Good morning class!!!

* WARM UP

1

Look at part of the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Then
match Minh's uncle's direct speech with his reported speech.

Minh: …My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our work
and give us feedback too.
Direct speech
1. The robots will be able to mark
our work.
2. The robots will be able to give us
feedback too.

1. B

Reported speech
A. My uncle said the robots would
be able to give us feedback too.
B. My uncle said the robots will be
able to mark our work.

2. A

Uni 1 SCIENCE AND
t 1 TECHNOLOGY

LESSON 3: A closer look 2

 GRAMMAR

* REPORTED SPEECH (statements)
Câu tường thuật dạng câu kể

1. What is reported speech? ( Câu tường thuật là gì?)
 Câu tường thuật (Reported speech) là câu thuật lại một câu nói
trước đó. Câu nói trước đó được gọi là câu trực tiếp (direct
speech), câu thuật lại được gọi là câu gián tiếp (indirect speech).
* Example:
Direct speech: "I want to become a scientist," Nam said.
Reported speech: Nam said that he wanted to become a scientist.

2. Form:

S + said (that) + S + V
say
told
tell

3. Cách đổi từ câu trực tiếp sang câu tường thuật dạng câu kể
Bước 1: Chọn động từ tường thuật, chẳng hạn như said hoặc
told.
Bước 2: Thay đổi thì của động từ trong câu tường thuật.
Bước 3: Thay đổi các đại từ và tính từ sở hữu.
Bước 4: Thay đổi các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn và thời gian.

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REM

* REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

1. Change the verb form

Present simple
Present continuous
Will

2. Change time and place now
expressions
Today/ this week
tomorrow
here
3. Change pronouns
I
we
me

Past simple
Past continuous
would
Then
That day/ that week
The following day
There
He/ She
They
Him/her

* PRACTICE

1 Complete the second sentences using the correct verb form.
1. “I am a member of the IT club.”
was a member of the IT club.
=> Minh said that he _______

2. “Mai will take an online course to improve her speaking.”
would take an online course to improve her speaking.
=> Nam said Mai________
3. “I am talking to Phong on the phone.”
was walking
=> Tom said he ___________ to Phong on the phone.
4. “They are going to send me an email.”
were going
=> He said they _________ to send me an email.
5. “I don't have an iPod to listen to music.”
didn't have
She said that she___________an iPod to listen to music.

3 Complete the second sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
there

then

that year

that day

the next day

1. “I am having a science test tomorrow,” Mary said
=> Minh said she was having a science test _____________.
2. “The group is working on their project now,” Tom said
=> Tom said the group was working on their project ________.
3. “Mai is reading about Thomas Edison today,” the teacher said
=> The teacher said that Mai was reading about Thomas Edison ___________.
4. “They will invent a smart cooker this year, ” my mom said.
=> My mum said that they would invent a smart cooker____________.
5. “My teacher will park her car here,” said Mi
Mi said her teacher would park her car________.

the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as
4 Complete
the first one.
1. “We will live much longer in the future,” said the scientist.

we would live much longer in the future.
=> Our scientist said that _________________________________________________
2. “Our school is going to have a new laboratory here, ”said our teacher.

our school was going to have a new laboratory there.
=> Our teacher said that _________________________________________________
3. “They are developing technology to monitor students better,” my dad said.

they were developing technology to monitor students better.
=> My dad said that _____________________________________________________
4. “There are no classes tomorrow because our teacher is ill,” Tom said.

there were no classes the next day because their teacher was ill.
=> Tom said that ________________________________________________________
5. “We want some students to join the science club next semester,” the teacher said.
they wanted some students to join the science club the next
=> The teacher said that__________________________________________________
semester.

* PRODUCTION:REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

5

GAME: He/ She said that…

Work in pairs. One student says a sentence and the other changes that
sentence into reported speech. Then swap roles.

5 * PRODUCTION: GAME: MEMORIZING
David

Ms. Brown
Tom

Peter

Linda

Sarah

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

David

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

Peter

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

Linda

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

Tom

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

Ms. Brown

5 GAME: He/ She said that…

Sarah

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CONSOLIDATION

? What have we learnt in this lesson?
 What direct speech and reported speech are
 Rules of changing direct speech to reported speech.

.
 Learn the rules
Homework
of changing direct speech into
reported speech by heart.
 Do Exercises in the Workbook

WARM-UP

GAME: MEMORIZING
RULE:

• Work in 4 groups
• Look at the pictures in 30 seconds and try to remember what each
people said.
• Write down on the posters what each of the people in the picture
said.
• The group with the most correct answers is the winner.