OFFICE GOSSIP PART 2

OFFICE GOSSIP PART 2

Objective:

To identify what people say in the video and some of the changes done when using reported speech.

VOCABULARY

CHEAT

ROB

GOSSIP

EXCUSE

BOSS

MEAN

CHICK

We always use reporting verbs.

Some of the most common are:

Tell- say- ask- answer- explain- admit- inform, among others.

SOME EXAMPLES...

Multiple Choice

Who is reporting information in the video?

• Amanda

• George

• Juliet

• All

• Nobody

Multiple Choice

Who isn't gossiping?

• The secretary.

• Mr. White

• Alfred

• Juliet

Multiple Choice

What excuse did George give to Amanda for not going to her apartment?

"Focus on reported speech answer"

• He said he was working all night.

• She said George was working all night.

• Sweetheart, I was working all night.

Multiple Choice

What did the secretary said about the boss to Juliet?

• She told her she was getting divorced.

• She told her he had family and children.

• She told her he had left the office at six o'clock.

Multiple Choice

What does George mean when he says "that chick will be back"?

• He means Juliet is going to come back immediately.

• He means she is going to forgive him.

• He means Juliet will help him with the plan B.

• He is really angry with Juliet.

Multiple Choice

Someone said that Alfred had been giving information about the boss.

Who said that?

• Juliet

• Mr. White

• George

• Amanda

• No one

Multiple Choice

Identify information Mr. White DIDN'T say.

• He said he had seen Amanda going to George's office again.

• He answered he didn't have to be silly.

• He noticed that Alfred had feeling for Amanda.

• He asked Alfred if he had seen the report.

Multiple Select

Identify some expressions Mr. White said.

(Two of them are correct).

• He asked if Alfred had seen her eyes.

• Juliet told me that she had already checked the reports.

• He said he needed a fresher look because something had been wrong with the numbers.

• The secretary told me that Amanda had left the office early

• He admitted he had a black feeling.

Multiple Choice

What did Alfred answer when Amanda asked if he liked Italian food?

• He said he loved Italian food, but he was on a diet.

• He said he liked it but he was on a diet because his mother had told him he was really fat.

• He said yes, but his mother had told him he was a little fat.

• He said he didn't like it because he was a little fat according to his mother.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Amanda and George are talking about plan B?

• They have a secret relationship.

• They want to cheat Mr. White.

• They are trying to rob the company.

• They are planning a surprise for Juliet.

• They want to help Mr. White.