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Target 4: Speech Marks
Task 2
Hi Angela. Did you hear Hi Darrel! Yes, I heard
what happened to he broke his leg. How
Eddie? did he do it?
Well, he was hopping Wow! I bet he feels
over a fence when he very unhoppy now!
tripped and fell.
Read the conversation above between Angela and Darrel. Write an account of it below using
speech marks and full sentences. The first sentence has been written for you to help you get
started. Instead of using ‘said’ each time, you could add interest by using different words - e.g.
asked, replied, explained or laughed.
Angela and Darrel met on the bus on the way to school. .........................................
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Tick the statement that applies to you: Teacher’s comment on the task:
I can use speech marks correctly in my work.
I can usually use speech marks correctly in my work.
I sometimes need to ask for help with speech marks.
I need to review speech marks and try the task again.
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