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Name: Luis Daniel Bazana Morales

Student’s ID: 21006383

School program Industrial engineering

Module. English 4

Date of elaboration 12/01/2023

Assessor name. Carla María Jiménez de Alba


Assignment PART 1
Reported speech conversation.
a) Read one more time the text and pay attention to sentences between quotation
marks “”.
b) Select 25 of them (you will transform them into reported speech).
c) Copy those 25 sentences and paste them along with their parenthesis (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5) … (65).
d) See the example to guide you through

Direct Speech # Reported Speech


1 “We needed this extraordinary 18 Mrs. Madrid said that needed this
meeting” extraordinary meeting
2 "She cannot definitely stay here" 47 Mrs. Madrid said definitely that the girl
could not stay there.

3 “We needed this extraordinary 1 Ms. Madrid said she needed this
meeting” extraordinary meeting.
4 “I think this strange situation can 3 Mrs. Madrid points out that this strange
lead to a terrible physiological situation could generate a psychological
disorder between schoolgirls “ disorder in the girls who study at school

5 “we haveto do something to repair 5 Mrs. Madrid said they had to do


this situation” something to repair the situation
6 “I still don’t understand the reason 7 Mr. Lopez said he did not understand the
forthis urgent meeting” urgent reason for the meeting
7 “Do you want some coffee? 8 The secretary asked if anyone liked a
coffee.
8 “As you know Ihave two daughters in 11 Mrs. Madrid said she had two daughters
this school” at school
9 “I want to talk to all of you because it 12 Mrs. Madrid said she had to talk to them
came to my ears an unbelievable about an incredible situation that she
situation” heard.
10 “I have complete knowledge of a 14 Ms. Madrid said that she has knowledge
hideous thing of something scary
11 “Mrs. Valle has an mmmmhhh 15 Mrs. Madrid said that Mrs. Valle has an
‘irregular’ marital status” irregular civil status
12 “Is this the mediaeval era?” 17 Mrs. Valle said this is the medieval era
13 How can this lady talk to me this 19 Mrs. Valle said how could that lady talk
way? to her like that
14 "This is a situation that I am not 23 Mrs. Valle replied that she had nothing to
ashamed or sorry " be ashamed of and nothing to regret.
15 “Yes, I am a lesbian mother” 24 Mrs. Valle said that if she was a lesbian
mom
16 “my daughter, my wife and I form a 26 Mrs. Valle said that her daughter, his
gay family” wife and she formed a gay family
17 “I am in trouble with these ladies” 28 Mr. Lopez said to himself, I'm in trouble
with these women
18 “I need to think quickly of a 30 López said he had to think quickly of a
convenient solution for everyone” solution that would suit everyone.
19 “Why not starting in Mexico?” 32 Mr. Lopez asked himself why not start in
Mexico?
20 “Lucy is my daughter’s best friend” 34 Mrs. González said that Lucy is her
21 “Lucy is growing up on values and 36 Mrs. Valle said Lucy was growing with
principles” values and principles
22 “I request respect for me and my 38 Mrs. Valle said she asked for respect for
family” her and her family
23 “She has been raised with no 40 Mrs. Valle said that Lucy has been
prejudices of discrimination against raised without
nothing but violence and war” prejudice of discrimination against
nothing but
violence and war

24 "Ladies, Lucy has been studying at 41 Mr. Lopez told the ladies that
this institution since Lucy has been
kinder garden “ studying at that institute since
kindergarten to be
friendlier

25 “Lucy is a perfect‘ normal’ girl” 51 Mrs. Valley said Lucy was a normal gir
Assignment PART 2
It is your turn!
How does this story end?
Think about what Mr. Lopez is about to say. Use the following format and write no less
than 10 sentences, in both forms direct and indirect speech. Use the examples in order to
guide your through and remember to be original, creative but most of all very respectful.

Direct Speech Reported Speech


Ex Mr. Lopez said “I need discretion for Mr. Lopez said that he needed discretion
this situation” for that situation.
1 Mr. Lopez said “The rules of school Mr. Lopez said that the rules of the
are… ” school were …
2 Mrs. Valle said “Who does she think Mrs. Valle said that the homosexuality
she is?” wasn’t dangerous for nobody.
3 Mrs. Madrid “I want her to explain to Mrs. Madrid asks Mrs. Valle for
us, right now about her marriage¨ explanations about her marriage
4 Mrs. Valle “She is nobody to Mrs. Valle tells Mrs. Madrid that she is
question my preferences” nobody to question her preferences
5 Mr. Lopez said” If after this you. Mr. Lopez recommended if after
decide that it’s the better to her. this she decided that it was the
daughter is ok” better to her daughter was ok.

6 Ms. Lopez “Why not starting in Mr. Lopez said why gay families do not
Mexico?” start in Mexico
7 Mrs. Gonzalez “Mrs. Valle and her Mrs. Gonzalez said Mrs. Valle and his
wife are doing a great job with Lucy” wife are doing a great job with Lucy
8 Mrs. Gonzalez “Lucy and her two Mrs. Gonzalez said she had no problem
moms respect all people” ...“I have with Lucy.
no problem with Lucy”
9 Mrs. Valle “I request respect for me Mrs. Valle said that she and her
and my family” daughter be respected
10 Ms. Lopez “She is one of the most Mr. Lopez said Lucy was one of the
intelligent girls in school” smartest girls in school

Personal conclusión.

Currently, social acceptance of homosexual people is normalizing, achieving greater


acceptance and respect for these people. Unfortunately, discrimination continues and, on
occasions, situations in which both their freedom and their lives are threatened.

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