Reported speech

Unit 7 - Grammar
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Unit 7 - Grammar
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How do we call what people say? We can that '......'

Slide 2 - Open question

What is a synonym for 'journalist'?
........

Slide 3 - Open question

Reporters
They report which events happen and what people say

= reported speech


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Ms. Koch said she would miss the amazing views of Earth, and being able to float around in very low gravity. She would also miss her friends from the ISS. But she said she was looking forward to many simple Earth experiences that are impossible in space, such as “the feeling of wind on my face.”

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Later, you tell your friend what Jim said:

Jim said (that) he didn’t feel well.

He said (that) he couldn’t drive.

He said (that) his parents had gone on holiday.

He said (that) he was going out now so I would have to wait until he got back.

He said that he would help me.

But not just reporters report speech... we do, too!
Jim says to you in a conversation:

“I don’t feel well.”
“I can’t drive.”
“My parents have gone on holiday.”
“I’m going out now so you will have to wait until I get back.”
“I’ll help you” 

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How does it work?
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Present simple
Past simple
Present continuous
Past continuous
Past simple
Past perfect
Present perfect
Past perfect
Past perfect
Past Perfect
Can
Could
Will
Would

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There is more: 
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
today
that day
He told me that he had seen his sister too that day
tonight
that night
He told me that he had seen his sister that night
tomorrow
the next/following day
He told me that he would see his sister the next day
yesterday
the day before
He told me that he had seen his sister the day before
now
then
He told me he would do it then
here
there
He told me he had seen her there
this
that/the
He told me that that was his

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Also:

Apart from he/she said, we can also use

- explain, agree, ask, offer, complain, point out, promise, reply, etc.....

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Rewrite in reported speech: 'Today has been the worst day of my life,' admitted Ella.
A
Ella admitted that that day had been the worst day of her life.
B
Ella admitted that today has been the worst day of my life.
C
Ella admitted that that day has been the worst day of her life.
D
Ella admitted that today had been the worst day of her life.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Rewrite to reported speech: 'Before the avalanche began, we heard a rumbling noise,' the skiers pointed out.
A
The skiers pointed out that they have heard a rumbling noise before the avalanche began.
B
The skiers pointed out that they heard a rumbling noise before the avalanche began.
C
The skiers pointed out that they had heard a rumbling noise before the avalanche began.
D
The skiers pointed out that we heard a rumbling noise before the avalanche began.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Rewrite in reported speech: 'We're waiting for the rescue dogs to arrive,' explained the search leader.

Slide 13 - Open question

Questions?

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Task (classroom - homework before tomorrow's lesson)
  1.  Copy the tables with direct speech -> reported speech
  2. Write a Dear Abby letter 
  3. Title: "My Dad Objects to a Pet Monkey"
  4. Opening salutation: Dear Abby,
  5. In your letter to Abby, use at least four reported sentences
  6. Closing salutation: think of an interesting name 


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