SUGGESTED ANSWERS / 163 birds were twittering happily in the trees. Emma, who had been feeling sad, suddenly felt more cheerful. The summer had come at last, hadn’t it? While she wandered down the garden path, she thought about the letter she’d received that morning. The team – those who were present – lined up to meet the new manager; they had had a bad season. Clive hoped Brian would improve their chances of promotion. At the moment the team was a disaster: the goalkeeper never saw the ball until it was too late, the defence players were too slow and the captain was indecisive. ‘I don’t believe it!’ she exclaimed. ‘Why not?’ he enquired. Surely it could not be true. Why hadn’t she been told before? It wasn’t fair. Why was she always the last to hear anything? If she’d been the one going to New York, she’d probably only have heard about it after she should have left. Why had Pat been offered the chance of a lifetime? Hadn’t she worked just as hard? John asked Susan if she would go to the dance. Susan replied that she couldn’t because she was going to a wedding. Ruth: I’ve got so much to do. Brian: The wedding’s not for ages. Ruth: But there’s food to order, the wedding cake to make and the dresses to buy. (Starts to clear table) Brian: (Goes to door) I have to go to the office today. I’ll be back for dinner. Ruth: Wait. I want you to do some shopping for me. I’ve got a list somewhere. 2. Play 4. Remembering the question mark and the exclamation mark CHAPTER 4 1. Putting into indirect speech 3. Using the semicolon, colon and dash