What are they saying?
Key sentences
| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did she say?
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She said she was (adjective).
He said (that) he (past progressive).
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What does she say?
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She says (that) they (verb in the present tense).
She says (that) they (present progressive).
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did she think?
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She was like, (phrase)
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did you tell them?
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I told them I (verb in past tense).
I told them (noun).
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
She said she was (adjective).
| adjective
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sentence
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| excited
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She said she was excited.
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| busy
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She said she was busy.
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| tired
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She said she was tired.
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| relaxed
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She said she was relaxed.
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She says (that) they (verb in the present tense).
| verb in the present tense
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sentence
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| like it
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She says (that) they like it.
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| meet every day
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She says (that) they meet every day.
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| are delicious
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She says (that) they are delicious.
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| can come
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She says (that) they can come.
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She was like, (phrase)
| phrase
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sentence
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| "whatever."
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She was like, "whatever."
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| "I think so."
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She was like, "I think so."
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| "I'm so tired."
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She was like, "I'm so tired."
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| "whoa."
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She was like, "whoa."
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I told them I (verb in past tense).
| verb in past tense
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sentence
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| couldn't come
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I told them I couldn't come.
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| was interested
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I told them I was interested.
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| wanted to buy it
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I told them I wanted to buy it.
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| needed one
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I told them I needed one.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did she say?
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She said she was (excited).
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What does she say?
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She says (that) they (like it).
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did she think?
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She was like, ("whatever.")
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did you tell them?
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I told them I (couldn't come).
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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What did she say?
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She said she was ... .
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What does she say?
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She says (that) they ....
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did she think?
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She was like, ...
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| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| What did you tell them?
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I told them I ....
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about a conversation
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Telling about a conversation
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| Your partner talked with someone. Ask about their conversation.
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Imagine you talked with someone. Tell your partner the conversation.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |