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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Oh, look! Whats the matter with her? the boy said I wont have you striking the children the nurse said. What are these nasty little boys doing here? the savage said Wheres Nora? she asked Dont tell them theyre mad he said Nobody believes its going to happen. Everyone thinks it will pass away he said Did you eat something that didnt agree with you? asked Bernard I went to see the controller today, said the savage Dont think about it any more, he said He said my wife has just been made a judge Ill come with you as soon as Im ready, she replied If you give me some wire, Ill mend the fuse for you, said the men They will be arriving tomorrow morning, the hotel porter said Sheila never gives her papers on time, the teacher complained Well spend our holidays in Greece next year, the young girl said And, whos going to pay all the expenses? the waiter asked Would you mind moving your car? he said, Its blocking my gate Could you get there and back in one day? I asked Ill wait for you if you like, she said You must see this exhibition, said all my friends My husband said, John was appointed chairman at Christmas Ill write down the report as soon as I get the message, my secretary replied The doctor will prescribe some tablets if you head aches again, the mother said Who wrote The vanity of Human Wishes, the teacher asked I do think the courts should have powers to send offenders away, Mr Clarke said We need a return to the approved schools where they are punished, he said The Times is not a government newspaper The press is not censored in Britain Such lawsuits are infrequent They have their own views on politics Dont use such common language Do you really want to buy this magazine? I wish I knew the answer Let us go and buy The Daily Telegraph Could you carry some bags, Mike? I asked Hurry up, she told me What time does the film finish?, I asked the cinema attendant You drove very well. Youre making good progress, said the driving instructor DIRECT SPEECH 1. She asked whether I was interested in going to the Opera House 2. The policemen told the driver not to park in that area 3. The student answered that she had not found anything strange in the exam 4. The conductor requested us to show him the tickets 5. She told me to look where I was going as the road was full of holes and very bad lit 6. She offered me some more tea and I refused. 7. He asked what the weather had been like during my holidays and I said it had been miserable. 8. She said you wouldnt mind if the first one wasnt any good 9. He told me to get out of his sight the next day 10. They suggested buying her a new dress 11. She answered that her husband would not sell the flat

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She asked me whether I had already seen the new car ANSWERS

1.The boy wanted to know what the matter was with her / what happened to her. 2. The nurse warned / said that she wouldnt have him striking the children. 3. The savage asked / wanted to know what those nasty little boys were doing there. 4. She asked where Nora was. 5. He told him not to tell them they were mad 6. He said that nobody believed it was going to happen and everyone thought it would pass away 7.Bernard asked if I had eaten something that hadnt agreed with me 8. The savage said he had gone to see the controller that day 9. He told me not to think about it any more 10 He said his wife had just been made a judge 11.She replied she would come with me as soon as I was ready 12. The men offered to mend the fuse for me if I gave them some wire / The men said they would mend the fuse for me if I gave them some wire 13. The hotel porter said they would be arriving the next/following morning 14. The teacher complained that Sheila never gave her papers on time 15. The young girl said they would spend their holidays in Greece the following year 16. The waiter asked / wanted to know who was going to pay all the expenses 17. He asked me to move my car as it was blocking his gate / He asked if I would mind moving my car as it was blocking his gate 18. I asked him if he could get there and back in one day 19. She promised/ offered to wait for me if I liked./ She said she would wait for me... 20. All my friends advised me to see that exhibition 21. My husband said John had been appointed chairman at Christmas 22. My secretary replied she would write down the report as soon as she got the message 23. The mother said the doctor would prescribe him some tablets if his head ached again 24. The teacher asked who had written The Vanity of Human Wishes 25. Mr Clarke said he thought courts should have powers to send offenders away 26. He said we needed a return to the approved schools where they were punished 27. He says / It is said TheTimes is not a government newspaper 28. They say / He says / It is said.... the press is not censored in Britain 29. They say... such lawsuits are/were infrequent. 30. They said they had their own views on politics 31. He told him not to use such common language 32. He asked her if she really wanted to buy that magazine 33. He said he wished he knew the answer 34. He suggested going and buying ... / He suggested that we could go and buy... / He suggested that we went and bought... 35. I asked Mike to carry some bags 36. She told me to hurry up 37. I asked the cinema attendant what time the film finished 38.The driving instructor congratulated me on driving well and added that I was making good progress. / He said I drove very well and added that I was making good progress 1. Are you interested in going to the Opera House, she asked 2. You mustnt / cant park in that area, said the policemen 3. I havent found anything strange in the exam, the student said 4. Could you show me your tickets / Would you mind showing me your tickets?, the conductor said 5. Look where youre going. The road is full of holes and bad lit, she said 6. Would you like some more tea?/ Have some more tea , she asked. No, thanks, I replied 7. What was the weather like during your holidays?, he asked. It was miserable, I answered

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Tom wont mind if the first one isnt any good, she said Get out of my sight tomorrow!, Paul exclaimed Lets buy Susan a new dress, they suggested Im sorry but my husband will not /wont sell the flat, she answered

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Have you seen the new car yet?, she asked.