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Lesson 5: Language focus

Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
I. Reported speech: Statements
Ex: “ I am a student,” he said.
 He said he was a student.
“ They will come here tomorrow,” she said.
 She said that they would come there the day after.
“ I don’t like going out at night,” she says to me.
 She tells me that she doesn’t like going out at night.
* What are the rules in reported statements? I. Reported speech: Statements
Rules:
a. Reporting verbs: say, tell + O
b. Verb changes:
* If the reporting verb is in the
present tense, there is
no tense change.
* If the reporting verb is in past
tense, the verb in the reported
clause moves “one tense back”.

Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
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Grammar:
I. Reported speech:
Statements
Rules:
a. Reporting verb:
b. Verb changes
c. Pronoun changes
d. Modal verb changes
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus

e. Time and place changes
now
›
then
today
›
that day
here
›
there
this
›
that
this week
›

3. “ I can’t help you because I have too much to
do”  She said _______________________
4. “ Anne has written Jim a letter.”
 Rick told me __________________________
Unit 8 The story of my village
Lesson 5: Language focus
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