WORKSHOP IN GROUPS - LC007

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Names: Vanessa Rodríguez, Stephanie Burgos.

1. Listen to a conversation that uses the reported speech:

Reported speech  check examples and structure.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-grammar/reported-speech

2. Report the following sentences, exercise:

a) She said, "I am reading."
→ She said that she was reading

b) They said, "We are busy."

→ They said that they were busy

c) He said, "I know a better restaurant."

→ He said that he knew a better restaurant

d) She said, "I woke up early."

→ She said that she had woken up early

e) He said, "I will ring her."

→ He said that he would ring her.

f) They said, "We have just arrived."

→ They said that they had just arrived

g) He said, "I will clean the car."

→ He said that he would clean the car

h) She said, "I did not say that."

→ She said that she hadn´t said that

i) She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."

→ She said that she didn’t know where her shoes were

j) He said: "I won't tell anyone."

→ He said that wouldn´t tell anyone
 3. WRITING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE
Using the reported speech, create a conversation and roleplay it next class. 
The context is the following:
Three friends are talking about something that happened recently. They report
things that were said by them or others. For example:
Person A: Well, that was a good party. Wasn’t it?
Person B: Yeah, it was. But I was upset when your friend said that I had gained weight.
Person C: Did I really tell you that? Wow, I don’t remember.
Observe that the sentence in red uses the reported speech. That 's what I want.
Write the script of your convs and do it in front of your classmates, next class.
 
 
 Conversation:

Vane: good morning this is your favorite gossip channel and today
we will start the morning with the rumors of this week

Stefy: Colombian actress Alba said that she had bought a house in a
prestigious area of Medellin.

Vane: I can't believe it, did she say that? because a few days ago
one of our sources said that the actress and her company had
declared bankruptcy.

Stefy: In other news, the soccer player most desired by women

Andres Miquelino has a new conquest, he told us in yesterday's
interview "I want to organize my life with a good woman", Vanessa,
do you think he wants to organize his life with she?

Vane: I don't know, you know his history with women. Stephanie
will give you a brief preview of one of the news that we will
broadcast tomorrow.

Stefy:I can only advance a statement that the brother of the athlete
Felipe Bula, he said "soon everything will be known about
Mariana", we leave you with this news, until tomorrow everyone,
goodbye