Reported Speech and Direct Speech: Commands and Instructions

2. Individually, considering everyone else, change the following sentences into direct speech or reported commands as indicated.

a) "Don't heat it!," the scientist told me. Reported command: _________________________________________________

b) The engineer asked us to be careful around flammable products. Direct speech: _________________________________________________

c) My aunt told me to use her chemistry kit. Direct speech: _________________________________________________

d) "Wear protection suits to manipulate toxic elements," said Joseph. Reported command: _________________________________________________

e) "Read the manual before starting the experiment," Diane said. Reported command: _________________________________________________

f) Heather told me to open the windows to ventilate the classroom. Direct speech: _________________________________________________

g) Fred told me to wash the Petri dishes. Direct speech: _________________________________________________

Answers: a) The scientist told me not to heat it. b) "Be careful around flammable products," the engineer said. c) "Use my chemistry kit," my aunt said. d) Joseph told me to wear protection suits to manipulate toxic elements. e) Diane told me to read the manual before starting the experiment. f) "Open the windows to ventilate the classroom," Heather said. g) "Wash the Petri dishes," Fred said.

Speaking

1. Divide into four communities to play the Chinese Whispers game.

2. Start the game:

a) A student will read the list of steps below to do an experiment and then will whisper them to the student next to him, one by one.

b) From there, each student will tell the instructions to the next student in the chain using reported speech until reaching the last student.

3. Final report:

a) The last student in the chain will report what he heard using reported speech.

b) The result will be compared to the original instructions to see how the information changed along the game.