Monday, July 14, 2014

The Letter by The Box Tops--Reported Speech



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Change this sentence from direct speech into reported speech:
My baby said, “I can’t live without you no more.”

My baby said __________________________________________________________________

Now, listen to this song:  Fill in the missing words from the box.  And you will use the reported speech above.
aeroplane, again, home, spend, train


Give me a ticket for an _________
Ain't got time to take a fast _______
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going _________
My baby just a wrote me a letter

I don't get care how much money I gotta _______
Got to get back to my baby _______
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going __________
My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
said  ___________________________________________________
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an ___________
Ain't got time to take a fast __________
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going __________
My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
said ___________________________________________________
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an _____________
Ain't got time to take a fast _________
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going________
My baby has just wrote me a letter
My baby has just wrote me a letter

Answers:
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home
My baby just a wrote me a letter

I don't get care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home
My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home
My baby just a wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen Mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a going home
My baby has just wrote me a letter
My baby has just wrote me a letter


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