PART 1

Direct Speech # Reported Speech

“I think this strange situation can Mrs. Madrid said that the strange
lead to a terrible physiological 2 situation can lead to physiological
disorder between school girls" disorders in the girls at the school.

“we have to do something to repair Mrs. Madrid said that they had to do
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this situation” something to repair the situation

Mr. Lopez and Mrs. Valle asked what

“what is she talking about?” 6
he was talking about.

Mrs. Madrid said that she was very

“I am very glad you have attended
10 happy that they had attended the
on time the meeting”
meeting on time.

“I want to talk to all of you because Mrs. Madrid said that she wanted to
it came to my ears an unbelievable 12 talk to everyone because an
situation” incredible situation came to her ears

“I want her to explain to us, right Mrs. Valle said she wanted an
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now about her marriage” explanation about her marriage

“What is going on?” 16 Mrs. Valley asks what is going on

“How can this lady talk to me this Mrs. Valle wonders how Mrs. Madrid
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way?” talks to her that way.

“I am married to a woman” 22 Mrs. Valle said he was married to a

 woman

Mrs. Valle said that if she was a

“Yes, I am a lesbian mother” 24
lesbian mother

“I have a wife” 25 Mrs. Valle said she had a wife

Mr. Lopez said I don't want to lose my

“I do not want to lose my job” 29
job

Mrs. Gonzalez said Lucy was her

“Lucy is my daughter’s best friend” 34
daughter's best friend

“Lucy is growing up on values and Mrs. Valle said Lucy was growing
35
principles” with values and principles

“I request respect for me and my Mrs. Valle said she asked for respect
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family” for her and her family

Mrs. Valle said that her daughter has

“She has been raised with no
prejudices of discrimination against
nothing but violence and war”
been raised without prejudice of
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discrimination against nothing but
violence and war”

Mr. Lopez said that Luci is one of the

“She is one of the most intelligent
43 smartest girls in
girls in school”
school

Mr. Lopez said that he did not see

“I see no evil acts” 44
acts of evil

Mr. Lopez asked what the problem

“what is the problem?” 45
was.
 Mrs. Madrid said that Lucie should
“She must leave the school now” 50
leave school now.

Mrs. Valley said Lucy was a normal

“Lucy is a perfect ‘normal’ girl” 51
girl

Mrs. Valle said that Lucy likes it

“Lucy likes boys” 53
Children

“She is not a lesbian” 55 Mrs. Valle said she wasn't a lesbian

“She was raised in a safe and Mrs. Valle said she had been raised
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loving ambience” in a safe and loving environment

Mrs. Valle told Mrs. Madrid that her

“my marital status or sexuality
64 marital status or sexual preference
preference is not of your concern”
was none of her business

Part 2

# Direct Speech Reported Speech

Mr. Lopez said "I need discretion for Mr. Lopez said that he needed
Ex.
this situation" discretion for that situation.

Mr. Lopez said "The rules of school Mr. Lopez said that the rules of the
1
are..." school were ...

Mrs. Valley said” We must respect  Mrs. Valle said that they should
2 each other regardless of our respect each other regardless of
preferences. their preferences.
 Doña Madrid added "Lucy may not Doña Madrid "said Lucy that
show it now but who assures me perhaps now she does not show it
3
that she will not be a bad influence but who assures her that she will
on the girls not be a bad influence on the girls

Mrs. Valle "said: having a different
sexual preference is not like a
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disease that can be spread by the
simple act of being close"
 Mrs. Valle "said that having a
different sexual preference is not
like a disease that is spread by
being close"

Mr. Lopez thinks "I should solve the  Mr. Lopez thought "that he should
5 conflict without affecting the find a solution to the conflict without
students" affecting the students"

 Mr. Lopez told the ladies to

 Mr. Lopez "Ladies let's remember
6 remember that the school is
that a school is secular"
secular"

 Mrs. Madrid said “I agree with Mr.
Lopez, we have to solve it right
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here, otherwise I will have to go to
my superiors.
 Mrs. Madrid said that she agreed
with Mr. Lopez to solve the problem,
otherwise she would have to go to
her superiors.

 Ms. Gonzalez said: As a worker at  Ms. Gonzales said that as a worker

this school and a parent of a and the mother of a student, she
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student, I think we don't have to go doesn't see the need to go to such
to that extreme. lengths.

9  Mr. Lopez said to Mrs. Madrid  Mr. Lopez told Mrs. Madrid "to
"consider that we are talking about consider that they are talking about
girls who are free of prejudice and girls who are free of prejudice and
who are just being formed, I cannot who are just being formed, and that
expel a girl who is an excellent you cannot expel a girl who is an
student just because she is part of a excellent student just because she
different family, oh in case you I is part of a different family, oh
would like them to judge their Perhaps she would like her
daughters for situations outside of daughters to be judged for
 school. situations outside of school.

 Mrs. Madrid said "You are right, Mr.
Lopez, I think I exaggerated the
10 situation, we must educate our
daughters with values, not with
prejudices.
 Mrs. Madrid said "that Mr. López is
right and that I exaggerate the
situation, they should educate their
daughters with values and not with
prejudices.

Conclution

As most of us know, homosexuality has been around since ancient times, only it
was considered a taboo subject, over time this has changed and people are freer
every day to express their sexual preferences without this affecting society.
however there are still people who prefer to hide it for fear of rejection by society or
family.