Reported Speech

QUOTE:.

- repeat their actual words e.g:

- "We’re getting married on Saturday!" she said excitedly

- "Are you going to invite your father?" Joe asked.

- USED a lot in…. WRITING!

If you use it in SPEAKING, you must use yor fingers!

- She said that she was getting married on Saturday.

- Joe asked whether she was going to invite her father to the wedding.

- Reported speech is used a lot in…. SPEAKING!!- information is more important than actual words,

- No Quote marks are used ("")

to practice other reporting verbs go to day one -- extra info homework -- (below)

Im gonna skip the next bit (you can look at it tonight if you want?)

YOU MUST

VS

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

With some reporting verbs you must mention the hearer. The reporting verbs (told, reminded etc…) are followed by a direct object which refers to the ‘hearer’, i.e: the person who the speech was originally directed towards.

With certain reporting verbs, if we decide to mention the hearer, we must do so with a prepositional phrase, e.g.:

She admitted to me that she had made a stupid decision. (OK -- mentioned the hearer - with a prepositional phrase)

She admitted me that she had made a stupid decision. (WRONG -- mentioned the hearer - but no preposition!)

She admitted that she had made a stupid decision (OK - not mentioning the hearer!)

Now -- You try!

If 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'

is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence:

Direct speech: “I like ice cream”

Reported speech: She says she likes ice cream

We don't need to change

the tense

But, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then usually we change the tenses in the reported speech:

Direct speech: “I like ice cream”

Reported speech: She said she liked ice cream

THe imPortant bit.... - MaKe some notes!!

“She may be drunk” – he said that she might be drunk

“She could be drunk” – same.

“She can’t be drunk” – he said that she couldn’t be drunk

“She must be drunk” – same

“She might be drunk” – same

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tm-reported1.html

do this together!

Do worksheet!

“Reported Speech Exercise at Auto-English”

Google the title for online WS + answers…

She said to keep walking (order)

He said that he didn't even know her and he hated her

He said that he hadn't got a frezzer either

He said that he almost didn't want to touch it in case it broke

He said that he needed a new suit and that she had got some great stuff there

I'm having a party!!

Reported speech

Introduction

Really! cool! I'll invite Simon! Is that OK?

Cool! lets go

Often we need to say what someone said -

REPORTED SPEACH...

Skull said he was having a party

This is called:

I'm getting

married on

Saturday!!

1#

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But

said

told

and

This part is the reporting verb

There are many of these:

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WHICH ONES ARE WORNG?

-- CHECK ON THE NEXT SLIDE

Said vs Told

Joe said

Not:

He/she

Simon told:

that he was cold

US, HIM, THEM, TOBY,

Not:

him/her

Simon told us

was/were cold

HE, THE ELEPHANT, THE NTH KOREAN PEOPLE, THEY, STEVEN

Well it has to parts:

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BBC

Verb, object, to + infinitive

and do my big verb tense WS...

Here are some other words --

not just say and tell

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/107_gramchallenge45/

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.report2.p.htm

“Special verbs for reported speech exercise” (Reporting Verbs Exercise at Auto-English

This work sheet is to practice the reporting verbs:

2#

What's reported speech?

Extra info

Simon told them to shut up.

EG:

You can't say - 'Simon reminded to do their homework'.

Simon reminded them to do their homework

You can't say - 'Simon told to shut up'

Mention the hearer??

So... How do you make REPORTED SPEECH??

She told them that she was getting married on Saturday.

She told ____ that she was getting married on Saturday.

He reminded her that he was working late.

He reminded _____ that he was working late.

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I promised Toby I'd buy him a Nintendo

I promised I'd buy a Nintendo

day 1 -- HOMEWORK!

(OK)

(WRONG)

(OK)

What's a Quote?

OK

(WRONG)

Ok

I promised Jenny that I wouldn't be late. (OK?)

I promised I wouldn't be late. (OK?)

are the most common

It just depends on the verb…

With some reporting verbs, it is possible to choose whether or not to mention the hearer.

[ Don't worry. We'll look at this later! ]

(WRONG)

(OK) 

• He agreed with Jenny that it would have been better to wait.

• ??

• He agreed Jenny that it would have been better to wait. 

• ??

• He agreed that it would have been better to wait. 

• ??

(OK - not mentioning the hearer!)

(WEEK 7 Upper int)

This is a reported clause

she was getting married on Sunday.

" "

- explain what they have said using our own words, e.g:

see the difference??

Reported:

Quote:

Bad student

That

fireman

He said that he was going to resign.

She thinks that he has made the wrong decision.

sarah

sarah

sarah



frank



sarah

frank

fireman

St 1:

Cut up “bad student”

(make sure to cut off the “who said” as well as splitting the lines of speech)

Hand it to student 2 and 3

Then...

St 2 and 3

Put it back together while St 1 reads “bad student 2” (read several times if necessary)

fireman

sarah



-in informal speech and writing, that is often left out, especially with the most frequently used reporting verbs such as say and think, e.g.:

Vs.

He said * he was going to resign.

She thinks * he has made the wrong decision

"We’re getting married on Saturday!" she said excitedly.

"Are you going to invite your father?" Joe asked.

reported speech tn

She said that she was getting married on Saturday.

Joe asked whether she was going to invite her father to the wedding.

Reported tenses

day 2

To

TENSES:

DON'T FORGET!!!

Present continuous: “I’m living in Sydney”

Becomes?

Past continuous: “he said he was living in Sydney

I live in Transilvania

Modal verbs

Jenifer Aniston said that she was trying not to think about brad pitt

Present simple: ‘I love you’

Becomes?

Past simple: “he told her that he loved her”

Dracula said he lived in Transilvania

When we order someone to do something or offer something to someone we add ‘to’ – but the tense remains the same. EG:

I'm trying not to think about BRAD

I'm wearing make up

and - it's the same with negatives Negatives...

"I love you"

REMEBER:

she loves me

"I love you"

She says...

She said....

she loved me

He said he was wearing makeup

I told her that I would be late.

he says he is wearing makeup

he lives in Transalvania

"I live in Transalvnia"

He says....

He said

he lived in Transalvania

She said that she loved us.

Simon said not to do our homework stoned

INTRO to tenses

“Don’t have anything to drink”

Mum said not to drink anything tonight

“Don’t do your homework while stoned”

”Don’t eat that pie!”

she said that she could speak spanish

Will often becomes would, e.g.:

“You’ll be late.”

Can often becomes could, e.g.:

“I can speak Spanish.” →

May often becomes might, e.g.:

“It may be better to wait.” →

Must, when expressing necessity, can become had to, e.g.:

“I must leave at 3pm.” →

Would, could, should, might, ought to and used to do not change in reported speech, e.g.:

“I would love to come.” →

“Have a drink”

He asked him to have a drink

“Do your homework”

“Eat that pie”

She said not to eat the pie

John thought it might be better to wait.

BECOMES:

day 1

Simon said to do our homework

Past simple: “I punched him”

Becomes ?

Past perfect simple: ‘He said he had punched him’

she said that she would love to come.

She said to eat the pie

He said that he must leave/had to leaave at 3pm.

"Simon moved to GOLDY three years ago"

I dated Britany spears for a week. It was fun

Present perfect: “I have eaten Japanese blowfish”

Becomes?

Past perfect: He claimed that he had eaten Japanese blowfish”

Colin Farrel said that he had dated Britany for a week and that it had been fun

THe pictUre MaN said that SimOn had Moved to Goldy three years earlier.

I have scored 192 goals for BRAZIL

"I have killed 7 children"

Pele said that he had scored 192 goals for BRAzil

He said that he had killed 7 children

Exercises

Past perfect: “ I had seen her”

Becomes

Past perfect (EH?) “He said he had seen her”

deduction:

Past continuous: “I was watching the game”

Becomes

Past perfect continuous: “ He said he had been watching the game”

He said that he had eaten a snack before he had competed

I had snorted coke before I went out that night!

"I had eaten a snack before I competed"

I was surfing at Margret river in WA when I won my first competition

Charlie said he had taken 'some charlie' before he had gone out on that particular night

"I was vomiting, when I fell asleep"

Kelly Slater said that he had been in WA when he had won his first comp

She said she had been vomiting when she had fallen asleep

MORe practiCe!

http://www.slideshare.net/DavidMainwood/reported-speech-7077837