Косвенная речь в английском языке: Сборник тренировочных упражнений по практической грамматике. Малетина Д.Ю - 27 стр.

28. “I wish you'd seen it,” I said to her.                                  VIII. Imagine you are Gordon and report this conversation to an-
                                                                            other friend one day after the event.
VII. Put the following into direct speech, using a dialogue form.                  “What's under there?” I asked, seeing the bulge at Claud's
Tom: Would you like to come for a drive tomorrow, Ann?                      waistline. He pulled up his sweater and showed me two thin but very
Ann: I'd love to etc.                                                       large white cotton sacks which were bound neat and tight around his
                                                                            belly. “To carry the stuff,” he said darkly.
                        TRIP TO STRATFORD                                          “I see.”
       1. Tom invited Ann to come for a drive the following day.                   “Let's go”, he said.
       2. Ann accepted with pleasure and asked where he was                        “I still think we ought to take the car.”
thinking of going.                                                                 “It's too risky. They'll see it parked.”
       3. He said he'd leave it to her.                                            “But it's over three miles up that wood.”
       4. She suggested Stratford... adding that she hadn't been there             “Yes,” he said. “And I suppose you realize we can get six
for ages.                                                                   months in the clink if they catch us.”
       5. Tom agreed and said that they might go on the river if it was            “You never told me that.”
a fine day.                                                                        “Didn't I?”
                                                                                   “I'm not coming,” I said.
       6. Ann wondered what was on at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
                                                                                   “It's not worth it.”
       7. Tom said they'd find out when they got there... adding that it
                                                                                   “The walk will do you good, Gordon. Come on.”
was usually possible to get seats on the day of the play.
                                                                                                      (from The Champion of the World by R. Dahl)
       8. He asked Ann if she could be ready by ten.
       9. Ann said with regret that she couldn't as she had to type a re-   IX. Report the following interview as if you were the doctor.
port first.                                                                       The doctor waited. The clock ticked. I stared at the fire.
       10. Tom expressed horror at the idea of working on Saturday...             “Jake doesn't want any more children,” I said.
and advised her to change her job.                                                “Do you like children, Mrs. Armitage?”
       11. She told him not to be ridiculous and explained that ... she           “How can I answer such a question?”
had volunteered to type the report in return for a free afternoon the             “Do you think it would be wrong not to like children?”
following week.                                                                   “I don't know, yes. Yes, I think so.”
       12. She pointed out that she hadn't known that he was going to             “Why?”
ask her out.                                                                      “Because children don't do any harm.”
       13. Tom said he supposed it was all right but ... warned her not           “Not directly, perhaps. But indirectly...”
to make a habit of volunteering for weekend work.                                 “Perhaps you don't have any,” I said.
       14. Ann promised not to.                                                   “Oh, yes. Three. Two boys and a girl.”
       15. Tom said gloomily that he supposed she'd be busy all morn-             “How old are they?”
ing.                                                                              “16, 14 and 10.”
       16. Ann assured him that she'd be finished by 11.00 and... of-             “And do you like them?”
fered to meet him at the bus stop at Hyde Park Corner.                            “Most of the time.”
       17. Tom said that it wasn't a very good meeting place and that             “Well, then. That's my answer. I like them most of the time.”
he'd call for her.                                                                                     (from The Dumpkin Eater by P. Mortimer)
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