Unit14-L3-2 Grammar Reported speech 刘 琳 Nine to Five

Wang Junyan is a famous ____________now. However, she said she had never _________ about going on TV. Wang Junyan said her mother’s attitude toward life would never stop ____________her thoughts and actions. After ___________ from Fudan University, she became a reporter. She _________ that being a reporter was not easy, but she ___________ it interesting and challenging. She said when she _________an illegal business, she began to _________ the importance of being a journalist. She believed she would never give up and she would be able to produce high quality reports in the future. Review TV presenter graduating influencing thought admitted found inspected realize

“ I never thought about going on TV.” However, she said she had never thought about going on TV. “My mother’s attitude towards life will never stop influencing my thoughts and actions.” Wang Junyan said her mother’s attitude towards life would never stop influencing her thoughts and actions. direct speech reported speech direct speech

“Her attitude will never stop influencing my thoughts and actions.” Wang Junyan said that her mother’s attitude towards life would never stop influencing her thoughts and actions. Discovery willwould “I meet a lot of people and go to many different places. I am never bored with this job.” She told me that she met a lot of people and went to many different places. She was never bored with that job. meetmetgowentamwas 一般现在时一般过去时 一般将来时 过去将来时

Discovery “ I’m working on a new act now.” She said that at that time she was working on a new act. “Today I got up early to practice bending”. She said that day she had got up early to practice bending. am workingwas working 现在进行时过去进行时 got had got 一般过去时过去完成时

Discovery “How did you achieve success?” I asked her how she had achieved success. “What do you like most about your job?” I asked her what she liked most about her job. 特殊疑问句保留特殊疑问词 语序陈述语序

Discovery “Do you still feel curious after many years?” I asked her if she still felt curious after many years. “Is your job dangerous?” I asked her whether her job was dangerous. 一般疑问句 if or whether 增加

Discovery “I’m going to perform it on stage for the first time here in Beijing next week. She said she was going to perform it on stage there in Beijing the following week. next weekthe following week

Discovery “Last year I broke my wrist and last month I twisted my ankle.” She told me that the year before she had broken her wrist and that she had twisted her ankle the previous month. last yearthe year before last monththe previous month

一般现在时 现在进行时 现在完成时 一般过去时 will is/are going to  Rule-1: tense change. In reported speech 间接引语 In direct speech 直接引语 一般过去时 过去进行时 过去完成时 would was/were going to

Wh-question Yes/No question  Rule-2: questions change. Wh-word “if” or “whether” In reported speech 间接引语 In direct speech 直接引语 语序：由疑问语序变为陈述语序。 Summary

now today last month last year next week  Rule-3: time expressions change In reported speech 间接引语 In direct speech 直接引语 Summary at the time that day the previous month the year before the following week

Practice 8 ExerciseP27

Practice 8 if he had won any cooking competitions. that he had won two cooking competitions the year before. I asked _____________________________ He said____________________________ 1. “Have you won any cooking competitions?” “Yes. I won two cooking competitions last year.”

Practice 8 if he had cooked any Chinese food. he had never cooked anything Chinese. 2. “Have you cooked any Chinese food?” I wondered _________________________ He admitted_____________________ “I have never cooked anything Chinese.”

Practice 8 what he thought of his job. his job was as creative as an artist’s. 3. “What do you think of your job?” I wanted to know ____________________ He said __________________________ “My job is as creative as an artist’s.

Practice 8 if there was anything exciting happening that year. his cookbook was going to be published the following month. 4. “Is there anything exciting happening this year?” I asked __________________________ He said ___________________________ “My cookbook is going to be published next month.”

Pair work Talk with your partner about yourself and try to report your questions and answers. Example: A:I asked/wondered what he had done the week before. He told me/replied/said he had watched a wonderful film. B: …

Read the following interview of Lin Shuhao and put it into a report. J: “How did you get into Harvard?” L: “I worked very hard.” J: “Describe a typical day” L: “I got up very early to practice… Language in use

Self assessment ( 自我检测 ) Answers 1.C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D

Homework Ex. 1, 2 & 4 on P70.