Paola : Go on Lan : Then she aked me how I leaned English in my country ….And she asked how I used English in the future.. “ ……… ……… *Situation 3 : Suppose you are Tim ‘s mother .Repor
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* Read the conversation between Paola and Lan and do the atsk below :
Paola :Hey ,Lan ! Have you finished your exam ?
Lan : Yes…… ,I have
Paola :Were the questions difficult ?
Lan :Well ,they were quite hard
Paola :Did you pass ?
Lan : I ‘m not sure The examiner didn’t tell me.
Poala :What questions did she ask you ?
Lan : First She asked me what my name was,and where I came from
Paola :Thay were easy for you ,weren’t you ?
Lan : …Then she asked me why I was learning English ,…and if I spoke any other languages Paola : Go on
Lan : Then she aked me how I leaned English in my country ….And she asked how I used
English in the future
Paola :What else did she ask you ?
Lan : Oh ,Paola ! let me try to remember ! Ah , She asked me what aspect of learning English I
found most difficult
Paola : is that all ,Lan ?
Lan : Oh There were a lot of other questions She also asked me to read the passage
Paola : What did she say in the end ?
Lan : I ‘m trying to remember …Oh yes ! Exactly she said “If you want to attend the course ,you
must pass the written examination.Good luck ! “
Paola : It ‘s terrible ,Lan I don’t think I will be able to pass the exams.
Lan : Don’t worry ,Paola Everything will be all right
*Task : what exactly did the examiner ask Lan ? Look at the list of questions and check the boxes
ROYAL ENGLISH COLLEGE Examination in English as a foreign language
Stage one :Oral examination
(This list must not be shown to the candidates)
8) How did you learn English in your country ? …
10) What aspect of learning English you find most difficult ? …
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13) Look at this picture Describe it …
* Situation 1:
Lan ‘s father held a party to celebrate his mother ‘s birthday.Unfortunately,Mrs Thu ,her
grandmother ,has a hearing problem and she couldn’t hear what people were saying After the party ,Lan reported everything to her grandmother
Example : “ I ‘m happy to see you ” (Aunt Xuan )
Aunt Xuan said she was happy to see you
a) “This birthday cake is delicious “ (Uncle Hung )
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b) “ I love these roses “ (Miss Nga )
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c) “ I ‘m having a wonderful time here ” (Cousin Mai )
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d) “ I will go to Hue tomorrow ” ( Mr Tri)
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e) “ I may have a new job “ (Mrs Hoa )
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f) “ I must leave now “ (Mr Quang )
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* Situation 2 :
This morning Nga had an interview for a summer job.When she arrived home ,sh told her mother about the interview.
Example :
Director ,Mrs Brown :”Do you like pop music ? “
Nga reported to her mother : She asked me if I liked pop music
Or She asked me whether I liked pop music
Here what Mrs Brown asked Nga :
a. “How old are you ? “
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b. “ Is your school near here ? “
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c. “What is the name of your school ?”
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e. “Which grade are you in ? “
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f. “ Can you use a computer ? “
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g. “ Why do you want this job ?”
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h. “ When does your school vacation start ? “
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*Situation 3 :
Suppose you are Tim ‘s mother Report Miss Jackson ‘s commands and requests in her conversatiuon with Tim ‘s mother.
Example:
Miss Jackson said :
“ Can you give Tim this dictionary ? “
Or “Please give Tim this dictionary “
Tim ‘s mother reported it to Tim :
Miss Jackson asked me to give you this dictionary
Or Miss Jackson told me to give you this dictionary
a. “ Please wait for me outside my office ”
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b. “ Please give Tim his report card for this semester “
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c. “ Can you help Tim with his Spanish pronunciation ? “
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d. “ Can you meet me next week ? “
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* Situation 4 :
Report Miss Jackson ‘s advice she gave in her conversation with Tim ‘s mother Example :
Miss Jackson said :
“ Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation ”
Tim ‘s mother reported it to him :
Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish Pronunciation
a. “ Tim should spend more time on Spanish pronunciation ”
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b. “ Tim should practise speaking Spanish everyday ”
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c. “ Tim should listen to Spanish conversations on TV ”
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d. “ Tim should practise reading aloud passages in Spanish ”
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e. “ Tim should use this dictionary to find out how to pronounce Spanish words ”
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***Muốn đổi từ câu trực tiếp sang câu tường thuật ta phải thực hiện 3 sự thay đổi :
1/ Đổi đại từ nhân xưng hoặc tính từ sở hữu :
-Đối với ngôi thứ nhất (I ,we / me ,us / my ,our ) ,ta đổi sang cùng ngôi với chủ từ của mệnh đề chính
-Đối với ngôi thứ hai(you / you / your ), ta đổi sang cùng ngôi với túc từ trong mệnh đề chính
-Đối với ngôi thứ ba (she, he ,it , they / her ,him,it ,them / her ,his,its,their ),ta không cần phải thay đổi gì cả
2/ Đổi thì của động từ khi động từ trong mệnh đề chính dùng thì ở mốc quá khứ,sau đây là bảng chuyển đổi thì :
**Note :
Simple present
Present continuous
Simple past
Present perfect
Past continuous
Simple future (will)
Simple past Past continuous Past perfect Past perfect Past perfect continuous Simple future in the past (would)
Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề chính dùng thì ở mốc hiện tại (hiện tại đơn/hiện tại
tiếp diễn/ hiện tại hoàn thành ) hoặc tương lai thì không đổi thì
Ex 1 :He says “ Two and two are four “
-> He says that two and two are four
Ex 2 : She has just said “ She likes to help the poor “
-> She has just said that she likes to help the poor
Ex 3 : I will say “ I am going to have lunch with them “
-> : I will say I am going to have lunch with them
3/ Đổi tính từ và trạng từ :
Trực tiếp Gián tiếp Trực tiếp Gián tiếp
This
These
Here
Now
That Those There then
Today Yesterday Ago Next week
That day The day before Before
The week after
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DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH
1/ Direct : The doctor said to them , “ You will recover in a few days ”
Indirect : The doctor told them that _ would recover in a few days
2/ Direct : The teacher says , “ Lots of students have not realized the difference between “ farther ” and “ further ” ”
Indirect : The teacher says that lots of students the difference between “ farther ” and “ further ”
a had not realized b have not realized c would not realize d realized
3/ Direct : He said , “ We knew nothing about video ten years ago ”
Indirect : He said that they had known nothing about video ten years
4/ Direct ; He announced , “ We might publish this book ”
Indirect : He announced that they _ that book
a might be published b would have published c might be publishingd might have
published
5/ Indirect : The professor explained that Uncle Ho had devoted all his life to the salvation
of VietNam
Direct : The professor explained , “ Uncle Ho all his life to the salvation of VietNam
”
a has devoted b devotes c was devoted d devoting
6/ Direct :They asked me , “ Can we study English ? ”
Indirect : They asked me they could study English
7/ Direct : She wondered , “ Is listening linked with reading ? ”
Indirect : She wondered if _ with reading
a was listening linked b has listeninglinked c listening was linked d listening has been linked
8/ Indirect : The student asked whether computers had developed before the 1900’s
Direct ; The student asked , “ _ before the 1900’s ? ”
a Have computers developed b Had computers developed
c Computers developed d Computers have developed
9/ Direct : He asked her , “ Will you enroll in the Faculty of Letters next year ? ”
Indirect : He asked her if she would enroll in the Faculty of Letters _
a next year b the previous year c the year before d the following year 10/ Direct : They asked their teacher , “ Have you printed your English course ? ”
Indirect : They asked their teacher whether he _ his English course
a has printed b have printed c printed d had printed
11/ Direct : He said to the engineers , “ Open a shopping centre in this area ”
Indirect : He told the engineers a shopping centre in that area
a to open b open c opening d opened
12/ *Direct : The director order them , “ Let not to launch that movement ”
Indirect : The director ordered them _ that movement
a don’t launch b not to launch c not launch d launch not
13/ Indirect : The physicist told his assistant to carry out his task right away
Direct : The physicist said to his assistant , “ _ your task right away.”
Trang 6a To carry out b Carry out c Carrying out d Carries out 14/ Indirect : He asked the technician to start the engine at once
Direct : He the technician , “ Start the engine at once ”
15/ Direct : He said, “ I did this exercise myself ”
Indirect : He said that _ had done that exercise
a he / himself b I / myself c he / myself d I / himself
16/ Direct : “ My father went there last month ”
Indirect : He said that his father went _ the previous month
17/ Direct : “ The boy that is standing over here is my only son ”
Indirect : She said that the boy was standing over there was her only son
18/ Indirect : She said she would do it there and then
Direct : She said , “ I shall do it ”
a here and then b here and now c here and now d now and then 19/ Indirect : The teacher said that two and two are four
Direct : The teacher said “ Two and two four ”
20/ Direct : “ Don’t be shy ”
Indirect : Her boy friend told her _ shy
a do not be b don’t be c not to be d to be
* EXERCISE 1 : Change into the reported speech :
1)“Listen carefully”,he said to us
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1. Ann says “I ‘m tired “
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1. Tom says ,”New York is bigger than London “
>………
1. He told me ,”Don’t call me a champion “
>………
1. She asked me ,”Why didn’t you come to class yesterday ?”
>……… 6)She asked him,” Have you read this book ?”
>………
* EXERCISE 2 : Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed above:
1/ John said “ Did you meet my father at our school yesterday , Mary ?”
John asked………
2/“When is the first day of your holiday, Lan?” Nam asked
Nam asked Lan
3/“Where did you put my gloves?” Mary said to him
Mary asked him
4/ “How many student are there in your class ? “
The man asked me _
5/ “ You should take science appreciation courses at school “
The lady-researcher advised us
6/ She asked him,” Do you like your job?” ( Write in the Reported Speech)
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7/“When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me
The interviewer asked me………
8/ “Do you like music?” Jane asked Lan
Jane asked Lan………
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The doctor asked her………
10/ “Please sit down”, the thecher said to me
The teacher asked me………
11/ “What are you doing” she asked me
She Wondered………
12) He said “ I write home every day “
He said that………
13) He says “ This work is very difficult “
He says that ………
14) I said to him “ don’t shout at girls ! “
I told him……… 15) He said “ Go away, boys !”
He ………