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Reported Speech Activity - If Your Boss Acted Like Your Parents - NEW

The video depicts conversations between a boss and employee where the boss acts like a parent by praising the employee's work, encouraging breaks from screen time, and threatening to send the employee to the 'naughty corner' as a punishment.

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Reported Speech Activity - If Your Boss Acted Like Your Parents - NEW

The video depicts conversations between a boss and employee where the boss acts like a parent by praising the employee's work, encouraging breaks from screen time, and threatening to send the employee to the 'naughty corner' as a punishment.

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If your boss acted like your parents

Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the conversations:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulD1cbs_GGU&lc=UgghSK6hHMrBWngCoAEC

Scene 1
- Hey Boss, I finished that report you wanted.
- Whoa, did you do it ________________________________________?
- Yep.
- Well, aren’t you clever. I’m gonna put it where everyone can see it. Attention everybody!
Donald’s just done his first _____________________________________ report.
Scene 2
- Hey, how did that pitch go?
- Not great, they said our projections were _____________________________.
- Who said that?
- They did.
- Any client ____________________________________ to have you!
- Do you want me to call their boss and see if I can sort it out?
- No, don’t, _______________________________________________.
- Nope, I’m gonna call them.
- No, no, no!
Scene 3
- Hey, how long have you been on the computer today?
- Mmm, I don’t know, _______________________________________.
- Yeah, that’s enough __________________________ for one day. Come on, time to go outside.
- But the Head Office said I have to have it done before I go.
- If Head Office __________________________, would you do that as well?
Scene 4
- You wanted to see me?
- Yes. I’ve read your report and unfortunately, you’ll have to go to the
______________________________________________.
- What? No!
- One… Two… Two and a half… Dominic Richard Fay, do not
_____________________________!
- Why are you being so weird?
- One day, you’ll have employees of your own. Then you’ll understand.
Reported speech
Scene 1

Hey Boss, I finished that report you wanted. Donald told his boss

Whoa, did you do it all by yourself? The boss was surprised

Scene 2

Hey, how did that pitch go? The boss wanted to know

Not great, they said our projections were Donald admitted


unrealistic.

Do you want me to call their boss and (to) see if I The boss offered
can sort it out?

No, don’t, that’ll only make it worse. Donald refused (the boss’s help) suggesting

Nope, I’m gonna call them. But the boss insisted on

Scene 3

Hey, how long have you been on the computer The boss wanted to know
today?

Mmm, I don’t know, like six hours maybe. Donald hesitated

Yeah, that’s enough screen time for one day. The boss decided

Come on, time to go outside. The boss told him

Scene 4

You wanted to see me? The employee asked

Yes. I’ve read your report and unfortunately, The boss told
you’ll have to go to the naughty corner.

What? No! (refuse to believe)

Why are you being so weird? He wondered


Try reporting this conversation using impersonation (be like, go)
Scene 3

- Hey, how long have you been on the computer today?


- Mmm, I don’t know, like six hours maybe.
- Yeah, that’s enough screen time for one day. Come on, time to go outside.
- But the Head Office said I have to have it done before I go.
- If Head Office told you to jump off a cliff, would you do that as well?

The boss comes over and is like, “….


And then Donald is like “…
And then the boss goes, “…
Donald tries to explain….
But the boss is like, “….

Scene 4

- You wanted to see me?


- Yes. I’ve read your report and unfortunately, you’ll have to go to the naughty corner.
- What? No!
- One… Two… Two and a half… Dominic Richard Fay, do not make me go to three!
- Why are you being so weird?
- One day you’ll have employees of your own. Then you’ll understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulD1cbs_GGU
Full transcript
Scene 1

- Hey Boss, I finished that report you wanted.


- Whoa, did you do it all by yourself?
- Yep.
- Well, aren’t you clever. I’m gonna put it where everyone can see it. Attention everybody!
Donald’s just done his first big boy report.
Scene 2

- Hey, how did that pitch go?


- Not great, they said our projections were unrealistic.
- Who said that?
- They did.
- Any client would be lucky to have you!
- Do you want me to call their boss and see if I can sort it out?
- No, don’t, that’ll only make it worse.
- Nope, I’m gonna call them.
- No, no, no!

Scene 3

- Hey, how long have you been on the computer today?


- Mmm, I don’t know, like six hours maybe.
- Yeah, that’s enough screen time for one day. Come on, time to go outside.
- But the Head Office said I have to have it done before I go.
- If Head Office told you to jump off a cliff, would you do that as well?

Scene 4

- You wanted to see me?


- Yes. I’ve read your report and unfortunately, you’ll have to go to the naughty corner.
- What? No!
- One… Two… Two and a half… Dominic Richard Fay, do not make me go to three!
- Why are you being so weird?
- One day you’ll have employees of your own. Then you’ll understand.

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