Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, usine gerund.

( Viết lại các đoạn hội thoại ở dạng tường thuật, sử dụng danh động từ. )

Trả lời:

1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.

Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.

⟶ Tom insisted on paving for the meal.

2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.

Mrs. Smith: I think so.

⟶ Mr and Mrs. Smith looked forward to meeting their children soon.

3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!

Boy: Oh ... no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.

⟶ The boy denied breaking the window of The woman's house.

4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!

Customer: What's that?

Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!

⟶ The policeman stopped the customer {from) leaving the shop.

5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!

The thief: Yes...! But….

⟶ The thief admitted stealing Mrs. Brown's car

6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?

Ann: What about having a party?

⟶ Ann suggaested having a party next Saturday.

7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!

John: I think so.

⟶ John and his wife were thinking ol'bining the house