1. choose the right variant of the reported speech. 1. she says, “who will come to see you tomorrow? ” a) she says who would come to see me tomorrow. b) she asks who will come to see me tomorrow. 2. i said to the girl, “close the window! ” a) i ordered the girl to close the window. b) i ordered the girl closed the window. 3. margaret to john: “can you write a letter to our granny? ” a) margaret told john could he write a letter to their granny. b) margaret asked john if he could write a letter to their granny. 4. “the castle is only open on tuesdays, ” explained the tour guide. a) the tour guide explained that the castle is being only open on tuesdays. b) the tour guide explained that the castle was only open on tuesdays. 5. “can you help me with these packages? ” clara asked boris. a) clara asked if boris could help her with those packages. b) clara asked if boris could help her with these packages. 2. choose the right variant of the direct speech. 1. wendy asked if ann told her brother the truth about the money. a) wendy: “ann, did you tell your brother the truth about the money? ” b) wendy: “ann, if you tell your brother the truth about the money? ” 2. stephanie asked me to tell if something was wrong. a) stephanie: “tell me if something is wrong.” b) stephanie: “tell me if something has been wrong.” 3. ben said that jack had promised to check those reports with him. a) ben: “jack promised to check these reports with me.” b) ben: “jack promises to check these reports with me.” 4. fay asked if i was going to stay in the office over lunchtime. a) fay said: “was i going to stay in the office over lunchtime? ” b) fay said: “are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime? ” 5. i asked my friend where he was going. a) i said, “where are you going, my friend? ” b) i said, “where you are going, my friend? ” 3. choose the right answer. 1. she said that she … twenty years old the following friday. a) will be b) would be c) was 2. liz says she … the film. a) already saw b) had already seen c) has already seen 3. mr. green told the children … so much noise. a) don’t make b) not to make c) not make 4. our children said they … school. a) don’t like b) didn’t like c) won’t like 5. she asked me if i … my dinner. a) enjoyed b) enjoy c) have enjoyed

1. 1. she says, “who will come to see you tomorrow? ” b) she asks who will come to see me tomorrow. 2. i said to the girl, “close the window! ” a) i ordered the girl to close the window. 3. margaret to john: “can you write a letter to our granny? ” b) margaret asked john if he could write a letter to their granny. 4. “the castle is only open on tuesdays,” explained the tour guide. b) the tour guide explained that the castle was only open on tuesdays. 5. “can you help me with these packages? ” clara asked boris. a) clara asked if boris could help her with those packages. 2. 1. wendy asked if ann told her brother the truth about the money. a) wendy: “ann, did you tell your brother the truth about the money? ” 2. stephanie asked me to tell if something was wrong. a) stephanie: “tell me if something is wrong.” 3. ben said that jack had promised to check those reports with him. a) ben: “jack promised to check these reports with me.” 4. fay asked if i was going to stay in the office over lunchtime. b) fay said: “are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime? ” 5. i asked my friend where he was going. a) i said, “where are you going, my friend? ” 3. 1. she said that she … twenty years old the following friday. b) would be 2. liz says she … the film. b) had already seen    3. mr. green told the children … so much noise. b) not to make 4. our children said they … school. b) didn’t like 5. she asked me if i … my dinner. a) enjoyed

My family.there are four of us in my family: a father, a mother, me and younger brother. my father’s name is vladimir, he is a bus driver. my mother’s name is natalya, she is a kindergarten teacher. my name is alexander, i am in the fifth grade and i go to music school. my younger brother’s name is andrey, he is in the first grade. i always help him to do homework and i look after him while my mother and father are at work. we like to play ball and watch animated cartoons. we go fishing together with father. after that our mother cooks delicious fish soup. if we have time to spare we always spend it together. we like going to the cinema and walking in the park. in the summer we go to the river for swimming or go to the forest to gather berries and mushrooms. in the winter we go skiing and skating. my brother and i always help our parents. we wash up dishes and sweep the floor. moreover, we tidy our rooms ourselves. my parents are the best! our family is very united, close-knit and happy.моя семья. моя семья состоит из четырёх человек: папа, мама, я и младший брат. папу зовут владимир иванович, он работает водителем автобуса. маму зовут наталья сергеевна, она работает в детском саду воспитателем. меня зовут александр, я учусь в 5 классе и занимаюсь в музыкальной школе. брата зовут андрей, он учится в 1 классе. я всегда ему делать и присматриваю за ним, пока мама с папой на работе. мы любим с ним играть в мяч и смотреть мультфильмы. вместе с папой мы ходим на . потом мама готовит нам вкусную уху. свободное время мы всегда проводим вместе. любим ходить в кино или гулять в парке. летом ходим купаться на речку или ходим в лес за грибами и . а зимой катаемся на лыжах и коньках. мы с братом всегда родителям: моем посуду и подметаем пол. еще мы сами убираемся в своих комнатах. мои родители самые лучшие! наша семья дружная, крепкая и самая счастливая!

По- luke: what's your favourite sport, maria? maria: honestly speaking luke, i'm not very sporty but i like swimming a lot.  luke: can you swim well?     maria: yes, certainly. i'm quite good at it. i also do some snorkeling and windsurfing.    luke. i see. sounds interesting. i also like swimming but my favourite sport is basketball. maria: that's obvious. you are rather tall.    luke: are there any sports that you don't do but like watching?     maria: there are many such sport types. for example, i enjoy watching football, hockey, tennis, alpine skiing, biathlon, figure skating, bobsleigh and many others. how about you? do you like watching sport events?     luke: i certainly do. my favourite events are connected with soccer and curling.     maria: by the way, i have no idea what the difference between football and soccer is.   maria: i see. so, the main differences are just in the rules of these games, aren't they?   luke: exactly.     maria: what about curling? is it a team game? and how is it played?     luke: curling is a team game. it is usually played in teams of four. the equipment includes stones and brooms. in this game players should try to slide stones across the ice sheet towards the target area, which is called the house. the point of the game is to slide the stone closer to the centre of the house. each team has eight stones.     maria: that sounds like an interesting sport. when i get the chance i will definitely watch a curling event.     luke: i'm sure, you'll like it.     maria: have you ever tried to surf or windsurf?     luke: no, i haven't. but i think it feels great. can you tell me a little bit about these sport types?     maria: yes, of course. i'm very much into these water sports. surfing is quite popular among young people nowadays. surfing in other words is wave riding. surfers stand on special boards and try to ride the ocean waves. windsurfing is the combination of surfing and sailing. both sports are very spectacular.     luke: are there any special events or competitions in surfing and windsurfing?     maria: yes, there are. there are world surfing championships. windsurfing features such disciplines as slalom, speedracing, freestyle and else.     luke: i'd like to see one of those competitions. let me know if there is a coming up event.   maria: will do. i'm glad we have similar interests and preferences in sport.