At the school break

-Hey Marina, did you hear what happened?

-No, what happened?Tell me!
-Well, Last week there was a party, do you
remember?
-Yes, I do! So what?
-Well, I saw Tom there! He was with a girl. I think he cheated
on Isabella with her!
-Really? Oh my god!
-Yes
-What did you do?
-Nothing! I didnt take a picture but people say theres a
picture of them on snapchat!

During the day

Marina told Sofia that Tom met a girl at the party and he cheated on Isabella with a

girl named Andrea. Sofia told Nancy that Maria told her that Tom met a girl and

that he cheated on Isabella with a girl named Andrea from Brazil, Nancy told Annie

that Sofia told her that Marina told her that Tom cheated on Isabella with a

brazilian girl named Andrea at the party and that they kissed. Annie told Estefania

that Nancy told her that sofia told her that marina told her that Tom cheated on

Isabella with a brazilian girl named Andrea and that that kissed and somebody took

a picture and posted it on snapchat, Estefania told Isabella that Annie told her that

Nancy told her that Sofia told her that Marina told her that she heard that Tom

cheated on her with a girl named Andrea from Brazil, they kissed and someone took

a picture of them and posted it on snapchat but she didnt see it.

-What??? Who is Tom? My boyfriends name is Tim, not Tom! Tom didnt meet any

girl and He didnt kiss a girl named Andrea! We didnt go to that party! We stayed at

home!

-Who told you that?

-Oops!
Reading and Comprehension: The rumour

1)Whats the rumour about? a) About a crime

b) About a boy and a girl
c) About fashion
2)Who are the characters? a) A murderer and a victim
b) A famous model
c) Tim and Isabella
3)Does Isabella know about the rumour? a) Yes, she was furious about it.
b) No, she doesn t know.
c) yes, she does, A girl told her.
4)Where did Tom meet the girl? a) at the cinema last week.
b) at a party last week.
c) at a birthday party last week.
5)Who were the girls that spread the rumour? a) Marina, Sofia, Nancy, Annie, Estefania
b) Marina, Eugenia, Nancy, Annie, Estefania
c) Marina, Sofia, Nancy, Anna, Estefania
6)Is Tom Isabellasboyfriend? a) Yes, he is.
b) He doesnt know Isabella.
c) No, he isnt Isabellas boyfriend.
7)Whats the nationality of the girl that a) American
Tom met? b) Portuguese
c) Brazilian
8)Was the rumour true? a) Yes, it was.
b) No, it wasnt.
c) Not all of it.
9)Where was the rumour spread? a) Lunchtime at the office.
b) At the university break.
c) At the school break.

Activity 1: Circle the correct option

1) She said, "I didnt go to the cinema yesterday."

She said that she didnt/havent gone the cinema the day before
2) He said, "I am not writing a test tomorrow."

He said that he wasnt/werent writing a test the next day.

3) You said, "I wont do this for him."

You said you wont / wouldnt do that the following day.

4) She said, "I am not hungry now."

She said she werent / wasnt now hungry then.

5) They said, "We were in London last week."

They said they havent/hadnt been in london the previous week.

Activity 2: Write the sentence using reported speech

Tom: 'I dont want to visit my friends this weekend.

Tom said ________________________________________.

2. Jerry : 'I'm not studying English a lot at the moment.'

Jerry ________________________________________.

3. Nicole and Luca: 'We havent lived here for a long time.'

_________________________________________________.

4.She said, 'I really wish I hadnt bought that new car.'

_________________________________________________.

5. Jack said, We should not use the cellphone in class

________________________________________________.