九年级英语getting along3.pptVIP

Unit 2 Getting Along Lesson4 ReviseandImprove REPORTED SPEECH Direct Speech: “It is time to study,” our teacher said Reported Speech: Our teacher said that it was time to study. Let’s take a look: This paragraph is in Direct Speech. Thespoken verbs are underlined. “Can I go to the park, please?” Li Jun asked. “Is your homework finished?” his mother inquired. “No it isn’t,”Li Jun replied. “Well, you can’t go until your homework is finished,” shesaid. “But I want to go now,”cried Li Jun. “You have to finish your homework!”shouted his mom. Let’s change it into reported speech. Notice the verbs all change to the past tense: Li Jun asked if he could go to the park. His mother inquired if his homework was finished. He replied that it wasn’t. His mother said that he couldn’t go until his homework was finished. He cried that he wanted to go then, but his mom shouted that he had to finish his homework. Now You Try: 1. (a) “I really like thenew action movie that’s playing,” said Liu Chang. (b) “Oh, I really want to seethat movie too!” shouted Susan. (a)Liu Chang said that shereally liked the new action movie that was playing. (b)Susan shouted that shereally wanted to seethat movie too. 2. (a) “Have you seen my notebook, Mike?” asked Amy. (b) “I think I did seeit!” Mike replied. (a)Amy asked Mike if he had seen her notebook. (b)Mikereplied that he thought he had seen it. A Work by Yourself Changethese sentences from direct speech to reported speech. e. g. “There’s amousein the bathroom,”shescreamed. She screamed that therewas amousein the bathroom. 1. “But, I don’t want to go to the dentist,”cried little Timmy. Little Timmy cried but he didn’t want to go to the dentist. 2. “Do you have a headache?” thedoctor asked. The doctor asked if he had a headache. B Work in Pairs Interview your partner with the following questions: ●Where do you live? ●Where did you like before that? ●How do you travel to school? ●Do you live with your grandparents? ●What’s your favorit