In this exercise someone says something to you, which is the opposite of what they said before. You have to answer I thought you said ...

e.g. “That plan is expensive.”- “I thought you said it wasn’t expensive”

1. “There are many ways to look for a job in the UK.”- “I thought you said ... .”

2. “Over the last decade the online job market has exploded into the mainstream and in the UK.”

3. “Online recruitment websites allow you to search according to your criteria, such as sector, salary and region.”

4. “Broadsheets all have job offers, mainly for executives and professionals, as well as sections dedicated to specific professions, i.e. teaching, computers, media.”

5. “Often a chamber of commerce will have a list of companies from your home country doing business in the UK, which can make good targets for applications.”

6. “Job centers can be found in every town and focus mainly in jobs for the non-professionals”.

7. “Career advisers can help you with all aspects of finding work as they normally have newspapers, books, leaflets and Internet access to support you in your job search.”

8. “Sometimes getting a job is about knowing the right people or being in the right place at the right time.”

9. “You can meet people that are well connected and let everybody know you are looking for employment.”

10. “You may also find useful information on your UK job search on our website for expat recruiters and international HR professionals.”

Exercise 5

Report these Yes/No questions moving the clauses “one tense back”.

1. “Are you sure?” He asked me if / whether I was sure.

2. “Has Pat been working here long?” He wanted to know ________.

3. “Will you see Smith, because you’re so much better at handling things like this than I am?”- I was wondering if _______________.

4. “Is Symes reliable?” - Do you know ______________________.

5. “Must I define changes for the job and income categories?” - I asked the trainer if _________________________________?

6. “May I take a point?” - He wanted to know _______________.

7. “You don’t mind if I just interrupt a moment, do you?” - She wanted to know __________________________________.

8. “You see my point, don’t you?”- She asked us _______________.

9. “Will you be raising the subject of cutting business expenses or not?” - He wanted to know _______________________________.

10. “Did you report the calls for doggie-bags?” - He wondered ________.

Exercise 6

Report these question-word questions moving the clauses “one tense back”. Mind that the inversion after a question-word in a direct question changes to statement word order in the reported question and , if necessary, the tense is changed at the same time.

e.g. - Where has Sally put the folder?

- Do you know where Sally has put the folder?

1. - What is it all about, Ted?

- Have you got any idea ____________________________________?

2. - What do you want me to do?

- Could you tell me _______________________________________?

3. - Why are people turning to second-hand markets for things like bikes? She wondered ___________________________________________.

4. - What kind of aid has Marco had?

You wanted to know ______________________________________.

5. - What do you feel your colleagues will think about it?

- I wonder ________________________________________________.

6. - What did Mary Farrar’s surplus amount to after paying business expenses?

- I want to know ___________________________________________.

7. Where did Mary Farrar learn the economics of building?

- Could you tell me ________________________________________?

8. - What percentage of your income comes from fringe benefits?

- Do you know ____________________________________________?

9. - How long have you been with this firm?

- Did you tell him __________________________________________?

10. - Which companies will John be investing in?

- You didn’t say ___________________________________________.

Exercise 7

Put the following into indirect speech.

1. “What areas does sociology of work study?” asked the lecturer.

2. “What are the main features of the labour market?” asked Jack.

3. “What methods and mechanisms does labour market encompass?”enquired my groupmate.

4. “How is work defined in sociology?” asked someone else.

5. “What is labour in economic theory?” asked professor Smith.

6. “What economic incentives should be used to improve productivity?” I asked.

7. “Why does unemployment prevent the development of labour market?” she wondered.

8. “Which economic factors cause unemployment?” asked my younger daughter.

9. “Should the society take any urgent measures to improve public welfare?” the speaker asked the audience.

10. “Is it useful to have some unemployment in the country?” the teacher asked me.

11. “How does he state assist those unemployed?” Betsy wondered.

12. “Does it sound reasonable if I insist on further discussion?” said the caller.

Exercise 8

Change the following direct commands, requests, invitations etc. using tell, order, ask, beg, advise, remind, warn, reproach etc., remember that the person addressed is often not mentioned in a direct command, but must be mentioned in an indirect command.

e.g. He said,”Go away” - He told me (Tom, us, them, etc.) to go away.

1. “Lend me your calculator,” I said to Mary.

2. “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned me.

3. “Please, fill up this form,” the secretary said.

4. “Open the safe!” the manager ordered the clerk.

5. “Please, do as I say,” he begged me.

6. “Read it before you sign it,” he said to his client.

7. “Invest into the firm,” I advised my friend.

8. “Don’t argue with me!” the senior officer said to his subordinate.

9. “See if you can find any receipt,” the shop assistant said.

10. “Pay at the cash desk,” the bank teller said to the client.

11. “Think well before you go to the Managing Director,” the shop steward warned Smith.

12. “Don’t worry about anything, Mrs. Wiles,” said her solicitor. “Leave it all to me.”

13. Notice: Please do not ask at the desk for change for telephone calls.

14. “Don’t make mountains out of molehills,” he said.

15. “Read it yourself if you don’t believe what I say,” he told me.

16. “You might have checked these figures for me,” he said.

17. “Answer this complaint for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy.”

18. “Would you mind paying cash?” said my landlady when I took out my check-book.

Exercise 9

Read the text below. In most of the lines there is one wrong word or word combination. Other lines, however, are correct.

· If a line is correct, put a tick (Ö) in the space in the right-hand column.

· If there is a mistake in the line, use the correct word in the right-hand column.

1	A good job means different things to different people.	Ö
2	You might be surprised to hear it some people would	that
3	just like do nothing and get paid. Others say that the
4	more they work the happier they are, and they couldn’t
5	wait till the week is over and the Monday sets in. It is
6	widely assumed that there are a lot of people who like
7	routine jobs but view a change as a disaster. In the other
8	words they prefer to be told what do. However, there
9	are adventurers and entrepreneurs which love-risk taking
10	and decision making as part of his life. Some people
11	suppose that they would never enjoy work free-lance:
12	they will stick with the group no matter what happened.
13	Besides there are leaders who like team-building and
14	running business or a team. I’ve always wanted to know
15	if people like that enjoy working for a big, formal,
16	impersonal organization. Thus job satisfaction does not
17	depends on the job alone but on the jobholders as well.