Transcript Public Opinion Timeline

CLASS 11 – UNIT 9
ASIAN GAMES
Grammar:
REPORTED SPEECH
Contents
Introduction
Examples
Structure
Substitutions
Introduction
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2.
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4.
A reported speech
A command / an order
An advice
A request
Introduction
A reported speech is a report of what
somebody has said, but the reporter does not use
their exact words.
Direct structure:
Tom said: “I have lost my umbrella.”
Reporting clause
Quote
Indirect structure (reported structure):
Tom said he had lost his umbrella.
Reporting clause
Reported clause
Introduction
 A command
is an order given to a person.
e.g. Don’t make so much noise.
 An advice is an opinion or a suggestion
about what somebody should do in a
particular situation.
e.g. You should take a rest for a while.
 A request is an action of asking for
something formally or politely
e.g. Will you lend me your book, please?
How to change a command (an
order), an advice, a request into
reported speech
Examples
1. The teacher said to his students, “Do all
the homework before you come to class.”
 The teacher asked his students to do all
the homework before they came to class.
2. “Will you come and see the match
tomorrow with me, please,” said Tom to
Mary.
 Tom invited Mary to come and see the
match tomorrow with him.
Examples
1. The father said, “don’t waste your time
playing games all day, son.”
 The father asked his son not to play games
all day.
2. “Please do not touch any of the material
here,” said the employer to his assistant.
 The employer told his assistant not to touch
any of the material there.
Structure
SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE
Notes:
 Object is the person who was advised,
commanded, or requested.
 Some verbs is commonly used with this
structure: advise, ask, beg, command, invite,
order, persuade, remind, teach, tell, urge, warn,
etc.
Substitutions
Use the structure to do the following
tasks:
 Task 1
 Task 2
 Task 3
Task 1

Work in groups of four
 Look at the table cues
 Make as many meaningful sentences as
possible.
 Which group makes the most sentences is
the winner.
 The winning group control the whole class
to repeat those sentences.
Task 1
advised
The mother
asked
The boys
invited
She
ordered
They
begged
Tom
warned
him
her
Mary
her
son
David
(not)
to clean the floor
to go out at night
to stay up late
to lend some money
to cheat in exams
to do exercises
Task 2
Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. “You are ill. You should see a doctor, Mary” said her
mother.
 Mary’s mother advised her to see a doctor
2. “Could you give me a ride to school?” said Tom.
 Tom asked me to give him a ride to school.
3. “Please, don’t tell anyone this story,” Peter said to his
friend.
 Peter told his friend not to tell anyone that story.
4. “Give me some food, please, please,” said the beggar.
 The beggar begged me to give him some food.
Task 3

Work in group of eight.
 Each group will make a conversation about the
following topics:
– Love
– Money
– Books
– Friends
– Study

Perform that conversation before class.
 Other groups will report what you have overheard.