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There are lots of books about living a healthy life. Most of the experts say the same things. Change the following sentences into reported speech.

Example: 1. ‘You should eat more fruit’-They tell you to eat more fruit.

2. ‘It`s bad to have fatty foods’-They tell you not to have fatty foods.

3. ‘You must get some exercises.’

4. ‘Don`t eat sweet things.’

5. ‘You must relax sometimes.’

6. ‘Find time for a hobby.’

7. ‘You mustn`t smoke.’

8. ‘Don`t go to bed very late.’

9. ‘It`s bad to drink alcohol.’

10. ‘You ought to see a doctor sometimes.’

6. Monica Collins is a famous educator. She is going to another country to take part in a scientific conference. Say what she expects to be done on her arrival, as in the example.

Example: 1. meet at the airport.-She expects to be met at the airport.

2. give some flowers.

3. drive to the hotel.

4. give a scientific degree.

5. invite to appear on TV.

6. give a grant for research.

7. photograph for newspapers and magazines.

8. inform immediately about the agenda of the conference.

9. give donations for research.

7. Complete each sentence with the – ing form of one of the verbs:

go try take write listen steal work leave

Mind that we use – ing form after the verbs:

avoid stop enjoy admit finish carry on suggest give up

Example: 1. He tried to avoid answering my question.

2. She suggested … to the cinema.

3. I enjoy … to music.

4. She admitted … the money.

5. Have you finished … your essay yet?

6. Jim is 65 but he isn`t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on …

7. Could you please stop … downnotes?

8. He suggested … immediately.

9. She gave up … to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive form or the –ing form. Note that there are two possible structures after these verbs:

advise recommend encourage allow permit forbid

Compare: verb+ ing (without an object) verb+object+to…

Example: 1. I wouldn`t I wouldn`t recommend anybody

recommend attending this lecture. to attend this lecture.

2. I`ll advise you … your child to a private kindergarten (send).

3. I advise you … to our university (go).

4. This discipline encourages … the history of your country (study).

5. The rules forbid … a scientific degree after a one-year post-graduate course (receive).

6. They allowed me … for the tuition in a week (pay).

7. When this lecturer gives a lecture he doesn`t permit … the questions (ask).

These verbs take the to-infinitive or the –ing form without a change in meaning:

begin start continue

Example: They started talking/to talk.

9. They continue … their post-graduate course (do).

10. They began … additional tutorials (set up) .

1. The Ministry of Education and Science recommends this college … a variety of professions for industry, commerce, and administration.

a) prepares b) prepare c) will prepare d) to prepare

2. British students began … for their teaching at university.

a) pay b) will pay c) paying d) pays

3. Would you mind … part in the work of this tutorial?

a) to take b) take c) takes d) taking

4. Helen`s parents always encourage her … hard at school.

a) will study b) study c) studying d) to study

5. My room-mate doesn`t allow … in the hostel.

a) smoking b) smoke c) to smoke d) smokes

6. Where would you recommend me … for the summer vacation?

a) go b) goes c) to go d) going

7. The Ministry of Education and Science allowed our university … control over the curricula, appointment of staff and the way in which money is spent.

a) have b) to have c) having d) has

8. Glasses make him … older.

a) looking b) looks c) look d) to look

9. Do you want him … a Master`s degree?

a) will get b) to get c) get d) getting

10.She doesn`t enjoy … tests, she just can`t help … that.

a) write b) writes c) will write d) writing

a) does b) do c) doing d) to do

Exercise 10

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