2. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Unit 6 Detective Stories Grammar （ A ）

3. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Conan — a famous detective

4. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Detective Lu said ， ‘A young man was killed in Valley Town.’ Detective Lu said (that) a young man was killed in Valley Town. Direct speech Reported speech had been Detective Lu

5. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Detective Lu said (that) we will work hard to find the murderer. Detective Lu said ， ‘ We will work hard to find the murderer.’ would they

6. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Detective Lu said, ‘We are checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues now.’ Detective Lu said (that) we are checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues now. were checking they then Work out the rule! We need to change the tense of the verbs （时态）, the pronouns （代词）, and the adverbials ( 状语） when we use reported speech.

7. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Direct SpeechReported Speech Simple present ( 一般现在时） The boy said,‘I’m scared.’ Simple past （一般过去时） The boy (that) he was scared 。 （一般过去时） The boy said (that) he was scared 。

8. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Direct SpeechReported Speech Present continuous （现在进行时） ‘The thief is running away,’said Mrs Ma. Past continuous （过去进行时） Mrs Ma said (that) the thief was running away.

9. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Direct SpeechReported Speech Present perfect （现在完成时） ‘I've finished my report,’ said Detective Lu. Past perfect （过去完成时） Detective Lu said(that) he had finished his report.

10. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Direct SpeechReported Speech Simple past （一般过去时） ‘I read the newspaper,’said Mr Wu. Past perfect （过去完成时） Mr Wu said (that) he had read the newspaper.

11. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Direct SpeechReported Speech Simple future （一般将来时） ‘We'll look for more clues,’ said Detective Lu....would...（过去将来时） Detective Lu said (that) they would look for more clues.

12. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A We are going to have a meeting this morning. We will talk about what happened last night. Detective Lu said (that) ___________________________________________________________ they were going to have a meeting that morning. He also said (that) ___________________________________________ they would talk about what had happened the night before.

13. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Play a game—He/She said… G1: It’s Christmas today. He/She said it was Christmas that day. G2: People are having Christmas parties at home. He/She said people were having Christmas parties at home. G3: A young man is walking alone on the street. He/She said a young man was walking alone on the street.

14. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A G4: He’s going to see his parents. He/She said he was going to see his parents. G5: Suddenly, a man comes out with a knife. He/She said a man came out with a knife suddenly. G6: He kills the young man and runs away. He/She said he killed the young man and ran away. G7: There is blood on his coat. He/She said there was blood on his coat. G8: The police have offered $5,000. He/She said the police had offered $5,000.

15. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Congratulations!

16. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Millie’s Report (I) Mrs White said that she _________ a man with blood on his shirt. Mr Frank said that he _____ a strange man in a blue van _____________. Mrs Wu said that her cousin ____________a man running down Upper Street _____________. had seen the day before. had noticed the night before. The victim’s mother said (that) she ____________ scared. had been Mrs Ma said ___________________ ____________________________. he didn’t care to go out alone at night then and there was a risk of getting killed.

17. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Millie’s Report (I) People in Valley Town said they hope _____________ ____________________________________________. Detective Lu said that time ______________________. the police time was running out. Detective Lu said that he ________ a drawing of the suspect ___________. would put up the following(next) day. Mrs Sun said ___________________________________.she would move to Moon Town for safety would catch the murderer soon.

18. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A What’s your name? Detective Lu asked him what is your name? My name is Jack. Find out the differences: 1. Change the word order. 2. Change the question mark to a full stop. his name was.

19. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Where do you work? I …I have no work. Detective Lu asked where __________ he worked.

20. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A What did you do last night? he I didn’t kill anyone. Detective Lu asked Jack __________________________ what he had donethe night before.

21. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Do you know the victim? Detective Lu asked ________________________________ if/whetherhe knew the victim. No, I don’t think so. Rule: For ‘Yes’/ ‘No’ questions, add ‘if’/ ‘whether’.

22. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Were you with your friends last night? Detective Lu asked ___________________________ __________ if/whetherhe had been with his friends the night before. Yeah, maybe…

23. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Is the coat with blood yours? We found it under your bed. Detective Lu asked _____________________________ if/whetherthe coat with blood was his. Er, no…er,yes…

24. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Practise more 1.Detective Lu asked Jack, ‘How old are you?’ Detective Lu asked Jack_____________________. how old he was 2.He asked Jack, ‘Do you live on your own?’ He asked Jack _____________________________.if/whether he lived on his own 3.He asked Jack, ‘ Did anyone see you last night?’ He asked Jack _________________________________________. if/whether anyone had seen him the night before

25. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Interviewing Detective Lu 1. The interviewer: How many crimes have you solved? The interviewer asked Detective Lu how many crimes he has solved. 2. The interviewer: Why did you become a detective? The interviewer asked Detective Lu why he had become a detective. 3. The interviewer asked Detective Lu when the Valley Town murder had taken place? 4. The interviewer asked Detective if/ whether there had been more than one attacker. 5. The interviewer asked Detective Lu if/ whether he had solved the Valley Town murder.

26. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Millie’s Report (II) At last Detective Lu asked the murderer why does he want to kill the victim. He said we are enemies. And he asked that the victim was really dead. Detective Lu told me the Valley Town murder has been solved today. if/whether had been solved that day they were he wanted

27. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A Make an interview on your school life with your partner, then report his/her answers to the class! Pair work! Tips: What time did you get up this morning? How long does it take you to finish your homework? Do you do sports every week? Do you like English?......

28. Reported speech with tense changes Unit 6 Grammar A 1.Finish exercises on P106&107. 2.Make an interview with your parents about their daily life, then write a report on it!