Reported speech (Câu tường thuật)

1. Choose the correct options.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. I said that I ______ Tom the following day.

A. meet

B. met

C. will meet

D. would meet

2. Paul asked me _______ a career in robotics.

A. did I want

B. do I want

C. if I wanted

D. what I wanted

3 Minh asked Julie _______ for an exam then.

A. whether

B. what

C. if

D. when

4. Hoa said that she ________ job her father did.

A. studies

B. would study

C is studying

D was studying

5. I told my students that they needed to practise _________ teamwork skills.

A. her

B. their

C. your

D. his

6. John asked his teacher __________ he should study IT or science.

A. what

B. whether

C. where

D. that

7. Judy said that we _________ robots in our houses in the future.

A. would have

B. will have

C. had

D. were having

8. Mum told us that ________ needed to finish our homework before we went out.

A. she

B. we

C. he

D. you

9. "Where are you now?" Jen asked Peter.

A. Jen asked Peter where are you now.

B. Jen asked Peter where he was now.

C. Jen asked Peter where you were then.

D. Jen asked Peter where he was then.

10. "I will ask my teacher about this issue," Tony said.

A. Tony said that he would ask his teacher about that issue.

B. Tony said that he asked his teacher about this issue.

C. Tony said that he asks his teacher about this issue.

D. Tony said that I would ask my teacher about that issue.

1. Match direct statements and questions 1-6 with reported speech a-f.

(Nối các câu trực tiếp và câu hỏi từ 1-6 với câu tường thuật từ a-f.)

1. ☐ 'I'm having a check-up.'

2. ☐ 'Are you having a check-up?'

3. ☐ 'I'll have a check-up.'

4. ☐ 'I had a check-up.'

5. ☐ 'What time is your check-up?'

6. ☐ 'You can have a check-up.'

a. She told me she would have a check-up.

b. She said I could have a check-up.

c. She asked me what time my check-up was.

d. She said she was having a check-up.

e. She asked me if I was having a check-up.

f. She said she'd had a check-up.

2. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. My dad asked me what time was my appointment / my appointment was.

2. She said she had seen the doctor the day before / yesterday.

3. The doctor said he will / would take my blood pressure.

4. Charles asked us if we were / were we going on holiday this year.

5. After the injury, Linda said she can't/couldn't feel her arm.

3. Order the words to make reported statements and questions.

(Sắp xếp các từ thành câu tường thuật và câu hỏi.)

1. they/me/how often / the medicine / took/asked/1/.

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2. James/wanted/if/1/asked/ to go/me/ for pizza /.

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3. me/told/Julia / was feeling / she/bad/.

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4. if/Carl/the doctor/asked/ help/would/ the medicine/.

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5. the book/her/1/was enjoying/told/1/.

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6. before/told / David/been/us/had/he/there/.

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4. Rewrite the statements and questions in reported speech.

(Viết lại các câu phát biểu và câu hỏi ở dạng câu tường thuật.)

Who do you think will win the race?

1. She asked us _______________________________.

I want to be a scientist.

2. He said _______________________________.

I went to the doctor yesterday.

3. She said _______________________________.

What can we do to help Gary pass his exams?

4. He asked us _______________________________.

I'm having a party this weekend.

5. She told us _______________________________.

Do you study biology at school?

6. He asked me _______________________________.

5. Read the text. Choose the correct answer.

(Đọc văn bản. Chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

The other day my sister Charis and her husband told me some excellent news. They said they (1) _______ a baby, and that I (2) _______ an uncle! They said they (3) _______ the week before, but wanted to be sure everything was OK before they told me. The doctor said he (4) _______ worried at first because my sister (5) _______ ill recently, but he checked carefully and the baby is healthy. They asked me (6) _______ any ideas about her name. I told them I (7) _______ to call her Carla because my name's Carl. Unfortunately, they said they (8) _______ that idea!

1. a. had                                                          b. had had                                           c. were having

2. a. are soon                           b. would soon be                                 c. was soon

3. a. would find out                 b. had found out                                  c. were finding out

4. a. had been                          b. will be                                             c. would be

5. a. is                                                  b. will be                                             c. had been

6. a. if I was having                b. if I had                                            c. have I had

7. a. had wanted                                  b. wanted                                            c. would want

8. a. didn't like                        b. weren't liking                                  c. hadn't liked

3. Read the dialogue. Then complete the text reporting the conversation. Use one word in each gap.

(Đọc đoạn hội thoại. Sau đó hoàn thành đoạn văn tường thuật lại cuộc hội thoại. Sử dụng một từ trong mỗi chỗ trống.)

John:                         Excuse me, my appointment was half an hour ago and I'm still waiting to see the doctor.

Receptionist:               I'm sorry, sir. The doctor is very busy today. I'll call you when he's ready to see you. Do you want a coffee while you wait?

John:                           No, thanks. I don't feel well. When will the doctor be ready to see me?

Receptionist:                I'm sorry, sir, I don't know.

Tạm dịch:
John: Xin lỗi, cuộc hẹn của tôi đã diễn ra cách đây nửa tiếng và tôi vẫn đang chờ gặp bác sĩ.

Lễ tân: Tôi xin lỗi, thưa ông. Hôm nay bác sĩ rất bận. Tôi sẽ gọi cho ông khi ông ấy sẵn sàng gặp ông. Ông có muốn uống cà phê trong lúc chờ không?

John: Không, cảm ơn. Tôi thấy không khỏe. Khi nào thì bác sĩ sẽ sẵn sàng gặp tôi?

Lễ tân: Tôi xin lỗi, thưa ông, tôi không biết.

John told the receptionist that his appointment (1) _______ been half an hour before and he (2) _______ still waiting. The receptionist apologised and said the doctor (3) _______ very busy (4) _______ day. She said she (5) _______ call him when he was ready and asked him if he (6) _______ a coffee while he waited. John said he (7) _______ feel well and asked when the doctor (8) _______ be ready to see (9) _______.  The receptionist said she (10) _______ know.

4. Rewrite the commands and requests in reported speech. Use told or asked and the words in brackets.

(Viết lại các lệnh và yêu cầu ở dạng câu tường thuật. Sử dụng told hoặc asked và các từ trong ngoặc.)

1. 'Stay in bed.' (doctor / me)

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2. 'Can you help me change my bandage, please?' (I / my friend)

_______________________________________________________

3. 'Take this medicine twice a day'. (nurse / him)

_______________________________________________________

4. 'Please be quiet.' (Sally / us)

_______________________________________________________

5. 'Don't touch that.' (Kevin's mum / him)

_______________________________________________________

Report what these people said.

(Viết lại những gì những người này nói.)

1. Mom to me: "You should take a jacket."

My mom said I should take a jacket.

(Mẹ tôi bảo tôi nên mặc áo khoác.)

2. Susan to Jack: "It's a great place to take photos."

                                                            .

3. Lan to me: "How about we visit Datanla Waterfall?"

                                                            .

4. Peter to Mary: "Do we need to take a socket adapter?"

                                                            .

5. Tom to Ann: "Where's your fanny pack?"

                                                            .

6. Hồng to Hoa: "You should take sunblock and hats."

                                                            .

7. Dad to me: "Why don't we have breakfast at a bakery?"

                                                            .

8. Sister to Tom: "How's the weather today?"

                                                            .

9. Brother to me: "We could get some dumplings for dinner."

                                                            .

10. Will to Sarah: "Which monuments do you want to visit?"

                                                            .

2. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

(Viết lại các câu dung câu tường thuật.)

1. "I'm interested in working here," Peter said.

(“Tôi thích làm việc ở đây,” Peter nói.)

Peter said (that) he was interested in working there.

(Peter nói (rằng) anh ấy thích làm việc ở đó.)

2. He told me, "My father can speak three foreign languages."

(Anh ấy nói với tôi, "Bố tôi có thể nói được ba ngoại ngữ.")

3. "What skills do I need for this job?" she asked her mum.

(“Con cần những kỹ năng gì cho công việc này ạ?” cô hỏi mẹ cô.)

4. I asked him, "Are you going to study informative technology next year?"

(Tôi hỏi anh ấy, "Năm sau anh có định học công nghệ thông tin không?")

5. "I will apply for a new job next month," Sue said to me.

(Sue nói với tôi, “Tháng sau tôi sẽ nộp đơn xin việc mới.)

6. James told Alice, "I want to become a virtual security guard."

(James nói với Alice, "Tôi muốn trở thành nhân viên bảo vệ ảo.")

7. "Do you know a lot about vertical farming?" Jake asked me.

("Bạn có biết nhiều về canh tác xếp tầng không?" Jake hỏi tôi.)

8. He said, "I'm going to study cyber security at university this September."

(Anh ấy nói, "Tôi sẽ học về an ninh mạng tại trường đại học vào tháng 9 này.")

9. Mrs Lewis asked John, "Why do you want to be a drone pilot?"

(Bà Lewis hỏi John, "Tại sao con lại muốn trở thành phi công lái máy bay không người lái?")

10. Lucy asked Ben, "Where are you going tomorrow?"

(Lucy hỏi Ben: "Ngày mai bạn sẽ đi đâu?")

6 Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

(Viết lại câu sử dụng câu tường thuật.)

1 Sue said, "I'm meeting my cousin at 3 o'clock this afternoon."

(Sue nói, "Tôi sẽ gặp anh họ của tôi vào lúc 3 giờ chiều nay.")

2 "Do you want to go to the cinema with me now?" Jake asked me.

("Bây giờ bạn có muốn đi xem phim với tôi không?" Jake hỏi tôi.)

3 Mrs Franks asked him, "What job does your mother do?"

(Bà Franks hỏi anh, "Mẹ anh làm nghề gì?")

4 "We can play basketball here after school tomorrow," they said.

("Chúng ta có thể chơi bóng rổ ở đây sau giờ học vào ngày mai," họ nói.)