BUI DUC TAI UPPER – SECONDARY SCHOOL
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Unit 4: WAYS OF SOCIALISING
Part E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Outline
Pronunciation
Stress in two-syllable words
Grammar
Presentation: Reported Speech
Practice: Game
Production: Drill
(Communicative activity)
student
dancing
attract
between
police
Pronunciation:
Stress in two-syllable words
2-syllable nouns, adjectives, and adverbs are usually stressed on the first syllable.
2-syllable verbs, prepositions are usually stressed on the second syllable.
Schwa is an unstressed syllable.
INSTANCE
WORKER
TEACHER
NUMBER
VILLAGE
DOCTOR
WAVING
POLITE
SUPPOSE
ATTRACT
BETWEEN
SIGNAL
POLICE
DANCING
DISCUSS
Pronunciation
Game: Stepping Stones
Grammar
Reported Speech (review)
“I am doing my homework now”, Hoa said.
 Hoa said that she was doing her homework then
CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH:
Verb Tense (a back shift)


1. Verb Tense Changes: (a back shift)
knew
was
feeling
had
seen
had enjoyed
had warned
CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH:
Verb Tense (a back shift)


1. Verb Tense Changes: (a back shift)
had
been feeling
had been
waiting
could
would be
might
had to
CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH:
2) Personal Pronouns, Possessives:
My father said to me “You can go to the movie with my friends”.
My father told me that I could go to the movie with his friends.
SPEAKER
LISTENER
2nd PERSON
1st PERSON
change from:
first person to the SPEAKER
1st PERSON
SPEAKER
2nd PERSON
LISTENER


to the
(no change)
3rd PERSON
CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO REPORTED SPEECH:
3) Demonstratives:
This  That
These Those
He said, ‘These are our dogs.’
He said that ………. were their dogs.
those
4) Time & Place Expressions:
Peter: “I worked in the garden yesterday.”
 Peter said (that) he had worked in the garden………………………...
the day before
/the previous day.
STATEMENTS
(Affirmative or Negative Sentences)
“The students are tired” said the teacher

S + reported verb + (that) + S + V (back shift)
FORM:
The teacher said (that) tired.
Joan told me (that)
Ex: “It’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen” -Joan told me.

the students were
it was the funniest show she
had ever seen.
QUESTIONS
(WH-questions or Yes/No questions)
WH-QUESTION:
S + reported verb + WH-question+ S + V (back shift)
FORM:
Order of Reported Question:
Subject + Verb - as in Statements
No question mark
He asked me the previous summer.
where I had gone
Ex:"Where does Peter live?"
She asked him where Peter lived.
“Where did you go last summer?”
QUESTIONS
(WH-questions or Yes/No questions)
YES/NO QUESTION:
S + reported verb + IF/WHETHER+ S + V (back shift)
FORM:
Order of Reported Question:
Subject + Verb - as in Statements
No question mark
He asked those days.
Ex: “Did you speak to John last night?” she asked
She wanted to know if/whether I had spoken to John the night before.
if/whether I was working
“Are you working these days?” he said.
COMMAND/ORDER
He said to us: “Stay here”
S + told + O + (NOT) TO V-infinitive
FORM:
 He told us……………………there
 He told me not to mention that.
Ex: He said: “Don’t mention that”
to stay
YOUR FRIENDS’ EXERCISES
Imagine that you met Thuan, a manager, last week. He is a friend you haven’t seen for ages. Now tell another friend what he said.
I work for a big company.
I’m their marketing manager.
My company has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh city.
How long have you been learning English?
Do you want to work for this company?
Imagine that you met Thuan, a manager, last week. He is a friend you haven’t seen for ages. Now tell another friend what he said.
Helping your friends do Reported Speech exercises
Tom
Daisy
Mary
Linda
Peter
1. I work for a big company.
Can you help me do this sentence? What did Thuan say?
Mary
Thuan said he worked for a big company.
2. I’m their marketing manager.
Can you help me do this sentence? What did Thuan say?
Thuan said he was their marketing manager.
Linda
4. How long have you been learning English?
Can you help me do this sentence? What did Thuan say?
Thuan asked me how long I had been learning English?
Tom
5. Do you want to work for this company?
Can you help me do this sentence? What did Thuan say?
Thuan asked me if/whether I wanted to work for that company?
Peter
3. My company has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh city.
Can you help me do this sentence? What did Thuan say?
Thuan said his company had opened an office in Ho Chi Minh city.
Daisy
Drill: I didn’t get that, what did he/she say?
This is a quick question drill. Ask a student a question. After he/she answers, ask another student what was said. For example:
Teacher: Đức, how did you get to class?
Đức: I came by bike.
Teacher: Sorry, I didn’t get that. Nghĩa, what did Đức say?
Nghĩa: He said he had come by bike.
Teacher: Thanks.
Drill: I didn’t get that, what did he/she say?
This is a quick question drill. Ask a student a question. After he/she answers, ask another student what was said. For example:
S1: ………, ………………………….?
S2: ………………………….
S1: Sorry, I didn’t get that. …….., what did ……… say?
S3: He said …………………………………….
S1: Thanks.
SUGGESTIONS
WHAT QUESTIONS
What is your favorite subject?
What are you doing now?
What are you going to do tomorrow?
What did you do yesterday?
What is your father’s job?
What do you often do in the evening?
HOW QUESTIONS
How did you get to class?
How often do you watch TV?
How long have you been learning English?
HOMEWORK
Study all structures
Write into your notebooks at least 5 sentences USING Reported Speech
Prepare for the next lesson
TEST YOURSELF A
Thankyou for your attention !