Transcript reported speech - B2-Filippetto

Man leaves wife at petrol station
A Macedonian man drove six hours across Italy at the start of his holiday
before he noticed teat he had forgotten something – hi wire. Ljubomir Ivanov
left her a t a petrol station when he stopped ot fill up with petrol, and didn’t
realize his mistake until he got a call form the police o his mobile phone.
‘Are you Ljubomir Ivanov?, they asked.
‘Yes, I am he said. What’s the matter?’
‘Where are you?’
‘I’m in Germany’
‘Well your wife is waiting for you at a petrol station near Pesaro in central
Italy.’
‘I was very tired and not thinking,’ Ivan told reporters later.’Sshe usually sits
in the back seat so I didn’t notice that she wasn’t there.’
Mr. Ivanovo immediately drove back to Pesaro to pick up his wife so that they
could continue their holiday. ‘I’ll have to apologize a lot when I see her,’ he
said.
‘Are you Ljubomir Ivanov?, they asked.
‘Yes, I am he said. What’s the matter?’
‘Where are you?’
‘I’m in Germany’
‘Well your wife is waiting for you at a petrol station near Pesaro in central Italy.’
‘I was very tired and not thinking,’ Ivan told reporters later.’ She usually sits in the
back seat so I didn’t notice that she wasn’t there.’
‘I’ll have to apologize a lot when I see her,’ he said.
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The police asked the man if ___ ___ Ljubomir Ivanov and he said that ___
___.
Then they asked him ___ ___ ___ and he told ___ that ___ ___ in Germany.
He later told police that he ___ ___ that his wife wasn’t there because she
usually sat in the back seat.
He said that he ___ ___ to apologize a lot when he saw her.
‘Are you Ljubomir Ivanov?, they asked.
‘Yes, I am he said. What’s the matter?’
‘Where are you?’
‘I’m in Germany’
‘Well your wife is waiting for you at a petrol station near Pesaro in central Italy.’
‘I was very tired and not thinking,’ Ivan told reporters later.’ She usually sits in the
back seat so I didn’t notice that she wasn’t there.’
‘I’ll have to apologize a lot when I see her,’ he said.
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The police asked the man if he was Ljubomir Ivanov and he said that he was.
Then they asked him where he was and he told them that he was in
Germany.
He later told police that he hadn’t noticed that his wife wasn’t there because
she usually sat in the back seat.
He said that he would have to apologize a lot when he saw her.
No, you can’t have your ball back!
A football team have threatened to sue a neighbour because he
refused to give back their balls. Appledore FC have kicked 18
balls over Paul Vose’s garden wall, and they’re now all locked
inside his shed. Gary Ford, the coach of the team, says: ‘His
garden is eight metres from the back of the goal. Some balls are
bound to go over the wall.’ But Voxe blames the players, ‘They
should learn to shoot better.
Which reporting verb is used for these sentences?
•‘We’re going to take you to court!’ threaten
•‘I’m not going to give them back!’ _______
•‘They should learn to shoot better.’
No, you can’t have your ball back!
A football team have threatened to sue a neighbour because he
refused to give back their balls. Appledore FC have kicked 18
balls over Paul Vose’s garden wall, and they’re now all locked
inside his shed. Gary Ford, the coach of the team, says: ‘His
garden is eight metres from the back of the goal. Some balls are
bound to go over the wall.’ But Voxe blames the players, ‘They
should learn to shoot better.
Which reporting verb is used for these sentences?
•‘We’re going to take you to court!’ threaten
•‘I’m not going to give them back!’ refuse
•‘They should learn to shoot better.’ blame
reporting verbs
accuse
convince
offer
regret
admit
deny
advise
insist
persuade promise
remind
suggest
agree
invite
refuse
threaten
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You sit down. I’ll do it.
No, I won’t do it.
Ok, I’ll do it.
I’ll do it, believe me.
Don’t forget to do it!
I think you should do it.
Would you like to do it?
I didn’t do it!
Yes, it was me. I did it.
I wish I hadn’t done it.
Let’s do it.
You did it!
offer
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You sit down. I’ll do it.
No, I won’t do it.
Ok, I’ll do it.
I’ll do it, believe me.
Don’t forget to do it!
I think you should do it.
Would you like to do it?
I didn’t do it!
Yes, it was me. I did it.
I wish I hadn’t done it.
Let’s do it.
You did it!
offer
refuse
agree
promise
remind
advise
invited
deny
admitted
regretted
suggested
accused
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You sit down. I’ll do it.
No, I won’t do it.
Ok, I’ll do it.
I’ll do it, believe me.
Don’t forget to do it!
I think you should do it.
Would you like to do it?
I didn’t do it!
Yes, it was me. I did it.
I wish I hadn’t done it.
Let’s do it.
You did it!
offer to do it.
refuse
agree
promise
remind me to do it
advise
invited
deny doing it.
admitted
regretted
suggested
accused him of doing it.
reported speech
Direct speech
Reported speech
The hotel is near Broadway.
You told us that the hotel was near
Broadway.
You will have a wonderful time.
You said that we would have a wonderful
time.
The rooms were decorated.
The brochure said that the rooms had
been redecorated.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
I don’t like New York.
She said she …
I’m staying in the Hilton.
He told me he …
You’ll have a wonderful time.
They said I …
I’m going to buy some jeans.
She said she …
I’ve been to Chicago twice.
He told me he …
I saw a Broadway shoe.
She said she …
Direct speech
Indirect speech
I don’t like New York.
She said she didn’t like …
I’m staying in the Hilton.
He told me he was staying in …
You’ll have a wonderful time.
They said I would have a …
I’m going to buy some jeans.
She said she was going to be busy…
I’ve been to Chicago twice.
He told me he had been to …
I saw a Broadway show.
She said she had seen a …
rules for tense change
Direct speech
Indirect speech
present simple
past simple
present continuous
will + infinitive
is/are going to
present perfect
past simple
rules for tense change
Direct speech
Indirect speech
present simple
past simple
present continuous
past continuous
will + infinitive
would + infinitive
is/are going to
was/were going to
present perfect
past perfect
past simple
past perfect
use reported speech
• when you talk about what somebody said or
what you read.
1. might, could, would, should, and ought to stay
the same.
2. Certain time expressions often change:
today – that day; tomorrow – the next day
next week – the following week
last week – the week before
this – that ; here - there
• The plane took off at 14.30.
She said…
• We won’t be able to pay until next week.
They said…
• She left the hotel at ten twenty.
The receptionist said …
• I’m taking my holidays in August.
Kate said …
• I’ve never seen anything like ti.
He said …
• You can’t take photos here.
The guide told them…
• The lift doesn’t go to the top floor.
The receptionist said…
• You should get to the airport early.
The travel agent told them …