LEVEL 1 ---- Add the missing punctuation marks.

Enough shouted the Bandit Chief to his wife. This boy is not like our son. He sings terribly, he messes around, he loses the rice, he warns our enemies and now he has spoilt our dinner. This is too much. And he turned to Tashi. You must go home to your village now, Tashi. You are a clumsy, useless boy with no more brain than the ducks. Tashi smiled inside, but his face was full of sadness. Tashi turned to the Bandit Wife. Im sorry that I wasnt like your son he said, but she was already on her way down to the river to get some more water. Tashi turned to go when a rough hand pulled him back. You dont deserve to go free, Duck Spoiler snarled Me Too. Say goodbye to this world and hello to the next because Im going to make an end of you. Level 2 Finish the sentences using reported (indirect) speech.

1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said that ____________________________________________________________.

2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me that __________________________________________________________.

3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me that __________________________________________________________.

4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said that _______________________________________________________________.

5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said that ______________________________________________________________.

6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me that ________________________________________________________.

7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me that ____________________________________________________.

8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew remarked that ____________________________________________________________ .

9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice complained that _____________________________________________________________ .

10) David: "John had already gone at six." David said that ___________________________________________________________________.

Level 3 --- Read about reported questions (questions in indirect speech). Take notes. Then, report the questions below.

1.

When we report questions, the subject comes before the verb. Direct speech: "Where are you going?"

Reported speech: He asked me where I was going.

2.

When reporting questions we don't use the auxiliary verb do, except in negative questions. Direct speech: "Who doesn't like cheese?"

Reported speech: She asked me who didn't like cheese.

3.

We report yes / no questions with if or whether. Direct speech: "Do you want me to come?"

Reported speech: I asked him if / whether he wanted me to come.

4.

General rules also apply if the introductory verb (asked) is in a past tense, verb tenses and Direct speech: "What do you want?"

time words must change: Reported speech: She asked me what I wanted.

Reported questions - common mistakes Common mistakes Correct version Why?

She asked me why She asked me did I work so why I workedso much. much. She asked me it was raining.

The word order in reported questions is: SUBJECT + VERB.

She asked me if it Yes/no questions (closed questions) begin with if when they become was raining. reported questions. If the reporting verb (in this case ask) is in the past tense, the tenses used in the original sentence have to change: I am becomes I was I can becomes I could I have been becomes I had been.

She asked me if I She asked me if have been to I had been to Bristol? Bristol.

Finish the sentences:

1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?" Christopher asked me 2) Betty: "When did you come?" 3) Mark: "Has John arrived?" Betty wanted to know

Mark asked me

4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?" Ronald asked me 5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?" Elisabeth asked me 6) Mandy: "Can I help you?" Mandy wanted to know

7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?" Andrew asked me. 8) Justin: "What are you doing?" Justin asked me

9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?" Frank wanted to know 10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?" Anne asked

Level 1 answers Enough! shouted the Bandit Chief to his wife. This boy is not like our son. He sings terribly, he messes around, he loses the rice, he warns our enemies and now he has spoilt our dinner. This is too much. And he turned to Tashi. You must go home to your village now, Tashi. You are a clumsy, useless boy with no more brain than the ducks. Tashi smiled inside, but his face was full of sadness. Tashi turned to the Bandit Wife. Im sorry that I wasnt like your son, he said, but she was already on her way down to the river to get some more water. Tashi turned to go when a rough hand pulled him back. You dont deserve to go free, Duck Spoiler, snarled Me Too. Say goodbye to this world and hello to the next because Im going to make an end of you. Level 2 answers
1) Emily:"Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day. 2) Helen:"I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me that she had been writing a letter the day before. 3) Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas the year before. 4) Lisa:"Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said that Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before. 5) Patricia:"My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend. 6) Michael:"I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me that he was going to read a book that week. 7) Jason and Victoria:"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me that they would do their best in the exams the next day. 8) Andrew:"We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before. 9) Alice:"I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday. 10) David:"John had already gone at six." David said that John had already gone at six.