INSTITUACION EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL ANTONIO BARAYA

JUAN CARLOS URIBE CASALLAS

ACTIVIDAD 1 TEMA: Report
Speech

1. The spokesman said: “I can understand why billiards has been prohibited”
He said that he couldn’t understand why billiards had been prohibited.
2. Gihan exclaimed: “we have had too many prohibitions.”
He said they had too many prohibitions.
3. The young lady said: “I did not make such a mistake.”
She said that she has not
made such a
mistake.
4. She said: “we’ll go and get some food.”
She said we would go and get some food.
5. Winston Churchill said: “I wake up at six every day.”
He said that he woke up at six every day.
6. A company representative said: “this probably won’t happen.”
He said that probably won’t happen.
7. A farmer said: “if the situation goes on like this, we will lose the consumers’ confidence
forever.”
He said that if the situation went on like that, we would lose the consumers’
confidence forever.
8. He added: “we need someone who will realise that celibacy has to be a personal
choice.”
He said that they needed someone who would that celibacy had to be a
personal choice.
9. She said: “I think the amount of immigrants right now is OK, but I don’t think we need
any more.”
She said she thought amount of immigrants at the moment was ok, but she
didn’t think we needed any more.
10. He said: “in japan paper – folding was valued for its decorative function.”
He said in japan paper-folding had been valued for its decorative function.
11. “if I don’t win this game, I will retire,” kasparov said.
He said that didn’t win that game, he would retire.
 12. The police said: “Youssef planned the world trade center bombing.”
The police said he had planned the world trade center bombing.
13. She said: “as a woman, my life will change with the new millennium.”
She said as a woman, my life would change with the new millennium.
14. “I watched a documentary about dolphins on tv yesterday” said john.
He said that he had watched a documentary about dolphins on tv that day
before.
15. “I’m living the adventure of my life” Banderas said.
He said that he was living the adventure of his life.

2 Punto
2. Read the following paragraph and underline all instances of reported
speech. Circle any quoted speech. (use colors to identify them), Before
you should rewrite the reading changing the verb to tell by to said.

Maria recently returned from a conference in Dubai and told her

colleagues about her trip there. She said that the architecture of Dubai
was really fascinating, with many new buildings of glass and steel. Of
course, she also saw the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. Some
of her friends went up to the top, but Maria said she didn’t because she
has a fear of heights. “I don’t even like being on a second-story balcony,
so the Burj Khalifa was definitely out of the question for me!” Maria said
that there were many shopping centers in Dubai, but that they were
expensive. The weather was “unbelievably hot.” On her last night in
Dubai, Maria and her friends went on a dinner cruise on a small boat in
the harbor. There was music and great food, and they could see the
lights of the city as the boat cruised through the harbor. “It was the
perfect ending to two weeks in Dubai,” she said.
https://www.sjsu.edu/ajeep/docs/QuitedandReportedSpeech.pdf

Answer the following question. What advantages and

disadvantages has the pandemic had? Your answer has to be
very well supported. (you must use the topic.)

Maria recently returned from a conference in Dubai and she said some things to her
colleagues about her trip there. She said that the architecture of Dubai was really fascinating,
with many new buildings of glass and steel. Of course, she also saw the Burj Khalifa, the
world’s tallest building. Some of her friends went up to the top, but Maria said she didn’t
because she has a fear of heights. “I don’t even like being on a second-story balcony, so the
Burj Khalifa was definitely out of the question for me!” Maria said that there were many
shopping centers in Dubai, but that they were expensive. The weather was “unbelievably hot.”
On her last night in Dubai, Maria and her friends went on a dinner cruise on a small boat in the
harbor. There was music and great food, and they could see the lights of the city as the boat
cruised through the harbor. “It was the perfect ending to two weeks in Dubai,” she said.