Language focus
Welcome to our class
1. “I can fix the faucets” He said.
 He said he could fix the faucets.

2. “Do you know Ha Noi?” She asked me.
 She asked me if I knew Ha Noi.
Change into the reported speech:
1. “I can fix the faucets” He said.
 He said he could fix the faucets.

2. “Do you know Ha Noi?” She asked me.
 She asked me if I knew Ha Noi.
Direct and reported speech
main verb
reporting verb
Form:
S + said (that) + S + V

S+ asked + O + if/ whether + S + V
Who can tell me about some reporting verbs?
Reporting verbs:
say, tell, ask, request, answer, advice, suggest, reply, promise…
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
Reported questions:
He asked me: "What are you doing? "
? He asked me what I was doing.
Form:
S + asked + O + question word + S + V

Note: Change the direct speech into reported speech:
- use the reporting verb
- tenses of verb
- subject, object and pronouns
- adverbs of time and place
Direct and reported speech
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
Do you like marbles?
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Lan
Ba
What games are you playing?
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Lix
Tom
Write the reported speech. Begin with:
1. Lix asked Tom ...
2. Ba asked Lan ...

Write the reported speech. Begin with:
1. Lix asked Tom what games he was doing.
2. Ba asked Lan if she liked marbles.

Write the reported speech. Begin with:
She asked me …
When do you do aerobics?
Write the reported speech. Begin with:
She asked me when I did aerobics.
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
Exercise 3: Lan’s father held a party to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Unfortunately, Mrs. Thu, her grandmother, has a hearing problem and she couldn’t hear what people were saying. After the party. Lan reported everything to her grandmother.
Example: “I’m happy to see you.” (Aunt Xuan)
Aunt Xuan said she was happy to see you.
UNIT 4: Language focus 2, 3, 4
Direct and reported speech
Exercise 4: This morning Nga had an interview for a summer job. When she arrived home, she told her mother about the interview.
Example:
“Do you like pop music?”
 She asked me if I liked pop music.
whether I liked pop music.
“Where do you live?”
 She asked me where I lived.
1. He asked me whether he could leave day.
A. this
C. A & B are correct.
B. that
Choose the reported speech:
2. “Why do you like coffee?” She asked him.
A. She asked him why you liked coffee.
C. She asked him why he liked coffee.
B. She asked him why you like coffee.
D. She asked him why he like coffee.
D. A & B are not correct.
Multiple choice:
3. “What are you doing now?” Nam asked me.
C. Nam asked me what I am doing then.
D. Nam asked me what I was doing then.
B. Nam asked me what I was doing now.
A. Nam asked me what I am doing now.
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Learn the structures about the reported speech.
Do exercise:
Put the following questions into reported speech.
1. “How long will you stay there?” She asked.
2. “You should work hard”. My teacher said.
3. “Why don’t you often do your homework?” His mother asked.