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Lesson 7: Newspaper reports: Direct and reported speech
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Newspaper reports
Today I am learning to...
Understand the difference between direct speech and reported speech
Direct speech is used to repeat exactly
what someone has said, word for word
How would you change the following into reported speech?
1. "I love listening to my iPod," said Jessica
2. "My dog is extremely friendly," insisted Oliver
How would you change the following into direct speech?
1. Olivia said that she loved listening to JLS
2. Lucy whispered that she was scared
"Wenlock's design is sleek, athletic and fast moving," said the man.
"Up here we have the lamp on the top of the London taxi," he added.
"It is in fact a hyper-effective digital camera," said the man.
"I'm going to the cinema," said Daniel
James said that he had an iPad
Reported speech is used to talk about things that other people have said
"I ride my BMX to school in the morning," said Emily
Lauren said that she enjoyed
playing volleyball during P.E.
Sophie said that she loved to read celebrity gossip
magazines
"Hollister is too overpriced for my liking,"
said Mrs Jones