Это мое) my favorite place isn't town. it is a small island on the volga river. i go there with my family in summer. there are many islands on the volga river. why is this island my favorite place? well, i like it because there are no people. it is very quiet and green. there are some sea-gulls there. what do we do there? we have picnics, play badminton, swim a lot. we go by boat early in the morning, and come late in the evening. we enjoy our picnic very much. мое любимое место это не город. это небольшой остров на реке волга. я езжу туда с моей семьей летом. на реке волга есть много островов. почему этот остров мое любимое место? ну, мне нравится потому что здесь нет людей. тут тихо и зелено. здесь есть несколько чаек. что мы делаем там? мы устраиваем пикники, игрем в бадминтон, много плаваем. мы едем на лодке рано утром и приезжаем поздно вечером. мы наслаждаемся нашим пикником.
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)
