Reported speech Text messages 1 She said that

* Reported speech: Text messages

1. She said that she was laughing/it was funny. 2. He said that he was scared. 3. He told me he was sick/ill. 4. She told me she was angry/furious. 5. She said that she was devastated/she was crying. 6. He said that he was shocked/surprised. 7. She said that it was ok. *

She asked me to feed the cat. He said he would see me later. She asked me if I wanted a hotdog. He asked me where the train station was. *

Read the text messages. 1. Who are the two people? 2. What are they talking about? 3. What decision do they make? Work with a partner, report the conversation. *

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He asked her how it was going/how she was. She said that she was sleepy/tired but happy. He said he was happy. She asked him what time he would be home. He said he would be there by 9. He asked her what she wanted for dinner. 6. She suggested having sushi/she asked him if he wanted sushi. 7. He told her that it was a good idea. He asked her if she wanted him to order it/he offered to order it. 8. She told him not to worry. She said that she would do it. She asked him to pick up some bread on the way home. 9. He said ok/he said that it was ok. 10. She told him that she loved him. 11. He told her that he loved her. *

*Work with a partner *Take out your phone and work together to report a section of a text message conversation. *