Luyện tập SVIP

Read the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Linh wants to rewrite what Mai said to brother Phuc and to her parents in direct speech, but there are some mistakes. Can you identify one mistake in each sentence and correct them?

Mai: ‘I'm too tired and didn't want to go out.'

Mai: ‘I wanted to be a designer.'

Mai's parents: 'Design graduates wouldn't find jobs easily. We want you to get a medical degree.'

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

1. ‘We will visit you this week,' my parents told me.

2. Our teacher asked us, ‘What are you most worried about?'

3. ‘I'm so delighted. I've just received a surprise birthday present from my sister,' Phuong told me.

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

1. ‘Kate can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure,' Tom said.

2. ‘I got a very high score in my last test, Mum,' she said.

3. ‘Do you sleep at least eight hours a day?' the doctor asked him.

Rewrite the sentences using question words + to-infinitives.

1. I don't know what I should wear!

2. Could you tell me where I should sign my name?

3. I have no idea when we should leave for the bus.

Rewrite the sentences using question words + to-infinitives.

1. We're not sure where we should hang the painting.

2. He wondered how he could tell this news to his parents.

3. They can't decide who should go first.

Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question words before to-infinitive

1. ‘How should we use this support service?' they wondered.

2. ‘Who should I turn to for help?' he asked.

3. ‘Mum, when should I turn off the oven?' Mai asked her mother.

Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question words before to-infinitive

1. ‘Where should we park our bikes?' asked Phong and Minh.

2. ‘Should we call her now?' he asked.

3. ‘What should we do to make Linh feel happier?' they wondered.