reporting verbs

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Cambridge English

Today's Lesson

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Grammar: reporting verbs

Practise: Reading and Use of English

What was the last 'order' that you got up until now and who was it from?

Using reporting verbs

Exercise 3

Use the reporting verbs: 

threaten, warn, deny, reveal, invite, refuse

Put the verbs in the past form (+ ed)

to report the direct speech (exercise 2)

Example: 

1. Thomas denied breaking the television. 

Maria: Would you and your sister like to come to my graduation ceremony?

Julia: I will cancel my subscription if they don't improve the service.

Reading and Use of English 

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.

Example:

1. "I'll find the story online," Suzanne promised.

WOULD

Suzanne promised she would find the story online. 

"I'm not watching this on TV," Keith said.
REFUSED
Keith ................ on TV.

"You must read the article tonight," the teacher said to me. TOLD
The teacher........ read the article that night.

Evaluation

What did you accomplish today?

- You understand sentence functions

- You can use reporting verbs 

- You can adjust a sentence with a new word

All in all you practised: Reading and Use of English