1. The robot will be able to mark our work.
→ B. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our work.
2. The robots will be able to give us feedback too.
→ A. My uncle said the robots would be able to give us feedback too.
1. The robot will be able to mark our work.
→ B. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our work.
2. The robots will be able to give us feedback too.
→ A. My uncle said the robots would be able to give us feedback too.
Look at part of the conversation in Getting Started again. Then match Minh’s uncle’s direct speech with his reported speech.
GAME. He / She said that...
Work in pairs. One student says a sentence and the other changes that sentence into reported speech. Then swap roles.
Complete the second sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
there that year that day then the next day |
1. “I'm having a science test tomorrow.” Mary said.
Mary said she was having a science test ____________.
2. “The group is working on their project now,’ Tom said.
Tom said the group was working on their project __________.
3. “Mai is reading about Thomas Edison today,” the teacher said.
The teacher said that Mai was reading about Thomas Edison __________.
4. “They will invent a smart cooker this year,” my mum said.
My mum said that they would invent a smart cooker __________.
5. “My teacher will park her car here,” said Mi.
Mi said her teacher would park her car __________.
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. “We will live much longer in the future.” said the scientist.
The scientist said that ______________________________________.
2. “Our school is going to have a new laboratory here,” said our teacher.
Our teacher said that ________________________________________.
3. “They are developing technology to monitor students better,” my dad said.
My dad said that ___________________________________________________________.
4. “There are no classes tomorrow because our teacher is ill,” Tom said.
Tom said that __________________________________________________________.
5. “We want some students to join the science club next semester,” the teacher said.
The teacher said that _______________________________________________________________.