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Надо! task 1. rewrite these sentences in reported speech: 1. " i'll need these documents tomorrow", the head of the department said to his personal assistant. 2. " have you come to any decision about this candidate? " asked the chairman. 3. " can i use your computer in your absence? " asked my colleague. 4. " you mustn't buy these shares. you'll lose your money', said my friend to me. 5. " my washing machine has broken down again. i'll have it get fixed next week", my mother said to me. 6. " why did paula leave the meeting so early this morning? " asked the head manager. 7. " where was the international management forum based last year? " i asked my colleague. 8. " how much time have you spent on taking phone messages today? " asked the 9. " have you ever fased with the problem of making choise? ", she asked me with interest. 10. " we must employ several translators to solve this problem", said the director. task 2. change these direct questions into reported questions. 1. what programmes can help to cut costs? ( type 2) 2. how much is your company spending on travel expenses? (type 1) 3. is it possible to control travel costs? (type 1) 4. does your company have a travel manager? (type 2) 5. what is a "language awareness test"? (type 1) 6. who needs more time to deal with personnel problems? (type 2)

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Task 1. Rewrite these sentences in Reported Speech:
1. The head of the department said to his personal assistant he would need these documents the next day.
2. The chairman asked if I had come to any decision about this candidate.
3. My colleague asked if he can use my computer in my absence.
4. My friend advised me not to buy these shares. He said that I would lose my money.
5. My mother said to me that her washing machine had broken down again and that I would have it get fixed the following week.
6. The head manager asked why Paula had left the meeting so early this morning.
7. I asked my colleague where the International Management Forum had been based the year before.
8. The manager asked me how much time I had spent on taking phone messages that day.
9. She asked me with interest if I had ever faced with the problem of making choice.
10. The director said we must employ several translators to solve this problem.  

Task 2. Change these direct questions into reported questions.
1. The manager asked what programmes could help to cut costs. ( Type 2)
2. She wants to know how much our company is spending on travel expenses. (Type 1)
3. The customers ask if it is possible to control travel costs. (Type 1)
4. He wanted to know if our company had a travel manager. (Type 2)
5. I would like to ask what a "language awareness test" is (Type 1)
6. The head of the department asked his personal assistant who needed more time to deal with personnel problems. (Type 2)