Activity

INSTITUTO I.C.C.E.
CENTRO DE FORMACIÓN TÉCNICA
DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS
Activity
PUPIL’S NAME:
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MARK:
DATE:
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Guess Who I Bumped Into?
Tim wandered along the path thinking aloud, "If I continue this diet I should lose twenty pounds by the end
of..." when BOOM! he bumped into another city dweller out for a day's walk in the park. "I'm terribly sorry", he
apologized. "I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't see you!" he managed to stammer. Smiling, Sheila
responded, "It's OK. Nothing's broken... No really, I wasn't watching my step either." Suddenly they both
stopped making excuses and stared at each other.
"Don't I know you from somewhere?" inquired Tim while Sheila exclaimed, "You're Tim, Jack's brother, aren't
you?!" They both began to laugh as they had met each other the week before at a party that Jack had given. Still
laughing, Tim suggested, "Why don't we have a cup a coffee and donut?" to which Sheila replied, "I thought
you wanted to continue your diet!" They both were still laughing by the time they reached the Swimming Donut
cafe.
Comprehension Questions
1) Why did Tim bump into Sheila?
1. He was on a diet.
2. He wasn't paying attention.
3. He was writing his thoughts down.
2) Where do they live?
1. In the park
2. In the countryside
3. In the city
4) Where did they first meet?
1. In the park
2. At the Swimming Donut
3. At Tim's Brother's house
5) Why was Tim's suggestion funny?
1. He was supposedly on a diet.
2. The name of the cafe was strange.
3. They were on a walk and their were no donuts
in the park.
3) Whose fault was the incident?
1. Tim's
2. Sheila's
3. It's not clear.
Later that day Sheila reported the story to her friend Mike. Fill in the blanks with reported (indirect) speech
using the text above. Check your answers on the following page.
As he was walking down the path Tim said if he ____ ____ diet he ____ lose twenty pounds. We bumped into
each other. He apologized saying he ____ terribly sorry. I told him it ____ OK, that nothing ____ broken. Tim
said he ____ so caught up in ____ thoughts that he ____ ____. He seemed embarrassed, so I added that I ____
my step either. At that moment we recognized each other! He asked me if he ____ ____ from somewhere. I then
remembered that he was Jack's brother. We both had a good laugh and then he invited me to have a cup of
coffee and a donut. We had a great time together.
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Reported Speech
Cuando hablamos de “Reported Speech” nos estamos refiriendo en reportear un hecho, es decir, es relatar lo
que hemos escuchado o dicho. Este reporte puede ser Directo, Directed Speech o Indirecto, Indirected Speech:
Hablamos de Directed Speech cuando reproducimos lo que hemos escuchado de la misma forma, no cambiamos
tiempo de la oración:
Ejemplo de Directed Speech:
Juan dice a Pamela: “Yo trabajo todos los días”. Pamela se encuentra con su amiga Margarita y le comenta lo
que Juan le dijo. Pamela: Juan me dijo: “Yo trabajo todos los días”
Generalmente no se cambia la oración cuando lo que se está reporteando describe un hecho que aun se cumple
en el presente.
The population of London is around 9 million
He said the population of London is around 9 million
Ejemplo de Indirected Speech:
Juan dice a Pamela: “Yo trabajo todos los días”. Pamela se encuentra con su amiga Margarita y le comenta lo
que Juan le dijo. Pamela: Juan me dijo que él trabajaba todos los días”
Directed Speech
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I am going home
I want to stop
I don’t like tea
Sally has finished
We arrived late
I can swim
I will be at home
We may go by train
You could go
I must go
Here
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Now
Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Next morning
Last monday
I am here on holiday
What do you want?
Where does he live?
Why did you say that?
Are you cold?
Do you want a drink?
Can you speak german?
Get our of my room!
Could you carry some bags, Mike?
Stay away from me?
Come here please
Indirected Speech
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He said he was going home
You told me you wanted to stop
She said she didn’t like tea
You said that Sally had finished
They said they had arrived late
He said he could swim
He said he would be at home
They said they might go by train
He said I could go
He said he must go
There
That
Then
That day
That night
The next day / the following day
The day before / the previous day
The following Monday
The previous Monday
He said he was there on holiday
He asked what I wanted
He asked me where I lived
He asked me why I said that
He wanted to know if I was cold
He wanted to know if I wanted a drink
He wanted to know if I could speak German
She told me to get out of her room
He asked me to carry some bags
He told me to stay away from him
He told me to go there
Exercises:
Report these sentences. Sometimes two answers are possible:
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I am tired
Did you enjoy the film?
Switch of the TV
Can you lend me some money?
Are you Chilean?
Where are you going?
I don’t have money
Don’t touch the wire!
I was on holiday on February
Can you speak more slowly?
What time is it?
May you open the window, please?
We’ll go to the mountain
My parents worked in New York
I don’t know the answer
My sister doesn’t work in a bank
My sister didn’t work in a bank
My sister won’t work in a bank
My sister works in a bank
My sister will work in a bank
I will phone the police
Don’t be stupid
Would you like to come to the party?
I lived in Chile
My parents have gone to bed
My sister’s friend lives in Santiago
My brother’s father is a musician
Your teacher’s friend will study next year
Your mother’s sister’s friend may go with us (con nosotros)
My friends are playing soccer now
Reading comprehension:
Andrew had a frightened experience recently while on holiday. He was out walking in the countryside when
suddenly he was surrounded by a group of soldiers.
Here are some questions which one soldier asked Andrew:
1. - “What are you doing here?”
2. - “Why are you carrying a camera?”
3. - “Did you see the signs warning people not to enter the area?”
4. - “Have you been taking photos of the army base?”
5. - “What’s your name?”
6. - “Can I see some proof of your identity?”
After the holiday, Andrew told some friends what had happened. Complete Andrew’s story using reported
speech:
“I was about seven miles from the youth hostel in the middle of nowhere when suddenly a jeep roared up to me
and I was surrounded by soldiers pointing guns! An officer asked me (1) _______________________________
Then he pointed at my camera and asked me (2) ___________________________________________________
I tried to explain that I was on holyday there, but then he wanted to know (3) ____________________________
_________________________I told him I hadn’t. Then he asked me (4) _______________________________
_______________________ I said that I didn’t even know there was an army base there. Then, he wanted to
know (5) __________________________________________ and (6) _________________________________
Then just because I couldn’t prove who I was, they put me in the jeep and drove me to some kind of
underground army base. They kept me there while they phoned the youth hostel to check up on me!”
Nota: Si la oración del hablante corresponde a una pregunta a la cual debamos responder si/no, recurriremos al
uso del IF en la oración que vamos a reportear.
Are you happy?
She asked me IF I was happy
Espero estudien para la prueba del lunes 29 enero 2007. No se crean, pero creo que son un buen curso. Bye.