Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar - Reported Speech #2.
Students work in pairs and open the corresponding pages below. This activity is to practice the two different ways to report speech. Students take turns reading their Direct Speech sentences to their partners. An example of such a sentence would be:
Could you open the door?
As we have learned in Grammar 12-2, this sentence can be reported two different ways:
- "You asked me if I could open the door."
- "You asked me to open the door."
Students listen to the Direct Speech sentences and try to report them both ways. As the answers are written under each sentence, partners should help each other if necessary.
- Would you like to see a movie with me?
- You asked me if I would like to see a movie.
- You invited me to see a movie.
- You must sit down!
- You said (told me) that I had to sit down.
- You told / ordered me to sit down.
- I really, really need $5!
- You said (told me) that you really, really needed $5.
- You begged me to give you $5.
- You can't forget to do your homework.
- You said (told me) that I couldn't forget to do my homework.
- You reminded me to do my homework.
- Do you mind giving me a hand?
- You asked me if I minded giving you a hand.
- You asked me to give you a hand.
- You really shouldn't smoke.
- You said (told me) that I really shouldn't smoke.
- You advised me not to smoke.
- You can't park here.
- You said (told me) that I couldn't park here / there.
- You told / ordered me not to park here / there.
- Do you want to come with me to the restaurant?
- You asked me if I wanted to come with you to the restaurant.
- You invited me to come with you to the restaurant.
- You should never go to that restaurant.
- You said (told me) that I should never go to that restaurant.
- You advised me not to go to that restaurant.
- Would you mind lending me your charger?
- You asked me if I would mind lending you my charger.
- You asked me to lend you my charger.
- You are not allowed to take pictures here.
- You said (told me) that I wasn't allowed to take pictures here / there.
- You told / ordered me not to take pictures here / there.
- You have to remember to come to my party!
- You told me that I had to remember to come to your party.
- You reminded me to come to your party.
- I really need you to help me.
- You said (told me) that you really needed me to help you.
- You begged me to help you.
- You should check out that movie.
- You said (told me) that I should check out that movie.
- You advised me to check out that movie.
- Would you like to come to a baseball game?
- You asked me if I would like to come to a baseball game.
- You invited me to come to a baseball game.
- Can you turn on the lights?
- You asked me if I could turn on the lights.
- You asked me to turn on the lights.