Lesson 73: Unit 127 - Reported Wh- Questions

About this lesson

In this lesson you will learn how to change direct questions with question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) into reported speech. You will practise the correct use of tense forms and word order when reporting questions. The material includes an authentic story about a police check, from which real examples of reported questions are taken. You will broaden your skills in retelling and reporting information in English.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Change a direct question with a question word into a reported question
• Apply the correct word order in reported questions (as in a statement, without inversion)
• Apply the change of verb tenses (shift of tenses) in reported speech
• Use verbs that introduce a reported question: asked, wanted to know
• Recognise and use key vocabulary from the text about a police check

Lesson vocabulary

• to pull over Police pulled over a florist's van yesterday.
• suspicious The police got suspicious when Karl remained stopped after the light had turned green.
• to grin broadly Grinning broadly, Karl said he was making a delivery.
• delivery Karl said he was making a delivery.
• to grab The officer grabbed the phone from Karl.
• to blast The officer told Karl to turn off the radio, which was blasting rock music.
• to reply 'Yes,' the officer replied, pretending that he was Karl.
• to pretend The officer replied, pretending that he was Karl.
• to hang up The officer laughed when the other person hung up.
• packed tightly There were many plastic bags packed tightly with marijuana.
• to smoulder A joint was smouldering in the ashtray.
• ashtray The officer took it out of the ashtray.
• to harvest I planted it, I watered it, I harvested it, and I rolled it.
• handcuffs The officer brought out his handcuffs.
• to disappear Karl's grin disappeared.

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