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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

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Friday September 5, 2008
Jane to Susan: I'm falling in love with Jack!

Susan to Mary: Jane said she was falling in love with Jack.

This short conversation is an example of reported speech. This reported speech guide provides the rules, lesson plans, quizzes and more for both teachers and students. For this guide, there's also a new dialogue Having a Hard Time Finding a Job which focuses on using the reported speech in conversation.

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April 1, 2008 at 11:51 am
(1) MA. Elena Martell says:

Thanks a lot ,you really donīt know all the time I have saved and how usefull are all your
topics and hands out. Ma. Elena.

April 4, 2008 at 11:18 am
(2) Maria Elena says:

Thank you very much for your free English classes. Believe me I think those are wonderful, and I am improving my English.

I also can help my husband with his learning, he is just a beginner but he is very interested in learning with your program and methods.

I am living here in United States and it is very important for me to improve the way that I speak and the way I write in English.

I don’t have enough money eigther time for taking paid English Classes. So you are really impacting my life with your help.

Please don’t stop doing this wonderful job, God will give you more, because you deserve it.

Once again thank you very much.

I wish I could do something like you are doing for helping people through this way.

Maria Elena

April 4, 2008 at 3:28 pm
(3) Jaques Amaral says:

I thank you for your precious help. I live in Brazil and love your tips.

April 5, 2008 at 1:07 am
(4) Anwar Hussain Bangash says:

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i am realy very happy.i learnt my 70% english by the source of your free english courses provided to us.i realy enjoy it and i became an english language teacher. i also shows this site to my students.
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April 5, 2008 at 10:58 am
(5) Ninutsa says:

Hello,
I am Georgian. Your tips always helps me to improve my English and become perfect English teacher. Each topic is interesting not only for me but for my pupil. We’d like to receive more and more letters from you.
Thanks a lot.
Ninutsa

April 12, 2008 at 2:55 pm
(6) Lucia says:

Great ideas! I always get inspired. They actually save a great deal of time!
keep up the great job your doing! Super!

September 10, 2008 at 11:33 pm
(7) ahmed says:

i want thank you and all staff in this program
i can not study every thing when i start study in the point i found another point ,what you can say to me about this
thank you
ahmed ali

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