Reporting VERB
¨thank you so much for your help¨
THANK
¨I want to study biology next year¨ she said.
She said (that) she wanted to study biology the following/next year.
ancestors
All the people born around the same time
generation
female family members
sister, mother, aunt, grandma, etc.
¨Don't forget to lock all the doors¨
REMIND
¨We are going to watch a film tonight with our cousins¨ they said.
They said (that) they were going to watch a film that night with their cousins.
a name for brothers and sisters (doesn't specify gender)
siblings
if you marry someone, this person's sister becomes your ...
sister-in-law
positive personality adjectives
clever, creative, kind, hard-working, ambitious, etc.
¨It was you! You broke the screen!¨
BLAME / ACCUSE
¨Do you want to see my new phone and try out the app I downloaded last night¨she asked.
She asked (me) if I wanted to see her new phone and try out the app she had downloaded the night before.
an informal name for reunion
get-together
the name for someone who takes care of sheep
shepherd
negative personality adjectives
lazy, mean, unkind, impatient, etc.
OFFER / AGREE
¨Yes, it was me who took your backpack.¨ he said. (use a reporting verb)
He admitted taking my backpack. OR He admitted that he had taken my backpack.
phrasal verb - to be similar to someone (usually someone in your family)
take after
if your mother marries someone who is not your biological father, this person's son becomes your ....
half brother
changes to words in reported speech (not tenses or pronouns)
now - then
this - that
these - those
tomorrow - the next day
¨Sit down right now!¨ (not told)
ORDER
¨I personally think you should try to find a flat in this neighbourhood¨ Jon said. (use a reporting verb)
Jon suggested/recommended trying to find a flat in that neighbourhood. OR
Jon suggested/recommended that I should try to find a flat in that neighbourhood.
phrasal verb - to admire and respect someone
look up to
Phrasal verb - to care for a child and teach them how to behave
bring up
reporting verbs followed by a preposition AND the preposition
blame on, congratulate on, accuse of, thank for, talk into, etc.