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UNIT 10. REPORTED SPEECH (II)

y MISCELLANEA

y Looking at the map

1. Imagina que alguien te pregunta por un lugar. ¿Sabrías darle las instrucciones
oportunas para que llegue sin problemas a su lugar de destino? Estudia algunas
de las siguientes directrices.
Excuse me Perdone
near here cerca de aquí
Go straight down this street Siga derecho por esta calle
Take the first turn Doble, gire a la …
on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda
traffic lights semáforo
building Edificio
next to al lado de
You're welcome De nada

y Questions and answers

Is there a bank near here? ¿Hay un banco cerca de aquí?
How do I get to the bank? ¿Cómo llego al banco?
Where is the bank? ¿Dónde es el banco?
Go straight. Siga derecho.
Turn left / right. Doble a la izquierda / derecha.
Take the first / second / third turn on Doble en la primera / segunda / tercera a la
the left / right. izquierda / derecha.
Go to the bank. Vé / Vaya / Vayan al banco.

y Prepositions

El uso de las preposiciones es uno de los puntos más difíciles de aprender, ya que su uso
es bastante distinto que en castellano. Comenzaremos con las preposiciones más usuales.

in en
on sobre
under debajo de
above sobre
in front of frente a

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opposite frente a
next to al lado de

The hat is on the desk. El sombrero está sobre el escritorio.

The ball is under the chair.
The Moon is above the Earth.
The motel is in front of the museum.
The bus station is opposite the bank.
The library is next to the bookshop.
La pelota está debajo de la silla.
La Luna está sobre la Tierra.
El motel está frente al museo.
La estación de autobuses está frente al banco.
La biblioteca está al lado de la librería.

2. Ahora responde a las siguientes preguntas de otro cliente del hotel en el que
te alojas. Mira el mapa y dale las instrucciones oportunas.

Ejemplo:

1. MUSEUM:

- Excuse me,

- Yes, sir?

- How can I go to the museum?

- Well, turn right and then take the second on the left. The museum is next to the Post office.

- Thank you very much.

- You’re welcome.

2. THEATRE:

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3. TRAVEL AGENCY:

4. PARK:

y TEXT

y Reported Speech (II)

En el Estilo Indirecto, algunas palabras relacionadas con personas, lugares y tiempo

deben cambiar como se muestra a continuación:

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

now Î then, at that time
today Î that day
tomorrow Î the next day / the following day
yesterday Î the day before / the previous day
two days ago Î two days earlier / before
next month / year… Î the next month, the following month…
last year / week… Î the year before, the previous year
this Î That
here Î There
me, my… Î him/her, his…

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- Si el verbo se encuentra en Present Simple, podremos mantener el tiempo

verbal en el estilo indirecto.

Example: He says (that) he is happy.

- Si la oración trata de hechos reales o habituales, el presente simple puede

mantenerse.

Example: Peter said, “My birthday is in December.”

Peter said (that) his birthday is / was in December.

- Tell se usa cuando alguien dice algo a otra persona (say something to
someone).

Example: He said he wasn’t feeling very well. (Decir algo)

He told me he wasn’t feeling very well. (Decir algo a alguien)

- Tell y Ask pueden usarse con infinitivos. Tell se usa para dar órdenes o
instrucciones y Ask se usa para hacer peticiones de forma educada.

Examples:

“Be quiet John!”, shouted the teacher. DIRECT

The teacher told John to be quiet. REPORTED

“Could you open the window, please John?”, said the teacher. DIRECT

The teacher asked John to open the window. REPORTED

3. Listening. ‘Jokes’. Escucha y lee la siguiente conversación. Diane es abogada y

se encuentra en la comisaría de policía después de entrevistarse con un cliente
acusado de entrar en una casa mientras vagaba sonámbulo por el barrio.
Sweeney, inspector encargado de la comisaría, aprovecha la ocasión para contar
un par de chistes a Diane. Busca en un diccionario las palabras que desconozcas.

Sweeney: Ah, Mrs Edwards, have you finished your interview with the sleeping
beauty?

Diane: Yes, that’ll be all for today Inspector Sweeney?

Sweeney: Tell me, does he still claim to have been sleepwalking?

Diane: Yes, my client maintains his innocence.

Sweeney: I wouldn’t believe a word of it if I were you. He already has a criminal

record for theft.

Diane: Well he may be telling the truth. The world can be a very strange place at
times.

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Sweeney: Yes, I know what you mean! I’ve seen all sorts of strange things since I
started working here. Last week a man came in here with a penguin and said that he’d
found a penguin in the park! Now I was very busy so I told him to take the penguin to
the zoo! The next day I was patrolling the park and I saw the same man holding hands
with the penguin. So I asked him what he was doing and why he hadn’t taken the
penguin to the zoo. And he told me that he had taken the penguin to the zoo and now
he was taking it to the cinema!

Diane: You are joking, aren’t you?

Sweeney: Yes, of course I’m joking! Lord, you lawyers are so serious sometimes! But
hey I’ll tell you something else that really did happen to me. I stopped a car one night
because it had jumped a red light. Now the driver was obviously a bit drunk and he
even had a Heineken beer label stuck to his forehead! So I asked him if he’d been
drinking and he said no, he’d only had a coca cola. So then, of course, I asked him
why he had this Heineken label stuck to his forehead! Ha, Ha... And you know what he
told me?

Diane: What?

Sweeney: He told me that he was an alcoholic. He said that he was trying to give up
drinking and that the doctor had given him this drinking patch to help him!

Diane: You are joking, aren’t you?

Sweeney: No, it’s true! Honestly! A similar thing happened to me a few years ago. I
was working...

Diane: No, I’m sorry, it’s dinner time and my family, they’re waiting for me and I
really have to go. Erm, we’ll talk about it next time, when I see you? Okay?

Sweeney: No problem Mrs Edwards! You go and have a bite to eat with your family.
I’m sure I’ll see you soon!

4. En el listening, el inspector Sweeney relata a Diane lo que otras personas le

contaron. Observa que él usa el estilo indirecto.

He said he had found a penguin in the park. REPORTED SPEECH

He said, “I found a penguin in the park.” DIRECT SPEECH

Vuelve a escuchar la conversación y cambia las oraciones siguientes al estilo

indirecto.

1. “I’m busy. Take it to the zoo!”

I told him I _____________ and told him _____________ it to the zoo.

2. “What are you doing? Why didn’t you take the penguin to the zoo?”

I asked him what _____________ and why he _____________ the penguin to the zoo.

3. “I took the penguin to the zoo and now I am taking him to the cinema.”

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He told me he _____________ the penguin to the zoo and that now he _____________ it to
the cinema!

4. “Are you drunk?”

I asked him if _____________.

5. “I am not. I have only drunk a coca cola.”

He said that he ___________ , he ___________ only ____________ a coca cola.

6. “Why do you have a Heineken label stuck to your forehead?”

I asked him why he ____________ a Heineken label stuck to ___________ forehead.

7. “I am trying to give up smoking and my doctor gave me this drinking patch to help me.”

He said that he _____________ to give up drinking and that _____________ doctor

_____________ this drinking patch to help _____________ !

5. Elige una de las oraciones de los globos para completar las frases del ejercicio
en Reported Speech.

Ejemplo:

1. I think Ann’s okay. She told me not to worry about her

2. Thomas looked into her eyes and told

3. I don’t think Sam will be here next summer. He said he

4. Clare was very excited about going to the beach. She said that she

5. I don’t think Oliver is very happy at work.

6. I last saw Patrick three months ago and he was very busy with his thesis. He said

7. I phoned Pamela last month and she told .I

haven’t heard from her since then.

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8. She was having problems getting the pram up the stairs of the underground station and she
asked

GRAMÁTICA. Indirect y Reported Questions

y Las preguntas en Reported Speech tienen el mismo orden que las oraciones
afirmativas.

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS

Example: Thomas is in the bar. Î S + V + C (DIRECT SPEECH)

Where is Thomas? Î V + S + C (DIRECT SPEECH)

Do you know where Thomas is? Î S + V + C (INDIRECT SPEECH)

y No uses el auxiliar Do en las interrogaciones indirectas. No es necesario cambiar

el orden, aunque sí hay que tener en cuenta los cambios propios del paso del
Direct al Reported speech.

Where does Thomas live? Î Do + Subject + verb? (DIRECT QUESTION)

I wonder where Thomas lives. Î Subject + verb (INDIRECT QUESTION)

Where did Thomas go? Î Auxiliary do + Subject + verb? (DIRECT QUESTION)

Could you tell me where Thomas went? Î Subject + verb (INDIRECT QUESTION)

y Cuando la pregunta es del tipo Sí/No (yes/no question), se añade ‘if’.

Example: - Does Thomas eat squid?

Can you tell me if Thomas eats squid?

- Did Thomas go to the disco on Saturday night?

Do you know if Thomas went to the disco on Saturday night?

y En las preguntas indirectas, el verbo principal suele dar un paso hacia el pasado.

Example: “How old are you?” Î He asked me how old I was.

“Where is Thomas?” Î He asked me where Thomas was.

“Have you seen Thomas today?” Î He asked me if I had seen Thomas that day.

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6. Vuelve a escribir en Reported speech las siguientes oraciones.

1. Who is Jack Ruby?

I wonder

2. What time is it?

He asked me

3. Is there a God?

I’d like to know

4. What time does the film begin?

Sean asked me

5. Where did all the flowers go?

She asked me

6. Is she happy?

Do you know

7. Do you understand reported questions?

She asked me

8. Would you like to do something more interesting?

He asked me

y VOCABULARY
y Restaurant

A three-course Customer Cliente/a

Menú de tres platos
meal
Dessert Postre
Alcoholic drink Bebida alcohólica
Dish Plato (objeto)
Bar Barra
Drink Bebida
Beer mat Posavasos
Fish and shellfish Pescado y marisco
Beer pump Surtidor de cerveza
Fork Tenedor
Chair Silla
Game and poultry Aves y caza
Champagne Champán
Glass Vaso
Chef Chef
Hors d’oeuvres Entremeses
Chef’s special Especialidad del chef
House wine Vino de la casa
Course Plato
Ice cream Helado
Cruet stand Vinagreras

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Knife Cuchillo Speciality Especialidad

Main course Plato principal Spoon Cuchara
Menu Menú, lista de comidas Table Mesa
Mineral water Agua mineral Table cloth Mantel
Non-alcoholic drink Bebida no alcohólica The bill La cuenta, la factura
Pastas Pastas Complaints book Libro de reclamaciones
Pepper Pimienta The place-setting El cubierto
Pepper pot Pimentero Tip Propina
Reserved Reservado To book a table Reservar mesa
Restaurant Restaurante To serve Servir (en la mesa)
Roast meat Carne asada Toothpick holder Palillero
Salt cellar Salero Vegetables, greens Legumbres y verduras
Self-service Autoservicio Waiter Camarero
Napkin ring Servilletero Waitress Camarera
Serviette, napkin Servilleta Water Agua
Set main course Plato combinado Wine Vino
Soft drink Refresco Wine glass Copa de vino
Soup Sopa Wine list Carta de vinos

y Comidas preparadas
Bacon and eggs Huevos con beicon Fried eggs Huevos fritos
Baked potato Patata asada al horno Fried Shrimps Gambas fritas
Beef steak and Grilled shrimps Gambas a la plancha
Bistec con ensalada
salad Hamburger Hamburguesa
Boiled rice Arroz hervido Hard-boiled eggs Huevos duros
Broth Caldo Patatas asadas con
Chicken croquette Croqueta de pollo Jacket potatoes
piel
French fries Patatas fritas en tiras Lamb chop Chuleta de cordero
Cold meat Carne fría Mashed potatoes Puré de patatas
Coleslaw Ensalada de col Meat pie ; Patty Empanada
Consommé Consomé Noodle soup Sopa de fideos
Cooked meat Carne cocida Omelette Tortilla
Carne de buey cocida Onion soup Sopa de cebolla
Corned beef
y enlatada Packet soup Sopa de sobre
Crema de Paella Paella
Cream mushroom
champiñones Pea soup Puré de guisantes
Crisps (UK)chips
Patatas fritas de bolsa Pizza Pizza
(USA)
Croquette Croqueta
Plain omelette Tortilla francesa
Curried chicken Pollo al curry
Poached eggs Huevos escalfados
Diced vegetable Potato salad Ensalada de patata
Ensaladilla Prawn cocktail Cóctel de gambas
salad
Fish and chips Pescado con patatas Raw egg Huevo crudo
Fish croquette Croqueta de pescado Roast Asado
Freshly-laid egg Huevo fresco Roast Carne asada de vaca
Roast beef with Asado de vaca con

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mashed potatoes puré de patatas Spicy fried potatoes Patatas bravas

Roast chicken Pollo asado Calamares a la
Squid fried in batter
Roast lamb Asado de cordero romana
Roast potatoes Patatas asadas Filete de ternera o
Steak
Russian salad Ensaladilla rusa cerdo
Salad Ensalada Filete con patatas
Steak and chips
Sandwich Bocadillo fritas
Gambas a la Stew Estofado
Scampi Thick vegetable
gabardina Puré de verduras
Scrambled eggs Huevos revueltos soup
Huevo pasado por Veal pie Empanada de ternera
Soft-boiled egg Vegetable soup Sopa de verduras
agua
Soup Sopa White rice Arroz blanco
Spanish omelette Tortilla de patata

y SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
7. Pasa las siguientes oraciones a ‘Reported Speech’ usando los verbos que te
facilitamos en el cuadro.

insisted warned accused denied

advised suggested admitted apologised

1. I saw you! It was you who broke the window.

He ___________ me of breaking the window.

2. Why don’t we go for a pizza?

He ___________ going for a pizza.

3. I must speak to the director.

He ___________ on speaking to the director.

4. Don’t walk on the ice.

He ___________ me not to walk on the ice.

5. I’m sorry I didn’t remember.

He ___________ for not remembering.

6. I accept I was wrong.

He ___________ he was wrong.

7. I think you should tell them.

He ___________ me to tell them.

8. I didn’t break the window.

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He ___________ breaking the window.

8. Coloca en verbo entre paréntesis en la forma correcta de ‘Reported Speech’.

1. Harry and Sarah announced they ________________ (get) married next July.

2 Dan promised that he ________________ (finish) the report by Friday.

3. Arthur claimed that he had arrived late because he ________________ (not able)
to find a taxi.

4. Sally pointed out that Willy ________________ (not like) chicken.

5. Willy confessed that he ________________ (never eat) chicken before.

6. Nick predicted that he ________________ (like) it if he tried it.

y OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION

9. Imagina que vas por la calle, que te encuentras con un personaje famoso o
importante y que entabláis una corta conversación. Reprodúcela usando el
estilo indirecto. (80 – 100 palabras).

Yesterday, when I was taking my daily walk, I met … and he/she told me….

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