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

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

Reporting verbs 3

Other reporting verbs Aparte de tell y say se pueden utilizar otros reporting verbs como: Activities Activity 3 reporting verbs Activity 4 reporting verbs

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