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HIGH-FLYERS

Speaking

a Read the following quotation and its reported
form. Examine the changes in the second sentence.
* In order to report a statement, we need to “Life has no limitations, except the ones you
change the verb tenses or modals as well as make.”
the pronouns, places and time expressions. ― Les BROWN
We mainly use the verbs tell and say while
reporting.
* You should note that say never has an object Les Brown said that life had no limitations,
except the ones we make.
while tell always has an object. After both verbs,
using that is optional.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech b Work in pairs. Read the following quotes by famous
“We live in London,” He said (that) they people and report them to your partner in turns.
he said. lived in London.
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
“I am cooking dinner Clara told me (that) ― Albert EINSTEIN
now,” Clara said. she was cooking “Life is trying things to see if they work.”
dinner then. ― Ray BRADBURY
“I haven’t called/ She said (that) she “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the
hadn’t called the hadn’t called the life of your dreams.”
office,” she said. office. ― Oprah WINFREY
“We have been living Daniel told me (that) “No man’s knowledge can go beyond his
here for a year,” Daniel they had been living experience.”
said. there for a year. ― John LOCKE
“I sold my house last She said (that) she “He who is not courageous enough to take risks
month,” she said. had sold her house
the previous month. will accomplish nothing in life.”
― Muhammad Ali CLAY
“We were playing The boys told us (that)
cards,” the boys said. they had been playing “In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix
cards. first must burn.”
― Octavia E. BUTLER
“I am going to visit Jamie said (that) he
them next week,” was going to visit them “Education is not preparation for life; education is
Jamie said. the following week. life itself.”
“They will talk/ would We said (that) they ― John DEWEY
talk to you,” we said. would talk to him/
her. c Write three sentences about life and the
“We can solve/ could They told me (that) importance of experience like the ones in
solve the problem,” they could solve the ‘Exercise b’. Then, in groups of four, report your
they said. problem. sentences to one another.
“You should see/ Clara said (that) I
might see/ must see should see/ might 1
my dentist,” Clara said. see/ had to see her 2
dentist. 3

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