Kaelem Brayden • Sep 28, 2014 • 455 Views
CLASS 11 – UNIT 9 ASIAN GAMES Grammar: REPORTED SPEECH
Contents • Introduction • Examples • Structure • Substitutions
Introduction • A reported speech • A command / an order • An advice • A request
Introduction A reported speech is a report of what somebody has said, but the reporter does not use their exact words. Direct structure: Tom said: “I have lost my umbrella.” Reporting clause Quote Indirect structure (reported structure): Tom said he had lost his umbrella. Reporting clause Reported clause
Introduction • A command is an order given to a person. e.g. Don’t make so much noise. • An advice is an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation. e.g. You should take a rest for a while. • A request is an action of asking for something formally or politely e.g. Will you lend me your book, please?
How to change a command (an order), an advice, a request into reported speech
Examples • The teacher said to his students, “Do all the homework before you come to class.” • The teacher asked his students to do all the homework before they came to class. • “Will you come and see the match tomorrow with me, please,” said Tom to Mary. • Tom invited Mary to come and see the match tomorrow with him.
Examples • The father said, “don’t waste your time playing games all day, son.” The father asked his son not to play games all day. • “Please do not touch any of the material here,” said the employer to his assistant. The employer told his assistant not to touch any of the material there.
Structure SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE Notes: • Object is the person who was advised, commanded, or requested. • Some verbs is commonly used with this structure: advise, ask, beg, command, invite, order, persuade, remind, teach, tell, urge, warn, etc.
Substitutions Use the structure to do the following tasks: • Task 1 • Task 2 • Task 3
Task 1 • Work in groups of four • Look at the table cues • Make as many meaningful sentences as possible. • Which group makes the most sentences is the winner. • The winning group control the whole class to repeat those sentences.
Task 2 Change the following sentences into reported speech • “You are ill. You should see a doctor, Mary” said her mother. Mary’s mother advised her to see a doctor • “Could you give me a ride to school?” said Tom. Tom asked me to give him a ride to school. • “Please, don’t tell anyone this story,” Peter said to his friend. Peter told his friend not to tell anyone that story. • “Give me some food, please, please,” said the beggar. The beggar begged me to give him some food.
Task 3 • Work in group of eight. • Each group will make a conversation about the following topics: • Love • Money • Books • Friends • Study • Perform that conversation before class. • Other groups will report what you have overheard.