Reported Speech
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Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Video
Slide 4 - Slide
Reported speech:
She asked me what I was doing in London.
What were the girl's real words?
She asked me what I was doing in London.
What were the girl's real words?
Slide 5 - Open question
Reported thought:
I knew I'd seen her somewhere before.
What were my real-time thoughts?
I knew I'd seen her somewhere before.
What were my real-time thoughts?
Slide 6 - Open question
Slide 7 - Slide
'Can you help me?' she said to me.
'Don't forget to post the letter,' he said to her.
'I really work hard for my exams,' she said.
'Come to my party,' he said to me.
'You really must go travelling. You'd love it,' she said to me.
'I'll give you a lift to the airport,' he said to me.
'I've been very busy,' she said.
'I'm not sure about this job.' 'Go on! Apply for it! You'd be good at it,' he said. 'OK, I will,' I replied.
invite
persuade
explain
promise
ask
remind
offer
encourage
Slide 8 - Drag question
What is the correct reported speech form of:
"You have bought a pink Nissan Figaro"
The message said they ...
"You have bought a pink Nissan Figaro"
The message said they ...
A
...had bought a pink Nissan Figaro
B
...have bought a pink Nissan Figaro.
C
...bought a pink Nissan Figaro
D
...were buying a pink Nissan Figaro.
Slide 9 - Quiz
What is the correct reported speech form of:
"We can't understand it"
They said they ...
"We can't understand it"
They said they ...
A
...hadn't understood it.
B
...couldn't understand it.
C
...couldn't understood it.
D
...weren't understanding it.
Slide 10 - Quiz
What is the correct reported speech form of:
"I'll advertise the car again"
Mr Neal said...
"I'll advertise the car again"
Mr Neal said...
A
...they had advertised the car again.
B
...they will advertise the car again.
C
...they were advertising the car again.
D
...he would advertise the car again.
