Mrs.

Madrid said that needed

this
extraordinary meeting

Student's full name: Guadalupe Nashely López Cruz

ID number: 17000760
Study program (career): Bachelor of Finance Administration
Teacher's name: Verónica Roa
Subject: English 4
Title: Assignment 4

Assignment Part 1
Reported speech conversation
a) Read one more time the text and pay attention to sentences between
quotation
marks “”.
b) Select 25 of them (you will transform them into reported speech).
c) Copy those 25 sentences and paste them along with their parenthesis (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5),… (65).
d) See the example to guide you through.
e) On the third column write down the reported speech of each sentence

Direct Speech # Reported Speech

Mrs. Valle asked who she thought

Who does she think she is? (18)
she was

Mrs. Madrid said definitely that the

"she cannot definitely stay here" (47)
girl could not stay there.

“We needed this extraordinary Mrs. Madrid said that they needed
(1)
meeting” that extraordinary meeting.

Mrs. Madrid assured that

“Something is not right in this
(2) something was not right in that
school”
school.

Mrs. Madrid said that this strange

“I think that this strange situation
situation can lead into a terrible
can lead into a terrible physiological (3)
physiological disorder among the
disorder among the school girls”
school girls.

“this can open the door to hell” (4) Mrs. Madrid said that could open
 the doors to hell.

Mrs. Madrid said that they had to

“we have to do something to repair
(5) do something to repair the
this situation”
situation.

Mr. Lopez and Mrs. Valle thought

“what is she talking about?” (6) that what was Mrs. Madrid talking
about?

Mr. Lopez thought that he still didn’t

“I still don’t understand the reason
(7) understand the reason for that
for this urgent meeting”
urgent meeting.

The secretary said that if you

“Do you want some coffee? (8)
wanted some coffee.

Mr. Lopez said that what was the

“What is the reason of this
(9) reason of that extraordinary
extraordinary meeting?”
meeting?

Mrs. Madrid said that she was very

“I am very glad you have attended
(10) glad you attended the meeting on
on time the meeting”
time.

Mrs. Madrid said that as they knew

“As you know I have two daughters
(11) she has two daughters at this
in this school”
school

Mrs. Madrid told that she wanted

“I want her to explain to us, right
(15) Mrs. Valle explain to them, at the
now about her marriage”
time about their marriage.

Mrs. Valle asked that what was

“What is going on?” (16)
going on?

Mrs. Valle asked that was that the

“Is this the mediaeval era?” (17)
mediaeval era?

How can this lady talk to me this Mrs. Valle asked that how could
(19)
way? she speak to him in that way?

Mrs. Valle said that she was

“She is nobody to question my
(20) nobody to question her
preferences”
preferences.

“I am married to a woman” (22) Mrs. Valle said he was married to a

 woman.

Mrs. Valle said that yes, she was a

“Yes, I am a lesbian mother” (24)
lesbian mother.

“I have a wife” (25) Mrs. Valle said that she had a wife

Mrs. Valle said that her daughter,

“my daughter, my wife and I form a
(26) her wife and she formed a gay
gay family”
family”

“I just can’t see what the problem Mrs. Valle said that she didn’t
(27)
is” know what the problem was.

Mr. Lopez thought that he had

“I am in trouble with these ladies” (28)
problems with those ladies.

Mr. Lopez thought that he didn’t

“I do not want to lose my job” (29)
want to lose his work.

Mr. Lopez said to himself that he

“I need to think quickly of a
(30) needed to think quickly of a
convenient solution for everyone”
convenient solution for everyone.

He kept thinking “gay families are Mr. Lopez thought that gay families
(31)
okay in Europe” were okay in Europe.
Assignment PART 2
It is yor turn!
How does this story end?
Think about what Mr. Lopez is about to say. Use the following format and
write no less than 10 sentences, in both forms direct and indirect speech.
Use the examples in order to guide your through and remember to be
original, creative but most of all very respectful.

# Direct Speech Reported Speech

Ex Mr. Lopez said "I need discretion Mr. Lopez said that he needed
. for this situation" discretion for that situation.

Mr. Lopez said "The rules of school Mr. Lopez said that the rules of the
1
avoid discrimination" school avoided discrimination.

Mrs. Valle said that the

Mrs. Valle said "The homosexuality
2 homosexuality was normal in these
is normal in these times”
times.

Mrs. Madrid said that it could be, but

Mrs. Madrid “It may be, but I don’t
she didn’t think it was right for her
3 think it’s right for my daughters to
daughters to associate with people
associate with people like this”
like this

Mr. Lopez said that the

Mr. Lopez said “The homosexuality
4 homosexuality wasn’t dangerous or
is not dangerous or contagious”.
contagious.

Mr. Lopez said “Mrs. Madrid I invite Mr. Lopez suggested that Mrs.
5 you to talk with our school Madrid talk with their school
psychologist” psychologist.

Mrs. Gonzalez is thinking to herself Mrs. Gonzalez thought that it was an

6
“That’s an excellent idea”. excellent idea.

Mrs. Valle Said “If after she talks Mrs. Valle said that if after she
with the school psychologist she spoke the school psychologist she
7
doesn’t change her mind, I won’t let didn’t change her mind, she wouldn’t
my daughter attend this school”. let her daughter attend that school.

Mr. Lopez said that if she decided

Mr. Lopez said “If you decide that is
8 that was best for her daughter, it
best for your daughter, it’s okay”.
was okay.
 Mrs. Madrid said to herself that she
Mrs. Madrid said to herself “I am
was making a mistake; She
9 making a mistake; I shouldn’t judge
shouldn’t judge a girl by her parents’
a girl by her parents’ preferences”.
preferences.

Mrs. Madrid said “I’m sorry Mrs. Mrs. Madrid said that she sorry for
10 Valle, for the accusations I made the accusations that her made
against you”. against Mrs. Valle.

Conclusion
Today the homosexuality is more normal than it was a few years ago, and every
day more homosexual people who express their preferences in public.
I think that all people have the right to make a decision about their sexual
preferences, I only consider this difficult situation for children, because when they
go to the school, not all people are able to understand that not all families are
likewise, not all of us can understand that love doesn’t rule in gender, and we
transmit these retrograde beliefs of our children, causing them to discriminate
against children who live in families different from ours.
I think it’s necessary that in schools are talks between parents and children with
psychologists, in order to understand the different ways in which we can help
children with different families, to avoid discrimination.