Activity 1. Read Aloud! Directions: Read the passage below. Then, complete the table by identifying the direct and reported speech used in the selection. The boss said some very nice things about you at the meeting this morning. He said that your sales were way up this month, and he mentioned that you will be the salesperson of the year. Good work! You know, Max is really impressed, too. He asked me, “Do you think Kevin will tell us how to make more sales?" I'm actually wondering the same thing. I asked Max, “Do you think it's just luck?" Well, I guess you're really motivated right now since you're going to be a new parent in a few months. Max told me that you need to get a bigger apartment. He also said you'll have to buy a lot of things for the baby. I hope you meet your sales goals! (Source: https://www.cambridge.org/grammarandbeyond/wp- content/uploads/2012/09/Communicative_Activity Hi-IntAdvanced-Direct_Indirect_Speech.pdf Direct Speech Reported Speech
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direct speech:
he asked me, “Do you think Kevin will tell us how to make more sales?"
I asked Max, “Do you think it's just luck?"
reported speech:
He said that your sales were way up this month, and he mentioned that you will be the salesperson of the year
Max told me that you need to get a bigger apartment
He also said you'll have to buy a lot of things for the baby