REPORTING VERBS

REPORTED SPEECH ACTIVITY.

REPORTED SPEECH AND REPORTING VERBS KEY.

GRAMMAR FOCUS 9B ANSWERS:
a. 2. I didn't realise (that) Harry could ski.
    3. The doctor warned her that she might feel a littke sleepy after she took the tablets.
    4. I assumed (that) the exam would be easy.
    5. The witness denied walking past/ that had been walking past the bank when she heard the alarm.
    6. The informed us that they had been trying to call us since they had heard the news.
    7. I warned you (that) Margaret wouldn't be happy when she found out.
    8. He discoverd that he couldn't open the door because he had forgotten his key.

b. 2. if/whether I had      3. how fast I could     4. why I had left   5. if/whether I was  6. if/whether I had ever managed   7. why I had applied

c. 2. us/me to explain   3. telling  4. they had   5. on paying  6. me he'd
    7. for losing  8. to give

ADRIAN UNDERHILL'S PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPS

REPORTED VERBS AND REPORTING VERBS BOARD GAME

Thanks to Ana Mena for devicing  the board game to practise reporting verbs which  you have played today. The idea was that you had to read different lines taken from famous songs, and first guess the song and the artist, and then choose a reporting verb to report the line.

Click here to see the board game.

Here you can find the answers:

1. The Beatles, "Hey Jude": He reminded him to let her into his heart..
2. Lady Gaga & Beyoncé, "Telephone": She insisted that he didn't call her anymore because she didn't wanna think...
3. Tony Brixton, "Un-break my heart": She begged him to unbreak her heart and love her again.
4. He threatened to file for divorce if she didn't stop wasting their money.
5. Bruno Mars, "When I was your man": He regretted not having bought flowers / buying flowores and not holding / having held her hands
6. Katy Perry, "I kissed a girl": She admitted kissing /having kissed a girl and liking/ having liked it.
7. Abba, "The winner takes it all": She refused to talk about things they had gone through.
8. Bruno Mars, "Count on me": He promised to be there.
9. Peter congratulated them on their engagement.
10. Mikka, "Relax": He advised him to relax and take it easy for there was nothing they could do.
11. Mary warned them to stop shouting each other.
12. Rihanna, "Umbrella": She invited him to stay under her umbrella.
13. Brian Adams, "Forgive me": He apologised because he didn't know what he did.
14. Abba, "Mamma Mia": She accused him of cheating her"
15. The priest explained that marriage was a sacred symbol
16. Adele, "Hello": She admitted calling / having called him a thousand times to tell him she was sorry...
17. They both agreed to stop seeing each other for a while.
18. Gottye, "Somebody that I used to know": He complained that she had treated him like a stranger.
19. REM, "Everybody hurts": He encouraged her not to throw her hand.
20. The counsellor recommended not arguing in front of the children.
21. Whitney Houston, "I will always love you" She encouraged/ advised /begged him not to cry.

There may be more options!

Thanks to Ana Mena for linking all the songs in this entertaining activity.

PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPS

ADRIAN UNDERHILL'S PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPS

ADRIAN  UNDERHILL is giving two very interesting workshops on Pronunciation in our school on 5th March. GETTING PRONUNCIATION OUT OF THE HEAD AND INTO YOUR BODY is aimed at students at A1, A2 and B1 and WHY ENGLISH SPEAKERS EAT THEIR WORDS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT is mainly for B2, C1 and C2 students. I highly recommend that you attend it!!!
To sign up you have to send an email to
actividadesculturaleseoict@gmail.com 
from Thursday, 27th February. Only the first 50 students will have a place, so hurry up!!!

To get all the details click here.

REPORTED SPEECH

This is the Worksheet I'd like you to work on for homework.


Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs 1.

Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs 2.
Key.

WHEN A RELATIONSHIP SINKS....

 
Ending a Relationship Worksheet.





 




"When I was you Man" Song Worksheet.