Reported speech - 3rd years

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Introduction to reported speech (a.k.a as indirect speech - indirecte rede) 

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Today's lesson

Introduction to reported speech (a.k.a as indirect speech - indirecte rede) 

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Wat is het verschil? 
Direct speech - is wat je hoor als iemand iets zegt.  Komt tussen "......"
Indirect/Reported speech - is wanneer je doorverteld wat iemand anders heeft gezegd.

Direct - "I love football," said Kate
Indirect - Kate said that she loved football.

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What changes and how? (3 things)
Direct: June said, "It is my birthday today"
Indirect: June said that it was her birthday that day.

Slide 3 - Open question

What has changed?
 Direct: June said, "It is my birthday today"
      Indirect: June said that it was her birthday that day.

Pronoun:  My  >>> becomes >>>  her
Tense:   is  >>> becomes >>>  was
Time word:   today >>> becomes >>>  that day


Slide 4 - Slide

Three steps

1.  Identify the tense and change
2. Change the pronouns
3. Change the time expressions

Slide 5 - Slide

Tenses change. 
What do you think the rule might be?  
John (Direct speech): " I am really hungry"
Amy (Reported speech): John said that he was really hungry.

John (Direct): "I am meeting Paul for dinner" 
Amy (Reported): John said he was meeting Paul for dinner. 

John (Direct): "I need something to eat now"
Amy (Reported): John said that he needed something to eat then. 

Slide 6 - Slide

Backshift 
Present simple --------------------
Present continuous --------------
Present perfect --------------------
Present perfect continuous ----
Past simple -------------------------
Past continuous -------------------
Past perfect - stays the same
Past perfect continuous - stays the same

Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
The ones in black are the ones you need to know at the moment

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Pronouns change
(Speaker - He, She or name of the person) said that (he, she)...

Direct speech - "I fancy a cup of tea," said Jane

Indirect speech - Jane said that she fancied a cup of tea.


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Slide 11 - Slide

Modal verbs (Direct vs Indirect)
Can becomes Could
Will become Would
Would stays as Would

Direct - "I can't go to school," said Tim
Indirect - Tim said that he couldn't go to school

Slide 12 - Slide

Tenses in reported speech...?
A
Stay the same: present continuous stays present continuous. I am working --> I am working.
B
Go from past tense to present tense. Past simple becomes present simple. I was --> I am.
C
Go 1 tense back in time: present simple --> past simple. I work --> I worked.
D
Go to a future tense: present simple becomes future simple I sleep --> I will/going to sleep.

Slide 13 - Quiz

We use reported speech to:
A
To give someone a rough idea what the other person has said.
B
To summarise in your own words what someone said.
C
To tell someone exactly what another person has said.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Which tense is this sentence in:
I have never liked cabbage
A
Present simple
B
Past simple
C
Present perfect
D
Past perfect

Slide 15 - Quiz

The sentence in the last slide was in the Present perfect.
If we back shift a tense from the Present perfect we use the....
A
Present simple
B
Past simple
C
Present perfect
D
Past perfect

Slide 16 - Quiz

"I can see the clouds.".
He told me that she ________ the clouds.
A
can see
B
could see
C
can saw
D
could saw

Slide 17 - Quiz

"He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ the following day.
A
is coming
B
will come
C
would come

Slide 18 - Quiz

"I have taken the car"
She said that ....................the car.
A
had taken
B
she has taken
C
she had took
D
she had taken

Slide 19 - Quiz

John: "I am watching Netflix"
He said that ....................Netflix
A
she was watching
B
he is watching
C
he was watching
D
he watched

Slide 20 - Quiz

"The film started at 8pm"
Jeff said that...................at 8pm
A
the film had started
B
the film has started
C
the film would start
D
the film started

Slide 21 - Quiz

Write the indirect/reported speech
1. Tracy said, 'I am really hungry' = Tracy said that ........
2. Joe said, 'I will get some food'
3. Tony said, 'It's getting dark outside'
4. Diana said, 'We haven't spoken to James'
5. Tom said, 'I can help you with your homework'
6. Molly said, 'I went shopping yesterday' 

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Questions in reported speech
"Is this the right way to the library?" asked the man
The man asked (me) if this was the right way to the library. 

"Who is that person?" asked Donna (to the group)
Donna asked (us) who that person was

If you get a -wh question word, use it in the reported speech 



Slide 23 - Slide

Write the questions in reported speech
"Can you type?" she asked.   She asked  .......................
"Have you seen David?" he asked (me). 
"Would you like some coffee?" he asked. 
"Will they get to the party on time?" asked Jenny. 
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked 
"Who is going to the party?" he asked  
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Slide 24 - Slide

Continue with
This online exercise

Watch out! You need to start each answer with "She said...."
and the online exercise uses "." (full stop) after the end of a sentence. 

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