Reported Speech

Have a look at José Antonio Cárceles worksheet on reported speech, and practise.

STATEMENTS:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?04

QUESTIONS:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?06

REQUESTS:
A) AFFIRMATIVE: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?07
B) NEGATIVE: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?08

MIXED TYPES:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

What's the time? What time is it?

Click here and play to practice what the time is.

Visiting Cards

I. Have a look at these jobs. Choose your ideal one.

II. Have a look at this "ranking of the best jobs". 
a) Can you find your job in the ranking?
b) Which job is the best in the ranking?
c) Which one is the worst?

III. Have a look at this "ranking of the highest paying jobs".
a) Which job is the best paid?
b) Which job is the worst paid?

IV. Choose a job from I., II. or III. and make a visiting card, including this info:

1) What's your name?

2) Where are you from?

3) What's your job?
4) What's your address?

4) What's your phone number?

5) What's your email address?

The Past Simple in songs

Watch the video.



Then, write down the verbs that appear into two columns, one for the INFINITIVE and the other for the PAST SIMPLE.

Past Simple Games

You just click on the picture below and play to learn especially the irregular verbs:

What's on TV?

1) Have a look at this TV guide and answer the questions:

For example:  

What's on Monday on Fox at 8 pm? The Simpsons.

1. What's on Sunday on NBC at 7 pm?
2. What's on Friday on CW at 9 pm?
3. What's on Saturday on ABC at 7:30 pm?
4. What's on Thursday on Fox at 8 pm?
5. What's on Tuesday on NBC at 9 pm?
6. What's on Wednesday on CW at 8 pm?
7. What's on Monday on ABC at 8:30 pm?

 2)  Fill in the timetable with the information in exercise 1.

 
3)  In pairs ask each other 10 questions about the TV programmes as in exercise 1. 

For example: 
What's on ........................... (day) on ....................... (channel) at .................... (time)?

  

What the hell is that man doing in the rain?

1. What the hell is that man doing in the rain?

2. Listen and write all the sentences in the present continuous.

At the railway station

1. What's at the station?
2. What's happening?

What are the people doing?

1. Before watching the video, guess what different people are doing on the street.

2. Watch the video and check your guesses.

What's on the desk?

• What items can you see on the desk?

For example: A diary, ...

• Now make full sentences with "There's" and "There are".

For example: There's a diary.

Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom - There is/are

1) Look at and describe this painting by Vincent Van Gogh. Use There's and There are.

2) If you find it difficult complete these sentences about Van Gogh's painting.

What are the pumpkins doing at the moment?

Human-like pumpkins?!

1. Guess what they are doing at the moment?

2. Watch the video and check your guesses.

3. Write down your answers.

Ability or permission?

1) Listen and circle the words in bold you hear.

You Can Leave Your Hat On, by Joe Cocker

Baby put on / take off your coat

Real slow
And on / take off your shoes
I'll put on / take off your shoes
Baby put on / take off your dress
Yes yes yes

You can leave your hat on (x3)

Go on over there
Turn on the light
No all the lights
Come over here
Stand on this chair
That's right
Raise your arms up into the air
Now shake 'em
You give me a reason to live (x4)
Sweet darling

You can leave your hat on (x2)
Feeling
You can leave your hat on (x4)

Suspicious minds are talkin'
Tryin' to tear us apart
They don't believe
In this love of mine
They don't know I love you
They don't know what love is (x3)
I know what love is
Sweet darling

You can leave your hat on (x2)
Feeling
You can leave your hat on (x2)

2) Write down the 5 words dealing with clothes:s

3) Find the 9 imperatives (orders or instructions) in the lyrics:

4) PERMISSION is given in this song. Which is the sentence with this use? Write it down in the table below.

Subject	Modal V. for PERMISSION	Main V.	Direct Object

5) What is one lover asking the other one to do?

6) What do people think about the lovers in the song?

FOLLOW-UP:

7) Make 3 sentences giving and asking for PERMISSION:

Mr Bean's morning routines

1) Guess Mr Bean's morning routines. Watch the video and check.

2) Put the actions below in the correct order.

a) open the curtain

b) exercise

c) shave

d) get up

e) make one's bed

f) get dressed in the car

g) brush one's teeth in the car

h) park

i) push away a car

3) Write down 10 of Mr Bean's routines. Use connectors.

For example: First, he wakes up.

Then, he...

Next,, he...

After that, he...

4) Compare Mr Beans habits with yours. Which of the routines below do you do? Which ones you don't do?

VOCABULARY TO BE USED:

1) open the curtain

2) exercise

3) shave

4) put the alarm clock into a glass of water

5) get one's (my, your, her, his, etc) foot wet

6) get up

7) make one's bed

8) bump one's head

9) hang up the wet alarm clock

10) wrap up one's teddy bear

11) drive to the dentist

12) get dressed in the car

13) brush one's teeth in the car

14) spit out of the window

15) park

16) push away a car