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19, 2019
Amethyst, Diamond
I. Objectives
Identify the difference between direct and indirect speech in form and in function.
Change direct to indirect speech and vice versa using the different tenses of verbs.
Perform activities applying the knowledge about the two speeches.
B. References Learningpundits.com
www.onestopenglish.com
Prayer
Checking of attendance
Review
Priming
A. Activity
B. Analysis
C. Abstraction
Last weekend, some friends and I were planning to go see a movie. But, one friend, Ben couldn’t join us.
Here, Ben’s words repeated exactly or directly without making any changes. This is called DIRECT
SPEECH. However, we do not always repeat the other person’s words exactly, because the words are not
important; THE MESSAGE is important.
Ben said that he had a dental appointment that evening. INDIRECT SPEECH/ REPORTED SPEECH.
- Direct speeches always have quotation marks around the original words not like in INDIRECT
SPEECHES.
- The word ‘that’ is used in indirect speech.
Changing direct to indirect speech and vice versa using the different tenses of verbs.
Examples:
Note: when we backshift a direct speech in SIMPLE PAST / PAST PROGRESSIVE the verb must be change
into PAST PERFECT in indirect speech.
Example:
DS: “Hema didn’t come to work yesterday,” the manager told me.
IS: The manager told me that Hema hadn’t come to work the previous day/ the day before.
D. Application
Students will be grouped into three each group is assigned to perform the following
tasks integrating direct and indirect speech.
Group 1: News Reporting
Group 2: Talk Show
Group 3: Role Playing
Assessment
Directions: change the following sentences into either Direct or Indirect speech. Write the letter of that
corresponds to your answer.