2. Complete the table to illustrate the basic rules for backshift when transforming direct speech into reported speech.

   Direct Speech	Reported Speech
   now
   	the day before
   two days ago
   	the week before
   next year
   	the next day / the following day
   here
   	that
   these

3. Complete the table showing the change of tenses in reported speech.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Simple Present
Present Progressive
Simple Past
Present Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Past Progressive
Present Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future (be going to)
Future (will)

4. Report what the former interns said about their experience.

Get real

Search the Internet to find information on the internship programmes in your field of science abroad. Choose the internship programme you would like to do best of all. Take notes about the programme under the following guidelines:

• Name of the job

• Opportunities for foreign students

• Duties involved

• Personal qualities required

• Skills and qualifications to gain

Present and discuss the information on the internship programmes you have found. See how many students would like to do it.

Reading

1. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.

1. What kind of a job do you hope to get with your university degree?

2. What degree should you get to work in research areas?

3. Which would you prefer: to work in pure or applied science? Why?

4. Why do industries require the application of scientific knowledge?

2. As a class name as many science-related jobs as you can ending in -ist, -er/or, -ant/ent, -tian/cian. How many have you got?

3. Read the text and note down the names of the jobs that are new for you. In pairs compare your lists.