Rob tells us about He said, She said, and then gives us a bit of information about the word 'bit'.

Task 1

Exercise

Task 2

Exercise

Task 3

We can use 'a bit' to make an adjective weaker, e.g. 'a bit nervous'. We can also use 'a little bit' and 'slightly' in the same way, e.g. 'a little bit nervous', 'slightly nervous'.

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Intermediate: B1
Upper intermediate: B2

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AdityaAgarwal's picture AdityaAgarwal replied on India

Could you give me some examples of those reporting verbs "shout" and "respond" where the word "that" is required, please?

Peter M's picture Peter M replied on Poland

Hello AdityaAgarwal,

He shouted that he needed help.

She shouted that there was a problem with the car.

We responded that we were working as hard as we could.

If he asks for more time for his homework, I will respond that I have already given him one extension and cannot give him another.

Best wishes,

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

AdityaAgarwal's picture AdityaAgarwal replied on India

Thanks for your assistance! That's real help. This site is useful.

Anh Quân Chu's picture Anh Quân Chu replied on Vietnam

Are those all about reported speech, dear Kirk?

Kirk's picture Kirk replied on Spain

Hi Anh,

I'm not sure I understand your question - Tasks 1 and 2 are to practise reported speech. If you're wondering if we have other pages with reported speech, we do on our Reported Speech 1, Reported Speech 2 and in one How to video.

If I've not answered your question, please let me know!

Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team

Anh Quân Chu's picture Anh Quân Chu replied on Vietnam

Cheers Kirk, I'm studying about reported speech in English and this is a great source. Precisely I don't know what Rob said on the video are all about reported speech, or just a piece of it. I doubt it's not gonna be that simple , isn't it?

Kirk's picture Kirk replied on Spain

Hi Anh,

Ok, I understand now. You're right: most of what Rob explains is related to reported speech, but he also talks about other things.

Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team

Alebroc's picture Alebroc replied on Italy

Why can't I watch the video???in my scree appear "video forbidden this video is private error code 4"
Ican't live without Rob!!!

Kirk's picture Kirk replied on Spain

Hi Alebroc,

Could you try viewing it again? I was just able to view the episode without any trouble.

Are you using the same device and/or browser that you've used to watch Word on the Street in the past? If you've changed, perhaps there's a compatibility issue.

If my ideas don't work, please let me know!

Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team

littlemoon86's picture littlemoon86 replied on Egypt

Thanks Rob . I have learnt something new today.

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