DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH XPLORE 11 Unit 3.3 Dream Jobs Unit 4.2 Cultural dealings Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo ▪ Telma Coelho de Sousa

The teacher asked the kids, ‘Write about what you want to be in the future’. REPORT WHAT CHANGED? • a.Imperative to Infinitive • b. Personal pronouns c. Word order d. Present Simple – Past Simple e. Time-phrase f. Punctuation   The teacher asked the kids to write about what they wanted to be in the future. 

TRUE or FALSE? • If you report a statement with a reporting verb in the past, you may have to change the verb tense. b. If the reporting verb is in the present, the verb tense and time phrase must be changed. c. When you report requests /commands you must change the verb into the infinitive without to. d. In reported speech questions are reported without the auxiliaries do/did. TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

‘When do you start work?’ ‘Are you a vet?’ Direct Speech • He asked me when I started work. • She asked me ifI was a vet Reported Speech

‘Leave my office!’ ‘Please don’t talk.’ Direct Speech • He told me to leave his office. • She asked us not to talk. Reported Speech

‘OK, I’ll give you another chance.’ ‘No, I won’t work overtime.’ Direct Speech • She agreed to give him another chance. • Bill refused to work overtime. Reported Speech

Now Practise! Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪ Telma Coelho de Sousa

1. ‘I spent a lot of time writing my C.V. yesterday’, said Lucy. Lucy said that _____________ a lot of time writing herC. V. _____________. she had spent the day before Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

2. • ‘Why did you choose this company, Brian?’ asked Josie. Josie asked Brian _______ he ___________ _______ company. why had chosen that Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

3. ‘Have you carried out this research? I haven’t seen it yet, Carol !’ said Josh. • Josh asked Carol ____ she _____________ _________ research because he ___________ it yet. if had carried out that hadn’t seen Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

4. • ‘Stay here while I sort this out!’ He told me ___________ ________ while he ________ things out. to stay there sorted Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

5. • ‘If I were you, I’d settle the matter right away!’ He___________ ________ _________ the matter right away. advised me to settle Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

6. ‘I didn’t do it! I didn’t delete the file from your computer, James!’ He ________ ____________________ the file from ______________ computer. denied deleting / having deleted his / James’s Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

Rewrite! 1 • ‘How many workers are doing this task, Gerry?’ Tim asked ... Tim asked Gerry how many workers were doing that task. Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

2 ‘What is your opinion about my leading skills, Tony?’ Mr. Stuart asked… Mr. Stuart asked Tony what his opinion about his leading skills was. Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

3 ‘What do you think is the key to success?’ She asked me… Sheasked me what I thought was the key to success. Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

4 Did you download this content on human rights yesterday? Mary asked Pete… Mary asked Pete if he had downloaded that content on human rights the day before. Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

5 ‘Would you like to join me on my business trip next week , Andrea?’ Andrea’s employer … Andrea’s employer invited her to join him on his business trip the following week. Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪Telma Coelho de Sousa

Further Practice! Direct and Reported Speech Quiz 1 Direct and Reported Speech Quiz 2 Direct and Reported Speech Quiz 3 Teresa Pinto de Almeida ▪ Paula M. Araújo▪ Telma Coelho de Sousa

DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH