Reported Speech. Dialogue

DIRECT SPEECH

Mr. Black: I went to the travel agency two days ago and booked our flight to Innsbruck.
 Mrs. Black: Will the tickets be as expensive as we thought?
 Mr. Black: Don’t worry! I’ve booked a night flight and this is always cheaper. I only had to pay fifty dollars and I‘m really quite happy now.
 Mrs. Black: Did the travel agent give you any brochures of Austria?
 Mr. Black: I have received five brochures today.
 Mrs. Black: Can I have a look at them?
 Mr. Black: Yes, you can. But don’t give them to Paula! She always forgets to give them back!
 Mrs. Black: When will we be able to collect these tickets?
 Mr. Black: They will be ready at the end of next week.






REPORTED SPEECH

Mr. Black said to his wife that he had gone to the travel agency two days before and had booked their flight to Innsbruck.

Mrs. Black asked Mr. Black if the tickets would be as expensive as they had thought.

Mr. Black tod her not to worry. He said that he had booked a night flight and that was always cheaper. He told her that he only had had to pay  fifty dollars and he was really quite happy in that moment.

Mrs. Black asked her husband if the travel agent had given him SOME brochures of Austria.

Mr. Black answered that he had received five brochures that day.

Mrs. Black wanted to know if she could have a look at them.

Mr. Black said that she could. He also told her not to give them to Paula. He said that she always forgot to give them back.

Mrs. Black asked when they would be able to collect those tickets.

Mr. Black answered that they would be ready at the end of the following week.