REPORTED
(OR INDIRECT) QUESTIONS
1.
The Prestige, a 26-year-old oil tanker, spilled 63,000 tons of oil off
the coast of Galicia. Years after the disaster, a journalist interviewed some
of the people involved in the clean-up. These are her questions. Can you change
them into indirect/reported speech?
· "What
did you use in the clean-up?” she asked the volunteer.
o
She
asked the volunteer what…
·
“Will
marine life in the area suffer badly?” she asked the expert.
·
“Why
is the Prestige still causing
concern?” she asked the fisherman.
·
“Why
didn´t they bring the tanker nearer the coast?” she asked the expert.
2.
Read the questions posted on an
environmental website. Rewrite them as reported questions:
·
“Is
nuclear power the answer to our energy needs?” James Williams, London.
o
James
Williams from London asked if/whether …
·
“What’s
causing climate change?” Carl Turner, Dallas.
·
“Why
should I be concerned about global warming?” Mary Tempest, California.
·
“How
can I live a greener life?” Sheila Davis, Sydney-
·
“Will
the future be better for my children?” Liz James, Cape Town.
3.Do exercises 1-3 on page 128 of your English book.