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Grammar Reported speech: commands

A. Read the passage and do the following exercise.

1. The English teacher said,
“ .”
2. The student replied,
“ .”

3. Later, the teacher asked,
“ ?”
4. The student answered,
“ .”
How am I going to decide which lessons to take
and which area to specialise in? I had a talk
with the English teacher today, and he insisted
that I add French or German to my schedule.
He explained that I had to hurry and make my
decision or the class would be full. I told him that
I wasn’t sure about what I wanted to specialise D. Write these statements in reported speech using an
in – language or science – and begged him appropriate verb in exercise C.
to give me more time. After I explained that I Bully:
hadn’t yet talked with my parents about my “Give me your lunch money.”
choices, he was a little annoyed and wondered “Don’t say a word to anyone.”
why I hadn’t done that. I didn’t want to tell him, “Let me copy your history homework.”
but finally I said it was because they had insisted “I don’t want to see your face at Joe’s party.”
that I take all maths and science classes. He
asked me to discuss this issue with my parents Victim:
again tonight and to get back to him first thing “Please leave me alone.”
in the morning. So much pressure!
“I won’t say a word, I promise.”

B. Discuss with a partner. E. Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1. Have you ever done something your parents 1. My best friend insisted .
told you not to do? 2. My parents forbade .
2. Has a teacher ever insisted you do extra 3. The headteacher demanded .
homework?
4. The President ordered .
3. Have you ever asked a friend to do something 5. I told .
for you?
6. My friends begged .

C. Match the reporting verbs with the structures.
F. Discuss with a partner.
1. tell a. + infinitive with to
1. If a friend-of-a-friend begged you to lend them
2. demand b. + object + (not) + infinitive with to
£ 50, would you? Why/Why not?
3. insist c. + (that) + subject + verb phrase
2. What should the government insist big companies
4. order d. + preposition + object + gerund do in order to combat the climate emergency?

5. forbid e. + object + preposition + gerund 3. How would students react if the headteacher
6. beg forbade them from using mobile phones at school?

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