Reported speech 1(He said that...)

Direct speech and Reported speech
Imagina que a tu amigo David se encuentra enfermo y se lo quieres decir a alguien. Esto lo podemos hacer de dos formas:

1. Direct speech: Repetir las palabras de David: David said "I am feeling ill."
2. Reported speech: David said that he was feeling ill. También, se puede decir: David said he was feeling ill (se suprime el that).
Si observas los ejemplos anteriores, se ha pasado de presente a pasado: el am ha pasado a was.

El pronombre también cambia de "I" a "he". Aquí tienes otros ejemplos:

Si en el Direct speech aparece el verbo en past simple o present perfect, se pasará a past perfect cuando se transforme a reported speech. Por ejemplo:

Susan said "I went to the doctor, so I didn't go to work."

Susan said (that) she had gone to the doctor, so she hadn't gone to work.

Susan said "I have gone to the doctor, so I haven't gone to work."

Susan said (that) she had gone to the doctor, so she hadn't gone to work.

Además, hay que cambiar las referencias de tiempo y de lugar para utilizar el estilo indirecto.

Por ejemplo:

"I saw him today", she said.

She said that she had seen him that day

He said, "I live here"

He siad he lived there.

Activities:

Activity 1. Warm up.

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Reported speech 2: Say vs Tell

Reporting verbs say and tell: Say y tell son verbos similares que producen mucha confusión. 1. Cuando utilizamos "tell" tenemos que añadir el objeto directo (me, you, us), le decimos a alguien algo. Por ejemplo: John told me (that) he was going to be late. ==>" You tell somebody something" 2. "Say" se utiliza para decirle algo a alguien. Es muy utilizado en direct speech acompañado del "to" . Por ejemplo: Ann said goodbye to me and left.==>"You say something to somebody" También se utiliza con el reported speech sin el "to", por ejemplo: John said (that) he would be late. ==>"You say Something" Activity 2: Say vs Tell Say vs Tell activity

What time is it?

What time is it?, imagine you are late to school and your cellphone ran out of battery. Oh no! I don't know the time, What time is it?. After watching this video (Click for the video) complete the exercise in this link: Click the link

Story Maker and retelling.

Students will make their own story using the Story Maker application from the British Council’s website. They can make three types of stories: a fairy story, a horror story, or a science fiction story. O nce they have created the story they will work in groups of three, they will exchange the stories and read them individually. Retelling is a methodology used to assess how well a student has comprehended a story. In this activity students will not only work on their reading skills, but also on their speaking skills. Click the link

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