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UNIT 10. REPORTED SPEECH (II)

• MISCELLANEA

• 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 las siguientes directrices.

Excuse me Perdone
near here cerca de aquí
Go straight down this streetSiga 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

• 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 the Doble en la primera / segunda / tercera a la
left / right. izquierda / derecha.
Go to the bank. Vé / Vaya / Vayan al banco.

• Prepositions

El uso de las preposiciones es uno de los puntos más difíciles de aprender, ya que se 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
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. La pelota está debajo de la silla.
The Moon is above the Earth. La Luna está sobre la Tierra.
The motel is in front of the museum. El motel está frente al museo.
The bus station is opposite the bank. La estación de autobuses está frente del banco.
The library is next to the bookshop. La biblioteca está al lado de la librería.

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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 rignt and then take 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:

• TEXT

• 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…

• Si el verbo se encuentra en Present simple, podremos mantener el

tiempo verbal en el estilo indirecto.

Example: He says (that) he is happy.

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• 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 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.”

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

_____________ it to the cinema!

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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

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

haven’t heard from her since then.

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

GRAMÁTICA. Indirect y Reported Questions

• 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)

• 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)

• 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?

• 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

• VOCABULARY
• Restaurant

A three-course meal Menú de tres platos Hors d’oeuvres Entremeses

Alcoholic drink Bebida alcohólica House wine Vino de la casa
Bar Barra Ice cream Helado
Beer mat Posavasos Knife Cuchillo
Beer pump Surtidor de cerveza Main course Plato principal
Chair Silla Menu Menú, lista de comidas
Champagne Champán Mineral water Agua mineral
Chef Chef Non-alcoholic drink Bebida no alcohólica
Chef’s special Especialidad del chef Pastas Pastas
Course Plato Pepper Pimienta
Cruet stand Vianagreras Pepper pot Pimentero
Customer Cliente/a Reserved Reservado
Dessert Postre Restaurant Restaurante
Dish Plato (objeto) Roast meat Carne asada
Drink Bebida Salt cellar Salero
Fish and shellfish Pescado y marisco Self-service Autoservicio
Fork Tenedor Napkin ring Servilletero
Game and poultry Aves y caza Serviette, napkin Servilleta
Glass Vaso Set main course Plato combinado

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Soft drink Refresco To book a table Reservar mesa

Soup Sopa To serve Servir (en la mesa)
Speciality Especialidad Toothpick holder Palillero
Spoon Cuchara Vegetables, greens Legumbres y verduras
Table Mesa Waiter Camarero
Table cloth Mantel Waitress Camarera
The bill La cuenta, la factura Water Agua
Complaints book Libro de reclamaciones Wine Vino
The place-setting El cubierto Wine glass Copa de vino
Tip Propina Wine list Carta de vinos

• Comidas preparadas

Bacon and eggs Huevos con bacon Paella Paella

Baked potato Patata asada al horno Pea soup Pure de guisantes
Beef steak and salad Bistec con ensalada Pizza Pizza
Boiled rice Arroz hervido Plain omelette Tortilla francesa
Broth Caldo Poached eggs Huevos escalfados
Chicken croquette Croqueta de pollo Potato salad Ensalada de patata
French fries Patatas fritas en tiras Prawn cocktail Cóctel de gambas
Cold meat Carne fría Raw egg Huevo crudo
Coleslaw Ensalada de col Roast Asado
Consommé Consomé Roast Carne asada de vaca
Cooked meat Carne cocida Roast beef with Asado de vaca con puré
Carne de buey cocida y mashed potatoes de patatas
Corned beef
enlatada Roast chicken Pollo asado
Cream mushroom Crema de champiñones Roast lamb Asado de cordero
Crisps (U.K.) Patatas fritas de bolsa Roast potatoes Patatas asadas
Croquette Croqueta Russian salad Ensaladilla rusa
Curried chicken Pollo al curry Salad Ensalada
Diced vegetable salad Ensaladilla Sandwich Bocadillo
Fish and chips Pescado con patatas Scampi Gambas a la gabardina
Fish croquette Croqueta de pescado Scrambled eggs Huevos revueltos
Freshly-laid egg Huevo fresco Soft-boiled egg Huevo pasado por agua
Fried eggs Huevos fritos Soup Sopa
Fried Shrimps Gambas fritas Spanish omelette Tortilla de patata
Grilled shrimps Gambas a la plancha Spicey fried potatoes Patatas bravas
Hamburger Hamburguesa Squid fried in batter Calamares a la romana
Hard-boiled eggs Huevos duros Steak Filete de ternera o cerdo
Jacket potatoes Patatas asadas con piel Steak and chips Filete con patatas fritas
Lamb chop Chuleta de cordero Stew Estofado
Mashed potatoes Pure de patatas Thick vegetable soup Pure de verduras
Meat pie ; Patty Empanada Veal pie Empanada de ternera
Noodle soup Sopa de fideos Vegetable soup Sopa de verduras
Omelette Tortilla White rice Arroz blanco
Onion soup Sopa de cebolla
Packet soup Sopa de sobre

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• SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
7. Pasa las siguientes oraciones a Reported speech usando los verbos que te
facilitamos en el cuadro.

announce claim promise warn

confess predict point out insist persuade
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.

He ___________ breaking the window.

8. Coloca en verbo entre parántesis 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.

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TURISMO Y HOSTELERÍA. NIVEL MEDIO. UNIDAD 10

• 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 (s)he told me….

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