Lesson 4 - Direct and Indirect speech

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Chapter 5 - Storytime

Lesson 4 - online lesson 

Direct and Indirect speech

Today

Grammar: direct and indirect speech

Online lesson: lesson 4 reading, vocabulary and writing

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson you will know how to use direct and indirect speech. 

At the end of this lesson you can turn direct speech into indirect speech. 

At the end of this lesson you can understand excerpts of English classics. 

Voorbeeld: Harry Potter and the Philisopher's stone - 

J.K. Rowling

Direct speech: Als je letterlijk opschrijft wat iemand zegt. 

"..."  (paars)

Indirect speech: als je omschrijft wat iemand heeft gezegd of gedacht. (roze)

Direct speech

Twee tijden in 1 zin! 

"I really enjoy reading books," she told the librerian. 

enjoy = present tense (tegenwoordige tijd)

told = past tense (verleden tijd)

indirect speech

She told the librerian she really enjoyed books. 

In indirect speech, staat de gehele zin in dezelfde tijd. 

"Where are you travelling to?" the pilot asked the girls.

1. direct
2. indirect

they told him they were travelling to America.

1. direct
2. indirect

Practice - lesson 4 

Go to Magister

Go to the ELO page

Go to the RealTime ePack.

Make sure you work on Unit 5.

Lesson 4 

Work on lesson 4 individually. 

Use your headphones for the listening exercise.

Work on all other exercises. 

Done? Have a look at the document with grammar practice.

RealTime book: page 158 exercise 22, 23, 24 and 25. 

Vocabulary practice: 

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