1、Grammar and usageDirect speech and reported speech&Reported speech:statements,questions and imperative sentencesLook at the following sentences:Tom:What are you going to do this summer holiday?Amy:I am going to travel to Beijing with my parents.Now try to answer:What did Amy say?Amy said that she wa
2、s going to travel to Beijing with her parents.Direct speech and reported speechWhat is the difference between direct speech and reported speech?Direct speech is to report what exactly has been said while reported speech or indirect speech is to report what has been said without using exact words.How
3、 can we change direct speech into reported speech?We can change direct speech into reported speech by using an object clause or an infinitive phrase.For example:He said,Im used to such embarrassing comments.He said that he was used to such embarrassing comments.We must not give up in the face of pre
4、ssure!she said.She encouraged us not to give up in the face of pressure.Besides the major changes in sentence structure,there are also changes in:Personal pronouns Tenses Adverbials of time and place Other casesPersonal pronouns:She said,I did some research.She said that she had done some research.A
5、nn said,I have finished this letter.Ann said that she had finished that letter.Direct speechReported speechSimple presentSimple pastSimple futureFuture in the pastSimple pastPast perfectHow to change the tenses:Direct speechReported speechPresent continuous Past continuousPresent perfectPast perfect
6、Past perfectPast perfectLight travels at a great speed,said Ms Li.Ms Li said that light travels at a great speed.Tips:We do not change the tense when we report a proverb or a fact that doesnt change over time.Adverbials of time and place:e.g.Tom said,I am working here today.Tom said he was working t
7、here that day.The following table shows other examples:Direct speechReported speechtodaytomorrowyesterdaynext montha week agothat day/yesterday,etc.the next day/the following day,etc.the day before/the previous day,etc.the month after/the following montha week before/a week earlier,etc.Other cases:S
8、ome more examples of the changes:Direct speechReported speechthisthesecomethatthosegoRead the advertisement and complete the letter on Page 9.Answers:1._ 2._ 3._4._ 5._ 6._7._ 8._ 9._ 10._waswould behad readthatwouldhad boughtthatwouldthoseherReported speech:statements,questions and imperative sente
9、nces1.Statements We use noun clauses introduced by that to report statements.The word that can be omitted.e.g.She said(that)advertisements were almost everywhere nowadays.There are more reporting verbs other than say and tell:advise explain insist promiseannounce suggest warne.g.The write explained
10、that PSAs were often run for free.We use noun clauses introduced by whether/if to report yes/no questions.e.g.Matt asked Ann,Does Jason deserve this ward?Matt asked Ann whether/if Jason deserved this award.2.QuestionsWe use noun clauses introduced by wh-words to report wh-questions.e.g.Where did you
11、 find the advertisements for jobs abroad?Bill asked.Bill asked where I had found the advertisements for jobs abroad.3.Imperative sentences To report imperative sentences,we can use the structure:reporting verb+object+(not)+to infinitivee.g.The candidate said to the manager,Please give me five minute
12、s for preparation.The candidate asked the manager to give him five minutes for preparation.There are other verbs that can be used in this structure to report imperative sentences:advise encourage invite recommend warne.g.Dont believe every advertisement you read,Michelle said to me.Michelle advised
13、me not to believe every advertisement I read.总 结1.如果直接引语是一个陈述句，变成间接2.引语时用that引导，有时也可省略。e.g.She said,Father,the boy is very naughty now.She told her father(that)the boy was very naughty then.2.如果直接引语是客观真理，变为间接引语时，时态不变。e.g.Light travels much faster than sound,she said to me yesterday.She told me the d
14、ay before that light travels much faster than sound.3.如果直接引语中有明确表示过去的时间状语，在变为间接引语时，一般过去时不必变为过去完成时。e.g.He said,The great inventor was born in 1884.He told me that the great inventor was born in 1884.4.如果直接引语是一般疑问句，变为间接引语时用whether/if 引导，且用陈述句语序。e.g.She asked me,Are you the happiest person in your fami
15、ly?She asked me whether/if I was the happiest person in my family.5.如果直接引语是特殊疑问句，变为间接引语时，仍用该特殊疑问词，用陈述句语序。e.g.She asked me,When will the advertisements be on air?She asked me when the advertisements would be on air.6.转述祈使句时使用该结构:转述动词(ask/tell/order/advise/remind/warn/insist/suggest/invite/encourage)+
16、宾语+(not)to do e.g.Go and see a doctor after class,my teacher said to me.My teacher advised me to go and see a doctor after class.Read Part A on Page 11 and practisereporting questions using whether/if or wh-words.Answers:2.Wang Qin _.3.Lu Kai _.asked how it could help him remember English words.aske
17、d whether/if it taughtlistening and speaking 4.Liu Fang _ _ _.5.Gu Jin _ _.asked what the designerwould do if she was not satisfiedwith the softwareasked whether/if it was easyto useRead the advertising tips on Page 11 and report each of them to your boss.Answers:2.The expert encourages us to _.3.Th
18、e expert recommends that _.use interesting and attractive photoswe(should)use eye-catching logos4.The expert suggests that _ _ _.5.The expert tells us to _ _.we(should)make the slogans short and easymake good useof colours to attract peoples attentionto remember选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.My classmate asked me
19、 _.A.had I seen the film three days ago B.had I seen the film three days beforeC.if I had seen the film three days ago D.whether I had seen the film three days before2.He asked me _ with me.A.what the matter is B.B.what the matter was C.what is the matter D.what was the matter3.My friend really didn
20、t know _ to help the dying boy.A.what he could do B.how could he doC.whether he can do D.what can he did4.Shelly asked Andy _ water the flowers while she was away.A.didnt forget to B.dont forget toC.not to forget to D.not forget to5.She exclaimed(惊呼)_.A.what a difficult task it wasB.what it was a di
21、fficult task C.what difficult task it wasD.what task it was difficult将下列直接引语改为间接引语。1.Mother said to her little daughter,The earth is not flat but round.Mother told her little daughter(that)the earth is not flat but round.2.He asked,How are you getting along with your studies these days,Mary and Jane
22、?He asked Mary and Jane how they were getting along with their studies those days.3.“Alice,you feed the baby,”Mother said.Mother asked Alice to feed the baby.4.“Lets have a rest,”our teacher said.Our teacher suggested(that)we have a rest.5.“Dont make this kind of foolish mistake again,”she said to me.She told/warned me not to make that kind of foolish mistake again.Finish Part C2 on Page 92 of the Workbook.Preview the Task.
