Student

Career
Degree in Management and Business Development
Module
Idioma Extranjero IV
Evidence of Learning
Assignment 4
Advisor

Mario López Conde

Date
01/25/2023

PART 1
 Direct Speech # Reported Speech
“I want to talk to all of you because it 12 Mrs Madrid wanted talk about a
came to my ears an unbelievable situation that she heard
situation”
“Is this the mediaeval era?” 17 Mrs. Madrid wants an explanation
from Mrs. Valle
“Who does she think she is?” 18 Mrs. Valle asked who she thought
she was
“This is a situation I am not ashamed or 23 Mrs Valle says that she is not
regretted” ashamed
“Yes, I am a lesbian mother” 24 Mrs. Valle admits that she is a
lesbian
and “I just can’t see what the problem is”. 27 and adds that he does not see the
problem
“I need to think quickly of a convenient 30 Mr. Lopez thought he should find a
solution for everyone” solution quickly
“Lucy is my daughter’s best friend” 34 Mrs. Gonzalez thought that Lucy was
her daughter's best friend.
“Lucy and her two moms respect all 36 and that she had no problem with her
people” ...“I have no problem with Lucy” or with their mothers
“She has been raised with no prejudices 40 Mrs. Valle talks about how her
of discrimination against nothing but daughter was raised without
violence and war” prejudice
“She is one of the most intelligent girls in 43 Mr. Lopez defends Lucy saying that
school” she is one of the most intelligent
“I see that coming from a gay family has 46 and adds that coming from a gay
not affected Lucy” family has not affected her
“She must leave the school now” 50 Doña Madrid demands that the girl
be expelled from school
“She has no problems with her sexual 52 Mrs. Valle comments that her
preferences” daughter has no problems with
sexual preferences
“She is not a lesbian” 55 claiming that she is not gay
"She was a girl desired by both" 58 and adds that she and her wife
wanted their daughter
“Does your husband have time to be with 61
the girls after being in the office and later adding that Mrs. Madrid's husband
in the bar drinking with colleagues and does not spend time with his
friends instead of having dinner all daughters
together?”
So “my marital status or sexuality 64 and concludes that her sexual
preference is not of your concern” preferences are her problem
“That is not my problem Mrs. Madrid” 62 that Mrs. Madrid's problems are not
hers
“Do you have time to spend with them 60 Mrs. Valle asks Mrs. Madrid if she
after all that gossiping every day?” spends time with her daughters after
gossiping
“She will not ‘contaminate’ your girls, if 56 Mrs. Valle assures her that Lucy will
that is your concern” not contaminate her daughters
“She gets excited like any other girl with
One Direction’s boys or Justin Bieber”
PART 2
Direct Speech
Mr Lopez a little tired with the situation
tells them “The school rules are clear,
there is no statute that prevents Lucy
from coming to school”
“Regardless of sexual preferences,
whether they are hers or her parents'”
Mrs. Madrid was very upset “I can't
believe such situations are allowed in
this school.”
Mrs. Gonzalez said "I remind you that in
reality no situation has occurred"
"You have the right to be dissatisfied, but
your claim has no valid grounds"
Mrs. Madrid shouted "if you allow these
people to continue in school, I will take
my daughters out of this institution”
Mr. Lopez, already visibly annoyed,
explained to him: "it is not necessary for
you to take your daughters, because
there has never been any disrespect"
“But the decisions that you make as a
mother, we cannot avoid them”
Mrs. Madrid said, "I have a lot to think
about and talk to my husband about
this."
Mrs. Madrid left the room and Mrs. Valle
said "thank you very much for the
support, I think that if we let her calm
down we can talk to her again so that
she accepts that this is not a problem"
54 Mrs. Valle defends Lucy saying that
she gets excited about boy bands
# Reported Speech
1
Mr. Lopez spoke to them about the
regulations
2 and that the sexual preferences of
students or parents were not in the
3
Mrs. Madrid was very angry with the
situation
4 Mrs. Gonzalez reminded them that
nothing relevant had happened
5 that his annoyance was not justified
6 Mrs. Madrid said she would take her
daughters out of school
7 Mr. Lopez told Mrs. Madrid that
making that decision was not
necessary
8 But that they respected her if she did
so.
9
Mrs. Madrid said that she was going
to think about things
10 Mrs. Valle thanked them, hoping that
later they could conciliate with Mrs.
Madrid