U8 Lesson 2 - 06/05/20 Reported speech (tell)

Master reported speech! Practice converting direct speech to reported speech and understand how to use 'say' and 'tell'.

Reported speech ◾ We use direct speech to show exactly what a person says or has said. This is common in stories and we usually use inverted comas." I'm very lonely", said the prince."I don't like my costume", said the actor.◾We use reported speech to report what somebody says or has said in the past."I live on the third floor."She said she lived on the third floor.◾When we use reported speech, we use the verbs say or telland we make changes to some of the things the person said, such as the words that refer to people (personal pronouns)."I love acting," said Jane.Jane said she loved acting.◾ We also make changes to possessive adjectives."That's my favourite scene in the film," said Mike.Mike said it was his favourite scene in the film."He has our schoolbags!" said John and Hannah.John and Hannah said he had their schoolbags.◾ We also change the verb tense when reporting what people say or have said. 1. Read the myth and write the name of the characters in the picture. The creation of the human raceZeus was the most powerful of all the ancient Greek gods. One day he was very angry with the first people of the world because they were often violent and didn't respect the gods. So he decided to punish them. He made it rain and rain until water floodedthe Earth! When the rain started, a husband and wife known as Deucalion and Pyrrha built a big wooden chest. They filled the chest with food and drink, and they floated on it on the flooded waters. Since Deucalion and Pyrrha were good and kind, Zeus let them, but only them, live.After many days, their chest landed on a mountain peak. They prayed to Zeus and thanked him for their escape. Zeus appeared and spoke to them."Pick up some stones," he said to Deucalion.Deucalion picked up some stones."Pick up some stones," he said to Pyrrha.Pyrrha did the same."Throw the stones over your shoulders."They threw the stones."Turn around," Zeus said. "Then look at the stones."Deucalion and Pyrrha turned around. The stones Deuaclion had thrown turned into men. The stones that Pyrrha had thrown turned into women. That's how human beings were created! Zeus Deuaclion Pyrrha 2. Read again and write what Zeus said exactly. 1.1 Zeus told them to pick up some stones." Pick up some stones." 1.2. Zeus told them to throw the stones over their shoulders." Throwthe stones over your shoulders. " 1.3. Zeus told them to turn around." Turn around . " 1.4. Zeus told the to look at the stones.Look at the stones. 3. Write what your classmate told you to do. (Example)[email protected] The teacher told us to wear a mask before taking the bus. Hey class! Wash your hands before having [email protected] Fulanit@ told us to wash ourhands before having lunch. Hey class! Keep studyng English....