Unit 4 : Learning a foreign language

Bài 1: Find the mistake then correct it

1. They asked him not give->to give that new information to anyone else

2. It took me so many->much time to learn this lesson

3. Do you know what was she doing->she was doing at this time yesterday?

4. The doctor advided->advised hẻ to go for a diet to lose weight

5. He said that he would visit me tomrrow->the next day

6. They were complete->completely right when they said that

7. The Browns decide going->to go to school tomorrow

8. Peter has two brothers, the older->elder is a policeman the younger is an engineer

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->mary warned her friend not to tell anyone or he would be sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->peter invited nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->tom told me to go and see the next day

5. " What country do tou come from ?" said Bill

->bill said what country i came from

6. "Do you want to buy ant second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->Ann asked me if i wanted to buy a second hand-book

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->tom asked me if i had time to play regularly

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me why the sky is blue

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->he asked me who put salt in his coffee

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->helen said to me why wasn't i talking the exams

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->mary warned her friend not to tell anyone or he would be sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->peter invited nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->tom told me to go and see the next day

5. " What country do tou come from ?" said Bill

->bill said what country i came from

6. "Do you want to buy ant second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->Ann asked me if i wanted to buy a second hand-book

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->tom asked me if i had time to play regularly

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me why the sky is blue

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->he asked me who put salt in his coffee

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->helen said to me why wasn't i talking the exams

1.Her father told her " Never tell lie to your teacher"

->...........Her father told her never told lie to her teacher

2. "Don't tell anyone or you'll be Sony" Mary warned her friend

->......Mary warned her friend not to tell somesone or she would be Sony

3. Peter invited Nick " Would you like to stay for lunch ?"

->.............Peter invited Nick to stay for lunch

4. Tom said "Go and see tomorrow"

->.................Tom said to go and see the next day

5. " What country do you come from ?" said Bill

->..............Bill said to me what country I came from..

6. "Do you want to buy any second hand -book ?" asked Ann

->.......Ann asked me if I wanted to buy some second hand -book............

7. "Will you have time to play regularly " asked Tom

->.......Tom asked me if I would have time to play regularly.....

8. " Why is the sky blue ?" my young daughter often asks

-> My young daughter often asks me......why the sky is blue...............

9. "Who put salt in my coffee ?" he asked

->..............He asked me who put salt in his coffee..

10. " Why aren't you talking the exams ?" said Helen

->............Helen said to me why I wasn't talking the exams......

Bài 2:

1. She left university 2 years ago

=> It's....2 YEARS SINCE SHE LEFT UNIVERSITY....................................

2. They had sold the house at the end of the road

=>The house.............AT THE END OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN SOLD.........................................

3. It's careless of you to leave the window open last night

=> You should not.................HAVE LEFT THE WINDOWW OPEN LAST NIGHT............................................

4. You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry

=>Unless.......YOU KEEP YOUR FEET DRY , YOU WILL CATCH A COLD............................................................

5. We couldn't go to school because it rained

=> Because of............THE RAIN , WE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL...............................

Bài 2:

1. She left university 2 years ago

=> It's........2 YEARS SINCE SHE LEFT UNIVERSITY........

2. They had sold the house at the end of the road

=>The house......AT THE END OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN SOLD......

3. It's careless of you to leave the window open last night

=> You should not........LEAVE THE WINDOW OPEN LAST NIGHT...

4. You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry

=>Unless......YOU KEEP YOUR FEET DRY, YOU WILL CATCH A COLD.......

5. We couldn't go to school because it rained

=> Because of...RAINING, WE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL..

1. "you had better lesve thid party early"he asked. (advise)

--->he advised me to leave the party early

2. "stop your car "the policeman asked me. (order)

--->the policeman ordered me to stop my car

3. "would you like a cup of tea" asked me (invite)

--->i invited him a cup of tea

4. "you take my ring"i said to him (accuse)

--->i accused him of taking my ring

5. "don't touch the oven. it is very hot" he said to me. (warm)

he warned me not to touch the oven. it was very hot

6. "why don't we take a taxi to get there?"he said. (suggest)

--->.he suggested taking a taxi to get there

7. "i don't mind helping you slove the problem" he said to her. (offer)

--->he offered to help her solve the problem

8"i'm sorry.i am late "said she. (apologise)

--->she apologised for being late

9. "tell us where you are from" they said (want)

--->they wanted to known where i was from

10. "try your best to study" my father said to me. (encourage)

--->my father encouraged me to study

11. "give me a hand" said she

--->she told me to give her a hand

12. "i don't agree with you on the matter" said he . (refuse)

--->.he refused to agree with me on the matter

put the following commands and request into reported speech

1.put your pen in this table ,minh,he asked

he asked Mnh to put his pen on that table

2. go out now,he asked me

he told me go to out then

3.open your books ,the teacher asked his student

the teacher told his students to open their book

4. do the test in five minutes,she asked him

she told him to do the test in five minutes

5.finsh this exercise as soon as possible,asked the

he told me to finish that exercire as soon as possible

6.stop talking ,she asked her children

she asked her children to stop talking

7.clean the floor before i go back ,she asked me

she asked me to clean the floor before i went back

8 wait for me here.i will com back in five minutes ,asked she

she told me to wait for her there, she would come back in five minutes

9.listen to their conversation carefully,he asked mary

he told mary to listen to their conservation

1."how big are these rooms?''she said to me

she asked........HOW BIG THESE ROOMS WERE................................................

2. "what kind of music do you like, peter?"she asked

she asked.............PETER WHAT KIND OF MUSIC HE LIKED.............................................

3. "how can i translate these sentences into vietnamese?"i asked him

i asked..........HIM HOW I COULD TRANSLATE THOSE SENTENCES INTO VIETNAMESE.............................................

4. "where is she now?"they asked him

they asked HIM WHERE SHE WAS THEN........................................................

5. "what are you doing tomorrow morning?"he asked me

he asked ......ME WHAT I WAS DOING THE NEXT MORNING .......................................................

6. "what time does the train leave for da nang?"they asked me

they asked..ME WHAT TIME THE TRAIN LEAVED FOR DA NANG...................................................

7. "why are you standing here?"he asked her

he asked........HER WHY SHE WAS STANDING THERE...................................................

8. " who are you waiting for,minh?"she asked

she asked...........MINH WHO HE WAS WAITING FOR.................................................

9. "where are your friends from?"she asked mai

she asked..........MAI WHERE HER FRIENDS WERE.................................................

10. "what are you doing now?"they asked him

they asked..........HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING THEN...........................................

11. "where is the bus stop?"i asked marry

i asked..............MARRY WHERE THE BUS STOP WAS........................................

12. "how do you use this computer?"she asked me

she asked...........ME HOW I USED THT COMPUTER................................................

13. "where can i find my books, peter?"i asked

i asked.............PETER WHERE I COULD FOUND MY BOOKS..................................................

14. "when must i answer your questions?"i asked mai

i asked.............MAI WHEN I HAD TO ANSWER HER QUESTIONS....................................................

15. "who is going to help her with the work?"he asked me

he asked........ME WHO WAS GOING TO HELP HER WITH THE WORK..........................................................

Bài 1:

1. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. didn't D. weren't

2. He wanted to know......there

A. how long time I had been B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been D. how long had I been

Bài 1: Find the mistake then correct it

1. The teacher ordered us not open-> to open our book until she told us to do so

2.He is angry about=> of having not been invited to hẻ birthday party

3. John was upset last night because he had to do too many=> much homework

4. We wish we have=> had a longer vacation but we don't

5. He doesn't have any informations=> information about departure and arrival time of today's flights

6. I wish I didn't go=> hadn't gone there for my holiday last year. I didn't enjoy it

7. The mother asked her son what did he want=> he wanted for his birthday

8. Throughout the United States there is=> are fast food restaurants where hamburgers are served

9. Each of the students in the class has=> have to do their own assignment this semester

10. Helen was proud for=> of finishing the work in such a short time

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, can you drive

i asked him if he could drive

2,do you like animals

they wanted to know if i liked animals

3, are you willing to work on saturdays?

he asked me if i was willing to work on saturdays

4, is she a teacher

lan asked me if she was a teacher

5,paul said " can you swim, mary"

paul asked mary if she could swim

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, what is your nam

she asked me what my name was

2,how many children do you have

they asked her how many children she had

3,what exam will you take

i asked him what exam he would take

4,where is he from

i asked minh where he was from

5. she asked me "how old are you"

she asked me how old i was

6,john said ' how long does it take you to get to london, mary ?"

john asked mary how long it took her to get to London

7,the policeman asked the little girl "what is your name"

the policeman asked the little girl what her name was

8, he said " where can i find her in this town?"

he asked me where he could find her in that town