Unit 5 Tell someone about the news

 Lesson #2 Tell someone about the news

My aunt meets hurricane Julia

Hurricane Julia hit Colombia in October 2022. My aunt Dina was at her home in San Andres when the hurricane left her without a roof. She said she was very scared because her roof was blown off. My aunt and my cousin locked themselves in their room along with two of her other friends until the storm passed. When she turned on the TV the reports said that a tropical cyclone became a category 1 hurricane, they said that only 2 people were injured, 2 houses were destroyed and 101 were damaged. According to the authorities the hurricane had caused rains and electrical discharges considered light.

Warming up: What does the news say about the weather?

The news said that the weather was terrible due to the rains.

Could you make your bed?

- She asked me if I could make my bed.

Could you pick your brother up from school?

- She asked me if I could pick up my brother at school.

Exercises: Convert the sentences to English

Direct speech: María "Yo soy buena persona" - Mary "I'm a good person" 

Indirect speech: Mary said that she was a good person. 

Direct speech: Pedro "Yo trabajo en una fábrica" - Peter "I work in a factory"

Indirect speech: Peter said that he worked in a factory. 

Direct speech: Rosa "I will travel next month"

Indirect speech: Rosa said she would travel next month. 

Direct speech: Louis "Mary visited her parents yesterday"

Indirect speech: Louis said that mary had visited her parents yesterday.

EXAMPLES:

- He said he had been walking along the Street.

- She said she watched TV every day.

- Andrew said he had been on the phone for three hours, when the call dropped.

PRACTICE