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Fredmac Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
reported question lesson
I'm currently planning a lesson on reported speech, more specifically reported questions.
i'm using the Test Teach Test method to teach the class.
Can anyone suggest a way of demonstrating how one reports a question in a grammatical context in the 'teach' stage?
for example, Person 'X' says, 'can i speak to mr bell?' would be 'Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell'.
what exactly is changing here grammatically speaking? and can anyone suggest an effective way of demonstrating this...
Many thanks
i'm using the Test Teach Test method to teach the class.
Can anyone suggest a way of demonstrating how one reports a question in a grammatical context in the 'teach' stage?
for example, Person 'X' says, 'can i speak to mr bell?' would be 'Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell'.
what exactly is changing here grammatically speaking? and can anyone suggest an effective way of demonstrating this...
Many thanks
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' R: Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell. What's happening seems straightforward to me: At the time of R (the report), X's speech is in the past, and therefore the present verbs change to past verbs. Are you looking for more than that?
- ' R: Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell.
- What's happening seems straightforward to me: At the time of R (the report), X's speech is in the past, and therefore the present verbs change to past verbs.
- Are you looking for more than that?
- As for demonstrating it, just line up the students and have them relay a message: that should be graphic enough.
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D: Person 'X' says, 'Can I speak to Mr Bell?'
R: Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell.
What's happening seems straightforward to me: At the time of R (the report), X's speech is in the past, and therefore the present verbs change to past verbs. Are you looking for more than that?
As for demonstrating it, just line up the students and have them relay a message: that
R: Person X asked if he could speak to Mr Bell.
What's happening seems straightforward to me: At the time of R (the report), X's speech is in the past, and therefore the present verbs change to past verbs. Are you looking for more than that?
As for demonstrating it, just line up the students and have them relay a message: that
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Thanks for your reply.
I appreciate the time shift, and it makes sense to me as a native speaker. however, I am unsure how I can grammatically explain the time shift to students. to be more more precise, 'can' becomes 'could', yet the verb to speak stays exactly the same... is there a rule that applies in all circumstances?
I appreciate the time shift, and it makes sense to me as a native speaker. however, I am unsure how I can grammatically explain the time shift to students. to be more more precise, 'can' becomes 'could', yet the verb to speak stays exactly the same... is there a rule that applies in all circumstances?
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