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Reported Speech

Reported Speech. About me. a) I’m stupid. I live far from here. I don’t live near here. b) I’ve been a teacher for a long time. c) I went to the library. I didn’t find much information. d) I will go to the movies next Saturday. e) I can’t drive a car.

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Reported Speech

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  1. Reported Speech

  2. About me...

  3. a) I’m stupid. I live far from here. I don’t live near here. b) I’ve been a teacher for a long time. c) I went to the library. I didn’t find much information. d) I will go to the movies next Saturday. e) I can’t drive a car. f) I must eat fruit and vegetables. I have to eat fruit and vegetables. g) I’m going to buy some books.

  4. St’s Bk p76/Close-up Reported speech Backshift a) simple present b) present perfect c) simple past d) will e) can f) must / have to g) (be) going to *Read St’s Bk p145 Reported Speech with backshift

  5. Other examples...

  6. 1) ” I’m just trying to do an exercise,” he said. 2) ” What are you doing?”, he asked her. 3) ” I have never done anything like this”, he told her. 4) ” Don’t be lazy”, he told her. 5) ” How many exams do you have to take?”, she asked him. 6) ”We can go to Vip’s if you want”, she told her friend. 7) ”Are you going to take the TOEFL?”, he asked her.

  7. 8) ”You’re a lucky and intelligent student”, she said. 9) ”I think it’s going to be very difficult,” he told her. 10) “We can’t speak”, he told her.

  8. About you... (Questions)

  9. + Questions 1. Are you happy? 2. When is your birthday? 3. Do you believe in love? 4. Where do you live? 5. Can you play the guitar? 6. What does your father do? 7. Have you ever been to Cancun? 8. Are you going out next Friday night? 9. How many children will you have? 10.Did you watch TV last night?

  10. 1.”Have you ever seen a famous soccer player?”, Octavio asked Francisco. 2.”I saw Conejo Pérez in a supermarket”, Francisco said. 3.”What’s your problem?”, Mónica asked Vero. 4.”I’m sleepy. I haven’t slept”, she told Mónica. 5.”What have you done about the project?”, Daniel asked Nuri. 6.”I haven’t done anything”, Nuri said. 7.”We’ll do something”, she said.

  11. 8.”Why are we doing this?”, Ana asked Adi and Mauricio. “It’s ridiculous”, she said. 9.”I don’t know any of you”, Mauricio told them. 10.”In L.A. there are a lot of malls that you can visit”, Mau said. 11.”What do you think about pop singers?”, Miriam asked Ana. 12.”What did you drink?”, Hugo asked Valeria. 13.”Don’t you think this conversation is stupid?”, Hugo asked Valeria.

  12. 14.”Have you ever been in a car accident?”, Johanna asked Pablo. 15.”I felt really scared”, Johanna told Pablo. 16.”Where do you live?”, Israel asked Ramsés. 17.”I live near la Villa”, Ramsés said. 18.”I went to Tepoztlán, Morelos”, Israel said. 19.”I don’t really understand your question”, Ana said.

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