If someone tells you something and you want to tell another person, can use 'direct speech' or 'reported speech'. Find out the differences in this programme.
Now it's your turn to practise reported speech . Go to our quiz page on this subject here.
We use reported questions when we want to relate a question that someone has asked. Listen to this programme and take the quizzes.
Listen to the programme first and then take the challenge and do the quizzes on this grammar point.
Click here if you need to read the grammar explanation.
r. The website contains fun interactive quizzes, grammar tables and an area for you to practise your written English.Click here to practise the Simple Passives.
Click here to practise the Continuous Passives.
Click here to practise the Presen Perfect Passives.
RELATED LINKS:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/upp_intermediate/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_upp_unit03_1/
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/t_p_perf/index.htm
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/t_past_cont/index.htm
We use this type of conditional sentences to talk about imaginary past situations. Watch the video and listen to some examples.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/gr_movie/s_3_cond/index.htm
In this programme we look at the second conditional. We use it to talk about imaginary situations in the present or the future. Listen to the explanation and do the activities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1159_gramchallenge38/
How to show interest with someone in an informal conversation
In this programme you can find out how to show interest with someone in an informal way. After you have listened to the programme, get some more practice doing the quiz.
