PRACTICE WITH REPORTED SPEECH (2): QUESTIONS AND REPORTING VERBS
Exercise 1 A speaker was asked these questions after a presentation. Report the wh-questions.
1. «When will the new product be ready?»
2. «How much are you planning to spend on advertising?»
3. «Where do you intend to advertise?»
4. «What discount will you give to your distributors?»
5. «Why has it taken so long to develop?»
6. «How much market interest has there been in the new product?»
7. «Who is the product aimed at?»
8. «What sort of problems have you had in developing the product?»
Exercise 2 Report these wh-questions. Mind the word order.
1. «What do they mean by ‘special requirements'?»
H. Grant asked J. Martin what they meant by ‘special requirements'.
2. «Where are the men who are supposed to be assembling the stand?»
P. Wiles asked J. Martin
3. «How is it all going?»
Joanna asked John
4. «What are the chances of getting this large order?»
H. Grant asked J. Martin
5. «What'll happen to Ambrose Harper's shares?»
P. Wiles asked J. Grant
Exercise 3 A colleague of yours came back from a business trip, and you asked her the following questions. Report the yes/nî questions.
1. «Did you have a good trip?»
I asked her if she had a good trip.
2. «Have they shown you a bit of the country?»
3. «Have they signed the contract?»
4. «Will you need to go back again?»
5. «Was the hotel OK?»
6. «Did you have any time off?»
7. «Are you feeling tired?»
Exercise 4 Rewrite the following sentences. Use the introductory phrases and either a question word or if.
1. Does the bank have a branch in Geneva, I wonder?
I wonder if the bank has a branch in Geneva.
2. When will the plane get in? Do you know?
Do you know when the plane will get in?
3. How are the negotiations going, I wonder?
I wonder
4. Is Peter coming to the meeting? Do you know?
Do you know
5. When is the å talk going to start? Could you tell me?
Could you tell me
6. Should I take the job? I'm not sure.
I'm not sure
7. Where is their head office? I don't know.
I don't know
8. Will they accept our offer, I wonder?
9. Have they sent us pro forma invoices? Could you tell må?
10. How did they get this information, I wonder?
Êîìïüþòåðíûé äèçàéí è ïðîãðàììèðîâàíèå: Å.Â. Êàáàêîâà, A.C.Íîñèêîâ
