had told

2. “Do you understand what I mean?", said she

-> She asked if I understood what she meant

3. "Why were you late yesterday morning?", said the teacher to me.

-> The teacher asked me why I had been late the previous morning

4. “If I were you, I'd stop smpking", I said to my husband.

-> I told my husband that if I were him I would stop smoking

5. '' Don't go near the water, children" ,said she.

-> She told children not to go near the water

6. " Is anyone here?", said Peter.

->Peter asked if somesone was there

7. “What time did you go home yesterday?",they asked her.

-> They asked her what time she had gone home the day before

8. " Do whatever you like and go wherever you want",I said to them.

-> I asked them if whatever they liked and went wherever they wanted

9. " How do you know it is true?" he asked me.

-> He asked me how I knew it was true

10. “ Have you seen that film ?" he said to me.

-> He asked me if I had seen that film

11. "Stay at home until I come-back'', my mother said.

-> My mother told me to stay at home until she came back

12. "Would you like to go somewhere for a drink after class, Minh?", said Nam.

-> Nam asked Minh if he liked to go somewhere for a drink after class

13. " Shall we go out for a walk after dinner?", Lan said.

-> Lan asked me if we should go out for a walk after dinner

14. "Put the knife down or I'll call the police", the woman said to the man. ( threatened)

->The woman threatened the man to call the police if he didn't put the knife down

15. "Don't talk too much in class, boys", the teacher asked.

-> The teacher asked the boys not to talk too much in class

16. The teacher said "How many students are there in your ?''

-> The teacher asked us how many students there were in our class

17. “Can you lend me some money, Lan?", said Huong.

-> Huong asked Lan if she could lend her some money

18. “ How do you go to school?'', I wanted to know.

-> I wanted to know how you got to school

19. “ How far is it from here to your school", the teacher said to me.

-> The teacher asked me how far it was from there to my school

20. “ Are you hungry?, he said, Let's go to the restaurant"

-> He asked me if I was hungry and suggested going to the restaurant

1. My father allowed me to use his car.

2. Let him do what he wants.

3. There's no point trying to get Jim to lend you his car.

4. He suggested putting my luggage under the seat.

5. The driver admitted to not having a license

6. Would you like me to finish your work tonight?

7. The teacher made the class not to leave until after 4:30.

8. I can't stand getting up in the dark.

9. He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport.

10. I wasn't told about the change of plan.

11. When there was a knock at the door, we were having lunch.

12. They always play badminton on Tuesday.

13. Adrian always wears jeans

15. Annie suggested going there by bus.

16. This is the first time I have ever been in England.

17. The children aren't old enough to see horror films.

18. The sea was too rough for the children to swim.

I.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. They let us (use)........use......this room for our study

2. I decided (do)......to do........a hotel management course in 2012

3. Their clients agree (pay)........to pay......by check

4. Recently, her husband has made her (stay)........to stay......at home

5. The course help me (understand)........to understand......my cat better

6. Their family didn't want (move)........to move......to Scotland last year

7. Taking part in many contests has taught me (perform).......to perform.......more confidently

8. He was made (hand)......to hand........over all of his property

9. Have you ever hoped (see).....to see.........your idol in real life

10. I choose (not participate).........not participating.....in that competition

II. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences

1. Her faimily and friends advised her concentrate => to concentrate on study

=>

2. Teachers can still be creative and let their students to decide => decide how they learn

=>

3. They want her consider => to consider their advice before she made up her mind

=>

4. Parents should try make => to make their home stimulating

=>

5. He told me take => to take a seat while he dealt => was dealing with some other customers

=>

I complete each of the sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one

1 it would be a good idea if you did it again

->you had better do it again

2 they advised repainting the house

->they advised me to repaint the house

3 I can't afford to go on holiday this year

->I haven't got enough money to go on holiday this year

5 Fred tried hard to start the car, but without success

->no matter how hard Fred tried, he couldn't start the car.

II use the words given to make complete sentences

1 I/like/find/more/film/before/I/see/it

-> I like to find more films before i see it
2 He/apologise/be/late/and/disappoint/her

-> He apologizes for being late and being disappointed her

3 I/expect/help/by him

-> I expect to be helped by him

4 It/be his first visit/USA/next year

-> It will be his first visit the USA next year

III finish the second sentence so that it means exactly the same as the first one

1 Philip's inability to make decisions dates from his accident

-> Ever since his accident, Phillip has been unable to make decisions

2 you could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police

->refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest.

3 we were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive

->Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

4 mr wilson says he's sorry he didn't attend the meeting yesterday morning

->mr wilson sends her apologies for not having attended the meeting yesterday.

6 all the witnesses said that the accident was my fault

->all the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident.

7 I'd prefer you not to phone me at work

->I'd rather you didn't phone me at work

8 the interview panel thought that Sarah had a very good manner

->Sarah made a good behavior to the interview panel.

10 he didn't forget and neither did she

->he remembered and so did she

12he wrote that book during his holiday in Wales

->it was while he was on holiday that he wrote that book.

13 italy is the country I'd like to visit most

->I'd like to visit Italy which is the country I like most

14 if Mary had worked hard enough, she wouldn't have failed her exams

->Mary didn't work hard enough, she failed in her exams

15 My father said if I had to go out, I should finish my homework first

->my father said to me if I had to go out, I should finish homework my first
16 although we were very tired, we agreed to have a game of tennis

->tired as we were, he agreed to have a game of tennis

17 the robbers made the customers lie on the floor

->the customers were made to lie on the floor

18 the computer she bought was very cheap

-> she had to pay a little money for the computer

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