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our class

Match the clauses in column A with the ones in column B:

A

B

1- If you want to pass the exam,

a- you can go to the movie.

2-You ought to stay in bed

b-you should study harder.

3-If you want to lose weight,

c- if you want to get well.

4- If you finish your homework,

d- you should do exercise.

Period 26

Unit 4

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

II- Reported speech:
1- Complete the table:
Direct speech

Reported speech

present simple tense

past simple tense

( S + V s/es..)

( S + V2/ed….)

present progressive tense
( S + am/is/are + Ving…)

past progressive tense
(S + was/ were + Ving…)

Direct
speech
this
these

Reported
speech
that
those

here

there

future simple tense ( will)

would

now

then

can/ may

could / might

today

that day

must

had to

tomorrow

the following
day

Example
“ I'm happy to see you”

Aunt Xuan said she was
happy to see you.

Aunt Xuan

Lan

Mrs. Thu

2. Statements in Reported speech:
S1+ said/told + (O) + (that) +S2+ V( lïi 1 th×)
“I am working in the garden now”, Ba said
Ba said (that) he was working in the garden then.

EX3.Report what people said to
Lan's grandmother.
a/ “This birthday cake is delicious” ( Uncle Hung)
Uncle Hung said that birthday cake was delicious.
b/ “I love these roses.”
(Miss Nga)
Miss Nga said she loved those roses.
c/ “I'm having a wonderful time here.”(Cousin Mai)
Cousin Mai said she was having a wonderful time there.
d/ “I will go to Hue tomorrow”
(Mr. Chi)
Mr. Chi said he would go to Hue the following day.
e/ “I may have a new job”
(Mrs. Hoa)
Mrs. Hoa said she might have a new job.
f/ “I must leave now”
( Mr. Quang)
Mr. Quang said he had to leave then.

* This morning Nga had an interview for a summer
job. When she arrived home, she told her mother
about the interview.
Example:
1. “Do you like pop music?”
She asked me if I liked pop music.
or She asked me whether I liked pop music.

2.

“Where do you live?”
She asked me where I lived.

Nga

3- Questions in reported speech:
a- Yes / No- questions in reported speech:
S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V ( lïi vÒ 1 th×)
Ex: “Do you go to school by bike?”, she asked.
She asked me if / whether I went to school by bike.
b- “Wh”- questions in reported speech:
S + asked + O + (Wh) words + S + V ( lïi vÒ 1 th×).
Ex:

“How old are you?”, she asked.
She asked me how old I was.

Ex4:a/ “How old are you?”
 She asked me how old I was.
b/ “Is your school near here?”
 She asked me if my school was near there.
c/ “What is the name of your school?”
 She asked me what the name of my school was.
d/ “Do you go to school by bicycle?.”
 She asked me if I went to school by bicycle.
e/ “Which grade are you in?”
 She asked me which grade I was in.
f/ “Can you use a computer?”
 She asked me if I could use a computer.
g/ “Why do you want this job?”
 She asked me why I wanted that job.
h/ “When does your school vacation start”
 She asked me when my school vacation started.

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8

Choose the best option
1- She said that she …… learning English.
A- likes
B- liked
C- like
D- liking
2- She asked me where I ……… from.
A- come

B- comes

C- came

D- coming

3- She said she ………….. her homework then.
A- do

B- does

C- dos

D- was doing

4- She asked me if I ……… use a computer
A- can

B- could

C- will

D- may

Laguage focus 4

Reported speech

Yes/No question

wh(questions)

S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V ( lïi vÒ 1 th×)

Modals verbs with “ If”

If + S + V ( Present simple) , + S + Modals + V.inf.

S + asked + O + (Wh) words + S + V ( lïi vÒ 1 th×).

- Revise the reported speech
- Make 5 questions then change them
into reported speech
- Review units 3,4 for the 45-minute test