Listening / Speaking
Grammar Booster

Commands-Requests-Advice in Reported/Indirect Speech
To report commands, requests, advice, warnings or suggestions, we use the verbs tell, ask, beg, order, command, advise, forbid, warn, encourage, etc. + (object)+full infinitive.
Direct Speech | Reported/Indirect Speech
• “Read the text silently!”our teacher said to us. | • Our teacher told us to read the text silently.
• “Could you keep the volume down, please?” George said to his neighbour. | • George asked his neighbour to keep the volume down.
• “Don’t talk while you have food in your mouth!” my mother said to my brother. | • My mother told my brother not to talk while he had food in his mouth.

2. | PW. Listen and act out the dialogue. Discuss the question and express your own ideas.

■ How do people usually apologize in your country?
George: Hi, I’m your new neighbour, George Riviera. I live the next door.
Stephanie: Hi, I’m Stephanie Lee.
George: So, you just moved in? Do you need any help?
Stephanie: Not right now. But thanks.
George: Well, let me know if you do. By the way, would you mind turning your stereo down? The walls are really thin, so the sound goes right into my apartment.
Stephanie: Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t realize that. I’ll make sure to keep the volume down. Oh, by the way, is there a good Italian restaurant in the neighbourhood? George: Yeah. There’s a great one not far from our house. Try their lasagna. It’s delicious!
3. PW/GW. Change the sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. “Follow the classroom rules!” said the teacher to her students.
2. “Don’t lie to me,” said Bella’s sister.
3. “Wait for some minutes before beginning the meal!” said mother.
4. “Don’t shout,” said Jane to her brother.
5. “Try to help your friend,” says Murad.
6. “Don’t take other people’s photos without permission,” said the guide.
7. “Let’s go for a walk!” says mother to her children.
8. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late,” Sona said to me.
9. “Bring me a glass of water, please,” she said to him.