UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN ENRIQUE

GUZMÁN Y VALLE
“Alma Máter del Magisterio Nacional”
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y
HUMANIDADES
INGLÉS III
Departamento Académico de Lenguas Extranjeras

DIRECT AND
REPORTED SPEECH
(COMMANDS AND
REQUESTS)
OBJECTIVE
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• To define direct speech and indirect speech.

• To distinguish between direct and indirect speech.
 RECOMMENDATIONS
1.- Be on time in class.

2.- Be respectful and use a good language to communicate your

ideas.

3.- Look for a comfortable and quiet place for classes

(neutral color/ no objects around) to avoid
distractions.
4.- Have fun and do your best.

5.- Your participation is important for us!

COMMANDS
AND
REQUESTS
Don’t do that again! Open the door!

COMMANDS
A command is an order
to do something.

Go to bed! Don’t be late!.

Stop running!
Open your book, please. Please, answer the phone.

REQUESTS
Requests, unlike commands,
are quite a polite way to ask
someone to do something.

Please stop running. Could you clean your bedroom,

please?

Could you help me cook

dinner?
 REPORTING COMMANDS
When sometimes people tell us to do something directly, in this way.

Example:
The doctor: “Get plenty of rest.”
Reported speech:
The doctor told me TO GET plenty of rest.
or
The doctor said TO GET plenty of rest.
More examples:
1. The teacher: “Take a break.”
Reported speech: The teacher told us TO TAKE a break.

2. Jhon: “Call me later.”

Reported speech: Jhon told me TO CALL him later.

3. My mom: “Don’t get up late.”

Reported speech: My mom said NOT TO GET up late.
 REPORTING REQUESTS
When someone asks us to do something .

Example:
My sister: Could you help me cook dinner, please?

Reported speech:
My sister asked me TO HELP her cook dinner.

*NOTICE WE USE THE VERB “ASK” HERE!

More examples:
1. The teacher: “Could you turn off your cell phone, please?
Reported speech: The teacher asked me TO TURN off my cell phone.

2. Jhon: “Call me later, please.”

Reported speech: Jhon asked me TO CALL him later.

3. My mom: “Could you clean your bedroom, please?

Reported speech: My mom asked me TO CLEAN my bedroom.
Let’s compare these 2 structures:

Cindy:
“Help me move this desk.” COMMAND

“Could you help me move this desk, please?” REQUESTS

REPORTED SPEECH:
Cindy TOLD US to help her move the desk.
Cindy ASKED US to help her move the desk.
 It’s your turn to practice:
Change the following to reported speech.

1. Tom: “Could you open the window, please?”

Tom asked me to open the window.
2. My sister: “Do your homework!”
My sister told me to do my homework.
3. The teacher: “Don’t eat in class!”
The teacher said not to eat in class.
4. My neighbour: “Could you help me paint my house?“
My neighbour asked me to help him paint his house.