Distance Learning (April 14-30)

2. Reported Speech 1. «What time does the next bus leave?» he said. «I need to get to the station.» He asked what time the next bus left because he needed to get to the station. 2. «Don’t go swimming in the lake,» she said. «The water is filthy.» She warned them not to go swimming in the lake because the water was filthy. 3. «Let’s go shopping tomorrow,» she said. «The sales have started.» She suggested going shopping the following day because the sales had started. 4. «Stand up,» the teacher said to the pupils. «The headmaster is coming.» The teacher ordered the pupils to stand up because the headmaster was coming. 5. «Please don’t take my ring,» she said to him. «It was a present.» She begged him not to take her ring because it had been a present. 6. «It’s very late, Martin,» his mother said. «Where have you been?» His mother reminded him that it was very late and asked him where he had been. 7. «Shall I cook the dinner?» he said to her. «You look very tired.» He offered to cook the dinner, adding that she looked very tired. 8. «Please stop making that noise!» she said to him. «I can’t concentrate.» She asked him to stop making that noise, explaining that she couldn't concentrate. 9. «Yes, I dropped your vase,» she said. «I was cleaning the shelf.» She admitted dropping my vase as she was cleaning the shelf. 10. «Can I use the car, please?» she said. «I need to run some errands.» She asked if she could use the car because she needed to run some errands. 11. «I’m sorry I’m late,» he said. «The car wouldn’t start.» He apologized for being late, explaining that the car wouldn't start. 12. «Why are you teasing your sister?» she asked him. «You know it makes her unhappy.» She asked/wondered why he was teasing his sister, reminding him that it made her unhappy. 13. «Why won’t you come to the party?» he said to her. «Everyone would love to see you.» He asked why she wouldn't go to the party and added that everyone would love to see her. 14. «It was Rob who broke the window,» he said to her. «He was kicking the football.» He accused Rob of breaking the window as he was kicking the football. 3. Match the word with the proper definition altogether- brag-to tell about your own achievements even out -to come into balance hold out for-to insist on something lame-stupid and boring marvel - to be amazed negligence-carelessness profile- a face seen from the side illiterate- one who cannot read or write show off- to behave in an ostentatious way to impress absently -without paying attention squabble-to argue stray-to get lost yank-to pull hard 

5.Read the dialogues and choose the most appropriate options to complete the dialogues.

1. Doctor

Take this medicine for a week and you’ll start to feel better.Patient—————DoctorAre you sure? It’s the best on the market.PatientYes I am. Can you please prescribe another one?A) What shall i do if unexpected side effects arise?B) What is the ideal dosage for my weight?C) No, it’s too early to prescribe another medicine.D) But I’ve used it before and it did not help at all.E) It looks as if the illness has already been cured.2. JakeHow did you like the movie you saw last night?KarenI can’t say it was the best I’ve ever seen.Jake—————KarenCertainly not. Do not waste your time.A) Did you go alone or with a friend from work?B) Hadn’t you read the reviews before you went to see it?C) What do you mean by saying it depends?D) I knew I could always count on you.E) Then you wouldn’t recommend it, would you?3. FatherWhat? You crashed the car again?Son—————FatherI’m sure it wasn’t. This is the third accident you have had this year.SonYou’re very angry now, dad. We had better talk about this later on.A) I do apologize. I promise it won’t happen again.B) Was the car in good condition?C) But it wasn’t my fault. You’ve got to believe me.D) Was it worth the money and time you had wasted?E) Why do you ask? Don’t you know it’s too late now?4.Chuck—————SueWhy do you think so?ChuckWhenever we meet, she pretends not to see me.SueI don’t think it’s because she hasn’t got over her anger. She’s havinga bad time at work nowadays.A) It seems that Martha is still angry with me.B) Martha will never make a good manager.C) I have never seen a smarter woman than Martha.D) One thing that I especially like about Martha is her sincerity.E) Martha has finally managed to get over her resentment.5.Tom—————MaryAre you kidding? We are in June.TomSo what? What’s wrong with June?MaryThe right time to trim your roses is the beginning of winter, when theylose their flowers.A) Are you going to plant those roses in your garden in June or July?B) Can you help me prune the roses in the garden at the weekend?C) I didn’t know your brother knew so much about gardening.D) Have you got any idea what the right time is to shorten rose plants?E) Are we supposed to do anything special to keep the roses fresh?
6.Complete the sentences with the most appropriate options.1. Even though the two parties appear united in negotiations, —-.A) the level of trust between them will always remain, at best, tenuousB) they weren’t able to agree on the subjectC) they will eventually reach an agreementD) it is impossible for him to succeedE) the president unexpectedly rejected it2. The moment I saw the sad face of my girl friend, —-.A) I begin to feel depressedB) I have realized that we will have a discussion about our relationshipC) I had decided to leave the houseD) I found out that something was wrongE) she has gone out to have a walk3. You had better take your mobile phone with you —-.A) so that you can lose itB) or I couldn’t have called youC) because I will not be at home during the whole dayD) If you had wanted to go abroadE) in case you may not find one when you are in need of it4. —- when they learned that the chairman would not be able to join the meeting.A) Hardly had the committee learned the reason of the meetingB) When they realized why they were all there in that early time of the dayC) It wasn’t until they got a phone call about an urgent meeting the next dayD) However professional they tried to be seenE) They will have already discussed the most important subjects5. —-, the Grammys are the highest rated.A) There are many music awards shows in the USB) Although Grammys are considered to be highly prestigiousC) Because there is only one big music awards show in the USD) Much as people are looking forward to next Grammy awards showE) Of the «big three» music awards shows