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𝔸 man goes to see his doctor, concerned about his wife's hearingl'ouïe.
The doctor tells the man, "Stand behind her and say something and tell me how closeproche you are when she hears you."
The man goes home, sees his wife cutting carrots on the kitchen countertopplan de travail. At about 15 feet away he says, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Nothing.
He gets halfwaymoitié chemin to her and repeats the same question.
Still nothing.
Very concerned, he gets right behind her and asks again "What's for dinner?"
She turns around and says "For the third time... beef stew!"
Grammar Focus: Reported Speech
In this story, we use reported speech to tell what someone else said. Reported speech is used when we repeat someone’s words but not exactly as they were spoken. We often change the verb tense and use words like say, ask, or tell.
In this story, we use reported speech to tell what someone else said. Reported speech is used when we repeat someone’s words but not exactly as they were spoken. We often change the verb tense and use words like say, ask, or tell.
• The doctor tells the man to stand behind his wife and say something.
• The man asks his wife what’s for dinner.
• She says “For the third time... beef stew!”
Vocabulary from the Story
• Concerned: worried or anxious about something.
He was concerned about his wife’s hearing.
He was concerned about his wife’s hearing.
• Countertop: a flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food.
She was cutting carrots on the kitchen countertop.
She was cutting carrots on the kitchen countertop.
• Halfway: at the middle point between two places.
He got halfway to her and repeated his question.
He got halfway to her and repeated his question.
• For the third time: an expression used to show you have repeated something several times.
She said, “For the third time... beef stew!”
She said, “For the third time... beef stew!”
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