Reported speech 2 for Monday June 8th

reported speech :

Choisissez un verbe "introducteur de discours" au passé et mettez ces phrases au style indirect:


Jules: "Célia has not spoken".
→ Jules said (that) Célia had not spoken.

Célia: " But I know the answer."
→ Célia answered that she knew the answer.

Diane: "Are we going to go back to school?"
 → Diane asked if we were going to go back to school.

Estelle: "We won't. But we will go on working. Don't worry!"
 → She answered that we wouldn't. But she added that we would go on working. She told us not to worry.

Gaspard: "Can you repeat the question please?"
→ Gaspard asked her if she could repeat the question.

Jules: "Rose has had a problem. She won't join us."
→ Jules said that Rose had had a problem. He explained that she wouldn't join us (or them if someone else is telling the story).

Augustin: "Sorry; I cannot  speak."
→ Augustin said he was sorry (because) he couldn't speak. He apologised because he couldn't speak.

Camille: "I did the exercise a few days ago."
→Camille told us / said / said to us/ that she had done the exercise a few days before.

language: rephrase Monday June 8th

Reported speech:



a) "There are different origins."
→ He explained that there were different origins.

b) "The stories will be as famous as Greek myths one day."
→ He hoped (that) the stories would be...

c) "I watched this video yesterday."
→ The pupil said he had watched the day video before.

d)" We have never heard this story before".
→ They told me (that) they had never heard...

e) "I will do it tomorrow".
→ Last week she promised (that) she would do it the next day/ the following day...


f) "It can be like the Scottish stone of destiny."
→ We thought (that) it could be ...

g) "I read this book two days ago."
→ Last week he said (that) he had read that book two days before.

h) "Did you understand?"
→ She asked (us) if we had understood.

i) "Do you know that song?"
→ She asked (us) if we knew that song.

Celtic myths Tuesday June 2nd

Listen and take notes (→ 3min12)

2. homework REPORTED SPEECH

A) Ecrivez les phrases suivantes au style indirect:


a) "I don't mean returning to nature..."


→ Thomas said ______________________________


b) "We are also cultural-social beings"

→ He explained ---

c) "We can't ignore either element..."

→He added ---


d) "We will do our best..."

→ He told the journalist---



B) Ecrivez les phrases au style direct:

a) He said that he had already seen Manhattan.

→ He said: 

b) He told us that he didn't mean living in cities like NY.

 →  
c) He explained that people would build a new green wall the following month.

→

Language / Reported Speech lesson

REPORTED SPEECH

 Le passage au style indirect apporte plusieurs modifications.

A)   Si le temps ne change pas :

The journalist asks Thomas : « Do you think we can build a living wall here ? Will your buildings be expensive? »

⇒She  asks Peter IF HE thinkS THEY can build a living wall here.

She asks  HIM  IF HIS  buildings  will be expensive …

⇒changement de syntaxe (ordre des mots) dans les questions : il n’y a plus ASV

⇒changement de ponctuation : il n’y a plus de guillemets dans les questions

⇒changement de pronoms personnels et de pronoms et déterminants possessifs (my buildings→ his buildings).

B)   Si le discours est rapporté au passé :

En plus des modifications ci-dessus il faut ajouter :

⇒modification des indicateurs spatiaux et temporels (si le discours n’est pas rapporté le même jour)

Ex : Thomas: « I saw the tower yesterday »  → Thomas said that he had seen the tower the day before …

Ex2 :Thomas: «  Will you visit the place tomorrow ? » → He asked me if I would visit the place the next day/ the following day…

⇒ modification des temps

Présent ⇒ passé    EX : I work in New York → he said (that) he WORKED in NY.

Passé ⇒ pluperfect    EX : I built this tower → he said (that) he HAD BUILT this tower.

Present perfect → pluperfect    EX : I have been to NY → he said she HAD BEEN to NY.

WILL⇒WOULD   EX : I will read this document.  → he said (that) he WOULD read this document.

CAN ⇒ COULD   EX : I can do it… →  he said (that) he COULD do it…

C)   Rapporter des ordres

Pour rapporter des ordres on utilise une subordonnée en « TO ».

Ex : «  Do it ! » She told/ asked  us  TO do it.

D)   Varier les verbes introducteurs

Les verbes introducteurs ne sont pas toujours say (to someone) , tell someone ou ask…

Pensez à les varier.

EX : explain, add, suggest, mention, point out, wonder, admit, retort, shout, whisper, complain…

NB : TELL est toujours suivi de l’interlocuteur (tell ME/ HER…)

NB 2 : les subordonnées peuvent êtres introduites par  Ø  ou THAT.

Ex : He said he was optimistic/ He said that he was optimistic.

2.8 Tuesday May 26th Language

Language for Friday May 29th

A) Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

1) *This city is less and less polluting; she is one of the greenest city in the world.

2)  * They build green areas for have a better life. There is many  parks...

3) * They use energy renewable as they would like that the city be green.

4) * It's a city who is interesting because of her many projetcs. 

5) * There are less and less cars, more and more garden.

6) *  There are people who not have the choice; they have to find news ideas.


B) Translate:

a) Ils utilisent du bois pour construire de nouveaux bâtiments.

b) C'est une ville verte et on la considère comme l'une des plus belles d' Europe.

c)  C'est une ampoule basse consommation.

d)  Notre société de consommation a besoin de changer.

compound words CORRECTION

    high efficiency lighting

      sustainable development goal

      energy-saving  light bulb

      solar-powered lawn mower 

      reusable bread bag

      biodegradable bin liners