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The document contains a student's report on reported speech. It includes examples of direct and reported speech. The student provides 10 examples of changing direct speech to reported speech, indicating the tense used in each case. It also includes predictions about the future of cities, with ideas like new technologies revolutionizing industries and improving quality of life through better resource management and disease treatment. Additional examples are given of direct and reported speech in conversations.

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The document contains a student's report on reported speech. It includes examples of direct and reported speech. The student provides 10 examples of changing direct speech to reported speech, indicating the tense used in each case. It also includes predictions about the future of cities, with ideas like new technologies revolutionizing industries and improving quality of life through better resource management and disease treatment. Additional examples are given of direct and reported speech in conversations.

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SIMÓN APONTE MORALES 904

APRIL 24

REPORTED SPEECH

 Direct speech.
Reported speech.

Read and report 10 sentences from the text. Explan which tense you
are using:

 It´s hard to think of a job that a computer won´t be able to do-


They said that it was hard to think of a job that a computer would
not be able to do.

 It´s true that there are already some factories.- They said that it
was true that there were already some factories.
 In particular, work that is repetitive or involves handing small
objects will be at risk of automation-They said that in particulae,
work that was repetitive or involves handing small objects, would
be at risk of automation

 So journalist, nurses, engineers and teachers won´t be at risk.


They said that so jouranlist, nurses, engineers and teachers
would not be at risk.

 Jobs that involve helping other people or having original ideas


will probably always need people-They said that jobs that involve
helping other people or having original ideas would probably
always need people.

 However, a spokesperson for London taxi drivers isn’t convinced-


They said that however, a spokesperson for London taxi drivers
wasn’t convinced.

 Electricians are more at risk than taxi drivers-They said that


Electricians were more at risk than taxi drivers.

 It won’t happen Driverless car will never be able to work on roads


at the same time as normal vehicles-They said that it wouldn’t
happen Driverless car would never be able to work on roads at
the same time as normal vehicles.

 Office workers and telephone salespeople may not be so lucky-


They said that office workers and telephone salesperson might
not be so lucky.

 How likely is that you’ll lose your job to a robot?-they wanted to


know that how likely was that yo would lose your job to a robot?
27 APRIL:
How likely are you to do two of these things in the next few years?

Make new friends:

I think that in the coming years, I will make new friends since every
year new people enter the school and I like to meet them and that they
know me so that I can expand my circle of friends and help them when
they need it.

Get a cat:

I think that having a cat in the next years is not a probability that it
exists in my house. We love animals but unfortunately my sister is
allergic to her hair and it is too much work to maintain and care for her.

THE FUTURE OF THE CITIES:

Predictions:

 The cities of the future will be new and modern, with new
technologies, construction methods, etc.

 These cities are going to revolutionize the world since big cities
like New York, Beijing, Tokyo, etc. they will have new methods of
civilization, new methods of economy, agriculture, etc.

 The new technologies that appear will have a strong impact on


the industries, leading them to make better quality products that
do not use as many natural resources.

 Industries such as NASA, who study space, will carry out new
projects that allow us to better understand the space we are in.

 Processes such as crops should be replaced by new methods


such as cloning, etc.
 Construction methods could be streamlined by new machines
that facilitate the transport of materials.

 Water consumption has been a problem that has affected


everyone. In the future, tanks can be created where water can be
used to produce better things.
 Large machines and tanks can transform sea water into fresh
water.

 New vehicles and modes of transport will be created and will


avoid the emission of CO2

 Science could discover and advance studies and find the cure for
different diseases

30 APRIL:

 She said that she had stayed on a school because generally girls
didn’t there.
 She said that she had gotten that job

 She said that she was the first girl in her family that worked
outside the home.
 She said that since the economic crisis, more women had jobs.

 She said that she felt very different about her future then.
 She said that she was going to change her job.

 She said that she didn’t want to stay in that one forever.

 She said that she wanted to train as a nurse.

 She said that she had applied to a college.

 She said tat she hoped to get a pace on the following course.

 She said It started in January.

 She said that she was taking the entrance exam the following
month.
 She said that she was nervous about it.

 She said that she hadn’t told her boss.

 She said that she supposed she would tell him son.

 She said that she worked in a factory.


 She said that It was a good job but the company was making
people redundant.
 She said that she was going to take the redundancy package
because it was an opportunity to start again.
 She said that she had gotten married very young and had had a
family, so she didn’t finish her education.
 She said that she had just finished evening clases in business
studies, and then she was going to start her own business.
 She said that It was something that she already did as a hobby.
 She said that she made and sold speciality cheeses.
 She said that in just a momento she would get them some.
 She said that there they were to taste that
 She asked them if they liked it.
 She said that she was meeting the bank manager on
Wednesdayto discuss her business plan.
 She said that, maybe she would take some cheese for him to
taste as well.

4 May
Sahira:

It’s very difficult to study at university level here. Many girls get
no education at all but we have many. Now we are thinking
about the next step. Many of the graduates are going to work as
teachers, my friend is going to continue her studies in the United
States. I’m going to stay here in the city becuase my family is
here. I guess I’ll take some of ---- for my parents and I want to
spend time with my friend with m friend because she is leaving
next week

Reported speech:

 She said that It was very dificult to study in te unversty level


there.
 She said that many girls got no education at all but they---------
 She said that now they were thinking about the next step.
 She said that many of the raduates were going to work as
teachers.
 She said that her friend was going to continue her studies in the
United States.
 She said that she was going to stay there in the cuty becuse her
family was there.
 She said that she guess that she would take some of ----- for her
parents and she wanted to spend time with her fríen becuse she
was leaving the next week.

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