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Paco visited Alcatraz island a few days ago. It is a very famous spot located in San Francisco Bay which was once a prison. When he was visiting the place, he met a nice young man who spoke about the popular film Escape from Alcatraz. He said that he had seen the film about ten times. He told Paco that he was a fan of Clint Eastwood, the principal character of the film.

Paco got interested on it and checked some information on the Internet. The film is based on the book with the same name. It is a thriller from 1979 that focuses on the difficulties of prison life and conditions. The comments from the net said that it was supposed to be a escape-proof prison, that is, nobody could escape from it. However, Clint Eastwood together with two other men tried to do it and whether they were succesful or not remains a mystery.

By minuk, C. Commons

Identify all the reported statements that you can find in the text.

Self-Assessment activity

Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true or false:

1. Paco visited the former Alcatraz prison.

Verdadero Falso

2. Paco had seen the film before.

Verdadero Falso

3. The young man liked Clint Eastwood.

Verdadero Falso

4. Paco wasn't interested in the film.

Verdadero Falso

Solved exercise

Which were the original words?

1. He said that he had seen the film about ten times.

2. He told Paco that he was a fan of Clint Eastwood.
3. The comments from the net said that it was supposed to be a escape-proof prison.

Self Assessment activity

Transform these sentences into reported statements:

1. 'I am on holiday at the moment', she said.

She said that JXUwMDJiJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBk JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEy JXUwMDM3JXUwMDAx JXUwMDM5JXUwMDE1 JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFjJXUwMDA5JXUwMDE1 .

2. 'Susan often watches TV after dinner', Tom said.

Tom said that JXUwMDBjJXUwMDAy .

3. 'My friends helped me finish the house', he told me.

He told me that JXUwMDMwJXUwMDAxJXUwMDFh JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA1 JXUwMDMwJXUwMDAxJXUwMDA0 JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBk .

4. 'I have been to London many times', he said.

He said that JXUwMDMwJXUwMDBk JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA1 JXUwMDNhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBi JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFi JXUwMDM1JXUwMDBjJXUwMDBmJXUwMDE3 .

5. 'I will stay here for the whole week', he told us.

He told us that JXUwMDMwJXUwMDBk JXUwMDJiJXUwMDA3JXUwMDE1JXUwMDE4 JXUwMDNlJXUwMDA5JXUwMDFk JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBk JXUwMDJmJXUwMDEyJXUwMDAwJXUwMDBl .

Well done!

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