Exercise 5. Fill in prepositions where necessary.

1. You needn't go... the booking-office: it is possible to book... phone... advance. 2. Please, I want two lower berths... the Almaty express... Saturday, the second... May. 3. I was looking... the porthole and saw how our plane took.... 4. I can give you one upper berth... a separate compartment. 5. The train... Astana leaves... eleven-twenty-three. 6. When did you last travel... railway? 7. Arriving... the station where he was to change... the Almaty train, he went... the inquiry office to find out what platform his train started.... 8. Our plane took...... nine o'clock... the morning. 9. It takes you only an hour to get... Aktobe... plane. 10. I could not get a ticket... a plane and had to stand... a long queue to get a seat... a train... Paris.

Exercise 6. Change into indirect speech.

1. She said, " I am reading."

She said that __________.

2. They said, " We are busy."

They said that __________.

3. He said, " I know a better restaurant."

He said that __________.

4. She said, " I woke up early."

She said that __________.

5. He said, " I will ring her."

He said that __________.

6. They said, " We have just arrived."

They said that __________.

7. He said, " I will clean the car."

He said that __________.

8. She said, " I did not say that."

She said that __________.

9. She said, " I don't know where my shoes are."

She said that __________.

10. He said: " I won't tell anyone."

He said that __________.

Exercise 7.Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1." Where is my umbrella? " she asked.

→ She asked _____

2." How are you? " Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us _____

3.He asked, " Do I have to do it? "

→ He asked _____

4." Where have you been? " the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter ____

5." Which dress do you like best? " she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend ______

6." What are they doing? " she asked.

→ She wanted to know _____

7." Are you going to the cinema? " he asked me.

→ He wanted to know _____

8.The teacher asked, " Who speaks English? "

→ The teacher wanted to know _____

9." How do you know that? " she asked me.

→ She asked me ____

10." Has Caron talked to Kevin? " my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me ______

Exercise 8.Complete the sentences.

Example:

" I admire you." - She said she admired me.

" It is too late." - I said______

1" I have replied." - He claimed that_____

2" I met you yesterday." - Sam told me _____

3" I cannot come." - Mary explained that _______

4" I could fall down." - He was afraid____

5" I will pay tomorrow." - He said____

6" The Himalayas are the highest." - He knew that____

7" I may lend you some money." - Bill promised_____

8" I have been watching a film." - He replied that___

9" Claire must rest." - The doctor said________

10" I have not done it today." - I explained that____