Exercise2. Turn the following into reported questions.

1. ‘Where do you live? ’ I asked her.

2. ‘How old will you be on your next birthday? ’ he asked me.

3. ‘Where is your umbrella? ’ she asked her daughter.

4. ‘Do you like playing football? ’ John asked us.

5. The boss asked, ‘What time are you going home today? ’

6. ‘Will you take the children to school today? ’ he asked.

7. ‘Who called you today? ’ she asked.

8. ‘When will you decorate the kitchen? ’ Martha asked.

9. ‘Who broke my vase? ’ I asked.

10. Father asked, ‘Will you help me lift these boxes, please? ’

11. ‘Can you speak a foreign language? ’ she asked the shop assistant.

12. ‘Where is the tourist information centre? ’ we asked.

Exercise 3. A new student, Paul, has come to the college and the other students are asking him questions. Imagine that he reports these questions later to an English friend:

1 Bill asked what country I came from.

1 'What country do you come from? ' said Bill.

2 'How long have you been here? ' said Ann.

3 'Are you working as well as studying? ' asked Peter.

4 'Have you got a work permit? ' Bill wanted to know.

5 'What are you going to study? ' asked Ann.

6 'Have you enrolled for more than one class? ' said Peter.

7 'Do you want to buy any second-hand books? ' said Bill.

8 'Have you seen the library? ' asked Ann.

9 'Do you play rugby? ' said Peter.

10 'Will you have time to play regularly? ' he wenton.

11 'Did you play for your school team? ' saidBill.

12 'Are you interested in acting? ' asked Ann.

13 'Would you like to join our Drama Group? ' she said.

14 'What do you think of the canteen coffee? ' askedPeter.

Exercise 4. Mary and Tom, with their son, John, aged 11, have recently come to this area. Mary wants to find a school for John and asks her neighbour Mrs Smith about the local school. Later, Mrs Smith reports these questions to her husband:

'Is it a mixed school? ' She asked if it was a mixed school.

1 'How long has it been a mixed school? '

2 'Do you like the headmaster? '

3 'Is he a scientist or an arts graduate? '

4 'How many children are there in the school? '

5 'How big are the classes? '

6 'Are the classes streamed? '

7 'What is the academic standard like? '

8 'Can parents visit the school at any time? '

9 'Is there a good art department? '

10 'Do they teach music? '

11 'What instruments can the children learn? '

12 'Is there a school orchestra? '

13 'Do they act plays? '

14 'What sort of plays have they done? '

15 'What games do they play? '

16 'Are the playing fields near the school? '

17 'Are they taught to swim? '

18 'Can the children get dinner at school? '

19 'Is the food good? '

20 'Is there a Parent-Teacher Association? '

21 'How often does it meet? '

22 'Were your own boys happy at theschool? '

Reported Commands / Requests / Suggestions