Exercise
ChuyÓn c¸c c©u sau tõ trùc tiÕp sang gi¸n tiÕp:
1. “ How much do you think it will cost?” said Nam.
2. “ How long have you been learning English?” asked the man.
3. “Are you American or do you come from Africa?” asked the examiner.
4. He said, “ You ‘d better study harder. Your exam is bad.”
5. “I’ll call you if urgent.” Said Tom.
6. He said, “ I can’t take my children to school because I’ll have an exam tomorrow.”
7. He said, “ I must prepare the lesson before going to class.”
8. The woman said, “ You mustn’t play in the street. The traffic is busy.”
9. “ I like your new dress.” -> Peter said ….
10.“You look nice this morning” -> Peter told me (that)…
11.“I’m waiting for my parents now.” _. Peter said…
12.“ I’ll help you whenever you need me.” -> Peter told me …
13.“ I’m planningto go to American for my higher studier next year” -> Peter said…
14. “ This is the longest film that I’ve seen.” -> Peter told…
15.“I ‘ll come with you as soon as I’m ready.” -> Peter said…
16. “There will be a good cartoon on TV tomorrow evening.” -> Peter told…
17. “You can use my telephone if you need.” -> Peter said…
18.“ You are my best friend.” -> Peter told…
19. “ I have two English classes this afternoon, but I haven’t finished my homework
yet.” -> Peter told…
20. “If you meet my father, you will recognize him at once.” -> Peter said…
21. “I ‘m afraid that we’ll be late for school.” - > John told …
22.“ I must stay at home tonight to finish my homework.” -> John said….
23.“ I promise to come with you tomorrow.” -> John said….
24. “ We can find a lot of good English books in this bookshop.” -> John told …
25. “ The English exam is easy.” John told Fiona…
26.“ I’m sure you will be better at English than you are soon.” -> John said…
27.“ You must follow you parents’ advice.” -> John said…
28.“ My father teaches me English at home, so I don’t go to evening classes.” -> John told …

58. “ You have to explain all these things, son,” said Miss Brown.
59. The teacher said to the school girl,” What subject do you like best?”
60. The man said to the boy, “ You are wasting your valuable time on these computer games.”
61. “What are you going to buy for your sister on her birthday this time, David? said Ann.
62. The girl said to me, “ My brother and I will come to see you tomorrow evening.”
63. She said , “ I want to know how you can study new words quickly, Peter.”
64. “Most of us have difficult in learning English,’ said the children.
65. “Doing these exercises is a good way for you to remember this grammar point,” the
teacher said to the students.
66. My father said to me, “ What happened to your computer?”
67. The old man said to the children, : While I was watching TV yesterday evening you
made so much noise.”
68. “ My father has just come back from my uncle’s farm,” said the boy.
69. “ Why were you so late for the party last night? he said to his friend.
70. The girl said, “ I must go home now because my parents have been waiting for me at home.”
71. “Shall we go to the English speaking club?” -> Andrew suggested…
72. “ Why don’t we spend money on reseach into solar energy?” -> Anne suggested…
73. “ Why don’r you sit down for a moment? -> He suggested …
74. “When will the course begin?” -> I asked her…
75. “How much are the course fees?” -> I asked her…
76. “ How long does the course take?” -> I asked her…
77. “ How did you hear about the course?” -> She asked me…
78. “ Why do you want to take the course?” – She asked me…
79. “ How many languages can you speak?” -> She asked me…
80. “ What school are you going to?” -> She asked me…
81. “Where do you live?” -> She asked me…
82. “ How old are you?” -> She asked me…
83. “What ‘s your name?” -> She asked me…