英文課堂筆記-Wen，May30，2012
The Notes of English Course
Wen,  May 30- 2012

第一部分：Grammar: Unit 45 Reported speech(1)

A. Study this example situation:
You want to tell somebody else what Tom said. There are two ways doing this:
You can repeat Tom’s words (direct speech):
Tom said, “I’m felling sick.”
Or you can use reported speech:
Tom said (that) he was feeling sick.

B. When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past. So verbs usually change to the past in reported speech. For example:
Am/is => was   have/has => had   can => could
Are => were    will => would     do/want/know => did/wanted/knew, etc.
Study these examples. You met Tom. Here are some things he said to you:
(I’m going away for a few days. I’ll call you when I get back.)
(Ann has bought a new car.)
(I want to go on vacation, but I don’t know where to go.)
(I’m gong to quit my job.)
(I can’t come to the party on Friday.)
(My parents are very well.)
Now you tell someone else what Tom said (in reported speech):
Tom said (that) his parents were very well.
Tom said (that) he was going to quit his job.
Tom said (that) Ann had bought a new car.
Tom said (that) he couldn’t come to the party on Friday.
Tom said (that) he wanted to go on vacation, but he didn’t know where to go.
Tom said (that) he was going away for a few days and would call me when he got back.

C. The simple past (I did) can usually stay the same in reported speech, or you can change it to the past perfect (I had done): did=> did or had done
Tom said “I woke up feeling sick and so I stayed in bed.”
Tom said (that) he woke (or had woken) up feeling sick and so he stayed (or had stayed) in bed.

Unit 45 Exercises

45.1 Yesterday you ran into a friend of yours, Helen. Helen told you a lot of things. Here are some of the things she said to you:
01, I’m thinking of going to live in France.
02, My father is in the hospital.
03, Sue and Jim are getting married next month.
04, I haven’t seen Bill for a while.
05, I’ve been playing tennis a lot Iately.
06, Barbara has had a baby.
07, I don’t know what Fred is doing.
08, I hardly every go out these days.
09, I work 14 hours a day.
10, I’ll tell Jim I way you.
11, You can come and stay with me if you are ever in Toronto.
12, Tom had an accident last week, but he wasn’t injured.
13, I saw Jack at a party a few months ago, and he seemed fine.
Later that day you tell another friend what Helen said. Use reported speech.
01, Helen said that she was thinking of going to live in France.
02, Helen said that her father has been in the hospital.
03, Helen said that Sue and Jim were getting married next month.
04, Helen said that she hadn’t seen Bill for a while.
05, Helen said that she had been playing tennis a lot lately.
06. Helen said that Barbara had a baby.
07, Helen said that she didn’t know what Fred is doing.
08, Helen said that she hardly ever goes out these days.
09, Helen said that she worked 14 hours a day.
10, Helen said that she would tell Jim she saw me.
11, Helen said that I can come and stay with her if I am ever in Toronto.
12, Helen said that Tom had an accident last week, but he hadn’t been injured.
13, Helen said that she saw Jack at a party a few months ago, and Jack looked fine.

45.2 In this exercise someone says something to you that is the opposite of what they said before.
You have to answer I thought you said . . .
Example: “That restaurant is expensive.” “I thought you said it wasn’t expensive.”
01, “Ann is coming to the party.” “I thought you said she isn’t coming to the party.”
02, “Bill passed his exam.” “I thought you said he didn’t pass his exam.”
03, “Ann likes Bill.” “I thouth you said she doesn’t like Bill.”
04, “I’ve got many friends.” “I thouth you said you haven’t got many friends.”
05, “Jack and Karen are going to get married.” “I thought you said Jack and Karen aren’t going to get married.”
06, “Tom works very hard.” “I thought you said Tom does work very hard.”
07, “I want to be rich and famous.” “I thought you said you don’t want to be rich and famous.”
08, “I’ll be here next week.” “I thought you said you won’t be here next week.
09, “I can afford a vacation this year.” “I thought you said you can’t afford a vacation this year.”