Odd one out :
A. try B. drive C. train D. tree
A.dream B.drain C.trick D. dress
A.twin B.twelve C.twice D.two
Pronounciation:
1.Listen and repeat :
/ tr / / dr / / tw /
traffic drive twelve
troops dreadful twenty
trousers drink twin
tropical dress twinkle
Practise reading aloud these sentences :
1. John always enjoys travelling by train.
2. Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
3. George is drving dangerously.
4. Her new dress is an absolute dream.
5. She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
6. Think twice before doing something.
Matching A with B

1- f apologize for
2- d criticize……for
3- a deny V-ing
4- b suggest
5- c insist on
6- e congratulate……..on
II. Grammar : Reported speech with gerund.
1. Exercise 1 : Change into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown :
Eg: “ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
- Tom thanked me for helping him.
1. “ I hear you passed your exams. Congratulaion!” John said to us.
 John congratulated ………on………………………………………………………………………….
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
 Mary apologised for……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. “ I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
Peter insisted on…………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
The teacher accused……………….of………………………………………………………………………
5. “ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
 Bob has always dreamed of …………………………………………………………………………………
6. “ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport ,” I said to Ann.
 I warned …………….against………………………………………………………………………………...
7. “ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
Her mother prevented……….from…………………………………………………………………………..
8. “ It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss White thanked…………..for……………………………………………………………………………..
us passing our exams .
not phoning me earlier .
driving Linda to the station.
the boy not paying attention to what she/ he had said .
being rich.
Ann staying at the hotel near the airport.
Jane going out that night.
Jack visiting her.
2. Exercise 2: Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, using gerund.
Eg: Teacher : Come in, Peter. Peter apologized for being late.
Peter : I’m sorry I’m late.
Linda: Let me pay for the meal.  Tom insisted on…………………….. .
Tom : Certaily not ! I’ll pay.
Mr Smith : I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs Smith: I think so.
 Mr and Mrs Smith looked forward to……………………….………. .
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…………………………………………………. .
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)……………………….. .
5.Detective: You have stolen Mrs Brown’s car !
The thief: Yes…! but….
 The thief admitted………………………………………………… .
6.Mary: What shall we do on Saturday ?
Ann : What about having a party ?
 Ann suggested…………………………… …………… .
7. John’s wife: The house is very nice ! We’ll certainly buy it !
John : I think so.
 John and his wife were thinking of…………………….. .

paying for the meal
meeting their children soon
breaking the window of the woman’s house
leaving the shop
stealing/ having stolen Mrs Brown’s car
having a party the next Saturday
buying the house
Một số động từ và cụm từ tường thuật theo sau là danh động từ :

admit, deny, suggest
apologize for ; complain about ; confess to ; insist on ; object to ; dream of ; think of
accuse….of ; blame…..for ; congratulate…….on ; criticize……for ;
warn…..about / against ; praise…..for ; thank…..for ; prevent….from
He denied taking the money.
I object to telling her the news.
He praised her for working hard.
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“It was so kind of you to give me the flowers,” Lan said to Minh.
 Lan thanked Minh…………………………………………………….
for giving her the flowers.
“ I’m sorry I didn’t wait for you,” Mary said to John.
 Mary apologized………………………………………………………………………….
not waiting for John.
Tuan warned me
about/ against not go near that deserted house.
Correct one mistake.
going
“It me. I made your dress dirty,” Jane said to Ann.
 Jane admitted……………………………………………………………………………………..
making Ann’s dress dirty.