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👉A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Reported speech (statements)
1. Look at part of the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Then 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. | Reported speech A. My uncle said the robots would be able to give us feedback too. B. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our work. |
💡Remember!
Reported speech is used to report what someone said.
Example:
Mi said, "I want a new computer." → Mi said (that) she wanted a new computer.
- We change the verb forms when we use reported speech.
Present simple Past simple
Mi said, "I love science." Mi said (that) she loved science.
Present continuous Past continuous
Mi said, "I am learning English." Mi said (that) she was learning English.
Will Would
"I will become a scientist," he said. He said (that) he would become a scientist.
- We also change time and place expressions in reported speech.
now → then today → that day ago→ before
tomorrow → the following day/the next day this week → that week
here → there
- We also change pronouns according to situations.
I → he/she we → they me→ him/her...
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2. Complete the second sentences using the correct verb forms.
1. "I am a member of the IT club."
Minh said that he _____ a member of the IT club.
2. "Mai will take an online course to improve her speaking."
Nam said Mai _____ an online course to improve her speaking.
3. "I am talking to Phong on the phone."
Tom said he _____ to Phong on the phone.
4. "They are going to send me an email."
He said they _____ to send him an email.
5. "I don't have an iPod to listen to music."
She said that she _____ an iPod to listen to music.
3. Complete the second sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
| there that year that day then the next day |
1. "I'm having a science test tomorrow," Mary said.
Mary 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 mum said.
My mum said that they would invent a smart cooker __________.
5. "My teacher will park her car here," said Mi.
Mi said her teacher would park her car __________.
4. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. "We will live much longer in the future," said the scientist.
The scientist said that _____________________________________.
2. "Our school is going to have a new laboratory here," said our teacher.
Our teacher said that _____________________________________.
3. "They are developing technology to monitor students better," my dad said.
My dad said that _____________________________________.
4. "There are no classes tomorrow because our teacher is ill," Tom said.
Tom said that _____________________________________.
5. "We want some students to join the science club next semester," the teacher said.
The teacher said that _____________________________________.
5. 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.
