Level 6: Reported Speech

1. En esta nueva unidad aprenderás a como reportar lo que alguien te dijo o te
pregunto, a una tercera persona, así como emitir ordenes que alguien más
dio. Esto sucede cuando alguien no escucha correctamente o no esta
presente en el momento que se lleva a cabo la conversación. Vamos a ver
como usar este nuevo tema .
Reported Speech or Indirect Speech

2. Reported Speech or Indirect Speech
In Direct Speech, we repeat the exact words that someone said. We usually use the
verb say and the words of the speaker are put in quotaton marks.
Irina said, “Tina is on the phone”
In Reported Speech, we report the meaning of what someone said, without using
their exact words. We use a reporting verb, usually say or tell, followed by that (which
can be omitted) and the reported statement.
Irina said that Tina was on the phone.
Reported speech is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before.
Distinction must be made between direct speech and reported speech
When you use reported speech, you either report:
• statements
• questions
• requests / commands
• other types

3. When we change a sentence from Direct to Reported Speech, pronouns and
possessive adjectives change according to the meaning of the sentence
“You look great in your new dress,” said David.
David said that I looked great in my new dress.
When a sentence changes from Direct to Reported Speech, tenses, modals and
time expressions change as follows

4. When making the changes to Reported Speech, remember that some other
expressions and markers change

5. Now let’s see how reported speech is used in a normal conversation

6. When changing questions to Reported Speech, you need to take into account
the following changes and details

7. When reporting commands or requests, you need to remember the following
details.
Let’s see how these changes work in a normal conversation

8. Let’s see again how reported speed is used in conversations

9. Check the vocabulary
words below and then
complete the exercise in
2. Vocabulary
Album: un CD que tiene varias
canciones en el
Single: un CD el cual tiene solo
una cancón principal en el
Record: grabar o grabación
Compose: componer, escribir una
canción
Track: una de muchas canciones
contenidas en un CD
Soundtrack: la música de una
película que es grabada en un CD
Turn on: encender
Turn off: apagar
Turn up: subir el volumen de radio
o televisión
Turn down: bajar el volumen de
radio o televisión

10. Here you have some examples
• She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.” – She says that her dad likes
roast chicken.
• He says, “I write poems.” – He says that he writes English.
• He said, “I am happy.” – He said that he was happy
• He said, "She might be right." – He said that she might be right.
• She said, “Sit down." - She asked me to sit down.
• She said, "don't be lazy" - She asked me not to be lazy
• Expressions of advice with must, should and ought are usually
reported using advise / urge.
Example:
"You must read this book."
He advised / urged me to read that book.
• The expression let’s is usually reported using suggest. In this case,
there are two possibilities for reported speech: gerund or statement
with should.
Example:
"Let’s go to the cinema."
1. He suggested going to the cinema.
2. He suggested that we should go to the cinema

11. Como pudiste apreciar en este tema, es muy importante que conozcas la
gramática básica, es decir que identifiques los tiempos gramaticales así como
sus auxiliares, los tiempos de los verbos y también memorizar los cambios de
expresiones de tiempo o adverbios de frecuencia e indicativos de cada uno de
los tiempos como mencionado anteriormente
Recuerda que este tema entra en función en el momento que se quiere o
pretende reportar lo hablado durante alguna conversación o ausencia de un
oyente, no olvides que al momento de reportar se realiza el cambio de tiempo
siempre.
Esperamos que no sea tan complicado este nuevo tema gramatical, de
cualquier manera recuerda que siempre cuentas con el apoyo del profesor a
cargo del grupo quien como siempre estará dispuesto a apoyarte en caso de
tener alguna duda o necesites apoyo
Aquí te dejamos como siempre las respuestas de los ejercicios para que puedas
comparar tus respuestas con ellas
C. 1.A jazz compilation 2. He wants her to play Jay a few songs from his new álbum on her MP3 player 3. At a proper studio 4. He likes it 5. He
writes the lyrics and plays the guitar 6. Vicky can get him one or he can download it from the band’s wensite
2.VOCABULARY. 1. álbum 2. single 3. compose 4. record 5.soundtrack 6.track 7.turn up 8.turn off 9.turn on 10.turn down

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