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Reported Speech - QuestionsCommunicative Grammar Course Intermediate Week 22 Video 3 - Practice

How should you use the practice video

First, I’m going to give you some practice exercises.

You’ll have some time to give your answer.

After 3-4 seconds, I’m going to give you the answers.

How should you use the practice video

The last task is always really communicative.

I’m going to present you the exercise with an example.

After that, you need to work on your own at home.

Our VIP members can record themselves on video and upload the video in the Communicative Grammar Course VIP fb group where our teachers are going to correct you and give you really useful feedback.

PRACTICE TASK 1You've been away for a while and have just come back to your hometown. You meet Tom, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

1. How are you? 2. Where have you been? 3. How long have you been back? 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me … 2. Where have you been? 3. How long have you been back? 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? 3. How long have you been back? 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me …3. How long have you been back? 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me…4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me… 5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me … 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know …7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know …8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know if I was glad to be back. 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know if I was glad to be back. 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? He asked …9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know if I was glad to be back. 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? He asked if I had any plans to go away again. 9. Can you lend me some money?

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing then.5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know if I was glad to be back. 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? He asked if I had any plans to go away again. 9. Can you lend me some money? He asked me …

PRACTICE TASK 1Now you tell another friend what Tom asked you. Use reported questions.

1. How are you? - He asked me how I was. 2. Where have you been? He asked me where I had been. 3. How long have you been back? He asked me how long I had been back. 4. What are you doing now? He asked me what I was doing now. 5. Where are you living? He asked me where I was living. 6. Why did you come back? He wanted to know why I had come back. 7. Are you glad to be back? He wanted to know if I was glad to be back. 8. Do you have any plans to go away again? He asked if I had any plans to go away again. 9. Can you lend me some money? He asked me if I could lend him some money.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

1.

The woman asked the shop assistant whether there was a discount.

‘____________________________’, the woman asked the shop assistant.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

1.

The woman asked the shop assistant whether there was a discount.

‘Is there a discount?’, the woman asked the shop assistant.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

2.

Betty asked me what time my plane left the following morning.

‘____________________________’, Betty asked me.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

2.

Betty asked me what time my plane left the following morning.

‘What time does your plane leave tomorrow morning?’, Betty asked me.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

3.

My father wanted to know who had directed that film.

‘____________________________’, my father asked.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

3.

My father wanted to know who had directed that film.

‘Who directed this film?’, my father asked.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

4.

The police asked Mr Smith to tell them what had happened the previous night.

‘____________________________’, the police asked Mr Smith.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

4.

The police asked Mr Smith to tell them what had happened the previous night.

‘What happened last night?’, the police asked Mr Smith.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

5.

James wondered where he had left his car keys.

‘____________________________’, James wondered.

PRACTICE TASK 2Rewrite the sentences using Direct Speech.

5.

James wondered where he had left his car keys.

‘Where have I left my car keys?’, James wondered.

Communicative Grammar Exercise

1) Do the exercise in speaking at home.

2) Always say the sentences aloud.

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5) Our teachers are going to watch your video and will give you feedback.

6) You can watch other students’ videos and read the teachers’ comments there. It’s really helpful.

Communicative Grammar Exercise

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COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR EXERCISEThink about some irritating questions that you usually get or got when you were younger. Report these questions to us:

e.g. My mom always wanted to know if I came home late in the evening.

This is the end of this week’s grammar lessons. We can’t wait to see you in the fb group. See you next week when we’re going to learn about

REPORTED SPEECH - COMMANDS

Next week we’re going to dive deeper in this topic.

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