2023-04-17 Revision

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Schedule

• Revision Unit 7 and 8
• Reported Speech
• Words + phrases

Reported Speech

1 ‘I’ll see you both later at the leisure complex.’

My sister said __________________________________________________________

2 ‘This is the worst TV programme I’ve ever seen.’

Mum said ______________________________________________________________

3 ‘We’re reading a great new story at our book club at the moment.’

My friend said__________________________________________________________

1 ‘I’ll see you both later at the leisure complex.’

My sister said (that) she would see us both later at the leisure complex.

2 ‘This is the worst TV programme I’ve ever seen.’

Mum said (that) it was the worst TV programme she'd ever seen.

3 ‘We’re reading a great new story at our book club at the moment.’

My friend said (that) they were reading a great new story at their book club at that time.

Reported Speech

1 Mike: "Why did you choose to write graphic novels?"

Mike wanted to know why Gina _______________________________

2 Dan: "Is it true that you illustrated the books yourself?"

Dan asked if_________________ that Gina illustrated the books_________________.

3 Melissa: "Do you ever run out of ideas for your novels?"

Melissa asked Gina_______________________of ideas for _____________ novels.

1 Mike: "Why did you chose to write graphic novels?"

Mike wanted to know why Gina had chosen to write graphic novels.

2 Dan: "Is it true that you illustrated the books yourself?"

Dan asked if it was true that Gina illustrated the books herself.

3 Melissa: "Do you ever run out of ideas for your novels?"

Melissa asked Gina if she ever ran out of ideas for her novels.

Reported speech (direct/indirect)

1 “I’ll see you tomorrow,” David said.

2 “I have made a new appointment for you,” my assistant said.

3 “Do you like my new shirt?” Brent asked.

4 Lee said: “I like your new moped, Amanda.”

5 Anny said: “I'm going to school.”

Reported speech (direct/indirect)

1 “I’ll see you tomorrow,” David said.

David said (that) he would see me the next day / tomorrow.

2 “I have made a new appointment for you,” my assistant said.

My assistant said (that) she had made a new appointment.

3 “Do you like my new shirt?” Brent asked.

Brent asked (me) if I liked his shirt.

4 Lee said: “I like your new moped, Amanda.”

Lee told Amanda he liked her new moped.

5 Anny said: “I'm going to school.”

Anny said she was going to school.

Present simple, present continuous

When we move the tense back to write the reported speech, present simple changes to past simple and the present continuous changes to past continuous.

'I travel a lot in my job.'

Jamila said that she travelled a lot in her job.

'The baby is sleeping!'

He told me the baby was sleeping.

Past simple and past continuous

When we move the tense back to write the reported speech, past simple usually changes to past perfect simple, and past continuous usually changes to past perfect continuous.

'We lived in China for five years.'

She told me they had lived in China for five years.

'It was raining all day.'

He told me it had been raining all day.

am/are/is going to, will, can, may/might, must/have to

am/are/is going to:

"I am going to report you."

She said she was going to report him.

will:

"She will never change."

He said she would never change

can:

"They can do so much better."

The teacher said that they could do so much better

may/might: don't change

"Yes, I might do that."

She said she might do that

must/have to: ALWAYS had to

"I have to do some homework.."

She said she had to do some homework.

"I must fix my bicycle".

My dad said he had to fix my bicycle.

Important: Learn words and phrasal verbs. There will be loads in the test!!

less grammar means more words:)