Put the following into Reported Speech.

1) “What happened to their friendship?” said one of the men.

2) “Which of his children inherited the property?” asked Ann.

3) “Who is going to negotiate?” asked the manager.

4) “Where is the nearest pub here?” asked a stranger.

5) “What shall I do with my heavy luggage?” she said to him.

6) “How much does a day return to Plymouth cost?” Mrs Smith asked.

7) “Would you like me to go there with you?” she asked.

8) “Have you done this sort of work before?” asked the personnel manager.

9) “Did they understand what you were trying to tell them?” he asked me.

10) “Will you go on strike when the others do?” the shopkeeper asked him.

11) “Who left the banana skin at the doorway?” said my mother.

12) “What else did you see?” the policeman asked the witness.

13) “Are you sorry for your betrayal?” Alex asked me.

14) “Have you spent all the money on betting?” he asked me.

15) “Are you in San Francisco for business or pleasure?” he asked her.

16) “What’s the matter with your hand?” he inquired.

17) “Did you ask to see his membership card?” the manager asked.

18) “ Do you want me to hold the keys just in case?” he asked.

19) “How much cash do you have?” asked the banker.

20) “Why do you think it may be dangerous?” he asked her.

5. Read the following text carefully. Some of the lines are correct but in the others there is a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, tick (\/) it. If there is an incorrect word in the sentence, write it at the end in the space provided. The first two are given as examples.

A job interview

I think the interview went well. He wanted to know whether a ...whether...

number of things about me and what I had been doing ...\/ ………

1) in the last few years. First he asked me if I have had had ………….

2) a nice trip down from Manchester and how long it ………….

3) had been taken me to get there. He also wanted to know ………….

4) whether or it had been snowing in Manchester. The chitchat ………….

5) over, he asked from me how old I was and where I was born ………….

6) although I had sent him my CV by post. He then asked ………….

7) how long I had lived in Manchester and I told him. His ………….

8) next question was the whether I was married and whether I had ………

9) a family or not. I explained him that I was separated and that ………….

10) I had one daughter. He me asked how long did I had worked as an .…..

11) editor and how much I was had been paid in my

present job. He asked ………….

12) what was I liked most about my job and who had told me ………….

13) about their company. The main questions he asked me

were about the ....……….

14) qualities of a good manager. Finally, he asked how much have………….

15) I expected to be paid. I think the interview went very well. ………….

6. You were looking for a job and went for an interview to some company last Friday. In conversation with a friend you talk about the interview and report the various questions that you were asked. The questions were the following:

1) What is your full name?

2) How old are you?

3) Where were you born?

4) What kind of education do you have?

5) Did you have any professional experience?

6) What is the reason for your applying for this post?

7) Why have you quitted your previous job?

8) Are you married or single?

9) Do you have any children?

10) Do you have any hobbies or leisure interests?

11) What kind of person are you?

12) Where do you live?

13) Do you have any references?

14) What languages do you speak, read or write?

15) Have you ever been abroad?

16) Have you ever been in charge of people?

17) What are your good points?

18) What do you not like doing and why?

19) Why do you like this job?

20) Have you attended any training courses?

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