Grammar Exercises Ex.1. Consult and study the Grammar Focus (p.105)

Ex.2. a) Fill in the gaps with the verbs in necessary tense forms.

Nissan UK Limited was founded in 1969. At first it (to be) just a trading company. It (to import) cars from Japan and (to sell) them in the UK.

In 1970, the company (to have) only small percent of the UK market but the company (to grow) fast.

By 1974 they (to be) the UK’s leading car importer. When the UK (to become) one of Nissan’s main export markets, the company(to decide) to build an assembly plant here. After a long search, they (to find) a suitable site in Tyne and Wear. Cars (to begin) rolling off the production line in 1986.

b) Read the text again but begin like this:

My friend Mike told me about Nissan company. He said that…

Ex.3. Rewrite the sentences into the Reported Speech.

1. “It’s important to keep a positive atmosphere during negotiations,” the chairman said.

2. “ The partners set goals, suggest alternatives and say what they want,” commented the correspondent.

3. “Setting the agenda for the next meeting is the most important job,” they said.

4. “They made lots of suggestions,” reported Tom.

5. Manager said: “ The production of the factory increased when ten new workers were hired”.

6. They answered: “ Nations without technological resources cannot produce their own computer systems”.

Ex. 4. Say / Tell

Write the correct form of say or tell in the following sentences. Be careful to observe sequence of tenses.

1. Jack ----- (that )he had already seen the movie.

2. James-----me (that) he had already done his homework.

3. Jarry ----- (that) his friends would be going camping next week.

4. Hamlet ---. “To be or not to be, that is the question”.

5. My brother ----- us (that) he had passed the exam.

При перетворенні прямої мови на непряму вказані займенники та деякі обставини часу та місце змінюються так: Пряма мова Непряма мова this that these those now then here there today that day yesterday the day before tomorrow the next day ago before next the next, the following last the previous

Ex. 5. Fill in the blanks will the right tense form.

DIRECT SPEECH	REPORTED SPEECH
“I’m going out,” he said.	He said (that) he …. going out.
“We don't know him”, they said to us.	They told us (that) they …. him.
“They work in Rome, she said to us.	She told us (that) they … in Rome.
“She’s found her keys”, he said.	He said (that) she …. her keys.
“I lost my money ”, he said to her.	He told her (that) he… his money.
“I can’t forget this accident,” she said to him.	She told him (that) she …. forget that accident.

Ex.6. Transform the following sentences into indirect speech, observing all the necessary changes of verbs, pronouns etc.

1. She said: “We are enjoying our vacation”.

2. “I’ll meet you at the stadium at 6 o’clock tomorrow”, she said to them.

3. He said: “I haven’t heard the sports news today”.

4. She said: “I was late for my classes yesterday”.

5. He said: ‘We are having a test on finances now’.

6. She said to me: ‘I missed my train yesterday’.

Ex. 7. Work in pairs and complete the conversation.

Adam is talking to Beatrice about a friend, George. B has not heard the same as A.

Model: A. George doesn’t like his new job.

B. But he told me he loved (love) it!

1. A. He loves living in London.

B. But he told me _______ ! (hate)

2. A. He’s moving to Canada.

B. But he told me _______ ! (Australia)

3. A. His girlfriend has left him.

B. But he told me ________! (he / leave / her)

4. A. She’ll be thirty next week.

B. But she told me ________! (twenty - one)

5. A. He went to Amsterdam for his last holiday

B. But he told me ________! (Barbodos)

6. A. He can’t give up smoking!

B. But he told me ________! (three years ago)

7. A. He was given the sack last week.

B. But he told me ________! (promotion)

h) A. He’s fallen in love with a French girl.

B. But he told me _________! (with me)

Ex.8. You attended a meeting at work which your friend was unable to come to. Report what Mr. Baker, the sales manager, said.

Mr Baker: “ I talked to Mr Jones the other day. He has done all the research. But I’m not happy about the price. It all sounds too expensive. I’m trying to reduce it slightly and I’ll let you know if it’s possible”.

Example: Well, what has happened at the meeting?

Well, Mr Baker said he had talked to Mr Jones the other day.

And?

He said he had done all the research.

What about the price? Why? What is he going to do? Do you

think he can?

Ex.9. Change the main clause to the past and adjust the dependent clause as necessary.

Model: We hope that he will be able to attend the match.

We hoped that he would be able to attend the match.

1. He says that he finished the project last week.

2. Mark thinks he is going to participate at the international meeting.

3. Steve says that he will invite the guests.

4. Sue tells her friends that they are good businessmen.

5. Mary says that she learns English every day.

6. They say that they will move to France next year.

7. He says that he is looking for a job.

8. We hope that you can join us.

Unit II

Ex.1. Study the table and fill it in. What is the official language in…?

Country	Nationality	Language
Germany Italy Belgium Brazil Hungary Korea Romania Russia Ukraine USA China Japan Vietnam Britain Poland Spain Sweden Turkey Denmark Finland France Switzerland Greece	the -n, -ian the German the Italian the Belgian … … … … … … -ese the Chinese … …. -ish the British …. …. …. …. the Danish the Finnish the French the Swiss the Greek	-n, -ian German Italian French ? … … … … … ? -ese Chinese … … -ish ? Polish … … … … … French Danish, French Greek