NAMES – By Maya Angelou

About the Writer

Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson, on April 4, 1928) is an American novelist and poet. She
is best known for her series of six autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adulthood
experiences. The first, best-known, and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969),
focuses on the first seventeen years of her life, brought her international recognition, and was nominated
for a National Book Award.

Angelou has had a long and varied career, holding jobs such as fry cook, dancer, actress, journalist,
educator, television producer, and film director. She was active in the Civil Rights movement.

Angelou has been highly honored for her literary work, including being awarded over 30 honorary
degrees and the nomination of a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink
of Water 'Fore I Diiie”. Since the 1990s, she has had a busy career on the lecture circuit, making about 80
appearances a year. Since 1991, Angelou has taught at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. In 1993, she recited her poem On the Pulse of Morning at President Bill Clinton's inauguration,
the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in
1961. In 1995, she was recognized for having the longest-running record (two years) on The New York
Times Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List.

With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou became recognized and highly
respected as a spokesperson for blacks and women. Angelou has made a deliberate attempt through her
work to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing, and expanding the
genre. Her books and poetry have covered themes such as identity, family, and racism.

Plot - Time and Place

This story which was originally entitled “Mary” takes place in the first half of the twentieth century, in
Stamps, Arkansas, USA. It is the story of a ten year old black little girl named Marguerite, who works at a
white woman’s kitchen.

Marguerite, the narrator, starts by comparing the education of black girls of her generation in the
Southern American States with that of white girls. White girls have a privileged education. They learn
how to waltz and social good manners (how to sit gracefully with a tea cup balanced on their knees),
black girls learn how to take care of a house and become white people's servants (set a proper table,
baking, cooking, etc). Marguerite herself is sent to Mrs Cullinan's, an unattractive white woman, to learn
how to become a domestic servant under the orders of Miss Glory, the black servant who teaches
Marguerite about the house work, cleaning, cooking, setting a proper table, cutlery and kitchenware.
From what she teaches Marguerite we get to know that black servants have separate glasses to drink
from, which are kept in a separate shelf.

Miss Glory also tells Marguerite some details of Mrs Cullinan's life. It's from Miss Glory that Marguerite
knows that Mrs Cullinan can't have children. Later her brother Bailey tells her that Mr Cullinan, Mrs
Cullinan's husband, has two daughters by a black woman. He tells Marguerite that she must know them
because they resemble Mr Cullinan. But Marguerite has some difficulty in picturing Mr Cullinan, even
though she sees him everyday. This because she never looked straight at his face, for fear of being
punished for lack of respect.

For a time Marguerite feels pity for Mrs Cullinan, because she can't have children. She arrives early for
work and leaves late, she even feels pity for her when she calls her "Margaret", instead of "Marguerite",
she thinks Mrs Cullinan can't pronounce her name correctly. She feels so sorry for her that she even wants
to write a tragic poem about her (being white, fat, old and without children. But when Mrs Cullinan,
following the suggestion of her friends, calls her Mary, Marguerite gets angry and tries to find a reason to
quit the house and the job (she has to have a good explanation to give her grandmother for quitting the
job). She begins to look at Mrs Cullinan's face whenever she calls her "Mary", although she knows it's
very rude for a black girl to look at a white adult's face, she begins to come late and leave early, she
leaves the dishes dirty and doesn't shine the silver. She hopes that Miss Glory will complain to Mrs
Cullinan and that she will dismiss her, but nothing happens.

When Marguerite tells her brother Bailey about the situation, he suggests her to break Mrs Cullinan's
favourite china. Marguerite decides to do it the next time Mrs Cullinan calls her "Mary". Horrified at
losing her mother's china, Mrs Cullinan falls to the floor and cries, while trying to pick up the pieces of
the broken china. When her friends asked if Mary had broken the china, she screams out that her name is
"Margaret".

The incident gives Marguerite a reason to quit the house and the job. When she runs away she leaves the
door open wide, so that the neighbours can see the comic scene and the chaos she had caused inside the
house, as a result of her revenge. She also wants to show everybody that she was able to stand up for her
rights and that she was brave enough to leave the door open for others to see how pathetic and ridiculous
Mrs Cullinan looked and the mess inside her Alice-in-Wonderland house.

The Characters

Marguerite

Marguerite, or Margaret, is the main character of the story. She has many aspects related to the author of
the short story “Names” which can be seen as an autobiography of Maya Angelou. In this work the
author tells part of her life when she lived with her grandmother, who she called Momma and with her
brother, Bailey.
Marguerite is a young negro girl who was sent to work for Mrs. Cullinan, a white woman. It was her
"finishing " school in which Miss Glory , the servant , was the "teacher".
In Mrs. Cullinan ‘s house Marguerite has a good friend, Miss Glory, also a Negro woman who is
Margueritt daily company. She helps her with the work and also gives her some advices.
At first, Marguerite is obedient and does everything she is asked to. She feels pity for Mrs Cullinan
because she can’t have children. However, when Mrs. Cullinan tries to change her name to Mary,
according to the suggestion of one of her friends ,"...but the name's too long. I'd never bother myself. I'd
call her Mary if I was you". Marguerite gets angry. Miss Glory tries to calm her down and tells her that
Mrs. Cullinan had changed her own name ,too. However, Marguerite had already made up her mind, she
wanted to show Mrs. Cullinan that her name was Marguerite and not Mary as her mistress had started to
call her. She makes up a plan to get on Mrs Cullinan’s nerves. She starts showing herself lazy, she does
not do what Mrs. Cullinan asks her to her and she does not answer when Mrs. Cullinan calls her Mary.
And when she sees this doesn’t work, she decides to follow her brother’s suggestion and break Mrs
Cullinan’s favourite china.

Mrs Cullinan

Mrs. Cullinan is a white racist woman who treats her negro employees like slaves despite the fact that
slavery had finished a long time ago. She continues her family’s legacy, treating Negroes as slaves, an
example is Miss Glory, whose family always served the Cullinans.
Mrs. Cullinan likes to have her house always very tidy, with everything in its right place. ”The exactness
of her house was inhuman. This glass went here and only here. That cup had its place and it was an act of
impudent rebellion to place anywhere else.” She also wants her black servants to know their place and to
have their own cups and dishes. “I had a glass to drink from, and it sat with Miss Glory’s on a separate
shelf from others.” In addition to this discrimination , she is a very bad example for everyone. She drinks
alcoholic drinks frequently and much “….she drank alcohol out of unmarked bottles. She was keeping
herself embalmed .”
Furthermore, she seemed to have a very weak personality and will. For example, she used to call
Marguerite by her name, but when a “friend” of hers suggested to call her Mary , she immediately
followed the advice. Nevertheless, she had already done something like that when she changed Miss
Glory’s name from “Hallelujah” to “Glory”. Besides being cold , severe and racist, Mrs. Viola Cullinan
is indeed a very unhappy and frustrated woman. There are be two reasons for her frustration. Firstly, her
husband is never at home. Secondly she can’t have children, and the existence of the two daughters of
Mr. Cullinan out of his marriage is something that torments her. Those girls could have been their
daughters, and they are beautiful. Although with a negro mother, those girls are light-skinned and they
look like their father. "They were very light-skinned and certainly didn't look very much like their mother
( no one ever mentioned Mr. Coleman).

Miss Glory
Miss Glory is a middle-aged negro woman and like many Negroes in that time, she is a servant, the cook,
at Mrs. Cullinan’s .
Miss Glory becomes good help to Marguerite ,she is very patient to her and when Margauerite gets mad
and revolted with Mrs. Cullinan’s behaviour, Miss Glory advises her not to care about it. She says that
Mrs. Cullinan had also changed her name but she has resigned to being called out of her name. " My
name used to be Hallelujah. That's what Ma named me, but my mistress give me "Glory", and it stuck. I
likes it better too." She is loyal to her mistress, yet she seems to be Marguerite's friend, too.
Other Characters

Besides these characters, there are others whose characteristics are not quite specified. They are Bailey
(Margaret’s brother ) ,Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Randall's maid , Mr. Cullinan (Mrs. Cullinan’s husband) and
the ladies (Mrs. Viola's friends), Marguerit refers to one of them as "the speckled-faced one"... Among all
them, Bailey is probably the most relevant because he is the one who tells Marguerite to break Mrs.
Cullinan’s favourite china ,fact which is essential to the development of the story.
How the narrator (Marguerite) and Mrs Cullinan change along the story

Both Marguerite and Mrs Cullinan change through the story. At the beginning, Marguerite is a quiet and
obedient girl. She doesn't mind being called Margaret by Mrs Cullinan (she undrerstands it as a wrong
way of saying her name). She even feels pity for Mrs Cullinan because she can't have children.

But, when Mrs Cullinan starts calling her Mary, Marguerite shows her rebellious side. She turns out a
revengeful and rebel girl who can stand up for her rights, as her acts show. She thinks that, just because
she's a black servant and just because Mrs Cullinan is a white Mistress, she doesn't have the right to treat
her that way and call her as she wants. " When I heard Mrs. Cullinan scream, "Mary!" I picked up the
casserole and two of the green glass cups in readiness. As she rounded the kitchen door I let them fall on
the tiled floor." She had completed her revenge, she is quite happy about it and forced Mrs Cullinan to
yell her real name.

Although Mrs Cullinan isn't nice to her black maids and shows racial prejudice by separating their
glasses, at the beginning she says Marguerite is "a sweet nice thing", which is a proof of her tenderness
and shows that she likes her. But, after Marguerite breaks her favourite china, she shows insensitivity
and violence and calls her black servant insulting names.

The title and the message of the story

Our name is an essential part of our identity, if someone deliberately changes our name, it is a lack of
respect for our identity. In this story that identity is "denied", since Mrs Cullinan decided to change
Marguerite’s name to “Mary”, just because it was easier to say. Besides black people didn’t like to be
called out of their names because it reminded them the times of slavery when white people had no
respect for their black slaves’ identity and named them as they wished. It’s Marguerite herself who says :
"Every person I knew had a hellish horror of being called out of his name. It was a dangerous practice to
call a Negro anything that could be loosely construed as insulting because of the centuries of their having
been called niggers, jigs, dinges, blackbirds, crows, boots and spooks".
So, it was natural that black people didn't like being "called out of their names". First it meant the whites
didn't respect them, then it reminded them of the slavery times and the insulting names white people used
to call them.

The very expression "calling someone names" means "insulting someone", in this case it shows racial
prejudice, which is the main theme of the story
When Mrs Cullinan starts calling her Mary, Marguerite, who used to be an obedient girl, just can’t stand
it. Firstly she decides to do everything wrong so that she can be sent away from that home. Then, as her
plan doesn’t work, she decides to take drastic measures and breaks Mrs. Cullinan’s favourite china
plates. On doing it she makes Mrs Cullinan lose her temper and yell her real name.

Signs of racial prejudice in the story

• Black girls had a less privileged education than white girls;

• Black servants had separate glasses to drink from and their glasses were kept in separate
shelves;
• Black girls couldn't look directly at their white masters' face;
• Black servants were "called out of their names" (renamed according to their white masters'
wishes).

Reading Task

Decide whether these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. Black and white girls learned the same sort of things.

2. Marguerite works as a maid for Miss Glory.

3. Mrs Cullinan teaches Marguerite how to become a domestic.

4. Miss Glory is a descendant of a line of slaves who had always worked for the Cullinan family.

5. Miss Glory tells Marguerite that Mrs Cullinan can’t have children

6. Mrs Cullinan’s husband has two daughters out of the marriage from a white lady

7. For a while, Marguerite has great sympathy for the Mrs Cullinan because she can’t have children.

8. Marguerite thinks Mrs Cullinan calls her “Margueret” because she’s black.

9. Mrs Cullinan’s friend finds the name Marguerite too long and suggests her to shorten it to “Mary”.

10. Margurtite doesn’t like it and gets angry when Mrs Cullinan called her “Mary”.

11. Miss Glory gets also revolted even because her own name had been changed from Halleluja to Glory.

12. Marguerite runs away from Mrs Cullinan whenever she calls her Mary.

13. Marguerite does all she can to be dismissed.

14. Miss Glory gives her the idea of breaking Miss Cullinan’s favourite casserole dish and two of her
glass cups.

15. The next time Mrs Cullinan calls her “Mary”, Marguerite throws her favourite casserole dish and two
of her glass cups to the floor.

16. Mrs Cullinan is so surprised that she doesn’t have any reaction.

17. When she leaves Mrs Cullinan’s house Marguerite, slams the door.
 III

Bearing in mind the short story “Names” by Maya Angelou compare Marguerite and Miss Glory, as they
have different attitudes towards the same kind of discrimination.

III
Write a short comment (about 80 words) on the short story “Names” as a portrait of Southern American
society of the time.

III

Choose one of the following topics (A or B) and write about 50 words on it.

A. Mind the following passage from the short story “Names”, by Maya Angelou: “The very next day
she (Mrs Cullinan) called me by the wrong name. Miss Glory and I were washing up the lunch dishes
when Mrs Cullinan came to the doorway. “Mary?”.

Say in 50 words, how this episode contributed to make Marguerite change her opinion about Mrs
Cullinan and take her final decision

III

A. “What´s in a name?” Refer to the short story “Names” by Maya Angelou and connect it to Marguerite
´s revolt when her boss called her ‘out of her name’. Do it in 50 words.

III

A. Bearing in mind the short story “Names” by Maya Angelou, refer to the way the main characters
interact along the story (the relationships they establish with each other). Write about 80 words
on it.

III

Bearing in mind the short story “Names”, account for the way the title fits the development of the story.

Write about 50 words on it.

III
A. Bearing in mind the short story “Names” by Maya Angelou, comment on Marguerite’s reaction at the
end of the story. (how she reacted; why she reacted like that; the meaning of her reaction). Write about 80
words on it.

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Verb Tenses (Tempos verbais)

Tense (Tempo) Use (Uso) Adverbs often Exemplos
used with it
(advérbios com
que é que
frequentemente
usado)
Simple Present Para falar de: usually ;always; They play tennis together every
sometimes; often; Sunday morning
(Igual ao never; nowadays;
• Rotinas; acções
infinito, com ... My friends like meat, but they don't
frequentes;
um “s” na like fish
3ªpessoa do • Factos e verdades
singular) universais; The next train leaves at 10am.

• Horários.
Present Para falar de: now; at the What are they doing now?
continuous moment; this
morning; ... They are sitting at the window and
• O que está a
(Am/is/are + v- watching the traffic.
fazer/acontecer no
ing)
presente;
We are having a class meeting this
• Combinações/planos afternoon.
(o que vai fazer);
I'm always telling you to avoid doing
Com “always” para dizer o that.
que está sempre a fazer.
Past Simple Para falar de uma yesterday; last How long ago did you arrive?
acção/situação que aconteceu week, with dates;
(Os verbos num determinado momento I arrived two hours ago.
regulares do passado.
acrescentam
“ed”.Os verbos
irregulares têm
uma forma
própria)
Present Perfect Para falar do que tem already; just; I've worked here for three years
acontecido. Acções que ever; for; since;
(have/has + começaram no passado e se never; (not)
participio prolongam até ao presente. yet; ...
passado (3ª
forma do
verbo)
Present Perfect Para falar do que tem estado a for, since I've been waiting for you since 7.
Continuous fazer.

(am/is/are +
been+v-ing)
Past Para falar de: I was reading a book when he came
Continuous
 in.
(was/were + v- • o que estava a fazer
ing) He was reading the paper, while I was
quando algo aconteceu.
eating breakfast.

• Duas acções que

acontecem ao mesmo
tempo no passado.

A. Complete with the correct form ( present simple affirmative, interrogative or negative) of these
verbs: have, study, watch, do, borrow, get up, read, eat

1. We _________________ (borrow) books from the library twice a month.

2. Richard never ____________ (do) the shopping on Saturdays.

3. Sheila _______________ ( not/do) very much. That’s why she’s so thin.

4. What time ________ you usually ______ (have) breakfast?

5. The children _____________ (not/get up) until 8 o’clock in the morning.

6. My friend Gill _____________ (study) at London University.

7. What kind of books _________ your mother ______________ (read) ?

8. Jenny _______________ too much television (watch).

B. Choose the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Jane never has/is having breakfast at home.

2. We learn/are learning English at the moment.

3. This week I read/am reading a new novel.

4. Peter always complains/is complaining about the food.

5. We go/are going for a walk everyday, but today we stay/are staying in.

6. What time do you come/are you coming back tonight?

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the present continuous or present simple.

1.I’m afraid I __________________ (not understand) what he __________ (say)

2. Who _________ (cook) dinner tonight?

3. I really ___________ (not know) what you ___________ (talk) about.

4. ________________ (you/go) abroad this summer? Yes, I ____________ (visit) Italy.

5. What ___________ (you/think) they ____________ (do) tomorrow?

 Source: English Grammar – Longman

D. Complete this text about S. Paulo, Brazil, using the Simple Present or the Present Continuous

Everyone ____________ (know) what a megacity ___________ (look) like. Take S. Paulo for example.
S. Paulo _____________ (be) one of the most densely populated cities in the world. A third of its
population ___________ (live) in slums, where their standard of living is unbelievably low.

Today safety in S. Paulo ______________ (get) worse and worse and social discontent _____________
(grow) bigger and bigger. Robberies and assaults _____________ (happen) everywhere, everyday.

In an effort to stop violence the government _________ (try) to take stricter safety measures, but things
_____________ (not seem) easy to solve.

Adapted from "That's It!" 11º Ano

E. Put the verbs in the correct tense: simple past or past continuous.

1. While we were walking (walk) hoe«me, it started (start) to rain.

2. George ________________ (read) the newspaper while his wife _____________(cook) dinner.

3. John ___________ (fall) off the ladder while he ____________ (wash) the window.

4. Sorry to interrupt you. I _____________ (not know) you __________ (have) lunch.

5. When I ___________ (get up) this morning, my father ___________ (listen) to the radio.

6. Peter ____________ (sleep) in front of the television when someone __________ (knock) at the door.

F. Complete with the simple past or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. While Jack __________________ (watch) television, his wife _________________ (clean) the house.

2. David’s car _________ (break) down so he ___________ (take) it to the garage.

3. The children__________ (play) football when it ____________ (start) to rain

4. I ______________ (switch) on the lights because it ___________ (get) dark.

5. When I ___________ (open) the window this morning, the birds ____________ (sing) outside.

6. They _______________ (have) dinner when the telephone _________________.

G. Use the verbs in brackets in the simple past or the present perfect.

1. She _____________ (not write) to me for a long time.

2. I _______________ (have) an accident last night.

3. Call the police. Someone ___________ (just/steal) my handbag.

4. They ___________ (not return) from their holidays yet.

5. Mary ___________ (break) her leg. I __________ (see) her walking on crutches yesterday.
6. Last week was the first time I ____________ (drive) a car.

7. It’s the first time I am in this city. I ____________ (never/be) here before.

H. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Many people (think/ are thinking) that the battle for a "better and clean world" is helpless.

2. Environmentalists (are feeling/will feel) totally satisfied when there is no more pollution.

3. People often (left/leave) rubbish behind when they go on a picnic.

4. They (are having/ have) a panel on environmental issues on BBC this evening at 10.

5. I always (am taking/take) public transport to school. This way I try to minimise the human
impact on earth.

6. Due to recent disasters, some people all over Europe (protest/are protesting) against the use of aging oil
tankers.

7. My friend Peter (has left/left) for Italy a few days ago.

8. She fell asleep while the train (rolled/was rolling) slowly down the mountain.

9. He always (feel/feels) sick when he smokes a cigarette.

10. If she studies, I’m sure she (is passing/ will pass) her exams.

11. The train (had already left /has already left) when we got to the station.

12. We (see/will see) Mary on Monday.

13. The next train (leaves/will leave) at 7.30

14. They (emigrated/have emigrated) to America in 1965 and (have lived/ live) there since then.

15. Mr Davis (is/ has been) in hospital since he (was/ has been) run over by a bus two weeks ago.

16. The Davies (have just moved/ just moved) into a new flat, you know.

17. Many people (lose/lost) their lives and property in the Great Fire of London.

K. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. My friends and I usually ............ out to the disco on Saturday nights. (go)

2. My children never ............... their beds when they .......... to school. (make/leave)

3. The Douglas ............... a well-paid job (not have)

4. The English ............ tea about six times a day (drink)

5. The postman ................ twice a day. (not come)

6. George, what.................... this morning? (you/do)

7. Look! He.............. now. (come).

8. She ............. at home this evening (stay).

9. I........... tickets for the cinema tonight (buy)

10. I hope it ............... nice day next Sunday, (be)

11. What ............., if he doesn't come? (you/will)

12. I ............. there on time. I promise you. (be)

13................. to a rock concert? (you/ever/be)

14. Tom's father................. a musician since he left school. (be)

15. I................. . for the cinema tickets. (already/pay)

16. ................ the seats yet? ( you/book)

17. Jill .......... in New York for two weeks, but she ......... a musical on Broadway yet. (be/not see)

18. The band.............. the studio (just/left)

19. They ............. to this town three years ago. (move)

20. I ................ my last holidays in Spain. (spend)

21. Last night I.............. asleep while I.................. TV. (fall /watch)

22. The phone ............ while I................. a bath yesterday. (rang/ have)

23. It .............. to rain as I .............. home, (begin/ walk)

24. When I came home last night, she ............... (already/leave).

25. They ...............all the seats when I got to the box office. (already/sell)

L. Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. ________________ you (read/have read) Rachel Carson's Silent Spring? Yes, I __________
(have/did). I __________ (read/have read) it a few months ago.

2. Although Silent Spring was written many years ago people _____________ (didn't cease/haven't
ceased) to admire it.

3. Rachel Carson’s books ____________ (contribute/have contributed) a lot to rise concern about
environmental issues.

4. Rachel Carson ___________ (started/has started) her career as a Marine Biologist.

5. Silent Spring ______________ (was published/has been published) in 1962 and _______________
(has been read/was read) ever since by thousands of people.

M. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

I usually ____________ ( watch) TV for about 3 hours a day and right now I _______________ (watch) a
documentary about environment. My brother __________________ (not like) documentaries, so I can
only ___________ (watch) half of my programme and then we have to change channels so that he
_____________ (can) watch half of his favourite programme, cartoons.

I ______________ (not like) cartoons very much. So, when we _________ (change) channels I, most of
the times, _________(go) to my bedroom and do my homework.

Today I must write a report about the school trip we ______________ (do) to the Zoo last Wednesday.
We ____________ (go) there with some of our teachers and we _____________ (see) lots of strange
animals. I ____________ (enjoy) it very much, because I really ____________ (like animals).

____________________ (you/ever/be) to the Zoo? Some people _________ (think) Zoos are a sort of
prisons for the animals that are kept there, but I _____________ (disagree) totally with it. All the animals
I _____________ (see) there last Wednesday _______________ (seem) to be happy. At least they
__________ (feel) protected there.
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VERB INVERSION (inversão do verbo)

USO EXEMPLOS
• Como forma enfática em fases que Rarely do they speak English.
começam com alguns advérbios ou expressões
Only by chance does he come on time.
adverbiais: Hardly (dificilmente); scarcely
(dificilmente) ;seldom (raramente); rarely No sooner was a new legislation implemented,
(raramente); never (nunca); not only (não than the unemployment rate fell drastically
só); only (apenas) ; no sooner ... than (mal);
no longer (jamais); nowhere (em parte Never in his life will he make such a good
alguma); neither (nem);nor (nem); in vain profit.
(em vão); little (pouco); not even (nem
Only after learning it could I teach local
mesmo),seldom (raramente) … workmen how to restore those old precious
• Quando o verbo está no presente a inversão houses.
faz-se com do+sujeito+verbo.
• Quando o verbo está no passado a inversão Seldom does she visit her old friends.
faz-se com did+sujeito+verbo.
Rarely can we speak English.
• Os verbos be, have, will, would, can, may,
should e outros modal verbs fazem a inversão
sem do/did.

Exercises Clique aqui para ver a correcção

Exercise A - Follow the example and rewrite the following sentences starting as indicated below.

Example: They hardly take their opinions into consideration.

Hardly do they take their opinions into consideration.

1. He seldom writes to his family

Seldom .....................................

2. He has rarely visited us

Rarely ................................

3. He hardly understands what she says.

Hardly ......................

4. They made the law effective only in this way.

Only in this way ....

5. I haven't seen anything like that before.

Never before ...

6. I could hardly believe it.

Hardly ...

7. He hardly knew what to do about it.

Hardly ......

8. He didn't speak to me even once.

Not even once .....

9. The protests against globalisation were nowhere stronger than in London.

Nowhere ....

10. Retired people seldom protest or demonstrate.

Seldom ....

11. I have rarely seen her these days.

Rarely ...

12. As soon as the production rises the living conditions improve.

No sooner ...

13. My parents have never been out of Portugal

Never before …

14. Fred jumped over the garden wall as soon as he saw the policeman.

No sooner …

15. As soon as Sophie arrived at the office she saw Guy’s message inviting her for dinner.

No sooner …

16. They rarely go out in the evening.

Rarely …

17. I have never seen such a courageous woman.

Never …
18. I have never worked so much before.

Never before …

19. I only knew what I had got myself into by chance.

Only by chance …

20. I know little what was about to happen.

Little …

21. He can hardly express his feelings in words.

Hardly …

22. I won’t have a holiday until Summer.

Not until …

23. You rarely face such a difficult situation.

Rarely …

24. I had hardly got home when I remembered her message.

Hardly …
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Clauses of Concession: however (contudo); although (embora); in spite of (apesar de); nevertheless
(contudo)

A. Rewrite as indicated below. The first is already done as an example

1. Pam was not felling well, however she went to school.

Although Pam was not feeling well, she went to school.

In spite of not feeling well, Pam went to school.

2. Tom was seriously advised by his teacher, but he insisted in disturbing the class.

Although …

In spite of …

3. Mary tried several times, but she couldn’t find a taxi.

Although, ….

In spite of …

4. Although he felt tired, he stayed up to keep us company.

Despite …

5. They didn’t have much time, however they came to visit us.

In spite of ….

6. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.

Although ….

Despite ….

7. Although the shirts are very expensive, people buy them because they are trendy.

In spite of …

8. Although he had no qualifications for it, he got the job.

In spite of ….
9. I didn’t like the CD you have recommended me, but I bought it all the same.

a) Although …

In spite of…

10. I told her all the truth. However she didn’t believe me.

a) Although …

b) In spite of

11. They didn’t play well, but they won the game.

a) Although …

b) Despite …

12. They felt very cold but they didn’t turn on the heater.

Despite …

13. Bill had a terrible headache. However he kept working.

a) Although …

b) In spite of …

14. He has all the necessary books but he doesn’t use them to study.

Despite …

15. She works very hard but she doesn’t deserve a raise.

a) Although …

b) In spite of …

16. She is not prepared for the test, but she has to do it.

Despite …

17. She was ill but she had to go to school.

Although …

18. It was a nice sunny but there was nobody at the beach.

a) Although …

b) Is spite of …

19. He arrived later but he finished work earlier than the others.
Although …..

20. The new waitress seems honest and diligent. However the boss doesn’t like her.

a) Although …

b) In spite of …

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Conditional Clauses (Orações Condicionais)

If = se

Unless = If ... not = a menos que

First Conditional - Exprime :

1. algo que quase de certeza acontecerá

If + present Future/can (will + infinitive)

or, (can + infinitive)

If you go to the exhibition, you will enjoy it

2. instruções

If + present Imperative
If you want coffee with milk, press button A

Second Conditional – Exprime uma condição hipotética. Algo improvável de acontecer.

If + past simple Conditional (would + infinitive)

Or, (could + infinitive)

If you went to the exhibition, you would enjoy it
Third Conditional – Exprime uma situação impossível de acontecer.

If + past perfect Conditional Perfect

(had + past participle) (would have + past participle

If you had gone to the exhibition, you would have enjoyed it

Unless = If ... not (a menos que)

E.g. If It doesn't stop raining, I won't leave home.

Unless it stops raining, I won't leave home

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Exercises Clique aqui para ver a correcção

A. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. What will you do, if you ___________________________ (win) the lottery?

2. If you ____________________ (refuse) my offer, I would be very surprised.

3. We can have lunch in the park, if it _______________________ (not/rain)

4. If you are hungry, we __________________________ (go) to a restaurant.

5. If I _________________________ (see) Paul, I would have told him to go home.

6. I ___________________________ (invite) you, for a drink if I didn’t feel so tired.

7. He would pass the exam, if he ______________________ (study) more.

8. If he had been more careful, he _____________________ (avoid) the accident.

B. Rewrite as indicated below. The first one is already done as an example

1st Conditional

1. Don't keep making noise, or I’ll call the headmaster.

I'll call the headmaster, if you keep making noise.

2. I don’t talk to John because he doesn’t apologize.

......................................, if he apologises.

3. He doesn't help you because you don't ask him.

He ................................................, if you ask him.

4. You don't get the best seats because you don't arrive early.

If you arrive early, you .....

5. He makes mistakes. He is not promoted.

If he doesn’t make mistakes, he ...

6. Peter wants to go to the match. He goes alone.

If Peter wants to go to the match, he .... .

2nd. Conditional

7. I don't buy a new video camera because I don't have enough money.

If I had enough money, I would buy a new video camera.

8. He doesn't invest much, that's why he is not a successful manager.

He would be a successful manager, if ....

9. You don't give up drinking. You don't feel well.

If you ..... , you would feel much better.

10. I don't do my homework because I don't know how to do it.

I would do my homework, if I ....

11. He only did that because you pushed him.

He wouldn’t do that if you ....

12. The dog didn't bite the girl because the owner stopped it.

The dog ................................................ if the owner didn’t stop it.

13. You missed the lesson. The teacher reprehended you.

The teacher wouldn’t reprehend you if you ....

3rd conditional

14. You didn't arrive early. You missed the train.

If you had arrived earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the train.

15. I didn't hear the weather forecast. So, I didn't bring the umbrella.

If I had heard the weather forecast,...

16. You spent the night at the pub. You didn't study much.
If you hadn’t spend all night at the pub, you ....

17.You didn't take your raincoat. That's why you got wet.

If you ............................................ , you wouldn’t have got wet.

18. She didn't give you a box of chocolates because she didn't know it was your birthday.

If she had known it was your birthday, she... .

19. You didn't spend he holidays with us, that's why you didn't enjoy yourself a lot.

If you ................................................................, you would have enjoyed yourself a lot.

E. Unless

If you don’t bring the money, I won’t buy you the tickets.

C. Unless . Rewrite as indicated below. The first one is already done as an example.

1. If you don’t read your messages, you won’t receive e-mail greetings.

Unless you read your messages, you won’t receive e-mail greetings.

2. If we didn’t walk faster, we wouldn’t get there in time.

Unless ...

3. If you didn’t arrive early, you wouldn’t get the best seats.

Unless...

4. If you don’t try harder, you’ll never succeed.

Unless ...

5. If the weather doesn’t get better, I’ll stay at home.

Unless ...

6. You won’t arrive on time if you don’t hurry.

Unless...

7. This theatre will close if they don’t get a subsidy.

Unless ...

8. If they hadn’t lent me the money, I wouldn’t have bought the house.

Unless ...

9. You don’t come with me. I won’t go to the party.

Unless ...

10. If I don't have to work late, I'll see you tomorrow.

I'll see you tomorrow, unless I __________________________

11. If she doesn't ask me, I will not tell Sue what you said.

Unless she ________________________________________

12. I wouldn't eat fish, if I weren't extremely hungry.

Unless I _________________________________________

13. We must hurry not to be late.

Unless we _______________________________________

14. I was told I had to work hard to pass the exam.

I was told unless I worked ___________________________

15. Children are only allowed to use the swimming pool if they are with an adult.

Unless .they _____________________________________________________

16. The doctor will not see you today, if it is not an emergency.

Unless it ________________________________________________________

17. I don't go to the party, if you don't come with me.

Unless you _____________________________________________________

18. He'll only answer if you ask him a question.

Unless you ______________________________________________________

19. I'll only help you if you ask me to.

Unless you _______________________________________________________

D. 1st; 2nd; 3rd Conditional - Re-write as indicated below. The first one is already done as an
example.

1. We rejected the offer because they didn't clarify their position.

If they had clarified their position, we wouldn’t have rejected the offer.

2. I don't sell my car because they don't pay much money for it.

If they paid more money for my car ____________________________________

3. I'm sure you didn't leave your watch in my house, because I didn't find it.
If you had left your watch in my house, _______________________________

5. Be careful, or you'll get hurt.

You'll get hurt, if you ________________________________________________

6. She didn't give me the ring , because she didn't find it.

If she had found the ring, ______________________________________________

7. You don't feel better because you don't take much exercise.

If you took more exercise, ______________________________________________

8. She didn't apply for the job, because she didn't know about it.

If she had known about it, she ______________________________________

9. You must write the test carefully, not to repeat it all again.

If you write _________________________________________________________.

10. Hurry up or you'll miss the train.

You'll miss the train, if __________________________________________________

11. John doesn't drive carefully. He has had too many accidents.

If John drove _______________________________________________________ .

12. The weather isn't fine. We can't go to the beach.

If the weather was ___________________________________________________.

13. You didn't go to the party. I didn't dance with you.

If you had gone _____________________________________________________.

14. You don't spend your holiday in Spain. You don't learn how to dance the flamenco.

If you spent ________________________________________________________.

15. She didn't take my advice. She didn't feel happy .

She would have felt __________________________________________________.

16. You must run to catch the train.

If you don't run, ________________________________________________ .

17. They have to work harder, to succeed.

If they don't work harder, _____________________________________________.

E. Rewrite as follows (1st, 2nd, 3rd conditionals; unless). The first one is already done as an
example.

1. Jane doesn't arrive on time. I don't talk to her.

But, if Jane arrived on time, I would talk to her.

2. We may see Henry, we give him your message.

If we see ...

3. You don't know how to swim, so you can't come with us.

If you knew ...

4. You can't find a good job, because you aren't qualified enough.

But, if you were qualified ...

Unless you ....

5. Francisco doesn't speak English. He doesn't find a job in England.

If Francisco spoke ...

Unless he speaks ....

6. You didn't apply for the job, that's why you didn't get it .

If you had applied...

7. She didn't find a good seat because she didn't come on time.

If she had come....

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PASSIVE VOICE
Verb Tense Active Passive
Present simple The farmer keeps the cows here The cows are kept here by the farmer
Present continuous They are painting the house The house is being painted
Past Simple John wrote the letter The letter was written by John
Past continuous Sally was driving the car The car was being driven by Sally
Present perfect The police has raid the area The area has been raided by the police
Present perfect The police has been raiding the area The area has been being raided by the
continuous police
Past perfect They had never done it before It had never been done before
Past perfect continuous They had been restoring the old The old house had been being restored
house
Future We will finish it soon. It will be finished soon
Conditional They would do it in time. It would be done in time
Modals They can't farm that land. That land can't be farmed
Indirect Passive Passiva (Passiva idiomática)

(o complemento indirecto passa para sujeito da passiva)

Active Passive
They pay him a good salary He is paid a good salary
They offered Jack a new job Jack was offered a new job
We will give her all the support she needs She will be given all the support she needs
Alternative Passive
Active Passive
They say nuclear energy presents too many It is said that nuclear energy presents too many
disadvantages disadvantages

Nuclear energy is said to present too many

disadvantages

EXERCISES Clique aqui para ver a correcção

A. Change into the passive (The first one is already done as an example)

Present Simple

1. They kill 50.000 seals a year

50.000 seals are killed a year

2. He gives an interview every month

An interview ……

3. The housekeeper doesn't lock the door every night

The door ...

4. They buy the newspaper every day.

The newspaper

5. They sell the newspaper in that kiosk.

The newspaper ...

Present Continuous

1. John is writing a new article on consumerism

A new article on consumerism is being written by John.

2. They are building a new road.

A new road ….

3. Pollution isn’t affecting the area.

The area …

Past Simple

1. He increased the voltage slowly

The voltage was increased.

2. He occasionally turned the machine off

The machine ...

3. They didn’t give any information about the school rules.

No information ...

4. We didn’t see the advertisements.

The advertisements…

Past Simple continuous

1.They were carrying out a survey.

A survey was being carried out.

2. The TV was informing the consumers.

The consumers …

3.Peter wasn’t taking a different attitude

A different attitude …
4. They were studying the problem.

The problem ….

Present Perfect

1.The police have raided the area frequently.

The area has been raided by the police

2.Somebody has scratched my car

My car ...

3. Somebody has killed the President

The President ...

4. They haven’t contacted her mother yet.

Her mother....

5. We haven’t executed all their orders yet.

All their orders …

6. Jack has written that note

That note …

7. We have just visited that old medieval town

That old medieval town …

Present Perfect continuous

1. They haven’t been executing his orders.

His orders haven’t been being executed.

2. They have been warning the population about the dangers of contaminated water.

The population …

Past perfect

1. They had followed his example

His example …

2. We hadn’t visited that town yet.

That town …
3. They had published a new book.

A new book ….

Future; Conditional; Modal verbs

1. They will postpone the meeting.

The meeting will be postponed.

2. They can produce the brochures here.

The brochures

3. You must abandon the scheme.

The scheme

4. They couldn't repair the tractor.

The tractor ...

5. They would encourage the students to use the dictionary.

The students …..

6. They must repair the pavements.

The pavements …

B. Rewrite as indicated below (the first is already done as an example)

1.The policeman stopped the burglar

The burglar was stopped by the burglar.

2. Thousands of people watched the rock concert

The rock concert ...

3. They will repair our bathroom at the end of the week.

Our bathroom...

4. They have elected a new President.

A new President ...

5. The government is building a new hospital.

A new hospital ...

6. They have closed the motorway.

The motorway ...

7. Our students write interesting articles for the school newspaper.

Interesting articles ...

8. Someone stole my wallet.

My wallet ...

9. The Greek team won the European cup.

The European cup ...

10. The waiter in a red coat served dinner.

Dinner ...

11. They have closed the school.

The school …

12. Millions of people speak English all over the world.

English ...

13. One of the students left the gym equipment in the playground.

The gym equipment ...

14. The burglars have left the office door open.

The office door ...

15. The people of London have welcomed the Queen.

The Queen ...

16. The headmaster will punish the students that have missed the classes.

The students that have missed the train ...

17. The director postponed the meeting.

The meeting ...

18. The City Mayor is doing a good work.

A good work ...

19. The police have arrested a group of terrorists.

A group of terrorists ...

20. The English team will play the semi-final next Friday evening.

The semi-final ...

C. Indirect Passive - Rewrite the following sentences as indicated below (the first one is already
done as an example)

1. They give us the information every week.

E.g. We are given the information every week.

2. They don't give him a present every year

He ...

3. They usually tell her everything they know.

She ...

4. They aren’t telling her all the truth

She ….

5. They aren’t paying him much.

He …..

6. He didn't tell Mr Y what was happening.

Mr Y ...

7. They paid Mr Y £500

Mr Y ...

8. The experiment didn't injure Mr Y

Mr Y ...

9. They didn't ask Mr Y to come back later

Mr Y....

10. They weren’t informing her properly.

She ….

11. The teacher has given the students a severe telling-off

The students ...

12. They have been visiting Mary a lot lately.

Mary …
13. They had already given her that book.

She ….

14 They will accuse her of theft.

She....

15. They told us she is working at the international office

We ...

16. They allowed her to make remarks during the rehearsal.

She ...

17. Nobody could allow him to play hockey because he wouldn’t keep the rules.

He ...

18. They have granted her the request to open a shop here.

She ...

19. They will allow you to take part in the festival.

You ...

20. No one expected her to answer.

She ...

21. Someone gave the guide a good tip for his service

The guide ...

22. They will offer him lots of money for his discovery.

He....

23. Somebody insulted me when I was walking down the street.

I ...

24. They paid him ten shillings a day.

He ...

D. Rewrite these sentences in the passive form. Miscellaneous (the first one is already done as an
example)

1. Someone gave him the wrong medicine.

He was given the wrong medicine.

2. People have offered Mary a lot of money.

Mary ...

3. Someone has broken the glasses.

The glasses ...

4. The authorities are banning the traffic from the city centres

The traffic ...

5. People all over the world are learning English.

English ...

6. Someone painted the walls.

The walls ...

7. The players are wearing new equipment for the match next Saturday.

A new equipment ...

8. They must build a new bridge over the river.

A new bridge ...

9. They ate all the food at the party.

All the food ...

10. They didn’t leave any drinks on the table.

No drinks ...

E. Rewrite as indicated below - Miscellaneous (the first one is already done as an example)

1.Someone showed the child how to use the telephone

The child was shown how to use the phone

2. They have promised Mary a new opportunity.

Mary.....................

3. They asked her to sign her name at the information desk.

She....................

4. The embassies are refusing young people a visa.

Young people................
5. The doctor won't prescribe us a different diet

We....................

6. They will ask you several questions.

You...................

7. They hadn’t promised him a rise in the salary.

He............................

8.They call young executives "Yuppies"

Young executives..........................

9. Dangerous driving is causing many accidents.

Many accidents...

10. They built this house in 1930.

This house....

11. They cancelled the flights because of the fog.

The flights....

12. People have advised us not to out alone.

We.....

13. They have told her to avoid going out at night.

She....

14. They should forbid children to watch some TV programmes.

Children.....

15. We are expecting the result of the tests in about two hours' time.

The result....

16. You must not allow the children to see television until late.

The children....

17. It will be difficult to reach an agreement.

An agreement ...

18. They requested all spectators to leave the stadium in good order.
All spectators....

19. The government sent a team of experts to study the problem.

A team of experts ...

20. The experts will have to instruct the local farmers about the new farming techniques.

The local farmers ...

F. Rewrite as indicated below - Miscellaneous (the first one is already done as an example)

1. They didn’t invite me to the party.

I wasn’t invited to the party

2. A long noise woke us up in the middle of the night.

We ...

3. I didn’t realise that somebody was recording our conversation.

I didn’t realise that our conversation ...

4. They have postponed the concert.

The concert ...

5. Somebody has cleaned the room.

The room ...

6. They are building a new ring road round the city.

A new ring road ...

7. They must do something about the situation.

Something ...

8. They can’t farm this land.

This land....

9. They keep all their books in here.

All their books....

10. This company employs two hundred people.

Two hundred people ….

11. They made a terrible mistake

A terrible mistake …

12. Walt Disney created several cartoons

Several cartoons …

13. They are decorating the house

The house …

14. They gave her a new car on her birthday.

She …

15. They will ask John to go to Paris

John …

16. We had to postpone our trip to the Bahamas

Our trip …

17. You should show Pauline her new bedroom.

Pauline …

18. People can keep these plants at home.

These plants …

19. They will offer us valuable presents.

We …

20. It will be extremely difficult to achieve a similar effect.

A similar effect ...

Reported Speech (Discurso indirecto

Verb Changes (mudanças de tempos verbais)
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Present Simple Past Simple

I want to go He said (that) he wanted to go

Present Continuous Past Continuous

I am giving a party He said (that) he was giving a party

Past Simple Past Perfect

I gave a party He said he had given a party

Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

I was telling a story He said he had been telling a story

 Present Perfect Past Perfect

I have given a party He said he had given a party

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

I have been telling a story He said he had been telling a story

Future Conditional

I will give a party He said he would give a party

Other Changes (outras mudanças)
Personal and possessive adjectives: third person
first/second person
(passam para a terceira pessoa)
(pronomes na primeira pessoa)
here (aqui) there (ali)
Today (hoje) that day (naquele dia)

Tomorrow (amanhã) the following day, the next day (no dia
seguinte)
Yesterday (ontem)
the day before (no dia anterior)
Next week/year... (na próxima
semana/ano …) the following week/year/... (na semana/ano
seguinte)
A year ago (há um ano,…)
a year before/the previous year (no ano
anterior)
Nota: Quando o verbo que introduz o discurso indirecto está no presente os tempos
verbais não mudam.

Eg: I want to join your club.

Mary says she wants to join our club

EXERCISES Clique aqui para ver a correcção

A. Rewrite the following sentences as follows.

E.g. I work in a garage.

He said that he worked in a garage

1. I like all my classmates.

He said that …

2. We are doing a good job.

He said that …

3. We didn’t have to face any serious difficulty last year.

They said that …

4. I’m looking forward to my Summer holidays.

She said that …

5. We went to Australia last year.

They said that …

6. We saw a lot of kangaroos there.

They said that …

7. I will visit New Zealand next year.

He said that …

8. My friends had already been there the year before.

She said that …

B. Some days ago a group of foreign students who attend London University visited the famous
British Museum.

Here are some of the statements they made. Rewrite them as indicated below.

E.g. Pedro: I'll tell Carmen to visit the British Museum next year.

Pedro said that he would tell Carmen to visit the British Museum the following year.

1. Ismini: I enjoy visiting museums, especially when it is cold and wet.

Ismini said that ...

2. Maria: I feel really happy when I see a work of art.

Maria confessed that ...

3. Paolo: I hope we won't spend the whole morning in here.

Paolo said that ...

4. Pedro: I'll never forget the time I had visiting the British Museum.

Pedro confessed that ...

5. Monique: Visiting museums is my hobby. I can spend a whole week in the British Museum without
getting bored..

Monique said that ...

C. Now look at this example and rewrite the following questions as indicated below.

E.g. Pedro: Where can we buy slides?

Pedro asked where they could buy slides.

1. Ismini: How much does this guidebook to the British Museum cost?
Ismini asked ....

2. Maria: How did the British manage to collect all these beautiful things?

Maria wanted to know ...

3. Monique: Do you like modern art, Maria?

Monique asked Maria if ...

4. Paolo: Did you visit the National Gallery last week?

Paolo wanted to know if ...

5. Maria: Monique, what's your opinion of this work of art? Do you like it?

Maria asked Monique ...

D. Now read these commands, advices and requests and rewrite them as indicated below:

E. g. Pedro: Don't make so much noise.

Pedro told them not to make so much noise.

1. Ismini: Please, don't walk so fast.

Ismini asked them ...

2. Monique: You should visit the National Gallery; it's worth it.

Monique advised me ...

3. Paolo: Hurry up? It's getting late.

Paolo told them ...

4. Monique: Don't smoke in here, Pedro.

Monique told Pedro ...

In: Structures in context, Longman (adapted)

E. Rewrite as indicated below. Nr 1 is already done as an example.

1. “I am studying English this year”.

He said that he was studying English that year.

2. “I have visited my parents last week”.

He said that ...

3. “I’ll go to the seaside next summer if I can”.

Mr McMillan said that ...

4.“They went to Spain two weeks ago”.

They wrote me saying that ...

5. “I am not going to the cinema today”.

She insisted that ...

6. “My daughter wants me to buy her a doll like this one ”.

She said that ...

7. “They will come to our party tomorrow”.

Aunt Mary told me that ...

8. “I cannot understand this passage”.

The pupil told his teacher that ...

9. “Mary won’t come next month. She has a lot of work to do”.

Mary’s mother said that ...

10. “Our children are not studying music this year”.

Mr Johnson said that ...

F. Report the following questions and commands. Nr 1 is already done as an example.

1. “Did you meet my brother yesterday?” Mary asked Jane.

Mary asked Jane if she had met her brother the day before.

2. “Follow that car!” Mr. Smith told the taxi driver.

3. “Wait for me in front of the shoe shop.” Jane told me.

4. “Is this your umbrella?”. Tom asked Peter.

5. “Go out and don’t make a noise!” The teacher told his students.

6. “Can you show me your driving license!” The police asked the lady.

7. “Do you want to come with us to the cinema next weekend?” John asked me.

8. “What are you doing here?” Peter asked Jane.

9. “Why do you have to ask me these silly questions?” Mary asked Peter.

10. “Where have you been lately?” Mary wanted to know

11. “I’ve got something here to show you”, she said.

12. “I am going to meet my grandparents this afternoon”, Peter said.

13. “If it rains today, we will stay at home and we will play the match tomorrow. they said”.

14. “I went to my friend’s birthday party last weekend. I enjoyed it very much”, Mary said.

15. “Why do you speak so loudly?” Mary asked Peter.

16. “Fred, are you going with us to the cinema tonight?” Mary wanted to know.

17. “Don’t do that again!” Mary advised them.

18. “Don’t get angry with us. They advised Mary.

19. “What hobbies do you have?” She asked me.

20 “Where do you buy the newspaper?” Mary wanted to know.

G. A group of European students went on a ten-day visit to New York. It was the first time they had
been there. They were interviewed during their stay. Report what each one said about New York.

Maria Pei, from Italy - It's a perfect choice of holiday for anyone who likes bright lights and lots to do.

Maria said that she …

Nico Ianopolos, from Greece - It's not as expensive as I imagined. You can live here quite cheap if you
know the right places to go. Yesterday I had an excellent meal for 5 dollars.

Nico said that he …

Bruce Matlock, from England - I've never seen such a beautiful city in my life.

Bruce said that …

Etienne Mathieu, from France - I love this city. It's very noisy, very dirty, but very full of life. I'll
definitely come back next year. Ten days are too short.

Etienne said that she …

Kersti Kristiansen, from Denmark - I don't like New York at all. It's too impersonal. I may not stay
here for the full ten days.

Kersti said that she ..

Gilles Poitier, from Luxembourg - I've found the people very friendly and generous. And there seem to
be far more integration between black and white people than I imagined.

Giles said that he …

Martin Dressler, from Germany - We don't like the fast food, but the food you get in the restaurant is
wonderful. You can get almost everything you like here.

Martin said that he …

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H. Report the following questions:

1. “Is your mother at home?”

Mrs Brown asked me ...

2. “Did you receive my letter last week?”

Laura’s friend asked me ...

3. “Will our Mother be back soon?”

John asked his brother ...

4. “Have you worked as hard as your brother?”

Aunt Mary asked me ...

5. “When did you last see John?”

She wanted to know ...

6. “Which of these books do you want to read?”

I asked her ...

7. “How many English songs can you sing?”

She asked them ...

I. Report the following orders, requests and advices.

1. “Don’t do this again.”

He told me ...

2. “Could you shut this door, please”.

He asked her ..

3. “Will you do it for me?”

He asked her...

4. “You should be a bit more careful.”

He advised her ...

5. "Don't come too late!"

She told him ...

J. Report the following:

1. “It’s late. I have to go home”, he said.

He said that...

2. “I didn’t like the film. I found it very boring”, she said.

She said that ...

3. "I am swimming much better now”, she said.

She said that ...

4. “Why have you told your mother I was ill?”, he asked him.

He asked him ...

5. “Don’t spend all your pocked money in a day”, she advised him.

She advised him ...

6. “Did you see my brother Robert at school this morning ?”, she asked him.

She asked him ...

7. I will finish all my work tomorrow”, he promised.

He promised that ...

8. “Have you enjoyed your holidays?”, the teacher asked the pupils.

The teacher asked the pupils ...

9. “Take your umbrellas with you. It may rain”.

The mother told her children ...

10. "My parents enjoyed it a lot", she said.

She said that ...

11. "John has given up his job", she told me.

She told me that ...

12."Why don't you come with me", She asked Peter.

She asked Peter ...

13. "Don't you want to go with us?" She asked Peter.

She asked Peter if ...

14. "Can I borrow your book?" asked Peter.

She asked Peter ...

15. ."What can I do to convince you?" She asked Peter.

She asked Peter

16. "Who is going to help me?" Mr Smith asked.

Mr Smith asked ...

17. "Can I speak to Sam?", Jack asked.

Jack asked ...

18. Take your umbrella, it may rain", His mother told him.

His mother told him...

19. "I have just met your brother in the supermarket," said Alice.

Alice said ...

20. "Tim will not be back before next weekend."

Tim's mother told us ...

21. "Write all these sentences on your exercise-books."

Mr Elliot told the class :::

22. "Did you enjoy your holidays in Greece?"

Mr Elliot asked his neighbour ...

23. "Have you seen your friend Peter lately?",

Mr Elliot asked his son ...

K. Turn into the reported speech.

Note: When the Introductory verb is in the present there are no verb changes

E.g. "I want to go home." He says that he wants to go home

1. "They’ve bought a very beautiful house" .

Mrs Jones has told me that …

2. "My students are very hardworking."

A proud teacher usually says that …

3. "My mother has given me a lot of toys."

Charles says that …

4. "I’ll give you some presents on your birthday too."

My husband promises me that…