Curso First Certificate Exam

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

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Reported questions

 

 

 

 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1.

How does a reported YES/NO question begin?

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A reported YES/NO question begins with whether or if.

 

DIRECT: 'Do you spend all your time on the football field?'

 

REPORTED: I asked Matt if he spent all his time on the football field.
or  I asked Matt whether he spent all his time on the football field.

2.

How does a reported QUESTION-WORD question begin?

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A reported question-word question begins with a question word.

 

DIRECT: 'What does a bicycle courier do?'

 

REPORTED: I asked Tina what a bicycle courier did.

3.

What changes do I make when I change a DIRECT QUESTION into a REPORTED QUESTION?

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Changes made when changing a direct question into a reported question are: word order, punctuation (no question mark) plus same changes as made with reported statements, i.e. pronouns, 'pointer' words, verb tenses. (You can check this grammar again at Lesson 25, Page 3).

 

DIRECT: 'How much do you get paid?' 'Does your job have any disadvantages?'

 

REPORTED: I asked them both how much they got paid and whether their jobs had any disadvantages.
 

Reported questions (I)

 

ACTIVITY 232: During their interview, Matt and Tina also had some questions for Carla Kepler, the interviewer. Report what they asked her in the blank spaces. Then check the correct answers.

1.

"Do you enjoy your job?"

Tina asked ...

2.

"How did you get your first job in radio?"

Tina asked ...

3.

"Do you think I could apply for a job here?"

Tina wondered ...

4.

"Who is the most interesting person you have interviewed on
this programme?"

Matt asked ...

5.

"What famous people will you be meeting next week?"

Matt asked ...

6.

"Can you choose the guests who appear on your show?"

Matt wondered ...

 

Reported questions (II)

 

ACTIVITY 233: This is a report of a conversation with a woman who trains animals to appear in films and on TV. What did the interviewer and the animal-trainer actually say? Complete the chart with their direct conversation and check the correct answers.

I asked her when she had started doing that work and she told me she had begun many years before when she had trained her family dog to appear in the film 'Oliver!' When I asked her what the secret of her success was, she replied that it was trust. She said she rewarded the animals when they performed well and she would never accept a job which involved any cruelty. I wondered which animal was the most difficult to deal with and I was surprised to hear that it was the cat. Apparently cats are more temperamental than actresses! I wanted to know if she could remember a particularly difficult assignment. She said she had been terrified by the hungry wolves in 'Company of Wolves'. But the most difficult requests were for commercials for Australian lager which required a lot of flies. I asked her how she caught the flies and she told me that they were impossible to catch. She had to breed them at home!!
 

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ANIMAL TRAINER:

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Divertida la entrevista con la entrenadora. Pero eso de criar moscas en tu propia casa no me convence !!!
En la última página de esta lección, tres mujeres hablan de sus objetivos en la vida. [Siempre ganadoras!!!]
 

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