Unit 3. Teen stress and pressure. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure
Lesson 3: A closer look 2
Matching the reported speech with the direct speech
1. She said she was too tired and didn’t want to go out.

2. She told me she wanted to be a designer.

3. My parents said design graduates wouldn’t find jobs easily and they wanted her to get a medical degree.
a. “I want to be a designer”.

b. “Design graduates won’t find jobs easily. We want you to get a medical degree”.

c. “I am too tired and I don’t want to go out”.
I. Reported speech
1. Forms
* Statements
S1 + said to/ told O + (that) + S2 + V (backshift)
* Wh- questions
* Yes/ No questions
S1 + asked O + wh + S2 + V (backshift)
S1 + asked O + if/ whether + S2 + V (backshift)
2. Practice: Ex 2/p29
Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
1. `We will visit you this week,` my parents told me.

2. Our teacher asked us, `What are you most worried about?`

3. `I`m so delighted. I`ve just received a surprise birthday present from my sister,` Phuong told me.


4. `Kate can keep calm even when she has lots of pressure,` Tom said.

5. `I got a very high score in my last test, Mum,’ she said.

6. `Do you sleep at least eight hours a day?` the doctor asked him.
My parents told me they would visit me that week.
Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about.
Phuong told me she was so delighted because she had just
received a surprise birthday present from her sister.
Tom said Kate could keep calm even when she had lots of pressure.
She told her mother she had got a very high score in her last test.
The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hours a day.
II. Question words + to-infinitives
to express difficult or uncertain situations
Example:
We don`t know who we should contact.

→ We don`t know who to contact
a clause
to-inf
Verb + Wh + to -inf
+ ask + (not) know
+ wonder + (not) decide
+ (not) be sure + (not) tell
+ have no idea
Look out!
“why” cannot be used before a to-infinitive.
3. Rewrite the sentences using question words +to-infinitives.
1. I don`t know what I should wear!

2. Could you tell me where I should sign my name?

3. I have no idea when we should leave for the bus.

4. We`re not sure where we should hang the painting.

5. He wondered how he could tell this news to his parents.

6. They can`t decide who should go first.

I don’t know what to wear.
Could you tell me where to sign my name?
I have no idea when to leave for the bus.
We are not sure where to hang the painting.
He wondered how to tell this news to his parents.
They can’t decide who to go first.
III. Question words + to-infinitives
to report questions about sth that should be done
Example:
“What should I do?” she said

→ She wondered what to do
to-inf
Look out!
“if” cannot be used before a to-infinitive.
* Yes/No questions
Ex: ‘Should I tell my parents what I really think?’ she wondered
→ She wondered whether/ if to tell her parents what she really thought
4. Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question words before to-infinitives.
1. `How should we use this support service?` they wondered.
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2. `Who should I turn to for help?` he asked.
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3. `Mum, when should I turn off the oven?` Mai asked her mother.
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4. `Where should we park our bikes?` asked Phong and Minh.
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5. `Should we call her now?` he asked.
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6. `What should we do to make Linh feel happier?‘ they wondered.
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Tip: You may use the following verbs: ask, wonder, (not) be sure, have no idea, (not) know, (not) decide,
(not) tell.
They wondered how to use that support service.
He had no idea who to turn to for help.
Phong and Minh couldn’t decide where to park their bikes.
He was not sure whether to call her than.
They wondered what to do to make Linh feel happier.
Mai asked her mother when to turn off the oven.
Decide as a whole class five questions you want to ask about the teacher. Then the class divides into two groups: one group stays inside the class and the other goes outside. The teacher will tell each group the answers to the questions. The class gets together again and in pairs you must report on what the teacher has told you.
5. GAME
SOMETHING ABOUT OUR TEACHER ...
Do you have a pet?
If so, what is it?
What’s its name?
Redo the exercises
Do exercises B5, 6, 7/p22 (workbook)
Thank you for your attention!
Good bye