Direct vs Indirect Speech

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This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Slide 2 - Slide

I know what is meant with direct speech and indirect speech'
A
Yes
B
No
C
A little

Slide 3 - Quiz

Which sentence(s) is/are direct speech?
A
He said he didn't know how to do that
B
"I have decided to stop playing hockey"
C
"I'm not sure I know how to do this"
D
She told us she had decided to stop playing hockey.

Slide 4 - Quiz

"I am tired" <--> He said he was tired.
What are the differences between direct and indirect speech?

Slide 5 - Open question

Direct Speech

Present simple -->
Past simple --> 
Present perfect --> 
Present continuous-->
Past continuous-->


Indirect speech

Past Simple
Past perfect!!!!!
Past perfect
Past continuous
Past perfect continuous

Slide 6 - Slide

Turn direct speech into indirect speech:
"I went home last night"

Slide 7 - Open question

Exercises
1) "The film was fun," he said.
→ He said
2) "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.   (same day, don't change the time)
→ She told the boys
3) "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
4) "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said
5)"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know

Slide 8 - Slide

Type your answer to 3 & 4 here

Slide 9 - Open question

Key
1) "The film had been fun," he said.
→ He said the film began at seven o'clock
2) "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys not to play on the grass
3) "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him where he had spent his money
4) "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said he never made mistakes
5)"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know if she knew Robert

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Link

Work
In class: Direct Speech & Indirecht Speech, ex 35 page 49 workbook
Extra practice: Reported speech - statements with expressions of time - English (englisch-hilfen.de)

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