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Lesson 5: Language focus
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
I. Reported speech: Statements
Ex: “ I am a student,” he said.
He said he was a student.
“ They will come here tomorrow,” she said.
She said that they would come there the day after.
“ I don’t like going out at night,” she says to me.
She tells me that she doesn’t like going out at night.
* What are the rules in reported statements?
I. Reported speech: Statements
Rules:
a. Reporting verbs: say, tell + O
b. Verb changes:
* If the reporting verb is in the
present tense, there is
no tense change.
* If the reporting verb is in past
tense, the verb in the reported
clause moves “one tense back”.
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
Direct Indirect
Simple present Simple past
Present continuous Past Cont.
Present perfect Past perfect
Simple past Past perfect
Past perfect Past perfect
I. Reported speech:
Statements
Rules:
a. Reporting verb:
b. Verb changes
c. Pronoun changes:
Direct speech Reported speech
1st (I/ We ) S
2nd ( you) O
3rd giữ ngyên
d. Modal verb changes:
Direct speech Reported speech
will would
can could
shall should
may might
have to/ must had to
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
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Grammar:
I. Reported speech:
Statements
Rules:
a. Reporting verb:
b. Verb changes
c. Pronoun changes
d. Modal verb changes
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
e. Time and place changes
now
›
then
today
›
that day
here
›
there
this
›
that
this week
›
that week
tomorrow
›
the following day
the next day
the day after
next ( week )
›
the following ( week )
the ( week ) after
Yesterday
›
the previous day
the day before
last ( week )
›
the previous ( week )
the ( week ) before
Ago
›
Before
Tonight
›
that night
Exercise 1. Report the statements.
1. “ I’m going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.”
She said____________________________
2. “ The film will be interesting.”
I thought ____________________________
3. “ I can’t help you because I have too much to
do” She said _______________________
4. “ Anne has written Jim a letter.”
Rick told me __________________________
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
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Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
1. “I’m going to Ho Chi Minh soon”.
She said________________________________
she said she was going to Ho Chi Minh
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus