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The speaker sounds like he is pronouncing the 't' in 'ecart', which should be silent. It almost sounds as if he is saying: "Ils ont cinq ans d'equatre".

When I listened to the word "ecart" in the Collins online dictionary it had the correct pronunciation with the 't' being silent.

Otherwise, I enjoyed this exercise and learned a new word: "ecart".  And, now, I don't think I will easily forget it either!

I am a little unclear as to what the definition of Indirect Speech is especially as it applies to the examples given in the lesson and in the use of verbs such as, 'se demander' and 'savoir'. 

How is this Indirect Speech:

Je me demande si tu viens ou pas. ? 

What I do understand is that in cases where 'whether = if', then 'si + Mode Indicatif' is applied.

The way I usually work it out in my mind is if the sentence is expressing the idea of 'regardless of which' or 'whether or not' than 'Que + Le Subjunctif' is used.