Grammar Review: REPORTED SPEECH 3

REPORTING VERBS 🕮
REPORTING PHRASE/ EXAMPLES
VERBS CLAUSE
Câu hỏi xác + IF/ - Would you need a lift home?
nhận hoặc hỏi WHETHER 🡪 He asked me if/ whether I
lấy thông tin / WH-H would need a lift home.
ask - Why/ when/ where/ how
wonder (bă n did it happen?
khoă n) 🡪 She wondered why/ when/
request (chấ t where/ how it had happened.
vấn) - Is it OK to park here?
want to know 🡪 They wanted to know if/
question (hỏ i) whether it was OK to park
there.
Hứa hẹn hành + to do S.T - I’ll phone the police for help.
động 🡪 He decided to phone the
decide police for help.
expect -I won’t break the law.
(mong đợ i/ 🡪 She promised not to break
mong chờ ) the laws.
guarantee(bả o - We will be able to arrive
đả m) soon.
hope 🡪 They expected to arrive
promise sooner.
swear (thề/ - Yes, we will meet on Friday.
hứ a) 🡪 They agreed to meet on
threaten (đe Friday.
dọ a) - No, I won’t take my coat off.
🡪 He refused to take his coat
off.

Đề nghị, Cầu S+ - You should stop fighting.

khiến, Lời Reporting 🡪 He advised the kids to stop
khuyên, Mệnh verb + O + fighting.
lệnh và Yêu TO V_inf/ - You mustn’t smoke any
cầu, (Offer, NOT TO more.
Orders and V_inf 🡪 She forbade her son to
Requests) continue smoking.
Mệnh lệnh, yêu - Would you like to attend our
cầ u, thườ ng sales conference?
đượ c diễn đạ t 🡪They invited us to attend
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bằ ng cá c độ ng their sales conference.
từ tườ ng thuậ t: - Remember to phone your
- ask = request mother.
(yêu cầ u) 🡪 She reminded me to phone
- beg = entreat my mother.
(van nà i, van - He said “Lie down, Tom”.
xin), 🡪 He told/ asked/ ordered/
- order = reminded/ requested/
command (ra urged Tom to lie down.
lệnh), -“Don’t swim out too far, boys”
- forbid (cấ m/ I said.
khô ng cho 🡪 I warned/ told/ begged the
phép), boys not to swim too far.
- invite, remind, - “Don’t run away!”
tell, 🡪 He told me/ him/ her
urge (thú c /us /them/ the children not
giụ c) to run away.
- instruct
(hướ ng dẫ n)
Khuyên bảo S+ - You should take a rest
và đề nghị với Reporting immediately.
Mệnh đề theo verb + 🡪 He recommended that I
sau (Advice THAT S.O (should) take a rest
and should do immediately.
Suggestions S.T - Why don’t you complain
with a Clause) about your noisy neighbors?
advise = 🡪 She suggested that he
beg S+ (should) complain about his
demand (cầ n/ Reporting noisy neighbors.
đò i) verb + - We completely agree that
insist (nhấ n THAT S.O the government should
mạ nh) do S.T reduce the taxes on cars.
prefer 🡪 They insisted that the
propose (đề government (should)
xuấ t) reduce the taxes on cars.
recommend
(khuyên)
request
suggest
Các trường S+ - You are the one who told my
hợp khác Reporting secret to the villagers.
accuse verb + 🡪 Angela accused me
someone of V_ing of telling her secret to the
something villagers.
(buộ c tộ i ai về - It’s my fault to have bumped
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 việc gì) your car.
admit (thừ a 🡪 Mario admitted bumping
nhậ n) my car.
apologise for - I’m sorry I’m late, Sir.
(xin lỗ i về) 🡪 The student apologized (to
confess (thú the dean) for being late.
nhậ n) - I’m sorry I had made an ugly
complain about rumor about you.
deny (bá c bỏ / 🡪 Julie confessed (to) starting
phủ nhậ n) an ugly rumor about her
insist on (nhấ n neighbor.
mạ nh/ đò i) - I really dislike having to write
prohibit (cấ m) a lot of essays.
🡪 The student complained (to
his friend) about having to
write a lot of essays.
- Smoking is not allowed in the
museum.
🡪 They prohibited smoking in
the museum.

PRACTICE 🖎 Change these sentences into Reported Speech

using the verbs given.
0. “Don’t forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist” she said to
me. REMIND
🡪 She reminded me to go to the dentist./ She reminded that I
should go to the dentist.
1. "I'd go and see a doctor if I were you," Julie said to me.
ADVISE
🡪 Julie advised that I should go and see a doctor.
2. "Can you come and help me with this box?" John told Susan.
ASK
🡪 John asked Susan if she could come and help him with that
box.
3. "This is an exam Mr. Jenkins!! Shut up now!!!" The
headmaster said. ORDER
🡪 The headmaster ordered me to shut up then as that was an
exam Mr.Jenkins
4. "That road is very dangerous so just be very careful!" His
mother said. REMIND

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🡪 His mother reminded me to be careful as that road was very
dangerous.
5. "Liverpool won the match last night." The journalist said.
INFORM
🡪 The journalist informed me that Livepool had won the match
the night before.
6. "Why don't we go and see that new film at the cinema." Bill
told us. SUGGEST
🡪 ....Bill suggested going and seeing that new film at the cinema.
7. "I will come and look after the children tomorrow night." Jane
said. PROMISE
🡪 Jan promised to come and look after the children the next
night. .
8. "The lesson starts at six o'clock in the evening." The teacher
said. INSIST
🡪 The teacher insisted that start at six o’clock in the evening
9. “Don’t forget to buy milk!” said Antonio to Lucia. REMIND
🡪 Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk.
10. “You shouldn’t go into the water” said the coast guard.
ADVISE
🡪 The coast guard advised me that shoundn’t go into the water.
11. “I’ll go to France on holiday” said John. CONFIRM
🡪 .John confirmed that he won’t go to France on holiday.
12. “I think you should go to the dentist” Julie said to Tom.
RECOMMEND
🡪 Julie recommended Tom that he should go to the dentist.
13. “Watch out for the weak bridge” he said. WARN
🡪 He warned me of the weak bridge.
14. “You should apply for the job” said Jack to Stella.
ENCOURAGE
🡪 Jack encouraged Stella to apply for the job.
15. “Okay, Keiko can go to the party” said Keiko’s mum. AGREE
🡪 ..Keiko’s mum agreed that Keiko could go to the party.
16. “The class will start later on Tuesdays” said the teacher to
us. EXPLAIN
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🡪 The teacher explained that the class would start later on
Tuesdays
17. “It’s a great idea to go to the beach” said Maria. PROPOSE
🡪 Maria proposed that I should go to the beach.
18. “Don’t cross the road there” she said to the children. WARN
🡪 She warned the children not to cross the road there.
19. “I’ll make the coffee!” said David. INSIST ON
🡪 David insist on making coffee.
20. “I’ll study really hard for the exam” said Luke. PROMISE
🡪 Luke promised to study really hard for the exam.
21. 'Don't put your hands near the bars,' the zoo keeper warned us.
🡪 The zoo keeper warned us to not put hands near the bars.
22. 'Why don't you take up the saxophone again?' said my
friends.
🡪 My friends suggested that I took up the saxophone again.
23. 'Search the house, soldiers.' said the police sergeant.
🡪 The police sergeant ordered the soldiers to search the house.
24. ‘I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he
said.
🡪 He invited me to come with him and added that he had got
two tickets.
25. 'Don't forget to feed the goldfish,' Mary said to her brother.
🡪 .Mary reminded her brother to feed the goldfish.
26. 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the
advertisement.
🡪 The advertisement suggested that I installed gas central
heating.
27. 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me
a knife.
🡪 . Ann said that if I would like to peek the potatoes and
required me to hand her a knife
28. 'Please fill up this form,' the secretary said.
🡪 The secretary commanded me to fill up that form.
29. 'Have confidence in me, Ms Lee.' urged the doctor.
🡪 The doctor encouraged me to have confidence in her.

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30. 'Open the safe!' the raiders ordered the bank clerk.
🡪 The raiders ordered the bank clerk to open the safe.

TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES

Questions about the topic ask you to identify. Common
questions include:
TOPICS ACTIVITIES
The subject of the Actions in progress now, actions in
conversation, which the past, future plans and
can be a person, a suggestions
thing or an activity
- What are the - What are the speakers doing?
speakers discussing? - What is the man/ the woman going
- What is the subject to do?
of the conversation? - What does the man/ woman plan to
- What problem are do?
the speakers - What will the man/ the woman do
discussing? next?
- What is the woman - How does the man/ the woman plan
talking about? to spend the afternoon?
- What are the people - What does the man/ the woman
mainly discussing? suggest the man do?
- What is the - What does the man/ the woman ask
problem? the woman to do?
- What is the woman - What did the man/ the woman just do?
worried about? - What did both the speakers just
suffer?
To answer questions about the Topics and Activities, it is
important to recognize words and phrases connected to a wide
range of work-related topics.
LOOK AT THE TOPICS AND ADD AT LEAST 10 WORDS
(BOTH NOUNS AND VERBS) RELATED TO EACH ONE. 🖎
No Topics Your 10 words
1 Transportation Voyage, journey, traffic jam, ship,
ticket, airport, return, destination,
arrival, shuttle, car rental, terry,
terminal, coach, bay, train, platform,
subway, transfer, round-trip, bus,
book, check-in, board, divert, taxi
2 Buying a house price, view, sign up, contract, land,
owner, deposit, own, garden, agency,
progress, buyer…
3 Problems with Argue, noisy, comunity, solve,police,
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 neighbors law, complain, disturb , bother,anger .. .
4 A concert Ticket, audience, cost, watch,
performance, musician, banner, guard,
crowd, show, fan, dance…
5 An oil painting Paint, color, art, exhibit, hang, decorate,
artist, mix, paintbrush, sell…
6 A presentation Project, micro, document, present,
conference room, time, hear, notice,
write, gather, attend…
7 Food quality Rate, delcious, consumer, client,
appreciate, chef, expect, meet,
high,low…
8 Poor service Experience, bad, complaint, apologise,
behave, lack, wait, delay, satisfaction,
professor.
9 Cooking Skill, cook, certificate, chef, prepare,
techniques meal, dish, mothod, profession,
quality…
10 A sales Advertise, brochure, promote,
campaign salesperson, discount, marketing, social
network, media, customer, profit…
11 A job vacancy Oppotunity, apply, fill in , form, register,
interview, interviewer, compatitor,
company, inform….
12 A marketing Due, review, submit, sales, support,
report data, email, copy, product, finish
13 Travel plans Destination, visitor, reserve, book, food,
package, agency, flight, clothes,
shopping, money…
14 Entertainment Game, computer, indoor, outdoor,
relax,televison, film, show, take part in,
activity….
15 Finance/ Profit, account, money, invest, tax,
Banking business, figure, caculator, math, bank,
…
16 Personnel Relationship, member, try one’s best,
learn, report, submit, office,
salary,organize, manager…
No Verb phrases Related words (nouns/ verbs/
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 adjectives)
1 Ordering food Menu, dish, starter, main course,
at a restaurant dessert, drinks, waiter, waitress, tip,
wait, call, order…
2 Making a Dial, press, button, number, answer,
phone call talk, ask, telephone, smart phone,
mobile phone, beep …
3 Buying Press button, pence, water, active,
something soda, milk, convenient, take, display,
from a vending modern…
machine
4 Gardening Plant, tree, flower, farm , seed, grow,
pick, farmer, harvest, watering
5 Doing the Clothes, soap, water, dry, , iron, wash,
laundry delivery, cost, lazy, clean…
6 Riding an Floor, press button, engine, weight,
elevator limit, people, small, up, down…
7 Taking the car Fix, check,garage, repair, guarantee,
to the engine, wait, cost, replace, ….
mechanic
8 Sending a Shipping fee, fill in, form, address,
package phone number, price, shipper, the
delivery, fast, item…
9 Rescheduling Time, place, contact, check, schedule,
an wait, free time, busy, arrange, agree…
appointment

SUMMARIZING and REPORTING ►

Watch the conversations, summarize and report what you

hear. Try to use the best reporting verbs and identify the
(WHO) SPEAKERS, (WHERE) PLACE, (WHAT) TOPIC,
(WHAT) ATTITUDE, (HOW) SEQUENCE for each situation.

Ex: The receptionist was helping a guest to check in at the front

desk. Firstly, …….. Secondly, …….. Thirdly, …… Next, …… Then,……
Finally,……
1. Talking about the news https://youtu.be/ZD
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 Scene 1:
After enjoying a salad and burger, A woman felt amazing
when the man said that there was a man who won lottery
man with over 13 million pounds thanks to the numbers of
the first six envelop which his dog had found.
Scene 2:
Before talking about a holiday with their son, the woman and
the man felt terrible when the man informed that 60 people
were been in hospital due to a train crash near the
edinburgh.
Scene 3:
A woman thanked for a cup of coffee and she confirmed that
her family was fine in Washington when a man wanted to
know if her family was okay as a happened storm in Florida
then they seemed that they was late.
Scene 4:
A man said to my wife that a 80 year-old couple went missing due to the
damaged boat in a storm but the helicopter found them in the coast of
Australia then the husband joked that they would go sailing around the
world at the age of 80.

2. What would you like to do? Planning a day out https://youtu.be/Kfv

OGUo88Zs
The woman said that she would visit to Richton Park in London
Where they could ride boat and went to theatre. But her son
Would like to go to…

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