Program 8: He Said, She Said: Mastering Reported Speech
Learn to accurately share what others have said, asked, or commanded without missing a beat.
Instructor: Dave Starts today.
About this course
Have you ever needed to pass on a message, recount a conversation, or tell a story about what happened at a party? This program teaches you the mechanics of Indirect (Reported) Speech. You will learn the essential rules for "tense backshifting" (e.g., changing "I am tired" to "She said she was tired") and adjusting pronouns and time expressions to fit your new speaking context. We will break down exactly how to report standard statements, transform Yes/No and Wh- questions into standard sentence order (using "if," "whether," or Wh- words), and turn direct commands and polite requests into infinitives (e.g., "told not to," "asked to"). By practicing with everyday verbs, nouns, and shifting time phrases (like changing "right now" to "then"), you will gain the confidence to recount any dialogue seamlessly.
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Syllabus
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Module 1 4 hours
Making Report Structures
• Accurately report what someone else stated without using direct quotations (e.g., "He said that they would be late").
• Transform direct Yes/No questions into reported speech using "if" or "whether" (e.g., "He asked me if I had time").
• Report Wh- questions by removing auxiliary verbs and changing the word order back to a standard statement structure (e.g., "She asked where the station was").
• Pass on authoritative commands and polite requests using infinitives (e.g., "My mother told me not to touch that" or "She asked me to help her").
• Correctly shift verb tenses, pronouns, and time expressions (e.g., changing "next week" to "the following week") to match the current storytelling context.
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Intermediate (CEFR B1) Level
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