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The document contains various activities designed to practice reported speech, including sentence completion, matching exercises, and error correction. It also features a short story for comprehension questions and speaking activities to enhance understanding of reported speech. Additionally, there are listening exercises and a diary entry task to encourage practical application of the concepts learned.

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RP Activities

The document contains various activities designed to practice reported speech, including sentence completion, matching exercises, and error correction. It also features a short story for comprehension questions and speaking activities to enhance understanding of reported speech. Additionally, there are listening exercises and a diary entry task to encourage practical application of the concepts learned.

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📌 Reported Speech Practice Activities

🔹 Activity 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of reported speech.

1. Direct: "I love learning new languages," she said.


Reported: She said that she __________ (love) learning new languages.

2. Direct: "We watched a great movie yesterday," they said.


Reported: They said that they __________ (watch) a great movie the day before.

3. Direct: "Are you coming to the party?" he asked.


Reported: He asked if I __________ (come) to the party.

4. Direct: "What time does the train leave?" she asked.


Reported: She asked what time the train __________ (leave).

5. Direct: "Don't touch the hot pan!" the chef warned.


Reported: The chef warned us __________ (not touch) the hot pan.

6. Direct: "Could you help me with my homework?" Tim asked.


Reported: Tim asked me __________ (help) him with his homework.

7. Direct: "Where did you buy that dress?" she asked.


Reported: She asked me where I __________ (buy) that dress.

8. Direct: "I might call you later," he said.


Reported: He said that he __________ (might call) me later.

9. Direct: "I will send you an email tomorrow," she said.


Reported: She said that she __________ (send) me an email the next day.

10. Direct: "You should exercise more," the doctor told me.
Reported: The doctor advised me __________ (exercise) more.

🔹 Activity 2: Match Column A (direct speech) with Column B (reported speech).

Column A (Direct Speech) Column B (Reported Speech)

1. "I am very tired," she said. a) She told me to turn off my phone.

2. "Where do you live?" he asked. b) She said that she was very tired.

3. "Please, turn off your phone," the teacher said. c) He asked where I lived.

4. "We watched a football match," they said. d) He asked if I liked pizza.

5. "Do you like pizza?" he asked. e) They said that they had watched a football match.

🔹 Activity 3: Select the correct form of reported speech.


1. "I have never been to Paris," he said.
a) He said he has never been to Paris.
b) He said he had never been to Paris.
c) He said he was never in Paris.

2. "Where did you go last summer?" she asked.


a) She asked where I go last summer.
b) She asked where I had gone the previous summer.
c) She asked where had I gone last summer.

3. "Don't be late!" my mother warned.


a) My mother warned not to be late.
b) My mother warned me to not be late.
c) My mother warned me not to be late.

4. "Will you help me?" she asked.


a) She asked if I will help her.
b) She asked if I could help her.
c) She asked if I can help her.

5. "You must finish your work," the boss said.


a) The boss said I had to finish my work.
b) The boss said I must finish my work.
c) The boss told me finish my work.

🔹 Activity 4: Odd One Out: Find the sentence that does not match the pattern.

1. a) He asked if I liked chocolate.


b) He asked where I lived.
c) He asked me to open the window.

2. a) They said they would go to the cinema.


b) They said they have gone to the cinema.
c) They said they had gone to the cinema.

3. a) He told me not to shout.


b) He told me to be quiet.
c) He told me that he is tired.

🔹 Activity 5: Guess Who Said It. Your task is to write the reported speech version and guess who
might have said it.

Example:

 Teacher says: "The patient needs immediate surgery."


 Your answer: The doctor said that the patient needed immediate surgery.

🔹 Activity 6: Read the text and complete the exercises below.


📖 Story: A Strange Phone Call

Last night, Mark received a strange phone call. A woman said, "Be careful! Something strange will
happen tomorrow!" Mark asked, "Who is this?" but the woman didn't answer. Instead, she said,
"You will understand soon." Then, she hung up the phone. The next day, Mark saw a newspaper
headline: "A meteor shower will be visible tonight." Mark thought, "Was this what she meant?"

📌 True or False

1. Mark received an email from a woman.

2. The woman warned Mark about something.

3. The woman told Mark her name.

4. Mark ignored the warning.

📌 Answer the Questions

1. What did the woman say to Mark?


2. How did Mark react?
3. What happened the next day?

🔹 Activity 7: Listen to the following conversation and complete the exercises.

📌 Fill in the Blanks


1. Lucy said that she __________ (see) a famous actor.
2. John asked who she __________ (see).
3. Lucy said she __________ (not remember) his name.
4. John asked if she __________ (take) a picture.
📌 True or False
1. Lucy saw a famous singer.
2. She remembered the actor's name.
🎧 Script:
3. John was excited about the news. Lucy: "I saw a famous actor at the mall yesterday!"
📌 Answer the Questions John: "Really? Who did you see?"
1. Where did Lucy see the actor? Lucy: "I can't remember his name, but he was very
tall and had a beard."
2. How did Lucy describe the actor? John: "Did you take a picture?"
3. Why didn’t she take a picture? Lucy: "No, I was too nervous!"
🔹 Activity 8: Speaking - Report the Gossip!

Instructions:
 Work in pairs. One student tells a short story, and the other must report what was said
using reported speech.
 Example:
o Student A: "Yesterday, I met a celebrity in a café!"
o Student B: "He said that he had met a celebrity in a café the day before!"

🔹 Activity 9: Error Correction - Find the mistakes in these reported speech sentences and correct
them.
1. She said she likes pizza. → ________
2. He told me that he will call me later. → ________
3. They asked me what was my name. → ________
4. She said that she don’t know the answer. → ________
5. He told me go to the store. → ________

🔹 Activity 10: Writing - Reported Speech Diary Entry

Imagine you had an interesting conversation with someone today. Write a diary entry in reported
speech about what the person told you.

 Example:

Today, I met an old friend from school. She told me that she had moved to another city. She said
that she loved her new job but that she missed our town. She asked if I still lived in the same house,
and I told her that I did. She invited me to visit her soon, and I said that I would love to.

🔹 Activity 11: Speaking - Reported Gossip Game

Work in a group.

 The first student whispers a sentence to the second student.


 The second student reports what was said to the third student.
 Continue until the last student repeats the sentence out loud.
 Compare how much the sentence changed!

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