Unit1AdvertisingGrammarandusageDirectspeechandreportedspeech&Reportedspeech:statements,questionsandimperativesentencesTeachingAims:TolearnthedirectandindirectspeechandhowtochangefromonetotheotherToidentifythedifferencesbetweendirectandindirectspeechTolearnhowtousereportedspeechinstatements,questions,andimperativesentencesTocompletetherelevantwrittentaskstoreinforcethegrammarandusageToapplywhattheylearntopracticebyfulfillingsomewrittenmistakes.TeachingKeyPoints&TeachingDifficulties:HowtohelpthemunderstandthechangeswhenchangingdirectspeechintoindirectspeechTheusagesofpersuadeanddiscourageHowtoapplythegrammarrulestocompetetherelatedexercisescorrectlyTeachingProcedure:StepOne:Leading-inT:(Greettheclassasusual)Nowboysandgirls,pleaselookatthescreen.Thereisashortdialogue.Readitcarefullyandanswerthetwoquestions.‘Whatareyougoingtodothissummerholiday,’TomaskedAnn.‘IamgoingtotraveltoBeijingwithmyparents.’saidAnn.WhatdidTomaskAnn?WhatdidAnnsay?Ss:…(Thisstepistoattracttheirattentiontodirectspeechandindirectspeech.Latercollecttheiranswersonscreen.)SuggestedAnswers:TomaskedAnnwhatshewasgoingtothatsummerholiday.AnnsaidthatshewasgoingtotraveltoBeijingwithherparents.T:Wonderful!Yoncannoticethatwhenyouanswermyquestionsyouhavemadesomechangestotheoriginalsentences.Infactyouranswersarewritteninreportedspeechorindirectspeechwhiletheoriginalsentencesindirectspeech.StepTwo:DirectandIndirectSpeechT:Ok.Thisiswhatwewilltalkabouttoday.Nowpleaseopenyourtextbooksatpage8.Gothroughthegroup1and2toanswerthenexttwoquestions:Whataredirectspeechandindirectspeech?Howcanwechangedirectspeechintoreportedspeech?(Havestudentsanalyzethesamplesentences.Givethemsometimetodiscussthesentencesinpairsfirstandthenchecktheanswers.)Ss:…SuggestedAnswers:Directspeechistoreportwhatexactlyhasbeensaidwhileindirectspeechistoreportthemeaningofwhathasbeensaidwithoutusingexactwords.Wecandoitbychangingwhathasbeensaidtoanobjectclauseoraninfinitivephrases.(Makesuretheyunderstandwhatdirectandindirectspeechis.Helpthestudentstograspthemeaningsofthesamplesentences.Explainthemtothestudentsifnecessary.)T:Verygood!ThenWhenyouchangedirectspeechintoindirectspeech,whatelseshouldyoumakechangestobesidesthemajorchangesinsentencestructure?Ss:…T:Nowpleasegothroughthegroup3carefully,especiallythetables.Youcanexchangeyourideaswithyourclassmatesaroundyouandthinkabouttheabovequestioncarefully.)Ss:Otherchangesin:PersonalpronounsTensesAdverbialsoftimeandplaceOthercasesT:Good!Nextpleaseconsiderhowtochangethefollowingsentenceindirectspeechintoreportedspeech.‘Lighttravelsatagreatspeed,’saidtheteacher.Ss:Theteachersaidthatlighttravelsatagreatspeed.(Itdoesn’tmatterwhethertheyareabletogivecorrectanswer.Thisisjusttohelpthemtorealizesomethingdifferentwhenchangingdirectspeechintoindirectspeech.)T:Soyoucanseewemadenochangestothesentenceindirectspeech.Douyouknowwhy?Pleaselookatthetipontheleftandrecallwhatyouhavelearntbeforeandthemtellmethereason.Ss:…Tips:Wedonotchangethetensewhenwereportaproverborafactthatdoesn’tchangeovertime.T:Terrific!AndIcanshowyoumoreexamplesasfollows:Myteachertoldmethatpracticemakesperfect.Theteachersaidthatlighttravelsfasterthansound.(Askthemgothroughthecontentonpage8againanddealwithanyquestionsraisedbythestudents.Lastletthemfinishtheexerciseonpage9.Makesuretheyknowwhattodo.)Suggeste...