ASIAN GAMES

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ASIAN GAMES
CLASS 11 UNIT 9

• Grammar
• REPORTED SPEECH

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Contents

• Introduction
• Examples
• Structure
• Substitutions

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Introduction

• A reported speech
• A command / an order
• An advice
• A request

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Introduction

• A reported speech is a report of what somebody
  has said, but the reporter does not use their
  exact words.
• Direct structure
• Tom said I have lost my umbrella.
• Reporting clause
  Quote
• Indirect structure (reported structure)
• Tom said he had lost his umbrella.
• Reporting clause
  Reported clause

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Introduction

• A command is an order given to a person.
• e.g. Dont make so much noise.
• An advice is an opinion or a suggestion about
  what somebody should do in a particular
  situation.
• e.g. You should take a rest for a while.
• A request is an action of asking for something
  formally or politely
• e.g. Will you lend me your book, please?

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How to change a command (an order), an advice, a
request into reported speech
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Examples

• The teacher said to his students, Do all the
  homework before you come to class.
• The teacher asked his students to do all the
  homework before they came to class.
• Will you come and see the match tomorrow with
  me, please, said Tom to Mary.
• Tom invited Mary to come and see the match
  tomorrow with him.

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Examples

• The father said, dont waste your time playing
  games all day, son.
• ? The father asked his son not to play games all
  day.
• Please do not touch any of the material here,
  said the employer to his assistant.
• ? The employer told his assistant not to touch
  any of the material there.

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Structure
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT TO INFINITIVE

• Notes
• Object is the person who was advised, commanded,
  or requested.
• Some verbs is commonly used with this structure
  advise, ask, beg, command, invite, order,
  persuade, remind, teach, tell, urge, warn, etc.

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Substitutions

• Use the structure to do the following tasks
• Task 1
• Task 2
• Task 3

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Task 1

• Work in groups of four
• Look at the table cues
• Make as many meaningful sentences as possible.
• Which group makes the most sentences is the
  winner.
• The winning group control the whole class to
  repeat those sentences.

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Task 1
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Task 2

• Change the following sentences into reported
  speech
• You are ill. You should see a doctor, Mary said
  her mother.
• ? Marys mother advised her to see a doctor
• Could you give me a ride to school? said Tom.
• ? Tom asked me to give him a ride to school.
• Please, dont tell anyone this story, Peter
  said to his friend.
• ? Peter told his friend not to tell anyone that
  story.
• Give me some food, please, please, said the
  beggar.
• ? The beggar begged me to give him some food.

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Task 3

• Work in group of eight.
• Each group will make a conversation about the
  following topics
• Love
• Money
• Books
• Friends
• Study
• Perform that conversation before class.
• Other groups will report what you have overheard.

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