Indirect / Reported Speech

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Reported speech

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

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At the end of this lesson I will: 

- know the difference between direct and reported (indirect) Speech. 
- know which types of words I need to change when rewriting from direct to indirect speech
- have practised rewriting from direct to indirect speech together with the teacher and the rest of the class. 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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Reported Speech
  • Reported speech = Indirect Speech
  • Direct Speech: 

      Something is said directly, sentence is between inverted commas "..."


      Direct: June said, "It is my car."
      Indirect: June said that it was her car.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

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   Reported speech   
Reported

to report something
= about someone/
something else
Speech

something that is spoken

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

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Graham said (that) he was very worried.
the tense moves one step to the past. 
We call this "backshifting"

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

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REPORTED SPEECH

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

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Changes!!
This => that                                                                    Today =>On that day 
These =>those                                                              Now =>Then 
Here => there                                                              Tomorrow=> the day after / the following day
Yesterday = > the day before / the preceding day 
Two days ago => Two days before / the preceding days 
Four months ago=> Four months before / the preceding 4 months 
Last Monday morning => The Monday morning before/ the preceding Monday in the morning
Next week=> the week after / the following week
Two days later => In two days                              Two years later => In two years
A month later => In a month

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

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How to change direct questions into reported ones?
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Three sorts of questions: 
  1. Yes/No answers: Do you want tea?
  2. Question word questions: Where? When? How? 
  3. Choice questions: Do you prefer tea or coffee? 

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1. Questions with Yes/No answers
Asked + if     (Or: asked + whether (= more formal))
active: Do you want tea?
reported: She asked if I wanted more tea
! change in pronoun you --> I 
! No auxiliary do in reported speech  
! Leave out the question tags
! tense changes to past

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

! change in pronoun you --> I
! No auxiliary do in reported speech
! Leave out the question tags
! tense changes to past
2. Questions with question words: Where? When? How? 
Active: How are you doing?
Reported: She asked how I was doing. 
 ! pronoun changes: you --> I
! tense changes: are doing --> was doing
! asked + question word + (no auxiliary do)  

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

 ! pronoun changes: you --> I
! tense changes: are doing --> was doing
! asked + question word + (no auxiliary do)  
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Slide 12 - Tekstslide

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Jim said, "I work here every day."
A
Jim said that he works here every day."
B
Jim said that he works there every day."
C
Jim said that he worked here everyday."
D
Jim said that he worked there everyday."

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

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

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

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"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".
He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.
A
is taking
B
was taking
C
will take

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

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Julie: I want to go out.
INDIRECT SPEECH
A
Julie said that I want to go out
B
Julie said that she want to go out.
C
Julie said that she wanted to go out.
D
Julie said that she had wanted to go out.

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My cousins: We worked all night.
INDIRECT SPEECH
A
My cousins said that we worked all night.
B
My cousins said they had worked all night.
C
My cousins said they worked all night.

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

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Turn into indirect speech:
Peter said to John: "Why are you so late?"
A
Peter asked to John why he so late was
B
Peter asked John how late he was
C
Peter asked John when he was late
D
Peter asked John why he was so late

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

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Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Where is your sister?'' she asked me.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

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Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''Have you seen enough?'', they asked me.

Slide 21 - Open vraag

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Turn the sentence to indirect speech:
''I never make mistakes'', he said.

Slide 22 - Open vraag

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Change to reported speech
Fien: "I am watching Netflix."

Slide 23 - Open vraag

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"I have been watching you", the man whispered.

Slide 24 - Open vraag

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had to
the next day
they
in two days' time
this week
last night
'must' changes to _____ in reported speech.
'tomorrow' changes to ______ in reported speech.
The personal pronoun 'we' changes to _______ in reported speech.
'the day after tomorrow' changes to ______ in reported speech.
the night before, Thursday night
that week, last week

Slide 25 - Sleepvraag

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