Reported Speech
Use reported speech:
I was walking along the street.
She told me...
She told me that she had been walking along the street
Use an indirect question:
Why is he unhappy?
I'm not sure...
I'm not sure why he is unhappy.
What's the difference?
My dog who I haven’t seen for a week is 13 years old.
My dog, who I haven’t seen for a week, is 13 years old.
1st case: I have more than 1 dog
2nd case: I have only 1 dog
The teacher _____ ______ (let, the students) go to the bathroom
The teacher let the student go to the bathroom.
Put it in reported speech:
My kid will not sleep in this bed.
My kid would not sleep in this bed.
Use indirect question:
Were you watching TV at 3pm?
I don't know...
I don't know if you were watching TV at 3PM.
Explain the following word: Blunt
What do you call a pencil _____?
What do you call a pencil that is not sharp?
The children ....... (make, I) shout.
The children made me shout.
Use reported speech:
I must study at the weekend.
She said that she must/had to study at the weekend
Use an indirect question:
What is your favourite series?
Start like this: Could you ...
Could you tell me what your favourite series is?
Explain the following word: selfish
Start like this: What do you call someone ...?
What do you call someone who never gives you anything.
Put it in causative:
"Whenever I hear that song, I cry.“
That song always makes me cry.
That song gets me to cry. / That song has me crying.
Use reported speech:
You heard that your colleague is going to get a divorce. Go tell another colleague what you heard and ask him what he thinks about it.
Start like this: A little bird told me...
...
Use an indirect question:
How long had she been living here when she met you?
I wonder...
I wonder how long she had been living here when she met you.
Explain the following word: appliance
What do you call the gadgets ______?What do you call the gadgets that are in your home?
he - clothes – drive around Europe
He has his clothes driven around Europe.
Put it into indirect format:
From: doctor
Message: Your health check up is overdue. Please make an appointment soon.
My doctor told me to make an appointment.
Ask a groupmate this question in indirect format and report her/his answer:
How many hours a day do you usually work?
I would like to ...
She told me...
I would like to know how many hours a day you usually work.
Create a relative clause:
Do you get on with your next-door neighbour?
Do you get on with _____________________ lives next door?
Do you get on with the person who lives next door?
What are 5 things that you have to get done until the start of the camp?
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