For Beginners to Intermediate students
LESSON 20 — Reported Speech in Conversation
Conversation practice
- 1. What is something someone recently told you to do?
- 2. Has anyone told you they would get back to you later? [get back to = reply/contact again]
- 3. When was the last time someone said they had mixed something up? [mix up = confuse]
- 4. Has anyone recently said they couldn't make it to an event? [make it = attend/arrive successfully]
- 5. What advice has someone passed on to you? [pass on = transmit/share]
- 6. Has anyone told you to look out for something? [look out for = watch/be alert for]
- 7. When was the last time someone said they had run out of something? [run out of = have none left]
- 8. Has someone ever told you that you needed to slow down?
- 9. Has anyone promised they would make it up to you? [make it up to = compensate/apologize through action]
- 10. What is something a teacher or manager once pointed out to you? [point out = draw attention to]
- 11. Has anyone told you they were looking into a problem for you? [look into = investigate]
- 12. When did someone last tell you to calm down or take it easy?