{"title":"Reported Speech & Phrasal Verbs in Computer Gaming","intro":"Use reported speech and phrasal verbs to retell conversations and in-game events","level":"A2→B1","blocks":[{"id":"b0","type":"warm_up","content":"Which picture best describes your mood today and why?","order":0,"warm_up_mode":"meme_grid","meme_items":[{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-037.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://i.pinimg.com/736x/86/ae/51/86ae5124c789e1ec6d09515d12de6719.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://i.pinimg.com/736x/90/05/bf/9005bfa156f1f56fb2ac661101d748a5.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6b/05/ca/6b05ca62b9c38ab0fcc4a6c0936f5556.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-028.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/f2/2a/da/f22adaef79d0eebb6aad0a46a9d719c9.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-004.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-039.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-008.png"}]},{"id":"b1","type":"open_question","content":"

Answer the questions.

What games do you play? Do you chat with teammates during a game?
Imagine a player shouted \"Be careful!\" How would you tell a friend what that player said?

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say / tell + (that) + subject + verb (move back one tense)

\n\n**Examples:**

I play every day → He said he played every day.
I will help you → She said she would help me.
We are building a base → They said they were building a base.
I am ready → She said (that) she was ready.
We won the match → He said they had won the match.
You can join → They said I could join.

\n\n**Common mistake:** - ~~He said he is ready.~~ → **He said he was ready.**","order":2,"title":"Reported Speech: telling what someone said","image_type":"grammar_explainer","images":[],"image_source_urls":["https://test-english.com/staging11/wp-content/uploads/Reported-speech_Verbs_Grammar-chart.png"]},{"id":"block-1783888519604-hx5p9","type":"media","content":"","order":3,"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1j0uEVfqKo","media_type":"video","title":" Reported Speech Practice"},{"id":"b5","type":"reading","content":"Last night Alex and his friends played a new online RPG. During the game, their teammate Lena said, \"I found a secret chest!\" Alex heard her and later told his brother: \"Lena said she had found a secret chest.\" Then another friend, Mike, shouted, \"Look out for the boss!\" Alex said that Mike had told them to look out for the boss. After the game, Alex said, \"I need to level up my character.\" His brother said Alex had said he needed to level up his character. They also talked about a rare item — Lena said, \"I came across a rare sword in the dungeon.\" Alex reported that she had come across a rare sword. Everyone was excited.\n\nQuestions on the text:\n1. What did Lena say about the chest? How did Alex report it?\n2. What did Mike shout? How did Alex report that?\n3. Find two phrasal verbs in the text and explain what they mean.","order":5,"title":"Game night with friends"},{"id":"b8","type":"matching","content":"Match each phrasal verb with its meaning.","order":4,"title":"Vocabulary Cheek","pairs":[{"left":"pick up","right":"lift or collect an object"},{"left":"find out","right":"discover information"},{"left":"look for","right":"try to locate something"},{"left":"come across","right":"find by chance"},{"left":"log in","right":"enter a system or website"},{"left":"level up","right":"gain a higher rank or ability"},{"left":"team up","right":"join forces with other players"}]},{"id":"b9","type":"open_question","content":"Imagine you are in a game with teammates. One says: \"I need to find out where the treasure is. I will look for clues. We should pick up the health potion. If we level up, we can beat the boss.\"\n\nRetell their words to a friend using **reported speech**. Say at least **5 sentences**.\n\nUseful phrases:\n- *He said he needed...*\n- *She said she would look for...*\n- *They said they should...*","order":6,"title":"Retell a gaming conversation","image_type":"visual_support","images":["https://img.skiloria.ru/Xs2Q9QCRrQXhB6n4-XaRVKoQcpQJ23hLZc6XGXCFHgA/resize:fit:1200:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWcubWFnbmlmaWMuY29tL2ZyZWUtcGhvdG8vdHdvLXRlZW4tZnJpZW5kcy1oZWFkcGhvbmVzLWFyZS1wbGF5aW5nLWdhbWUtY29uc29sZS11c2luZy1nYW1lcGFkcy1zbWlsaW5nXzEyNjgtMjU5MTIuanBn"],"image_source_urls":["https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/lookaside/crawler/media/?media_id=8102082609831106"]},{"id":"b6","type":"multiple_choice","content":"Choose the correct option.","order":7,"title":"Quick check","questions":[{"content":"He said, \"I am ready.\" → He said he ___ ready.","options":["would be","had been","was","is"],"correct_answer":2},{"content":"She told me, \"We met the team.\" → She told me that they ___ the team.","options":["met","meet","have met","had met"],"correct_answer":3},{"content":"They said, \"We will log in later.\" → They said they ___ log in later.","options":["will","would","had","have"],"correct_answer":1},{"content":"He said, \"I don't know the answer.\" → He said he ___ the answer.","options":["won't know","didn't know","hadn't known","doesn't know"],"correct_answer":1},{"content":"She said, \"I have found a treasure.\" → She said she ___ a treasure.","options":["had found","finds","found","has found"],"correct_answer":0}]},{"id":"block-1782218892918-pzo8t","type":"open_question","content":"

What is your favorite video game and how did you find out about it?
What is the main plot or goal? What does the story turn around?
What do you usually do when you log on to the game?
Who do you usually team up with to play?

","order":8,"title":"About your favorite game","images":["https://grodno.iteen.by/upload/medialibrary/e0e/28_06_2023_1.png"]},{"id":"b7","type":"fill_gap","content":"1. Tom said, \"I play every evening.\" → Tom said he ___ (play) every evening.\n2. Anna told me, \"We are looking for supplies.\" → Anna told me they ___ (look for) supplies.\n3. The guide said, \"You can pick up the key.\" → The guide said we ___ pick up the key.\n4. He said, \"I will come across a solution.\" → He said he ___ come across a solution.\n5. They said, \"We have found a new way.\" → They said they ___ (find) a new way.","order":9,"title":"Complete the sentences","options":["played","were looking for","could","would","had found"],"correct_answer":"played ... were looking for ... could ... would ... had found","gap_answers":[{"index":1,"answer":"played"},{"index":2,"answer":"were looking for"},{"index":3,"answer":"could"},{"index":4,"answer":"would"},{"index":5,"answer":"had found"}]},{"id":"b11","type":"open_question","content":"

You just finished an online match. Your teammate said:

\"I found out the enemy's plan.\"
\"We should look for a safer spot.\"
\"I need to pick up more ammo.\"
\"I have leveled up twice!\"

Role-play retelling this to another friend. Use reported speech and phrasal verbs from the lesson. Speak for 1-2 minutes.

Example start: He said that...

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