Hallo.
Da bin ich wieder mit ein paar Übungen. Ich hoffe, dass nicht allzu viel verkehrt ist. Große Probleme hatte ich gefühlt bei der „Reported Speech“-Übung. Vielleicht kann mir jemand noch mal etwas darüber sagen. Wäre sehr schön.
Vielen Dank wieder im Voraus
… und los geht’s.
Complete the following sentences with possibility or opportunity.
a)
There is no possibility of getting tickets for the show anymore.
b)
Opportunity knocks only once in a lifetime.
c)
This job offers you every possibility of improving your position.
d)
She gladly accepted the opportunity of visiting her parents in America.
e)
There is not much possibility of anyone having survived the disaster.
f)
We should welcome the opportunity of meeting your wife.
g)
The possibility that there might be a leak in our tank worried us a great deal.
h)
The possibility of his being a traitor never occurred to them.
Change the dialogue into reported speech.
Start with: ‘The policeman said … and Jane answered …’
Policeman:
Sorry, Miss. You can’t park your car here. Don’t you see the no parking sign over there?
The policeman said that Jane could not park her car there. He asked her if she didn’t see the no parking sign over there.
Jane:
Yes, but I have to park here. My TV set is out of order and I’m taking it to that radio and TV shop over there.
Jane answered that she saw it. But she had to park there because her TV set was out of order and she wanted to take it to the radio and TV shop over there.
Policeman:
You can park in Market Street.
The Policeman said she could park her car in Market Street.
Jane:
But I’m not very strong. I can’t carry a TV set from Market Street to the shop.
Jane answered that she was not very strong and that she could not carry a TV set from Market Street to the shop.
Policeman:
O.K. You can park your car here for a minute.
The Policeman said okay. He allowed her to park her car there for a minute.
Jane:
Thank you.
Jane thanked.
Policeman:
And I can carry the TV set for you.
The Policeman said that he could carry the TV set for her.
Jane:
Oh, that’s nice. Thank you very much.
Jane found it good and thanked him.
Translate
a)
Mark sagte, ‘Ich komme euch am Sonntag besuchen.’
Mark said, ‘I am coming to visit you on Sunday.’
b)
Er sagt, dass das Gemälde fertig ist.
He says that the painting is finished.
c)
Mary sagte, dass das Wetter schön war und dass sie bis Sonntag bleiben werden.
Mary said the weather was nice and that she would stay until Sunday.
d)
Sie sagte mir, ich sollte Platz nehmen.
She told me to sit down.
e)
Sie bat mich, die Pflanzen vom Wohnzimmer zu gießen.
She asked me to water the plants from the living room.
