1. The following people describe their experiences with an extreme sport. Report what they said, as in the example. 1. I surfed for the first time last year. "It is dangerous," my mother said but I promised to be careful. It was an amazing experience and I felt like a bird! (Mark) Mark said (that) he had surfed for the first time the previous year. His mother said (that) it was dangerous, but he promised to be careful. It was/had been an amazing experience and he felt/had felt like a bird. 2. I'm having a great time skydiving in Spain. I've been here for nearly a week. There was only one nasty moment when my parachute got stuck. "Why did I sign up for this?" I thought at the time. Luckily, I remembered to pull the safety parachute, which worked immediately. (Katya) 3. I taught my friends how to do parkour last week. It was thrilling because we ran like we were being chased. I'm really happy because I can jump from building to building with my friends. (Paul) 4. I'm taking part in the Winter Olympics next year. It will be my first professional event and I'm really excited. Reaching speeds of 70 mph on your board can be pretty scary at times, but I won't stop competing until I've taken the

Решение:

Задание заключается в преобразовании прямой речи в косвенную для каждого из высказываний.

1. Марк

• Прямая речь: "It is dangerous," my mother said but I promised to be careful. It was an amazing experience and I felt like a bird! (Mark)
• Преобразование: Mark said (that) he had surfed for the first time the previous year. His mother said (that) it was dangerous, but he promised to be careful. It was/had been an amazing experience and he felt/had felt like a bird.

2. Катя

• Прямая речь: I'm having a great time skydiving in Spain. I've been here for nearly a week. There was only one nasty moment when my parachute got stuck. "Why did I sign up for this?" I thought at the time. Luckily, I remembered to pull the safety parachute, which worked immediately. (Katya)
• Преобразование: Katya said that she was having a great time skydiving in Spain and that she had been there for nearly a week. She mentioned there had been only one nasty moment when her parachute got stuck. She had thought at the time, "Why did I sign up for this?" Luckily, she remembered to pull the safety parachute, which worked immediately.

3. Пол

• Прямая речь: I taught my friends how to do parkour last week. It was thrilling because we ran like we were being chased. I'm really happy because I can jump from building to building with my friends. (Paul)
• Преобразование: Paul said that he had taught his friends how to do parkour the previous week. He said it had been thrilling because they had run like they were being chased. He was really happy because he could jump from building to building with his friends.

4. Саша

• Прямая речь: I'm taking part in the Winter Olympics next year. It will be my first professional event and I'm really excited. Reaching speeds of 70 mph on your board can be pretty scary at times, but I won't stop competing until I've taken the
• Преобразование: Sasha said that she was taking part in the Winter Olympics the following year and that it would be her first professional event and she was really excited. She added that reaching speeds of 70 mph on her board could be pretty scary at times, but she wouldn't stop competing until she had taken the...

Ответ:

• 1. Mark said (that) he had surfed for the first time the previous year. His mother said (that) it was dangerous, but he promised to be careful. It was/had been an amazing experience and he felt/had felt like a bird.
• 2. Katya said that she was having a great time skydiving in Spain and that she had been there for nearly a week. She mentioned there had been only one nasty moment when her parachute got stuck. She had thought at the time, "Why did I sign up for this?" Luckily, she remembered to pull the safety parachute, which worked immediately.
• 3. Paul said that he had taught his friends how to do parkour the previous week. He said it had been thrilling because they had run like they were being chased. He was really happy because he could jump from building to building with his friends.
• 4. Sasha said that she was taking part in the Winter Olympics the following year and that it would be her first professional event and she was really excited. She added that reaching speeds of 70 mph on her board could be pretty scary at times, but she wouldn't stop competing until she had taken the...