Matching adv of time & adv of place in
the direct speech with the reported speech
direct speech
reported speech
here
the next day
now
then/ at that moment
today/ tonight
the week before
tomorrow
there
next week
before
yesterday
the previous day/the day before
last week
that day/ that night
ago
the following week
UNIT 3: TEEN STRESS AND PRESSURE
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
Teacher: Bui Thi Chin
Tien Lu secondary school
2
I. Reported speech
*Forms
1. Statements
S1 + said to/ told O + (that) + S2 + V (backward)
2. Wh- questions
S1 + asked O + wh + S2 + V (backward)
3. Yes/ No questions
S1 + asked O + if/ whether + S2 + V (backward)
2. Changing verbs & subjects, objects …..
direct speech
Reported speech
V(e,es)
V-ed
am/ is/ are +
Ving
was/ were +
Ving
have/ has + PII
had + PII
have/ has +
been + Ving
had + been +
Ving
V-ed
V-ed/had + PII
S + was/ were +
Ving
had + been +
Ving
will
would
can
could
must/ have to
had to
may
might
direct speech
Chủ ngữ
Reported
speech
I
You
We
me
you
he/ she
I/ We/ They
We/ They
him/ her
me/ us/ them
Đại từ sở hữu
us
my
your
us/ them
his/ her
my/ our/ their
Đại từ sở hữu
our
mine
yours
our/ their
his/ hers
mine/ ours/ theirs
Đại từ chỉ định
ours
this
these
ours/ theirs
that
those
Tân ngữ
2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
1. 'We will visit you this week,' my parents told me.
-My parents told me that they would visit me that week.
2. Our teacher asked us, 'What are you most worried about?'
-Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about.
3. 'I'm so delighted. I've just received a surprise birthday present from
my sister,' Phuong told me.
-Phuong told me that she was so delighted because she had just
received a surprise birthday present from her sister.
4. 'Kate can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure,' Tom said.
-Tom said Kate could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure.
5. 'I got a very high score in my last test, Mum,’ she said.
-She told her mother that she had got a very high score in her last test.
6. 'Do you sleep at least eight hours a day?' the doctor asked him.
-The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hours a day.
II. Wh + to V
to express difficult or uncertain situations
Example: We don't know who we should contact.
→ We don't know who to contact
to V
S + ask + Wh + to V
+ ask
+ (not) know
+ wonder + (not) decide
+ (not) be sure + (not) tell
+ have no idea
Look out!
“WHY” cannot be
used: to V
3. Rewrite the sentences using: Wh + to V
1. I don't know what I should wear!
-I don’t know what to wear.
2. Could you tell me where I should sign my name?
-Could you tell me where to sign my name?
3. I have no idea when we should leave for the bus.
-I have no idea when to leave for the bus.
4. We're not sure where we should hang the painting.
-We are not sure where to hang the painting.
5. He wondered how he could tell this news to his parents.
-He wondered how to tell this news to his parents.
6. They can't decide who should go first.
-They can’t decide who to go first.
* Yes/No questions
S + asked + whether + to V……
Look out!
“IF” cannot be used : to V.
Ex: ‘Should I tell my parents what I really think?’ she wondered
→ She wondered whether to tell her parents what she
really thought
→ She wondered if to tell her parents what she really
X
thought
4. Rewrite the following questions in
reported speech, using Wh +toV.
Tip: You may use the following verbs: ask, wonder, (not) be sure,
have no idea, (not) know, (not) decide, (not) tell.
1. 'How should we use this support service?' they wondered.
- They wondered how to use that support service.
2. 'Who should I turn to for help?' he asked.
- He had no idea who to turn to for help.
3. 'Mum, when should I turn off the oven?' Mai asked her mother.
- Mai asked her mother when to turn off the oven.
4. 'Where should we park our bikes?' asked Phong and Minh.
- Phong and Minh couldn’t decide where to park their bikes.
5. 'Should we call her now?' he asked.
- He was not sure whether to call her then.
6. 'What should we do to make Linh feel happier?‘ they wondered.
- They wondered what to do to make Linh feel happier.
5. GAME: SOMETHING ABOUT OUR TEACHER .
Decide as a whole class five questions you want to ask about the teacher. Then the
class divides into two groups: one group stays inside the class and the other goes
outside. The teacher will tell each group the answers to the questions. The class gets
together again and in pairs you must report on what the teacher has told you.
1.Do you like going
shopping? If so, what do
you often buy?
5. Do you like playing sport?
If so, what’s your favorite
sport?
4. Do you like animal?
What’s is your favorite animal?.
2.Do you like going to the
cinema? What’s your
favorite film?
Something
about teacher
3.How often do you eat out?
What’s your favorite
restaurant?
-Review reported speech
-Prepare : communication