Do you remember me, Nobita?
WARM UP: GUESSING
What will Nobita tell Doraemon?
Shizuka, I am going to study aboard.
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Shizuka asked me if I remembered her.
Really?
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Unit 3
WAYS OF SOCIALISING
Lesson 6: Language focus 2
Yes/ No questions in reported speech
Wh-questions in reported speech
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I. YES/ NO QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH
Do you want to study abroad?
Mary asked Susan to study abroad.
Mary asked Susan: “Do you want to study abroad?”
you
Do
want
she
wanted
if
Mary asked Susan whether she wanted to study abroad.
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STRUCTURE
Direct speech:           S + V + (O) : “Auxiliary verb + S + V + ….?”
Reported speech:        S + asked + O + if / whether + S + V + ….
Ex 1: He asked Mary: “Have you ever been to Japan, Mary?”  
Aux. verb
S
V
 He asked Mary ………………………………………………………………………….
 ever been to Japan
if / whether
she had
Ex 2: “Did you go out last night, Tan?” I asked  
  I asked Tan…………………………………………….…… 
he had gone out the night before.
if / whether
Aux. verb
S
V
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PRACTICE
1. “Do your parents live in the countryside?” Nam asked Mai
Nam asked Mai__________________________________________
2. “Do you enjoy reading?” Phong asked Peter
Phong asked Peter___________________________
3. “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
Tam asked Peter ___________________________________________
5. “Were you reading this book at 8 o’clock last Sunday?” She asked Ba
She asked Ba______________________________________________________
4. “Will it rain tomorrow morning?” He asked his friend
He asked his friend_____________________________________
if/ whether her parents lived in the countryside.
if/ whether he enjoyed reading.
if/ whether he had gone to Hue three years before.
if/ whether it would rain the following day.
if/ whether he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock the previous Sunday.
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II. Wh - QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH
What did you do before working for this company?
Mary asked Susan before working for company
Mary asked Susan: “What did you do before working for this company?”
you
What
what
she
did
do
had done
this
that
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        Direct speech: S + V + (O): “Wh-question + Aux. V + S + V +  …?”
STRUCTURE
Reported speech: S + asked + O + Wh-question + S + V + ….
Ex1 : “How long are you waiting for the bus?” he asked Mai
-> He asked Mai_______________________________
how long she was waiting for the bus.
Ex 2: Tom said to the girl: "When did you visit your uncle?"
-> Tom asked the girl _______________________
when she had visited her uncle.
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PRACTICE
The teacher said to Lien “What is your hobby?”
-> The teacher asked Lien___________________
2. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me
The teacher asked me_______________________
4. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”
Tam’s friend asked him_______________________________
3. He said to Lan “Why did you come back home late last night?”
He asked Lan ____________________________________________
5. Hoang said to Lan: “Where have you worked since 2016?
Hoang asked Lan______________________________
what her hobby was.
where my father worked.
why she had come back home late the night before.
how long he would stay in England.
where she had worked since 2016.
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"What`s the time?" he asked.
→ He asked Mai _____________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. He asked Mai what the time is.
B. He asked Mai what the time was.
C. He asked Mai what the time was being.
D. He asked Mai what is the time.
B. He asked Mai what the time was.
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2. “Do you know how to use this machine?" they asked her
→ They asked her __________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. They asked her if they knew how to use that machine.
B. They asked her if she knows how to use that machine.
C. They asked her if she knew how to use that machine.
D. They asked her if they had known how to use that machine.
C. They asked her if she knew how to use that machine.
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3. “Where will you spend your holiday?” my mother asked me.
→ My mother asked me ________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. My mother asked me where I would spend my holiday.
B. My mother asked me where she would spend her holiday.
C. My mother asked me where I will spend my holiday.
D. My mother asked me where you would spend your holiday.
A. My mother asked me where I would spend my holiday.
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4. “Do you like pop music?” Peter told Lan
→ Peter asked Lan_______________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. Peter asked Lan if she had liked pop music.
B. Peter asked Lan if he liked pop music.
C. Peter asked Lan if she likes pop music.
D. Peter asked Lan if she liked pop music.
D. Peter asked Lan if she liked pop music.
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4. “Where are you going next Sunday?” Mr. Brown said to Ms. Linda
→ Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda_________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda where are you going next Sunday.
B. Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda where she was going the following Sunday.
C. Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda where you was going the next Sunday.
D. Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda where you are going the following Sunday.
B. Mr. Brown asked Ms. Linda where she was going the following Sunday.
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5. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Lan
→ Phong asked Lan_____________________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. Phong asked Lan when would his father leave Vietnam for the USA.
B. Phong asked Lan when will his father leave Vietnam for the USA.
C. Phong asked Lan when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
D. Phong asked Lan when his father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
C. Phong asked Lan when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
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6. “Have you done your homework?” My mother said to me
→ My mother said to me _____________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. My mother asked me whether she had done my homework.
B. My mother asked me whether I had done my homework.
C. My mother asked me whether I had done her homework.
D. My mother asked me whether she had done her homework.
B. My mother asked me whether I had done my homework.
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7. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” David asked his mother
→ David asked his mother__________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. David asked his mother whether there were some oranges in the fridge.
B. David asked his mother whether there are some oranges in the fridge.
C. David asked his mother if there are some oranges in the fridge.
D. David asked his mother if are there some oranges in the fridge.
A. David asked his mother whether there were some oranges in the fridge.
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8. “What was you doing at 9pm last night?” Mai asked Huong
→ Mai asked Huong___________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. Mai asked Huong what she was doing at 9pm last night.
B. Mai asked Huong what she has been doing at 9pm the night before.
C. Mai asked Huong what she had been doing at 9pm the night before.
D. Mai asked Huong what she had done at 9pm the night before.
C. Mai asked Huong what she had been doing at 9pm the night before.
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9. “Is Ba watching TV now?” Lan asked me.
→ Lan asked me_______________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. Lan asked me whether Ba was watching TV then.
B. Lan asked me whether Ba is watching TV then.
C. Lan asked me whether Ba had been watching TV then.
D. Lan asked me if Ba has been watching TV then.
A. Lan asked me whether Ba was watching TV then.
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10. “What is your name” she asked him.
→ She asked him __________________
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each following question
A. She asked him what your name was.
B. She asked him what her name was.
C. She asked him what his name was.
D. She asked him if his name was.
C. She asked him what his name was.
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HOME WORK
* Learn old lesson:
Learn by heart the structures of Yes/ No questions in reported speech and Wh-questions in reported speech
* Prepare new lesson:
Review unit 1, 2, 3 for 45-minute test
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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