GIORDANO BRUNO HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH WORKSHOP
1ST SENIOR SECOND TERM
REPORTED SPEECH

In your notebook, pass the following questions and complete

1. Change the direct speech to reported speech (indirect speech).
1. “The train left at eight.” She said (that) the train ___________at eight.
2. He said, “I will be late”. He said (that) he ______________ late.
3. She said, “I speak English and Spanish.” She said (that) she ________ English
and Spanish.
4. He said, “I can swim.” He said (that) he _______________.
5. Paul: “I may work in the garden.” Paul said (that) he ____________in the garden.
6. She said, “I must go “. She said (that) she_____________________.
7. Tom: “She has left the house”. Tom remarked (that) she ____________the house.

2. Cut and paste the reading in your notebook, underline the new words and put
them, search the meaning in ENGLISH (only the words that you don’t know)
3. Questions on the text choose the corresponding answer:
- When does Virginia come back home?
a) Ten minutes later.
b) At midnight.
c) The next morning.
- Where does Virginia lead her family?
a) To an old almond-tree.
b) To a skeleton.
c) To Scotland Yard.
- How does Virginia know, that God has forgiven the ghost?
a) An old tree has blossoms.
b) She receives a box with jewels.
c) She finds the room with the skeleton.

4. Find a word in the text for each definition given below?

a) a meal eaten in the evening:
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b) a household with parents and children:
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5. Rewrite the sentences. Use reported speech (Indirect Speech)

a) The servant said, “I cannot find her
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b) The boy said, “The tree has blossoms.”
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c) Virginia said, I have been with the ghost.
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