Reported Speech

Mr. Lee and P.C David Chan are in the police station. Read their dialogue.

P.C. Chan: Where were you on 12th May, 2006 at about nine o’clock at night?

Mr. Lee: I was in my home.

P.C. Chan: Who was with you?

Mr. Lee: Nobody stayed with me.

P.C. Chan: Do you know Sam Wong? He was murdered on 12th May, 2006 at about nine o’clock at night.

Mr. Lee: He was my neighbour, but we never talk.

Direct

Speech

Direct Speech

• When you are speaking directly to someone.

• Just like Mr. Lee and P.C. Chan, they are talking about the murder case at the police station. Where...

I was ...

Indirect Speech

• To report what other people have said.

Okay!

Meet you at the canteen! What did you

say to Mrs. Lee?

I told her to meet at the

canteen.

In the court...

Show me the evidence to

plead you are not guilty.

In the court...

What did the judge

say?

Show me the evidence to

plead you are not guilty.

The judge told me to show her the evidence to plead I am not guilty.

At police station...

I lost my wallet! Sit down and

wait for a moment please!

At police station...

I lost my

wallet! Sit down and wait for a moment please!

What did the

policeman say?

The policeman told me to sit down and wait for

a moment.

At the clinic ...

Do not eat too much fried

food.

At the clinic ...

What did the doctor

say?

Do not eat too much fried

food.

The doctor told me not to eat too much fried food.

At school ...Do not run in the corridor when you have your

recess.

At school ...

What did your class

teacher say?

Do not run in the corridor when you have your

recess.

Our class teacher told us not to run in the corridor when we have our recess.

In a family ...

Jason, Be careful when

you go fishing.

In a family ...

What did father say to

Jason?

Jason, Be careful

when you go fishing.

Father told Jason to be careful when he goes fishing.

In a Court ...

witness

judge

Point to the person that you think is the thief

The judge told the witness to point to the man that she thinks is the thief.

What did the judge tell the witness to do?

In an Office ...

secretary

The boss told the secretary to give him the file.

What did the boss tell the secretary to do?

Give me the file, please.

boss

Do not touch the cut when you wash

your face.

In a Clinic ...

What did the doctor tell you to do?

The doctor told me not to touch the cut when I wash my face.

In a supermarket ...

What did mother tell Susan to do?

Mother told Susan to get some milk for her.

Get some milk for me please.