Unit

7

NATURAL WONDERS
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Recall the rules of changing statements
and Wh-questions into reported speech.

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Look at the examples:
Statements:
'I'm tired,' I said.
-> I told them (that) I was tired.
Wh-questions:
He said, 'What time does the film begin?'
=> He wanted to know what time the film
began.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Rumour Detective

WARM-UP

HOW TO PLAY

OPTION 2
- Work in two teams.
- One team prepares a short story with several
characters and events.
- The other team acts as “rumor detectives”
who listen to the story and then ask questions
using Wh- questions to clarify the details.
- The storytelling team can only answer using
reported speech.
E.g. He said that she had gone to the store.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

LET'S PLAY

PRESENTATION
In reporting Yes / No questions, we often use the verb ask or
want to know; we use the word order of statements.
In reporting Yes / No questions, we normally use if / whether +
clause.
Example:
Anna: “Do you plan to climb any mountains this summer, Joe?”
→ Anna asked Joe if / whether he planned to climb any
mountains that summer.

PRESENTATION
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each
1 question.
1. “Will pollution endanger the wildlife here?” Kate asked.
→ Kate ______ if pollution would endanger the wildlife there.
A. told me
C. wanted to know

B. said to me

A. am enjoying

B. was enjoying

C. enjoyed

D. would enjoy

D. questions me
2. “Are you enjoying your flight?” the stewardess asked me.
→ The stewardess asked me if I ______my flight.

PRESENTATION
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each
1 question.
3. “Is Ganh Da Dia in Phu Yen Province, Phong?”
→ She asked Phong ______ in Phu Yen Province.
A. was Ganh Da Dia

B. if Ganh Da Dia is

C. whether Ganh Da Dia was
D. if it is Ganh Da Dia
4. “Can I take a photo inside the cave?” he said to the guide.
→ He ______ the guide if he could take a photo inside the cave.
A. asked
C. advised

B. said
D. ordered

PRESENTATION
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each
1 question.
5. “Is the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter?”
→ She wanted to know_____________________
A. was the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter?
B. if the weather is good in Sa Pa in the winter.
C. whether was the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter.
D. if the weather was good in Sa Pa in the winter.

PRACTICE

2 Complete the following reported questions.
1. “Are you excited about your upcoming trip to Mui Ne?”
He asked the children if they were _______________________.
excited about their upcoming trip to Mui Ne.
2. “Do you often meet Angela at school?”
often met Angela at school.
She asked us whether we ______________________________
3. “Will you visit Giang Dien Waterfall next week?”
She wanted to know if Mark
would
visit Giang Dien Waterfall the following week.
____________________________

PRACTICE

2 Complete the following reported questions.
4. “Is Con Dao National Park rich in flora and fauna?”
I asked the teacher
if
/ whether Con Dao National Park was rich in flora and fauna.
___________________________________
5. “Can we go to the campsite by bike?”
Arthur wanted to know ______________________________
if / whether they could go to the campsite by bike.

PRACTICE

3 Rewrite the sentences in reported questions.
1. “Are you still working from home?” I asked my dad.
I___________________________________________________
asked my dad if / whether he was still working from home.
2. “Do you have to pack your suitcase, Anne?” said Mark.
Mark
asked Anne if / whether she had to pack her suitcase.
___________________________________________________
3. Lan: “Are you interested in visiting Phu Quoc Island, Tom?”.
Lan asked Tom if / whether he was interested in visiting
___________________________________________________
Phu Quoc Island.
___________________________________________________

PRACTICE

3 Rewrite the sentences in reported questions.
4. “Can we afford to go to Niagara Falls, Mum?” said Kay.
Kay asked her mum if / whether they could afford to
___________________________________________________
go to Niagara Falls.
___________________________________________________
5. . “Will they visit Sa Pa and climb Mount Fansipan this summer?”
I asked / wanted to know if/ whether they would visit Sa Pa
___________________________________________________
and climb Mount Fansipan that summer.
___________________________________________________

PRACTICE

4 Read the passage and underline the Yes / No questions. Then
write them in reported questions.

A tour guide is taking a group of tourists to visit
Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. The guide said to
them: “Is it your first time here?” Some said yes
and some said no. Olivia asked the guide: “Do the
people live on fishing?” He said most of them did.
Then Mark said: “Do their children go to school
on land?” “Yes, they do,” said the guide. ...

PRACTICE

4 Read the passage and underline the Yes / No questions. Then
write them in reported questions.
1. The guide said to them: “Is it your first time here?”

The guide asked them / wanted to know
____________________________________________________
if / whether it was their first time there.
__________________________________________________
2. Olivia asked the guide: “Do the people live on fishing?”
Olivia asked the guide / wanted to know
____________________________________________________
if / whether the people there lived on fishing.
__________________________________________________

PRACTICE

4 Read the passage and underline the Yes / No questions. Then
write them in reported questions.

3. Mark said: “Do their children go to school on land?”
Mark asked the guide / wanted to know
____________________________________________________
if / whether their children went to school on land.
__________________________________________________

PRODUCTION

5

Work in two groups. Take turns to give and change the Yes / No
questions into reported questions.

- Work in 2 groups.
- Study the example.

Group A:
“Is the Atacama Desert in
Chile?”
Group B:
She asked if the Atacama
Desert was in Chile.

PRODUCTION

5

Work in two groups. Take turns to give and change the Yes / No
questions into reported questions.

- Work independently and prepare for your performance.
- Group A gives three Yes / No questions, and Group B
changes them into reported questions.
- Then swap roles.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

Reported questions into direct questions
- Work in pairs.
- One student makes a reported Yes / No question, and
the other turns it into a direct question.
Example:
A: She asked me if / whether
I lived near the sea.
B: Do you live near the
sea?

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Change Yes / No questions into reported speech.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Make 5 sentences by using Yes / No questions in reported
speech.

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