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LESSON 3: A closer look 2

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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.

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP
David

Ms. Brown
Tom

Peter

Sarah

Linda

WARM-UP

David

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP

Peter

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP

Linda

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP

Tom

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP

Ms. Brown

GAME: MEMORIZING

WARM-UP

Sarah

GAME: MEMORIZING

PRESENTATION REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)
at part of the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Then
1 Look
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

PRESENTATION REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)
R
E
B
M
E
REM

Reported speech is used to report what someone said.

1. Change the verb form

2. Change time and place
expressions

3. Change pronouns

Present simple

Past simple

Present continuous

Past continuous

Will

would

now

Then

Today/ this week

That day/ that week

tomorrow

The following day

here

There

I

He/ She

we

They

me

Him/her

PRACTICE

REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

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 talking
=> 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.

REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

PRACTICE

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

PRACTICE

REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

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

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REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS)

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.

CONSOLIDATION

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

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Learn the rules of changing direct speech into
reported speech by heart.
- Do Exercise ………..page ……Unit 11/Workbook

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