Learn to Speak English. Асафова Г.К - 69 стр.

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...You said you were tired...
1 Your friend says “I’m hungry” so you go to a restaurant. When you get there
he says “I don’t want to eat”. What do you say? You said ...
2 Tom tells you “Ann has gone away”. Later that day you meet her. What do
you say? Tom told ...
3 George said “I don’t smoke”. A few days later you see him smoking
a cigarette. What do you say to him? You said ...
4 You arranged to meet Jack. He said “I won’t be late”. At last he arrives — 20
minutes late. What do you say? You ...
5 Sue said “I can’t come to the party tonight”. That night you see her at the
party. What do you say to her? ...
6 Ann says “I’m working tomorrow evening”. Later that day she says “Let’s go
out tomorrow evening”. What do you say? ...
2. Now you have to read a sentence and write a new
sentence with the same meaning.
Examples:
“Listen carefully”, he said to us.
He told ...us to listen carefully...
“Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said.
Ann said
...not to wait for her she was
late...
1 “Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said. The doctor said ...
2 “Read the instructions before you switch on the machine“, he said to me. He
told ...
3 “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us. She told ...
4 “Can you speak more slowly? I can’t understand”, he said to me. He asked ...
because ...
5 “Don’t come before 6 o’clock”, I said to him. I told ...
IV. IDIOMS
On the Line
(in danger of being lost)
Lately Tom’s been more conscientious about the accuracy and quality of his
work with the company. He was warned that his job was on the line because of his
lack of concern for his duties. When Tom was alerted that he was in danger of losing
his job, he began to take his obligations with the company more seriously.
Fishy
(strange and suspicious)