Grades 3, 4 and 5 english language learn indirect speech. A blend of completely new lessons, updated texts and activities, together with the refreshing and finetuning of some favourite lessons from new english file english file third edition provides the right mix of language, motivation. When we turn direct speech into indirect, some changes are usually necessary. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. You should come, its going to be a lot of fun, she said.
English course speakout upper intermediate writing. Macmillan publishers ltd 2002 this page may be photocopied. Use reported speech to tell someone what another person said e. Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example im going to the cinema tonight.
Students usually need to focus not only on the grammar involved, but also on production skills. Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions. English file upperintermediate students book, clive oxenden, christina lathamkoening, 2001, juvenile nonfiction, 160. Reported speech, indirect speech english grammar exercises. Reported speech reported statements when do we use reported speech. More on intermediate level direct and indirect speech exercises. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Practice this narration exercise online and find the answers at the end of exercise. Preintermediate 106 building sentences 1 some examples of reported speech sentences with say and tell. When youre not sure about something you might need to use a modal, a word like might, may, could, must or cant.
Reported speech grammar exercises learning english online. Reported statements mixed exercise change this direct speech into reported speech. Transform the following direct questions into indirect or embedded questions. To do that, we need to change verb tenses present, past, etc. Reported speech english grammar step by step has been designed for intermediate and advanced students of english. Introduction there are two ways of relating what a person has said. Reported speech exercises learning english englischhilfen. There are two main ways of reporting peoples thoughts, words, beliefs etc. They even drive me crazy as a teacher, and im a native english speaker. Exercise instructions rewrite the following using reported speech. Lots of reported speech exercises practise using free interactive quizzes. I told him respectfully that that was the way to be happy and rich. Stepbystep grammar explanations with clear examples a wealth of varied practice exercises with writein space on the page tests to monitor students progress illustrated with lively cartoons to increase students understanding an index and a comprehensive contents list for easy reference for selfstudy, homework or use in class.
Between direct and indirect speech semantics archive. When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. Home english grammar and vocabulary exercises upperintermediate exercises. Pdf speakers often do not state requests directly but employ innuendos such as would you like to see my etchings. If you wish to return to the main page of this section without doing the test. Reported speech 1 statements grammar intermediate to upper. Grammar practice for upperintermediate students pdf. English file third edition upperintermediate adults. This is a free intermediate english grammar quiz and esl worksheet. Playing educational quizzes is an enjoyable way to learn if you are in the 3rd, 4th or 5th grade aged 8 to 11. Test yourself with our free english language quiz about indirect speech. Kiki, thanks so much for pretesting all my experiments and for making me beautiful draw ings. She said that she had been sleeping when julie called. A magazine is running a short story writing competition.
New headway english course upperintermediate students book. As i mentioned already, read the sentences carefully for clues on which tense should be used. For example, reported speech constructions often involve different. Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 32 25 free online english grammar quizzes tests exercises about reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 32.
English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate. Reported speech exercises page 1 reported speech exercise for intermediate level study and solve following direct and indirect speech exercise for intermediate and upper intermediate level students. For todays english lesson, lets talk about how we use if in indirect speech and questions. Upper intermediate 1 writing practice 2 look at this question.
Reported speech english grammar step by step advanced. Steve elsworth longman new edition grammar practice for upper intermediate students with key. He said that if he had seen the burglar he would have reported it to the police we explained that it could be difficult to find our house. Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we typically change the tense of the words spoken. English grammar reported speech 1 reported speech direct and indirect or reported speech. Upperintermediate speaking test health and safety 10 english.
Direct and indirect speech direct speech say, tell and ask lndirect statements with tense changes indirect questions with tense changes uses of the toinfinitive in indirect speech when we use indirect speech the infinitive and the ing form the bare infinitive and the toinfinitive the bare infinitive or the ing form. Students, at this point, are finetuning their communication skills to include expressing the ideas of others, as well as their own opinions. For example, present tenses become past, i becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc. In indirect speech we give the exact meaning of a remark or a speech. Choose the correct reporting verb and finish the reported speech for each example. Change these direct questions into reported speech. I think everybody who studies english has a lovehate relationship with them. In english, we can express sentences in two different ways. Typically test pdf officers dont have a ton of upper to examine your intermediate. Reported speech, which is also known as indirect speech, conveys the meaning of what was said earlier without a wordforword quote. One copy of the worksheet for each student plus one for the board, blank question cards pieces of paper. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. Market leader elementary preintermediate intermediate upper intermediate advanced new edition new edition new edition new edition coursebook with selfstudy cdrom 978 1 405 882 6 978 1 405 888 8 978 1 405 886 4 978 1 405 88140 1 978 1 405 884 0. So i can imagine how you guys must feel trying to deal with these bad boys.
Todays lesson is for high upper intermediate english students. Pdf reported speech forms a dedicated syntactic domain. Theres also a phrasal verb question in there, too see number 3. In this session we use them to help us solve a murder mystery, and we. Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said. Macmillan publishers ltd 2002 25 this page may be photocopied for use in class. Upper intermediate level grammar worksheets practice of different reporting verbs and of the reported speech tense changes reported speech. Answer key there is an answer key for all the exercises apart from the translation exercise at the end of each unit test. To provide fun and memorable practice and real use of reported verbs outside of a course book time. Living english course upperintermediate unit one lets have a party. Upper intermediate learners can, of course, access any of these easier english articles by themselves, but these ready lessons might encourage them to get interested in topics of global justice, and sometimes its just a lot less effort. There was a upper test, and we did include those pdf that test in a special report a foursecond grammar of someone jumping but you didnt see them hit the intermediate, he says. To revise reported speech, introducing several reporting verbs.
Change the following sentences into indirect speech. Using content from the bbc, speakout 2nd edition builds the skills and. Time to take a careful look at the structure of some english sentences. If the reporting verb is in the past, the reported clause is in a past form. Speakout upper intermediate active teach pdf download.
This english language quiz is called indirect speech and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at elementary school. The best way to get your students talking third edition clive oxenden, christina lathamkoenig, and paul seligson. Reported speech y miscellanea y verbos vocabulario cotidiano 1. Discover the new edition of the awardwinning course for teaching english as it is spoken. Common sense, together with the time aspect from the speakers point of view, are more important than the rules when making the usual changes. Write a story about someone whose choice of clothes changed their life. Find here a complete repository of all related narration exercises for all classes and all levels from elementary to intermediate level learners. Mixed tense reported statement exercise intermediate in pdf.
This form is usually one step back into the past from. Reported speech 2 questions grammar intermediate to. The active voice is used when the focus is on the subject or agent of the main verb. Festivals and holidays language present simple and present continuous unit two thats quite amazing science and technology language present perfect unit three having fun sport and leisure language past simple, past continuous and past perfect. I found an old roman coin in the garden yesterday and i am going to. Advanced 2008 this test can also be used to diagnose the grammar of the upper intermediate level that your students need clarification on. In direct speech we repeat the original speakers exact words. You certainly get a lot of some things that have not been what you get. Study more and practice always with good tough hard direct and indirect speech exercises as per your level of command and study. She said that she might bring a friend to the party.
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