Reported Speech questions using IF

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Reported Speech questions using IF

Pakistani Culture

Imagen: Pakistani truck art, Obaid Raza (2014), Wikimedia Commons

Instructions: Read the text. Look at the underlined words.

I wonder if you can explain me Pakistani Culture.

Civil society in Pakistan is largely hierarchical, emphasising local cultural etiquette and traditional Islamic values that govern personal an political life. The basic family unit is the extender family, although for socio-economic reasons there has been a growing trend towards nuclear families. The traditional dress for both men and women is the Shalwar Kameez; trousers, jeans, and shirts are algo popular among men. In recent decades, the middle class has increased to around 35 million and the upper and upper-middle classes to around 17 million, and power is shifting from rural landowners to the urbanised elites. Pakistani festivals, including Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Ramazan, Christamas, Easter, Holi, and Diwali, are mostly religious in origin.

Pakistan. Retrieved and adapted May, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan

Getting started: Shalwar Kameez

Instructions: the text, then do the activity suggested.

The Shalwar Kameez is the national dress of Pakistan and is worn by both men and women in all four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa as well as in FATA and Azad Kashmir. Each province has its own style of Shalwar Kameez. Pakistanis wear clothes in a range of exquisite colours and designs and in type of fabric (silk, chiffon, cotton, etc). Besides the national dress, domestically tailored suits and neckties are often worn by men, and are customary in offices, schools and social gatherings.

Pakistan. Retrieved and adapted May, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan

The national dress

Instructions: Match each reported speech sentence with its direct question.

a) That man wondered if each province has its own style of Shalwar Kameez.

b) She asked if the national dress was worn by men in offices, schools and social gatherings.

c) I wanted to know if the national dress was worn by both men and women in all four provinces.

d) They asked if the Shalwar Kameez was the national dress of Pakistan.

e) We wanted to know if pakistanies wore clothes in a range of exquisite colours and designs and in type of fabric.

1. Is the Shalwar Kameez the national dress of Pakistan?

2. Is it worn by both men and women in all four provinces?

3. Does each province have its own style of Shalwar Kameez?

4. Do Pakistanis wear clothes in a range of exquisite colours and designs and in type of fabric?

5. Is the national dress worn by men in offices, schools and social gatherings?

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Let’s find out how to form Reported Speech questions with If.

Instructions: Read about Reported Speech questions using If.

If we need to report a 'yes / no' question, we use ‘if’ instead of a question word. Look at the example:

  • Direct speech: "Do you live in Islamabad?"
  • Reported speech: She asked me if I lived in Islamabad.

Look at some other examples:

Direct QuestionReported Question
“Do you know Punjab?”She asked me if I knew Punjab.
“Have you ever been to Bolochistan?”He asked me if I had ever been to Bolochistan.
“Are you living in Asia?”They asked me if I was living in Asia.

QUIZ

Customs and Traditions

Instructions: Make Reported Speech Questions from the following direct interrogations.

1. My friend David: “Are the customs, culture and traditions of the people of a country representative of its history ?”

My friend David wanted to know if .

2. He asks: “Do the cultural patterns of Pakistan speak of their rich cultural heritage and traditions?

He asked if .

3. He asks: “Does the culture of Pakistan seek its influence from the cultures of India, Central Asia and the Middle East?”

He asked if .

4. He wants to know: “Does Pakistani culture varies widely from punjab and sindh to baluchistan and khyber?”

He wanted to know if .

5. He asks: “Are the majority of people of Pakistan followers of Islam and Islamic traditions? .

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QUIZ

Pakistani food

Instructions: Make Reported Speech Questions with the following prompts:

1. The Pakistani food is basically spicy and oily.

I wanted to know if .

2. "Meat and chicken are necessary in Pakistani dishes.

I asked if .

3. They even mix vegetables and cereals with meat.

I wanted to know if .

4. Pork is forbidden in Islam.

I asked if .

5. Food and eating habits depends upon the province and cities.

I wanted to know if .

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Evaluation

About Pakistan

Instructions: Choose the best options.

1. A friend of mine asked / wondered me if it took many hours to get from England to Pakistan.

2. She wanted to know / inquired if a flight to Pakistan was expensive.

3. She also asked / wanted to know if Punjab was the capital of Pakistan.

4. She wondered / asked me if English was the language of Pakistan.

5. She wondered / inquired if I could go with her to Pakistan.

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