Unit 4_exercises

UNIT 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

I. Find a suitable word to complete the sentence. First letter is given:
1. You’d better learn by h____________ all the new words.
2. What a______________ of learning English do you find difficult?
3. Most foreign students live in d_____________ on campus.
4. His novel won the Booker Prize and established his r______________.
5. You can take the exam at i_______________ or advanced level.
6. If you want to sell your car, why not put an a_________________ in the daily paper?
7. On the way, we stopped three times to admire mountain s_______________.
8. I’ve never seen this word before. Use a d_______________ to look it up.
II. Complete the sentence, using the modal verbs in brackets and the information in the box:




1. + I’m not good at literature, and my grades are terrible.
- If you want to get good marks, you ________________________________________________________. (should)
2. + May I go out with friends, Mom?
- You ______________________________________________________________ if you want to go out. (have to)
3. It’s really a good film for children. You ____________________________________________________. (ought to)
4. + Do you think Tom is able to support his family?
- Well, he ____________________________________________________ if he wants to support his family. (must)
5. + I’d like to be a teacher.
- If you want to be a teacher, you __________________________________________________________. (have to)
6. + Has Tuan come yet?
- If he doesn’t come soon, we _____________________________________________________________. (might)
7. + I don’t feel well.
- You ____________________________________________________________ if you want to get well. (ought to)
8. + I’m getting fatter and fatter.
- If you want to lose weight, you __________________________________________________________. (should)
III. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech:
1. Mary said, “I am going to buy a new house next year.”
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2. He said, “We go to work by bus.”
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3. The girl said, “I can’t swim.”
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4. The farmer said, “It may rain today.”
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5. The receptionist said, “The manager will read this report.”
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6. They said, “We must go home.”
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7. Judy said, “I don’t know what Fred is doing now.”
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8. Tom said, “I hope my friends will come and visit me.”
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IV. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech:
1. She said to me, “Where do you live?”
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2. Mr. Pike said to Peter, “What school are you going to?”
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3. The teacher said to me, “How many languages can you speak?”
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4. Kate said to Bob, “Why do you want to take this course?”
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5. They said to us, “When will the course begin?”
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6. The teacher said to Mary, “Where is Daisy?”
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7. I said to Mrs Brown, “How do your children go to school?
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8. The librarian said to Ken, “Which book are you reading?”
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V. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech:
1. Mary asked me, “Do you like me?”
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2. The policeman asked the children, “Do you go to school by bus?”
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3. Mother asked me, “Are you going to the party tonight?”
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4. He asked the girl, “Will you be here tomorrow?”
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5. I asked Peter, “Can you swim?”
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6. My friend asked me, “Does your sister have any plans to study abroad?”
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7. The secretary asked me, “Are you going to take the level exam this weekend?”
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8. Mr. Thomson asked Philip, “Are you a student?”
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VI. Change into reported speech :
1. “I will go to my village next week.” ( She said ………………………………………………………………………………
2. “You must do your homework everyday” ( He said ………………………………………………………………………….
3. “We have to go there now”. ( They said …………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Can you work on Saturday ?” ( She asked me ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. “Do you go to school in the morning?” ( She asked me ……………………………………………………………………….
6. “How many children do you have ?” ( I asked her ……………………………………………………………………………
7. “Where are you living ?” ( She asked me …………………………………………………………………………………….
8. “How will you travel to work?”. ( She asked me …………………………………………………………………………….
VII. Choose the best answers:
1. If you study at the Brighton Language Center – UK,