1. Welcome to our class Guicheng High School

2. Reported Speech What did Mendy say just now? She said she was happy and excited because China had successfully launched another spaceship.

3. Find the answers in the text to the following questions: 1. What characteristics does Wang Junyan believe made her a success? She told me that curiosity, perseverance, and a commitment to truth made her a success. 2. What does Wang Junyan like most about being a reporter? She said she found it interesting and challenging.

4. Read 1 st, 3 rd,and 5 th paragraph and pick out the four questions in the passage: 1. I asked her how she had achieved success. 2. I asked her if there was any particular moment that made her realise the importance of journalism. 3. I asked Wang Junyan what she liked most about being a reporter. 4. I asked her if after many years in journalism she still felt curious. Can you change them into direct speech?

5. 1. I asked her how she had achieved success. How have you achieved success? 2. I asked her if there was any particular moment that made her realise the importance of journalism. Is there any particular moment that made you realise the importance of journalism ?

6. 3. I asked Wang Junyan what she liked most about being a reporter. What do you like most about being a reporter? 4. I asked her if after many years in journalism she still felt curious. After many years in journalism, do you still feel curious? Can you find any changes? Changes in tenses Changes in pronouns Changes in word orders

7. Listen to the interview with Huang Lili who is an acrobatic artist, and write down three questions that the journalist asked her: 1.When did you decide to be an acrobatic artist? 2.Is your job dangerous? 3.What are your plans for the future? Can you change them into reported speech?

8. 1.I asked Huang Lili when she decided to be an acrobatic artist. 2. I asked her if her job was dangerous. 3. I asked her what her plans for the future were.

9. Listen again and complete the interview: Journalist: When did you decide to be an acrobatic artist? Huang Lili: When I was at school. I wanted to do something exciting, so I applied for an acrobatic school and got accepted. I love acrobatic. This is the life for me! J: Describe a typical day. H: Well, my days are usually very long. ________, for example. yesterday

10. I was practising until 10 o’clock on a new act ______, which I’m going to perform for the first time ______ in Beijing __________. J: Is your job dangerous? H: I have had a few accidents. ________, I broke two or three bones and ________, I had another fall. But we use a net so it’s not that bad. J: What are your plans for the future? H: If things go well, I will continue with acrobatics for another five or ten years. And after that, I want to be a coach and stay with the group. now herenext week Last year last month

11. Read the report of the interview, and pay attention to the changes in the indirect speech. Please underline the time in the report.

12. Find the equivalents and match them: now the day before today the previous month yesterday there last month that day last year at that time next week the year before here the following week

13. Summary: 1. statement: “I will try my best to help you”,he told his friend. He told his friend that he would try his best to help her. 2.wh-questions: “What do you do in your free time?” he asked me. He asked me what I did in my free time. “How do you find the novel written by Jack London?” asked the teacher. The teacher asked me how I had found the novel written by Jack London.

14. 3.Yes/No question “Did you go to the British Museum yesterday?” asked Kate. Kate asked me if/whether I had gone to the British Museum the day before. The old man said to a passer-by, “Will you tell me the way to the square?” The old man asked a passer-by to tell him the way to the square.

16. Activity: He/She said(asked)… The first student speaks out one sentence. The second one changes it into Reported Speech and then gives another sentence. The third one repeat what the first two say and give a new sentence and follow suit.

17. At the Doctor’s I didn’t feel well this morning. So I went to the doctor’s. The doctor asked me…. I told the doctor…