Test your understanding of direct and indirect speech between people in close or distant relationships by listening to a couple of short audio clips from this chapter's video.
Answer the questions below while you listen. Listen as many times as you need to. Choose True or False for each statement you hear.
Fill in the blanks with the missing word or words in the following conversations in which people are being very demanding with each other. Type the correct word into each blank as you listen.
Gilles: Perfect timing, Claire, Mr. Broz here seems a little upset.
Ivan: Upset? furious. What are doing to field?
Claire: field? That field is a part of campground.
Answer:
Gilles: Mr. Broz here seems a little upset.
Ivan: Upset? I’m furious. What are you doing to my field?
Claire: Your field? That field is a part of my campground.
Claire: How about we talk about your for a moment?
Ivan: I your pardon? My ?
Claire: Yes, your . I just got off the phone with Kerry Ames, who has been stuck up a pole for the last half-hour because your dogs trapped him there. He do his job because your dogs are him around the campground. you keep them on a leash?
Ivan: Madam, they are dogs. They work. They do sit at home on a leash.
Claire: Call off your dogs.
Answer:
Claire: How about we talk about your dogs for a moment?
Ivan: I beg your pardon? My dogs?
Claire: Yes, your dogs. I just got off the phone with Kerry Ames, who has been stuck up a pole for the last half-hour because your dogs trapped him there. He can’t do his job because your dogs are chasing him around the campground. Can’t you keep them on a leash?
Ivan: Madam, they are farm dogs. They work. They do not sit at home on a leash.
Claire: Call off your dogs.