Question

a) The sentences below report Calvin's dialogue with his father. In
complete them with the appropriate word.

• Calvin asked his father if he ___
• His father said that, naturally, he ___
• Calvin asked his father if he would still love him if ___
• Calvin's father said that ___
• Calvin insisted, his father got nervous and asked him in a very loud
voice what ___

b) We can infer from the comic strip that
• Calvin's father doesn't love him.
• Calvin's father never gets nervous.
• Calvin never tells his father the truth.
• Calvin did something his father probably wouldn't approve.
• Calvin's father doesn't like to be interrupted when he is reading.

c) Read the questions below, from the dialogue between Calvin and his father.
Can you find an example of Indirect Speech in any of them?
• "Do you love me, Dad?"
• "Well, of course... I... would..."
• "Would you still love me if I did something bad?"
• "Calvin, what did you do?!"

d) What do you think Calvin had done?

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Answer 1

A)

• Calvin asked his father if he LOVES HIM.

• His father said that, naturally, he DOES

• Calvin asked his father if he would still love him if HE HAS DONE something bad.

• Calvin's father said that HE WOULD STILL LOVE HIM.

• Calvin insisted, his father got nervous and asked him in a very loud

voice what CALVIN HAD DONE.

b) We can infer from the comic strip that

• Calvin did something his father probably wouldn't approve.

c) All items are Direct Speech

d) I think Calvin did something like break a furniture or scratch the car of his dad.