Grammer - Junior Secondary 2 - Reported speech

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what direct and reported speech is

Speech means a talk or a dialogue between two persons.

There are two kinds of speech

1.   Direct speech: Direct speech is when we repeat the words of a person exactly in their words to someone else.

Examples

a.   Ben said, “I am very happy about your success”

b.   “Come inside and help me in the kitchen”

2.   Reported speech: Reported speech is when we express the essence of the main points of a person’s words with few modifications. It can also be called indirect speech.

Examples

a.   Ben said that he was very happy about my success

b.   Your sister told you to come inside and help her in the kitchen five minutes ago.

She the highlights the rules to remember in changing direct to reported speech

1.   Direct speech should be placed between the inverted commas and begins with a capital letter

2.   No inverted commas and commas are used in reported speech

3.   The verb of the reporting verb is not changed

4.   A conjunction is used after the reporting verb in the reported speech

5.   Tense/Pronouns/Words indicating nearness of time and position are changed e.g today is changed to that day, tomorrow is changed to the following/next day, yesterday is changed to the previous day

6.   When we use reported speech, we usually talk about the past. Hence the forms of the verbs are changed to the past in reported speech.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

She explains more rules in changing from direct to reported speech

Changing from direct to reported speech

More changes in reported speech include

1.   First and second person pronouns changes to third person pronouns

a.   “I like salad”

She said she liked salad

b.   “We copied your style of singing”

They said that they copied his style of singing

2.   Other words which refer to time may change

i.     This to that

ii.    These to those

iii.  Here to there

iv.  Now to then/at that moment

Examples

a.   “This is the moment of truth”

The lecturer said that that was the moment of truth

b.   “We want to stay here”

The children said that they wanted to stay there.

c.   “We are going away now”

The tourists said that they were going away at that moment

d.   “We’ll do the assignment tomorrow”

The students said that they would do the assignment the next day

3.   Use ‘if’ or ‘whether’ when reporting questions

Examples

a.   “Can you lend me your pen?” Ade asked

Ade asked if I could lend him my pen

Reporting verbs used in reported speech

Suggested  muttered   admitted   said  whispered  asked  agreed  boasted  protested  insisted  objected  ordered  claimed  exclaimed  commanded  requested 

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define direct speech and reported speech

2.   State five vital rules in changing direct speech to reported speech

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I on page 158 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise II on page158 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners