Direct Speech Reported Speech

Requests“Will you open the door?” She asked him to open the door.“Can you open the door?”Invitations“Would you like to visit us?’ She invited him to visit them.“What about visiting us?”“Let’s go out tonight.’ She suggested going out that night.“That sounds a great idea.” She accepted the invitationOffers“Shall I make you a coffee?” She offered to make him a coffee.“Yes please” She accepted the offer.“No thanks.” She refused the offer.Asking for Advice“What would you do if you were me?” She asked him to give her advice.“What shall I do?”Giving advice“You should get up earlier.” She advised him to get up earlier.“Why don’t you get up earlier?” She suggested that he (should) get up earlier.“If I were you, I’d get up earlier.”Greetings“Hello.” She greeted him.“Good morning.”“Bye” She said good-bye to him.“See you.”“How are you?” She enquired about his health.Apologies“I’m sorry I’ve broken your vase.” She apologized for breaking his vase.‘It’s OK. I never liked it anyway” He accepted her apology and explained

that he had never liked the vase.Short Answers“Yes, I do” She said she did.“No, I don’t.” She said she didn’t.Emotions“Damn” She swore.“Blimey.” She shouted angrily.“Ouch!” She shouted in pain.“Wow!” She shouted excitedly.“Congratulations.” She congratulated him on his success.“Sorry?” She asked him to repeat what he had

said“I’m really sorry.” She expressed her sympathy.

Tasks

1. Change the following mini dialogues into reported speech.

Hi Joe. How are you? Fine thanks.

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Would you like to go dancing tonight, Jane? Sorry I can’t. You know I’m preparing for a hard test.

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I’ve just had a row with my girlfriend. How could I make it up for her? Why don’t you take her to that new Italian restaurant? I’m sure she’d be

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I’m ever so sorry but I’ve forgotten to post your letter. Never mind. It wasn’t that important.

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Ouch! I’ve hit my hand on the heater. I’m sorry. Shall I give you a painkiller? No thanks. But could you carry my bag, please? Yes, certainly.

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Guess what! I’ve just got an A+ for my history project. Well done!

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Shall I help you with your Maths homework? Will you? It’s very kind of you. What about meeting at my place later this

evening? Well, not tonight because I’m busy. Let’s meet at my place tomorrow

morning. OK. I’ll be there. Bye.

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2. Reconstruct the original dialogues.

Joe telephoned Jill and asked her to go with him to a concert. She refused the invitation because she was expecting some relatives. Joe was disappointed and suggested going out on Friday night. Jill accepted the invitation and hung up.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Max apologized for arriving late at Mary’s party. He gave her a bunch of red roses and a box of chocolates. Mary was delighted with the presents and showed him the way to her house, where she introduced him to her friends. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stacey visited her old friend Sarah, who was very nervous because she couldn’t find her bank card. Stacey offered to help her find it, and suggested that Sarah should contact her bank as soon as possible.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bob was very disappointed because he had put on some weight recently. He asked Bill to give him some advice on how to lose weight. Bill advised him to take up a sport and invited him to join his football team. Bob refused to take the advice because he was bad at football. Bill didn’t believe it and suggested that Bob should give it a try. Bob was not really sure about it, but in the end they agreed to meet on Wednesday afternoon at the football work-out.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________