GrammarandUsageLeading-in:‘Whatareyougoingtodothissummerholiday,’TomaskedAnn.‘IamgoingtotraveltoBeijingwithmyparents.’saidAnn.directspeechWhatdidTomaskAnn?TomaskedAnnwhatshewasgoingtodothatsummerholiday.WhatdidAnnsay?AnnsaidthatshewasgoingtotraveltoBeijingwithherparents.reportedspeech1Whichoneisdirectspeechandwhichoneisreportedspeech?Hesaid,‘Iwillgotoschooltomorrow.’Shetoldussomethingsecret.2Changethedirectspeechintoreportedspeech.Shesaid,‘Thisfilmisquiteinteresting.’‘Finishtheprojecttomorrow.’hesaidtome.(directspeech)(reportedspeech)Shesaidthatthatfilmwasquiteinteresting.Heaskedmetofinishtheprojectthenextday.(Changewhathasbeensaidtoanobjectclauseoraninfinitivephrase.)Whatshouldwepayattentionto?1personalpronounsandtensee.g1MissYangsaid,‘Iwillbuyanewdress.’MissYangsaidthatshewouldbuyanewdress.Ex.Simonsaid,‘Iwrotealetter.’Howtochangethetense?Havealook.Simonsaidthathehadwrittenaletter.DirectSpeechReportedspeechDirectSpeechReportedspeechSimplepresentSimplepastSimplefutureFutureinthepastPresentcontinuousPastcontinuousPastperfectPastperfectSimplepastPastperfectPresentperfectcontinuousPastperfectcontinuousPresentperfectPastperfectPractice:Changethefollowingsentencesintoreportedspeech.1‘Ihaven’tbroughtmydictionary,’thestudentsaid.2Tomsaidtothem,‘Iwillgetexcited.’3Myfathersaidtome,‘Iamreadingthebook.’Thestudentsaidthathehadn’tbroughthisdictionary.Tomtoldthemthathewouldgetexcited.Myfathertoldmethathewasreadingthebook.Tips:‘Lighttravelsatagreatspeed,’saidtheteacher.Theteachersaidthatlighttravelsatagreatspeed.Whatshouldwepayattentionto?1personalpronounsandtense2adverbialsoftimeandplacee.g:Hesaid,‘Ilostakeyhereyesterday.’Hesaidthathehadlostakeytherethedaybefore/thepreviousday.Ex.‘Ireadthebookhereaweekago.’Janesaidtohim.Janetoldhimthatshehadreadthebookthereaweekbefore.learnmoreaboutitDirectspeechReportedspeechtodaythatday/yesterday/onMonday,etc.tomorrowthenextday/thefollowingday/onTuesday,etcyesterdaythedaybefore/thepreviousday/onSunday,etcnextmonththemonthafter/thefollowingmonth/inJune,etclastyeartheyearbefore/thepreviousyear,etc.aweekagoaweekbefore/aweekearlier,etc.Practice:Changethefollowingsentencesintoreportedspeech.1‘Iwillcomeandseeyouagainthisevening,Tom.’hesaid.2‘Iwillcomehereagaintoday,’shesaid.3Thedoctorsaidtothepatient,‘Youwillhavetowaittill3pmtomorrow.’HetoldTomthathewouldgoandseehimagainthatevening.Shesaidthatshe’dgothereagainthatday.The1doctortoldthepatientthathewouldhavetowaittill3pmthenextday.Whatshouldwepayattentionto?1personalpronounsandtense2adverbialsoftimeandplace3othercasesDirectedspeechReportedspeechthisthatthesethosecomegoEx:Page9Possibleanswers:(1)was(2)wouldn’t(3)hadread(4)that(5)would(6)hadbought(7)that(8)would(9)those(10)her(11)was(12)wasgoingtoreadHowtousereportedspeechtoreport:statementsquestionsimperativesentencesStatements:*Weusenounclausesintroducedbythattoreportstatements.Shesaid,‘Adsareanimportantpartofourlives.’Shesaidthatadsareanimportantpartofourlives.‘Therearetwomaintypesofads,’thewritersaidtous.Thewritertoldusthattherearetwomaintypesofads.*Morereportingwords:‘PSAsareoftenplacedforfree,’thewritersaid.ThewriterexplainedthatPSAsareoftenplacedforfree.advise/agree/explain/insist/promise/remind/suggest/warnCanyougivemoreexamples?Practice:Changethefollowingsentencesintodirectspeech.1Tomsuggestedthatweshouldtra...
