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Module 3 Period 3新课教学过程二（外研版 选修6） UNCTION—Reporting statements and suggestions Objectives To learn to report statements and suggestions To communicate with direct and indirect speech Procedures ▇ Warming up by learning about reported speech - indirect speech Indirect Speech (also referred to as reported speech) refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said. It is almost always used in spoken English. He said, I live in Paris. He said he lived in Paris. He said, I am cooking dinner. He said he was cooking dinner. He said, I have visted London twice. He said he had visited London twice. He said, I went to New York last week. He said he had gone to New York the week before. He said, I had already eaten. He said he had already eaten. He said, I am going to find a new job. He said he was going to find a new job. He said, I will give Jack a call. He said he would give Jack a call. ■Communicating with direct and indirect speech ●If the reporting verb (i.e. said) is in the past, the reported clause will be in a past form. This form is usually one step back into the past from the original. For example: He said the test was difficult. She said she watched TV every day. Jack said he came to school every day. ●If simple present, present perfect or the future is used in the reporting verb (i.e. says) the tense is retained. For example: He says the test is difficult. She has said that she watches TV every day. Jack will say that he comes to school every day. ●If reporting a general truth the present tense will be retained. For example: The teacher said that phrasal verbs are very important. ●Changing Pronouns and Time Signifiers When changing from direct speech to indirect speech, it is often necessary to change the pronouns to match the subject of the sentence. For example: She said, I want to bring my children. BECOMES She said she wanted to bring her children. Jack said, My wife went with me to the show. BECOMES Jack said his wife had gon