Casa · B1 Intermediate · Lesson 13 of 20 · Step 2

Education & Learning

Academic life and reporting questions and commands

Use reported speech for questions (asked if / asked what)
Use reported speech for commands and requests (told someone to / asked someone to)
Discuss education, study habits, and learning experiences

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Grammar

Reported speech — questions and commands

For yes/no questions, use 'asked if/whether' + statement word order. For wh- questions, use 'asked + wh-word' + statement word order (no question mark, no auxiliary inversion). For commands, use 'told someone to + infinitive'. For requests, use 'asked someone to + infinitive'.

Direct: 'Do you like the course?' → She asked me if I liked the course.

Direct: 'What time does the class start?' → He asked what time the class started.

Direct: 'Study for the exam!' → The teacher told us to study for the exam.

Direct: 'Could you help me with this exercise?' → She asked me to help her with the exercise.

Exercises · type, then check

1. Complete each reported sentence with the correct word or phrase.

1.'Are you coming to class?' → She asked me I was coming to class.

2.'Where did you study?' → He asked me I had studied.

3.'Please be quiet.' → The lecturer asked us be quiet.

4.'Don't use your phones in class.' → She told us use our phones in class.

5.'When is the deadline?' → They asked the deadline was.

2. Choose the correct reported form of each sentence.

1. 'Have you finished the homework?' → She asked me ___.

2. 'Read chapter five.' → The teacher ___.

3. 'What are you studying?' → He asked me ___.

4. 'Could you lend me your notes?' → She ___.

5. 'Will there be an exam?' → They asked ___.

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Reading

First Day at University

On my first day at university, everything felt new and confusing. A student in the corridor asked me if I knew where the lecture hall was. I told him I had no idea because it was my first day too. In the first class, the professor asked us what we expected to learn during the course. She told us to buy two textbooks and asked us to read the first chapter before the next class. After the lecture, another student asked me whether I wanted to join a study group. I said I would love to. She asked me to send her my email address. By the end of the day, I had already made two new friends.

1. What did the professor tell the students to do?

2. What did the other student ask the writer after the lecture?

Speaking · say it out loud, with a partner or alone

1Think of three questions a teacher has asked you recently. Report them to your partner using reported speech.

2Role play: One student is a university advisor. The other asks questions about a course. Afterwards, report the conversation to the class.

Writing

Write 6–8 sentences about a conversation you had with a teacher or classmate. Report their questions, statements, and any instructions they gave you.

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