Reported speech 2: Say vs Tell

Reporting verbs say and tell:

Say y tell son verbos similares que producen mucha confusión.

1. Cuando utilizamos "tell" tenemos que añadir el objeto directo (me, you, us), le decimos a alguien algo. Por ejemplo:
John told me (that) he was going to be late. ==>"You tell somebody something"

2. "Say" se utiliza para decirle algo a alguien. Es muy utilizado en direct speech acompañado del "to". Por ejemplo:

Ann said goodbye to me and left.==>"You say something to somebody"

También se utiliza con el reported speech sin el "to", por ejemplo:
John said (that) he would be late. ==>"You say Something"

Activity 2: Say vs Tell
Say vs Tell activity

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Story Maker and retelling.

Students will make their own story using the Story Maker application from the British Council’s website. They can make three types of stories: a fairy story, a horror story, or a science fiction story. O nce they have created the story they will work in groups of three, they will exchange the stories and read them individually. Retelling is a methodology used to assess how well a student has comprehended a story. In this activity students will not only work on their reading skills, but also on their speaking skills. Click the link

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