1. Our English teacher told us that London (was, is) the cradle of British tradition and culture. 2. The guide (says, said) that we shouldn't fail to see the sights of London.

   3. The English teacher informed her pupils that Great Britain (is divided, was divided) into 92 administrative counties.

   4. A passenger in a doubledecker asked if he (is, was) on the right way to Westminster Abbey. 5. Peter asked his friend before the exam when London (became, had become) a prosperous trading centre. 6. She says that in Creat Britain the total number of the urban population greatly (exceeds, exceeded) the number of the rural population.

2. Change direct speech into indirect one:

1. The English teacher said, "For nearly 1000 years all the kings and queens of England have been crowned in Westmin­ster Abbey and many of them are buried here too." 2. The guide informed the tourists, "The National Gallery exhibits all schools of European painting from the 13th to the 19th century and includes works by van Dyck, Rubens, Goya, Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt." 3. A passer-by asked me, "Am I on the right way to the Buckingham Palace?" 4. A Frenchman having visited London says, "The Bucking­ham Palace, the House of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral are masterpieces of architecture." 5. He said, "Agriculture is one of the largest and most important activities in Great Britain." 6. Londoners like to say, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." 7. The tourist asked his guide, "When shall we go sightseeing?" 8. She asked me, "Do you know the history of conquering of the British Isles?"

3. Transform the following interrogative sentences into the sentences with indirect questions using the words in brackets according to the model:

Model: What is the very centre of London? (Do you know?)

— Do you know what the very centre of London is?

1. Are wheat and barley the chief grain crops in Great Britain? (Do you know?) 2. How are the new industries equipped in Great Britain? (Do you know?) 3. Are coal­mining, metallurgy, textile, shipbuilding the oldest branches of English industry? (Can you tell?) 4. What are the new branches of English industry? (Do you know?)

5. Did Romans found a settlement on the River Thames 2000 years ago? (Please, tell me.) 6. What main parts does London consist of? (Can you tell?)

IV. Change indirect speech into direct one:

1. The teacher of geography says that Great Britain for­mally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. 2. They asked the guide if they would go sightseeing that day. 3. I asked my English friend to show me the sights of London. 4. A passer-by asks me what bus he should take to go to Hyde Park. 5. The students asked the lecturer to explain them the political system of Great Britain.

5. My girl-friend told me that she would have a chance to go to Great Britain. 7. They said that English delegation had arrived by 5 o'clock yesterday.

V. Make up sentences:

The guide said The guide mentioned The tourist says The tourist said The tourist ask The passer-by asked The passer-by asks

that London had become a prospe­rous trading centre during the

Middle Ages, to show him the nearest way to

Whitehall, that he would like to visit the

National Gallery, that he will see the sights of Lon­don tomorrow, that for nearly 1000 years all the kings and queens had been crow ned in Westminster Abbey, whether he was on the right way to

St. Paul's Cathedral, whether they will see the ceremo­ny of changing of the Cuards near the Buckingham Palace