Reported speech I will go to see a
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Reported speech I will go to see a film during the weekend. What did Shirley say she would do during the weekend? She said she would go to see a film during the weekend.
Listen to the interview with Huang Lili who is an acrobatic artist, and write down three questions that the journalist asked her.
1. When did you decide to be a dancer? I asked Huang lili When she had decided to be a dancer. 2. Is your job dangerous? I asked Huang lili if/whether job was dangerous. 3. What are your plans for the future? I asked Huang lili what her plans for the future were.
in tenses Can you find any changes? in pronouns in word order --- statement order
Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous
Listen again and complete the interview. Journalist: When did you decide to be a dancer? Huang: When I was at school. I wanted to do something exciting so I applied to a dancing school and got accepted. I love dancing. This is the life for me! Journalist: Describe a typical day. Huang: Well , my day are usually very long. Yesterday _____, for example, I was practising until 10 o’clock and today I got up early to now which I’m going practise bending. I’m working on a new act_____, week to perform on the stage for the first time here ____ in Beijingnext ____. Journalist: Is your job dangerous? Huang: I --- er--- I’ve had a few accidents. Last _____, year I broke my wrist andlast _____ month I twisted my ankle, but it doesn’t happen that often do it’s not that bad. Journalist: what are your plans for the future? Huang: if things go well, I’ll continue with dancing for another five or ten years. And after that, I want to be a coach and stay with the group.
Read the report of the interview, and pay attention to the changes in the Indirect Speech. Please underline the time in the report.
Find the equivalents and match them. now today yesterday last month last year next week here the day before the previous month there that day at the time the year before the following week
Summary 1. Statement “I will try my best to help you. ” he told Jane. He told Jane that he would try his best to help her. 2. wh-questions “What do you do in your free time? ” he asked me. He asked me what I did in my free time. “How do you find the novel written by Mark Twin? ” asked the teacher.
3. Yes/No questions “Did you go to the British Museum yesterday? ” asked Kate asked me if/whether I had gone to the British Museum the day before. The old man said to the passer-by, “Will you tell me the way to the square? ” The old man asked the passer-by to tell him the way to the square.