MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 175 - WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

REPORTED SPEECH

BEFORE YOU WATCH THE SEGMENT:

I. TALK TO A PARTNER ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS. DECIDE WHAT YOU WOULD DO:

1) WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SAW SOMEONE FALLING ON THE SUBWAY TRACKS? JUSTIFY
IT.

2) IF YOU SAVED SOMEONE'S LIFE, WOULD YOU EXPECT A FINANCIAL REWARD? WHY/WHY
NOT?

3) WOULD YOU HIDE A SECRET IN ORDER NOT TO HURT A STRANGER'S FEELINGS? WHY/WHY
NOT?

II. NOW WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND DECIDE WHO SAID EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LINES:

LUCY (SANDRA BULLOCK)

A DOCTOR

A NURSE

A POLICE OFFICER

1) WILL YOU MARRY ME? ____________________________

2) ARE YOU OKAY? _______________________________

3) THERE’S A TRAIN COMING AND IT’S FAST. ________________

4) ARE YOU FAMILY? ______________________________

5) SHE’S HIS FIANCÉE. _____________________________

6) I NEED TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS. _________________

7) HE IS IN A COMA. ______________________________

8) HE WAS PUSHED FROM THE PLATFORM AT THE TRAIN STATION. _____________

9) SHE JUMPED ON THE TRACKS. ______________________

10) SHE SAVED HIS LIFE. _____________________________

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NOW REWRITE THE SENTENCES, USING REPORTED SPEECH:

EX: 1) LUCY ASKED IF HE WOULD MARRY HER.

2) LUCY ASKED IF HE WAS OKAY.

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4 ___________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________

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10 __________________________________________________________________

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 MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS
ACTIVITY 175
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
REPORTED SPEECH

3. LUCY SAID THERE WAS A TRAIN COMING AND IT WAS FAST.

4. A DOCTOR ASKED IF SHE WAS FAMILY.
5. A NURSE SAID SHE WAS HIS FIANCÉE.
6. A POLICE OFFICER SAID HE NEEDED TO ASK LUCY A FEW QUESTIONS.
7. A DOCTOR SAID HE WAS IN A COMA.
8. LUCY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN PUSHED FROM THE PLATFORM AT THE TRAIN STATION.
9. A POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT SHE HAD SAVED HIS LIFE.
10. A POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT SHE HAD JUMPED ON THE TRACKS

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Claudio Azevedo