Theme: Independence Day

SPEAKER'S WORDS

1. 
   live in Brighton
   

REPORTED SPEECH

She said that she lives in Brighton

Activity lc Oblective: to raise awareness of the structure of reported speech of facts which are still true

Ask PP to compare the report with the interview in la. PP must notice the following changes which are marked as bold in the key. If they can't see the difference at once give some hints.

Answer key; Kaylee said she reads two newspapers everyday. One is a quality newspaper, the Guardian, and the other is a tabloid, the Sun, a kind of gossip newspaper. She said she reads the Guardian for information and for opinions. And she said she reads the Sun for entertainment.

After that explain that the first text is the real interview, and the second one is the reported text of the interview. Also explain that in the reported speech reporting verbs are used which are usually in the past (e.g. said, told, answered, etc.) and the pronouns change too. If the facts are still true and the situation hasn't changed, the verbs after reporting verbs are used in the Present Simple. Draw PP attention to the changes o f pronouns and verbs in the Remember Box.

Activity 1 d Objective: to practise translation

Ask PP to translate the reported text in lc into their mother tongue. Do the first sentence together with the class as an example. At the end ask PP what they have noticed. PP should find the differences/similarities between how speech is reported in English and in their mother tongue. The text can be translated into Uzbek and Russian as follows: Uzbek

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